Darlene St. Georges, Infusion, 12" x 30", oil on canvas
Events
10th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (October 2026)
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hosted by Amber Moore (University of British Columbia), Kedrick James (University of British Columbia), Pauline Sameshima
(Lakehead University), Alexandra Fidyk (University of Alberta) & Kathryn Ricketts (University of Regina)
See Call for Proposals
9th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (October 2024)
Auckland, New Zealand
Hosted by Sarah Penwarden (Laidlaw College), Adrian Schoone (Auckland University or Technology),
Esther Fitzpatrick (University of Auckland) & Deborah Green (Whitecliffe College)
See Call for Proposals
Registration
Event Invitation
See Program
8th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (May 2022)
Cape Town, South Africa
Hosted by the South African Steering Committee:
Heidi van Rooyen, Group Executive at the Human Sciences Research Council
Angela Hough, Clinical Psychologist at the South African College of Applied Psychology
Duduzile S. Ndlovu, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand
Mari Pete, Educational Technologist at the Durban University of Technology
Raphael D’Abdon, Honorary Research Fellow at the Human Sciences Research Council
Yvonne Sliep, Honorary Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
See Call for Proposals
See Call Video Promo
See Registration Page
See Program Abstracts and Biographies
See Program
Voices Unbound Book Launch Promo
Voices Unbound Book Launch Video
Virtual ISPI Webinars (2021, May)
A conversation in three parts on the theme “Intersections of silence and (in)visibility”
The webinars were a precursor to the 8th International Symposium of Poetic Inquiry
Hosted by the South African Steering Committee:
Heidi van Rooyen, Group Executive at the Human Sciences Research Council
Yvonne Sliep, Honorary Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Duduzile S. Ndlovu, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand
Mari Pete, Educational Technologist at the Durban University of Technology
Angela Hough, Clinical Psychologist at the South African College of Applied Psychology
Raphael D’Abdon, Honorary Research Fellow at the Human Sciences Research Council
See Program
See recordings from event
7th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2019)
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, Canada
Hosted by John Guiney Yallop (Acadia University) and Natalie Honein (American University of Sharjah, UAE)
See Call for Proposals
Call for Poetry
See Program
See recording: Book launch: May 10, 2023
6th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2017)
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Hosted by Sandra Faulkner (Bowling Green State University)
See Call for Proposals
See Call of Chapters (Journal)
Book Chapter Call
See Program
5th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2015)
University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hosted by Pauline Sameshima (Lakehead University), Alexandra Fidyk (University of Alberta), Kedrick James
(University of British Columbia) and Carl Leggo (University of British Columbia).
See Call for Proposals
See Program
4th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2013)
Armor Gallery in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hosted by Lynn Butler-Kisber (McGill University), Mary Stewart (LEARN Quebec),
and John J. Guiney Yallop (Acadia
University)
See Call for Proposals
See Program
3rd International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2011)
Bournemouth University in Bournemouth, England
Hosted by Kate Galvin & Les Todres (Bournemouth University)
See Program
2nd International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2009)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Hosted by Suzanne Thomas and Ardra Cole (Centre for Education Research, Faculty of Education, University of
Prince Edward
Island, and the Centre for Arts-informed Research, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto)
See Call for Proposals
Program Cover
See Program
1st International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2007)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hosted by Monica Prendergast & Carl Leggo (University of British Columbia's Centre for Cross-Faculty Inquiry & Faculty
of Education)
See Program
Official Letter of Acceptance
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Hosted by Amber Moore (University of British Columbia), Kedrick James (University of British Columbia), Pauline Sameshima
(Lakehead University), Alexandra Fidyk (University of Alberta) & Kathryn Ricketts (University of Regina)
See Call for Proposals
9th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (October 2024)
Auckland, New Zealand
Hosted by Sarah Penwarden (Laidlaw College), Adrian Schoone (Auckland University or Technology),
Esther Fitzpatrick (University of Auckland) & Deborah Green (Whitecliffe College)
See Call for Proposals
Registration
Event Invitation
See Program
8th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (May 2022)
Cape Town, South Africa
Hosted by the South African Steering Committee:
Heidi van Rooyen, Group Executive at the Human Sciences Research Council
Angela Hough, Clinical Psychologist at the South African College of Applied Psychology
Duduzile S. Ndlovu, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand
Mari Pete, Educational Technologist at the Durban University of Technology
Raphael D’Abdon, Honorary Research Fellow at the Human Sciences Research Council
Yvonne Sliep, Honorary Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
See Call for Proposals
See Call Video Promo
See Registration Page
See Program Abstracts and Biographies
See Program
Voices Unbound Book Launch Promo
Voices Unbound Book Launch Video
Virtual ISPI Webinars (2021, May)
A conversation in three parts on the theme “Intersections of silence and (in)visibility”
The webinars were a precursor to the 8th International Symposium of Poetic Inquiry
Hosted by the South African Steering Committee:
Heidi van Rooyen, Group Executive at the Human Sciences Research Council
Yvonne Sliep, Honorary Professor at the University of KwaZulu-Natal
Duduzile S. Ndlovu, Post-Doctoral Researcher at the African Centre for Migration and Society, University of the Witwatersrand
Mari Pete, Educational Technologist at the Durban University of Technology
Angela Hough, Clinical Psychologist at the South African College of Applied Psychology
Raphael D’Abdon, Honorary Research Fellow at the Human Sciences Research Council
See Program
See recordings from event
7th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2019)
Art Gallery of Nova Scotia, Halifax, NS, Canada
Hosted by John Guiney Yallop (Acadia University) and Natalie Honein (American University of Sharjah, UAE)
See Call for Proposals
Call for Poetry
See Program
See recording: Book launch: May 10, 2023
6th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2017)
Bowling Green State University, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Hosted by Sandra Faulkner (Bowling Green State University)
See Call for Proposals
See Call of Chapters (Journal)
Book Chapter Call
See Program
5th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2015)
University of British Columbia Botanical Gardens, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hosted by Pauline Sameshima (Lakehead University), Alexandra Fidyk (University of Alberta), Kedrick James
(University of British Columbia) and Carl Leggo (University of British Columbia).
See Call for Proposals
See Program
4th International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2013)
Armor Gallery in Old Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Hosted by Lynn Butler-Kisber (McGill University), Mary Stewart (LEARN Quebec),
and John J. Guiney Yallop (Acadia
University)
See Call for Proposals
See Program
3rd International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2011)
Bournemouth University in Bournemouth, England
Hosted by Kate Galvin & Les Todres (Bournemouth University)
See Program
2nd International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2009)
Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island, Canada
Hosted by Suzanne Thomas and Ardra Cole (Centre for Education Research, Faculty of Education, University of
Prince Edward
Island, and the Centre for Arts-informed Research, Ontario Institute for Studies in Education, University of Toronto)
See Call for Proposals
Program Cover
See Program
1st International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry (2007)
Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
Hosted by Monica Prendergast & Carl Leggo (University of British Columbia's Centre for Cross-Faculty Inquiry & Faculty
of Education)
See Program
Official Letter of Acceptance