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2026 Festival: Oct 18–25

Derek Beaulieu

Alberta

DEREK BEAULIEU is the author/editor of over twenty-five collections of poetry, prose, and criticism, including Silence: Lectures and Writings and Surface Tension. Beaulieu has served as Poet Laureate of both Calgary and Banff and is the Director of Literary Arts at Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity.

2026 Reading List: