« Family » photo of the 22nd International Poetry Festival.
A pose before the ceremony of welcome by the city of Trois-Rivières. Saturday, October 7, 2006.

Tanella Boni was a guest on Hélène Ménard’s show « Adagio pour un Jazz» on CFOU-FM. Sunday, October 8.

Maxianne Berger reads at the Maison de la Culture in Trois-Rivières. Saturday, October 7.

Marcel Labine, winner of the grand prize of the International Poetry Festival, signs his latest book. Sunday, October 8.

Iraqi poet Salah al-Hamdani being interviewed on « Chez-nous le matin » on French CBC-Radio. Thursday, October 5.

Curtain up on the « Grande Soirée de la Poésie » at the Maison de la Culture in Trois-Rivières on Saturday, October 7.

Festival President Gaston Bellemare with host Suzanne Vertey, during the gala opening ceremony of the 22nd Festival. Friday, September 29.

Poet Daniel Dargis with Trois-Rivières MNA André Gabias and MP Paule Brunelle at the gala opening evening on September 29.

Attentive spectators at the gala opening ceremony of the festival. Friday, September 29, 2006.

Réjean Thomas does Cocktails & Poetry at Café Bar Zénob. Monday, October 2.

Maram al-Masri reading at Café Morgane in the Morin bookshop. Tuesday, October 2.

Maram al-Masri chatting with someone from the audience after her event at Café Morgane (Morin bookshop) on Tuesday.

Reading by Abigail S. Friedman (USA) at Casablanca Restaurant on Monday night.

Gérald Gaudet, host of the poetry events at Café Morgane in the Morin bookshop, chats with listeners.

Martine Jacquot (Nova Scotia), Nicole Gagné (Quebec) and Bathélemy Bolivar (Manitoba). Return from Café Le Bucafin on Monday, October 2.

Poetry & Lunch with Rae Marie Taylor (USA /Quebec). Monday, October 2.

Young Quebec poet Alexandre Trudel takes part in a public reading at the Four à Bois restaurant on Monday.

Philippe Charron (Quebec) reads at Casablanca Restaurant on October 2.

Souleymane Barry gives a lunch-time reading at Four à Bois on Monday.

Daniel Dargis reads at Café Bar Zénob, Sunday night, October 1.

Swiss poet Jacques Tornay gives a reading at the Foyer du Centre d'exposition Raymond-Lasnier in the Maison de la culture on Sunday.

Quebec poet Guy Jean in a public reading at Café Bar Zénob on Sunday.

Stéphane Martelly reads excerpts of his poetry at Café Morgane in the Morin bookshop on Sunday night.

Carole Martel reads at Café Bar Zénob on Sunday.

Young bards read excerpts of their work on TVA’s « Salut Bonjour » Saturday September 30.

Julie Houle offers a heartfelt thanks to Gaston Bellemare, president of the International Poetry Festival, for agreeing to an early morning TV interview on TVA.

Algerian poet Ferrhat Mehenni, sympathetic to the struggles of the Kabyle people, chats with Julie Houle of « Salut Bonjour. » Saturday, September 30.

Footage shot on September 30th in Champlain Park for the show « Salut Bonjour » on TVA. Algerian poet Ferrhat sings to his television audience for the show’s weekend edition.

September 6th press conference unveiling the program for the 22nd International Poetry Festival in Trois-Rivières.

Festival president Gaston Bellemare poses with Sylvie Cordeau (Vice-President of Communications, Quebecor Média) and Marcel Labine, recipient of the grand prize of the International Poetry Festival, re-named the Grand Prix Quebecor.

Festival president unveils the list of invited poets. Press conference, September 6, 2006.

Sylvie Cordeau, Vice-President of Communications for Quebecor Media, presents a cheque for $15,000 to Marcel Labine, winner of the festival’s Grand Prix Quebecor. The award was presented on September 29th during an official ceremony.