Welcome to the online home of Canadian poet Laurie Block.

Within this website you’ll find information about Laurie, the poetry and books he’s published, the storytelling program he offers to schools, interviews by the media and press releases, awards he’s received, other artists and book stores that he is associated with and his contact information.

Guberman, originally published in Prairie Fire Magazine (Volume 27, #4; Winter 2006-07) was awarded the Gold Award for the Best Manitoba Article at the Western Magazine Awards held in Vancouver on June 20/08. It was also short-listed in the Human Experience category.

April 28, 2007, the Manitoba Writing & Publishing Awards: Time Out of Mind wins the 2006 Lansdowne Prize for Poetry

UPCOMING EVENTS

July 25-27, 2008 - Brandon Folk Music & Art Festival; poetry workshops and main stage performances