Events & Workshops

Please join the Saskatchewan Poet Laureate, Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye and Youth Poet Laureate Tai Reign at the Saskatchewan Legislative Library for a reading in honour of National Poetry Month. The theme of 2026’s National Poetry Month is “Land & Sea”.

This event is free and open to the public; please RSVP below. All are welcome. A reception with refreshments will follow the reading.

The Saskatchewan Legislative Library is located on the second floor (east wing) of the Legislative Building. Free parking available. The main entrance is wheelchair accessible, and the second floor is accessible by stairs and elevator. For more information about visiting the Legislative Building, see https://www.legassembly.sk.ca/about/plan-a-visit/.

All visitors to the Legislative Building must go through a security screening process upon arrival, including metal detector screening and showing a valid photo ID. Please allow 5-10 minutes for this screening process. For more information, please visit https://www.saskatchewan.ca/government/visual-identity-and-protocol/the-legislative-building. 

Peace Akintade-Oluwagbeye is an African-Canadian Interdisciplinary Poet, Public Speaker, Chorus-Poem Playwright, and Thespian residing in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan. Organically from Yorubaland, Nigeria, Peace explores the intersectionality of the artist community from an explorer's perspective, dipping her honey-stained fingers into poetry, dance, performance art, critical research, and the theatre world. She is the 11^th Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan from Aug 1, 2024, until July 31, 2026.

Tai Reign (they/them) is a Two-Spirit artist from Peepeekisis Cree Nation based in Regina, Saskatchewan. As a young artist, they've used spoken word as an avenue of self-expression. Collaborating with artists from different disciplines has helped them find a sense of connection and play from art and storytelling. They have performed across Canada and at the Voices of Today Youth Poetry Festival in Toronto. On their artistic journey, they've ventured into longer forms of storytelling, where they have co-created and performed two devised theatre productions, Lift/Break and The Rehearsal. Tai is the current Youth Poet Laureate of Saskatchewan.

Please RSVP by emailing programs@skwriter.com by April 13 or by filling out this RSVP form: