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About the Single OnionPoetry and Performance – The Single Onion is Calgary’s longest-running poetry reading series, bringing Canada’s finest poets to our dedicated audience at Shelf Life Books. The Single Onion takes place the third Thursday of the month, nine times a year. The event schedule can always be found at www.singleonion.comThe Single Onion gratefully acknowledges the support of The Canada Council for the Arts, the League of Canadian Poets, the Calgary Arts Development, Inside Out Theatre, the Writers’ Guild of Alberta, and Shelf Life Books.The Single Onion for October 2026 features: Kathryn MacDonald, Carley Mason, Uche Umezurike, and Anna Veprinska.
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