The second annual International Symposium on Poetic Inquiry will be held in Charlottetown from October 15 to 18.

The registration deadline is September 1. The three-day symposium includes academic sessions, presentations, poetry readings, informal discussions and social gatherings. It is open to anyone interested in poetry and poetic inquiry.

Regional and international poets and scholars will be showcased, creating a culturally rich, international event. The symposium is being co-hosted by the UPEI Centre for Education Research and the Centre for Arts-informed Research, OISE at the University of Toronto, in cooperation with the UPEI Faculties of Arts and Education, the Confederation Centre of the Arts, the League of Canadian Poets, the UPEI Department of English and the PEI Writers' Guild.

Full conference rates, as well as specific day rates, are available. For more information, please contact Christine Gordon Manley (cgmanley@upei.ca; 902-566-6784) or visit the conference website at http://ocs.vre.upei.ca/index.php/ispi/