The League of Canadian Poets (LCP), founded in 1966, is a national non-profit arts service organization based in Toronto, Ontario, Canada.
[1] The League counts Phyllis Webb, Robert Kroetsch, Susan McCaslin, Barry Dempster, Gay Allison, Micheline Maylor and Margaret Atwood among its membership;[2][3] it provides funding for poetry readings and competitions, hosts an annual AGM, runs a series of awards, and publishes an electronic newsletter.
[1] Members of the League are professional poets who are actively contributing to the development, growth, and public profile of poetry in Canada.
[9] Previous winners include Katia Grubisic in 2009 for What if red ran out,[10] and Alex Boyd in 2008 for Making Bones Walk.
[6][7] The Raymond Souster Award is given for a book of poetry by a League member published in the preceding year.