[1] It started in 1987 or 1988[2] as an evening of poetry and entertainment at the Blomidon Golf and Country Club in Corner Brook, Newfoundland and Labrador, designed to appeal to a general audience.
Although still anchored in Corner Brook, the event annually travels to St. John's and Gander, Newfoundland, Toronto, Ontario, and other venues, provincial, national and international.
The March Hare featured Stephanie McKenzie, Michael Ondaatje, Alistair MacLeod, Paul Durcan, Lorna Crozier, Patrick Lane, Susan Musgrave, Stephen Reid, Eiléan Ní Chuilleanáin, Wayne Johnston, Stan Dragland, Ron Hynes, Michael Crummey, Emiko Miyashita, Glen Sorestad, Michael Winter, Louise Halfe (Sky Dancer), John Ennis, Lisa Moore, and many others.
Early contributors to the March Hare included Al Pittman, John Steffler, Randall Maggs, Adrian Fowler, David "Smoky" Elliott, Des Walsh, Clyde Rose, Nick Avis, and Pamela Morgan.
[4] It held its final event at Corner Brook in March 2018, after a tour that included stops in New York City, Ontario, Nova Scotia and other locations in Newfoundland.