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The Toronto Poetry Festival is an annual gathering of poets from many languages, celebrating intellectual freedom at its core. Rooted in Canada’s multicultural spirit, the Festival reflects the nation’s values of diversity and pluralism. Its higher purpose is to use poetry as a quiet yet powerful force for a more peaceful world. Beyond the main events, the Festival builds something deeper, a bridge between poets from dominant languages and those from minority languages. This connection, this exchange of perspectives, broadens the creative and emotional world of every poet involved. At its heart, the Festival is about breaking down barriers, one poem at a time.