Performance poetry soars in this Face-Off! This year is the 100th anniversary of flight in Canada, marking the lift off of Alexander Graham Bell’s Silver Dart in 1909, and the 50th anniversary of the cancellation of the Avro Arrow. So naturally, this eighth annual competition riffs on the topic of "flight."

CBC Radio commissions and showcases new poetry through cross-Canada competitions that have an animated "poetry sports" approach. Winners are the cream of the crop selected by the audiences and broadcast on CBC Radio 1. Enhanced with biographies and photos of the poets. Includes a booklet of poems.

If you thought poetry was for the flighty, you’ll be amazed by these gutsy, no-holds-barred, hilarious poetry performances.