KFB FRIDAYS | THIS FRIDAY Marcello Di Cintio’s book Pay No Heed to the Rockets reveals life in contemporary Palestine through the lens of Palestinian literary culture. In honour of National Poetry Month, Di Cintio will share some of the writing of the Palestinian poets he writes about in Pay No Heed and tell stories […]
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Iconic. Legendary. Like no other. LYNN CROSBIE gets the KFB treatment with an outpouring of love and respect from fellow poets who held a deep, appreciative space celebrating #LIAR10TH* Gratitude to all who participated for bringing it and making it so. *We lied. It’s the 13th anniversary, just thought the 10th sounded classier.
KFB | NATIONAL POETRY MONTH 2019 FRIDAY APRIL 5TH 7PM AYESHA CHATTERJEE GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE CATHERING GRAHAM KIRBY KATHRYN MOCKLER EARTHY ANECDOTES SATURDAY APRIL 6TH 8PM LYNN CROSBIE 10TH ANNIVERSARY LIAR FRIDAY APRIL 12TH 2-4PM POET-IN-STORE JACOB MCARTHUR MOONEY FRIDAY APRIL 12TH 7PM MARCELLO DI CINTIO PALESTINE IN POETRY Marcello Di Cintio’s book Pay […]
LAST NIGHT. EARTHY ANECDOTES welcomed spring and kicked off KFB’s #KISSMYPOETRY NATIONAL POETRY MONTH on a grand scale with readings by CATHERINE GRAHAM KIRBY KATHRYN MOCKLER AYESHA CHATTERJEE and GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE Thanks to the poets, League of Canadian Poets, Toronto Arts Council, and all who came.
ROSE CULLIS LINDSAY MILES JC BOUCHARD RASIQRA REVULVA JENNIFER LOVEGROVE KATHRYN MOCKLER LAUREN TURNER JULIE CAMERON GRAY BRIAN DEDORA JESSICA JOY HEIMSTRA SHANNON BRAMER MELANIE JANISSE BARLOW TARA MICHELLE ZINIUK CODY CAETANO FAN WU LENA SUKSI KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI TERESE MASON PIERRE TANIS FRANCO CATHERINE GRAHAM KIRBY +++ LYNN CROSBIE LIAR 10TH ANNIVERSARY BASH SATURDAY APR […]
I read at KFB for the first time two years ago with the launch of She’s Having a Doris Day, my beautific poet warrior sister CAConrad opened and we were introduced by fellow poet, Hoa Nguyen. People spilled out onto the street at Rick’s Cafe. It was a night. Tonight, I read for the very […]
Dear Kestrel, I keep writing my name on the cocktail napkin my real name that is the one that’s hard to pronounce the one that’s been mythologized the one being whispered behind my back I’ve lost myself Kes please come identify me from the lineup KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI DEAR KESTREL NOW AVAILABLE FOR PRE-SALE […]
This beauty, designed and delivered by “maker-of-things” JESSICA JOY HIEMSTRA, PAUL, and BRANDY RYAN. Just in time. knife | fork | book
“There is only one, will only ever be one, whose loss can destroy you. When you search your soul, you know this is so.” – ANNE MICHAELS from “QUEEN STREET EAST” in UNITED MARBLE, a work-in-progress with photographs by GEOFFREY JAMES Last night held a touch of the divine. To be privy to a work-in-progress […]
It felt like home. JULIE MORRISSY, KIM FAHNER, SAMUEL GUEST, fellow poets, family, friends gather to launch, read, hear, share, celebrate. Last night. knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY
Knife Fork Book 