Welcome to Fertil3
Fertile Festival of New & Inventive Works
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FEATURING
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JIM JOHNSTONE “Write, Print, Fold, and Staple” & the 10th Anniversary of Anstruther Press
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CAMERON ANSTEE Sky Every Day & the 15th Anniversary of Apt. 9 Press (including two new titles!)
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JAMES McDONALD on poetry treasures at THE PRINTED WORD
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The X Season of Gap Riot Press, publishers KATE SIKLOSI & DANI SPINOSA + Fresh Concrete from SACHA ARCHER’s Simulacrum Press + NEW titles from KAREN SCHINDLER Baseline Press
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Poetry Readings KESS MOHAMMADI, KATE CAYLEY, ZANE KOSS, STEVIE MANNING, BRIAN DEDORA, R/B MERTZ, JAMES LINDSAY +++ Guest Curator: BEN ROBINSON
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The KFB Launch of JACOB ALVARADO’s I Can Make It All Up To You & new broadsides by ANNICK MACASKILL, DALE MARTIN SMITH, NORMA COLE, & KIRBY
Our first ever KFB/FERTILE “THIS IS F-KING BRILLIANT” AWARD promoting readers and the beauty of the book in hand.
& more TBA
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Support FERTIL3 by purchasing a DayPass HERE
(All passholders receive a $5 voucher towards purchase of merch at the Fest!)
Fertil3 is fortunate enough to be held this year at “the go-to place for poetry,” The Printed Word Bookshop 16 McMurray Street in beautiful Dundas ON owned and operated by one of the most knowledgeable booksellers I know, JAMES McDONALD