Fertil3

Welcome to Fertil3

Fertile Festival of New & Inventive Works

POETRY IS THE REASON A Message from Festival Director KIRBY
FEATURING

With Thanks to Ben Robinson James McDonald at The Printed Word Bookshop and the League of Canadian Poets

JIM JOHNSTONE “Write, Print, Fold, and Staple” & the 10th Anniversary of Anstruther Press
CAMERON ANSTEE Sky Every Day & the 15th Anniversary of Apt. 9 Press (including two new titles!) & Special Guest JO IANNI
JAMES McDONALD on poetry treasures at THE PRINTED WORD
The X Season of Gap Riot Press, publishers KATE SIKLOSI & DANI SPINOSA w/ BRANDY RYAN + Fresh Concrete from SACHA ARCHER’s Simulacrum Press + NEW titles from KAREN SCHINDLER Baseline Press w/LISA BAIRD, JEREMY LUKE HILL
Guest Curator: BEN ROBINSON
Poetry Readings KESS MOHAMMADI, KATE CAYLEY, ZANE KOSS, CASSIDY McFADZEAN, STEVIE MANNING, BRIAN DEDORA, R/B MERTZ, JAMES LINDSAY, R. KOLEWE, DALE MARTIN SMITH, MARK TRUSCOTT, EUGENIA ZUROSKI +++
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 goes to VICKI ZIEGLER “BOOKGAGA” Co-founder of Toronto’s Silent Book Club
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(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