k|f|b past readings|events

OCTOBER 2022
22 OCTOBER 3PM CAMERON ANSTEE + JO IANNI REMOTE GALLERY
AUGUST 2022
05-21 AUGUST FERTILE FESTIVAL OF NEW & INVENTIVE WORKS KFB EAST at THE GREAT ESCAPE BOOK STORE
JUNE 2022
04 JUNE SADIQA de MEIJER KIRBY ALEXANDRA OLIVER KFB EAST at GREAT ESCAPE
05 JUNE 3PM FLIP/THE GIRLS WHO GET IT GET IT LAUNCH KFB EAST at GREAT ESCAPE
12 JUNE 2PM MINOLA REVIEW LAUNCH KFB EAST at GREAT ESCAPE
APRIL 2022
08-24 APRIL JESSICA JOY HEIMSTRA “The Thinking Heart: The Etty Drawings Claire Wilks” KFB EAST at GREAT ESCAPE
MARCH 2022
20 MARCH KATE SIKLOSI ERIC SCHMALTZ TIMGLASET LAUNCH KFB WEST at Capital Espresso
27 MARCH JIM JOHNSTONE SHANE NEILSON LAUNCH KFB WEST at Capital Espresso
FEBRUARY 2022
27 FEBRUARY JAMES LINDSAY MARK TRUSCOTT LAUNCH KFB WEST at Capital Espresso
JUNE 2021 KFB SAL/ONline
01 JUNE 2021 7PM ET KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI + TOLO OLORUNTOBA
17 JUNE 2021 630PM EDT KFB & INKWELL WORKSHOPS PRESENTS BRILLIANCE IS THE CLOTHING I WEAR LAUNCH (DUNDURN PRESS)
20 JUNE 2021 KFB SUNDAY SERVICE 11AM AMANDA EARL in conversation with KIRBY celebrating the KFB release of MATTHEW w/Special Guest AIDAN CHAFE GOSPEL DRUNK
29 JUNE 8PM KIRBY I AM A PROFESSIONAL HOMOSEXUAL w/Special Guests JOSHUA ESCOBAR + TRAVIS SHARP DIRECT LINK poetryisqueer.com
MAY 2021 KFB SAL/ONline
11 MAY 7PM ET BARDIA SINAEE INTRUDER STEPHEN COLLIS A HISTORY OF THE THEORIES OF RAIN
APRIL 2021 KFB SAL/ONline
18 APRIL 3PM EASTERN ICEHOUSE POETRY LAUNCH ANDREW DUBOIS + ALYDA FABER w/Special Guests CONOR MCDONNELL + MATTHEW WALSH
21 APRIL 7PM EST HOA NGUYEN A THOUSAND TIMES YOU LOSE YOUR TREASURE w/ LISA FISHMAN MAD WORLD, MAD KINGS, MAD COMPOSITION CANADIAN LAUNCH
25 APRIL 2021 3PM EASTERN Gordon Hill Press 2021 Spring Launch with ROXANNA BENNETT KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI A. F. MORITZ CONCETTA PRINCIPE
MARCH 2021 KFB SAL/ONline
02 MARCH 2021 7PM EST BEAUTIFUL OUTLAW PRESS LAUNCH PHIL HALL + MARK GOLDSTEIN 18 APRIL 3PM EASTERN ICEHOUSE POETRY LAUNCH ANDREW DUBOIS + ALYDA FABER w/Special Guests CONOR MCDONNELL + MATTHEW WALSH
18 MARCH 7PM EST JESSI MACEACHERN A NUMBER OF STUNNING ATTACKS LAUNCH w/Special Guests KLARA DU PLESSIS + JESSIE JONES
31 MARCH 2021 8 EST TRAVIS SHARP YES, I AM A CORPSE FLOWER LAUNCH w/Special Guest SARAH DOWLING 25 APRIL 2021 3PM EASTERN Gordon Hill Press 2021 Spring Launch with ROXANNA BENNETT KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI A. F. MORITZ CONCETTA PRINCIPE
FEBRUARY 2021 KFB SAL/ONline
2 FEBRUARY 7PM EST KFB ICONIC WINTER 2021 LAUNCH JIM JOHNSTONE THE OUROBOROS R. KOLEWE THE WILD FOX SHANE NEILSON WALT
05 FEB 7PM EST MAWENZI HOUSE SHOWCASE NATASHA RAMOUTAR LESLIE ROACH TERRY WATADA + GAVIN BARRETT
09 FEB 7PM EST ANSTRUTHER PRESS LAUNCH CLAIRE FARLEY ASHA JEFFERS JULIAN DAY DANIEL BEAUREGARD VICTORIA MBABAZI + DANIEL SCOTT TYSDAL HOSTED BY JIM JOHNSTONE + KIRBY
JANUARY 2021 KFB SAL/ONline
19 JAN 7PM EST TANIS MACDONALD + SARAH TOLMIE
26 JAN 7PM BRANDY RYAN + KERRY MANDERS w/JACQUELINE VALENCIA
DECEMBER 2020 KFB SAL/ONine
29 DECEMBER 7PM EST KFB HOLIDAY QUEER W/JOSHUA ESCOBAR JAKE BYRNE ANNICK MACASKILL NOLAN NATASHA JENNA LYN ALBERT JOHN ELIZABETH STINTZI NEIL SURKAN HASAN NAMIR TRAVIS SHARPE SARAH SGRO ERÍN MOURE CODY CAETANO DAVID LY MATTHEW WALSH BRANDY RYAN KERRY MANDERS HOSTED BY KIRBY
NOVEMBER 2020 KFB SAL/ONline
02 NOVEMBER 7PM DOMINIK PARISIEN SIDE EFFECTS MAY INCLUDE STRANGERS (McGill Queens UP) LAUNCH w/KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI + ERIN SOROS
OCTOBER 2020 KFB SAL/ONline
7 OCT 7PM EDT WATCH YOUR HEAD: WRITERS & ARTISTS SUPPORT THE CLIMATE CRISIS (COACH HOUSE BOOKS) OFFICIAL LAUNCH w/readings performances by KAIE KELLOUGH RAE ARMANTROUT MANAHIL BANDUKWALA TERESE MASON PIERRE JORDAN ABEL CARRIANNE LEUNG CHING-IN CHEN KIRBY JACOB WREN + Visual Art by KEVIN ADONIS BROWNE BUTTERNUTBUTTERNUT SARAH MANGLE SHELLEY NIRO BARRY POTTLE FIONA TINWEI LAM JESSICA HOUSTON
13 OCTOBER 7PM EASTERN SACHIKO MURAKAMI RENDER (Arsenal Pulp) + JESSICA MOORE THE WHOLE SINGING OCEAN (Nightwood Ed) LAUNCH
17 OCTOBER SATURDAY 2PM EASTERN EVAN JONES + KIRBY read CAVAFY from JONES’ new translations THE BARBARIANS ARRIVE TODAY (Carcanet Press)
22 OCTOBER 8PM EASTERN KATE SUTHERLAND THE BONES ARE THERE (Book*hug) LAUNCH w/JESSIE JONES THE FOOL (icehouse poetry) + AARON KREUTER SHIFTING BASELINE SYNDROME (Insomniac Press) Streaming details TBA.
28 OCTOBER 6PM EASTERN THE FIDDLEHEAD 75TH ANNIVERSARY READINGS HOSTED BY KIRBY/KNIFE FORK BOOK
SEPTEMBER 2020 KFB SAL/ONline
28 SEPT 7PM KFB FALL 2020 GARY BARWIN/KATHRYN MOCKLER ME THEN YOU THEN ME THEN NEIL SURKAN THEIR QUEER TENDERNESS CORY LAVENDER BALLAD OF BERNIE “BEAR” ROY LAUNCH
AUGUST 2020 KFB SAL/ONline
13 AUG 7PM DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH JAMES LINDSAY DOUBLE SELF-PORTRAIT (WOLSAK & WYNN) FRED WAH MUSIC AT THE HEART OF THINKING (TALONBOOKS)
JULY 2020 KFB SAL/ONline
8 JULY 7PM ANSTRUTHER PRESS LAUNCH SÍLE ENGLERT | KIRBY | MARC PEREZ | AYAZ PIRANI | MAHALIA SMITH | SAMUEL STRATHMAN  | Hosted by JIM JOHNSTONE
JUNE 2020 PANDEMIC
6 JUNE 3PM FOUR OTTAWA POETS at KFB AMANDA EARL | CHRIS JOHNSON | FRANCES BOYLE | CONYER CLAYTON POSTPONED
9 JUNE CLAIRE KELLY | CLAIRE CALDWELL POSTPONED
23 JUNE 7PM NeWest PRESS SHOWCASE BERTRAND BICKERSTETH + MEREDITH QUARTERMAIN with Special Guest Poets MARGARET CHRISTAKOS + BRIAN DEDORA
26 JUNE ROSEBUD BEN-ONI | JO IANNI POSTPONED
MAY 2020 PANDEMIC
1 MAY 7PM COACH HOUSE | METATRON SHOWCASE w/PAUL LEGAULT | SIMINA BANU | LENA SUKSI
2 MAY 2-5PM CATHERINE GRAHAM THE SHORT POEM WORKSHOP REGISTER TODAY! POSTPONED
6 MAY 7PM MIKE CHAULK AMY LeBLANC GORDON HILL PRESS SPRING LAUNCH
8 MAY MARK GOLDSTEIN | PHIL HALL LAUNCH
16 MAY 3PM TALONBOOKS SPRING LAUNCH SHOWCASE MARGARET CHRISTAKOS MERCEDES ENG ARLEEN PARÉ
20 MAY 3PM ANANSI 2020 SPRING POETRY SHOWCASE MATHEW HENDERSON | A.F. MORITZ | JOHN ELIZABETH STINTZI | HOSTED BY KIRBY ONLINE CANADA PERFORMS (@knifeforkbook IGLIVE)
23 MAY 3PM wQr MATINEE: “SOMETHING SUPER GAY FILLED WITH POETRY” w/DAVID LY | FAN WU +++
30 MAY 3PM ADAM SOL WORKSHOP
APRIL 2020 PANDEMIC
18 APRIL 3PM SWEET WATER ANTHOLOGY LAUNCH POSTPONED
22 APRIL 7PM JOHN ELIZABETH STINTZI DOUBLE BOOK LAUNCH JUNEBAT (Anansi) + VANISHING MONUMENTS (Arsenal Pulp Press) POSTPONED
23 APRIL 7PM THE FIDDLEHEAD 75TH ANNIVERSARY “LOOKING FORWARD” POSTPONED
24 APRIL 7PM LUCAS CRAWFORD CANCELLED
25 APRIL 3PM CHRIS HUTCHINSON | A.F. MORITZ | JAMES LINDSAY CANCELLED
29 APRIL 7PM STEPHEN COLLIS | DALE SMITH POSTPONED
MARCH 2020
6 MARCH 7PM CAM SCOTT BEN ROBINSON VANNESSA BARNIER HOSTED BY ERIC SCHMALTZ
7 MARCH 3PM DALE SMITH on ROBERT DUNCAN & CHARLES OLSON
13 MARCH 7PM ANSTRUTHER PRESS LAUNCH ELLEN CHANG-RICHARDSON | ALISON BRAID | CARL WATTS
14 MARCH 8PM ALICE NOTLEY SOLD OUT
PANDEMIC CLOSURE BEGINS
17 MARCH 7PM LISA MOORE | HOA NGUYEN CANCELLED
24 MARCH 7PM JOANNA LILLEY ENDINGS (Turnstone Press) LAUNCH w/KATE MARSHALL FLAHERTY + LAURA K. McRAE CANCELLED
24 MARCH 7PM KFB GUELPH at THE PENNY WHISTLE JOHN NYMAN | ANDY VERBOOM | KIRBY | MIKE CHAULK | CANDACE DE TAEYE POSTPONED
26 MARCH “THE HANDSOME BOYS” MATHEW HENDERSON | MICHAEL PRIOR | JACOB McARTHUR MOONEY POSTPONED
27 MARCH 7PM KFB ONLINE RELEASE PARTY MICHAEL CAVUTO COUNTRY POEMS | JOHN NYMAN THE DEVIL | ANDY VERBOOM DBL | HAMISH BALLANTYNE IMITATION CRAB @KFBspring2020 ON ALL 3 PLATFORMS (Facebook, Instagram, Twitter)
28 MARCH KFB LONDON ANDY VERBOOM | JOHN NYMAN Brown & Dickson Bookstore POSTPONED
FEBRUARY 2020
1 FEB 2-5PM CATHERINE GRAHAM THE SHORT POEM WORKSHOP REGISTER TODAY! SOLD OUT
4, 11, 18, 26 FEB 7PM R. KOLEWE THE ABSENCE OF ZERO
7 FEB 7PM MOEZ SURANI | BARDIA SINAEE
14 FEB VALENTINE’S DAY “A PIECE OF THE SKY” JESSICA HIEMSTRA
15 FEB 3PM JACLYN PIUDIK (espresso books) LAUNCH + SUE CHENETTE “What We Said” (Motes Books) LAUNCH
19 FEB 7PM SUE GOYETTE
25 FEB 7PM JOSHUA HARMON | GEOFF BOUVIER | PAUL VERMEERSCH
28 FEB 7PM DINNER AT KFB (SOLD OUT)
29 FEB 11AM- 6PM MIDNIGHT MASS POP-UP BOOKSALE at KFB MEZZANINE
29 FEB 8PM PERMANENT SLEEP PRESS SHOWCASE KIRBY | COLOHAN “SEX + DEATH – SHAME” THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF 2ND PRINTING CELEBRATION
JANUARY 2020
9 JAN 7PM LAURA ZACHARIN | LEAH SANDALS | VALENTINO ASSENZA
16 JAN OPENING RECEPTION 6-9PM DESIGNTO: JESSICA JOY HIEMSTRA THE SKY IS FALLING
17-26 JAN DESIGNTO: JESSICA JOY HIEMSTRA THE SKY IS FALLING
21 JAN KFB ON HOWL CIUT FM 10PM
22 JAN KFB POETRY LONDON DALE SMITH | KIRBY
24 JAN 7PM MARTHA BAILLIE | SOUVANKHAM THAMMAVONGSA
25 JAN 7PM POETRY IS DEAD SMALL TOWNS ED. JULIE MANNELL KAYLA CZAGA LAUNCH
31 JAN 7PM DINNER AT KFB (SOLD OUT)
DECEMBER 2019
7 DEC 7PM BART VAUTOUR THE TRUTH ABOUT FACTS (INVISIBLE) TORONTO LAUNCH W/KATE SIKLOSI | SACHIKO MURAKAMI | SARAH SGRO
10 DEC 7PM GARY BARWIN FOR IT IS A PLEASURE AND A SURPRISE TO BREATHE: NEW & SELECTED (WOLSAK & WYNN, ED. ALESSANDRO PORCO) W/ KATHRYN MOCKLER | STUART ROSS | DANI SPINOSA
NOVEMBER 2019
1 NOVEMBER 7PM JACQUELINE TURNER FLOURISH (ECW Press) LAUNCH w/MARGARET CHRISTAKOS
2 NOVEMBER 3PM ABLEHAMILTON POETRY COLLECTIVE WORKSHOP w/ VANESSA MCGOWAN
7 NOVEMBER 7PM NOLAN NATASHA I HEAR YOU, CAN YO HEAR ME? TORONTO LAUNCH (Invisible)| EMMA McKENNA
9 NOVEMBER 3PM CANTHIUS ISSUE # 7 LAUNCH
13 NOVEMBER 7PM TERESE MASON PIERRE Surface Area (Anstruther Press) LAUNCH
15 NOVEMBER 7PM ADÈLE BARCLAY Renaissance Normcore TORONTO LAUNCH w/KAYLA CZAGA | MATTHEW WALSH | SENNAH YEE
16 NOVEMBER KFB OFFSITE MEET THE PRESSES 11AM-4:30PM TRINTY-ST. PAUL’S CENTRE 427 Bloor St W
24 NOVEMBER 3PM MANSFIELD PRESS LAUNCH
27 NOVEMBER 7PM GORDON HILL PRESS LAUNCH ROXANNA BENNETT | GARY BARWIN | DANNY JACOBS | TOM PRIME
28 NOVEMBER 7PM RESISTING CANADA ed. NYLA MATUK (Signal Editions) #LAUNCH JIM JOHNSTONE | CANISIA LUBRIN | LEE MARACLE | JANET ROGERS | INGRID RUTHIG | MOEZ SURANI | SACHIKO MURAKAMI | NYLA MATUK
OCTOBER 2019
1 OCTOBER 7PM  STEWART COLE SOFT POWER (ICEHOUSE POETRY) TORONTO LAUNCH
4 OCTOBER 7PM  JONATHAN BALL | KB THORS | VINCENT PAGE | ANDREW ZAWACKI
10 OCTOBER 7PM KFB OFFSITE TPL RE:VERSES POETRY SERIES PHOEBE WANG | SORAYA PEERBAYE | HANA SHAFI (PALMERSTON BRANCH)
11 OCTOBER 7PM TANIS MACDONALD | MAUREEN HYNES
18 OCTOBER 7PM AYESHA CHATTERJEE | SHAZIA HAFIZ  RAMJI | RAYANNE HAINES | TREVOR ABES
19 OCTOBER KFB 3RD ANNIVERSARY CELEBRATION GRAND OPENING k | f | b MEZZANINE RECEPTION 5-7PM LAUNCH READINGS 7PM HOA NGUYEN ASK ABOUT LANGAUGE AS IF IT FORGETS KERRY MANDERS + brandy ryan AFTER PULSE ERIC SCHMALTZ [editor] NOT YOUR BEST No 1 w/ SACHA ARCHER RASIQRA REVULVA
22 OCTOBER 6:30PM KFB CHAPBOOK CLUB W/KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI READS LILITH BY JACQUELINE VALENCIA (DESERT PETS)
23 OCTOBER 7PM TALONBOOKS SHOWCASE OANA AVASILICHIOAEI |  DANIELLE LAFRANCE | NIKKI REIMER
25 OCTOBER 7PM BASELINE PRESS LAUNCH TERRENCE ABRAHAMS | NISA MALLI | SILE ENGLERT | EMILY LU
26 OCTOBER 7PM KEVIN HESLOP THERE IS NO MINOR VIOLENCE JUST AS THERE IS NO NEGLIGIBLE COUGH DURING AN ARIA (FROG HOLLOW PRESS) LAUNCH W/ JOHN NYMAN | DAVID BARRICK | VIRGINIA KONCHAN | MÉLANIE-CHRISTINE LEFEBVRE  (ANSTRUTHER PRESS)| AND CONCETTA PRINCIPE
SEPTEMBER 2019
13 SEPT  MillAr I COULD HAVE PRETENDED TO BE BETTER THAN YOU NEW & SELECTED (Anvil Press) w/R. KOLEWE | KATE SUTHERLAND | SHANNON BRAMER | JENNIFER LOVEGROVE
SHOP CLOSED SEPTEMBER 15-27 RELOCATING TO ARTSCAPE YOUNGPLACE MEZZANINE LEVEL 180 SHAW STREET
22 SEPT WOTS
27 SEPT MELANIE JANISSE-BARLOW THICKET (Anstruther/Palimpsest Press) LAUNCH w/Special Guest Poets LYNN CROSBIE + CATHERINE BLACK
AUGUST 2019
9 AUGUST FITZHENRY & WHITESIDE SHOWCASE ANNE COMPTON | INGRID RUTHIG |SARAH FELDMAN | HOSTED BY EVAN JONES
10 AUGUST 3PM HELEN GURI I LOOKED FOR THE EXIT, FOUND A SLEEVE LAUNCH
24 AUGUST 3PM DANIEL COWPER
JULY 2019
12 JULY HUGH THOMAS MAZE (INVISIBLE) + NOIR Z LAUNCH W/HUGH THOMAS | BRIAN DEDORA | BILL BISSETT | HART BROUDY | DANIEL F. BRADLEY +++ TBA
13 JULY 3PM SHANNON WEBB-CAMPBELL I AM A BODY OF LAND  LEE MARACLE + COLUMPA BOBB HOPE MATTERS (BOOK*HUG)
NOTICE: POETRY SHOP CLOSED JULY 19-23 FOR DANCE PROGRAMMING AT THE STUDIO.
27 JULY 3PM AYAZ PIRANI KABIR’S JACKET HAS A THOUSAND POCKETS (MAWENZI HOUSE)
JUNE 2019
4 JUNE VANCOUVER MASSY BOOKS KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI THE KESTREL READINGS
7 JUNE POET-IN-STORE JULIE CAMERON GRAY 2-4PM
7 JUNE LAUREN CARTER | ELIZABETH ROSS | PAULA EISENSTEIN
8 JUNE 3PM DEE HOBSBAWN-SMITH JEANNE DARK COMES OF AGE ON THE PRAIRIE (ESPRESSO PRESS) LAUNCH 
14 JUNE PAOLA FERRANTE WHAT TO WEAR WHEN SURVIVING A LION ATTACK (MANSFIELD PRESS) KIRBY THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF (PERMANENT SLEEP PRESS) JASON PURCELL A PLACE MORE HOSPITABLE (ANSTRUTHER PRESS) NOTE: POETS IN CONVERSATION FOLLOWING READING
15 JUNE 7PM ICE FLOE PRESS LAUNCH BOLA OPALEKE | ELISABETH HORAN | ROBERT FREDERIC KENTER
21-22 JUNE OTTAWA SMALL PRESS FAIR
MAY 2019
3 MAY ADRIENNE GRUBER  | HASAN NAMIR  | KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI DEAR KESTREL (KNIFE | FORK | BOOK) LAUNCH
4 MAY SAT 3PM ALVIN WONG + STANFORD CHEUNG WE COULD BE ANYTHING (CREVASSE, JAPAN) LAUNCH
4 MAY SAT 8PM KIRBY THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF(PERMANENT SLEEP PRESS) LAUNCH W/SPECIAL GUEST POETS CODY CAETANO + PAUL DANIEL TORRES
10 MAY SHIRLEY CAMIA | ADRIAN DE LEON  | PATRIA RIVERA
13 MAY MONDAY 7PM KFB OFFSITE SHANE NEILSON NEW BRUNSWICK (BIBLIOASIS) TORONTO LAUNCH W/AGNES CSERHATI UNREMEMBERED(FROG HOLLOW) LAUNCH AND ANTON POOLES MONSTER 36 (ANSTRUTHER PRESS) LAUNCH ORBITAL ARTS GALLERY 275 AUGUSTA AVE ACCESS: WHEELCHAIR ACCESS NO PUBLIC WASHROOMS
16 MAY WINDSOR BIBLIOASIS  KIRBY | KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI | PEARL PIRIE
21 MAY 4PM KFB CHAPBOOK CLUB W/KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI #KFBPOETRYLAB
24 MAY DOMENICA MARTINELLO | MATTHEW WALSH | MICHELLE BROWN
25 MAY CATHERINE GRAHAM THE SHORT POEMWORKSHOP  2-5PM #KFBPOETRYLAB
28 MAY 7PM KIRBY SHAB-E SHE’R TRANZAC
APRIL 2019  NATIONAL POETRY MONTH #KFBNPM
DOWNLOADABLE PDF POSTER FOR YOUR FRIDGE HERE
5 APRIL 7PM #KFBNPM “EARTHY ANECDOTES” AYESHA CHATTERJEE | GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE | CATHERINE GRAHAM | KIRBY | KATHRYN MOCKLER
6 APRIL #KFBNPM LYNN CROSBIE “LIAR” 10TH ANNIVERSARY BASH
12 APRIL #KFBNPM MARCELLO DI CINTIO PAY NO HEED TO THE ROCKETS: PALESTINE IN THE PRESENT TENSE (GOOSELANE)
26 APRIL 7:30PM #KFBNPM MIKE BARNES BRAILLE RAINBOW (BIBLIOASIS) TORONTO LAUNCH W/DOMINIK PARISIEN
27 APRIL 2PM #KFBNPM SHANNON BRAMERCLIMBING SHADOWS POEMS FOR CHILDREN (GROUNDWOOD BOOKS)
30 APRIL 4PM #KFBNPM KFB CHAPBOOK CLUB W/KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI READS DOMINIK PARISIEN WE, #KFBPOETRYLAB
MARCH 2019
1 MARCH ANSTRUTHER PRESS CHAPBOOK LAUNCH MANAHIL BANDUKWALA PAPER DOLL  JACQUELINE BOURQUE THE DUNE AS BOOKMARK JACLYN DESFORGES HELLO NICE MAN OUBAH OSMAN HEREDITARY BLUE AARON TUCKER CATALOGUE D’OISEAUX EUGENIA ZUROSKI HOVERING, SEEN
8 MARCH SWIMMER’S GROUP LAUNCH DOMINIQUE RUSSELL INSTRUCTIONS FOR DREAMERS | FAN WU [PROJECT]
15 MARCH JULIE MORRISSY WHERE, THE MILE END(BOOK*HUG) LAUNCH W/ KIM FAHNER THESE WINGS (PEDLAR PRESS) + SAMUEL GUEST THE RADICAL DREAMS
22 MARCH TWO LAUREATES: GEOFFREY JAMES + ANNE MICHAELS
26 MARCH 4PM KFB CHAPBOOK CLUB W/KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI READS TRAVIS SHARP SINISTER QUEER AGENDA (ABOVE/GROUND) #KFBPOETRYLAB
29 MARCH 2-4PM POET-IN-STORE R. KOLEWECOME VISIT/MEET ASK FOR RECOMMENDATIONS
FEBRUARY 2019
2 FEB  3PM #KFBFWW KFB CHAPBOOK LAUNCH R. KOLEWE SILENCE, THEN W/KATE SUTHERLANDBEASTS OF THE SEA W/ SPECIAL MUSICAL GUEST ALEX LUKASHEVSKY
9 FEB 3PM KFB OFFSITE CELEBRATES DOMINIK PARISIEN WE, OLD YOUNG ONES (FROG HOLLOW PRESS) LAUNCH W/MUGABI BYENKYA + ROXANNA BENNETT  HOSTED BY TERESE PIERRE  LOCATION:  B CURRENT (WYCHWOOD BARNS) 601 CHRISTIE STREET
15 FEB  7 PM ELEE KRALJII GARDINER  TRAUMA HEAD (ANVIL PRESS) E. MARTIN NOLAN STILL POINT (INVISIBLE)
23 FEB  3PM INKWELL WORKSHOP WRITERS SHOWCASE
26 FEB 4PM KFB CHAPBOOK CLUB W/KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI
JANUARY 2019
16 JAN KFB POETRY LAB KIRBY/CAVAFY: THE POET OF LONGING (6 WEDS) REGISTRATION REQUIRED
19 JAN 3PM MARK TRUSCOTT | MATTHEW TIERNEY | NASSER HUSSAIN | STEVE McORMOND
25 JAN #KFBFWW OPENING NIGHT CHRISTINE WALDE  BRIDE MACHINE (flask) w/SPECIAL GUEST POET AARON TUCKER
26 JAN 3PM #KFBFWW CATHERINE LALONDE & OANA AVASILICHIOAEI THE FAERIE DEVOURING  (BOOK*HUG) TORONTO LAUNCH
29 JAN 4PM #KFBFWW KFB CHAPBOOK CLUB w/KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI 
30 JAN 7PM #KFBFWW JESSICA BEBENEK  k2tog TORONTO LAUNCH w/ FAWN PARKER | MARGEAUX FELDMAN
31 JAN #KFBFWW wQr WHAT QUEER READING CHAPBOOK LAUNCH CODY CAETANO PLEASURE DOME POEMS PRATHNA LOR 7, 2
DECEMBER 2018
1 DEC  JULIA POLYCK-O’NEILL | CAROLINE SZPAK | RYAN FITZPATRICK  3PM
1 DEC  JONATHAN PAPPO CONTEXT, NA COLLAPSE LAUNCH  7PM
7 DEC  MICHAEL FLATT | TRAVIS SHARP
8 DEC MICHAEL NARDONE | SHIV KOTECHA | TIZIANA LA MELIA 3PM
8 DEC  THE SOAP BOX LAUNCH 7PM
14 DEC SONIA DI PLACIDO | CAROL BARBOUR | DOMINIQUE BERNIER-CORMIER
15 DEC KFB POETRY LAB  JESSICA BEBENEK k2tog KNITTING CIRCLE 3-5PM
21 DEC KFB SOLSTICE “FESTIVAL OF LIGHTS” CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT 6-8PM
22 DEC KFB POETRY LAB HOA NGUYEN MIDWINTER DAY 40TH ANNIVERSARY WRITING WORKSHOP 2-5PM
NOVEMBER 2018
2 NOV INGRID RUTHIG | TED LANDRUM | KOMI OLAF  Poetry & Architecture in Conversation. Readings w/ Q&A led by ELSA LAM, editor of Canadian Architect Magazine.
9 NOV ANSTRUTHER PRESS LAUNCH EMILY OSBOURNE Biometrical ANDREW BROOKS  One Country After DAVID GROULX Am A Skin Too JM FRANCHETEAU Heart & Deed & Mouth & Life
16 NOV  LINDA FRANK | ROSS BELOT | SUE BRACKEN
17 NOV MEET THE PRESSES
23 NOV KFB POETRY LAB PRESENTS HOA NGUYEN DAMIAN ROGERS CACONRAD IN CONVERSATION Advanced tickets at KFB $15 (KFB MEMBERS $10) $20 at the door.  SOLD OUT
24 & 25 NOV KFB POETRY LAB CACONRAD WORKSHOP  SOLD OUT 
30 NOV ROBERT SIEK WE GO SEASONAL (Sibling Rivalry Press) TORONTO LAUNCH with Special Guest Poet LYNN CROSBIE
OCTOBER 2018
5 & 6 OCT  KFB 2ND ANNIVERSARY BASH5 OCT  BASELINE PRESS CHAPBOOK LAUNCH | LAMEES AL ETHARI | SHELLY HARDER | AMANDA JERNIGAN | SANDRA RIDLEY + KFB CHAPBOOK LAUNCH | KATE SUTHERLAND BEASTS OF THE SEA
6 OCT  NEIL SURKAN ON HIGH TORONTO LAUNCH w/ CASSIDY MCFADZEAN | PRATHNA LOR | NOOR NAGA
12 OCT  BARRY WALLENSTEIN  accompanied by guitarist ALEX LUKASHEVSKY | JACLYN PIUDIK
19 OCT  JANET ROGERS AS LONG AS THE SUN SHINES(BOOKLAND PRESS) | CHRIS BAILEY WHAT YOUR HANDS HAVE DONE |  JENNA LYN ALBERT BEC & CALL  (NIGHTWOOD EDITIONS) TORONTO LAUNCH
22 OCT  WRITING THE BODY:  KIRBY | LABONI ISLAM | GWEN BENAWAY | ANDREA THOMPSON at ANOTHER STORY BOOKSHOP 315 Roncesvalles 6:30PM
26 OCT   wQr WHAT QUEER READING [3rd EDITION] CODY CAETANO | CASON SHARPE | RAUL ALTOSAAR | YIWEI HU| HOSTED BY FAN WU
30 OCT  KIRBY CHAPBOOKS 201 | WORKMAN ARTS 4:30PM
SEPTEMBER 2018
16 SEPT  KFB at BROOKLYN BOOK FESTIVAL
21 SEPT  PAUL VERMEERSCH | KATH MACLEAN
28 SEPT  KAREN MAC CORMACK | STEVE MCCAFFERY LAUNCH
AUGUST 2018
10 AUG  STANFORD CHEUNG STRUCTURES FROM THE STILL (AKINOGA PRESS) TORONTO LAUNCH with Special Guest Poet JC BOUCHARD
17 AUGUST TANIS MACDONALD Out of Line: Daring to be an Artist Outside the Big City (Wolsak & Wynn) w/ Speical Guest Poet JACOB McARTHUR MOONEY
24 AUG  Special Guest Curator KLARA DU PLESSIS | AARON BOOTHBY | CANISIA LUBRIN
JULY 2018
6 JULY CATHERINE & KATHLEEN CATHERINE GRAHAM | KATHLEEN MCCRACKEN
13 JULY DAVID HADBAWNIK | DALE SMITH  | KATHARINE JAGER | DANIEL REMEIN
15 JULY DETROIT BOOKFEST
17 JULY  KFB WINDSOR  |  KIRBY | BIBLIOASIS
20 JULY ANSTRUTHER PRESS LAUNCH  JAMES ARTHUR | EVAN JONES | PAOLA FERRANTE | FAWN PARKER
27 JULY wQr WHAT QUEER READING SERIES  THOM GILL| ALEXA WINSTANLEY-SMITH | BRANDY RYAN | KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI | HOSTED BY FAN WU
JUNE 2018
1 JUNE  JARED STANLEY  | BEN MEYERSON 
6&7 JUNE  THE GRIFFIN POETRY PRIZE 
8 JUNE   DANI COUTURE | DAVID BROCK | ANNICK MACASKILL NO MEETING WITHOUT BODY (GASPEREAU PRESS) TORONTO LAUNCH
9 JUNE ADÈLE BARCLAY  | A. LIGHT ZACHARY  | CANISIA LUBRIN | MARCELA HUERTA
15 J – UNE is for J’s  JIMMY MCINNES | JAMES LINDSAY | JOHN NYMAN | JIM JOHNSTONE
16 JUNE  MAWENZI HOUSE SHOWCASE  ARCHNA SAHNI | AHILAN | GEETHA SUKUMARAN
17 JUNE  KIRBY | OAKVILLE LITERARY CAFE | JOSHUA CREEK ART CENTRE GALLERY 4PM
18 JUNE  KFB in WHITBY | ROXANNA BENNETT UNSEEN GARDEN | KIRBY SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY | WHITBY PUBLIC LIBRARY CENTRAL BRANCH
22 JUNE  MALLORY TATER | CURTIS LEBLANC | DOMINIQUE BERNIER-CORMIER
MAY 2018
1 MAY  KFB  KIRBY | JONATHAN GARFINKEL | SPOONBILL | BROOKLYN NYC
4 MAY  JEFF LATOSIK  | ROBIN RICHARDSON | EMMA HEALEY
10 MAY (THURS 2PM) KIRBY Guest Speaker INKWELL(Workman Arts)
25 MAY  A.F. MORITZ LOVEFEST POETS READ A.F. MORITZ TO MORITZ CELEBRATING THE SPARROW
APRIL 2018 NATIONAL KICK-ASS POETRY MONTH at KFB
6 APRIL  JULIE MORRISSY | LIZ WORTH
13 APRIL  DAPHNE MARLATT INTERTIDAL (Talonbooks) TORONTO LAUNCH CELEBRATION w/ MERCEDES ENG | CATRIONA STRANG | CECILY NICHOLSON +++
14 APRIL (SAT 3PM) ALICE BURDICK
19 APRIL KFB at POETRY IN VOICE | ISABEL BADER THEATRE
20 APRIL  wQr WHAT QUEER READING POETRY EXTRAVAGANZA | BRIAN DEDORA | TANIS FRANCO | ZOE SHARPE  | MAGDALENA SUKSI | HOSTED BY FAN WU
21 APRIL (SAT 3PM) DAVID ALEXANDER AFTER THE HATCHING OVEN LAUNCH
21 APRIL (SAT 7PM) ZED PRESS 2018 SPRING TORONTO LAUNCH KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI MOE’S SKIN | HANAN HAZIME AORTA 
27 APRIL VALLUM MAGAZINE SPRING 2018 TORONTO LAUNCH
28 APRIL (SAT 3PM) LEMONHOUND SHOWCASE TANIS FRANCO | TANIS MACDONALD | TRISH SALAH | ZOE WHITTALL | KATHRYN MOCKLER
MARCH 2018
2 MARCH  TURNSTONE PRESS SHOWCASE  JOANNA LILLEY | RICHARD SCARSBROOK  w/ FEED DOG’s STEVE VENRIGHT
9 MARCH  ANSTRUTHER PRESS LAUNCH w/ DAVID LY | MARK LALIBERTE | JAMES LINDSAY | JOHN NYMAN | JADE WALLACE | LILY WANG + CONOR MCDONNELL (Frog Hollow Press)
10 MARCH  PERMANENT SLEEP PRESS BOOKSHOP OPENING w/ CHRIS COLOHAN | KIRBY | + MUSIC by DON PYLE | CAPITAL ESPRESSO 1349 QUEEN ST W
16 MARCH  DAVID PETER CLARK | MUSIC : JONATHAN PAPPO
18 MARCH Gala de l’Académie de la vie littéraire  honours JONATHAN GARFINKEL‘s BOCIANY (STORKS)| LA SALA ROSSA | MONTREAL
23 MARCH KFB SPRING CHAPBOOK LAUNCH TORONTO LAUREN TURNERWE’RE NOT GOING TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME ROXANNA BENNETT UNSEEN GARDEN JOHN STINZI THE MACHETE TOURIST + NEW DALE SMITH BROADSIDE from SONS
FEBRUARY 2018
2 FEB  ADAM KATZ START OVER (Delete Press) | DALE SMITH An Open Map: The Correspondence of Robert Duncan and Charles Olson + Imagining Persons: Robert Duncan’s Lectures on Charles Olson (Univ New Mexico Press) LAUNCH
7 FEB  KIRBY | PIVOT READINGS at TRANZAC CLUB
9 & 10 FEB POETRY LOVERS BOOK SALE |  EXTENDED HOURS | FRI 1-8 | SAT 1-6
16 FEB  KATERI LANTHIER | SVETLANA LILOVA | JOSIE DI SCIASCIO-ANDREWS
20 FEB  DALE SMITH | JANA HORN | TRAVIS CHAMP | LINDSEY VERRILL | MATTHEW HODGES | STEPHANIE DAVISON | READING PARTY | AUSTIN, TX
23 FEB  JACLYN PIUDIK To Suture What Frays LAUNCH w/ special guest poet MARK GOLDSTEIN
24 FEB  THE SOAP BOX v.3 LAUNCH
JANUARY 2018
5 JAN MARVELLOUS URBANITIES: A Surrealist Poetry Extravaganza DAVID BATEMAN | BEATRIZ HAUSNER | SHANNON MAGUIRE | ROBERT PRIEST| SHERI-D WILSON
9 JAN KFB | KIRBY ‘DORIS’ IN OTTAWA |TREE READING SERIES | MARGO LAPIERRE
12 JAN  SLO-PO w/ DAVID BRADFORD (reading JERICHO BROWN THE NEW TESTAMENT)
19 JAN  SHANNON BRAMER | CATHERINE GRAHAM | JESSICA HIEMSTRA
20 JAN  ELIANNA LEV LIVE AT SUNSET BEACH VANCOUVER 3PM 
25 JAN  KFB at CROSSROADS LIT FEST | YORK U
26 JAN GARRY THOMAS MORSE SAFETY SAND (Talonbooks) LAUNCH | SONIA DI PLACIDO
DECEMBER 2017
1 DEC  Festival International de la Poésie: Poésie Poetry – a Bilingual reading with Stéphane Despatie | Corinne Chevarier | Éric Charlebois | English translations read by A.F. MORITZ | JULIE JOOSTEN Curated by Gaston Bellemare and Beatriz Hausner.
2 DEC JAKE BYRNE THE TIDE (Rahlia’s Ghost Press) Chapbook Launch w/ TARA-MICHELLE ZINIUK | MIGUEL LEANDRO GAMBOA | PAMELA DUNGOA
7 DEC  JIM JOHNSTONE  | SHANE NEILSON | CORNELIA HOOGLAND | CHRIS BANKS at ORBITAL ARTS GALLERY 275 AUGUSTA AVE
9 DEC KFB MONTREAL LAUNCH  DAVID BRADFORD | ELIANNA LEV | DALE SMITH | LAUREN TURNER | Hosted by KIRBY at MONASTIRAKI 5478 Saint Laurent 4PM
15 DEC  MARTHA BAILLIE | CONCETTA PRINCIPE | JACK DAVIS
22 DEC  KFB CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT 6-9PM (for last minute shoppers)
29 DEC  SINA QUEYRAS  Doors 7:30 Poetry 8PM
NOVEMBER 2017
3 NOV  LILLIAN NECAKOV | JIM SMITH | NICHOLAS POWER
5 NOV  CANCELLED (Sun 7:30PM) SLO-PO Reading Group w/DAVID BRADFORD 
10 NOV  LYNN CROSBIE | CANISIA LUBRIN
15-18 NOV KFB CLOSED FOR STUDIO EVENT
18 NOV KFB at MEET THE PRESSES INDIE LITERARY MARKET NOON – 5PM TRINITY-ST PAUL 427 Bloor St W
24 NOV LYNNE DESILVA-JOHNSON  SARAH PINDER
OCTOBER 2017
6+7 OCT  KNIFE FORK BOOK 1ST ANNIVERSARY WEEKEND BASH
6 OCT KFB CHAPBOOK LAUNCH  DAVID BRADFORD CALL OUT | ELIANNA LEVSEX MADE ME  | DALE SMITH SONS 
7 OCT  THIS IS ‘GOOD GOOD’ w/RYAN ECKES SUE LANDERS  JIMMY MCINNES JACOB MCARTHUR MOONEY GARY BARWIN HUGH THOMAS R. KOLEWE EMILY ISZAK RASIQRA REVULVA  JULIE CAMERON GRAY JAMES G SOUTHCOTT A ZACHARY  +++ SPECIAL GUESTS 4-7PM | IN CONVERSATION:JERAMY DODDS & JONATHAN GARFINKEL 8PM
13 OCT SLO-PO Reading Group w/DAVID BRADFORD 
20 OCT  NIGHTWOOD EDITIONS SHOWCASE  SPENCER GORDON | OWAIN NICHOLSON | DAVID ALEXANDER
22 OCT GUILLAUME MORISSETTE THE ORIGINAL FACE (VEHICULE PRESS)LAUNCH
23 OCT  WRITING THE BODY: ANDREA THOMPSON | SENNAH YEE | MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS | JEFF KIRBY at ANOTHER STORY BOOKSHOP 6:15-8PM
27 OCT  ROCCO DE GIACOMO | MARGO LAPIERRE | PHILLIP CRYMBLE 
28 OCT  (Sat 7:30PM) JAN CONN | SUSAN GILLIS | MARY DI MICHELE | JANE MUNRO | YOKO’S DOGS
SEPTEMBER 2017
9 SEPT (Sat 10AM – 5PM) KFB at FISHER SMALL & FINE PRESS FAIR 
14 SEPT  JULIA POLYCK-O’NEILL | AARON TUCKER | ANDREW MCEWEN
21 SEPT  ANAHITA JAMALI RAD | DANIELLE LAFRANCE at Orbital Arts Gallery 275 Augusta Ave Kensington Market 7PM
30 SEPT (Saturday 9AM-2PM) KFB at THE FOLD 2017 BRAMPTON BOOK BASH 
30 SEPT  MARK GOLDSTEIN | PHIL HALL | ERIN MOURE | BEAUTIFUL OUTLAW PRESS LAUNCH at Orbital Arts Gallery 275 Augusta Ave Kensington Market (Wheelchair accessible. No public washrooms.) DOORS 7PM
AUGUST 2017
August 15th  METATRON x LIGHT READING x KNIFE|FORK|BOOK  RUBY BRUNTON | ZOE IMANI SHARPE | SENNAH YEE | NATALIE WEE | EM YA’AKOV LIBERMAN
August 24th  STEWART COLE | ALLY FLEMING | TAKATSU | KRISCHAN STOTZ | ANSTRUTHER PRESS LAUNCH + MARC DI SAVERIO | INSPIRITUS PRESS LAUNCH
JULY 2017
July 18th  (Tues 6-9PM) KFB CUSTOMER APPRECIATION NIGHT 
July 19th POETRY WORKSHOP: TRANSLATION/TRANSCREATION A Poetic Journey from Spanish to English w/ JACLYN PIUDIK + NICOLAS VERGARA POSTPONED UNTIL OCTOBER.
July 20th WORDS (ON) STAGES  KATE HARGREAVES | DOMENICA MARTINELLO | PHOEBE WANG + 2017 Blodwyn Memorial Prize WINNERS 
July 26th (Weds)  KIMBERLY ALIDIO | HOA NGUYEN 
JUNE 2017
June 1st    LISE GASTON | EMILY IZSAK | MICHAEL BELCHER | JESSI MacEACHERN
June 6th    JOSHUA BECKMAN | GLORIA FRYM | JENNIFER STILL
June 8th   TARA-MICHELLE ZINIUK | SARAH PINDER | R. KOLEWE
June 15th  JESSICA HIEMSTRA | DAVID WHITE
June 21st   KFB CHAPBOOK LAUNCH  JONATHAN GARFINKEL |  JEFF KIRBY | DAVID BRADFORD
June 25th MONTREAL  KFB CHAPBOOK LAUNCH  JONATHAN GARFINKEL |  JEFF KIRBY | DAVID BRADFORD  at  MONASTIRAKI  3PM
MAY 2017
May 4th     MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS | JENNIFER LOVEGROVE | LISA RICHTER
May 10th   ANDREW DURBIN | DAVID BRADFORD | JEFF KIRBY at TOPOS (NYC)
May 18th   PEARL PIRIE | WORDS (ON) PAGES
May 25TH  KEVIN SPENST CHAPBOOK WORKSHOP  3-5PM
May 25th   RUTH ROACH PIERSON | SUE CHENETTE | JACLYN PIUDIK
May 28th   PRE-BURIAL:  NEIL SURKAN |  ALEXANDRA CAUFIN | FAN WU | NOOR NAGA | JOSHUA WHITEHEAD | HOST: ANDRE BABYN
APRIL 2017
April 1st     VALLUM CHAPBOOK SHOWCASE (NOTE: Saturday night)
April 6th    MIKE LALA | ELIANNA LEV | ERIC SCHMALTZ
April 11th   MOLLY PEACOCK | PATRICIA YOUNG | NOAH WARENESS (NOTE: Tuesday)
April 13th   THE INCONVENIENTS
April 14th   SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD
April 20th   WORDS (ON) PAGES
April 21st    ULRIKKA GERNES | CASSIDY McFADZEAN (NOTE: Friday)
April 27th   CAConrad | Jeff KIRBY
April 28th & 29th  CAConrad Workshops: New Moon (Soma)tic Poetry Rituals 
MARCH 2017
March 2nd   GWEN BENAWAY | EMMA HEALEY | DAMIAN ROGERS
March 3rd    wQr with JEFF KIRBY (NOTE: new start date)
March 5th    MADELEINE BRAUN | PARKER MENZIMER  (NOTE: Sunday)
March 9th    WORDS (ON) PAGES
March 10th   SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD
March 15th   JENNY HAYSOM | NEIL SURKAN  Anstruther Press Book Launch
March 16th   HENRY ISRAELI | TIMOTHY LIU | DAVID BRADFORD
March 20th   LISA ROBERTSON (NOTE: Monday)
March 23rd   STUART ROSS | STEVE MEAGHER
March 26th   ERIN MOURE + CHUS PATO Secession / Insecession TORONTO BOOK LAUNCH (NOTE: Sunday 3-5PM)
March 30th   JULIE CAMERON GRAY  |  NYLA MATUK
March 31st    METATRON SHOWCASE (NOTE: Friday)
FEBRUARY 2017
February 2nd | AARON KREUTER  |  JIM NASON
February 9th | INSPIRITUS PRESS LAUNCH APPARATUS
February 10th | SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD
February 16th | KATE SCHAPIRA |  AARON BOOTHBY
February 23rd | CLAIRE MARIE STANCEK  MOUTHS BOOK LAUNCH
JANUARY 2017
January 12th | DANI COUTURE | CHAD CAMPBELL
January 13th | SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD
January 19th | CLAIRE CALDWELL  |  LAURA K McRAE  |  MICHAEL PRIOR
January 20th | MOEZ SURANI ةيلمع Operación Opération Operation 行 动 Oперация
January 26th | CONCETTA PRINCIPE | RONNA BLOOM
DECEMBER 2016
December 2nd  | SLO-PO
December 8th | KATE SUTHERLAND
December 15th | JIM NASON   NEW DATE FEB 2ND
NOVEMBER 2016
November 2nd | JONATHAN GARFINKEL (NOTE: Wednesday evening, 8PM)
November 3rd | ROXANNA BENNETT | KILBY SMITH-McGREGOR
November 10th | STANFORD CHEUNG
November 17th |  LAUREN LEVIN  | ERIC SNEATHEN
November 18th  | SLO-PO
November 24th |  MAUREEN HYNES
OCTOBER 2016
October 6th | MARNIE WOODROW 
October 13th | THE POWER OF PORTRAITURE
October 27th | HOA NGUYEN 
October 29th | ANNA MOSCHOVAKIS  (NOTE: Saturday at 7PM)