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Such times

NEW AT THE DISPENSARY “…demonstrating (as if that were needed) that poetry transposes into bodies and languages, imposing its luminous presence that no technology can diminish.” – ALEXANDRE PATEAU “A monumental testament to our times.” – KIRBY In 2020, the poetry translation project VERSschmuggel / reVERSible brought together six German poets, and twelve Canadian poets (six writing in English […]

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NYB no 2

What do I mean by queer?* Resilient. Tenacious. Creative. Out there. Joyous. Playful. Catty. Fun. Non-conforming. Fleshy. SparklePony. Baton-twirling. Activist. Sick of rainbows. Pride. Butch. Kween. Friend of Dorothy. Pro-sexual. Unrankled. Big fan of pretty. Plays well in the dark. Reads. Can bend when willing. Loves Mom. Cher. Pink. Warriors. Dancers. Anything flamboyant. Flies in […]

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Inspiritus soars

The kinetic energy of the new. Congrats to Inspiritus Press. A remarkable evening and launch. knife | fork | book UP NEXT at KFB: TONIGHT SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD. FEB 16TH KATE SCHAPIRA + AARON BOOTHBY. FEB 23 CLAIRE MARIE STANCEK MOUTHS BOOKLAUNCH. MAR 2 GWEN BENAWAY + EMMA HEALEY + DAMIAN ROGERS. MAR 3RD […]

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Everyday is like

  Sunday. In January. And it feels like it, beneath her mother’s quilt. Does she even want to? (no, it’s Sunday… and she does) 506 High Park to Augusta and the shop greeted by C.J., Aaron, and Takatsu and their glorious new arrival, APPARATUS, an anthology of emerging writers on their own imprint, Inspiritus Press. And it’s a […]