Fertil3 at The Printed Word Bookshop Dundas ON 25 August 2024
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“Let’s do it for the poets.” “There is no better way to describe the chapbook, broadside, and zine publishers scattered across Canada than transient. The stop/start nature of the micropress “industry” is a solid reality. Presses come and go partially due to the lack of financial incentive—mostly micropresses are self-funded labours of love—and, more impactfully, […]
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“We’ve got a pact,” Ziegler said. “You have permission to read for an hour, with no other interruptions.” “It’s about building community.” – VICKI ZIEGLER, “bookgaga” Ah! that oft-used word, “community.” I’ve heard rumours of a mythical “poetry community,” as though one in and of itself exists. My actual experience, there are highly valued small […]
“what I’m trying to say is / these waves are another kind of animal” Created to celebrate the second instalment of Fertile. OANA AVASILICHIOAEI Improbable Theatres DEAN GARLICK Domestic Sublime WILL MANNING Joan Would Say SUBHANYA SIVAJOTHY Singing Fish Notation KATE SUTHERLAND Nuptials à la carte or save with the bundle! and see them all at Fertile! > Schedule > […]
“It’s a sweet thing to gush.” Such a sweet, sweet finish. Thank you Michael, Christopher, Luke, poets, readers, lovers. A flood of poetry goodness.
“Pulverize the gems.” First glance, a manuscript I didn’t have a clue just what I was looking at [which only increased my interest]. No, first it was reading Klara’s work, often how poets ever meet, like most good work, you pause, breathe, sit with it. You must. Attend. Arresting hand-painted photographs by Kadie Salmon. This […]
The breeze from the lake. Fertile.
I stumble over my love for the sea, rest my head on mountains. I’d like to posit a theory that we’re all descendants of headstones. Klara du Plessis, Skin & Meat Sky A stellar outing. Celebrating our inaugural festival. Sacha Archer KIM Travis Sharp Behind the Poet Reading Their Poem Is a Sign Saying Applause […]
Gorgeousness. Opening weekend. Eric Schmaltz. Leslie Joy Ahenda. Sagan Yee. Jaqueline Valencia. Jake Byrne. Aaron Tucker MA|DE. Kyle Flemmer. Anna Veprinska. Lindsay Miles. Klara du Plessis. Fertile Festival of New & Inventive Works 05-21 August 2022 The Great Escape Book Store 957 Kingston Rd [BackLane] Guest Curators The Blasted Tree. Gap Riot Press. Hosted by […]
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