Fertil3 at The Printed Word Bookshop Dundas ON 25 August 2024
Tag: JimJohnstone
“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, […]
Launching poetry at the place for poetry. MICHAEL FLATT reads from his new KFB collection I CAN FOCUS IF I TRY supported by poet, R/B MERTZ reading from their upcoming CU T (Threadsuns, 2024) to a welcoming house at The Printed Word Bookshop, Dundas ON last night. Thanks James, and all who came out to […]
JIM JOHNSTONE & SHANE NEILSON LAUNCH LIVE at KFB WEST Our “poetry month” officially started this past Sunday with these two titans launching their newest, live at KFB WEST. Congrats Jim & Shane, to publishers, Vehicule & Goose Lane, & all braved the cold to celebrate, with special thanks to Emily and Alex at our […]
You’re gonna flip. A Globe & Mail Top 100 [SAM CHEUK]. Our first double chapbook, FLIP with two titles by VICTORIA MBABAZI. NEW JIM JOHNSTONE. LISA ROBERTSON. & AYAZ PIRANI. We’re chuffed. NEW KFB SELECTS SUBSCRIBERS receive a KFB BONUS GIFT BUNDLE [limited offer while supplies last] SUBSCRIBE TODAY
First in person poetry outing since 14 March 2020, and a grand re-entry at that, accompanied by poet/friends CONOR McDONNELL + JIM JOHNSTONE attending the beautiful laneway gallery space at THE GREAT ESCAPE BOOKSTORE where a group show of poetry broadsides are on display, extended to the end of this month, featuring work by VICTORIA […]
Ushering in the new. JIM JOHNSTONE THE OUROBOROS R. KOLEWE THE WILD FOX SHANE NEILSON WALT ICONIC K F B 2 FEBRUARY 7PM EST Purchase all three at Shop KFB
and we’re back. Darlin’s, in the grand tradition of Stein, Matisse, and Capote, we’ve officially entered our “Salon Phase.” We couldn’t be more chuffed. And to debut with these stunning new ANSTRUTHER PRESS chapbooks, this line-up of poets, made it all the more. Thanks to all who joined SAMUEL STRATHMAN, SÍLE ENGLERT, AYAZ PIRANI, SHANE […]
The love in this room. Poets celebrate poet RUTH ROACH PIERSON this Friday past. A grand affair. knife | fork | book
Wondrous. Ardent. Full. Poets ANTON POOLES MONSTER 36, ÁNGES CSERHÁTI UNREMEMBERED, and SHANE NEILSON NEW BRUNSWICK deliver at their Toronto launch last night. Thanks to the presses Biblioasis, Frog Hollow, Anstruther, host Jim Johnstone, our friends Joseph and Leo at Orbital Arts Gallery and all who held this space dear. knife | fork | book
Knife Fork Book 