or, as William would say, ‘FUCKING GREAT!’ WORDS (ON) STAGES WORDS (ON) PAGES PARENTHETICAL LAUNCH with EDWARD ANKI JASMINE GUI CATRIONA WRIGHT J.C. BOUCHARD NICOLE BREWER WILLIAM KEMP and Special Guest opener PEARL PIRIE Photos: KIRBY
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Love me some Pearl. I first heard poet PEARL PIRIE at a showcase of Canadian poets reading in Bryant Park (NYC) a few summers ago. A hellacious thunderstorm just stopped, wetness hanging everywhere, and there was Pearl, reading from her delightful ‘radish.’ I was completely taken with her love of the word, and wanted more. Hear @pesbo […]
The poem that does not eliminate the effort or labour from the writing. The poem that makes difficulty visible. The untidy poem. The apparently struggling poem. The Sick Woman poem. The poem that does not hide its poet because that poet is always there, just behind the curtain. The poems that risk being a try-hard, […]
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A sparkling occasion from start to finish, host PARKER MENZIMER‘s GROUP HUDDLE Reading Series at TOPOS BOOKSTORE & CAFE this past Wednesday included an exquisitely hand-folded chapbook of the evening’s readers gifted to all in attendence. Such a pleasure to share the stage with poets DAVID BRADFORD and ANDREW DURBIN (who treated us with an excerpt […]
She’s bringing her onesie. KFB poets DAVID BRADFORD (Call Out) and Jeff KIRBY (She’s Having a Doris Day) join Wonder Press phenom ANDREW DURBIN (Mature Themes) for GROUP HUDDLE VI hosted by PARKER MENZIMER at TOPOS BOOKSTORE CAFE QUEENS NYC MAY 10TH 7PM
like no other. The pleasure of good company. Poets LISA RICHTER. JENNIFER LOVEGROVE. MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY
Dear Terry, your visits bring so much joy, and these little chappies of yours are gems. Thanks for dropping by. – Kirbela Copies of the luscious new 2017 HART HOUSE REVIEW also on hand. Terry Abrahams at knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY.
Our first six months. ‘Biggest surprise?’ Becoming the go-to destination for poets and poetry. Thank you. knife | fork | book
THIS WEEK | THURSDAY NIGHT POETS MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS + JENNIFER LOVEGROVE + LISA RICHTER MAY 4TH knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30 Poetry 7-ish Toronto poet and essayist MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS has published three collections of poetry: A Possible Landscape (Brick Books, 1993), Drowning Lessons (Pedlar Press, 2004), […]
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