Jessica Joy Hiemstra Shannon Bramer Ben Gallagher James Lindsay Noah Wareness Khashayar Mohammadi Ally Fleming Kate Sutherland Jacob McArthur Mooney Conor McDonnell Fan Wu David Seymour A. Light Zachary Torben Robertson Doyali Islam Ben Meyerson A. F. Moritz Host: Kirby “The Sparrow is more than a selected poems; it is also a single vast poem, […]
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touching is not actually touching (fans push the hot air around us) touching is the act of atoms resisting each other touching is resistance TANIS FRANCO, from QUARRY (University of Calgary Press, 2018) wQr [What Queer Reading], KFB new imprint Reading Series debuts last night with a special focus on QUEER SPACE/S featuring ZOE SHARP, BRIAN […]
Grateful for voices in/against the dark last night @knifeforkbook, for their “social forces, like a woman using a staircase.” The energies of that space and those poets are food for the weekend… — brandy ryan (@bonthebrink) April 14, 2018 “I’m on my way to see Daphne Marlatt read at @knifeforkbook,” This opening line will remain […]
An idyllic setting. DAVID PETER CLARK and JONATHAN PAPPO in tandem fill the space to appreciative listeners, performing SPELL (Swimmer’s Group). Last night. knife | fork | book Find SPELL by DAVID PETER CLARK at knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY
This night was such a gift. Thank you dear poets STEVE VENRIGHT (Anvil Press/FeedDog) and Turnstone Press’ RICHARD SCARSBROOK and JOANNA LILLEY. Received.
Editor/Publisher TALI VORON hosts an impressive slate of emerging young writers at the launch of their third instalment of THE SOAP BOX. Poets Shaieree Cottar, Karisa Bili, Sara di Tullio, and Carine Lee, engaged a lively full house. Kudos all! knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY
LIT LIVE HAMILTON last night was indeed live, with a stellar line-up of poets, GARY BARWIN, BEN ROBINSON, CORNELIA HOOGLAND, DAVID PETER CLARK, (along with DANILA BOTHA and DANIEL COLEMAN, not pictured) at THE STAIRCASE (a haven). Seeing March’s slate, we may have to return. knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY
“IN [KIRBY’S] SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY, THERE ARE JUXTAPOSITIONS BETWEEN WHITE MIDDLE CLASS POLITESSE AND WHAT’S HIDDEN BENEATH THE SURFACE, SUCH AS COCKROACHES IN “WHITE SALE”, A PRISTINE BED THAT IS NEVER USED FOR SEX. I LIKE THE WAY GENDER IS HANDLED IN AN ALMOST CASUAL WAY IN THIS POEM. IN “ADAM’S FEET” WE […]
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