The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through that vast forest, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.” JAMES BALDWIN The Creative Process On Friday night, while the […]
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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 […]
THURSDAY NIGHT POETS JANUARY 19TH CLAIRE CALDWELL Invasive Species LAURA K. McRAE Distributaries MICHAEL PRIOR Model Disciple Doors 6:30PM Poetry 7-ish Claire Caldwell is a poet and editor living in Toronto. Her first book is Invasive Species, part of the Buckrider Books imprint at Wolsak and Wynn. Claire was the 2013 winner of the Malahat […]
Morning light. June dawns. Moonbeam. Bumblebee. Wren. Tulip. After reading @MoezSurani OPERATIONS, I simply knew I wanted to have it read aloud, in its entirety, JAN 20TH at knife fork book.” – KIRBY more info >
“Come one come all to the Egyptian Hall.” “Here, boys. Come, brothers.” A circle of initmates at Thursday Night Poets last evening, celebrating the launch of CHAD CAMPBELL Euphonia and DANI COUTURE Black Sea Nettle from JIM JOHNSTONE Anstruther Press. UPCOMING: TONIGHT SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD. THURS JAN 19TH CLAIRE CALDWELL LAURA K McRAE MICHAEL PRIOR. FRIDAY […]
A few pretties in store. knife | fork | book
Always a little mystic, always a little horny: Wieners, slowly, Friday, 7:30 @knifeforkbook pic.twitter.com/tf67eCIraW — David Bradford (@BartleButts) January 9, 2017 SLO-PO with DAVID BRADFORD THIS FRIDAY | JAN 13TH | 7:30PM • knife | fork | book
Our first threesome.@cpmcaldwell @purlpoet @michaelprior06 JAN 19TH#ThursNightPoets@RicksKensington #poetry #bookshop #toronto pic.twitter.com/8ftPoeqNk8 — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) January 8, 2017
#ThursNightPoets returns January 12th with the LAUNCH of CHAD CAMPBELL EUPHONIA and a second third printing of DANI COUTURE BLACK SEA NETTLE from ANSTRUTHER PRESS THURSDAY JANUARY 12TH knife | fork | book @ Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market Doors open 6:30PM | Poetry 7-ish CHAD CAMPBELL‘s first collection, Laws & Locks, was published by […]
“Sixty-one years of military operation names read by sixty-one writers, artists, activists, students and veterans around the world. The night will be a communal protest against imperialism, occupation and bellicose nationalism.” MOEZ SURANI “After reading (and re-reading) MOEZ SURANI’s Operations, I simply knew I wanted to have it read aloud, in its entirety, January 20th at […]
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