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FUCK THE CONFORMITY

squares. Fuck conformity, / the fear of being weird and free “I toss every laurel, prize, bouquet, coin, belly laughs and cries at their feet, the flames of these poet’s hearts & tongues, lick, lash, lacerate, love… saturate my pores. Every page, every poem, every phrase/line to be revisited again, again. Not only on the […]

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Finery

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 […]

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Winter dreams

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

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Blessed

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

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NEILSON CSERHÁTI POOLES

KFB OFFSITE | MONDAY MAY 13TH 7PM TORONTO LAUNCH SHANE NEILSON NEW BRUNSWICK (BIBLIOASIS) ÁNGES CSERHÁTI UNREMEMBERED (FROG HOLLOW) ANTON POOLES MONSTER 36 (ANSTRUTHER PRESS) MONDAY, MAY 13TH 7PM Hosted by JIM JOHNSTONE  knife | fork | book Offsite at Orbital Arts Gallery 275 Augusta Ave Kensington Market Toronto Access: Storefront gallery. Wheelchair Accessible. No public washrooms. Ágnes […]

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Poets Night Out

  There is nothing quite like an Anstruther Press launch to bring everybody out (even on the bleakest of days/nights). Congrats to poets ANDREW BROOKS JM FRANCHETEAU DAVID GROULX EMILY OSBOURNE and to the kickass team at Anstruther, Jim, Erica, Ally, Katie, Shane (and to Amy LeBlanc and John Barton, not pictured). Find their lovely chapbooks here.  knife […]

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Phenomenal

  ANSTRUTHER PRESS 2018 SPRING CHAPBOOK LAUNCH with MARK LALIBERTE JAMES LINDSAY DAVID LY JOHN NYMAN JADE WALLACE LILY WANG CONOR MCDONNELL (Frog Hollow Press) JIM JOHNSTONE SHANE NEILSON ALLY FLEMING ERICA SMITH and a cast of thousands. Last night. knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY UPCOMING: TONIGHT MAR 10 KIRBY CHRIS COLOHAN  DON […]

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Starry, starry night

CHRIS BANKS  CORNELIA HOOGLAND  JIM JOHNSTONE  SHANE NEILSON  O night divine. knife | fork | book THANKS TO JOSEPH & LEO at ORBITAL ARTS GALLERY for hosting and to all the poets and readers who came. Photos: KIRBY

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TONIGHT

.@chadicampbell's insightful review of Jim Johnstone's new poetry collection 'The Chemical Life' in @mancreview: " we glimpse … the slow crash and delayed impact of addiction and mental illness." https://t.co/mb2q9sqk8A pic.twitter.com/bNqs7GbV7B — Vehicule Press (@VehiculePress) November 20, 2017 Poet, ambassador of poetry, and dear friend. Look forward to hearing you this evening. @itsakirby December 7, […]

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B I G*

Very.  knife | fork | book see also:  *just got BIGGER