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Enter May

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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Yes, Frank

…today is the day.  knife | fork | book

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Kirby love shower

  THIS WEEK | THURSDAY NIGHT POETS KIRBY SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY LAUNCH with CA CONRAD APRIL 27TH knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30  Poetry 7-ish

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Bring it

They did. A packed house. A six-course meal. A wondrous night. Sue, Dilys, Maureen, Sheila, Nancy, Kelley. THE INCONVENIENTS last night at knife | fork | book UP NEXT at KFB: April 20th WORDS (ON) PAGES. April 21st  ULRIKKA GERNES | CASSIDY McFADZEAN. April 27th CAConrad | Jeff KIRBY. April 28th & 29th | CAConradWorkshops: New Moon (Soma)tic Poetry Rituals  Photos: KIRBY

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Bow down, mister

  TONIGHT | THURSDAY NIGHT POETS KELLEY AITKEN | NANCY VIVA DAVIS HALIFAX | MAUREEN HYNES | DILYS LEMAN | SUE MACLEOD | SHEILA STEWART THE INCONVENIENTS APRIL 13TH knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30  Poetry 7-ish KELLEY AITKEN is a writer and artist. […]

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Why we’re here

ERIC SCHMALTZ, ELIANNA LEV, and MIKE LALA highlight our Thursday Night Poets Series last night. knife | fork | book UP NEXT at KFB: April 11th BIBLIOASIS SHOWCASE  MOLLY PEACOCK | PATRICIA YOUNG | NOAH WARENESS. April 13th THE INCONVENIENTS. April 20th WORDS (ON) PAGES. April 21st  ULRIKKA GERNES | CASSIDY McFADZEAN. April 27th CAConrad | Jeff KIRBY. April 28th & 29th | CAConradWorkshops: New Moon […]

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Lala Lev Schmaltz

THIS WEEK | THURSDAY NIGHT POETS MIKE LALA + ELIANNA LEV + ERIC SCHMALTZ APRIL 6TH Doors 6:30 Poetry 7-ish knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto MIKE LALA is a poet who works with text, recorded sound, and, occasionally, images. His work has appeared in […]

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In from the gale

JULIE CAMERON GRAY & NYLA MATUK hold the hearth dear at last night’s intimate Thursday Night Poets. Thanks to all who braved the elements. Richly rewarded. knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY

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3 Nights

THURSDAY NIGHT POETS | DOORS 6:30  POETRY 7-ISH JULIE CAMERON GRAY and NYLA MATUK FRIDAY from MONTREAL | 7:30 – 10 METATRON SHOWCASE w/ ERIC AMLING SARAH JEAN GRIMM ASHLEY OBSCURA JAY RITCHIE SARA Sü, SENNAH YEEZY and ADAM ZACHARY SATURDAY from MONTREAL | 7 – 9 VALLUM SHOWCASE w/ CATRIONA WRIGHT YUSUF SAADI JULIAN GOBERT K.T. […]

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Next stop

  I know there’s nothing special about me being here; I see the same things as all the others, exclaim the same compliments. But here in a warm wood-panelled bar, I’ll pound my hand on the table, press my shirt to my chest, and declare, solemnly and without irony, that I too could live here. […]