On October 8, 2014, on one of the first really chilly nights of the Fall, the brightest lights of Toronto’s literary community assembled in Kensington Market to celebrate the launch […]
Continue readingA BookThug’s Guide to INSPIRE!—Toronto’s International Book Fair
November 13–16, 2014 @ the Metro Toronto Convention Centre (Tickets available, here) INSPIRE! Toronto International Book Fair is Toronto’s brand new international book expo. This three-day affair will be “part […]
Continue readingPhil Hall in conversation with Wanda Praamsma about a thin line between
September 24, 2014 Wanda Praamsma’s debut poetry collection a thin line between crafts a story that transcends geographic boundaries and time periods, by weaving together lives from her own family’s […]
Continue readingEngaging Theseus by Wayne Clifford and bpNichol: Reader’s Questions
August 19, 2014 Reading Theseus is an intimate experience; the reader witnesses bpNichol and Wayne Clifford actively troubling the processes of myth making and word smithing. Nichol has declared his […]
Continue readingJamaica Farewell and the Divided World: Guadalupe Muro’s Interview Questionnaire –10 Questions with the Author of Air Carnation
August 1, 2014 As I mentioned in a prior blog post, I will be adding Air Carnation to my bedside books collection. But attached is a fun questionnaire filled out […]
Continue readingAn Interview with Guadalupe Muro, the author of Air Carnation
July 28, 2014 The moment I finished Air Carnation, I felt I had to email Argentine author Guadalupe Muro questions regarding her book, since I had scribbled enough notes and […]
Continue readingThe Romances of Lorca, Odes Like Neruda: The Inspiration and Recording Process Behind Guadalupe Muro’s, Songs For Runaway Girls.
July 4, 2014 After reading Air Carnation, we were curious to ask Guadalupe Muro about the soundtrack she has been putting together. She agreed to do an interview with us, […]
Continue readingAs many entrances and exits as are possible”: An Interview with Stephen Cain, editor of bp:beginnings by bpNichol
June 27, 2014 Kristen: Can you describe your editorial process for the selection of these works by bpNichol? Stephen: As most of the works in the collection only exist in […]
Continue readingA book whose table of contents is a poem-Esteban Buch on Air Carnation by Guadalupe Muro
June 25, 2014 A book whose table of contents is a poem. A book that is a love letter to whom it may concern. A book whose epigraph quotes from […]
Continue readingI Only Have Eyes For You”: Live readings by Aisha Sasha John and Julie Joosten at the words(on)stages reading series
June 24, 2014 Rain didn’t deter the audience and participants from coming out to the words(on)stages reading series, hosted by founders Nicole Brewer*** and Will Kemp of words(on)pages. Held on […]
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