2024
25 JULY TORONTO TARTAN TURBAN Curated by STEDMOND PARDY
18 JUNE 7PM TORONTO ANOTHER STORY KIRBY/MOCKLER MOCKLER/KIRBY LIVE FOR THE VERY FIRST TIME ON STAGE “ARE YOU FUCKING KIDDING ME?” SEND MY LOVE TO ANYONE BOOKHUG PRESS
13 JUNE TORONTO QUEEN BOOKS in support of R/B MERTZ CU T (Threadsuns) LAUNCH
11 MAY LONDON GOOD SPORT “Gird Your Loins” Writers/Artists Workshop PLEASE NOTE: This afternoon workshop has been cancelled.
10 MAY LONDON VARIETY CAFE LATE BLOOMERS & GOOD SPORT presents w/WILL MANNING ADV TICKETS $10
01 MAY DUNDAS ON THE PRINTED WORD BOOKSHOP w/DALE MARTIN SMITH
25 APRIL 7PM PETERBOROUGH TAKE COVER BOOKS w/JIM JOHNSTONE
22 APRIL 7PM TORONTO (LIVESTREAM) KIRBY READS SHE on their 65th Birthday w/Special Guest TRAVIS SHARP TICKETS/INFO
10 APRIL 2024 8PM TORONTO BLACK EAGLE DIRTY QUEER POETRY
26 JANUARY 2024 ST. CATHERINE’S Niagara Artists Centre in support of DON PYLE
2023
19 NOV 2023 3PM TORONTO TRANZAC in support of AMANDA EARL
15 NOV 2023 7PM TORONTO BLACK EAGLE in support of STACEY EASTON
KIRBY BEHOLD | PIQ LIVE 2023
18 AUGUST 7PM TORONTO KIRBY BEHOLD Fertile Festival of New & Inventive Works Remote Gallery
1-3 JUNE 2023 7PM TORONTO KIRBY BEHOLD TO PRIDE DATES CANCELLED
28 APRIL 2023 7PM BARRIE BOHEMIA CAFE
15 APRIL 2023 7PM HALIFAX KIRBY DOES HFXXX at VENUS ENVY HFX!
14 APRIL 2023 7PM HARBOURVILLE HALL 2564 Hwy 360 HARBOURVILLE NS KIRBY BEHOLD
8 APRIL 2023 4PM LAHAVE RIVER BOOKS LAHAVE NS w/MICHAEL GOODFELLOW LUKE HATHAWAY+ LISA McCABE
31 MARCH 1 APRIL 7PM LONDON ON KIRBY BEHOLD TKTS/INFO TBA
1-4 MARCH 7PM 5 MARCH 3PM TORONTO
18 FEBRUARY 2023 7PM MONTREAL KIRBY BEHOLD [Private Salon by Invitation Only]
20-23 JANUARY 2023 7PM TORONTO KIRBY BEHOLD SOLD OUT
BOOKING INQUIRIES
21 SEPT 2022 7PM PETERBOROUGH #PTBOPRIDE
KIRBY w/DON PYLE SHOT IN A MIRROR & ROY MITCHELL I KNOW A PLACE
Dreams Café & Bistro, 138 Hunter St. W. PWYC Presented by Jackson Creek Press
KIRBY BLACK EAGLE TORONTO LAUNCH
13 JULY 8PM BLACK EAGLE PIQ OFFICIAL TORONTO LAUNCH
KIRBY POETRY IS QUEER SPRING 2022
03 APRIL 8PM MONTREAL ACCENT Featured w Sarah Venart & stephanie roberts
24 MAY OTTAWA 7PM HAMELIN HALL MHN 509 UNIVERSITY OF OTTAWA w Jacqueline Bourque Jim Johnstone Shane Neilson
25 MAY 7PM KINGSTON NOVEL IDEA w Sadiqa de Meijer Jim Johnstone Shane Neilson
04 JUNE 3PM TORONTO KFB EAST w Sadiqa de Meijer + Special Guest Alexandra Oliver NOTE: Strictly Limited Seating. Masks Required.
12 JUNE 2PM TORONTO MINOLA REVIEW READING PARTY KFB EAST
UPCOMING: TORONTO LAUNCH TBA | US LAUNCH TBA | EAST COAST TOUR THIS FALL
KIRBY POETRY IS QUEER FALL 2021/WINTER 2022
19 SEPTEMBER 2PM PIQ OFFICIAL LAUNCH HARBOURVILLE HALL HARBOURVILLE, NS [LIVE]
26 SEPTEMBER 2:30PM PACIFIC WORD VANCOUVER [VIRTUAL]
05 OCTOBER 7PM EDT TORONTO LAUNCH KFB WEST/MIDNIGHT MASS BOOKS w/SPECIAL GUESTS HOA NGUYEN & DAMIAN ROGERS
CANCELLED
22 OCTOBER 8PM EASTERN PALIMPSEST PRESS LAUNCH [VIRTUAL]
16 NOVEMBER 7PM OTTAWA VERSEFEST OFFICIAL OPENING [LIVE]
5 DECEMBER 2021 HAMILTON THE LIT LIVE READING SERIES
10 DECEMBER VANCOUVER MASSY ARTS NEIL SURKAN UNBECOMING LAUNCH [LIVE]
14 FEBRUARY UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA reading at Dr. LUCAS CRAWFORD “Queer Theory and Creativity” class.
02 MARCH LONDON, ON [LIVE] 42×81 at TAC w/ SPECIAL GUEST DON PYLE
BOOK HER
“So special to be in a room full of people crying and laughing and crying crying and I don’t want to go to another poetry reading where I’m not squirming in my seat and screaming in pleasure ever again.” – Bee
KIRBY
THIS IS WHERE I GET OFFhttps://t.co/RtvpmeRXDK pic.twitter.com/4zAGjxmrEH— KIRBY (@itsakirby) May 15, 2019
KIRBY THIS IS WHERE I GET OFF
PERMANENT SLEEP PRESS
PUB DATE 22 APRIL 2019
4 MAY 2019 8PM TORONTO LAUNCH KNIFE FORK BOOK
16 MAY 2019 WINDSOR BIBLIOASIS
28 MAY 2019 TORONTO SHAB-E SHE’R
14 JUNE 2019 TORONTO w/PAOLA FERRANTE + JASON PURCELL KNIFE FORK BOOK
21 JUNE 2019 OTTAWA PRE-FAIR READING THE CARLETON TAVERN OTTAWA SMALL PRESS FAIR
2 JULY BUFFALO NY RUST BELT BOOKS
6 & 7 JULY MONTREAL “THE BUDDY BOOTH READINGS” LOCATIONS/TIMES DISCLOSED ON INSTAGRAM/TWITTER @ITSAKIRBY FOR ONE-ON-ONE & OUTDOOR PUBLIC READINGS
23 AUGUST TORONTO TARTAN TURBAN SECRET READINGS #20
22 SEPTEMBER TORONTO WOTS
3 OCTOBER MONCTON ATTIC OWL
5/6 OCT FREDERICTON UNB 16TH ANNUAL POETRY WEEKEND
7 OCT SAINT JOHN UNB LORENZO SOCIETY READING SERIES
8 OCT HALIFAX w/ ALICE BURDICK ANNICK MACASKILL NOLAN NATASHA ANDY VERBOOM BART VAUTOUR CAFE LARA
9 OCT LUNENBURG LEXICON BOOKS w/ANNICK MACASKILL ANDY VERBOOM
25 NOVEMBER TORONTO COMMON READINGS w/VINCENT COLISTRO DANNY JACOBS
22 JANUARY 2020 LONDON POETRY LONDON w/DALE SMITH
10 MARCH UTSC DEPARTMENT OF ENGLISH DANIEL SCOTT TYSDAL CREATIVE WRITING CLASS
19 APRIL OPENING FOR HASAN NAMIR FACEBOOK LIVE
8 JULY 2020 7PM KFB SAL/ONline ANSTRUTHER PRESS CHAPBOOK LAUNCH w/Síle Englert, Kirby, Marc Perez, Ayaz Pirani, Mahaila Smith, Samuel Strathman. Hosted by Jim Johnstone. [ZOOM details to follow]
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