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]
16 FEBRUARY UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA reading at Dr. LUCAS CRAWFORD “Queer Theory and Creativity” class.
02 MARCH LONDON, ON 48×81 w/ SPECIAL GUEST DON PYLE
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“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
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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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