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FORTHCOMING EVENTS

8 May 2013
READING: John Reibetanz
Venue: Parish Hall, St Thomas's Church, 383 Huron Street, Toronto, Canada
Time: 8.00 p.m.
Cost: free

John Reibetanz will be reading from his newest collection, Afloat (Brick Books, 2013), and from Péter Cserháti: Hidden Treasures in Woodcarving, Sculpture and Sketches (rufus books, 2012). In addition, Bernadette Rule will be reading from her forthcoming collection, Paper Doors (Larkspur, 2014), and John Terpstra will be launching Brilliant Falls (Gaspereau Press, 2013). Reception to follow. All welcome.

30 May 2013
READING: Michael Lee Rattigan, Gill Gregory, Will Stone, Matthew Francis
Venue: Senate House Library, 4th Floor, Senate House, University of London, Malet Street, WC1E 7HU
Time: 6.30 p.m.
Cost: free

This evening will feature four rufus poets reading from their most recent publications and works-in-progress. Michael Lee Rattigan will read from his Fernando Pesso/Alberto Caeiro translations and his own work in Nature Notes and Liminal; Gill Gregory will read from In Slow Woods and Dawn-Bear, an upcoming chapbook; Will Stone will read from amongst his myriad translations and from his own poems, which he is in the midst of writing for The Sleepwalkers that will be published next year; and Matthew Francis will read from Whereabouts, along with his newest collection from Faber & Faber, Muscovy.

EVENTS ARCHIVE

3 November 2012
AUTUMN BOOK LAUNCH > LIMINAL BY MICHAEL LEE RATTIGAN
Venue: Poetry Café / 22 Betterton Street, London, WC2H 9BX
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Cost: free

This book launch celebrated the publication of Liminal by Michael Lee Rattigan, his debut poetry collection. The event morphed from reading to conversation with an interested and enthused audience.

27 May 2012
SPRING BOOK LAUNCH PÉTER CSERHÁTI: HIDDEN TREASURES IN WOODCARVING, SCULPTURE, AND SKETCHES WITH EKPHRASTIC POEMS BY JOHN REIBETANZ AND EDITED AND WITH AN INTRODUCTION BY VAJAY EMŐKE CSERHÁTI
Venue: Massey College, University of Toronto, Canada
Time: 2.00 p.m. – 4.00 p.m.
RSVP only

This Sunday afternoon book launch celebrated the publication of artworks by Péter Cserháti (mainly woodcarvings), with a selection of ekphrastic poems read by John Reibetanz. An introduction to the artist was also made by Gordon Becker, an award-winning wood sculptor who was once a pupil of Péter Cserháti's. A number of the artworks were on display, seemingly glowing in the atmospheric Upper Library at Massey College. It was truly a wonderful occasion: "happy, civilised, welcoming, simply glorious".

12 December 2011
READING: Jeremy Clarke
Venue: Horse Hospital, 30 Colonnade, Bloomsbury, London, WC1N 1JD
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Cost: £5 at the door

The Artesian/Light and Shadow Salon Evening will be a unique event of live music, films, and readings by contributors to the upcoming issue of Artesian, including Jeremy Clarke whose third installment of 'Walking in Beauty' will be published in the journal. He has, however, chosen to read from Incidents of Travel, the forthcoming chapbook from rufus books as the issue - and the evening - will be offering "personal, passionate, lyrical and luminous responses to the ceaselessly rewarding questions of the air and its meanings, from breath to song, storm to space, surveillance to sea-bed reflections, and much much more", the sea-bed reflections being his. All welcome.

10 December 2011
BOOK FAIR: SMALL PRESS OF TORONTO WINTER BOOK FAIR
Venue: Hart House, University of Toronto, 7 Hart House Circle, Toronto, Ontario, M5S 3H3
Time: 11.00 a.m. - 5.00 p.m.
Free admission

21 October 2011
AUTUMN BOOK LAUNCH PIG NUTS & PEACOCKS BY ANTHEA SIMMONS
Venue: Sladers Yard Contemporary British Art, Furniture and Craft Gallery & Art Café / West Bay Road, West Bay, Bridport, Dorset, DT6 4EL, UK
Time: Reading begins 7.30 p.m. (bar/café open from 6.00 p.m.)
Cost: free

This evening event celebrated the publication of Pig Nuts & Peacocks by Anthea Simmons, a chapbook of poems and illustrations inspired by and chronicling her life afforded by the animals and natural surroundings in the depths of the East Devon countryside. A selection of original drawings made exclusively for the chapbook were also for sale; if you are interested in puchasing one of the drawings, please email for more information.

28 September 2011
READING: Jeremy Clarke
Venue: St. Pancras Old Church / Pancras Road, NW1 1UL, London, England
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Cost: free

This evening featured Jeremy Clarke's rendition of 'Walking in Beauty', a long poem that was published in the 2010 third issue of Artesian magazine (focusing on all aspects of 'time' and featuring original work by John Berger, Susan Derges and Iain Sinclair among many others) and the first in a trilogy entitled Hands from a Hidden Country that will be forthcoming from rufus books at a future date. It was an intimate occasion with St Pancras Old Church lit only by candle-light where Jeremy spoke, rather than read, the entire poem from memory.

14 April 2011
SPRING BOOK LAUNCH IN SLOW WOODS BY GILL GREGORY
Venue: The University of Notre Dame in London / London, England
Time: 7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
Cost: free

This evening featured a reading by Gill Gregory to celebrate the publication of In Slow Woods, a full-length book of poems. A small reception followed and the author was available to sign copies of her book.

26 February 2011
READING: Jeremy Clarke
Venue: Colyford Memorial Hall, Swanhill Road / Colyford, Devon, EX24 6QJ
Time: 4.00 p.m.
Cost: free

This reading was part of the Colyford ArtsFest which took place from Friday 25 February 2011 - Sunday 27 February 2011. It was a weekend celebrating the Arts, history and local talent in and around Colyford, Devon.

6 October 2010
AUTUMN BOOK LAUNCH DEVON HYMNS BY JEREMY CLARKE
Venue: Any Amount of Books / 56 Charing Cross Road WC2H 0QA, London, England
Time: 7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
Cost: free

This evening featured a reading by Jeremy Clarke to celebrate the publication of Devon Hymns, a full-length book of poems with cover artwork by John Berger and drawings by Yves Berger. A small reception followed; the author was available to sign copies of his book.

13 June 2009
BOOK FAIR: Toronto Small Press Book Fair
Venue: Toronto Reference Library
Time: 9.00 am - 5.00 pm
Cost: free

5 March 2008
ANNOUNCEMENT: CESSATION OF PUBLISHING ACTIVITIES
No new events will be posted until further notice.

23 October 2007
READING: Michael Lee Rattigan
Venue: Art Bar, Clinton’s Lounge / 693 Bloor St W, Toronto
Time: 8.00 p.m.
Cost: free (donations appreciated)

16 October 2007
READING: Thomas Joachim Kingston
Venue: Art Bar, Clinton’s Lounge / 693 Bloor St W, Toronto
Time: 8.00 p.m.
Cost: free (donations appreciated)

15 October 2007
AUTUMN BOOK LAUNCH

ECHOES OF SHADOW BY JEREMY HARMAN
Venue: PIMS Common Room, University of Toronto
Time: 7.00 p.m. – 9.00 p.m.
Cost: free

This evening featured a reading by Jeremy Harman to celebrate the publication of Echoes of Shadow, a chapbook of poems and photographs. A small reception followed and the author was available to sign copies of his book.

6 November 2005
READING: Matthew Francis
Venue: LitLiVe, Junction Café (Hamilton, Ontario)
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Cost: free
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3 November 2005
AUTUMN BOOK LAUNCH WHEREABOUTS BY MATTHEW FRANCIS
Venue: Hart House Library (University of Toronto)
Time: 7.30 p.m.
Cost: free

The inaugural launch of rufus books was marked by the launch of UK 'Next Generation' poet Matthew Francis’s collection entitled Whereabouts. A special reception was held at the Windsor Arms's Club 22 afterwards.
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1 November 2005
READING: Matthew Francis
Venue: Art Bar, Victory Café
Time: 8.00 p.m.
Cost: free (donations appreciated)