Head to the Grolier Club and enjoy an exhibit on decades of concrete, visual, and experimental poetry from 1960–2025. Drawn from the collection of Steve Clay at Granary Book, the inimitable bill bissett is one of the authors with work featured at the exhibit. For further details, click here.

After Words: Visual and Experimental Poetry in Little Magazines and Small Presses, 1960–2025
Ground Floor Gallery at the Grolier Club
New York, NY
April 23–July 26, 2025

A production of For the Pleasure of Seeing Her Again by Michel Tremblay and translated by Linda Gaboriau runs from May 13 to June 1 at Centaur Theatre!

For more details and to purchase tickets, click here.

For the Pleasure of seeing Her Again
Centaur Theatre
Montréal, QC
May 13–June 1, 2025

On May 13, enjoy an evening of discussions and readings with Michael Nardone and Steven Zultanski. Nardone will be reading from his new book of dialogues Convivialities and Zultanski will be reading from his new book Help. Attendance is free! For more information and to reserve a ticket, click here.

Poetry & Listening: An Evening with Michael Nardone and Steven Zultanski
Workshop Theatre Studio 1 at Leeds University
Leeds, UK
May 13, 2025
5:00 p.m. BST

Let’s get literary! Join Michael Nardone, Steven Zultanski, and Maria Sledmere for an evening of readings at Good Press. Nardone will be reading from his new book of dialogues, Convivialities. For more details, click here.

Convivialities Glasgow Launch
Good Press
Glasgow, UK
May 14, 2025
6:30–8 p.m. BST

Head to Embassy Gallery for the Edinburgh launch of Convivialities by Michael Nardone. Nardone will be performing alongside Maria Sledmere and Steven Zultanski, who will be launching his book Help. The event runs from 6:30–8 p.m. BST.

Edinburgh Launch of Convivialities
Embassy Gallery
Edinburgh, UK
May 15, 2025
6:30 p.m. BST

Three fantastic authors including Rahat Kurd, author of the forthcoming collection The Book of Z and co-author (with Sumayya Syed) of The City That Is Leaving Forever will be speaking about and against the militarization and occupation of Kashmir. For more information, click here.

Weaving Our Worlds: Free Kashmir
1803 East 1 Avenue
Vancouver, BC
May 17, 2025
5:30 p.m. PDT

Celebrate the launch of Convivialities by Michael Nardone in Paris, France, at After 8 Books! Admission is free. To check out After 8 Books’ events page, click here.

Convivialities Paris Launch
After 8 Books
Paris, FR
May 17, 2025
7 p.m. CEST

You’re invited to celebrate the new spring releases from Talonbooks! Please join us at the Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall on Friday, May 23, to welcome the following books to the world:

allostatic load by Junie Désil
Crowd Source by Cecily Nicholson
Future Works by Jeff Derksen
Revolutions by Hajer Mirwali and
Uiesh / Somewhere by Joséphine Bacon, translated by Jessica Moore!

The launch will be hosted by andrea bennett, author of the berry takes the shape of the bloom.

The Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall is wheelchair and scooter accessible. There is a parking lot behind the venue in the alley between East 3rd and East 4th Avenues. Attendance is free! Snacks and drinks will be served. A live stream will be available on the Talonbooks YouTube channel. See you there!

Talonbooks Spring 2025 Launch
Martha Lou Henley Rehearsal Hall
1955 McLean Drive
Vancouver, BC
May 23, 2025
Doors open at 7:00 p.m.; readings begin at 7:30 p.m.

Head to Galerie Eli Kerr to celebrate the Montréal launch of Convivialities by Michael Nardone, Crowd Source by Cecily Nicholson, and Future Works by Jeff Derksen, with special guests! Admission is free! Be sure to catch this phenomenal evening of literature.

Talonbooks Montréal Launch
Galerie Eli Kerr
Montréal, QC
May 31, 2025
Doors open at 6:00 p.m. EDT, readings begin at 7:00 p.m. EDT

Author of Revolutions Hajer Mirwali is one of the poets reading at the Toronto launch for Heaven Looks Like Us and The Gate of Memory. Attendance is free! For more details and to reserve tickets, click here.

Haymarket Poetry Launch
It’s OK* Studios
Toronto, ON
May 31, 2025
2:00 p.m. EDT