news | Wednesday October 24, 2012

BookFest Windsor 2012!

(Six of One broadside poems, courtesy of Judith Fitzgerald)

Tomorrow, BookFest Windsor 2012 will kick off. Among the many authors, poets and publishers scheduled to appear are Sheldon Cohen, Sheila Fischman, Marty Gervais, Phil Hall, James Laxer, Alison Pick, Noah Richler and John Ralston Saul.

And for poetry fans, Judith Fitzgerald Presents II: Six of One is an elegant Alison Dilworth-created limited-edition set of six hand-crafted broadside poems (by seven poets) – plus bio-notes and a silver-on-black hand-crafted holder-folder envelope – that showcases poems from George Bowering, Leonard Cohen, Judith Fitzgerald, Maxine Gadd, C. H. (Marty) Gervais, Karl Jirgens and Daphne Marlatt, It’s custom-made throughout and numbered 1 through 52. All the proceeds go, without exception, towards ensuring BookFest Windsor’s continued healthy existence.

Cohen himself called it “an eminently worthy and world-class enterprise.” Each one costs $25 and they’ll be on sale when the festival opens.