Join authors Chris Hutchinson and Darren Bifford for a book launch and readings featuring their new poetry collections, A Brief History of the Short-Lived and Wedding in Fire Country (Nightwood Editions), at Type Books in Toronto-883 Queen Street West-on Saturday, April 28th at 5:00 pm.

In his third poetry collection, A Brief History of the Short-Lived, Chris Hutchinson brings the full force of his linguistic dexterity to bear on the elusive subject of literature itself.

Entitled "Sand From The Sea", the 13 song CD (with one bonus track) reflects Amai Kuda's work as a community activist, mother of a young child, and singer/songwriter with a strong vision of the world around her

Self-produced, with all her own compositions, the album includes many of the songs (such as Dance Chaka) that have become popular with the audiences she has developed playing countless fundraisers and community events in the last few years.

Blessed with a "powerful, soulful voice," (NOW music critic Benjamin Boles) and an intuitive music mind as both a composer and vocal arranger, "Sand From The Sea" is a unique combination of diaspora african musics that stretches from gospel to blues, african to hip-hop.

Sponsored by York University Book Store, Fernwood Books, the Socialist Project and the Socialist Register.

Come to Lula Lounge on January 20 for the 2011 launch of the Socialist Resigster. A panel discussion with local contributors Greg Albo, Bryan Evans, Leo Panitch and Sam Gindin.

Doors open at 6, dinner and drinks available.

Join UPPING THE ANTI as we celebrate the launch of UPPING THE ANTI NUMBER TEN

-- DJ DJ Tanner and DJ Zehra--

-- Raffle, Dancing, Politics, Fun --

Admission: $10 (includes new issue).
No one turned away for lack of funds.
Subscribers get in free.

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UPPING THE ANTI NUMBER TEN includes:

- Interview with Andrea Smith on building unlikely alliances

- Interview with Patrick Bond on climate justice and anti-capitalism

- Interview with Nandita Sharma and Jessica Yee on sex work, migration and anti-trafficking

- AK Thompson on Avatar and the co-option of capitalism

- Tom Keefer on Marxism and Indigenous struggles

Rafeef Ziadah launched her album of collected spoken word poetry put to music at Toronto's Concord Cafe late last fall. She performed a few selected poems to an audience of friends, fans, musicians and of course Palestinian political activists. On Ziadah's anticipated debut album Hadeel, you'll find a selection of 10 poems that established this Palestinian spoken word artist's reputation as a political poet in Toronto over the past six years. Her work is accompanied by a diverse range of musicians, adding a new layer of depth to the work.