We are calling out to all those like-minded busy professionals who love books, love how it feels to read, enjoy the journey of reading a good book, and eagerly seek an opportunity to share and discuss their thoughts about their latest reads over a cup ( or 2) of good joe; but struggle to find the time to read because of their engaging schedules. Come join us once a month at a coffee shop, anywhere in the Toronto area to reconnect with your love for reading. We will meet on a Friday night or Satu …

Different people have different comfort levels when talking about sexuality, so meeetings happen in one of two flavours - private workshops and open group discussions. This group is for you if you'd like to become more comfortable with your sexuality or feel it could be more than it is today, for example, if you: want to explore your sexuality, e.g. physical pleasure or spiritual connection grew up in a sex-negative environment or have experienced discrimination connected with your sexuality w …

Welcome to the Toronto Poetry Club meetup! We meet as necessary sometimes and share each other's work! If you'd like to share a written poem and have a chance to be published, then please Click here to post your Poems in our "Discussions" Forums! You don't need to. It's optional. You can also read a poem to us in person, at our meetups! It's free to RSVP to our events! To join, click "JOIN US!" in the top-right corner of this page. It's free. So are all RSVPs to our meetups and all of our eve …

“Truly fine poetry must be read aloud. A good poem does not allow itself to be read in a low voice or silently. If we can read it silently, it is not a valid poem: a poem demands pronunciation. Poetry always remembers that it was an oral art before it was a written art. It remembers that it was first song." Jorge Luis Borges This is a meetup group for people who like to read, and be read to. Everyone is welcome!  Bring a passage or two that you like and recite it with the group, then we can tal …

Hello fellow west-enders! I recently moved to the area with my husband and am loving this new neighborhood immensely. I used to belong to several bookclub in the past and have really enjoyed thoughtful discussion and ideas exchanged amongst a group of like-minded and not so like-minded individuals! With the onset of better weather to come, I would like to start hosting a variety of bookclub, art, outdoors, and community-centric events again. I have a lovely garden space and deck to host members …

Do you love theatre? Do you enjoy reading plays? This group is for people who enjoy -- or suspect they might enjoy -- reading plays aloud with others. We'll be meeting in a public place once a month, most likely on Sunday afternoons, to read an entire play together. No experience is necessary; a love of plays is the only requirement.