And I sing amid despair and isolationOf the chance to know you, to sing of meWhich are you. You see,You hold me up to the light in a wayI should never have expected, or suspected, perhapsBecause you always tell me I am you,And right. – John Ashbery — 92Y Poetry Center (@92YPoetry) December 12, 2017
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Darlings, you’re all well looked after. ORDER YOUR k | f | b GIFT CARDS HERE https://t.co/w7lVRu6MX6#GiftCards #holidays #shopping #done #poetry #bookshop #toronto pic.twitter.com/PJ18GRlGxg — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) December 12, 2017 Shopping, done. knife | fork | book
We love you. knife | fork | book PICTURED: k | f | b MONTREAL 2017 FALL CHAPBOOK LAUNCH featuring DAVID BRADFORD CALL OUT ELIANNA LEV SEX MADE ME DALE SMITH SONS LAUREN TURNER WE’RE NOT GONG TO DO BETTER NEXT TIME Hosted by KIRBY SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY at MONASTIRAKI (Thanks BILLY […]
SATURDAY MONTREAL k | f | bhttps://t.co/fw5FLb7n07#LAUNCH #poetry #chapbooks @yesmonastiraki #DaleSmith #sons @BartleBeeps #callout @noneandonly #sexmademe @sickpoettheory #werenotgoingtodobetternexttime @itsakirby #sheshavingadorisday pic.twitter.com/ny1ff6Qw1p — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) December 7, 2017
CHRIS BANKS CORNELIA HOOGLAND JIM JOHNSTONE SHANE NEILSON O night divine. knife | fork | book THANKS TO JOSEPH & LEO at ORBITAL ARTS GALLERY for hosting and to all the poets and readers who came. Photos: KIRBY
.@chadicampbell's insightful review of Jim Johnstone's new poetry collection 'The Chemical Life' in @mancreview: " we glimpse … the slow crash and delayed impact of addiction and mental illness." https://t.co/mb2q9sqk8A pic.twitter.com/bNqs7GbV7B — Vehicule Press (@VehiculePress) November 20, 2017 Poet, ambassador of poetry, and dear friend. Look forward to hearing you this evening. @itsakirby December 7, […]
One of several delightful encounters this year, ANDREW MCEWAN’S If Pressed (BookThug, 2017) More Kirby’s Picks for 2017 out next week. knife | fork | book Pictured: An excerpt from the poem, ‘Review’ in ANDREW MCEWAN’s If Pressed (BookThug, 2017)
Secret’s out. JACQUELYN ROSS MAYONNAISE (Blank Cheque) is but one of the chapbook gems of the year. Full list out next week. knife | fork | book
“Though my rule for this poem / is honesty, my other rule is Fuck You.” – Alice Notley — Gina Myers (@ginamyers) December 5, 2017 Thanks Gina and Alice. knife | fork | book
Toronto. Kensington Market. Saturday night. Not a bar. No liquor sales. Full house. 7:30PM Lights dim. Poetry. Pink perfect. Four fresh powerhouses. PAMELA DUNGAO. MIGUEL LEANDRO GAMBOA. TARA-MICHELLE ZINIUK. And the poet in pink ballcap and pleather. Last night’s Toronto launch of THE TIDE (Rahila’s Ghost Press, 2017), JAKE BYRNE is deserving of every accolade […]
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