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House party

A delight to welcome MAWENZI HOUSE and publisher NURJEHAN AZIZ to celebrate their latest, ARCHNA SAHNI ANOTHER NIRVANA, and AHILAN THEN THERE WERE NO WITNESSES read in Tamil with English translation by GEETHA SUKUMARAN, last night.  knife | fork | book

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4 days in June

“This is a powerful, essential, book that should be read by all, to understand the unofficial truth of a war in any country where ‘the Watchtowers lying awake / on the face of the sea / do not rest.’” —Michael Ondaatje KFB [EXTENDED] WEEKEND  JUNE 15TH  4 J’s  JIMMY MCINNES | JAMES LINDSAY | JOHN NYMAN | JIM JOHNSTONE JUNE 16TH  MAWENZI […]

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Unabashedly QUEER

Toronto’s best source for #LGBTQ poetry.  knife | fork | book

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The Listening

Relax. This specific emptiness (the desert’s) is not about you, it’s about nobody, but not about you specifically   JARED STANLEY, EARS (Nightboat Books)   Last night’s rendezvous with poetry, poets BEN MEYERSON HOLCOCENE and JARED STANLEY conjure, mesmerize.  knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY

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“It’s KFBFriday”

and NEXT FRIDAY knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio | 244 Augusta Avenue | 2nd Floor | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30 Poetry 7 Access: We are a second floor walk-up with two all-gender washrooms. Please remove your shoes upon entrance.

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New rare

  Marlatt. Robertson. Hall. McFadden. Ball. New. Rare.  knife | fork | book Yes, we welcome preloved poetry books/chapbooks/ephemera donations. We can also assist in weeding your collection and pick-up downtown GTA. Contact us at knifeforkbook@gmail.com  

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“take my hand”

“how gentle is your friend and kind.” Vespers. Devotional. Breathtakingly sparse. Elegant. Wondrous. Moving. Rare.          – Kirby AMANDA JERNIGAN YEARS, MONTHS, AND DAYS (Biblioasis) Now in store.  knife | fork | book

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The Little Poetry Shop That Could*

You may have noticed we’ve taken a little breather these past two Fridays. That’s about to change… MAY 25  BIG AL’S LOVEFEST POETS READ A.F. MORITZ TO MORITZ CELEBRATING THE SPARROW (ANANSI) JUNE 1  JARED STANLEY  | BEN MEYERSON JUNE 8  DANI COUTURE | DAVID JAMES BROCK | ANNICK MACASKILL NO MEETING WITHOUT BODY (GASPEREAU PRESS) TORONTO LAUNCH JUNE 9 ADÈLE BARCLAY  A. LIGHT ZACHARY CANISIA LUBRIN JUNE 15  JIMMY MCINNES | JAMES LINDSAY | JOHN NYMAN | JIM JOHNSTONE  […]

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On the boards

Just a sampling. Find it here. knife | fork | book No, we don’t have everything in store, (some titles sell out, quickly; there’s a lot of poetry being published) and we aim to be your source for poetry. We readily fufill special orders and offer the best prices we can on US/International titles (and […]

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Chirp

a ‘lil sparrow told me. Mark the date. knife | fork | book