I marvel at that stranger, so confident of body, of future. RUTH ROACH PIERSON from REALIGNMENT (Palimpsest Press) THIS WEEK | THURSDAY NIGHT POETS RUTH ROACH PIERSON SUE CHENETTE JACLYN PIUDIK MAY 25TH knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30 Poetry 7-ish SUE CHENETTE, classical […]
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* it IS possible. you have value. you have permission * | ** raging against the dying of the light ** LYNNE DESILVA-JOHNSON @OnlyWhatICan BROOKLYN. Home of two remarkable small presses we carry here at the shop, UGLY DUCKLING PRESSE and Lynne Desilva-Johnson’s THE OPERATING SYSTEM. Visits to both proved not only ‘inspired,’ but […]
Poetry-filled days. We’re OPEN. knife | fork | book
A sparkling occasion from start to finish, host PARKER MENZIMER‘s GROUP HUDDLE Reading Series at TOPOS BOOKSTORE & CAFE this past Wednesday included an exquisitely hand-folded chapbook of the evening’s readers gifted to all in attendence. Such a pleasure to share the stage with poets DAVID BRADFORD and ANDREW DURBIN (who treated us with an excerpt […]
Our first six months. ‘Biggest surprise?’ Becoming the go-to destination for poets and poetry. Thank you. knife | fork | book
We’re a big fan of pretty. Welcome BOTTLECAP and MANSFIELD PRESS. knife | fork | book
NORMAN NEHMETALLAH (Coach House Books) and myself were off to visit our moms this weekend (his in Windsor, mine in Toledo), which afforded us the grand occasion to meet up at Norman’s old haunt, Windsor’s independent publishing phenom BIBLIOASIS, an oasis it certainly is. Tina was in full welcome mode, and I stocked up on […]
Yes, Noah, that’s why we’re here. knife | fork | book Thanks to Dan & Casey at Biblioasis, and there terrific line-up of poets, MOLLY PEACOCK, PATRICIA YOUNG, and NOAH WARENESS for keeping it ‘real.’ Special shout out to David Bradford. Photos: KIRBY
We love Biblioasis. We love everything about Biblioasis. We love what we know of Dan, and what we don’t know. We love your independence. We love your locality, your love of customers. Service. Setting the standard. And, we especially love you publish poetry. Good poetry. Great poetry. We love you so much, we bent over backwards […]
ERIC SCHMALTZ, ELIANNA LEV, and MIKE LALA highlight our Thursday Night Poets Series last night. knife | fork | book UP NEXT at KFB: April 11th BIBLIOASIS SHOWCASE MOLLY PEACOCK | PATRICIA YOUNG | NOAH WARENESS. April 13th THE INCONVENIENTS. April 20th WORDS (ON) PAGES. April 21st ULRIKKA GERNES | CASSIDY McFADZEAN. April 27th CAConrad | Jeff KIRBY. April 28th & 29th | CAConradWorkshops: New Moon […]
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