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1st of February

  “On such a winter’s day.”  knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY

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DE-LISH! Thursday Night Poets. Book Launches. Showcases. Workshops. More “Daily Specials” to be announced. #wherepoetsmeet knife | fork | book and this just in… MAR 20TH  LISA ROBERTSON  DOWNLOAD   

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“olly olly oxen free”

THIS WEEK | THURSDAY NIGHT POETS AARON KREUTER  +  JIM NASON knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30  Poetry 7-ish

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“All that went unnoticed / till now —”

The blade / of your hand carves a portal out of steam, / the two of us like boys behind frosted glass / who wave goodbye while a car shoves off / into winter. TIMOTHY LIU from Winter   THURSDAY NIGHT POETS HENRY ISRAELI | TIMOTHY LIU | DAVID BRADFORD MARCH  16TH knife | fork | book at Rick’s […]

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“Tonight, like no other…”

  Stew, my paddling companion, coughs, says: “I didn’t think I’d miss the insects as much as the potable water, the blue sky, green.”* A breeze makes me glad to be in my body.**   THURSDAY NIGHT POETS AARON KREUTER Arguments for Lawn Chairs JIM NASON Touch Anywhere to Begin FEBRUARY 2ND Doors 6:30PM  Poetry […]

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While Donald and Melania danced

“There’s something happening here…”  knife | fork | book   Photos: KIRBY

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“This one’s from the heart”

@itsakirby @cpmcaldwell @purlpoet @michaelprior06 "o, baby, this one's from the heart…"https://t.co/j6TCHmY9uG#tonight #ThursNightPoets — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) January 19, 2017

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“between a protest and prayer”

The precise role of the artist, then, is to illuminate that darkness, blaze roads through that vast forest, so that we will not, in all our doing, lose sight of its purpose, which is, after all, to make the world a more human dwelling place.” JAMES BALDWIN The Creative Process On Friday night, while the […]

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Everyday is like

  Sunday. In January. And it feels like it, beneath her mother’s quilt. Does she even want to? (no, it’s Sunday… and she does) 506 High Park to Augusta and the shop greeted by C.J., Aaron, and Takatsu and their glorious new arrival, APPARATUS, an anthology of emerging writers on their own imprint, Inspiritus Press. And it’s a […]

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THURSDAY NIGHT POETS  JANUARY 19TH CLAIRE CALDWELL Invasive Species LAURA K. McRAE Distributaries MICHAEL PRIOR Model Disciple Doors 6:30PM  Poetry 7-ish Claire Caldwell is a poet and editor living in Toronto. Her first book is Invasive Species, part of the Buckrider Books imprint at Wolsak and Wynn. Claire was the 2013 winner of the Malahat […]