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“These are very very pretty.”

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there is no minor violence just as there is no negligible cough during an aria

and that’s simply the title. KFB | THIS SATURDAY 7PM TORONTO LAUNCH KEVIN HESLOP there is no minor violence just as there is no negligible cough during an aria (Frog Hollow Press) w/ JOHN NYMAN DAVID BARRICK VIRGINIA KONCHAN  MÉLANIE-CHRISTINE LEFEBVRE + CONCETTA PRINCIPE SATURDAY OCTOBER 26TH 7PM SHARP k | f | b MEZZANINE Artscape Youngplace 180 […]

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KFB FALL 2019 LAUNCHES SATURDAY

HOA NGUYEN ASK ABOUT LANGUAGE AS IF IT FORGETS Hoa Nguyen is the author of several books of poetry, including As Long As Trees Last, Red Juice, and Violet Energy Ingots, which received a 2017 Griffin Prize nomination. As a public proponent and advocate of contemporary poetry, she has served as guest editor for The Best Canadian Poetry in English 2018  and she […]

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Good morning

“Toronto’s Fully Accessible All-Poetry Destination.” I’m still sitting with this. A Sandie Shaw song plays on the Kirby jukebox, “and you’re nothing less than brilliant in my eyes.” “I love how you sparkle.” There’s so much I can say here, but you already hear my words as clearly as I’m hearing Sandie’s glorious pop vocals, […]

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Fall has arrived

ONLINE ORDERS FILLED IMMEDIATELY. SHIPS WORLDWIDE.

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Gold

Three years ago this October, KFB launched HOA NGUYEN’s VIOLET ENERGY INGOTS (Wave, 2016) to a full house spilling onto the street in our brand spanking new digs at Rick’s Cafe, Kensington Market. Hoa laughs, but I’ll always credit her for “putting us on the map.” There were many “larger” “established” places she could have […]

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“Thanks for the bookjoy!”

Poet’s know. KFB. Woke up this morning to this brilliant thread by poet NIKKI SHEPPY, a photo essay that not only encourages poets/readers to take advantage of the final day of our MASSIVE MOVING SALE (Today 1-5PM), she captures the core of what makes KFB an essential place like no other: the riches of poetry […]

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“Drips with humanity”

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“more fluid, less (f)rigid”

Q: With two full-length collections (including your forthcoming Gordon Hill Press title) as well as a chapbook [UNSEEN GARDEN, knife fork book, 2018] under your belt, how do you feel your work has developed? Where do you see your work headed? BENNETT: I think it’s developed less concern with being ‘correct’: are all the commas […]

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GURI TRIUMPHS!