“Where is your Self to be found? Always in the deepest enchantment that you have experienced.” – Hugo von Hofmannsthal “When I laugh from my belly, it’s a good day.” – Kirby People often ask how I got into this poetry gig, or my own inquiry, “What keeps me here?” The simple answer. It delights me. […]
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KFB | MARCH 22ND TO PHOTO LAUREATE GEOFFREY JAMES TO POET LAUREATE ANNE MICHAELS ONE UNFORGETTABLE EVENING FRIDAY MARCH 22ND knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio | 244 Augusta Avenue | 2nd Floor | Kensington Market | Toronto Doors 6:30 Start 7 PLEASE NOTE: LIMITED SEATING AVAILABLE. NO ENTRY ONCE PROGRAM […]
THIS FRIDAY | KFB FRIDAYS JULIE MORRISSY WHERE, THE MILE END (BOOK*HUG) LAUNCH KIM FAHNER THESE WINGS (PEDLAR PRESS) + SAMUEL GUEST THE RADICAL DREAMS FRIDAY MARCH 15TH 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 […]
KFBFRIDAYS | FRIDAY APRIL 5th AYESHA CHATTERJEE | GEORGE ELLIOTT CLARKE | CATHERINE GRAHAM | KIRBY | KATHRYN MOCKLER EARTHY ANECDOTES FRIDAY APRIL 5TH 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 […]
KFB FRIDAYS | THIS FRIDAY SWIMMER’S GROUP has always been known for there no holds barred, serve the book, labour-intensive, all-in, meticulous approach to what can only be an object to marvel upon. Hold-in-hand. Own. So, it came as no surprise when editor FAN WU said this latest SG glory has been three years […]
KFB POETRY LAB WELCOMES “Graham’s poems are sparely worded but full of evocative images that vividly convey a wide range of emotion, from passion to grief.” —CBC Books “Master of the short poem.” – Kirby CATHERINE GRAHAM THE SHORT POEM WORKSHOP Compression, image, metaphor, voice—there are many routes to the short poem. How does it […]
This is poetry on a Friday Night. ANSTRUTHER PRESS launch six new chapbooks, coaxing an early Spring Season to a record-setting capacity crowd. HELLO! knife | fork |book
THIS FRIDAY | #KFBFRIDAYS “What has annually become our most anticipated, biggest event of the season… and for good reason.” – Kirby ANSTRUTHER PRESS WINTER 2019 LAUNCH MANAHIL BANDUKWALA Paper Doll JACQUELINE BOURQUE The Dune as Bookmark JACLYN DESFORGES Hello Nice Man OUBAH OSMAN Hereditary Blue AARON TUCKER Catalogue d’oiseaux EUGENIA ZUROSKI Hovering, Seen FRIDAY MARCH 1ST knife | fork | book at The […]
KFB | TODAY 3PM Eight of our writers will take the stage at Toronto’s poetry-only bookstore to move, entertain, and inspire you. HONEY NOVICK ASPI KOOTAR EMILY WAKNINE LORRAINE GARRAWAY MARK HARVEY PAMELA CHYNN JOSEPH PIRRELLO MICHÈLE BRETON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23RD 3PM Co-sponsored by knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio | […]
KFB | MARCH 2019 1 MARCH ANSTRUTHER PRESS CHAPBOOK LAUNCH MANAHIL BANDUKWALA PAPER DOLL JACQUELINE BOURQUE THE DUNE AS BOOKMARK JACLYN DESFORGES HELLO NICE MAN OUBAH OSMAN HEREDITARY BLUE AARON TUCKER CATALOGUE D’OISEAUX EUGENIA ZUROSKI HOVERING, SEEN 8 MARCH SWIMMER’S GROUP LAUNCH DOMINIQUE RUSSELL INSTRUCTIONS FOR DREAMERS FAN WU [Editor] PUMPDADDY PHANTASMAGORIA 15 MARCH JULIE MORRISSY WHERE, THE MILE END (BOOK*HUG) LAUNCH w/ KIM FAHNER THESE WINGS (PEDLAR PRESS) + […]
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