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Finner

MATT FINNER, publisher of Permanent Sleep Press, with two of their new poetry titles, ALEXIS MARSHALL A Sea Above the Pains of Our Youth | DUSTY NEAL Rain Songs in store (and a fine piece of swag).  knife | fork | book

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The mirthful g

True story. These beauties from GASPEREAU PRESS arrive yesterday (including new titles from SUE GOYETTE and GEORGE ELLIOT CLARKE) and poet ANNICK MACASKILL drops in from Hailfax who’s Book of Hours comes out this Spring from the mirthful g. Welcome, both. knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY

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On dating

  RUTH ROACH PIERSON   My Late Night Date with an MRI Machine    I’m lying on my back in a space like the interior of a grounded submarine or the stomach of a giant metallic nematode, my ears, though plugged and muffed, unable to escape the steady blasts of sound like the gravelly throbbing […]

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Gems

First of all, every publisher believes there’s is the best stuff out there this (or any) year. We’re no exception. Our first five, (one cleverly disguised as a ‘bon-bon’), all exceptional, stand alone. Good poetry in [very] pretty packaging with nods to our brilliant book designer, Norman Nehmetallah, and printer John De Jesus at Coach […]

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A clearing

Love stills. MARTHA BAILLIE, JACK DAVIS, CONCETTA PRINCIPE astound. Last night.  knife | fork |book

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What keeps me here

Any given day, poets and lovers of poetry.  knife | fork | book PICTURED: Writer, KAREN HILL & poet, MARK GOLDSTEIN. Poet, PHILLIP DWIGHT MORGAN. TALONBOOKS powerhouse, publisher KEVIN WILLIAMS. Poet/novelist MARTHA BAILLIE and EMILY COOK (Cursor Marketing) Poet, ELIANNA LEV. KIRBY.

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Realness

k | f | b FRIDAYS | THIS FRIDAY PEDLAR PRESS BOOK LAUNCH CONCETTA PRINCIPE THIS REAL JACK DAVIS FAUNICS w/ MARTHA BAILLIE FRIDAY DECEMBER 15TH knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Avenue, Second Floor (walk-up above Bunner’s Bakery) Doors 6:30 Poetry 7-ish  Wear socks (we’re shoeless). CONCETTA PRINCIPE […]

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Welcome, reader

POET, TORBEN ROBERTSON, in the upcoming Winter Supplement of Hart House Review, selecting something new to inspire.  knife | fork | book

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Ashbery, today.

And I sing amid despair and isolationOf the chance to know you, to sing of meWhich are you. You see,You hold me up to the light in a wayI should never have expected, or suspected, perhapsBecause you always tell me I am you,And right. – John Ashbery — 92Y Poetry Center (@92YPoetry) December 12, 2017

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Just in time

Darlings, you’re all well looked after. ORDER YOUR k | f | b GIFT CARDS HERE https://t.co/w7lVRu6MX6#GiftCards #holidays #shopping #done #poetry #bookshop #toronto pic.twitter.com/PJ18GRlGxg — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) December 12, 2017 Shopping, done.  knife | fork | book