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“the storks have arrived”

JONATHAN GARFINKEL@_jgarfy award-winning BOCIANY (STORKS) ON SALE ONLINE IN STORE k | f | b https://t.co/g60e7jXRVR#poweredbypoets #allpoetry #allday #allthetime #bookshop #toronto pic.twitter.com/Ii3BvVi0d8 — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) July 30, 2018 “This chapbook is so bright that lights shines out from the covers when you open it up.” – MICHAEL DENNIS, TODAY’S BOOK OF POETRY

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Writer’s house

Poet JONATHAN GARFINKEL reads from his KFB award-winning chapbook, BOCIANY (STORKS) at the Writer’s House of Georgia, Tbilisi.

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Now in Poland

View this post on Instagram #bociany #storks A post shared by Jonathan Garfinkel (@johnnyturk) on Jun 18, 2018 at 3:57pm PDT It’s not everyday a publisher gets to say this. JONATHAN GARFINKEL‘s award-winning KFB chapbook, BOCIANY (STORKS), now available in Poland. Photos: JONATHAN GARFINKEL

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Happy birthday, Doris

It’s exactly one year ago that KFB’s first little chapbook launched, KIRBY’s SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY, cleverly disguised as a pink bon bon with legs that kick. Four printings later, nearly 400 copies sold, fellow KFB poet JONATHAN GARFINKEL BOCIANY (STORKS) and myself invite you to celebrate with us this TUESDAY MAY 1ST reading at […]

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Frivolity

omg, her cocktail has finally arrived!” Frivolity was in full force last night at Le Gala de l’Académie de la vie littéraire (La Sala Rossa, Montreal) with fantastical hosts Mathieu Arsenault and Catherine Cormier-Larose (congrats!), music by La Fièvre, spectacular trophies by Jonathan Lafleur, an impressive slate of Montreal-scene poets, including Jacob Wren, Elkahna Talbi, Jessica Bebenek, Kama La Mackerel, Marcella […]

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“It just makes me happy!”

View this post on Instagram September read 3/16, and 87/103 in my #readin2017 queue: Jonathan Garfinkel – Bociany (Storks). Purchased during the @knifeforkbook customer appreciation sale! Close-up of #poetry shelf 2 (Bi to La). Also of note: this is the fifth consecutive read/review featuring writers with a first name beginning with "J!" Not at all […]

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Saturday Night with

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Featured Literary Event: Knife|Fork|Book at Monastiraki

Originally posted on Vallum: Contemporary Poetry:
Knife|Fork|Book at Monastiraki Reviewed by Kian Vaziri-Tehrani On Saturday June 25th, Monastiraki held the Knife|Fork|Book poetry chapbook launch of Jeff Kirby‘s She’s Having a Very Doris Day and Jonathan Garfinkel‘s Bociany (Storks) which featured readings by the two author along with poet David Bradford. Walking into Monastiraki (for the first time…

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All heart

  Montreal, near and dear, thank you for a glorious afternoon launch. Special thanks to BILLY MAVREAS at MONASTIRAKI for playing such a gracious host (lovelovelove you/your shop) and ELISABETH BELLIVEAU for making it so (that cake!) Also, my love to Montreal poets DAVID BRADFORD & JONATHAN GARFINKEL (she’s blessed indeed)—and to all those familiar […]

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Beautiful. Powerful. Gorgeous. Moving. Rich. Textured.

beautiful night powerful new work gorgeous books moving readings always a rich textured world of language and engagement. TY again. Congrats https://t.co/Y5OOJbKIF4 — RobertFredeKenter (@frede_kenter) June 22, 2017 NEXT STOP: MONTREAL SUN 25 JUN MONASTIRAKI 3PM