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“We are for fervour.”

“The heart allows us because we bring the words to its door… The heart is wise.” from SHANE NEILSON THE MANIFESTO OF FERVOURISM.  A Ryga Chapbook, 2015. Okanagan College.

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What keeps me here

  Anansi. Anthuser. Apt.9. Arsenal Pulp. Baseline. BookThug. Brick. Canadian Magazines. Coach House. Coffee House. Copper Canyon. Desert Pets Press. Dumagrad. Fellow independent booksellers. Frog Hollow. Gaspereau. Gesture. Goose Lane. Guernica Editions. Invisible. Krupskaya. Mansfield. Metatron. The Operating System. Palimpsest. Pedlar. Porcupine’s Quill. Puddles of Sky. Self-publishers. Signature Editions. The Song Cave. Sunny Outside. Thee […]

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“Rock with you

What rocked our world this year? @knifeforkbook did! Thank you to @itsakirby for being a true champion of #poetry! https://t.co/JjXDTsX1tm — BookThug (@bookthug) December 20, 2016   girl, all night”  knife | fork | book

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“I’d go.”

Why? (because you already know.) 3-Day Boxing Week Sale on all poetry books in stock, (some exceptions on signed/numbered editions). $10 OFF (every $50 purchase)  TUES WEDS THURS 1-6PM  knife | fork | book

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The poets

@knifeforkbook @bookthug @LawandLit @RicksKensington @itsakirby – I’ll certainly be back soon. Thank you so much for giving poetry a home. — Jimmy McInnes (@JimmyMcInnes) November 18, 2016 Yes, there’s plenty of things to say goodbye to 2016. But, we have dozens, (if not hundreds), of reasons to be thankful. The real story? Since we’ve opened in […]

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Iconic days

“How’s things going, Kirby?” “I’m pretty blissed-out most days.” Poets STUART ROSS and MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS visit knife | fork | book on the same day. (“What blizzard?”) Photos: KIRBY

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Okay, this is fun to wake up to

Thanks for the shout out Amy at blogTO and congrats to Monkey’s Paw, House of Anansi, Penguin, and Glad Day, great company, all. And to our devout poets and readers. The best. See you at the shop.  knife | fork | book

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Kirby’s picks [week of Dec 5th]

Kirby’s current top shelf picks   knife | fork | book (from L to R):Various Artists  Language Lessons Vol 1  (Third Man Records/Books) | Stéphane Mallarmé  A Roll of the Dice Translated by Jeff Clark and Robert Bononno (Wave Books) | Yoko’s Dogs Rhinoceros (Gaspereau Press) | Ariana Reines Mercury (Fence Books) | Charles Reznikoff Testimony (Black Sparrow […]

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Cozy & warm

Shop at night. Fridays & Saturdays ’til 9PM   knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY

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A prestigious affair

Our friends at Tightrope Books launch their signature series with a select line-up of poets at Harbourfront this evening.