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“A Handbook of Poetic Forms”

…a couch of friends’ faces smeared in a gleaming silver crown. CEDAR SIGO Royals (Wave Poetry, 2017)  Find it here.  knife | fork | book

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“It just makes me happy!”

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rasiqra Revulva (@rasiqra_revulva) Us, too! Thanks, Rasiqra. *kisses*  knife | fork | book JONATHAN GARFINKEL BOCIANY (STORKS) First Printing SOLD OUT. Available soon as an e-book at k | f | b  shop. JEFF KIRBY SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY has legs. Find her, along with our […]

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‘there is only bliss’

k | f | b recommends ANDRE BAGOO PITCH LAKE Peepal Tree Press, 2017. ANDRE BAGOO is a Trinidadian poet and writer. He is the author of Trick Vessels (Shearsman Books, 2012) and BURN (Shearsman Books, 2015) which was longlisted for the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. His poetry has appeared at journals such as Almost Island, Boston Review, Caribbean […]

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Poetry heaven

We took a trip to poetry heaven @knifeforkbook, & talked w/ owner @itsakirby abt its (& his!) unstoppable momentum.https://t.co/MdWIJf6J1p pic.twitter.com/ekvppGPRS7 — All Lit Up (@alllitupcanada) October 4, 2017 Thank you Lauren Perruzza, and the terrific crew at All Lit Up.

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Window show

Closing night poetry lovefest at Rick’s Cafe filled the Kensington Market sidewalk with poets AARON TUCKER, ANDREW MCEWAN, AND JULIA POLYCK-O’NEILL reading from the shop window. All were invited to a surprise preview of our new digs across the street at The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Ave 2nd Floor, which opens today, 1-5:30PM.

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The poetry fairies are dancing

WE’VE MOVED knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Avenue, Second Floor (walk-up above Bunner’s Bakery).  NEW SHOP HOURS: Tuesday through Saturday 1 – 5:30 PM  (Commence Friday, September 15th.) NEW MAILING ADDRESS:  knife | fork | book c/o The Dark Side Studio  244 Augusta Ave. Second Floor Toronto, ON M5T 2L7 The first reading event […]

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Late summer

  sweet, sweet, sweet, sweet sunflowers A sweetheart of a day.  knife | fork | book

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HOT

  SIZZLING NEW ARRIVALS (Thanks Kate!)  knife | fork | book  

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On our radar

  A sampler of current books we love.  knife | fork | book ERIN ROBINSONG Rag Cosmology (BookThug) KATHRYN MOCKLER DAVID POOLMAN Some Theories (ST Press)  KIMBERLY ALIDIO After Projects the Resound (Black Radish Books) MARCUS MCCANN Shut Up Slow Down Let Go Breathe (Invisible) LINDA BESNER Feel Happier in Nine Seconds (Coach House) IGOR […]

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Superabundance

SUPERABUNDANT is the only way to describe the sizzling summer issue of ARC POETRY MAGAZINE  (that, and ‘MUST HAVE’) with it’s magnificent cover/portfolio of ANDREW MONCRIEF, new work by KFB familiars LISE GASTON, MAUREEN SCOTT HARRIS, JIM JOHNSTONE, AARON KREUTER, BEN LADOUCEUR, CASSIDY MCFADZEAN, SHANE NEILSON, PHILLIP CRYMBLE, and a fucking brilliant turn by FAN […]