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Hare does Kirby

Toronto artist PHILIP HARE lovingly created this exquisite rendition of KIRBY’S “You’re Welcome” from their chapbook She’s Having a Doris Day, KFB’s newest “broadside,” a pink bandana!,  available for preorder online ShopKFB. SOLD OUT

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Big love

Jessica Joy Hiemstra Shannon Bramer Ben Gallagher James Lindsay Noah Wareness Khashayar Mohammadi Ally Fleming Kate Sutherland Jacob McArthur Mooney Conor McDonnell Fan Wu David Seymour A. Light Zachary Torben Robertson Doyali Islam Ben Meyerson A. F. Moritz Host: Kirby   “The Sparrow is more than a selected poems; it is also a single vast poem, […]

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The Little Poetry Shop That Could*

You may have noticed we’ve taken a little breather these past two Fridays. That’s about to change… MAY 25  BIG AL’S LOVEFEST POETS READ A.F. MORITZ TO MORITZ CELEBRATING THE SPARROW (ANANSI) JUNE 1  JARED STANLEY  | BEN MEYERSON JUNE 8  DANI COUTURE | DAVID JAMES BROCK | ANNICK MACASKILL NO MEETING WITHOUT BODY (GASPEREAU PRESS) TORONTO LAUNCH JUNE 9 ADÈLE BARCLAY  A. LIGHT ZACHARY CANISIA LUBRIN JUNE 15  JIMMY MCINNES | JAMES LINDSAY | JOHN NYMAN | JIM JOHNSTONE  […]

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On the boards

Just a sampling. Find it here. knife | fork | book No, we don’t have everything in store, (some titles sell out, quickly; there’s a lot of poetry being published) and we aim to be your source for poetry. We readily fufill special orders and offer the best prices we can on US/International titles (and […]

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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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15:1

VALLUM MAGAZINE Issue 15:1 Memory and Loss LAUNCH w/Julie Mannell Heather L Kelly Noah Zacharin Canisia Lubrin Devon Gallant Tamar Rubin Brian Henderson Laurie D. Graham Emily Rosello Mercurio Bill Howell Zach Pearl knife | fork | book

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Where [the fuck] else?

Julie MannellHeather Kelly Noah ZacharinCanisia LubrinDevon Gallant Tamar Rubin Brian Henderson Laurie D. GrahamEmily Rosello MercurioBill HowellZach Pearl Mike Madill This. Killer. Line-up.@vallummag LAUNCH k | f | bFRI 7PMhttps://t.co/qF4yn5Ol42#whereelse? pic.twitter.com/axcGqhKX7B — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) April 27, 2018 It’s Friday.  knife | fork | book  (#wherethefuckelse?) Doors 6:30 Poetry 7

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KFB KICKASS KILLER WEEKEND

THIS FRIDAY + SATURDAY Julie Mannell Heather Kelly Noah Zacharin Canisia Lubrin Devon Gallant Tamar Rubin Brian Henderson Laurie D. Graham Emily Rosello Mercurio Bill Howell Zach Pearl Mike Madill VALLUM CONTEMPORARY POETRY ISSUE 15:1 MEMORY AND LOSS TORONTO LAUNCH FRIDAY APRIL 27TH 7PM Doors 6:30 Poetry 7-ish  Wear socks to be seen (we’re shoeless). […]

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Joyboy

  beautiful @itsakirby of @knifeforkbook handles each and every poetry book with love. taken last night at the touching and endlessly inspiring Poetry in Voice (@PIV_LVP) Recitation Finals last night. I was there with my daughter, Sadie. Her eyes were lit the whole evening. pic.twitter.com/W43dbBcHHf — Shannon Bramer (@brokencloudco) April 20, 2018 Thank you to […]

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Launch pad

SATURDAY 3PM DAVID ALEXANDER launches his Nightwood Editions debut, AFTER THE HATCHING OVEN with special guests, LILLIAN NECAKOV + JEFF LATOSIK. 7PM ZED PRESS storm Toronto with two new chapbooks/poets HANAN HAZIME AORTA + KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI MOE’S SKIN Poetry. Here.  knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY