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Typical Tuesdays

Tuesdays (and every day) are for poets.  knife | fork | book Pictured: Socks. Poets, Torben Robertson, Richard Keith , and Susan Alexander  (on Torben’s 25th). Poet Khashayar Mohammadi. The shop late afternoon. Bookselling at poet, Anne Michaels, reading from her latest, All We Saw (McClelland & Stewart) at the Heliconian Club Salon Series. Kirby and […]

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Non-violator

I, @itsakirby, have never & will never use any social media platform to set-up, attack, judge, guilt, shame, wrong, put down, abuse, expect answers from, nor mistake as dialog/conversation. Here, I will only champion/celebrate #poets & #poetry. Yours, I remain. Kirby#kisses pic.twitter.com/u5PZ5pFpwX — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) November 8, 2017

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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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One year ago today

  Okay, so it just now hit me. knife | fork | book  is one year old. Today. Come. Celebrate with us this weekend. Yours, I remain. Kirby Artwork: ELISABETH BELLIVEAU    

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“Poetry is what we serve.”

Poetry is an event. Poetry read aloud is a vital, courageous, extraordinary act. It’s my refresh button. Sustenance. What keeps us here. Pockets of vibrant, responsive, living communities in support of one another. Challenging, raising the bar. Hearing what we haven’t, repeatedly the same, repeatedly new. To etch out identities and form. Find resonance and […]

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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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Peep show

Best last minute pinhole viewer courtesy of the extra-ordinary @itsakirby @knifeforkbook!#eclipse #sliver #dorisdayfornight pic.twitter.com/smYJNYWl95 — David Seymour (@seymour_robot) August 21, 2017 Her ‘sliver’s’ showing. *kisses* Kb

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Blusty & Doris

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Rasiqra Revulva (@rasiqra_revulva) SUBSCRIBE to KFB’s 2017/18 Chapbook Series and receive a FREE COPY of Blusty and Poodle’s Pick, KIRBY’s SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY.

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Poet Warrior Princess

I’m her Poet Warrior Princess (and my pony’s name is Lavender). https://twitter.com/damianrogers/status/888035273015259136 What can authors and publishers specifically do to support your bookstore, either locally or from a distance? It’s cheaper to order online. Cheaper. That’s all. It cheapens us all. Everyone knows I’m not getting monetarily rich selling poetry. But Toronto is much richer […]

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Daytrippin’

A day (and, what a day. Thanks, Lynne). That’s all she needed.  knife | fork | book Pictured: Lynne DeSilva-Johnson. Ruby. Group Huddle 7 at TOPOS Bookstore & Cafe: CAConrad. James G. Southcott. Omari Douglin. Rachel James. Tommy Pico. Not pictured: Parker Menzimer. Photos: KIRBY p.s. I love how poets are there for one another.