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KRAMER PIVOTS

View this post on Instagram A post shared by Khashayar Mohammadi (Kess) (@dearkestrel) "Hearing Kramer read is a joy." @itsakirby https://t.co/IlwqRh4lRy — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) May 8, 2019 KHASHAYAR MOHAMMADI DEAR KESTREL (knife | fork | book) BUY THE BOOK KIRBY & KRAMER WINDSOR BIBLIOASIS THURS MAY 16TH w/Special Guest Poet PEARL PIRIE

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She’s gotta pivot

“IN [KIRBY’S] SHE’S HAVING A DORIS DAY, THERE ARE JUXTAPOSITIONS BETWEEN WHITE MIDDLE CLASS POLITESSE AND WHAT’S HIDDEN BENEATH THE SURFACE, SUCH AS COCKROACHES IN “WHITE SALE”, A PRISTINE BED THAT IS NEVER USED FOR SEX. I LIKE THE WAY GENDER IS HANDLED IN AN ALMOST CASUAL WAY IN THIS POEM. IN “ADAM’S FEET” WE […]

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KIRBY PIVOT FEB 7TH

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The grand good company of readers

  A capacity crowd for JAN CONN, HOA NGUYEN, MADELEINE THIEN, and ZOE WHITTALL at Pivot Readings last night (The Steady, Toronto) with it’s splendid host JACOB McARTHUR MOONEY. This night deserves the title, “event” (and, thanks for the great shout-out Jake). TONIGHT at knife | fork | book Krupskaya Books poets LAUREN LEVIN and […]