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“The curve of the sentence.”

KFB | REVIEW SINISTER QUEER AGENDA TRAVIS SHARP ABOVE/GROUND, 2018.     I dream so much f body I run out of small strips of paper In a way I feel like I’ve known Travis Sharp for years. I ingest his new chapbook Sinister Queer Agenda and I sense a deep connection to his words, […]

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Today’s sampling menu

  But a sampling of what you’ll find at the shop today, including our FEATURED BOOK for JANUARY: ROXANNA BENNETT’s THE UNCERTAINTY PRINCIPLE, half-off with any other in-store purchase. See you at the shop.  OPEN TUES – SAT 1-5:30PM  knife | fork | book

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OPEN TODAY

KFB | THIS WEEK SHOP OPEN TODAY, FRIDAY AND SATURDAY 1-5:30PM (and, if that weren’t enough, here’s a coupon good for this month) See you at the shop.  knife | fork | book  

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Topeka!

“and what was the first thought to run across my heart this year—“ ~ Nietzsche, The Gay Science, ‘Sanctus Januarius’ pic.twitter.com/spD93VXJ6o — Paul Holdengraber (@holdengraber) January 1, 2019 “The role of the artist is exactly the same as the role of the lover. If I love you, I have to make you conscious of the […]

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Their beginning

“Tomorrow, the day after, or through the years he’ll write powerful lines, that here was their beginning.” KFB POETRY LAB | BEGINS JAN 16 I’m often asked what bought me to poetry. It opened the door of my closet. O’Hara. Ginsberg. Genet. Lorde. Ashbery. Schuyler. Baldwin. Tenn. Giorno. Cole. Rich. Jordan. Clifton. Gunn. Hemphill. Cooper. […]

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“what a morning [!]”

What pulls She’s Having A Doris Day together is the sense of honesty about it all, the openness of voice and experience that weaves itself through the eight poems. What Kirby does with their work is important. The poems speak of how a search for personal identity is often fraught with challenges, but is just […]

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First ever

Warms my heart that there are still “first evers.” Thanks for your delightful visit. Happy reading. Again, soon @itsakirby pic.twitter.com/v7UDH88KrL — knifeforkbook (@knifeforkbook) December 28, 2018 Love first timers (and our regulars!) Again, soon.  knife | fork | book

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SALE

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Mayer/Nguyen

“Fuck this shit! / Let’s get on with it, let’s die of fucking respect”—MAYER MIDWINTER DAY 40th Anniversary Solstice workshop/gathering held by poet HOA NGUYEN at KFB Poetry Lab. Very.

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Happy 40th

Reading and Writing through Mayer’s MIDWINTER DAY w/HOA NGUYEN on it’s 40th Anniversary at KFB Poetry Lab. Today. Sold Out.