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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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Gold

  I know it’s been said here before, but now in our final days at Rick’s Cafe it can not be overstated just how much it meant for cafe owner Richard Ilnycki to give knife | fork | book a home this past year. Rick has always been quick to say it was ‘all my […]

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Crazy good

  The thrill of a great launch.   knife | fork | book Congrats ANSTRUTHER PRESS JIM JOHNSTONE ERICA SMITH ALLY FLEMING S. TAKATSU STEWART COLE INSPIRITUS PRESS MARC DI SAVERIO Photos: KIRBY

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Meta Light

  Still aglow. METATRON x LIGHT READING x KNIFE|FORK|BOOK this past Tuesday. Hosted by A.ZACHARY w/ SENNAH YEE RASIQRA REVULVA NATALIE WEE EM YA’AKOV LIBERMAN ZOE IMANI SHARPE RUBY BRUNTON (and guests). Photos: KIRBY

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TUESDAY

THIS TUESDAY NIGHT METATRON x LIGHT READING x KFB RUBY BRUNTON EM YA’AKOV LIBERMAN ZOE IMANI SHARPE NATALIE WEE SENNAH YEE TUESDAY AUGUST 15TH knife | fork | book at Rick’s Cafe | 281 Augusta Avenue | Kensington Market | Toronto DOORS 6:30 POETRY 7-ISH Access: Ramp entrance into shop. RUBY BRUNTON is a New Zealand-born […]

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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 […]

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Heft

NEW at KFB! Our friends from Vancouver’s ANVIL PRESS weigh in with a heavy roster of greats STUART ROSS, KEVIN SPENST, CATHERINE OWEN, and new books by JOHN CREARY, JON PAUL FIORENTINO, and JAMIE REID. Beautifully designed and textured books, ready to hold. The first reader to purchase from our ANVIL PRESS shelf will score […]

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Waaaay too much fun

…all we can say is, it’s TONIGHT!  knife | fork | book

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‘Come on out!’

TORONTO! @peacehearty reads w/ @kimberlya TOMORROW, WED JUL 26 7PM(ish), @knifeforkbook, come on out! https://t.co/AFp8MOx8B1 pic.twitter.com/GukIMNPLVf — Wave Books (@WavePoetry) July 25, 2017

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Rick’s

Drew, Isabel, Nathan, Bri-Bri, Bernard, Rick. Each and everyday I’m grateful for the privilege of our days side-by-side. Simply great, all of you. And, Rick, thanks for giving knife | fork | book a home. My unsung heroes. Give them some loving, people. Phoro: KIRBY