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‘there is only bliss’

k | f | b recommends ANDRE BAGOO PITCH LAKE Peepal Tree Press, 2017. ANDRE BAGOO is a Trinidadian poet and writer. He is the author of Trick Vessels (Shearsman Books, 2012) and BURN (Shearsman Books, 2015) which was longlisted for the 2016 OCM Bocas Prize for Caribbean Literature. His poetry has appeared at journals such as Almost Island, Boston Review, Caribbean […]

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This is Good Good

  Grand.  knife | fork | book A F MORITZ  A ZACHARY  EMILY IZSAK  GARY BARWIN HOA NGUYEN HUGH THOMAS  JACOB MCARTHUR MOONEY  JAMES G SOUTHCOTT  JAMES LINDSAY  JIMMY MCINNES  JULIE CAMERON GRAY  KIRBY  MICHELLE BROWN  MOEZ SURANI  R KOLEWE  RASIQRA REVULVA  RYAN ECKES  SUE LANDERS  SUPARNA GHOSH  VINCENT COLISTRO  EVERYONE WHO CAME Photos: KIRBY […]

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Debut

First anniversary. First launch. First reading in our spacious, intimate new digs. Three new k | f | b chapbooks, ELIANNA LEV (Sex Made Me) DAVID BRADFORD (Call Out) DALE SMITH (Sons). Last night.  knife | fork | book Special thanks to book designer, NORMAN NEMETALLAH, printer JOHN DE JESUS at Coach House, editor DAVID […]

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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 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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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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The poetry fairies are dancing

WE’VE MOVED knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Avenue, Second Floor (walk-up above Bunner’s Bakery).  NEW SHOP HOURS: Tuesday through Saturday 1 – 5:30 PM  (Commence Friday, September 15th.) NEW MAILING ADDRESS:  knife | fork | book c/o The Dark Side Studio  244 Augusta Ave. Second Floor Toronto, ON M5T 2L7 The first reading event […]

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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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HOT

  SIZZLING NEW ARRIVALS (Thanks Kate!)  knife | fork | book  

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On our radar

  A sampler of current books we love.  knife | fork | book ERIN ROBINSONG Rag Cosmology (BookThug) KATHRYN MOCKLER DAVID POOLMAN Some Theories (ST Press)  KIMBERLY ALIDIO After Projects the Resound (Black Radish Books) MARCUS MCCANN Shut Up Slow Down Let Go Breathe (Invisible) LINDA BESNER Feel Happier in Nine Seconds (Coach House) IGOR […]