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The joy that is

Saturdays. Poets KLARA DU PLESSIS (EKKE Palimpsest Press) + JIM JOHNSTONE (ed. THE NEXT WAVE: An Anthology of 21st Century Canadian Poetry Anstruther Press) spend some time pouring over the goods.  knife | fork | book 

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INKWELL POETRY SHOWCASE

KFB | TODAY 3PM Eight of our writers will take the stage at Toronto’s poetry-only bookstore to move, entertain, and inspire you. HONEY NOVICK  ASPI KOOTAR  EMILY WAKNINE  LORRAINE GARRAWAY  MARK HARVEY  PAMELA CHYNN  JOSEPH PIRRELLO  MICHÈLE BRETON SATURDAY FEBRUARY 23RD 3PM Co-sponsored by knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio | […]

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“kind of wanted to stay forever”

went to visit @knifeforkbook while hanging out in Toronto and kind of wanted to stay forever, what a dreamy little place 😍 — Cara Nelissen (@CaraNelissen) February 19, 2019 “dreamy”  knife | fork | book (thanks Cara, again soon)

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The warmth of good company

The poet’s came out last night and were rewarded in kind with readings by E MARTIN NOLAN and ELEE KRALJII GARDINER. Good company. Still warm.

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The significance of place

Poets. What keeps us here. Poetry. What we serve. Well. Please consider becoming a KFB Member. Thank you.   knife | fork | book Photos: Winter 2018/19 at KFB

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“How we are cared for. // How we are loved.”

KFB | REVIEW HOLCOCENE BEN MEYERSON KELSAY BOOKS, 2018. In Holcocene, Ben Meyerson finds an innovative way to step outside of himself, to look through a window at some of the things that define lyric poetry, and define what it is to be human. The ‘you’ and ‘I’ of his book are robots navigating a post-apocalyptic […]

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BEBENEK PARKER FELDMAN TONIGHT!

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Out of the box

One delight after another, a magical evening conjuring l’espirit du Marcel Duchamp with POET CHRISTINE WALDE as she unboxes [unleashes] her magnificent BRIDE MACHINE (Flask), joined by AARON TUCKER, opening KFB’s FUCK WINTER WEEK, last night. Walde’s broadsides and chapbooks are currently on display/available at knife | fork | book #KFBFWW THIS AFTERNOON 3PM FROM MONTREAL CATHERINE LALONDE & OANA […]

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WALDE TUCKER LALONDE AVASILICHIOAEI

#KFBFWW | THIS FRIDAY & SATURDAY OPENING NIGHT THIS FRIDAY 7PM #KFBFWW 25 JAN FROM VICTORIA BC CHRISTINE WALDE  BRIDE MACHINE (FLASK) W/SPECIAL GUEST POET AARON TUCKER Christine Walde’s Bride Machine is a limited edition artist multiple composed of 14 folios of poetry with original artwork in a custom-made clamshell box, inspired by Marcel Duchamp’s iconic Bride Stripped Bare By Her Bachelors, Even, also […]

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“Stop, be still, find beauty.”

“Everything is such a rush these days. Everything is imposing. And people are looking for still points. And poetry works to create a still point and reminds people to be reflective.” And with that, Kirby has defined what has been achieved with KFB—it’s a place to stop, be still, and find beauty. – MICHAEL MELGAARD, CANADIAN […]