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Come. Ruin yourself.

“Whatever girl dares to read just one page is a lost girl / but she can’t blame it on this book / she was already ruined – LISA ROBERTSON, Boat (Coach House Books). Come. Ruin yourself. KFB EAST at The Great Escape Book Store 957 Kingston Rd Tues-Sun 10-5 KFB WEST at Capital Espresso 1349 […]

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Finery

JIM JOHNSTONE & SHANE NEILSON LAUNCH LIVE at KFB WEST Our “poetry month” officially started this past Sunday with these two titans launching their newest, live at KFB WEST. Congrats Jim & Shane, to publishers, Vehicule & Goose Lane, & all braved the cold to celebrate, with special thanks to Emily and Alex at our […]

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We’re chuffed.

You’re gonna flip. A Globe & Mail Top 100 [SAM CHEUK]. Our first double chapbook, FLIP with two titles by VICTORIA MBABAZI. NEW JIM JOHNSTONE. LISA ROBERTSON. & AYAZ PIRANI. We’re chuffed. NEW KFB SELECTS SUBSCRIBERS receive a KFB BONUS GIFT BUNDLE [limited offer while supplies last] SUBSCRIBE TODAY

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Gusty

What power outage? Poets, ROBIN RICHARDSON, JEFF LATOSIK, and EMMA HEALEY light an appreciative house last night.  knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY

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HEALEY LATOSIK RICHARDSON

KFB FRIDAYS | THIS FRIDAY EMMA HEALEY STEREOBLIND (ANANSI) JEFF LATOSIK DREAMPAD (M&S) ROBIN RICHARDSON SIT HOW YOU WANT (VEHICULE) FRIDAY MAY 4TH Doors 6:30 Poetry 7-ish  Wear socks to be seen (we’re shoeless). knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Avenue, Second Floor (walk-up above Bunner’s Bakery) EMMA HEALEY […]

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Salon night

  Three poets, JOSIE DI SCIASCIO-ANDREWS, SVETLANA LILOVA, KATERI LANTHIER, defy, define, deliver. Exquisite. Magic. In out intimate Green Room. Space held dear.  knife | fork | book UP NEXT: FEB 23  JACLYN PIUDIK To Suture What Frays LAUNCH w/ special guest poet MARK GOLDSTEIN  FEB 24  THE SOAP BOX v.3 LAUNCH  UPCOMING: MARCH 2  TURNSTONE PRESS SHOWCASE  JOANNA LILLEY | RICHARD SCARSBROOK  w/ FEED […]

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Sirens

k | f | b FRIDAYS | THIS FRIDAY KATERI LANTHIER SIREN (Signal/Vehicule Press, 2017) SVETLANA LILOVA METAPHYSICAL DICTIONARY (Dumagrad, 2017) JOSIE DI SCIASCIO-ANDREWS A JAR OF FIREFLIES (Mosiac Press, 2016) FRIDAY FEBRUARY 16TH knife | fork | book at The Dark Side Studio, 244 Augusta Avenue, Second Floor (walk-up above Bunner’s Bakery) Doors 6:30 […]

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TONIGHT

.@chadicampbell's insightful review of Jim Johnstone's new poetry collection 'The Chemical Life' in @mancreview: " we glimpse … the slow crash and delayed impact of addiction and mental illness." https://t.co/mb2q9sqk8A pic.twitter.com/bNqs7GbV7B — Vehicule Press (@VehiculePress) November 20, 2017 Poet, ambassador of poetry, and dear friend. Look forward to hearing you this evening. @itsakirby December 7, […]

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New and refreshed

NEW CANISIA LUBRIN (Gap Riot) JIM JOHNSTONE (Vehicule) KAREN SOLIE SONNET L’ABBE (Junction) ANDREW MCEWAN (Book*hug) JACQUELYN ROSS (Blank Cheque) MARCUS MCCANN E MARTIN NOLAN (Invisible) DIVYA VICTOR (Book*hug/Fence). CONGRATS to SONNET L’ABBE, CARLETON WILSON and Junction Books, 2017 bpNICHOL Chapbook Award Winners.

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In from the gale

JULIE CAMERON GRAY & NYLA MATUK hold the hearth dear at last night’s intimate Thursday Night Poets. Thanks to all who braved the elements. Richly rewarded. knife | fork | book Photos: KIRBY