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Kirsten Irving, poet & editor

Kirsten Irving, poet & editor

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  • 17 April 202317 April 2023
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Boudicca’s back in new Nosy Crow anthology!

A new anthology from children’s publisher Nosy Crow puts poetry by women and girls into the spotlight.

A maid following a master.
  • 9 February 20239 February 2023
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The Master’s Tools: the poetry and perversion of control

Self-interview about Hot Cockalorum and its folklore, kink and animal familiars.

Hot Cockalorum poetry book, with plum-coloured leather cover with embossed white cartoon cat skull
  • 7 October 20227 October 2022
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New poetry collection and audiobook: Hot Cockalorum!

Folklore! Masters! So many animals! My second full-length collection is out now from Guillemot Press!

Never Never Never Come Back by Kirsten Irving and School of Forgery by Jon Stone
  • 22 February 201813 August 2022
  • Leave a Comment on Never Never Never Come Back is, um, back! In paperback!

Never Never Never Come Back is, um, back! In paperback!

Salt Publishing are releasing paperback versions of my first collection, Never Never Never Come Back, and Jon Stone’s exceptional debut School of Forgery!

Excited red panda with open mouth
  • 31 May 20163 August 2022
  • 1 Comment on Poets Are So Excited – but does anybody care?

Poets Are So Excited – but does anybody care?

Social media is tricky for poets, but we need to stop hammering the “so excited” key, expecting it to excite others by osmosis.

A naked pinup girl on the cover of Weird Tales, beside a skull
  • 14 March 20163 August 2022
  • Leave a Comment on Does poetry need genre boundaries?

Does poetry need genre boundaries?

Shopping for poetry is tricky if you don’t have a name in mind. Could genre boundaries offer a new way of browsing?

  • 29 February 20163 August 2022
  • Leave a Comment on Haul Monitor: Collage, Tomboys and Crows

Haul Monitor: Collage, Tomboys and Crows

I’ve received a couple of fantastic things through the post of late, and thought I’d share the excitement. Pamphlet: Tomboys by Jon Stone. The pamphlet is an ode to three anime heroines: Utena from Revolutionary…

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  • 17 February 20169 August 2020
  • Leave a Comment on The poetry of choice, or, bookshop blues

The poetry of choice, or, bookshop blues

A confession. I hate shopping for poetry. At least in physical shops. Don’t get me wrong. I love and adore bookshops. They are a joy and absolutely crucial to the publishing industry. And I love…

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  • The Master’s Tools: the poetry and perversion of control
  • Two Poems from Hot Cockalorum at NewWriting.net
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  • New poetry collection and audiobook: Hot Cockalorum!

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