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Kirsten Irving, poet & editor

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    The Master’s Tools: the poetry and perversion of control

    Self-interview about Hot Cockalorum and its folklore, kink and...
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    Two Poems from Hot Cockalorum at NewWriting.net

    Stalked by nuns? Trapped in a knock-off Sailor Moon...
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  • Events & Readings

    Poetry Society Then & Now video series

    Video reading of 'Namazu at the Physicist's Funeral' and...
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  • Books

    New poetry collection and audiobook: Hot Cockalorum!

    Folklore! Masters! So many animals! My second full-length collection...
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  • Art

    Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: a girl’s first ADHD odyssey

    On the 80s cult classic, neurodivergence, and Sarah as...
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  • Magazines

    Two folklore poems in Gramarye Journal

    If you like folklore and fairytales, critical thinking and...
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  • Personal

    Mind. Blown. ADHD and getting some answers.

    On finally getting the instruction manual to my brain,...
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  • Art

    Why can’t artists admit they have jobs?

    Most artist have a side hustle or a main...
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A robot hand writing on paper
  • 5 April 20163 August 2022
  • Leave a Comment on What a piece of work: poetry and technophobia

What a piece of work: poetry and technophobia

The robots are here and they’re writing poetry. Beyond the outrage and scorn of human readers, could there be some work of interest?

Musicians sat in the bar of a London club, jamming with various instruments.
  • 19 March 20163 August 2022
  • Leave a Comment on Chain reactions: Found in Translation at Club Inegales

Chain reactions: Found in Translation at Club Inegales

I was lucky enough to take part in a series of workshops with Club Inegales, throwing together poets, illustrators and musicians.

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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  • 25 February 20169 August 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Bad ad poetry? HIRE POETS.

Bad ad poetry? HIRE POETS.

Living in London, we’re surrounded by TFL’s abominable Travel Better London posters, with their godawful doggerel. First, you spot one and sigh gently to yourself. Then you notice another. And another. Ye gods, they’re all…

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  • 24 February 20169 August 2020
  • Leave a Comment on Poem: I’ve less than a minute to convince you

Poem: I’ve less than a minute to convince you

  • 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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  • Jim Henson’s Labyrinth: a girl’s first ADHD odyssey

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