Erik Kennedy
@erikkennedy.com
Poet behind beloved classics like 'Sick Power Trip' (2025) and 'Another Beautiful Day Indoors' (2022), @thwupbooks.bsky.social. Leading voice of millennial vegan socialist cat-fancying indie pop kids.
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http://www.erikkennedy.com
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http://www.erikkennedy.com
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Erik Kennedy
@erikkennedy.com
· Jun 20
Not long now, and this big-budget trailer is proof of that.
'Sick Power Trip' hits shelves on 10 July.
teherengawakapress.co.nz/sick-power-t...
'Sick Power Trip' hits shelves on 10 July.
teherengawakapress.co.nz/sick-power-t...
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Banville strikes again 😬
September 28, 2026 at 12:09 PM
Banville strikes again 😬
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Remember the random dude who got 49020939 articles of uncritical media coverage in the space of two days because he quit anthropic based on his fears of existential AI risk?
Yeah..........he's a climate denier. So is the whole AI industry.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
Yeah..........he's a climate denier. So is the whole AI industry.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
September 27, 2026 at 1:15 AM
Remember the random dude who got 49020939 articles of uncritical media coverage in the space of two days because he quit anthropic based on his fears of existential AI risk?
Yeah..........he's a climate denier. So is the whole AI industry.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
Yeah..........he's a climate denier. So is the whole AI industry.
www.crikey.com.au/2026/09/22/a...
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dreamt I started a trend among gen-z of referring to each other casually as "girlyopteryx." like archaeopteryx, but also, girl.
September 28, 2026 at 7:20 PM
dreamt I started a trend among gen-z of referring to each other casually as "girlyopteryx." like archaeopteryx, but also, girl.
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The Hallelujah Chorus but instead of 'Hallelujah' it's 'Capybara'
September 28, 2026 at 2:58 AM
The Hallelujah Chorus but instead of 'Hallelujah' it's 'Capybara'
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Oga-Nyappy, a cat dressed in a deer costume, is the mascot for the town of Ogano in Saitama. On his chest is a waraji-katsu (a big pork cutlet shaped like a straw sandal). His interests are kabuki and bouldering.
September 23, 2026 at 1:16 PM
Oga-Nyappy, a cat dressed in a deer costume, is the mascot for the town of Ogano in Saitama. On his chest is a waraji-katsu (a big pork cutlet shaped like a straw sandal). His interests are kabuki and bouldering.
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Congratulations to Poets on Poetry Series author Jason Schneiderman on being awarded the 2026 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism by the @poetry.foundation!
If you haven't read Jason's book yet, you can order your copy directly from @uofmpress.bsky.social here:
press.umich.edu/Books/N/Noth...
If you haven't read Jason's book yet, you can order your copy directly from @uofmpress.bsky.social here:
press.umich.edu/Books/N/Noth...
September 9, 2026 at 9:50 PM
Congratulations to Poets on Poetry Series author Jason Schneiderman on being awarded the 2026 Pegasus Award for Poetry Criticism by the @poetry.foundation!
If you haven't read Jason's book yet, you can order your copy directly from @uofmpress.bsky.social here:
press.umich.edu/Books/N/Noth...
If you haven't read Jason's book yet, you can order your copy directly from @uofmpress.bsky.social here:
press.umich.edu/Books/N/Noth...
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TRANSMOGRIFICATION (Anagrammed Lines)
Transmogrification!
Instigator for manic
magic — for transition.
Strict origin of a man
arising into cat form.
Transmogrification!
Instigator for manic
magic — for transition.
Strict origin of a man
arising into cat form.
September 27, 2026 at 8:28 AM
TRANSMOGRIFICATION (Anagrammed Lines)
Transmogrification!
Instigator for manic
magic — for transition.
Strict origin of a man
arising into cat form.
Transmogrification!
Instigator for manic
magic — for transition.
Strict origin of a man
arising into cat form.
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Russia's recruitment drive targeting Belarusians has become a key tool to boost manpower on the battlefield and exploits economic hardship and isolation.
How is Russia recruiting Belarusians to fight in the war in Ukraine?
Russia's recruitment drive targeting Belarusians has become a key tool to boost manpower on the battlefield and exploits economic hardship and isolation.
l.euronews.com
September 26, 2026 at 1:15 PM
Russia's recruitment drive targeting Belarusians has become a key tool to boost manpower on the battlefield and exploits economic hardship and isolation.
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September 26, 2026 at 11:27 AM
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I can handle being an adult for maybe 3 to 4 hours a day, but the full 24-hour commitment is uncalled for.
September 24, 2026 at 7:25 AM
I can handle being an adult for maybe 3 to 4 hours a day, but the full 24-hour commitment is uncalled for.
I left my copy of this on a bus, but I had read it before I lost it. A deserving winner!
Congratulations to Fiona Benson, winner of this year's Laurel Prize with Midden Witch @jonathancape.bsky.social ! 🌿
September 26, 2026 at 6:26 AM
I left my copy of this on a bus, but I had read it before I lost it. A deserving winner!
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You see, only a good AI with a lot of guns can save us from a bad AI with a lot of guns
September 26, 2026 at 12:49 AM
You see, only a good AI with a lot of guns can save us from a bad AI with a lot of guns
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carman peaches, painted by james marion shull, 1923
September 25, 2026 at 10:18 PM
carman peaches, painted by james marion shull, 1923
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How it feels to hyphenate an adjectival phrase but not hyphenate an identical noun phrase
September 25, 2026 at 3:35 PM
How it feels to hyphenate an adjectival phrase but not hyphenate an identical noun phrase
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“see strange mountains”
September 25, 2026 at 7:37 AM
“see strange mountains”
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Sick of going to the bookstore and seeing all this paywalled content
September 22, 2026 at 4:42 AM
Sick of going to the bookstore and seeing all this paywalled content
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I am not first and will be far from the last to say this:
I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS.
I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS.
I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
I have mentioned it before, so maybe, but I know others liked it too. Hooray for word of "mouth" (or post) for getting it seen.
September 12, 2026 at 8:33 PM
I am not first and will be far from the last to say this:
I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS.
I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
I have purchased so many books because I saw them recommended or publicized here on bsky. I cannot urge you all enough to KEEP TALKING ABOUT BOOKS.
I know it's easier to talk up someone else's book, but this also means you, the shy author.
How fucking *dare* they call it Praxis.
A Thiel-Altman-&-Andreessen backed “network state” called Praxis is planning a tech colony in Uruguay & has a nonbinding deal w/ a development led by a former advisor to Javier Milei. Located a short ferry ride from Argentina, the move aligns w/ the “Tech Bros”’ increasing interest in the region. 1/
September 24, 2026 at 11:23 PM
How fucking *dare* they call it Praxis.
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Yemeni Anthropomorphic Stele (3rd–1st Century BCE)
September 19, 2026 at 6:19 PM
Yemeni Anthropomorphic Stele (3rd–1st Century BCE)
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And in some fields, like translation, bosses thought it was the former but it is, in fact, the latter. Asking a translator to "edit" an MTLed output is so much worse than just letting them work.
September 24, 2026 at 9:20 PM
And in some fields, like translation, bosses thought it was the former but it is, in fact, the latter. Asking a translator to "edit" an MTLed output is so much worse than just letting them work.
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That the electorate could even contemplate such a man rather than reject him outright shames us all. That our founding laws could permit him to get in a position where the electorate could choose him shames our laws. That our institutions have not bodily removed him shames our institutions.
September 23, 2026 at 11:36 AM
That the electorate could even contemplate such a man rather than reject him outright shames us all. That our founding laws could permit him to get in a position where the electorate could choose him shames our laws. That our institutions have not bodily removed him shames our institutions.
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It's like when people say, "shark infested". It's not infested, you idiot. That's their house. Bears will bear. Stay out of their home.
Grizzly Bears aren’t Savage, they’re Grizzly Bears
davidstalling.substack.com/p/grizzly-be...?
davidstalling.substack.com/p/grizzly-be...?
Grizzly Bears aren’t Savage, they’re Grizzly Bears
by David Stalling
davidstalling.substack.com
September 23, 2026 at 10:24 AM
It's like when people say, "shark infested". It's not infested, you idiot. That's their house. Bears will bear. Stay out of their home.