Jonathan Ball's Blog, page 16
October 21, 2018
Gemini
Odin himself will Congratulate you for your Belief in nonsense
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Cancer
They will erect a Statue of you on top of A mountain of debt
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October 17, 2018
Hera Lindsay Bird (Hera Lindsay Bird)
Hera Lindsay Bird's self-titled debut, Hera Lindsay Bird, is crammed with shocking and often hilarious imagery, nestled against bare sentiments: "I am falling in love and I don't know what to do about it / Throw me in a haunted wheelbarrow and set me on fire." Bird's introductory poem captures the book's tone: "I wrote [...]
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October 16, 2018
Ryan Fitzpatrick on Editing a Poetry Book — 009
ryan fitzpatrick is a poet and critic living in Vancouver. He is the author of two books of poetry: Fortified Castles (Talonbooks, 2014) and Fake Math (Snare, 2007). With Jonathan Ball, he is co-editor of Why Poetry Sucks: An Anthology of Humorous Experimental Canadian Poetry (Insomniac, 2014). With Deanna Fong and Janey Dodd, he works on the second [...]
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October 14, 2018
Libra
Wars will rage unseen In the hidden world ruled by Penguin overlords
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Scorpio
Some calm, relaxing Tea is the perfect way to Unwind after death
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Sagittarius
Defeating that dark Wizard is the only way To soothe your sore throat
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Capricorn
Don’t close your eyes for Even one second or I SAID DON’T CLOSE YOUR EYES!!!
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Aquarius
You can always make Cookies, but you can’t always Make a monkey king
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Pisces
Your priorities Are so mixed up—at this point Just alphabetize
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