Michael Marcinkowski

lithub.comOn Ed Park’s Personal Days, one of the best comic novels of all time.This is the first installment of an ongoing series recommending books from what I’ll call the Funny Novel Canon. Think of it as a working syllabus for literary humorists. If there’s a f…

New issue of Poetry Theory Review now available for download: Early Autumn 2026! www.michaelmarcinkowski.org/ptr

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Lit Hub

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10 Sept

Why Ed Park’s Personal Days has earned a place in the Funny Novel Canon. buff.ly/7Qe8VV2

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Rodrigo Toscano

@rodrigo-toscano.bsky.social

24 Aug

Anti-Marxism is still at the root of contemporary American Poetry: perennial decay with evermore elaborate schemes to rebolster Liberal Capitalist Culture. From vainglorious "avant guardes" to the reign of stifling "I"-centered consumerist subjectivities, even this morning's dewdrops groan under it.

10 May

Spring issue of everyone's favourite magazine, Poetry Theory Review, now available: www.michaelmarcinkowski.org/ptr

michiganpublic.orgStateside: Friday, April 24, 2026What should Michigan voters be paying attention to in the governor and U.S. Senate races as the midterms get closer? Plus, a new book that explores a giant in the avant-garde literary scene—that opera...

25 Apr

Go to about the 13 minute mark for some late 20th century American poetry talk: www.michiganpublic.org/stateside/20...

16 Apr

I feel you, John McCarthy, I feel you.

1 Apr

Oh to dream of being that guy in the back of a NYTimes society photo.

26 Mar

I'll be moderating a conversation with Deanna Rodger, shakara, Vincent Baidoo, and Hannah Silva on questions of poetry, AI, ethics, and inclusion. 25 April in Bristol. Book now! www.lyrafest.com#e150159

The Bristol Poetry Institute

20 Mar

Does anyone want to tell me that this is a picture of Joe Brainard looking confused by the Campbell's Tomato Juice boxes?

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@bristolpoetry.bsky.social

2 Feb

We have over 500 people already planning to join us for the Natalie Diaz Annual Reading later this month. But we booked the big (technically "Great") Hall, so don't worry, we have room for more. Book your place now. We can't wait to see you there! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/bpi-annual...

eventbrite.co.ukBPI Annual Reading: Natalie DiazJoin us in person for the Bristol Poetry Institute Annual Reading. This poetry reading is free but booking is essential.

Arts Matter Bristol@uobartsmatter.bsky.social

✨ COMING UP: Join Pulitzer Prize-winning poet Natalie Diaz for the @bristolpoetry.bsky.social annual reading! Don't miss this rare opportunity to hear one of the most celebrated contemporary poets read in the UK! 📆 Tues 17 Feb, 6.30-7.30pm 📍 Wills Memorial Building 🎟️ brnw.ch/21wZq5c (free!)

7 Feb

New issue of PTR now available. Reviewed: Kulvert Press, Veer Books, If a Leaf Falls, The Fair Organ, Mouse Press, The Knives Forks and Spoons Press, The Last Books, Shearsman, Monitor, NYRB. www.michaelmarcinkowski.org/ptr

29 Dec 2025

This is an accurate review and corresponds to my own recent experience.

James Baker@jwbaker.bsky.social

I like Mason & Dixon. It is a very funny book. I also have no idea what is going on most of the time, which I'm ok with, I think.

18 Dec 2025

Poetry, Theory, Review 2025 Annual now available. Collects six issue. Includes reviews of releases from Face, Crater, Girasol, Veer2, Earthbound, Broken Sleep, Distance No Object, Winter Editions, Soberscove, Kulvert, Monitor, The Last Books, and more. Link to buy: www.michaelmarcinkowski.org/ptr

18 Dec 2025

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18 Dec 2025

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Digital Futures Institute @ King's College London

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2 Dec 2025

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💡 Featuring Dr @michaelmarcinkowski.org @kingsdh.bsky.social, Dr Felix Kwihangana, Dr Sara Black @kingsecs.bsky.social, Mark Lester and Prof Dr @saradefreitas.bsky.social. 🔗 Register here: www.kcl.ac.uk/events/digit...

4 Oct 2025

New (late) late Summer issue of Poetry Theory Review now available: www.michaelmarcinkowski.org/ptr

headfirstbristol.co.ukSelah The Underground River Poetry Night w/ Eva Penney at The Ill ReputeKulvert Books Presents Selah! The Underground River Poetry Night with Music by Bristol's Eva Penney. Come along to Kulvert Books 'UNDERGROUND RIVER' Poetry and Music Night with an open mic poetry slo...

29 Sept 2025

Wednesday night! Bristol! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/ill...

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michaelmarcinkowski.orgPTRPoetry Theory Review

12 July 2025

Early Summer issue of Poetry Theory Review now available. Featuring reviews of books from Kulvert, Broken Sleep, The Last Books, Monitor Books, Sad Press, and more. www.michaelmarcinkowski.org/ptr

michaelmarcinkowski.orgPTRPoetry Theory Review

12 July 2025

Early Summer issue of Poetry Theory Review now available. Featuring reviews of books from Kulvert, Broken Sleep, The Last Books, Monitor Books, Sad Press, and more. www.michaelmarcinkowski.org/ptr

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Heather Christle

@heatherchristle.bsky.social

29 June 2025

headfirstbristol.co.ukTottering State #7: Marcinkowski, Yě Yě, Phillips at East Bristol BooksTottering State: Poetry for Unsteady Times. Tottering State #7 celebrates the launch of Michael Marcinkowski's *Lives of the Saints* (Broken Sleep), with poetry from Yĕ Yĕ (*South*) and from John ...

29 June 2025

Friday 4 July at East Bristol Books! 7pm! Marcinkowski! Yě! Phillips! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/eas... @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social

Digital Futures Institute @ King's College London

16 May 2025

The dream of AGI is amazingly limited.

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@kings-dfi.bsky.social

29 Apr 2025

📕 Prof @drkatedevlin.bsky.social and Dr @michaelmarcinkowski.org contributed to The Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature. The book explores how literary lenses can be used to better understand human interactions with AI 🔽 @jgibristol.bsky.social @bristoluni.bsky.social @liverpooluni.bsky.social

kcl.ac.ukNew handbook explores the future of literature in the AI eraThe Routledge Handbook of AI and Literature offers perspective on the past, present and future of AI and literature.

headfirstbristol.co.ukTottering State #7: Marcinowski, Kemp, Phillips at East Bristol BooksTottering State: Poetry for Unsteady Times. Tottering State #7 marks two recently published titles from Broken Sleep Books concerned with poetic relations between language, belief, politics & the wor...

25 Apr 2025

Upcoming reading at East Bristol Books! 4 July! Linda Kemp, John Phillips, and me! Get tickets! www.headfirstbristol.co.uk/whats-on/eas...

media.ccc.deFeelings are Facts: Love, Privacy, and the Politics of Intellectual ShameA debut of new research and analysis, focused on emotions and the affective register—love! shame! intimacy! What happens when we put lov...

20 Jan 2025

Talk from @meredithmeredith.bsky.social. Great example of using serious theory/philosophy in tech discussion. media.ccc.de/v/38c3-feeli...

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BIG DAY. Official release date for LIVES OF THE SAINTS. Huge thanks to @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social and @godzillakent.bsky.social for making it happen!

BIG DAY. Official release date for LIVES OF THE SAINTS. Huge thanks to @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social and @godzillakent.bsky.social for making it happen!

brokensleepbooks.comMichael Marcinkowski - Lives of the Saints | Broken Sleep BooksLives of the Saints by Michael Marcinkowski explores poetry's power as it intersects with faith and governance, set against a backdrop of ecological ruin and dystopian futures. In a landscape that ble...

You can order it here! www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

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@kirkdalebooks.bsky.social

5 Dec 2024

8PM (UK) 30 DECEMBER! Online launch event for @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social !!!!!!!!! I can’t be there live, but there will be a recording of me reading from LIVES OF THE SAINTS (available December 31!)!!! www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/broken-sle...

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Kirkdale Bookshop

14 Dec 2024

Somebody's just bought Pedagogy of the Oppressed. It is 10am

5 Dec 2024

28 Nov 2024

This year’s anthology has a wonderful selection from me!

Broken Sleep Books@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social

It truly is the most wonderful time of the year! Grab a copy of our 2024 anthology, featuring extracts from every book we published in 2024. Yippee! www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

25 Nov 2024

Just a reminder that I have book coming out with Broken Sleep 31 December. You can pre-order now! www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...

19 Nov 2024

This kind of thing is so great.

Broken Sleep Books@brokensleepbooks.bsky.social

PREORDER (31.12.2024): The Broken Sleep Books Anthology showcases the best writing from the press in 2024, featuring extracts from every publication, covering poetry, non-fiction, and fiction. www.brokensleepbooks.com/product-page...