James Knight
@badbadpoet.bsky.social
Poet, artist, performer and publisher based in the UK. Prolific maker of visual poetry. Recent books: MOREAU’S DOCTORED BODIES (Steel Incisors), COSMIC HORROR (Hem Press), WHAT’S THIS FLESH? (Intergraphia).
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James Knight
@badbadpoet.bsky.social
· Nov 19
Free PDFs of some of my books of visual poetry: thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
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mucky fun all over
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
mucky fun all over
mucky fun all over
January 20, 2026 at 5:57 PM
mucky fun all over
Bits of Jean Baudrillard Got Fucked Up at the Foam Party, published by @ailiteraryreview.bsky.social and part
of a cycle of wretchedness called YELLOW FOAM. ailiteraryreview.co.uk/issue05
of a cycle of wretchedness called YELLOW FOAM. ailiteraryreview.co.uk/issue05
January 14, 2026 at 5:52 PM
Bits of Jean Baudrillard Got Fucked Up at the Foam Party, published by @ailiteraryreview.bsky.social and part
of a cycle of wretchedness called YELLOW FOAM. ailiteraryreview.co.uk/issue05
of a cycle of wretchedness called YELLOW FOAM. ailiteraryreview.co.uk/issue05
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The wonderful @sedserio.com interviewed me about my mammoth vispo Beowulf project for @robmclennan.bsky.social’s @periodicities.bsky.social periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/01/laur...
Laura Kerr in Conversation with James Knight
Introduction James Knight’s visual poetry occupies a restless territory where language refuses to behave as text alone. Drawing on Surreal...
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The wonderful @sedserio.com interviewed me about my mammoth vispo Beowulf project for @robmclennan.bsky.social’s @periodicities.bsky.social periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/01/laur...
The wonderful @sedserio.com interviewed me about my mammoth vispo Beowulf project for @robmclennan.bsky.social’s @periodicities.bsky.social periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/01/laur...
Laura Kerr in Conversation with James Knight
Introduction James Knight’s visual poetry occupies a restless territory where language refuses to behave as text alone. Drawing on Surreal...
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com
January 11, 2026 at 9:22 PM
The wonderful @sedserio.com interviewed me about my mammoth vispo Beowulf project for @robmclennan.bsky.social’s @periodicities.bsky.social periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2026/01/laur...
ICE are the new Brown Shirts
January 11, 2026 at 2:03 PM
ICE are the new Brown Shirts
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WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
Videos Show How ICE Vehicle Stops Can Escalate to Shootings
A WSJ visual investigation found that the Minneapolis ICE killing is one of 13 incidents where federal immigration agents have used deadly force against civilians in vehicles since July.
www.wsj.com
January 10, 2026 at 3:44 PM
WSJ investigation: In the past 6 months ICE agents have fired at vehicles 13 times, leading to:
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
* 8 people shot
* 5 of which were U.S. citizens
* 2 died
* no victims drew a weapon
The playbook: Agents box in a vehicle, block attempts to flee, then fire
www.wsj.com/us-news/vide...
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RITES & PASSAGES, a project inspired by choose-your-own-adventure game books, Doom and the novels of Alain Robbe-Grilet, was published by @salopress.bsky.social in 2021. Now out-of-print, it is available as a free PDF from my website. Lose yourself in the labyrinth! thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
Free PDFs
On this page you will find free PDFs of some of my major projects. Just click on the cover image to download! Lavish paperback version available here.
thebirdking.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
RITES & PASSAGES, a project inspired by choose-your-own-adventure game books, Doom and the novels of Alain Robbe-Grilet, was published by @salopress.bsky.social in 2021. Now out-of-print, it is available as a free PDF from my website. Lose yourself in the labyrinth! thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
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“Hiya, I don’t know what sort of poetry you publish, and I’m really not interested, but I’m desperate for someone, ANYONE, to publish my book, so here it is! Byeeee!”
January 3, 2026 at 1:24 PM
“Hiya, I don’t know what sort of poetry you publish, and I’m really not interested, but I’m desperate for someone, ANYONE, to publish my book, so here it is! Byeeee!”
Reposted by James Knight
RITES & PASSAGES, a project inspired by choose-your-own-adventure game books, Doom and the novels of Alain Robbe-Grilet, was published by @salopress.bsky.social in 2021. Now out-of-print, it is available as a free PDF from my website. Lose yourself in the labyrinth! thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
Free PDFs
On this page you will find free PDFs of some of my major projects. Just click on the cover image to download! Lavish paperback version available here.
thebirdking.com
January 3, 2026 at 10:16 AM
RITES & PASSAGES, a project inspired by choose-your-own-adventure game books, Doom and the novels of Alain Robbe-Grilet, was published by @salopress.bsky.social in 2021. Now out-of-print, it is available as a free PDF from my website. Lose yourself in the labyrinth! thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
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By late 2026 I will publish my new "Acid Renaissance" book of art, but in the meantime my first two art books are available from my online shop via the link below (and also from Bookbuster and Printed Matters bookshops, if you happen to be in Hastings):
shop.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/category/books
shop.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/category/books
January 1, 2026 at 11:43 AM
By late 2026 I will publish my new "Acid Renaissance" book of art, but in the meantime my first two art books are available from my online shop via the link below (and also from Bookbuster and Printed Matters bookshops, if you happen to be in Hastings):
shop.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/category/books
shop.lazaruscorporation.co.uk/category/books
Visual poems from Chimera, published by Penteract Press in 2020. It’s now out of print but you can download it for free: thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
December 31, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Visual poems from Chimera, published by Penteract Press in 2020. It’s now out of print but you can download it for free: thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
Remember, kids: opposing the genocide in Gaza constitutes a hate crime!
December 30, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Remember, kids: opposing the genocide in Gaza constitutes a hate crime!
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We've just made our first donation to Kids Saving the Rainforest from sales of Hit Escape by Michelle Kent.
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
December 22, 2025 at 10:57 AM
We've just made our first donation to Kids Saving the Rainforest from sales of Hit Escape by Michelle Kent.
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
Michelle's Colossive Cartography is a little holiday you can carry in your pocket. Grab the #zine for £2 at bit.ly/colossive68 - all royalties go to this wonderful Costa Rican wildlife rescue
Publishers take note: highfalutin, hyperbolic blurbs are no substitute for excerpts, and often put me off buying.
December 22, 2025 at 11:10 AM
Publishers take note: highfalutin, hyperbolic blurbs are no substitute for excerpts, and often put me off buying.
Western complicity in the Gaza genocide goes deep. We need more reporting like this, from the excellent @doubledown.news youtu.be/e0qh1kkEAaM?...
The Video The Government Doesn’t Want You To See
YouTube video by Double Down News
youtu.be
December 19, 2025 at 9:45 AM
Western complicity in the Gaza genocide goes deep. We need more reporting like this, from the excellent @doubledown.news youtu.be/e0qh1kkEAaM?...
Reposted by James Knight
Reposted by James Knight
What’s this flesh? explores the terrain of illness, interrogating the strangeness of the body when afflicted by disease. Internal monologue is juxtaposed with fragments of dialogue in the hospital ward, clinical notes & other destabilising discourses. Available from @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
What’s this flesh? explores the terrain of illness, interrogating the strangeness of the body when afflicted by disease. Internal monologue is juxtaposed with fragments of dialogue in the hospital ward, clinical notes & other destabilising discourses. Available from @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social
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Visual poems from The Island of Dr Prospero
December 16, 2025 at 8:50 AM
Visual poems from The Island of Dr Prospero
One from earlier this year, published in the AI Literary Review: Jean Baudrillard Got Fucked Up at the Foam Party ailiteraryreview.co.uk/issue05
December 16, 2025 at 8:40 AM
One from earlier this year, published in the AI Literary Review: Jean Baudrillard Got Fucked Up at the Foam Party ailiteraryreview.co.uk/issue05
