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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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Free PDFs of some of my books of visual poetry: thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
From Acts of Reading
November 16, 2025 at 9:53 AM
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Visual poems from The Island of Dr Prospero.
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
What’s this flesh? explores the terrain of illness, interrogating the innate strangeness of the human body when afflicted by disease. Available now from @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social intergraphia.cargo.site/James-Knight
November 12, 2025 at 5:27 PM
From Acts of Reading
November 9, 2025 at 9:04 AM
November 9, 2025 at 9:03 AM
November 5, 2025 at 10:01 PM
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Bloods Dream was originally published by Beir Bua and is now available as a free PDF here: thebirdking.com/wp-content/u...
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
November 5, 2025 at 6:42 AM
November 3, 2025 at 5:21 PM
From Acts of Reading
November 2, 2025 at 5:25 PM
November 2, 2025 at 10:13 AM
November 1, 2025 at 5:33 PM
Visual poems from The Island of Dr Prospero.
November 1, 2025 at 9:13 AM
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Machine is a visual poem that playfully explores DNA’s role in shaping us. Originally published published by the wonderful @trickhouse.bsky.social , it’s now available as a free download:

thebirdking.com/free-pdfs/
October 30, 2025 at 9:40 AM
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My new pamphlet, What’s this flesh?, arose from a brief but nasty illness I had early this year. I had been teaching The Duchess of Malfi, so some morbid Webster found its way into the project. Available from @intergraphiabooks.bsky.social intergraphia.cargo.site/Shop
October 30, 2025 at 10:15 AM
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October 31, 2025 at 10:20 AM
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The submission deadline closes at midnight tonight! 😱🎃🌀
October 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Bloods Dream was originally published by Beir Bua and is now available as a free PDF here: thebirdking.com/wp-content/u...
October 31, 2025 at 10:12 AM
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Very proud to announce the publication of my newest book TORN TEXTURES & HYBRID GLYPHS via the incredible @steelincisors.bsky.social

Go get yourself a copy - support indie publishers… & read my new book! ❤️🌈🙏📚
Happy publication day to @reversebutcher.bsky.social , whose TORN TEXTURES & HYBRID GLYPHS is out today! Grab this sumptuous paperback mixam.co.uk/print-on-dem... or get the ebook www.steelincisors.com/product/torn...
September 20, 2025 at 9:59 AM
From Acts of Reading
October 31, 2025 at 9:42 AM
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October 30, 2025 at 5:51 PM
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on my window

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October 30, 2025 at 2:34 PM
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On this day in 1938, DuPont announced its new synthetic polyamide fiber is called "nylon" (TextArt in 'nylon' font)
October 27, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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I shall state silences more competently than ever.
— Beckett

I reveal you in my work of excess!
October 28, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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