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David Alec Knight
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I am a Canadian artist and writer. My third full collection of poetry CROW CITY BLEEDING has been published by Cajun Mutt Press. Poems explore working class concerns, neurodivergence, urban sprawl vs. Nature.
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David Alec Knight @davidalecknight.bsky.social · Aug 30
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One of the poems looking back on factory days. Work is work, yeah, but good money, good hours, good people, good memories.
#bluecollarpoetry #workingclasspoetry #factorypoems #modernpoetry #freeverse #cajunmuttpress
August 30, 2025 at 12:46 PM
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August 30, 2025 at 12:31 PM
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August 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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#nomorewar #antiwarpoem #antiwarpoetry #ukraine #ukraineandrussia #warpoem
June 22, 2025 at 7:12 PM
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June 22, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Here is one of the new poems from CROW CITY BLEEDING (Cajun Mutt Press) -- "City of Crows". #newpoem #newbookalert #crowcitybleeding #cajunmuttpress
June 21, 2025 at 4:00 AM
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Here is the cover to my third collection of poetry, just released through Cajun Mutt Press! The artwork for the cover is mine.
Painted cover done in acrylics by the author, in red, black, and white. An abstract depiction of a crow. The crow may be red, or covered in blood. It's staring right at you.
June 21, 2025 at 3:57 AM
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March 7, 2025 at 2:02 PM
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Hi! Here are two poems that have appeared in The Literary Underground -- "Mother Tongue" and "Ring Fence Fire-sale".

#poetry #newpoetry #canadianpoetry #elbowsup #never51 #theliteraryunderground

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2 poems by David Alec Knight - The Literary Underground
Mother Tongue When our mothers were young and working first jobs at drive-ins after school and on weekends, slinging burgers and cola on trays to the windows of sports cars of affluent American man-br...
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May 26, 2025 at 5:50 AM
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Canada should cancel F35 order and go to Swedish jets.
February 6, 2025 at 10:58 PM
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Made In Canada 🇨🇦 -
How a Canadian is born. #cdnpoli #peipoli
February 9, 2025 at 10:31 AM
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There are anti-Trump protests ongoing in all fifty states and most major democracies worldwide. Yet the corporate press here pretends nothing is happening. Last warning for those who want to sit at the feet of dictators:

Ignore We the People at your own peril. We rise.
February 10, 2025 at 4:42 AM
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One of my poems that will always remain topical depending how one reads it. Some would do well not to ignore it.
#poetry #modernpoetry #CanLit #51ststate #Canada #protest #lepermosh #cajunmuttpress #davidalecknight #Canadianpoetry
February 6, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Give this a listen. I dig the atmosphere behind the vocals, and the vocal delivery of this spoken word piece brings art to cynicism. He is on youtube as well.
January 13, 2025 at 11:33 PM
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Right on John Shirley. This guy is a tool. Tell me you don't understand creatives without telling me you don't understand creatives lol!
January 13, 2025 at 11:22 PM
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I wrote this about forest fires in British Columbia, and how their effects crossed provinces and borders. It affected air quality as far as Ontario. So much destruction and loss! Again :(

#forestfire #forestfires #britishcolumbia #firefighter #survival #CanLit #poetry

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Fires Of Summer - a poem by David Alec Knight
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January 13, 2025 at 11:13 PM
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Door Is A Jar Literary Magazine is looking for well-crafted #poetry, #fiction, #nonfiction, #drama, #art, and #bookreviews for our print and digital publication

Free to submit and open all year long
Send us your best today!
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Door is a Jar is a print and digital literary magazine of poetry, short fiction, nonfiction, drama, art and book reviews. Our publication focuses on writing that is accessible for all readers.
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January 9, 2025 at 4:08 PM
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Issue 33 Winter 2024 of @DoorIsAJarMag is now in Barnes & Noble, Books-A-Million, indie bookstores, and airports nationwide

Here it is at the Barnes & Noble in Union Square NYC

Use the Where to Buy feature on our website to find copies near you
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January 10, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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January 10, 2025 at 5:13 PM
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I'm looking forward to selling and signing some of my books, and selling some art too. This looks to be the biggest yet!

#punkrockfleamarket #chathamkentontario #portugesecanadiansocialclub #CanLit #poetry #art
December 4, 2024 at 1:28 PM
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Fans of Gregory Corso, and of the Beat generation of poets, really must check out this amazing book from Roadside Press! The editors did a fantastic job.

#gregorycorso #beatpoetry #beatpoets #beatgeneration #americanliterature #americanpoetry #roadsidepress
November 26, 2024 at 10:16 PM
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This is another great poem I found here. Check it out.
ascoomer.bsky.social A.S. Coomer @ascoomer.bsky.social · Nov 26
My poem—i sit / & write—was recently anthologized in International Beat Poet Laureate Fin Hall’s beat poetry collection AIN’T NO DEAD BEATS AROUND HERE, which is out now. To celebrate, I read the poem to the muddy paths and fallen leaves at Freeman Lake Park.

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November 26, 2024 at 10:02 PM
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I just found this poem here today. It moved me. Give this guy a listen.
williamfdevault.bsky.social William F. DeVault @williamfdevault.bsky.social · Nov 26
I have a strong emotional connection to Ukraine. Shortly after their invasion by Russia, I penned this poem, expressing an admiration for their fierce resolve against their invaders. #cossack #ukraine #poem youtu.be/9JFeybiFyho?...
Cossack by William F DeVault
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November 26, 2024 at 9:47 PM
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"David Bowie Blue" also appears in the 2024 anthology, The Starman Oddity: Poetry & Art Inspired by David Bowie from Fevers of the Mind Press, editor David L O'Nan. Both it and LEPER MOSH (Cajun Mutt Press, 2022) are available to order on amazon.
#davidbowie #poet #poetry #poems #music #rock
November 18, 2024 at 8:37 PM