Rahat Kurd
@rahat.bsky.social
reader & writer / THE BOOK OF Z: https://talonbooks.com/books/the-book-of-z / ahl-e-zubaan / she/they / free palestine
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Rahat Kurd
@rahat.bsky.social
· Sep 5
The Book of Z is a persona poem, written in the imagined voice of a contemporary Zulaykha.
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Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books Bad Land by Corinna Chong (@arsenalpulp.bsky.social) & River in an Ocean: Essays on Translation, ed. Nuzhat Abbas (@tracepress.bsky.social & contribs @mailbykite.bsky.social @wordsweaver.bsky.social @rahat.bsky.social). See alt-text. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky
January 11, 2026 at 1:28 PM
Daily(ish) #SmallPress #books Bad Land by Corinna Chong (@arsenalpulp.bsky.social) & River in an Ocean: Essays on Translation, ed. Nuzhat Abbas (@tracepress.bsky.social & contribs @mailbykite.bsky.social @wordsweaver.bsky.social @rahat.bsky.social). See alt-text. #DSPBposts 💙📚 #BookSky
the fascist nakba against Palestinians has lasted through 3 teeth-grinding christmases + new years. its armed thugs killed children in Gaza TODAY. for its biggest funder + profiteer to authorize the killing of one of its own citizens + lie about it is to carry on being fascist. it is not shocking.
January 9, 2026 at 7:59 AM
the fascist nakba against Palestinians has lasted through 3 teeth-grinding christmases + new years. its armed thugs killed children in Gaza TODAY. for its biggest funder + profiteer to authorize the killing of one of its own citizens + lie about it is to carry on being fascist. it is not shocking.
You can say no.
In 2026: Generative AI is not inevitable. You can say no. You can refuse. You can reject the disgusting lukewarm slop that the richest and worst people in the world are trying to force-feed you. You can tell them to eat shit and die mad. You can break the machine
January 9, 2026 at 7:18 AM
You can say no.
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asked my six year old niece what was wrong with phones and she said "people keep looking at them
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
January 6, 2026 at 4:13 AM
asked my six year old niece what was wrong with phones and she said "people keep looking at them
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
and don't listen to you" then asked "so what would you do about it" and she said "feed the phones to crocodiles" so her platform has my full support
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The merit that anti-DEI policies revealed
January 6, 2026 at 4:25 AM
The merit that anti-DEI policies revealed
On this second-to-last day of 2025, a vulgar Canada-backed series of mass crime continues into its third year with impunity.
I have mentally pushed past my exhaustion + rage to focus on what I can do today. Support this fundraiser for a family in Gaza. gofund.me/44320e432
I have mentally pushed past my exhaustion + rage to focus on what I can do today. Support this fundraiser for a family in Gaza. gofund.me/44320e432
Donate to A cry for help from Gaza: Stand with Ayham and Mila, organized by Hanade Sharo-Aldmour
Two children. No home. No income. A family in Gaza needs s… Hanade Sharo-Aldmour needs your support for A cry for help from Gaza: Stand with Ayham and Mila
gofund.me
December 30, 2025 at 9:03 PM
On this second-to-last day of 2025, a vulgar Canada-backed series of mass crime continues into its third year with impunity.
I have mentally pushed past my exhaustion + rage to focus on what I can do today. Support this fundraiser for a family in Gaza. gofund.me/44320e432
I have mentally pushed past my exhaustion + rage to focus on what I can do today. Support this fundraiser for a family in Gaza. gofund.me/44320e432
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2024 was pretty bad and 2025 managed to top that easily and so, I am not eager to welcome 2026, yet... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rg1...
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December 23, 2025 at 7:42 PM
2024 was pretty bad and 2025 managed to top that easily and so, I am not eager to welcome 2026, yet... www.youtube.com/watch?v=-rg1...
light a candle, eat a pomegranate, read in bed, repeat
Giving you permission to avoid that abusive family holiday function that you are fantasizing will maybe be not so bad this time.
It’s going to be just as bad this time.
It’s going to be just as bad this time.
December 19, 2025 at 4:32 AM
light a candle, eat a pomegranate, read in bed, repeat
amid vague mostly-misses on this app, a rare hit
To review:
Sincerely : formal
Best : neutral
All the best : positive
All the very best : can we be friends???
Regards : from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee
Sincerely : formal
Best : neutral
All the best : positive
All the very best : can we be friends???
Regards : from hell's heart I stab at thee; for hate's sake I spit my last breath at thee
December 10, 2025 at 8:09 AM
amid vague mostly-misses on this app, a rare hit
ALL day
Lets start calling it FI, Fake Intelligence.
December 10, 2025 at 7:49 AM
ALL day
This sounds clearly like it would be the ONLY option… if this city weren't run by a mayor who seems to hate the ordinary functionality of cities and people who want Vancouver to be livable and have nice things
December 5, 2025 at 11:09 PM
This sounds clearly like it would be the ONLY option… if this city weren't run by a mayor who seems to hate the ordinary functionality of cities and people who want Vancouver to be livable and have nice things
I have had to listen to a vexing number of "But I just use it to…" and "Well actually it's better than…" lately. It reminds me of the 90s, when people would nod, smile, & "you go girl" my rants against patriarchy and then go serenely off to another lavish 5-event wedding.
“AI is clearly sticking around so you have to get used to it” wrong. I don’t have to get used to shit. I am a practiced hater and I can keep this going for decades if I am required to
December 5, 2025 at 7:30 AM
I have had to listen to a vexing number of "But I just use it to…" and "Well actually it's better than…" lately. It reminds me of the 90s, when people would nod, smile, & "you go girl" my rants against patriarchy and then go serenely off to another lavish 5-event wedding.
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All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
December 3, 2025 at 8:03 PM
All I want for Christmas is for the worst people in the world to experience some consequences
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It’s always difficult to help people from Gaza in Egypt- but they are generally trapped there without the ability to work- Sharif is also has a serious back condition which means he can’t even get off books work generally. But he’s still trying to deal with the medical issues of his infant son
I’m sharing a Palestinian account every day and today is Sharif. Sharif and his wife came to Egypt prior to the war to get IVF treatment- which was successful and they had twins Husam and Ahmad. Husam has a congenital heart disorder. They have not been able to go back but also cannot work in Egypt.
December 4, 2025 at 1:07 PM
It’s always difficult to help people from Gaza in Egypt- but they are generally trapped there without the ability to work- Sharif is also has a serious back condition which means he can’t even get off books work generally. But he’s still trying to deal with the medical issues of his infant son
Good morning!
The Book of Z is reviewed by the human literary institution known as rob mclennan:
@periodicities.bsky.social
If you'd like to buy a signed copy please send me a note 💛 🖤
#WinterIsHere #Poetry
The Book of Z is reviewed by the human literary institution known as rob mclennan:
@periodicities.bsky.social
If you'd like to buy a signed copy please send me a note 💛 🖤
#WinterIsHere #Poetry
newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : rob mclennan : The Book of Z, by Rahat Kurd / @rahat.bsky.social @talonbooks.bsky.social @bcbooklook.bsky.social ;
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rob mclennan : The Book of Z, by Rahat Kurd
The Book of Z , Rahat Kurd Talonbooks, 2025 As the back cover of Vancouver poet, writer, editor and cultural critic Rahat Kurd’s T...
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December 2, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Good morning!
The Book of Z is reviewed by the human literary institution known as rob mclennan:
@periodicities.bsky.social
If you'd like to buy a signed copy please send me a note 💛 🖤
#WinterIsHere #Poetry
The Book of Z is reviewed by the human literary institution known as rob mclennan:
@periodicities.bsky.social
If you'd like to buy a signed copy please send me a note 💛 🖤
#WinterIsHere #Poetry
Z…at the lonely end of the rink 💛
ringette practice for the small one, and beginning into Rahat Kurd’s Z, // @talonbooks.bsky.social @rahat.bsky.social
December 2, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Z…at the lonely end of the rink 💛
I also signed copies of THE BOOK OF Z at The Paper Hound last month here in #Vancouver 💜
Be sure to look up these incredible titles at your local #bookstore:
📚The Book of Z by @rahat.bsky.social
📚th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett
📚No Depression in Heaven by @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social
📚Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social
📚tours, variously by @drewmcew.bsky.social
📚The Book of Z by @rahat.bsky.social
📚th book uv lost passwords 1 by bill bissett
📚No Depression in Heaven by @ryanfitzpublic.bsky.social
📚Stigmata by @scottjackshaw.bsky.social
📚tours, variously by @drewmcew.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
I also signed copies of THE BOOK OF Z at The Paper Hound last month here in #Vancouver 💜
Progressive political coverage from Teen Vogue began to grab headlines a decade ago, in the Obama-era of progressive stupefaction + celebrity worship. Teen Vogue came as a good shock esp here in magazine-starved Canada. I hope its success will be carefully studied.
We now know that the Teen Vogue fold is more than an absorption & clearly a full shift from the pub’s DNA. Laying off the entire politics team a day before the NYC election is heinous + a knife in the back to a brand that has solidified its importance for youth. Devastating.
November 4, 2025 at 2:51 AM
Progressive political coverage from Teen Vogue began to grab headlines a decade ago, in the Obama-era of progressive stupefaction + celebrity worship. Teen Vogue came as a good shock esp here in magazine-starved Canada. I hope its success will be carefully studied.
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Hey friends, our next reading is 3 weeks away! It will feature Betsy Warland (reading H.D.), Justyna Krol (reading Adam Zagajewski), Cabil Martinez (reading Jim-Wong Chu), and Kyle McKillop (reading Bill Knott).
It all happens November 16th, 3pm at Outisiders and Others. Save the date!
It all happens November 16th, 3pm at Outisiders and Others. Save the date!
November 3, 2025 at 6:13 AM
Hey friends, our next reading is 3 weeks away! It will feature Betsy Warland (reading H.D.), Justyna Krol (reading Adam Zagajewski), Cabil Martinez (reading Jim-Wong Chu), and Kyle McKillop (reading Bill Knott).
It all happens November 16th, 3pm at Outisiders and Others. Save the date!
It all happens November 16th, 3pm at Outisiders and Others. Save the date!
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Cover reveal day for Palestine -1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba by Comma Press! I have a story in this one. It launches November 13th. Pre-orders are open at the link below:
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Palestine - 1 - Stories from the eve of the Nakba | Comma Press
£11.99 (Paperback / Anthology) - Mazen Maarouf, Selma Dabbagh, Ahmad Jaber, Anwar Hamed, Mahmoud Shukair and others
commapress.co.uk
November 3, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Cover reveal day for Palestine -1: Stories from the Eve of the Nakba by Comma Press! I have a story in this one. It launches November 13th. Pre-orders are open at the link below:
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
commapress.co.uk/books/palest...
Just going to leave the Minions Banana song here for the sake of youngest daughters who should not be hungry in siege state and leave off what I'm really thinking (inwardly screaming). Please share + scream at your elected officials. Sanctions now. Free 🍉
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October 29, 2025 at 10:40 PM
Just going to leave the Minions Banana song here for the sake of youngest daughters who should not be hungry in siege state and leave off what I'm really thinking (inwardly screaming). Please share + scream at your elected officials. Sanctions now. Free 🍉
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFuk...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=sFuk...
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Christina Shah channels her experiences working in a male-dominated field into her new poetry collection, if: prey, then: huntress. Read her full interview with BC BookLook.
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Sparkling under steel toes - BC Booklook
Poet Christina Shah merges industrial grit with lyrical insight in if: prey, then: huntress exploring work, history and the beauty in labour.
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October 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Christina Shah channels her experiences working in a male-dominated field into her new poetry collection, if: prey, then: huntress. Read her full interview with BC BookLook.
bcbooklook.com/sparkling-un...
bcbooklook.com/sparkling-un...
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Check out Marguerite Pigeon’s reviews of November, November by Isabella Wang, and I Would Like to Say Thank You by Joseph Dandurand, now on The BC Review.
#BCPoetry #JosephDandurand #IsabellaWang
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#BCPoetry #JosephDandurand #IsabellaWang
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Marguerite Pigeon reviews I Would Like To Say Thank You, by Joseph
Marguerite Pigeon reviewsI Would Like To Say Thank You, by Joseph Dandurand (Madeira Park: Harbour Publishing, 2025) $19.95 / 9780889714908 and November, November, by Isabella Wang (Madeira Park:
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October 26, 2025 at 5:55 PM
Check out Marguerite Pigeon’s reviews of November, November by Isabella Wang, and I Would Like to Say Thank You by Joseph Dandurand, now on The BC Review.
#BCPoetry #JosephDandurand #IsabellaWang
thebcreview.ca/2025/10/26/2...
#BCPoetry #JosephDandurand #IsabellaWang
thebcreview.ca/2025/10/26/2...