Erik Kennedy
@erikkennedy.com
Poet behind beloved classics like 'Sick Power Trip' (2025) and 'Another Beautiful Day Indoors' (2022), @thwupbooks.bsky.social. Leading voice of millennial vegan socialist cat-fancying indie pop kids.
📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch
http://www.erikkennedy.com
📍 Ōtautahi Christchurch
http://www.erikkennedy.com
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Erik Kennedy
@erikkennedy.com
· Jun 20
Not long now, and this big-budget trailer is proof of that.
'Sick Power Trip' hits shelves on 10 July.
teherengawakapress.co.nz/sick-power-t...
'Sick Power Trip' hits shelves on 10 July.
teherengawakapress.co.nz/sick-power-t...
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For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
November 13, 2025 at 5:03 PM
For years, people argued that there's no point in taking climate action unless China is onboard. I'm at a COP30 event where Chinese government officials and renewable industry reps are outlining the fast-paced renewable energy transition and long-term carbon neutrality plan. The story has flipped.
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Fifty patterns you can make with a standard brick www.architekwiki.com/wiki/masonry...
November 13, 2025 at 7:12 PM
Fifty patterns you can make with a standard brick www.architekwiki.com/wiki/masonry...
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If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
How is AI *really* impacting jobs?
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
Henley Chiu, the CTO of Revealera, a jobs data analysis firm, analyzed 180 million jobs listings in 2024 and 2025, in an effort to find out. Chiu found an:
-8% drop in all jobs postings
-~30% drop in art, photography, writing jobs
-22% drop in journalism jobs
What’s really going on with AI and jobs?
Record-breaking layoff reports, Amazon's mass firings, and a slump in entry level employment. Is AI behind it all?
www.bloodinthemachine.com
November 13, 2025 at 9:31 PM
If you ever wonder why your artist friend is so pissed off whenever they see AI slop used instead of real, human-created art, it's exactly what you think:
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Reminds me of "Cheese" by Willem Elsschot.
Bored man is offered tons of cheese, cheap.
Buys it, thinking "OK let's shift some cheese now!"
Nobody buys any
The cheese all goes off.
"We no longer mention cheese at home" is the last sentence.
One of the best books ever.
Bored man is offered tons of cheese, cheap.
Buys it, thinking "OK let's shift some cheese now!"
Nobody buys any
The cheese all goes off.
"We no longer mention cheese at home" is the last sentence.
One of the best books ever.
November 13, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Reminds me of "Cheese" by Willem Elsschot.
Bored man is offered tons of cheese, cheap.
Buys it, thinking "OK let's shift some cheese now!"
Nobody buys any
The cheese all goes off.
"We no longer mention cheese at home" is the last sentence.
One of the best books ever.
Bored man is offered tons of cheese, cheap.
Buys it, thinking "OK let's shift some cheese now!"
Nobody buys any
The cheese all goes off.
"We no longer mention cheese at home" is the last sentence.
One of the best books ever.
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today's small prose poem from Maureen Thorson is a marvel, but that first sentence — "It’s nearly Christmas." — just about gave me a panic attack.
https://www.havehashad.com/fm8m7
https://www.havehashad.com/fm8m7
November 11, 2025 at 4:42 PM
today's small prose poem from Maureen Thorson is a marvel, but that first sentence — "It’s nearly Christmas." — just about gave me a panic attack.
https://www.havehashad.com/fm8m7
https://www.havehashad.com/fm8m7
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stuart pecans, painted by bertha heiges, 1904
November 12, 2025 at 8:18 PM
stuart pecans, painted by bertha heiges, 1904
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Am reminded of the old Glasgow joke. “Aye, but are you a Protestant Muslim or a Catholic Muslim?”
November 12, 2025 at 8:29 PM
Am reminded of the old Glasgow joke. “Aye, but are you a Protestant Muslim or a Catholic Muslim?”
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Giving a lecture on the drafts of The Waste Land tomorrow and all the strange and haunting lines that Eliot and Pound decided to cut
November 12, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Giving a lecture on the drafts of The Waste Land tomorrow and all the strange and haunting lines that Eliot and Pound decided to cut
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wrote about this brilliant poem here: piersend.substack.com/p/a-and-w-by...
"A&W" by Wanda Coleman
Zukofsky, Lucretius, Hamlet, Coulette
piersend.substack.com
November 11, 2025 at 5:07 PM
wrote about this brilliant poem here: piersend.substack.com/p/a-and-w-by...
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NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Exclusive: UK suspends some intelligence sharing with US over boat strike concerns in major break | CNN Politics
The United Kingdom is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes ...
edition.cnn.com
November 11, 2025 at 3:06 PM
NEWS: The UK is no longer sharing intelligence with the US about suspected drug trafficking vessels in the Caribbean because it does not want to be complicit in US military strikes and believes the attacks are illegal, sources familiar with the matter told CNN. edition.cnn.com/2025/11/11/p...
Horrifying, but I'm glad that there are investigators who aren't willing to let go of this.
The allegation here is that wealthy tourists paid to be able to shoot human beings. Perhaps killing wildlife wasn't enough for them. If true, psychopathic scarcely begins to cover it.
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
Milan prosecutors investigate alleged ‘sniper tourism’ during Bosnian war
Groups from Italy and elsewhere alleged to have paid Serb soldiers to shoot Sarajevo residents during siege
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Horrifying, but I'm glad that there are investigators who aren't willing to let go of this.
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A list of little gestures to carry
against life changing forever
against life changing forever
November 11, 2025 at 5:37 AM
A list of little gestures to carry
against life changing forever
against life changing forever
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Highpoint I, Highgate
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Highpoint I, Highgate
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
1933-35
Berthold Lubetkin and Tecton
Image from RIBApix
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Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.
🧵/ How far does the public support net zero?
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
Support: 60%
Oppose: 25%
Net support by party
Green: +81
Lib Dem: +67
Lab: +64
Con: +11
Reform: -44
yougov.co.uk/politics/art...
November 11, 2025 at 10:50 AM
Net zero is one of the many areas where commentators are out-of-touch with public opinion in Britain. There is still broad support for cutting carbon emissions - except from among Reform supporters, who are the outliers.
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Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
China’s CO2 emissions have been flat or falling for past 18 months, analysis finds
World’s biggest polluter on track to hit peak emissions target early but miss goal for cutting carbon intensity
www.theguardian.com
November 11, 2025 at 7:08 AM
Good morning to all those people who wasted the last decade saying, "there's no point tackling climate change in the UK, because China."
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
www.theguardian.com/world/2025/n...
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How am I celebrating the launch of my book, you ask? Same as any author: by admiring the tiny diorama I made depicting a scene from the first chapter:
November 5, 2025 at 5:18 PM
How am I celebrating the launch of my book, you ask? Same as any author: by admiring the tiny diorama I made depicting a scene from the first chapter:
The 'Post' working hard to make Mamdani look like the coolest motherfucker alive.
November 5, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The 'Post' working hard to make Mamdani look like the coolest motherfucker alive.
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Another extremely exciting book coming in February 2026 is Bill Manhire's Lyrical Ballads. A dazzling blend of story and song where collisions between wonder and reality create unforgettable poems.
@pacificraft.bsky.social
Cover: Todd Atticus
More here: teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/lyr...
@pacificraft.bsky.social
Cover: Todd Atticus
More here: teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/lyr...
November 5, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Another extremely exciting book coming in February 2026 is Bill Manhire's Lyrical Ballads. A dazzling blend of story and song where collisions between wonder and reality create unforgettable poems.
@pacificraft.bsky.social
Cover: Todd Atticus
More here: teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/lyr...
@pacificraft.bsky.social
Cover: Todd Atticus
More here: teherengawakapress.co.nz/products/lyr...
'Six poets are protesting "ecological and aesthetic violence" proposed for Central Otago.'
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
Poets to host reading protest against open-cast mining
Six poets are protesting "ecological and aesthetic violence" proposed for Central Otago. Dunedin poet and barrister Richard Reeve said the readings...
www.odt.co.nz
November 4, 2025 at 10:26 PM
'Six poets are protesting "ecological and aesthetic violence" proposed for Central Otago.'
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
www.odt.co.nz/regions/cent...
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Join us to launch a new book of poetry by the incredible Tusiata Avia.
🔹 Saturday 15 November, 5pm
🔹 Space Academy
🔹 371 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
🔹 All welcome!
Books will be for sale with thanks to Scorpio Books, and kai and refreshments will be provided.
www.facebook.com/share/16ZAvv...
🔹 Saturday 15 November, 5pm
🔹 Space Academy
🔹 371 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
🔹 All welcome!
Books will be for sale with thanks to Scorpio Books, and kai and refreshments will be provided.
www.facebook.com/share/16ZAvv...
November 3, 2025 at 4:21 AM
Join us to launch a new book of poetry by the incredible Tusiata Avia.
🔹 Saturday 15 November, 5pm
🔹 Space Academy
🔹 371 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
🔹 All welcome!
Books will be for sale with thanks to Scorpio Books, and kai and refreshments will be provided.
www.facebook.com/share/16ZAvv...
🔹 Saturday 15 November, 5pm
🔹 Space Academy
🔹 371 St Asaph Street, Christchurch
🔹 All welcome!
Books will be for sale with thanks to Scorpio Books, and kai and refreshments will be provided.
www.facebook.com/share/16ZAvv...
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ALAS ALAS ALAS
Here’re some of the works on show at Sala Alas. The show is open 10-4 daily at 218c Willis Street, Wellington until November 12th.
Here’re some of the works on show at Sala Alas. The show is open 10-4 daily at 218c Willis Street, Wellington until November 12th.
November 3, 2025 at 4:29 AM
ALAS ALAS ALAS
Here’re some of the works on show at Sala Alas. The show is open 10-4 daily at 218c Willis Street, Wellington until November 12th.
Here’re some of the works on show at Sala Alas. The show is open 10-4 daily at 218c Willis Street, Wellington until November 12th.
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José Guadalupe Posada. 'Jealousy', Woodcut. Mexico. ca. 1910
November 3, 2025 at 12:15 AM
José Guadalupe Posada. 'Jealousy', Woodcut. Mexico. ca. 1910
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Thank you Eric Shoemaker for this beautiful review on my book. You really capture my despair of higher education! rhinopoetry.org/reviews/orch...
REVIEWS — RHINO — This Abattoir is a College by Orchid Tierney - Reviewed by Robert Eric Shoemaker
There are facts we know about systems of higher education, whether we admit them or justify them. Is the modern university “a collage or a college,” a palimpsest of paperwork, nesting dolls of committ...
rhinopoetry.org
November 2, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Thank you Eric Shoemaker for this beautiful review on my book. You really capture my despair of higher education! rhinopoetry.org/reviews/orch...
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The women married to fascists are usually also fascists. They weren't "tricked" into being with these people. They chose them.
November 1, 2025 at 2:17 AM
The women married to fascists are usually also fascists. They weren't "tricked" into being with these people. They chose them.
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We all know how they would have managed Covid.
November 1, 2025 at 1:48 AM
We all know how they would have managed Covid.