Viv Kemp
@vivkemp.bsky.social
Poet and PhD student at UEA.
Writing and writing about sonnets. Published in Stinging Fly, Propel, and Bi+ Lines.
They/them.
Writing and writing about sonnets. Published in Stinging Fly, Propel, and Bi+ Lines.
They/them.
Just realising that this long-running UK show about selling things at auction will mean something very different for non-Brits
May 13, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Just realising that this long-running UK show about selling things at auction will mean something very different for non-Brits
Once again, to cite the article
January 23, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Once again, to cite the article
It's actually because Biden kept them at a complete remove, his team dodging questions and refusing interviews unless they were highly orchestrated and pre-arranged. Per the article
January 23, 2025 at 6:37 PM
It's actually because Biden kept them at a complete remove, his team dodging questions and refusing interviews unless they were highly orchestrated and pre-arranged. Per the article
Wonder if Chris O'Dowd is still a big enough star to play Steven Spielberg in a biopic because the resemblance sure is... something
March 10, 2024 at 11:19 PM
Wonder if Chris O'Dowd is still a big enough star to play Steven Spielberg in a biopic because the resemblance sure is... something
When a steak is cooked exactly how I like it.
February 26, 2024 at 1:20 PM
When a steak is cooked exactly how I like it.
Long time coming, but the cheat code for this will be just casting either Paul Walter Hauser or Jesse Plemons in a supporting to minor role.
February 9, 2024 at 12:19 AM
Long time coming, but the cheat code for this will be just casting either Paul Walter Hauser or Jesse Plemons in a supporting to minor role.
Imagining this is what Hae Sung meant when he was talking to Nora's husband at the bar in Past Lives
February 7, 2024 at 6:18 PM
Imagining this is what Hae Sung meant when he was talking to Nora's husband at the bar in Past Lives
Guess it's that time of year again, and you know what I'm watching.
December 26, 2023 at 4:39 PM
Guess it's that time of year again, and you know what I'm watching.
Terrance Hayes's American Sonnet that begins 'I lock you'. It's a drop in the deep end but it's so full of feeling and imagination that it gives plenty of opportunities for a good student to swim.
November 23, 2023 at 11:23 PM
Terrance Hayes's American Sonnet that begins 'I lock you'. It's a drop in the deep end but it's so full of feeling and imagination that it gives plenty of opportunities for a good student to swim.
'Please, "Twitter" is my father. Call me X.'
November 8, 2023 at 4:12 PM
'Please, "Twitter" is my father. Call me X.'
Could do this all day
November 8, 2023 at 1:01 AM
Could do this all day
Either it's nostalgia or I was blessed
November 8, 2023 at 12:59 AM
Either it's nostalgia or I was blessed
Tell us a perfect album that came out when you were 16
November 8, 2023 at 12:54 AM
Tell us a perfect album that came out when you were 16
Been waiting months for this - can't wait to grapple with it and many other wrestling puns.
October 25, 2023 at 11:55 AM
Been waiting months for this - can't wait to grapple with it and many other wrestling puns.
Last Saturday I was very lucky and thrilled to have my poem 'The Arrow Stork' published in the latest Propel, guest edited by Pascale Petit. It's an amazing issue, and has way better poems inside than mine.
www.propelmagazine.co.uk/viv-kemp-the...
Happy National #Poetry Day
www.propelmagazine.co.uk/viv-kemp-the...
Happy National #Poetry Day
October 5, 2023 at 11:18 AM
Last Saturday I was very lucky and thrilled to have my poem 'The Arrow Stork' published in the latest Propel, guest edited by Pascale Petit. It's an amazing issue, and has way better poems inside than mine.
www.propelmagazine.co.uk/viv-kemp-the...
Happy National #Poetry Day
www.propelmagazine.co.uk/viv-kemp-the...
Happy National #Poetry Day
Sometimes I'll sit down just to read one poem from Padraig Regan's Some Integrity and I'll end up reading the whole book again.
Happy National #Poetry Day
Happy National #Poetry Day
October 5, 2023 at 11:06 AM
Sometimes I'll sit down just to read one poem from Padraig Regan's Some Integrity and I'll end up reading the whole book again.
Happy National #Poetry Day
Happy National #Poetry Day
When the state of the world got me down, I would legitimately read about HS2 to feel better. I like trains, enjoy travelling on them, and just think that going from Manchester to London in about an hour would be really cool.
Anyway, here's an unrelated image of Billy Zane as The Phantom.
Anyway, here's an unrelated image of Billy Zane as The Phantom.
October 4, 2023 at 1:17 PM
When the state of the world got me down, I would legitimately read about HS2 to feel better. I like trains, enjoy travelling on them, and just think that going from Manchester to London in about an hour would be really cool.
Anyway, here's an unrelated image of Billy Zane as The Phantom.
Anyway, here's an unrelated image of Billy Zane as The Phantom.
Come on in, the water's lovely
October 3, 2023 at 7:45 PM
Come on in, the water's lovely
Checking out Bluesky to see what it's all about instead of going to bed
October 3, 2023 at 12:45 AM
Checking out Bluesky to see what it's all about instead of going to bed