Klara Du Plessis

Episode 91: Knife Fork Book

Recorded on Thursday, June 23, 2022 In this episode of our ongoing series of talks with publishers of small presses, I speak with Kirby of Knife Fork Book about their poetic origins, both the press and the bookstore in Toronto, their publications and plans, including the inaugural FERTILE 2022, a festival of new and inventive…

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Episode 67: Gary Barwin

The Small Machine Talks Interviews Gary Barwin Episode 66 Recorded on October 15, 2020 http://serifofnottingham.blogspot.com/ Latest visual poetry book: Ampers&thropocene (Penteract Press) https://penteractpress.com/store/ampersampthropocene-gary-barwin Gary’s interview on the Penteract Press podcast https://penteractpress.com/p-p-p/2020/8/26/episode-14-gary-barwin-ampersampthropocene-launch We have a fascinating and inspiring conversation about visual poetry, language and text, its interaction with the world. We discuss his videos, process, the…

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The Small Machine Talks Episode 57 Trees, Rain, Bicycles, Gardens, Wandering, Spring!

I open the episode with a reading of an excerpt from Samuel Beckett, Watt (Olympia Press, 1953). Good morning and welcome to the Small Machine Talks Episdoe 57. I’m alone again, recording the episode solo due to Covid-19’s physical distancing requirement. At this time, I find myself seeking out some of my favourite poems about…

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Episode 22

The Small Machine Talks, Episode 22
Recorded Sep…

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Episode 17 with a.m. kozak and Amanda Earl

We discuss recent poetry readings and launches in…

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Episode 16 – Interview with Klara du Plessis – part two

The Small Machine Talks – Episode 16
a.m. kozak a…

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Episode 15 – Interview with Klara du Plessis – part one

The Small Machine Talks Episode 15
with Amanda Ea…

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