Category Archives: Health

Devolution – poems of the Ecopocalypse

Posted on January 22, 2019 by Kim Goldberg

I am honoured to announce that I have just signed a contract with Caitlin Press for my next poetry book, currently titled Devolution. Devolution will be my 8th book and is my personal act of Extinction Rebellion. The poems and … Continue reading →

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When Cancer Meets Poetry

Posted on December 20, 2018 by Kim Goldberg

I am honoured to be included in the recently launched book from Mansfield Press: Another Dysfunctional Cancer Poem Anthology, edited by Priscila Uppal (RIP) and Meaghan Strimas. As many of you know, I have now survived (or am in a … Continue reading →

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Burial

Posted on January 1, 2018 by Kim Goldberg

Burial The King of the Kookaburras feared seven words so he dug seven holes in the earth. He knew he wasn’t crazy— his angst was science-based. The interment of bad language was both duty and entitlement. One night while the … Continue reading →

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Media Coverage of Undetectable

Posted on July 4, 2016 by Kim Goldberg

My latest book Undetectable, my haibun poetry memoir of Hepatitis C and virus as metaphor, has garnered some GREAT media coverage so far! Here are some links for your reading and listening pleasure: RADIO People First Radio – Audio from … Continue reading →

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Roadtrip Through the Body

Posted on March 25, 2016 by Kim Goldberg

Mark your calendars & grab your Go bags, dudes and dudettes! The 2 Kims are gonna rock ya with a ROADTRIP THROUGH THE BODY for National Poetry Month! Sunday, April 10, 1-3 pm Bee’s Knees Cafe  208 Wallace Street, Nanaimo, … Continue reading →

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Undetectable – Nanaimo Launch Photos

Posted on February 27, 2016 by Kim Goldberg

  I had a great time launching Undetectable today at Nanaimo Harbourfront Library. Undetectable is my haibun poetry account of my Hepatitis C journey and recent cure. The audience made good use of the question period after, which has been … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo poet pens book about Hep C Journey

Posted on January 29, 2016 by Kim Goldberg

For Immediate Release January 29, 2016 Nanaimo poet pens book about Hepatitis C journey Award-winning poet Kim Goldberg never thought she would live to see a cure for Hepatitis C. When the cure arrived and Goldberg reaped the victory, it … Continue reading →

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Undetectable – My Hep C Story

Posted on January 28, 2016 by Kim Goldberg

by Kim Goldberg January 28, 2016 I am a poet. And my recent journey through Hepatitis C treatment and cure has given me the poem of a lifetime. That poem has now become my latest book: Undetectable. I had Hepatitis … Continue reading →

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Photos: March Against Monsanto – Nanaimo

Posted on October 12, 2013 by Kim Goldberg

By Kim Goldberg Here are my Nanaimo photos from today’s worldwide  March Against Monsanto (October 12, 2013). Local marchers arrived at Maffeo Sutton Park on Nanaimo’s waterfront at 2:00 pm where various speakers presented information on the risks of food made … Continue reading →

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Art & Music Are The Drugs of Choice

Posted on July 9, 2013 by Kim Goldberg
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