Category Archives: Poetry

The Next Garden

The Next Garden Kim Goldberg Reading Sam Hamill’s Habitation in my unkempt garden as the sun crests the roof-line, I watch you descend into the scraggle of forgotten stalks—brittle, spent, gone to seed. Last night on Facebook, Sam said he … Continue reading

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Roadtrip Through the Body

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

  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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Undetectable – Launch Dates & Readings

Here are some of my scheduled launches and readings for my latest book, Undetectable – my haibun poetry account of my Hepatitis C journey and recent cure. Everyone is welcome at these events, and questions are encouraged. All events are … Continue reading

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Nanaimo poet pens book about Hep C Journey

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

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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Sharing the Fire – Uncivilisation Gathering on Vancouver Island Aug 2015

by Kim Goldberg May 14, 2015 When: August 28-30, 2015 Where: Thistledown Farm, 2869 Cedar Road, Nanaimo, BC V9X 1K3 What: A creative think-tank of writers and artists Accommodation: Mostly tenting Cost: $60 (US or Canadian funds) – includes basic … Continue reading

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POSTERS: Cascadia Poetry Festival 2015

We’ve got posters galore for the 3rd Cascadia Poetry Festival, coming up April 30-May 3, 2015, in Nanaimo, British Columbia. All-Access Gold Pass that gets you into everything (except the 2 workshops) is just $25! I know – crazy! Four days of fab … Continue reading

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Prairie Fire – Latest issue now out

The latest issue of Prairie Fire magazine just launched, and I’m inside along with a bunch of other fab writers/poets from across Canada. Award-winning dub poet and spoken-word performer Lillian Allen is on the cover. Lillian delivered the 2014 Anne Szumigalski Memorial … Continue reading

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Cinclus mexicanus (poem)

Cinclus mexicanus © Kim Goldberg 2014  Sometimes, when it is all too much, too great a tonnage to transport, too many tasks undone, conversations unfinished, relationships abandoned, expectations pressing on my twig-sprung chest like a pile of bricks, when every thought … Continue reading

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