Tag Archives: homelessness

Rave Review for Devolution in Vancouver Sun

Posted on July 2, 2020 by Kim Goldberg

I was thrilled to wake up Saturday morning to find Tom Sandborn’s rave review of my new book Devolution in the Vancouver Sun. He bills it an “elegant and ferocious collection of poems and fables. Like Magritte and other surrealist … Continue reading →

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DisconTent City Nanaimo (Photos)

Posted on August 30, 2018 by Kim Goldberg

I took a stroll through Nanaimo’s DisconTent City today. The first tents were set up here on May 17, 2018, to draw attention to the problem of homelessness and lack of affordable housing in Nanaimo. The encampment is on city-owned … Continue reading →

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Nanaimo Tent City – Day 1

Posted on March 12, 2018 by Kim Goldberg

A tent city of homeless individuals sprung up on the lawn of Nanaimo City Hall this morning. The action is in response to the city’s lack of progress on homelessness and the opioid crises locally. Six tents were standing in … Continue reading →

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February blooms & berries in Barsby Park

Posted on February 11, 2015 by Kim Goldberg

February blooms and berries in Barsby Park amid the sodden blankets and cardboard of the city’s homeless population before the inevitable 58-unit riverfront condominium development supplants all with synthetic building materials and occupants. Photos © Kim Goldberg

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Welcome!

Posted on February 13, 2014 by Kim Goldberg

Welcome to Pig Squash Press! You have arrived at the cyber-home, alter ego, publishing imprint and creative conduit connecting me – Kim Goldberg – to the rest of the planet (and possibly beyond). I am the author of eight books … Continue reading →

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Christmas Morning in Barsby Park

Posted on December 25, 2011 by Kim Goldberg

  And behold what appeared, dangling from the ever-dripping trees and shrubs sheltering the city’s homeless each night… And on the back, it was written…                               … Continue reading →

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Occupy Nanaimo: Day 4 – Christy Clark comes to town

Posted on October 18, 2011 by Kim Goldberg

BC Premier Christy Clark was in downtown Nanaimo today addressing the Vancouver Island Economic Alliance’s 2011 summit at the Vancouver Island Conference Centre. The conference centre is just two doors away from the Occupy Nanaimo encampment in the Diana Krall … Continue reading →

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Pender Island Poetry Reading

Posted on September 8, 2011 by Kim Goldberg

Join me on Pender Island Friday, October 7th as I perform work from RED ZONE (poems of homelessness) and Ride Backwards on Dragon (eerie alchemical poems) along with new work. This free performance begins at 7:00 pm at the Slow … Continue reading →

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RED ZONE – Where will YOU sleep tonight?

Posted on August 22, 2009 by Kim Goldberg

   RED ZONE poems of homelessness & urban decay by Kim Goldberg September 2009 150 pages, 60+ photos  $18.95   By official estimates, three hundred people live and sleep on the streets of Nanaimo, British Columbia. On any given day, … Continue reading →

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