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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Stateside, find Fairy at The Strand @strandbooks.com www.strandbooks.com/fairy-978199... kirbyfairy.ca @palimpsestpress.bsky.social #kirbyfairy

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

“Kirby’s FAIRY is a torch song, a speedy car, a disco spinning with cicadas, a never-ending glory hole. In Fairy, Kirby lays bare her softness, sings unstintingly the praises of those around her, & somehow in the process manages to show us just how formidable she is." @staranise99.bsky.social

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

"I'm going down to Florence, gonna wear a pretty dress" youtu.be/zmVJdxG3z48?...

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A Feather's Not A Bird

YouTube video by Rosanne Cash - Topic

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Loch Baillie Tiana Reid Sue Sinclair Michael Trussler & kirby 23rd Annual Poetry Weekend icehouse poetry & friends 02 October 7pm UNB Memorial Hall @gooselane.bsky.social #icehousepoetry fairy kirby @palimpsestpress.bsky.social

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

swag. kirbyfairy.ca Thanks to "the boys," Joseph & Leo at Orbital Arts Gallery, Kensington Market. fairy kirby @palimpsestpress.bsky.social Out now. palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-kirby/

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

"If I could pull the nerves from my skin If I could pull the nerves from my skin I would" - LAIKA "Prairie Dog" #sunday #listening #kirbyfairy youtu.be/GvKdJnKKzWo?...

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L̲a̲i̲k̲a̲ | S̲o̲u̲n̲d̲s̲ O̲f̲ T̲h̲e̲ S̲a̲t̲e̲l̲l̲i̲t̲e̲s̲

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"I want an open window a door motioning This way >>>" #TodaysPoem #poetry The Pink Root by Kirby (@itsakirby@bsky.social) from fairy (2026 @palimpsestpress.bsky.social) palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-...

Clifford the Bear, wearing his favourite crown, displays fairy by Kirby (Palimpsest Press). A neglected pile of other books sits in the background.

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

...and then, this. #kirbyfairy #joy #bliss #surprise! from the remarkable @bookgaga.bsky.social #squee! at @fisherlibrary.bsky.social #smallpressfair #today fairy kirby @palimpsestpress.bsky.social Thanks to all who came out and made this a special day. 🧚‍♂️

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phillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Two weeks from tonight! Really looking forward to this Poetry Weekend event featuring the fabulous Kirby.

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"Fairy knows." It's fairy season. fairy kirby @palimpsestpress.bsky.social palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-... kirbyfairy.ca/tour-dates-b... Author photo: Sue Goyette Artwork: Leo Scopacasa #orbitalartsgallery kirbyfairy.ca

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

"Listen People call me rude, I wish we all were nude I wish there was no black and white, I wish there were no rules" The only "controversy." Prince. 1981. #kirbyfairy #hispurpleness youtu.be/3fZy5hX6uLg?...

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Controversy

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

My favourite "Music to Give Head By" #MTGHB #kirbyfairy youtube.com/playlist?lis... kirbyfairy.ca/kirby-music-...

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jamelle @jamellebouie.net · 13/09/2026

new outdoor oven (large enough to bake bread in!), first two pizzas. very excited to work on my skills here.

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

"The only thing that I wanna hear is that you love me still And that you think you'll be coming home real soon Whoa-oh-oh-oh-oh" #summer #saturdaynight #fairyjukebox youtu.be/pnPKKd6Wb-E?...

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On The Radio (Long Version)

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Need a captivating listen that will lead you to an astonishing book? Listen to the incomparable @itsakirby.bsky.social, interviewed by the singular @hollay.bsky.social Ghadery on @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social about Fairy: newbooksnetwork.com/fairy 'Nuff said. 🧚

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Kirby, "Fairy" (Palimpsest Press, 2026) - New Books Network

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Fairy lives/thrives for days and days like these. #ontheirwalk fairy kirby @palimpsestpress.bsky.social palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-...

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Hollay Ghadery @hollay.bsky.social · 10/09/2026

In this episode, I speak with the iconic Kirby about their joyful and powerful new book, Fairy (Palimpsest Press, 2026). Listen in: newbooksnetwork.com/fairy 🧚‍♂️: @itsakirby.bsky.social @palimpsestpress.bsky.social @newbooksnetwork.bsky.social #queerlit #fairy #nonfiction

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

This glorious bird. Thank you Katya Nosko #greatescapebookstore kirby fairy @palimpsestpress.bsky.social palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-...

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"...some people don't call it a war...I call it a 'military conflict' cuz it's small potatoes for us." And I call that "one teenie-weenie-cheesie shrivelled-up useless limp skin tag you got there." #smallpotatoes #CallTestosteronePete

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

"I first saw you You had on blue jeans Your eyes couldn't hide Anything I saw you..." This is the first song @thedonpyle.bsky.social ever played for me. #mondaynight #listening youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

kirby reads from "fairy" at The Tartan Turban's 50th kirbyfairy.ca/2026/09/07/e... @barrettandwelsh.bsky.social "This way>>>" palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-... @palimpsestpress.bsky.social

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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 06/09/2026

"yet is it really so strange to think you have a right to sit in the light of day without violence?" #SundaySentence (and bonus #TodaysPoem) Frociaggine by Kirby (@itsakirby.bsky.social) from Fairy (2026 @palimpsestpress.bsky.social) palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-...

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FAIRY, Kirby - Palimpsest Press

As Fairy says, “This way >>>” Pre-order Fairy today!

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"is there a fairy in your home?" #bookher kirbyfairy.ca/tour-dates-b... kirby fairy @palimpsestpress.bsky.social Artist: Ian Indiano

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

"Rilkean heart I looked for you To give me transcendent experiences To transport me out of self and aloneness And alienation into a sense of One-ness and connection ecstatic and magical I became a junkie for it I came looking for the next high And I'm sorry" #cocteautwins youtu.be/UIqU9u6zVgU?...

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Cocteau Twins | Twinlights (full, highest quality)

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 29/08/2026

On their walk. (it's been the summer of those sleeves... Thank You.) #shebows

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 28/08/2026

Fairy knows… they can only spin, twist, prance, and soar to the highest of heights trusting who’s holding the kite string. Thank you Jim Johnstone, “the man who walks with me.” My editor for both “Poetry is Queer,” now, “fairy” @palimpsestpress.bsky.social A lil breakfast celebration at Fran's.

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KIRBY @itsakirby.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Kirby x 4. Fairy. On fire. The Tartan Turban 50th Photos: Priya Ramsingh + Gavin Barrett @barrettandwelsh.bsky.social kirby "fairy" Out Now @palimpsestpress.bsky.social palimpsestpress.ca/books/fairy-kirby/