Karen Solie

Dec 18, 2024 | lrb.co.uk | Karen Solie

Smoking in the yard two weeks before Christmasout of the wind, under Orion,inhaling anger, exhaling sorrow,which is how anger metabolises,the end product always a sorrowof remorse or failure. I would give this angerto Orion, whom I’ve only recently learned to identify,forever on his back foot, his stories gofrom bad to worse, and the benzene riseslike a prayer, arsenic on the breathcold makes visible, that makes visiblethe cold. A wider range of words existsto describe effects of cold than heat.

Nov 28, 2024 | nybooks.com | Karen Solie

North Atlantic wind tries to tear the roof off the hill, throws all the sea’s abrasives at it,but the tuckamore grew up in this house, body shaped by the timeless occupationof a back bent low, hands in the dirt, working at the fasteners. It’s hard to think of anything more modestly and completely successful.

Nov 26, 2024 | australianbookreview.com.au | Karen Solie |Arts Highlights

The first morning on wakingI thought it was fog, or mist, I thought it had rained,but the ground was dry. Continue reading for only $10 per month. Subscribe and gain full access to Australian Book Review. Already a subscriber? Sign in. If you need assistance, feel free to contact us.

Jul 26, 2024 | thewalrus.ca | Karen Solie

POETRY / JULY/AUGUST 2024Prime LocationBY KAREN SOLIE Published 6:30, July 26, 2024Many years ago we viewed itabove the shop called simplyConvenience, a luxurythe apartment opposed, its floorsalready soft, ceiling convex,falling into the arms of gravityas do we all. Vacant nowit’s on the bus routeand so I see it too often,first tentative tags given wayto bubble and wildstyle climbingthe brickwork, a paste-up of Shiva,destroyer of worlds,and the inscription Fuck Landlords.

Jul 26, 2024 | inkl.com | Karen Solie

Many years ago we viewed itabove the shop called simplyConvenience, a luxurythe apartment opposed, its floorsalready soft, ceiling convex,falling into the arms of gravityas do we all. Vacant nowit’s on the bus routeand so I see it too often,first tentative tags given wayto bubble and wildstyle climbingthe brickwork, a paste-up of Shiva,destroyer of worlds,and the inscription Fuck Landlords.