Ken Babstock
Ken Babstock is the author of five collections of poetry, most recently On Malice. His collection Methodist Hatchet won the 2012 Griffin Poetry Prize. Swivelmount will be published in North America by Coach House Books in 2020. He lives in Toronto with his son.
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Poetry | Issue 152
Power and Privilege
Ken Babstock
‘We do it all day every day until we can’t see. / We do it with a belt between our teeth.’
Poetry | The Online Edition
Peak Spader
Ken Babstock
‘Love how unseen / we remain stood undressed in his field of vision.’
Poetry | Issue 149
Tasked with Designing the Vienna House
Ken Babstock
‘Sky of bright rust and / soapy aquamarine.’
