“History of Our Lives” – Kim Calder


History of Our Lives – by Kim Calder from Chiwan Choi on Vimeo.

This is Kim reading at Skylight Books on 4/3. It was a great night of supportive fans, book lovers, and poetry.

She read from her book, although only 1 poem from it (“sunstroke”), and also her ongoing epic masterpiece, “prison house.” To finish it off, she read two newer pieces, including the poem in the video above, “History of Our Lives.”

As some of you know, this was Kim’s final reading in Los Angeles before taking off for Prague (she got a writing fellowship – jealous!) and then, upon her return to the US, back to school for another Master’s.

The night was also meaningful for the people we met – Cati Porter, whose work I didn’t know before, but blew me away with her last two poems (the one about her dog having cancer just slayed me); Jade Shames who in charge of poetry at Skylight Books and is the one who booked the writers; and Noel Alumit.

We’ll post some more pictures in the coming days.

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