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Kyla Jamieson

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Kyla Jamieson was born and raised in Squamish and North Vancouver and now lives in Ucluelet. Her début poetry collection, Body Count (Nightwood Editions), wove the disparate experiences of a brain injury, modelling in New York City, and studying creative writing in Vancouver into a text that was named a CBC Best Poetry Book of 2020 and received praise for its candour, humour, and complexity. She earned her BFA and MFA in Creative Writing from the University of British Columbia and served as the Vancouver Public Library's 2024 Writer in Residence. Her work has been anthologized in Poetry is Not a Luxury: Poems for All Seasons and published widely. ...more

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	Body Count 4.02 avg rating — 113 ratings — published 2020 — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bi+ Lines: An Anthology of Contemporary Bi+ Poetry by Helen Bowell (Editor), Freya Bantiff, Davina Bacon 4.32 avg rating — 59 ratings — published 2023	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Impact: Women Writing After Concussion by E.D. Morin (Goodreads Author) (Editor), Tracy Wai de Boer (Contributor), Stephanie Everett (Contributor) 4.70 avg rating — 50 ratings — 3 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Kind of Animal 4.87 avg rating — 15 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Bed Zine (Issue #1) by Tash King (Creator/Editor), Ashley Bravin, Rora Blue it was amazing 5.00 avg rating — 2 ratings	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Poetry is Dead #15 Let them See you Sweat 0.00 avg rating — 0 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars

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Kyla Jamieson made a comment on s.penkevich [hiatus-will return-miss you all]’s review of Body Count " Grateful for this reading and reflection--thank you, S! "
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Kyla Jamieson and 116 other people liked s.penkevich [hiatus-will return-miss you all]'s review of Body Count: "Poets use language like a guitar pick upon your heartstrings and Kyla Jamieson is wailing on power chords full of angst, chaos, and grittily gorgeous sentiments. ‘You came here / for a kind of truth / & I want to give / you everything,’ she writes in" Read more of this review »
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