Conversations with Skeletons

by Kirk DeMatas

Join author Kirk DeMatas on a journey back in time as he visits the seemingly autocratic world of the past in his new poetry collection, Conversations with Skeletons. Written over a three-year period, the poems chronicle the radical reenactment of past experiences-effectively dialogues between DeMatas and other versions of himself. This collection represents a gruelling exercise in psychological dissection through poetic discourse. DeMatas confronts the sources that feed his fears, his anger, his lasciviousness, and his insecurities, all with the hope of finally exorcising the metaphorical demons clutching his soul.

Accompanied by stunning photos by Tosin I. Arasi of TIA International Photography, the poetry written for this collection is occasionally raw, often intense, and always extremely revealing. Conversations with Skeletons collects one man's conversations with his personal skeletons.

80 pages, Paperback

First published July 11, 2012

About the author

Kirk DeMatas is a Toronto-based poet and the author of poetry collections Wordspeak (2008) and Conversations with Skeletons (2012). To bring his ideas to life, DeMatas has collaborated on multi-disciplinary projects with creatives across the artistic spectrum.

In 2005, DeMatas began performing his poetry in Toronto’s open mic scene, which led to his creating his first collection, Wordspeak. He has been featured at multiple events across the city and on television (Toronto’s Talent, Rogers). In 2010, he collaborated with Simone Maurice on the “No H8” poetry short series.

DeMatas’s second collection, Conversations with Skeletons, served as an outlet for him to confront personal demons. In 2014, he collaborated with Scott Taylor on the limited release single "Cloud Covers."

In 2022, DeMatas recorded and released Conversations with Skeletons - The EP and “The Jaws of Temptation – Remix” single accompanied by three music videos.