Kevin Killian’s Padam Padam: Collected Poems at The Poetry Project

The writer Kevin Killian (1952–2019) authored a magnificent, singular body of poetry—irreverent and elegiac at turns, with a lavish lyrical sensibility. “I write,” he said, “Because it’s fun / Because, like Jell-O, / I have been invented.” Out of print for years, Killian’s collected poetry is finally available in this volume from Nightboat, edited by Evan Kennedy and Jason Morris, and with an introduction by Kay Gabriel. Join the Poetry Project for a celebration worthy of Kevin’s extraordinary heart and mind.

Readers include Edmund Berrigan, Alexa Jo Berry, Peter BD, Marisa Crawford, Shiv Kotecha, J.J. Mull, Megan Milks, Jennifer Krasinski, Untitled Queen, and Tony Torn.