MK Punky

Performance alter-ego of poet and lyricist Michael Konik, former bass player of the 80's hardcore punk band The Clitboys. Creator of THE YEAR OF WHEN.

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2020: 365 #poems
2021: 365 artworks married to the #poetry.
2022: Website Launches: https://t.co/JzKtK89Pk4
2023: Public exhibitions of THE YEAR OF WHEN!

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#Poetry News: Delighted to read our #poem "Criminal Justice" in Progenitor Volume 59 – Arapahoe Community College's Art and Literary Journal (https://t.co/dbXvIdVlGJ)

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#Poetry News: "The Bright Mirage" and "Extraordinary Boy," two more #poems from "The Year of When" cycle, published in @SagebrushReview, from the University of Texas-San Antonio.

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Thrilled to read our #poem "Knowing" in the current edition of the venerable @ignatianlitmag , from University of San Francisco.

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Delighted to read our #poem "Briefly Forever" in the current issue of "Shift," the annual anthology from @MTSUWrite (Middle Tennessee State University).

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https://t.co/HWoQB6pmur A romantic #poem: We offer our annual triolet. #poetry

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https://t.co/05VJ9h4Tmb Our favorite place to watch super cute #dog videos.

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Thrilled for our #poem "Cow" to be included in the 2023 edition (the 49th annual!) of "Voices Israel," for #poets writing in English.

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#Poetry News: New #poems forthcoming from @MTSUWrite's "SHIFT" and the annual "Voices Israel" international anthology.

Stay tuned for major #fiction news . . .

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#POETRY News: Our #poem "Ascendancy" chosen as runner-up in the Wingless Dreamer Press #astrology writing contest.

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Two F-18 fighter jets buzzed our neighborhood yesterday to "honor" the Academy Awards. Which reminded us of this short #poem, "Flyover."
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https://t.co/BLKppw04wz Our #poem "Concerns of the Corpse" appears in "Growth in Grief," the new #poetry collection from Wingless Dreamer press. This is the 40th poem from THE YEAR OF WHEN to be published.

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#Poetry for this amorous day.

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Super Sunday: 40 #poets from around the world read from "Hot," the newest volume out of London's Black Sunflowers Press.

10AM PST; 12Noon CST; 1PM EST; 6PM GMT

The event is FREE. Register here: https://t.co/XJbvryCzoi

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#Poetry News: Our #poem "Growth," from 'The Year of When,' appears in the new issue of The Gateway Review dedicated to magical realism.

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Three of our "hot" #poems appear in this British anthology. We'll be participating in the launch reading on February 12th. #Poets and lovers of #poetry: please join us!

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@derekbeaulieu To your point: https://t.co/JzKtK89Pk4

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@PenteractPress Check out https://t.co/JzKtK89Pk4: 365 poems presented visually!