Patricia Lockwood

Poet and novelist whose long London Review of Books essays have redefined contemporary literary criticism with comic invention.

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don’t bury the lede on chiles. he has received the most kisses.

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no thank u.

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the tail has been duly Shaped.

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I just wear it that way now, pried. feels powerful

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getting my tail shaped by DONOVAN this morning

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lovely review, thank you — but the incident with the ring was real! pried apart

lovely review, thank you — but the incident with the ring was real! pried apart by my baby cage

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you poor thing … you’re gonna have to go listen to the wind to recover

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I’m gonna go on the coin

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awwww!

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the warty boy takes it.

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warty boys.

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btw this excerpt is from elspeth barker’s notes from the henhouse, which you wil

btw this excerpt is from elspeth barker’s notes from the henhouse, which you will enjoy if you’ve read O Caledonia — sort of occupies the same place in relation to the rest of her work as Life Among the Savages did with Shirley Jackson’s

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very cruel

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spread the word apparently

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that was a different one. george would never squash a toad on the path

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they are WHAT

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piper ya gotta learn babe

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manuports are the best concept human beings have ever come up with

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I’ve only done a few in London and the south so far! but I’ve got one coming up

I’ve only done a few in London and the south so far! but I’ve got one coming up at the strand and one an n+1 event, both in the next week

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it’s moonstone!

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received orb as my pub day present

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hell yeah. hell fucking yeah

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he’s ashamed as well he should be

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he’s like a husky

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the readings for agate head/stone soup have been great because you’ll have guys

the readings for agate head/stone soup have been great because you’ll have guys in the signing line all like, have you ever heard of the makapansgat pebble and you practically do a barrel roll over the table to be like THE PEBBLE GETS A POEM NEVER FEAR

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then I ordered him to draw me and he took WAY too long a time. heartbreaking

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this one I believe is ashley judd

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very very good idea for a guy

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there are still tickets available for my october 9th event with grace, come out!

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no idea why it did it twice

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he’s like a husky

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he’s like a husky

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jason attempting to draw tng characters from memory

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here is that little guy.

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oh YEAH my target audience

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lol

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and that’s valid

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then there’s “Bicycle Built for Two”

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I don’t think I posted “Rosarita” when it came out, but it’s one of my favorites

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it’s pearls of my wisdom

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he is *such* a celebrity

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ty!!!

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huge naturals interview with the walrus here, with three poems

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and lithub has a poem up called “Sensual Songs for Eight-Year-Olds” — surprising

and lithub has a poem up called “Sensual Songs for Eight-Year-Olds” — surprisingly timely, due to recent michael mcdonald news

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the beautiful double covers are by june gutman — you can see more of her work he

the beautiful double covers are by june gutman — you can see more of her work here www.instagram.com/june_sniff/

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it is AGATE HEAD/STONE SOUP DAY!!!

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fucking mental

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see that short video I retweeted!

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they also appreciated the tipping point poem, which is either the only tipping p

they also appreciated the tipping point poem, which is either the only tipping point poem ever written or the last in a grand tradition of tipping point poems

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Jane Austen Fastest 147

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I really appreciated how EVERY uk interviewer I talked to about agate head/stone

I really appreciated how EVERY uk interviewer I talked to about agate head/stone soup wanted to discuss the snooker poem

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I lost awfully,

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there are real treasures to be found on the snooker subreddit

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I think I will be having a “soup party” tomorrow for publication day … what shou

I think I will be having a “soup party” tomorrow for publication day … what should I make

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oh man that is a throwback. I remember things got very rough for him after the d

oh man that is a throwback. I remember things got very rough for him after the death of his partner

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yeah I truly have no idea what’s happening with my body here

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it’s necessary for my luxury and it’s crucial to my leisure

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Cocky’s playground

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gillian is your homie??? I pass her shop all the time and we’ve chatted about me

gillian is your homie??? I pass her shop all the time and we’ve chatted about metalsmithing on occasion

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same essential substance yeah

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me and who

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RaceTrac tail

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also check out the tarot exhibit (for the frieda harris thoth paintings alone) a

also check out the tarot exhibit (for the frieda harris thoth paintings alone) and their stunning collection of cylindrical seals. AND the little john ashbery room!

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if you’re in nyc it’s definitely worth stopping by the morgan library to see the

if you’re in nyc it’s definitely worth stopping by the morgan library to see their peter hujar exhibit — they provide magnifying glasses so you can look at his contact sheets up close

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spread da word! I need twinks at the reading to draw energy from

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jason: so the team of the school you’re visiting is the gamecocks, and this is t

jason: so the team of the school you’re visiting is the gamecocks, and this is their mascot. what do you think his name is me: Cocky jason: … yes, it’s Cocky

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crüten crüten

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🎵come and get it🎵

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jason was puzzled by that number so he went and did a search himself … it was ac

jason was puzzled by that number so he went and did a search himself … it was actually fewer than 500. not sure where that figure came from

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they’re doing a book and they’ve sent individual pink pages out to various artis

they’re doing a book and they’ve sent individual pink pages out to various artists and writers

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I too espied this subterfuge

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get yourself a grump Husband who loves old graveyard

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not sure why the thoth deck is considered satanic when it clearly only wants me

not sure why the thoth deck is considered satanic when it clearly only wants me to experience love, pleasure and midnight lunacy

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about to fill out my sylvia plath pink page!

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oh hell very yeah

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I am going to request the most michael moorcockian yessongs-ass gossamer axe-cod

I am going to request the most michael moorcockian yessongs-ass gossamer axe-coded cover for this new book and yes the breasts will be embossed

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hahahaha you got on that jeanne train early

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I propose a remake of jeanne dielman where she kills him in the first five minut

I propose a remake of jeanne dielman where she kills him in the first five minutes

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island-tinged

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because it’s all he can see with his dog eyes.

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“shape of you” by ed sheeran is from the perspective of a dog … he’s in love wit

“shape of you” by ed sheeran is from the perspective of a dog … he’s in love with the shape of you because it’s all he can see with his dog eyes

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also fear that I am going to be incredibly down bad for prasanna puwanarajah aft

also fear that I am going to be incredibly down bad for prasanna puwanarajah after his readings of black bag and the end of everything last night. impeccable

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and what a paw it was

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apparently this is the only face I can ever make at mary beard

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the southbank centre event can be watched here and if you tune in you will exper

the southbank centre event can be watched here and if you tune in you will experience the privilege of hearing mary beard repeat the phrase “glistening cock” multiple times. too many times, really

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time for my midnight borscht.

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WOULD YOU LIKE A ROCK FROM MY DWARF BAG?????

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me being the rare thing of a Woman Creep

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the booker slut tube has been donned.

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about to don my slut tube for the announcement

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me very brightly to an acquaintance last night: “and you think he’s going to be

me very brightly to an acquaintance last night: “and you think he’s going to be a molester, but he DOESN’T turn out to be!!!!”

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a TÊTE-BÊCHE no less m’babe

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that classic experience of losing your mind in john lewis and purchasing a Hoe T

that classic experience of losing your mind in john lewis and purchasing a Hoe Tube for 59 pounds

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I'm doing a mini poetry + fiction tour over the next few weeks, come out if you'

I'm doing a mini poetry + fiction tour over the next few weeks, come out if you're around! most events are free, a few are ticketed

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