Official Website of Troy Harkin
Poet. Novelist. General Word Fella.
Do you have a problem with that?
Good.
So here it is - my website. The pre-fab template says, "As a professional Author, I aim to create a better understanding of the world and our place in it" but let's face it, I write because I have to. I can't help it. That's just the way it is. Sorry.
About The Author
Troy Harkin is a Canadian poet and novelist. He was born in Halifax, Nova Scotia, which likely explains a few things. He attended the University of Toronto where he published poetry in a variety of literary journals, and co-wrote the play Non Sequitur with Gavin Harvey. His first novel, Red Rover, will be published by CZP in 2019. His first poetry collection, Casting Shadows, will be published by Kelp Queen Press in 2019 as well.
Casting Shadows
April 2019
Casting Shadows collects for the first time the twisted poetry of Troy Harkin, wherein you will find yourself among scalpers, neck bags and nocturnal sheep that hate you. Clive Thompson (Smarter Than You Think, and Coders) once described Harkin's verse as "Carnival of Mayhem" poetry. That works. Language is both his Lego blocks of lust and monster truck of love. He's versatile that way.
The Haunter in the House of Love
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Every song that you've made love to
is a ghost child playing
in its own haunted house
Troy Harkin reading at ChiSeries Toronto
Hart House Reading
