A Celebration of Ken Irby

So that ecstasy is not a movement to leave the body, but a movement of the whole body to join that which surrounds it – the literal mulch and stalk, sap and resonance everywhere around. That is the people there, as well – as surely growing there as the phloem and xylem of the vegetation in the yard. And all the movement of me, that moves as it can toward that ecstasy – Love’s reality is to love, not to understand or change, only to love –

– Kenneth Irby

from Preface, Movements/Sequences (1965)

Join us as we celebrate the life and work of our friend Ken Irby.

With readings by Gerrit Lansing, Kyle Waugh,  Ammiel Alcalay,
Jeff Bergfalk, Patrick Doud, Jim Dunn and more.
We invite you to participate by reading a piece for Ken.