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indie poetry publisher based in Canada with an international focus. we publish books and we have an online website with series and blogs w/poets, fiction writers, visual artist, experimental projects www.icefloepress.net EIC/publisher Robert Frede Kenter
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · May 9
ANNOUNCING!
Honored to announce upcoming 2025 #books: Summer- Autumn 2025 4 new works
Bola Opaleke @bimxie.bsky.social
& collabs art & Text works: Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
Jaclyn Piudik #jaclynPiudik & Catherine Graham #CatherineGraham #poetry #vispo
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BOOKS ICE FLOE 2025
We are excited to announce 4 new book – works forthcoming from Ice Floe Press this summer through autumn 2025. In this period of downsizing, slicing and dicing and rollbacks, access to new gr…
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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · 1h
Author Note: I put these fragments together as a stanza in a poem, visual sequence of juxtapositions, breath, beats & musical tone, exploring links between history, gender rights, housing, impact & reach of capitalism/dystopia
#hybrid #vispo #poetry #resist #excerpt
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A poem erasure in yellow and rust-red with text -- evoking factories, brick walls, industrial piping etc. text include: "three-month waiting period workers must have a work permit upon arrival similar to health inspections of housing typically carried protections It is Man A glitch collage of motherboards and city blocks, using various elements, microscopic and enlarged with the text "disseminate" fractured. grey, black, ruby red, forest green, royal blue, pink, yellow are some of the fragments of colour blocks and glitch elements. An excerpt from a erasure/redaction sculpture including wood, tiny rectangular stamps, circled words and asemic drawing... from the obituary of a Canadian immigrant woman who was written of as being "introverted", "deeply" "born", "volunteered" "from "her family" primarily a monochrome drone piece inside the larger work.
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Cable Street @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social · 23h
We are reviewing this book by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social and @rfredekenter.bsky.social in November’s Cable Street!
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 1d
Our latest release! A #hybrid collection of #poetry & #vispo by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social & @rfredekenter.bsky.social is now out in the world. We'd love to share this oceanic visionary collection w/readers Enter dream worlds explore textured realizations on memory, histories, speculative futures.
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Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 3d
🤩This is going to be a real treat!

‘In the Blueprint
Of
Her Iris’

A gorgeous collaboration featuring
Poems by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
and
Art by @rfredekenter.bsky.social

Published @icefloepress.bsky.social
What a dream combination. So exciting!
Congratulations Vikki & Robert 💐💖💫
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Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 3d
🤩This is going to be a real treat!

‘In the Blueprint
Of
Her Iris’

A gorgeous collaboration featuring
Poems by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
and
Art by @rfredekenter.bsky.social

Published @icefloepress.bsky.social
What a dream combination. So exciting!
Congratulations Vikki & Robert 💐💖💫
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 3d
Thank you so much for your kind words and support, @rhonagreene.bsky.social! We really hope you enjoy 'In the Blueprint of Her Iris'. Such beautiful photos and message. She seems to glow in your home ✨️ 💞

#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity @icefloepress.bsky.social @rfredekenter.bsky.social
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Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 3d
🤩This is going to be a real treat!

‘In the Blueprint
Of
Her Iris’

A gorgeous collaboration featuring
Poems by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
and
Art by @rfredekenter.bsky.social

Published @icefloepress.bsky.social
What a dream combination. So exciting!
Congratulations Vikki & Robert 💐💖💫
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 1d
Our latest release! A #hybrid collection of #poetry & #vispo by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social & @rfredekenter.bsky.social is now out in the world. We'd love to share this oceanic visionary collection w/readers Enter dream worlds explore textured realizations on memory, histories, speculative futures.
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Rhona Greene @rhonagreene.bsky.social · 3d
🤩This is going to be a real treat!

‘In the Blueprint
Of
Her Iris’

A gorgeous collaboration featuring
Poems by @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
and
Art by @rfredekenter.bsky.social

Published @icefloepress.bsky.social
What a dream combination. So exciting!
Congratulations Vikki & Robert 💐💖💫
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 6d
@ljensenlampe.bsky.social @mjseyesopened.bsky.social @jakkybankong-obi.bsky.social @suzi00.bsky.social @thearsonista.bsky.social @feversof.bsky.social @thebrokenspine.co.uk @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social @periodicities.bsky.social
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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · 6d
Ty Lynne Lampe for her pre-writing on IN THE BLUEPRINT OF HER IRIS, collaborative-hybrid work by myself (art) & Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social (poetry).
"an intricate piece of lace tatted from a single thread" - LJLampe.
Available @icefloepress.bsky.social
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 6d
"From start to finish, In the Blueprint of Her Iris thrilled me with the mystery and electricity of its text-image pairings.."

Grateful to @ljensenlampe.bsky.social for her praise of In the Blueprint of Her Iris. 

Available from @icefloepress.bsky.social. Link below🔥

@rfredekenter.bsky.social
“From start to finish, In the Blueprint of Her Iris thrilled me with the mystery and electricity of its text-image pairings. This collaboration by Vikki C. (words) and Robert Frede Kenter (images) reminds me of an intricate piece of lace tatted from a single thread—necessarily connected, the collection loops and swirls. Individually and as a whole, the pairings captivate with repeating words, colors, textures, and themes. Each time I reached the end, I started over, looking for more connections and sonic play. I read Vikki’s words first silently then aloud, I basked in Robert’s vivid visuals. I felt upended in the best way, a “galaxy mouthing a name / it has not learnt to pronounce.” In the Blueprint of Her Iris won’t let me go.” —Lynne Jensen Lampe, author of Talk Smack to a Hurricane
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 6d
"From start to finish, In the Blueprint of Her Iris thrilled me with the mystery and electricity of its text-image pairings.."

Grateful to @ljensenlampe.bsky.social for her praise of In the Blueprint of Her Iris. 

Available from @icefloepress.bsky.social. Link below🔥

@rfredekenter.bsky.social
“From start to finish, In the Blueprint of Her Iris thrilled me with the mystery and electricity of its text-image pairings. This collaboration by Vikki C. (words) and Robert Frede Kenter (images) reminds me of an intricate piece of lace tatted from a single thread—necessarily connected, the collection loops and swirls. Individually and as a whole, the pairings captivate with repeating words, colors, textures, and themes. Each time I reached the end, I started over, looking for more connections and sonic play. I read Vikki’s words first silently then aloud, I basked in Robert’s vivid visuals. I felt upended in the best way, a “galaxy mouthing a name / it has not learnt to pronounce.” In the Blueprint of Her Iris won’t let me go.” —Lynne Jensen Lampe, author of Talk Smack to a Hurricane
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 6d
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In The Blueprint of Her Iris – A Collaboration. Vikki C. (Poems) Robert Frede Kenter (Images)
Now Available ! In The Blueprint of Her Iris is a collaboration between Vikki C. (Poems) and Robert Frede Kenter (Images). It is 69 pages, full colour, 6″ x 9″ dimensions. Purchase it h…
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 15d
Link to order page @icefloepress.bsky.social 🔥 icefloepress.net/in-the-bluep...
In The Blueprint of Her Iris – A Collaboration. Vikki C. (Poems) Robert Frede Kenter (Images)
Now Available ! In The Blueprint of Her Iris is a collaboration between Vikki C. (Poems) and Robert Frede Kenter (Images). It is 69 pages, full colour, 6″ x 9″ dimensions. Purchase it h…
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Anna Chorlton @annachorlton.bsky.social · 12d
Sharing my poem Playtime for the theme of #play for #nationalpoetryday and @poetrydayuk.bsky.social this poem was originally published by @icefloepress.bsky.social . #poetry
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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · 11d
L.A (2023) (c) Robert Frede Kenter #photo #photoart #image #LosAngeles #photographsofbluesky #street #queer #lgbtqia
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Photo by Robert Frede Kenter (2023) Los Angeles. A white low rise industrial-loft building/ storefront/ mural of red leaves, a fish, flowers. Caption red ink, "When you're queer, you're family"
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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · 13d
Honored for a BOTN nomination (& for a poem dear to me).Ty @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social for opportunity to be Silver Branches feature (poems & images) lovingly curated @matthewmcsmith.bsky.social & now this Unexpected & delighted. 💐 To other nominees, all formidable incl. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
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Black Bough Poetry @blackboughpoetry.bsky.social · 14d
Our #SilverBranch project 'Best of the Net' nom's this year. Special mention for our posthumous award for Ivor Daniel.🕊️

Julian Cason @hool415.bsky.social
Vikki C @vikkicwrites.bsky.social
@ivordaniel.bsky.social
@rfredekenter.bsky.social
@saraswatinagpal.bsky.social
@markantonyowen.com
Best of the Net nominations
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Stefanie Kirby @msstefaniekirby.bsky.social · 14d
So thankful to have spent time with this collection from @vikkicwrites.bsky.social and @rfredekenter.bsky.social, and to see it out in the world now!
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 15d
"In the Blueprint of Her Iris evokes an expressionist tapestry that echoes the complexities of land, language, and loss."

Grateful to prescient poet @msstefaniekirby.bsky.social for beautiful praise of In the Blueprint of Her Iris @rfredekenter.bsky.social.

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Praise for In the Blueprint of Her Iris by Stefanie Kirby, author of Fruitful.
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · 15d
"In the Blueprint of Her Iris evokes an expressionist tapestry that echoes the complexities of land, language, and loss."

Grateful to prescient poet @msstefaniekirby.bsky.social for beautiful praise of In the Blueprint of Her Iris @rfredekenter.bsky.social.

Out now from @icefloepress.bsky.social🔥
Praise for In the Blueprint of Her Iris by Stefanie Kirby, author of Fruitful.
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 20d
From our 2023 project Work & Anthropocene with dozens of international writers, visual artists, original visions of links and dialectics in the realm of work and the ecology of the Anthropocene. All pieces are available to read at our website!
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Vicki Ziegler @bookgaga.bsky.social · 27d
#TodaysPoem #poetry
Leg Work – A Visual Poem by @SachaArcher.bsky.social (@IceFloePress.bsky.social)
Leg Work – A Visual Poem by Sacha Archer
Leg Work Sacha Archer lives in Burlington, Ontario with his wife and two daughters. Recent publications include Mother’s Milk (Timglaset), Hydes (nOIR:Z) and Jung Origami (Enneract Editions) as wel…
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 21d
It's available! A new brilliant collaborative work. It combines #writings of @vikkicwrites.bsky.social and #art/vispo of @rfredekenter.bsky.social. A back & forth fine-tuned visionary process of not-programmatic but parallel, converging, image-text pieces making a third. For sale at our website now!
Cover image IN THE BLUEPRINT OF HER IRIS, poems: Vikki C. Art: Robert Frede Kenter. Book placed in vines. Cover & photo: Robert Frede Kenter (c) 2025.
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 26d
NEW @vikkicwrites.bsky.social @rfredekenter.bsky.social @msstefaniekirby.bsky.social @ljensenlampe.bsky.social @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social @ballastjournal.bsky.social @harpyhybrid.bsky.social @seangmeggeson.bsky.social @seagoatscreams.bsky.social @mjseyesopened.bsky.social @alinaetc.bsky.social
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · 26d
NOW AVAILABLE at website! IN THE BLUEPRINT OF HER IRIS.
History, self, ecologies, dystopia, diaspora: a 'talking about' ‘worlds’ natural, human, post-human, magically considered. A 1-year collaboration #poems & #vispo = The #Hybrid collection now available for sale.
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In The Blueprint of Her Iris – A Collaboration. Vikki C. (Poems) Robert Frede Kenter (Images)
Now Available ! In The Blueprint of Her Iris is a collaboration between Vikki C. (Poems) and Robert Frede Kenter (Images). It is 69 pages, full colour, 6″ x 9″ dimensions. Purchase it h…
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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · 26d
NOW AVAILABLE. Honored to bring this work to fruition & now offer it for sale at @icefloepress.bsky.social. A year long collaboration w/remarkable widely published #poet Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social, this work expands on a mandate of collaborative convergence.
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In The Blueprint of Her Iris – A Collaboration. Vikki C. (Poems) Robert Frede Kenter (Images)
Now Available ! In The Blueprint of Her Iris is a collaboration between Vikki C. (Poems) and Robert Frede Kenter (Images). It is 69 pages, full colour, 6″ x 9″ dimensions. Purchase it h…
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · Sep 11
Honoured & grateful for @danadelibovi.bsky.social's beautiful words on In the Blueprint of Her Iris. A visionary hybrid collaboration on eco-crisis, love & heritage — poems by Vikki C. & visual art by @rfredekenter.bsky.social

Available for pre-order from @icefloepress.bsky.social

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Praise for In the Blueprint of Her Iris In the Blueprint of Her Iris restores the organic in a technologic age. This vibrant collection, crafted of poems by Vikki C. and images by Robert Frede Kenter, revives the physical life we suffocate with our devices. Poet and painter guide us back to the ecstasies of the body and to the body’s equally sublime limits of sickness and death. In the book’s pages, we grasp with all our senses the amber, bone, and dandelions of our brief terrestrial walk. We feel the Spirit that rises from what we touch. We remember the ancestral symbiosis—human, plant, animal, and earth—that seeds our joy and asks our protection. In the Blueprint of Her Iris invites us to lift our eyes away from the screen and outward, to a world that needs our loving gaze. It is more than a book; it is a balm for souls torn by the machines of our own making. —Dana Delibovi, poet, essayist and translator; consulting editor, Cable Street literary e-zine
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · Sep 11
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Ice Floe Press (Closed No Subs for a Bit) @icefloepress.bsky.social · Sep 11
Now available : A new hybrid work combines #vispo & #poetry. 2 expansive collaborators bringing their own practices to bear on worlds:
"we grasp with... our senses the amber, bone and dandelions of our brief terrestrial walk...exploring...a world that needs our loving gaze"@danadelibovi.bsky.social
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Vikki C. @vikkicwrites.bsky.social · Sep 11
Honoured & grateful for @danadelibovi.bsky.social's beautiful words on In the Blueprint of Her Iris. A visionary hybrid collaboration on eco-crisis, love & heritage — poems by Vikki C. & visual art by @rfredekenter.bsky.social

Available for pre-order from @icefloepress.bsky.social

Link below 💙
Praise for In the Blueprint of Her Iris In the Blueprint of Her Iris restores the organic in a technologic age. This vibrant collection, crafted of poems by Vikki C. and images by Robert Frede Kenter, revives the physical life we suffocate with our devices. Poet and painter guide us back to the ecstasies of the body and to the body’s equally sublime limits of sickness and death. In the book’s pages, we grasp with all our senses the amber, bone, and dandelions of our brief terrestrial walk. We feel the Spirit that rises from what we touch. We remember the ancestral symbiosis—human, plant, animal, and earth—that seeds our joy and asks our protection. In the Blueprint of Her Iris invites us to lift our eyes away from the screen and outward, to a world that needs our loving gaze. It is more than a book; it is a balm for souls torn by the machines of our own making. —Dana Delibovi, poet, essayist and translator; consulting editor, Cable Street literary e-zine
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RobertFredeKenter @rfredekenter.bsky.social · Sep 9
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