Luke Kennard
@lukekennard.bsky.social
Novelist, poet, lecturer at University of Birmingham.
I’m trying to work out what the joke is with this Xmas jumper and I think the joke is just that we *recognise a leading brand of word processor*
November 17, 2025 at 9:05 PM
I’m trying to work out what the joke is with this Xmas jumper and I think the joke is just that we *recognise a leading brand of word processor*
Still not sure what there is to celebrate about 900 out of 1,000 people not liking me enough to like it, Instagram, but sure whatever crack open the warm champagne
November 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
Still not sure what there is to celebrate about 900 out of 1,000 people not liking me enough to like it, Instagram, but sure whatever crack open the warm champagne
At this point I decided to play some Thomas Tallis on my phone and hold it to my lapel mic (because I knew YouTube would play a 40 second unskippable condom ad), which should not have worked as well as it did. Can recommend.
November 14, 2025 at 12:43 PM
At this point I decided to play some Thomas Tallis on my phone and hold it to my lapel mic (because I knew YouTube would play a 40 second unskippable condom ad), which should not have worked as well as it did. Can recommend.
I got to do my inaugural lecture this evening and really enjoyed it.
November 13, 2025 at 11:25 PM
I got to do my inaugural lecture this evening and really enjoyed it.
All I want is to walk into a room and feel accepted for who I am. I don’t axolotl.
November 12, 2025 at 1:28 PM
All I want is to walk into a room and feel accepted for who I am. I don’t axolotl.
This beautiful little dog ran to me in the park and sat on my foot and it made me happy.
November 8, 2025 at 4:30 PM
This beautiful little dog ran to me in the park and sat on my foot and it made me happy.
Proofs of my new novel, Black Bag - American edition on the left from Zando; UK edition from John Murray on the right. It is out March 2026.
November 3, 2025 at 8:00 AM
Proofs of my new novel, Black Bag - American edition on the left from Zando; UK edition from John Murray on the right. It is out March 2026.
I always add a little exclamation mark after “emails” on my to-do lists to foil my brain into thinking it might be something fun!
November 2, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I always add a little exclamation mark after “emails” on my to-do lists to foil my brain into thinking it might be something fun!
My friends when I go to the bar:
October 31, 2025 at 5:35 PM
My friends when I go to the bar:
Had a really nice ‘proof party’ at Stratford book festival last night, talking about my 3rd novel which comes out next March. I owe a lot of it to this one Lincoln Michel tweet.
October 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Had a really nice ‘proof party’ at Stratford book festival last night, talking about my 3rd novel which comes out next March. I owe a lot of it to this one Lincoln Michel tweet.
Oh so we’re just throwing away the one thing anyone liked about us?
October 30, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Oh so we’re just throwing away the one thing anyone liked about us?
This is really great and has got rid of my twinge of envy that Pond is always one of the bestselling books in the LRB Bookshop every week.
October 24, 2025 at 3:04 PM
This is really great and has got rid of my twinge of envy that Pond is always one of the bestselling books in the LRB Bookshop every week.
Explain jouissance to me like I’m five hundred
October 22, 2025 at 11:46 AM
Explain jouissance to me like I’m five hundred
Three of diamonds - false alarm!
October 20, 2025 at 8:34 PM
Three of diamonds - false alarm!
I’ve been haunted by this playing card my entire life (3♣️)
October 19, 2025 at 2:48 PM
I’ve been haunted by this playing card my entire life (3♣️)
If you want to follow self-indulgent, unrealistic dreams like [checks notes] medical doctor you really need a private income
October 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
If you want to follow self-indulgent, unrealistic dreams like [checks notes] medical doctor you really need a private income
I’m not saying my poetry collection about prophecy was prophetic, but
October 17, 2025 at 7:25 PM
I’m not saying my poetry collection about prophecy was prophetic, but
I have this passage from Pnin (1957) permanently saved on my phone
October 16, 2025 at 12:49 PM
I have this passage from Pnin (1957) permanently saved on my phone
hi, grandma? can you come pick me up from my rap battle? no, I lost, I said the Auden thing again
October 14, 2025 at 3:50 PM
hi, grandma? can you come pick me up from my rap battle? no, I lost, I said the Auden thing again
