Book Publication Party

Ilka Scobie doesn’t mince words. Hers are full-bodied slices of the English language: concise, forthcoming, relevant. A spot on feast. – Hettie Jones

These are passionate poems, unafraid of complexity – and ardent in their devotion to pleasure.– Kyle Dacuyan

Howl! Happening is pleased to present an evening celebrating the publication of Any Island by Ilka Scobie with friends and readers Penny Arcade, Helixx Armageddon, Ben Keating, Uptown. GI, Jeff Wright, Arden Wohl. This new book of poems is published by Spuyten Duyvil Press, 2021.

Ilka Scobie is a native New Yorker, poet and art critic. She is the Deputy Editor at LiVE MAG!. She has written extensively for artnet and currently contributes to London’s Artlyst. Recent poems have appeared in Poetry in Performance, Vanitas, and here/there. She was also Deputy Editor of Cover Magazine.