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Bryan Borland

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I’m already tired. 😂

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Next week is gonna be very busy! If you’re in Central Arkansas you’ll have three chances for me to cast my poetic spells on you! Reading 1 will be sweet, 2 will be spicy, and 3 will be DOLLY! by @bryanborland

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Just a few photos from Marc Gauss’s unforgettable book launch. These people. ❤️ (and 🐶) taken in Palm Springs, California by @bryanborland

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Don’t mind me. Just chilling by the Palm Springs pool wondering how often people use the champagne vending machine. taken in Palm Springs, California by @bryanborland

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Because libraries saved my life and empowered me, it’s always gratifying to receive photos of any of my books on those holy shelves. This one comes from Montclair, New Jersey. 🙏 taken in Montclair, New Jersey by @bryanborland

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With some of my Arkansas favorites. by @bryanborland

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What a tribe. Congrats to Acie on a hell of a book launch. @ppoppers @aciegclark @tgbpoetry @carlnap @ellie.kb @skailight taken in North Little Rock, Arkansas by @bryanborland

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Central Arkansas: October is full but fit us in?

ZEITGEIST READING SERIES
HIBERNIA IRISH TAVERN
9700 N RODNEY PARHAM
LITTLE ROCK

Thursday, October 15
6:30 PM taken in Little Rock, Arkansas by @bryanborland

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🍕 and 🌈 = 10/16 @ Vino’s. Proud to be part of this 💪 lineup next to people I love. taken in Little Rock, Arkansas by @bryanborland

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23 days ago

Looking forward to a Sunday with some of my favorite people to celebrate @aciegclark and the release of Small Talk! Our Arkansas poetry community is 🔥. by @bryanborland

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💋 Okay sometimes you just have to move the ironing board out of the hotel closet and pose with the graffiti. 💋 by @bryanborland

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The History of Tarot exhibit at the Morgan is fantastic. It runs through 10/4. Worth seeing if you’re in or passing through NYC. Bonus and surprise: so many poets included. taken in The Morgan Library & Museum by @bryanborland

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“Your team? I’m on it.”

That’s what James “Jim” Kangas said to me back in 2012 as he helped me get Assaracus into libraries around the country. He was a librarian himself and he knew his stuff.

His work was included in important, early gay poetry anthologies, and writers like him - and him specifically - were part the inspiration for SRP.

I published his chapbook “Breath of Eden” in 2019. It was one of the great honors of my life.

I learned this week that Jim passed away in July.

His obituary:

Jim Kangas, 82, of Flint, Michigan, passed away on Sunday, July 26, 2026 at Flint’s Hurley Hospital. In accordance with his wishes, cremation has taken place.

James “Jim” Richard Kangas was born on June 22, 1944, in Chicago, Illinois, the son of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest and Helmi (Kohtala) Kangas. Jim was especially proud of his Finnish Heritage. He spent his early years growing roots in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. Graduating from high school in Milwaukee, WI, he later went on to earn advanced degrees in Music History and Literature, and Library Science from the University of Michigan. He worked for over 50 years in both public and academic libraries including the Flint Public Library, Kettering University, and Oakland Comunity College. He also played viola in the Flint Symphony Orchestra for over 40 years. Jim was a great supporter of music and the arts. His philanthropy was well directed toward humanity, the environment, human and animals rights. He was a widely published poet and created a chapbook titled “Breath of Eden” in 2019. Jim developed a special affinity for his former street cats, Kitty, Archie, and Gracie.

Left to cherish his memory are John Alderman and special friends Patty Warner, Al Loup, Tom Nickey, Mary Smith Ntia, Scott Dennis, Jim Etzkorn, Liz Ireland-Curtis, and Susan Hardisty,

Jim was preceded in death by his parents Ernest and Helmi (Kohtala) Kangas and brother Robert Allen Kangas.

“In the end, toast yourself - for whatever reason:
for hapless love, for words you meant to speak,
for having what it took to last the week.” - Jim Kangas

I love you, Jim. - Bryan Borland taken in Flint, Michigan by @bryanborland

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