Canadian Poets Series #40 : Kyle Flemmer
Kyle Flemmer [photo credit: Sarah Thomas] is a writer, publisher, and digital media artist based in Calgary, Canada on Treaty 7 territory. He has been described by author and scholar Aaron Tucker as “one of the most inventive writers in Canada today.” His multidisciplinary work explores the intersections of poetry, code, and visual design, drawing on traditions of concrete and conceptual art to examine how digital systems shape human expression and artistic possibility. Kyle is the author of three full-length collections and many chapbooks of poetry, including Barcode Poetry , Supergiants , and, most recently, The Wiki of Babel . In 2025, Kyle published TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology , an art book featuring the work of pixel artists from around the world. Kyle’s writing has been anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry 2020 and featured in numerous print and online venues. He has performed for the Jasper Dark Sky Festival , the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity , the Calgary Institute of th...
