Kyle Flemmer is a writer, publisher, and digital media artist from Calgary in Treaty 7 territory. He completed an MA in English Literature at the University of Calgary, where he researched digital poetics and worked as a teaching and research assistant. Kyle holds a B.A. Hons. in Western Society & Culture and Creative Writing from Concordia University, where he earned the distinction of Faculty of Arts and Science Scholar in 2016.
Kyle's books include Barcode Poetry, Supergiants, and TzAR: Pixel Art Anthology. His next, The Wiki of Babel, is forthcoming from the University of Calgary Press in 2026. Kyle's work has been anthologized in Best Canadian Poetry 2020 and elsewhere, appeared in dozens of print and online literary venues, and been exhibited internationally. Kyle has performed for the Calgary Institute for the Humanities, the Banff Centre for Arts and Creativity, and at book launches, open mics, and literary festivals across Canada.
In 2014, Kyle founded The Blasted Tree Publishing Co., a small press featuring experimental writing and visual art, through which he has published the work of over 100 authors and artists. He is a former Managing Editor of filling Station magazine and worked as a Publishing Assistant at the University of Calgary Press. Kyle presently works as an OER Project Coordinator for Athabasca University Press. He has edited collections for the League of Canadian Poets and other small press publishers, consulted for the Alberta Magazine Publishers' Association and Calgary Arts Development, and has sat on the board of several literary and arts organizations.