I have a new chapbook that just came out yesterday from @cryingheartpress.bsky.social called wherever you are. you can get it at the link for $7. It's nice to have these poems out there. Support indie presses and pick one up. #poetry #chapbooks cryingheartpress.bigcartel.com/product/wher...

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Fucking scumbag thugs.

I'm done here. I don't want to be here in the morning. I don't want to see what horrible thing comes next. I'm over it all. How do we just go on every day and pretend like all of this dictator shit is fine? Do we just acquiesce? Fuck it all. I hate everything.

A free and democratic society cannot silence comedians because the President doesn’t like what they say. This is an attack on free speech and cannot be allowed to stand. All elected officials need to speak up and push back on this undemocratic act.

I don't know what to read. I think I might have not enough books... 😂

My fifth full length collection inspired by the lyrics of @kristinhersh.bsky.social is available at MDP. Click the link to pick up a copy. #poetry #books #poetry #allihaveinmyhands #poetryisalive payhip.com/b/DXcir

Quiet quitting life.

My fifth full length collection is in my possession, though it's not officially out until Friday. If you Venmo me (link in bio) $13, I'll send one out to you. That's the cover. #poetry #poems #allihaveinmyhands #kristinhersh #throwingmuses #poetrybooks

I will be damned if I allow a bunch of Confederate-waving January 6th apologists give the American people a lecture on flag waving. There is ZERO reason to enter an argument about patriotism with people who still worship traitors to America 150+ years later. They. Are. Breaking. The. Law.

One thing I will never, never, never do is grovel for a fucking featured slot at any poetry reading. It means shit to me. I'm happily an outsider.

My fifth full length poetry collection, all i have in my hands, comes out on June 13th. This is the collection inspired by Kristin Hersh lyrics. #poetry #poems #poets #books #indiepoets

What’s up with all these writing residencies for rich folks? If I had $3,000 to spend on a few days of writing, I’d buy a plane ticket or drive somewhere cool and write in a hotel or a little cabin or whatever.

I've barely written anything this month. I don't know if it even matters anymore.

Check out these three poems by Danielle Hubbard to distract you from the inevitability of another damned Monday! chantarellesnotebook.com/2025/05/18/t...

Woke up disappointed that I woke up. So very tired of existing.

Tonight in Burlington, NJ...DO NOT miss this reading!

We're back on this sunny Saturday morning! Check out these three poems from Allison Burris that are freshly posted. #poetry #poems #poetryisalive chantarellesnotebook.com/2025/05/10/t...

My new chapbook, The Contortionist, is out now. Click the link to get a copy. #poetry #poems #thecontortionist #poetryisalive payhip.com/b/MixJq

Our sale for National Poetry Month is still going until the end of the month! Order two chapbooks, then use the code NPM at checkout to get one free! Click the link in our bio to visit our store. #chapbooks #poetry #poetryisalive #nationalpoetrymonth

When you look at the list of institutions they want to defund: libraries, museums, the Smithsonian, public schools, PBS, NPR, archives, you can clearly see that the real threat to an authoritarian regime is an informed and educated public

We're back! Check out these two poems by Alex Stolis, and send us some of your own while you're there! ☺️ #poetry #poems #poetryisalive #poetryisnotdead chantarellesnotebook.com/2025/03/30/t...

If you’re okay with a woman being snatched off the street for free speech and peaceful protest and detained with no due process …you have fully lost the plot on what AMERICA is supposed to be.

Sanders: I will tell you what I think the worst addiction in this country is, the most dangerous, and that is the greed of the oligarchs. Everybody wants to do well. These guys already have billions, tens of billions, hundreds of billions. How much money do you need?

The search for 20 year-old Sudiksha Konanki, a University of Pittsburg student on spring break, continues in the Dominican Republic. She was last seen on video surveillance on March 6 at 4:50 a.m. on the beach at the Riu Republica Resort in Punta Cana.

A President who detains a protestor and revokes their legal status can only be called one thing: A dictator. Silencing dissent is unlawful, unjust, and authoritarian through and through.

Cartoonist R.E. Burke detained by ICE on backpacking trip

Happy March! We have two new poems up from Clyde Kessler this morning. Check them out, and send in a submission while you're there! #poetry #poems #poetryisalive #chantarellesnotebook #clydekessler #poetryisnotdead chantarellesnotebook.com/2025/03/02/t...

Zelensky, the ELECTED leader of a free country, should not be expected to kiss the ass of the toddler. His people expect Him to be strong. Trump would have fled where Zelensky stayed and fought. Trump is the worst negotiator

Yup.

Same here. If you support fascism and enjoy the suffering of others, you can fuck way off.

It's even worse if you're a poet, especially one that almost exclusively publishes in chapbooks. I have four full length collections, as well, that will never see the bookshelf of a book store. This is the life of an indie poet.

Kinzinger: I hate to say this, but the United States right now is not the good guys in this. Donald Trump has said everything nice about Russia. I can't think of a single time he said something bad about Vladimir Putin

Of course it is true that MAGA cult doesn’t care that their news sources are lying to them about No Tax on Tips passing. Because truth is largely irrelevant when there are libs to be owned and an Orange God who needs worshipping.

I'm just so fucking sad about Michelle. 💔

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So sad. Rest easy, Michelle. 💔💔

As a survivor of more than one cancer, can confirm the first line of action is almost always surgical removal. There’s no negotiating this, it must be ripped out by force before it fatally spreads. So it is with authoritarian fascist governments. You can’t hope to vote them out.

Huh, must be a coincidence.

Our lineup for March 15th is set! Don't miss it! #poetry #readings #apoetrytempest #poetryisalive

President Pritzker sounds really good to me... m.youtube.com/watch?v=hS66...

I appreciate everyone’s messages of support, I’m trying to get through all my mentions but as you can imagine, it’s been a bit of a busy day :) Remember - peaceful civil disobedience, and no kings, no tyrants. Not ever.

Stacy's mom's medicare is gone

Report: You Live In An Embarrassing Country

We're looking for one more poet to round out MDP's March reading on the 15th. If you're in the South Jersey or Philly area, drop a line. #poetry #readings #philly #southjersey

That’s the problem. We’ve been standing by for too long.

We're back! Check out these three poems by Virginia Watts, and drop us a submission while you're there! #poetry #poets #poetryisalive #poetryisnotdead chantarellesnotebook.com/2025/02/16/t...

Watch the real ones...the senators not bending the knee and talking about working together, because that shit isn't going to happen. So far, Duckworth, Hirono, Markey, Murphy, Warren, Sanders, Van Hollen, Murray and Reed have the most nos.

Banksy you've done it again. On a good note, I got my PALS card today! I can save babies and children's lives! Unlike these shit heads in office. #fuckelon #fucktrump #nooligarchy #AOC