I wrote about Trµmp's invocation of the Alien Enemies Act, the abduction of Mahmoud Khalil, the trial of Mitsuye Endo, the example of Japanese American incarceration, pledging allegiance to war, the inherence of fascism, and my grandfather's Alien Enemy Wind-Up Doll™ @thebaffler.com: t.ly/n07l7

I talked with Nick Sturm (@nicksturm.bsky.social) about the brilliant Alice Notley, who died just three weeks ago, and her poem “At Night the States.” “making life, not explaining anything” I missed having these conversations. open.spotify.com/episode/6fLF...

Join us at our AWP off-site readings!📚✨ On March 27, our event features WTAW Press stars: ✨ @anitafelicelli.bsky.social ✨ LIZ GREEN ✨ @menopunk.bsky.social ✨ STEPHANIE AUSTIN Poetry Northwest's stars are: @billcarty.bsky.social, Kevin Craft, @katharinewhitcomb.bsky.social, and Nikia Chaney.

Tonight! @fonografeditions.bsky.social reading at Common Area Maintenance. everout.com/seattle/even...

Honored to have a new poem up at Poetry Northwest today. Many thanks to @billcarty.bsky.social and all the good PNW folks.

"You could smell the fear everywhere. But under the Syrian regime, you could hide the real meaning behind your words with metaphors. Metaphors would save you," Almadhoun explains." Ghayath Almadhoun (Action Books) on writing in a dictatorship: www.middleeasteye.net/discover/met...

I have six HORSES up on Poetry Northwest right now. Here are two + a link. Thank you, Poetry Northwest! These poems are from a WIP called I AM THE HORSE. ✨ www.poetrynw.org/poetry/from-...

For a long time nothing changed. It was like driving all day through Texas. Jane Kenyon

The great Lena Khalaf Tuffaha @lenakt.bsky.social just won the National Book Award for Poetry, for Something about Living. You can get it @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social, where all proceeds go to HEAL Palestine, providing essential aid, healthcare, educational resources to Palestinian youth: t.ly/Sqvw2

Poetry Northwest submissions, open for November. Send some poems! poetrynorthwest.submittable.com/submit