Poems (with Sourav Sarkar) is now available! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZ7MJBZW

There should be a literary version of the Met Gala!

Ascend: the Great Books podcast is embarking on Homer's The #Odyssey (I loved their Dante deep dive)! youtu.be/4JNLytK0muA?...

Working class poet with "Work Poem" in "Workers A poetry book dedicated to workers around the world" (related photo of me at Diego Rivera's Detroit Industry Murals)! ☕️ #mondaymotivation www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZH3841F

Thrilled to receive a copy of Alien Buddha's latest anthology which contains a couple of my poetry pieces. Here below are two other poems from the anthology that piqued my senses by John Leonard & Morgan Leigh Wright.👇🏻 @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social #read #shortstories #newbook #newrelease #fresh 🖤

"Poems by Sourav Sarkar & James Schwartz" & several new anthologies now available! a.co/d/0domjPmq #poetry

Poems (with Sourav Sarkar) is now available! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GZ7MJBZW

@cafemuscato.bsky.social - Cavafy - BTD allenginsberg.org/2026/04/w-a-...

On Emerson, Hawthorne, Melville, and the American prose and poetry renaissance of the 1850s.

Warmest thanks to Red for publishing two of my poems within the latest @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social Anthology, themed around #conflicts, #revenge & #rivalries. Sharing the first poem here. It is called ABSENT FATHERS. #PoetryAnthology #NewBookAlert #BookRelease #modernpoetry #selflove

231 PAGES OF PURE GRADE A BEEF, SERVED UP FROM 43 INDIE WRITERS READY TO THROW DOWN AND BLOW SMOKE STRAIGHT OFF THESE PAGES, NOW AVAILABLE!!! amazon.com/dp/B0GYR1J5N1 NOW AVAILABLE, ON F***ING AMAZON (SPIT)!!!

My new creative #non_fic #essay about a possible #UFO in #Amish country (based on a childhood memory), a #ManlyPHall conspiracy theory, #Michigan and more will be published in IN THE ALIEN BUDDHA'S DREAMS anthology, out in September! 🛸 @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

I’m so grateful to be endorsed by the Michigan LGBT&A Caucus. I will never back down when somebody's rights are at risk.

Happy birthday #Shakespeare!

Happy Earth Day! 🌋🌏 #earthdayeveryday

This Detroiter is improving his neighborhood, and city hall noticed

A milestone - my poetry and short stories have now been published in over 50 anthologies! 📚🎉

Excited to learn that I have two pieces accepted for #TheAlienBuddha'sGotBeef - a future anthology about vendettas, grudges, rivalries, feuds & revenge. Looking forward to reading this when it lands. 🖤 #AlienBuddhaPress #NewAnthology #anthologies #NewWriting

I pay tribute to Hart Crane in Sourav Sarkar's "Great American Poets" anthology, which is now available! a.co/d/0cFANTpy 2 new poems (Monday in Detroit, Amish Hollywood) are included in "The Alien Buddha's Got Beef" anthology, dropping soon! @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

If you're feeling disgusted by politicians these days - tune in! "A breath of fresh air" is a frequent comment on our #MISen candidate! (abdulforsenate.com) youtu.be/EaW1BnXQl3o?...

40th anniversary of The Heidelberg Project: www.bridgedetroit.com/a-conversati...

I'm currently watching the recent "Interview With The Vampire" reboot which is getting a third season. I loved both the book and film - the AMC series @netflix.com so far is pretty good, beautifully shot. You can watch the first episode free on YouTube.

What's everyone reading for #NationalPoetryMonth?

Anne Rice's INTERVIEW WITH THE VAMPIRE: 50th Anniversary Edition releases 10/6. The hardcover book features a jacket with foil & embossing, sprayed edges, designed endpapers, new foreword, afterword by Christopher Rice, and never-seen bonus pages from the original manuscript.

Excellent lecture! From #Baldwin to Today: Queer Black Expats in #Paris by @rasheed.bsky.social youtu.be/0d-K2jy9yx0?...

Fresh #inthepost ! Amish Alchemy by James Schwartz @queeraspoetry.bsky.social and Maedwe by Corinna Board @corinnaboard.bsky.social Looking forward to reading these over Spring. 💚 #springreads #highlyrecommended #poetrycommunity

Thanks Carmella! 💚

Happy Poetry Month! I have a poem featured in the new international Poetry of Peace anthology, edited by poet Sourav Sarkar! a.co/d/01peLwE7

so grateful to have met him! ❤️

Many thanks for sharing this poem @queeraspoetry.bsky.social I have just ordered my copy of #AmishAlchemy ! Looking forward to reading it.

#WARWAIL WELCOME TO THE WORLD Alien Buddha Zine 85! Thrilled that my copy has just arrived #inthepost Warmest thanks to the fab Editor! This is a beautiful, profound & poignant collection of #Internationalvoices .Sharing 1 of5 poems I have within.🖤 #NoWar #PeaceForAll @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

Take a step back, look at it all from the outside, in. Our wars ARE fucking embarrassing. Read this incredibly witty and DEAD on piece by Aylyen. “The Black Box” arrived on Sunday in the 95th edition. Right here! www.roifaineantpress.com/post/the-bla...

Time travel as a Michigan logger, forester or socialite via DNR interpreter roles

Team Abdul was out in full force across 50 Michigan rallies for No Kings 3! No Kings in America.

NVN No Kings Day at Substack: #poems by Barbara H. Williams, Ann E. Wallace, and Marc Swan. thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-no-kin... Cartoon by CLAY JONES @claytoonz.bsky.social @literaryreport.bsky.social @literarybulletin.bsky.social @blueskypoetry.bsky.social

No kings 🇺🇸

Happy to join Team Abdul today to collect signatures! ✊️🇺🇸🏳️‍🌈 #nokings #AbdulforSenate

Thrilled to be included. 🩶 #mustread #AlienBuddhaZine #Zines #ZineWeekends

Alien Buddha Zine 85, the April 2026 edition is now available!!! alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2026/03/27/spotlight-alien-buddha-zine-85/ B&W print- amazon.com/dp/B0GV1H8DNQ -$14.99 Color Print- amazon.com/dp/B0GV3Y9WLX -$19.99