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my new book "my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store" published by
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my book, published from
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, is one years old today! how glorious! thank you everyone for buying a copy this year!
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my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton — FlowerSong Press & Juventud Press
my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton is, among other things, a clear-eyed examination of the body, its hungers, ...
https://www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/my-husband-holds-my-hand-because-i-may-drift-away-be-lost-forever-in-the-vortex-of-a-crowded-store-by-john-compton
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Samuel Day Wharton
24 days ago
we expected to hear a bawl / but an infant slid into his dirty palm Loving this new message board style journal
@somewordslit.bsky.social
! Check it out!
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my newest poem "october 1989: caverna hospital, horse city, ky" in the magazine:
@somewordslit.bsky.social
— lots of thank yous to
@juscarts.com
for accepting and publishing this poem!
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24 days ago
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Some Words
24 days ago
NEW SOME WORDS forgot to post yesterday so here's two of them
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read my poem from the first issue of
@lamplitmag.bsky.social
about 1 month ago
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my new book "my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store" published by
@flowersongpress.bsky.social
buy your copy! tell your library to stock it!
www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/my-h...
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Justin Karcher
6 months ago
I got a new poem published. Big thx to
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
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Kevin A. Risner
5 months ago
Whoooops, I forgot to share my poem that was published yesterday through
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
's substack. "I Missed My Calling" can be found here:
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I Missed My Calling
by:Kevin A. Risner
https://substack.com/inbox/post/168789918?r=5y38as&showWelcomeOnShare=true&triedRedirect=true
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Ewen Glass
5 months ago
Thanks to
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
for publishing this on his brilliant Cataloguing Poetry Substack; there's new work up there daily. Not tyrna be all Jeff Goldblum but this one was... uhh... hard to write.
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Tinamarie Cox
5 months ago
#sealeychallenge2025
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
@ghostcitypress.bsky.social
31 Days of August = 31 Books of Poetry
#sealychallenge
#poetry
#poets
#poems
#poetrychallenge
#readingchallenge
#poetrybooks
#poetrychapbooks
#readmorepoetry
#poetryisnotdead
#poetryisforeveryone
#tinamariethinkstoomuch
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Ă–zge Lena
5 months ago
My poem Arrokoth is published in cataloguing! Thank you
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
đź–¤
#poetry
#poetrysky
#poetrycommunity
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Arrokoth
by: Ă–zge Lena
https://open.substack.com/pub/cataloguingpoetrymagazine/p/arrokoth?r=2xyvnz&utm_campaign=post&utm_medium=web
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West of Canon Press- Last Boy on Earth Out Now!
4 months ago
Read this interview with
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
about poetry poems and (un)poets!
#interview
#poetry
#queerpoets
#poetsofbluesky
#litmag
#writers
#writing
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Interview: John Compton Q: I am interested in a lot of the horror imagery used in your upcoming book. Imagery seems to go towards darker places within the text, both literal and figurative than in you...
https://westofcanon.com/interview-with-john-compton/
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Steven
4 months ago
And what if I said it's out in
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
's cataloguing poetry magazine :) check it out!!!
substack.com/home/post/p-...
also the rainforest cafe in menlo park mall has permanently closed since writing this, rip to a real one </3
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MrBullBull
4 months ago
"everything is dusty and dead, with dust still hovering in the air from his car. he stands there, quiet, a small smile on what could only be described as a head still growing into the man"
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David Estringel
4 months ago
New poem "The Density of Negative Space" accepted for publication at Cataloguing Poetry Magazine. BIG thanks to
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
for the acceptance.
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Ewen Glass
3 months ago
Pleased to feature in this beautiful little anthology from Temporal Lobe (thanks to
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
for publishing this poem originally)
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A.M. Hayden (Windy Chicken Poet)
8 months ago
Mark your calendars!
@wildinkpublishing.bsky.social
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
@angelayurikosmith.bsky.social
@edwardvidaurre.bsky.social
@ohiopoetry.bsky.social
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Gerry Thibeault
8 months ago
It’s finally arrived
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
love the title!!!
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buy a copy from me or from
@flowersongpress.bsky.social
or anywhere!
8 months ago
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Edward Vidaurre
about 1 year ago
We are excited to announce the publication of our 30th title for 2024
@flowersongpress.bsky.social
John Compton's my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store. purchase your copy today:
www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/my-h...
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my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton — FlowerSong Press & Juventud Press
my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton is, among other things, a clear-eyed examination of the body, its hungers, ...
https://www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/my-husband-holds-my-hand-because-i-may-drift-away-be-lost-forever-in-the-vortex-of-a-crowded-store-by-john-compton
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Dustin Brookshire (he/him)
10 months ago
“Homophobic Barbie” spotlighted yesterday! Grateful that NEVER PICKED FIRST FOR PLAYTIME (
@smallharborpub.bsky.social
, 2023) is in the
@sundresspub.bsky.social
feature, The Wardrobe, this week. Thanks,
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
& Sundress!
sundressblog.com/2025/03/25/t...
#poetrysky
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Dustin Brookshire (he/him)
10 months ago
Grateful and excited that NEVER PICKED FIRST FOR PLAYTIME (
@smallharborpub.bsky.social
, 2023) is in the
@sundresspub.bsky.social
feature, The Wardrobe, this week. Thanks,
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
& Sundress!
#poets
#poetry
#poetrysky
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MrBullBull
10 months ago
"i always remember the dead as gray, & always startled when they look alive."
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A.M. Hayden (Windy Chicken Poet)
11 months ago
Today's poetry pick is "How we liberated what secrets we modified" by John Compton, a visceral, gritty, powerpunch to the gut and heart. A gifted, impressively prolific Poet who after reading, says sweetly, "and that's my poem" which is truly endearing.
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Lamp Lit
11 months ago
It's happening! We're open, people! We better see you all there. Yes you! Especially you.
Lamplit.net
for more information. curators:
@jlilley.bsky.social
@snakeborn.bsky.social
#poetry
#fiction
#cnf
#essay
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the amazon link is in the comments for "my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded" now officially sold worldwide 🥳 published by
@flowersongpress.bsky.social
photo of cover by Sandra Feen
11 months ago
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it's "buy my book" friday! & sharing is caring! word of mouth is the best advertising! thank you for all your help getting my book in the view of everyone! published from
@flowersongpress.bsky.social
www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/my-h...
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my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton — FlowerSong Press & Juventud Press
my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton is, among other things, a clear-eyed examination of the body, its hungers, ...
https://www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/my-husband-holds-my-hand-because-i-may-drift-away-be-lost-forever-in-the-vortex-of-a-crowded-store-by-john-compton
11 months ago
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i have two poems in
@oneart.bsky.social
! very happy & excited that
@markdanowsky.bsky.social
&
@eboninthehedges.bsky.social
love my poetry so much hehe go check out "[our house is claustrophobic: a catastrophe;]" and "[this is what you offer]"
oneartpoetry.com/2025/01/30/t...
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Two Poems by john compton
untitled our house is claustrophobic: a catastrophe; a large grave, with two dead husbands— no family visits. no stranger enters. the entrance is sealed off; has been for years. the outer door knob…
https://oneartpoetry.com/2025/01/30/two-poems-by-john-compton-2/
11 months ago
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J.R. Barner
11 months ago
New book is out now. Check out the shop at
jrbarner.com
for it and other goodies.
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Victoria Spires
12 months ago
I have a poem in the latest Ghost City Review - follow the link for the full piece. Thank you
@ghostcitypress.bsky.social
and
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
for choosing this piece about how it feels to be pleasantly lost in a Norwegian troll forest up a mountain 🏔️
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today is my birthday! it would be lovely if you bought my book! thank you! 🥰 it would be kind if you shared this post also! a simple click goes a long way 🥰 word of mouth is the best advertising! thank you!
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my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton — FlowerSong Press & Juventud Press
my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store, by john compton is, among other things, a clear-eyed examination of the body, its hungers, ...
https://www.flowersongpress.com/books/p/my-husband-holds-my-hand-because-i-may-drift-away-be-lost-forever-in-the-vortex-of-a-crowded-store-by-john-compton
12 months ago
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Cassandra Whitaker
12 months ago
Congratulations
@poetjohncompton.bsky.social
on this beauty! Arrived yesterday! Lovely work!
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Justin Carter
about 1 year ago
Hey. I wrote a book. You can buy it directly from the publisher. It's poems about growing up on the Texas Gulf Coast & touches on the political divide between me & the conservative world I grew up in. Buy it here:
bellepointpress.com/products/bra...
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Brazos
Brazos, by Justin Carter Publication Date: August 6, 2024 A stark and lonely voice rings clear in Justin Carter's debut collection. Brazos teems with ghosts, bloodlines, and gas flares, tracing a "riv...
https://bellepointpress.com/products/brazos
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Chen Chen
12 months ago
so wild i ever thought i could be a poet, and then became one
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FlowerSong
12 months ago
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two photos i took yesterday
12 months ago
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ONE ART: a journal of poetry
12 months ago
ONE ART’s Top 25 Most-Read Poets of 2024
oneartpoetry.com/2025/01/10/o...
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ONE ART’s Top 25 Most-Read Poets of 2024
ONE ART’s Top 25 Most-Read Poets of 2024 Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer Betsy Mars Donna Hilbert Abby E. Murray Robbi Nester Julie Weiss john compton Tina Barry Timothy Green Kim Addonizio Andrea Potos …
https://oneartpoetry.com/2025/01/10/one-arts-top-25-most-read-poets-of-2024/
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what an incredible honor! i am #7 on the top 25 list of poems read in 2024 with my poem "walking bishop back to moonlight" thank you everyone who read it! thank you
@oneart.bsky.social
for publishing it.
oneartpoetry.com/2025/01/10/o...
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ONE ART’s Top 25 Most-Read Poets of 2024
ONE ART’s Top 25 Most-Read Poets of 2024 Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer Betsy Mars Donna Hilbert Abby E. Murray Robbi Nester Julie Weiss john compton Tina Barry Timothy Green Kim Addonizio Andrea Potos …
https://oneartpoetry.com/2025/01/10/one-arts-top-25-most-read-poets-of-2024/
12 months ago
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12 months ago
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already got 5 ratings and 4 reviews for my new book on goodreads remember once you read your copy to give it a rating or rating and review! it helps when i post them! thank yous!
12 months ago
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i have: • 2 poems (30th)
@oneart.bsky.social
• 1 review (22nd) published in
@thirtywestph.com
•1 interview (15th) [details classified] •1 poem (13th) in the anthology "unstable"
@querenciapress.bsky.social
coming out this month so keep an eye out! [i may have more but i don't remember]
12 months ago
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Adam Clay
about 1 year ago
AUTOCORRECT:
@autocorrectmag.bsky.social
Please follow and share to get the word out--I'm now reading submissions for the first issue!
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ONE ART: a journal of poetry
12 months ago
ONE ART’s Top 25 Most-Read Poets of 2024 ... will be announced on Friday!
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my new book "my husband holds my hand because i may drift away & be lost forever in the vortex of a crowded store" published by
@flowersongpress.bsky.social
buy your copy! tell your library to stock it!
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