Life seems neither long nor short, and we take no more heed to save time or make haste than do the trees and stars. This is true freedom, a good practical sort of immortality. ~ John Muir #poetry, #nature, #photography

I am excited to introduce the rest of the animals in my backyard to bluesky. Any suggestions for names? #nature, #photography, #poetry

One for #smallpoemsunday with @tomsnarsky.bsky.social, by the brilliant Swedish poet Tomas Tranströmer. #poetry, #poetrycommunity

🍓 A new one for #smallpoemsunday with @tomsnarsky.bsky.social. This is a quote from The Hour of the Star, but it sure has the spirit of a poem. #poetry, #poetrycommunity

Had a great week at the @kenyonreview.bsky.social writing workshops with Lesley Nneka Arimah's group. Thanks to all the support staff and writers for bringing their whole selves to this experience! #writing, #Kenyonreview

A poem by Yusef Komunyakaa for #smallpoemsunday with @tomsnarsky.bsky.social. #poetry, #writingcommunity

A teepee on the edge of the world #nature, #photography, #poetry

A haiku offering by Matsuo Bashō for #smallpoemsunday, with @tomsnarsky.bsky.social. #poetry, #haiku, #writingcommunity

"thr mst b a fld lv nsd y / tht sn’t brnng. y mst b / lv nsd. mst b a fld brnng" From "there must be a field alive inside you that isn’t burning" by @blukewilson.bsky.social. ➡️ buff.ly/CP9TG75

Excited to receive a scholarship to attend The Kenyon Review's Writers Workshop! I've been a fan of Lesley Nneka Arimah ever since I read What It Means When a Man Falls from the Sky, and I'm thrilled to work with her this summer ☀️ #writing, #writingcommunity, #poetry

The groundhog in my backyard had a baby, so I am turning to BlueSky to crowd source names. Any ideas? How do we feel about Claudette? #nature, #photography

An offer for #smallpoemsunday from Sheep Machine by Vi Khi Nao. @tomsnarsky.bsky.social #poetry, #poetrycommunity

Light finds a way #photography, #nature, #poetry

Another #smallpoemsunday pick with Ars Poetics by Camonghne Felix! @tomsnarsky.bsky.social #poetry, #poetrycommunity

One from Shivani Mehta's amazing prose poetry collection for #smallpoemsunday. Love the ending. #poetry, #poetrycommunity, @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Excited to share a throwback to my short story which was published in @mooncityreview.bsky.social and later nominated for a Pushcart Prize. This was my first major publication after almost two years of submitting into the void, so it meant a lot to me. #fiction, #writingcommunity, #shortstory

Scenes from the ice storm #photography, #nature, #photographersofbluesky

Throwback to a collection of prose poems / hybrid pieces that I had published in LIT Magazine. Thanks to the readers and editors for giving these pieces a voice! You can read the rest in issue 36 at www.litmagazine.org #poetry, #poetrycommunity, #nationalpoetrymonth

Small poem Sunday pick from Diana Khoi Nguyen's collection Ghost Of. #smallpoemsunday, #poem, #poetry, #nationalpoetrymonth, @tomsnarsky.bsky.social

Transience Flashback to Crescent City, CA, summer 2024. #poetry, #nature, #naturephotography, #photography

Excited to announce that my poem was selected as a finalist for the Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize! Thanks to the readers and editors @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social for publishing this piece.

Chapbook haul from AWP 2026 and some pictures of the Baltamore harbor. Poem at the end from Cadaver of Red Roses by Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi. #AWP, #poetry, #photography

Throwback to a recent poem that appeared in @havehashad.com. I don't write a lot about sobriety and recovery but am glad this one found a home at HAD ✨

Honored to have my poem appear in this issue of Blue Earth Review.🌎

Throwback to the Virginia Beach Lifeguard Association 5K swim