The homie Malcolm Friend with a banger of a poem (yes, I might be a little biased) www.poetrynw.org/poetry/solem...

BREAKING: We won! Today the 3rd Circuit Court ordered the @post-gazette.com to restore our contract it illegally tore up 5 years ago. That’s our health care, PTO, right to a 40-hr. work week, short-term disability and so much more we’ve struck for 3+ years. pghguild.com/2025/11/10/p...

Today, as I was teaching “All Summer in a Day” and its themes on time passing, I made some point about people fearing aging/loss of childhood and one of the boys in my class addressed me out of nowhere like “Nah, you good Unc!” and I couldn’t even be mad that he took that swipe, I just had to laugh.

Been a minute but uh…what’s going on on this app?

This is high art

I am ready for spring

Nikki Giovanni, the renowned poet, civil rights leader, and academic, has died. She was 81.

If you're in Pittsburgh (or beyond), join me this Wednesday for the launch of my new chapbook, "The Bones We Lose" at Chatham University. See the flyer for details!

This is insane

Getting to be that time already

Me every time a new person is announced on that man’s team.

i've gotten like a million new followers in the past 24 hours so uh, hey, my book comes out next august, here's the cover and here's the title story from it. electricliterature.com/my-prisoner-...

Alright I’m back. What’s going on over here?

hard to express how cool it was to see my friend @cameronbarnett.bsky.social last night reading and talking about his new book on a stage that is traditionally home to some of the absolute best writers in the world.

if you haven't ordered @cameronbarnett.bsky.social's new book yet...i don't know, fix your life!

Psst…hey, guess what? The cover reveal for my second collection “Murmur” from Autumn House Press is coming later next week 👀 Stay tuned!

What’s the best book about writing that you’ve read? Mine might be “Several short sentences about writing” by Verlyn Klinkenborg