Two poems accepted today

let Ahab beware of Ahab; beware of thyself, old man

Donald Trump and Kristi Noem are using armed, militarized agents to provoke Minnesotans. The Insurrection Act should not be used as an excuse to send armed troops into our streets.

There it is

That’s what I’m talking about.

Ice isn’t making our streets “less safe,” it’s making them fing dangerous & lethal!!

orcas have the chance to do the funniest thing

Es ist perfekt.

forever obsessed with James Tate

Bob Hass was perhaps the most influential poetry teacher I've ever had. It's not a long list, given my lack of formal poetry schooling, but his kindness, insight, & affirmation fueled me through many long, dry years. To see his beatific smile above my book here is the best kind of serendipity. 💜

I’ve written 7 poems in the two weeks

Little context: many retailers now create cheap versions of higher brand products just to sell on Black Friday. Like Target for instance. You’d do better to look for deals on bigger ticket items at off season times of year when they’re moving out old stock. Black Friday is a scam in so many ways.

Handing back student work that’s been written by ChatGPT with a 0 followed by the comment “This essay will never stand in authentic wonder before the Beauty of God’s creation.”

I've got an article in this cluster on C.D. Wright—look at the gorgeous company it's in!

wut

"maybe marjorie taylor greene has experienced a genuine change and wants to do good things now" give me your bank account information and number immediately there's no time to waste

Son of Sam Letters Reveal a Lost New York

I noticed this is getting engagement so folks must be talking about Olivia Nuzzi again

"It’s impossible to say when IT will HAPPEN. But it can’t be too long until IT HAPPENS. Looking at the data, it is statistically plausible that IT will HAPPEN in the next thirty-six months. Eighteen, if you factor in hamburger consumption and all the weird bruising."

It is 1998. I am at the kitchen table writing Batman fanfic but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal It is 2025. I am at the kitchen table writing a canonical Bat-book but I keep getting distracted by breaking news about a Bill Clinton sex scandal

It’s not like Hannibal Lecter was a REAL cannibal. He only ate PARTS of people. It’s not like he was eating ENTIRE people like a real cannibal does. Plus, a lot of those livers could have passed as animal livers. He wasn’t eating obvious people parts like faces. He was into the barely legal meat.

Merrick Garland looks worse every day

Q: It’s starting to sound like underage women are children. What’s the difference between underage women and children? A: Nothing. Absolutely nothing. www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/faq...

I honestly don’t know what to say anymore. It is overwhelmingly clear at this point that the Republican Party has sold its soul to protect a child rapist, led by wealthy ghouls who will never have enough. There is only one war, now and forever, and it is the class war. There must be consequences.

i have said this before but i think that the people who were “charmed” by epstein wanted to be charmed

This is not hard. It doesn’t matter in the slightest.

Nothing but respect for Carl’s Jr.’s continued transition into Paunch Burger

Did I say this last week? All those folks who voted GOP, voted third party, or didn’t vote at all, are you feeling happy now? SCOTUS blocked SNAP benefits. I’m scared about marriage equality. Like, really scared. And once that’s overturned, it erodes Loving v. Virginia. Jesus Christ.

“There is power in naming, as today’s poem reminds us," host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1390 of The Slowdown. "Once you see it, you can’t unsee it. Nor should you." Read “The Poem Climbs the Scaffold and Tells You What It Sees" by @natashaoladokun.bsky.social: bit.ly/49At8by

“Today’s poem is one I’ve carried around in my mind for years, one whose language I flash to instinctively when I see a flock of birds," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1391. Read "Never-ending Birds" by David Baker (@davidbakerpoet.bsky.social): bit.ly/4ouhPWU 📖: @wwnorton.com

HAPPY FOUR SEASONS TOTAL LANDSCAPING DAY TO ALL WHO CELEBRATE

We must remove the language banning same-sex marriage that still exists in Michigan‘s Constitution. I’m taking the first step in the State Senate to put it on the ballot. michiganadvance.com/2025/11/06/m...

Laurel Snyder in Decatur, GA on December 7th littleshopofstories.com/event/2025-1...

Chaun’s powerful and resonant voice embodies the spirit of the A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize, and we couldn’t be more excited to share this remarkable collection with the world. Our A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize! Submissions close on November 30th. Don’t miss this opportunity to join the BOA family!

ngl the meltdown responses are RICH and they are APPETIZING and I will eat them all for breakfast lunch and dinner

Thank you, New York City. Together we made history. Now let’s get to work. transition2025.com

Come, then, let’s go fight with them.

it was so sweet of the NY post to make a special commemorative issue

wasn't really an issue in the election but low key important that with spanberger as governor D.C. will be bordered by two states whose national guards are led by democrats

“The genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in,” Pratik Thakar, global vp and head of generative AI at Coca-Cola, told The Hollywood Reporter. bit.ly/49Afy80

"I could smell the onions and the mustard."

You don’t have to mourn war criminals. You don’t have to issue condolences to their families. You don’t have to launder their legacies. Save your grief for the innocents they killed, maimed or tortured without ever seeing justice served to their executioners.

Not the obituary I keep looking for

Do some of you remember how I said a few months ago that the fascists aren't having fun? They still aren't, lol. Their parties [when they have them] SUCK. They make bad art. They aren't funny. They CRAVE Leftist popular culture & resent the fact that they do. They aren't actually having fun

Imagine how different the Planet Of The Apes movie would have been if Dr. Zaius had been played by Bob Dylan

This is so COOL!! ❤️❤️❤️