When I look at certain strains of white evangelical Christianity, I think “I bet those people think everyone in heaven is white.” I mean, what you hate on earth could not exist in the heaven of your imagination…

Okay, if the rapture didn’t happen, doesn’t that also mean the seven years of trials and tribulations in the wake of the rapture ain’t happening? Like, can we dial down the trials and tribulations?

Rare sports weekend: Jayhawks won Vikings won Chiefs won Packers lost and, most importantly, Lynx won!

Yes to Farm Aid. AND (2 questions, please): (1) are we talking clearly about why farmers need aid in this moment? And (2) what, if anything is or can be done to get farmers to see this as a sea change moment, to get them to vote with us (instead of against us)? www.startribune.com/what-does-fa...

I enjoyed my visit with Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer and Christie Friesen Aschwanden on their cool and smart Emerging Form podcast. Check out the episode here. emergingform.substack.com/p/episode-14...

I feel like this is a safe space where I can be myself, love what I love unreservedly, and pursue my passions!

Very sad to hear about the shooting at Evergreen High School in Denver today. There are three young people in critical condition whose lives (if they survive) will never be the same. Sensible gun laws now!

Canine Superpowers, a poem to guide walkies: "We stroll the grounds and stop at every tree./Their noses lead to every thing I see." — Michael Kleber-Diggs @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social in @orionmagazine.bsky.social orionmagazine.org/article/you-... #dogs #poetry #poems #sniffari #sniffwalks #villanelle

Rode my bike to work! Yaaay Michael! Yaaay! Forgot my fitness tracker. Booooo!

Forgot to get a Powerball ticket. 🤷🏿‍♂️

For all the parents surviving all those college drop-offs - you are not alone. ♥️

Among the many sad things about the horrific shootings in Minneapolis today is they may become a pretext for sending (again) the National Guard here. But only that, a pretext, not an actual or valid reason. To be clear, there’s nothing the National Guard could have done to stop these shootings.

Poets and poetry loving friends, when you think of “voice” which poets and books come to mind? Thank you. ♥️

I am probably noticing your hands. I’m probably looking at them. Not in a fetishistic way - please don’t. I don’t mean anything by it. I’m drawn to people’s hands in a narrative way; they’re full of stories.

Hair AND body wash? I don’t trust it.

Hmmmm… bad news here… that won’t do… maybe Trump Should fire both the President and the Chair of the New York Stock Exchange… 🧐 www.cnbc.com/2025/07/31/s...

It is so hard to be a Minnesota Twins fan sometimes. Like yesterday, for example. And today. I hurt all over. 😩😭😩😭

Capitalism: people choosing to work for the benefit of the wealthy because they are convinced that any alternative would force them to work for the benefit of the needy.

Part of me is like, “THIS is what got the MAGA base to turn on Trump!?!” And part of me is like, “of course something like this is what got the MAGA base to turn on Trump.” Epstein. That tracks actually. Dumbest timeline ever.

Yes, hi, hello! Is this thing on? 🎤 It’s pub day for the 12th issue of the Under Review and the 1st of our BlueSky era! We’ve got sporty poems, stories, essays, and a review and interview of epic proportions for y’all! Enjoy and share widely! 💕 www.underreviewlit.com/issue-12-202...

Thrilled to have a new poem, “Giving and Taking”, in the Under Review, a dream publication for me. Please also spend a moment with all the cool art in Issue 12 (especially the Letter from the Editor). www.underreviewlit.com/new-blog/giv...

I’m pleased to announce the formation of a new political party, the United States party. Our core platform: tax the rich until every last one of them is middle class; use what our gain$ to save the planet.

I have seen many movies I like less than 28 YEARS LATER.

If you have an anxious dog (we have an anxious dog) this night of fireworks is THE WORST! Some years, of course, it’s many nights. I wish firework friends could experience it one time. Does anyone know a part of Minnesota where there are few neighborhood firework shows?

@saaramyrene.bsky.social would be turning 50 later this month, and in memory of her and to honor her wishes, I’m raising money for the Minnesota Prison Writing Workshop the rest of July. The program leads creative writing classes for those incarcerated in MN with a restorative justice approach

The don’t call St. Paul “St. Pothole” for nothing! Be careful exiting 94 westbound and turning left onto Cretin!

Stunned, devastated, and angry to learn that my friends, Mark and Melissa Hortman, were killed last night. My heart goes out to their family and especially their children, Colin and Sophie.

We are the Ghor! The galaxy is watching!

Hey phone hey phone hey phone hey phone HEY PHONE! What word do you think I’m after when I type: Whats? Like take a guess! Also, it’s 2025! Why are you fighting me on this apostrophe thing!?! Why!?! It isn’t dignified!

If I ever want to see someone I admire (and have not seen in a while), all I have to do is go to a grocery store looking like things aren’t going well for me right now. [For the record, I was raised in a good home by an attentive mother who did everything she could.]

Writing to clear up a confusing news story from earlier today. I was not named Assistant Men’s Basketball Coach at the University of Kansas. That was former Brooklyn Nets Head Coach Jacque Vaughn. L to R: Jacque Vaughan (coach); Michael Kleber-Diggs (poet).

Every once in a while I listen to an audiobook, and I am so blown away by the reading that I find myself rewinding passages just to hear them performed again. Susan Jameson’s reading of Kate Atkinson’s CASE HISTORIES is one of those audiobooks. The book is great, and Jameson is MASTERFUL!

Minnesota. Timberwolves.

According to my calculations, we are three films (approx six years) away from a Jurassic world movie set on Mars or the International Space Station or something like that.

I installed my screen protector with no air bubbles. Please clap.

Heartfelt thanks to @orionmagazine.bsky.social for inviting me to respond to their lovely, thought-provoking Orion Questionnaire (think Proust Questionnaire with Orion flair). See my sometimes silly, sometimes serious answers here. ❤️ orionmagazine.org/article/mich...

Paid off my car loan a wee bit early; credit rating dropped.

Cracking up at the idea that Elon Musk stepping back at DOGE to focus on Tesla will help revive the brand. Like the only issue is his destructive work for the Trump administration. I mean, I know Americans have short memories, but give me a break! When I think Tesla, this is what comes to mind.

I have been surpised by how little I miss Target. I have to be more intentional with my shopping, and I’ve probably slid more over to Amazon than I might prefer, but I could easy boycott Target for years if they choose not to care for my business.

Earlier today, there was a knock on my door. I opened it. A purse was there. It seemed desperate. It asked - begged actually - to hide in my attic “for a little while.” It offered me $3,000 cash. I said “shhh… shhh little purse… you’re safe here. You’re safe. Keep your money. You might need it.”

Yesterday, I went to the grocery store literally for a few Easter treats. As I entered the crowded store and waited to get a cart, I must have had my face fixed some kinda way beacuse a woman, late-60s, a stone-cold cutie patootie, came up to me and said…

A short little, lovely little bicycle commute…

"I want to be a part of a colony where I feel easy walking around. Cool as the goddamn breeze." Happy birthday to @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social. www.brinkerhoffpoetr...

Forgive me. I am not advocating for jackrabbit starts, but I wish (desperately) that drivers would proceed through the intersection soon after the light goes to green. Go right on through, please; allow others to do the same, please. And thank you.

#HandsOff protest: Moorhead, Minnesota ——> Fargo, North Dakota!

Certain Americans be like…

Walking to a reading in Little Tokyo, looked at my map app, realized I’d be late, stopped by a tall building - Sidley & Austin L.A.’s offices, called a ride share. While I waited, I saw my 1st Roger W. Smith watch in the wild (Series 4). My driver arrived, the handsomest man I’ve ever seen. #AWP25

A picture of me, posing extra hard, tryna look pensively and writerly, on my way to #AWP25

LEWIS HAMILTON WINS #F1SPRINT, HIS FIRST VICTORY FOR FERRARI 🤩 #F1 #ChineseGP