In my experience many people need to hear this:

Congaree Land Trust because you can't grow back history that's been built up over long time. #MidlandsGives2026 #conservation

The South Carolina Philharmonic, because music predates language. Plus, the Phil brings people to the music, and music to the people. #MidlandsGives2026 #artsforall #classical

Columbia Marionette Theater for being the best place in Columbia for children's first exposures to the arts! #MidlandsGives2026 #puppets

And we're off! #MidlandsGives2026. Start with LiteracySC, because so much starts with reading! Read about them here: bit.ly/4tho2an

I'm delighted to announce that you can read some of my new joint work in Engine Idling's upcoming "Collaboration" issue. One work I wrote with @monaiv.bsky.social, and the other with the late great @princesscj.bsky.social #poetry

Friendly reminder that C.J Prince's book Dressing for The End of The World is still available! And, to honour C.J's life and formidable spirit, we are donating all the proceeds from this great book to The Mother Tree Project. Get a copy now, and celebrate C.J's life! www.amazon.com/dp/B0GPKZ1XFJ

The world so absurd #lepoissondavril comment faire? #poetry #AprilFools #Kafka

I can't think of a better tribute to C J Prince's spirit and work than this generous gesture by @lachlanjmcdougall.bsky.social. My copy is ordered and on its way, and yours should be, too. #poetry

This Saturday (12–1 PM) marks my first public poetry reading! 📖 I'll be reading from "No Paper Today" and sharing a preview of my book with C.J. Prince (Sept 2026), both available through @lachlanjmcdougall.bsky.social Please join us on Zoom! Details and link below. #Poetry #WritingCommunity

What started with missing WSJ deliveries turned into a book - and now a ModPo virtual reading. March 28, 12–1 ET. Join us!

Great work by a poet who sounds like no one else! #poetry #reading.

not my mood

ChatGPT, which usually responds to queries with third-person narration or second-person direct address, just used the first person in responding to me. It says it evaluated incorrectly the first time. I'm a bit creeped out TBH. #AI #technology #stillnotsentient

I love that there was a string octet accompanying #Coco for "Lift Every Voice and Sing" at #SuperbowlLX #classicalmusic

Fairly sure it’s unintentional, but the end date on this mug being sold by the Smithsonian does make it sound a little like they’re saying America dies in 2026…

The end of the year is an appropriate time for reflection, including pondering how years roll out while one pores over a newspaper- or doesn't. You can do that with my book, No Paper Today, available here: #https://a.co/d/11w4xT1 #books #NewYear #poetry

Overwhelmed by holiday shopping and online extravaganzas and still need gifts? My new book on the joy of morning newspapers, "No Paper Today," may offer a moment of respite and contemplation. Available here: a.co/d/11w4xT1 #reading #poetry @wsj.com

I know chapbooks aren't normal public library fare, so I'm thrilled that Richland County Public Library in SC has my book, No Paper Today, available to lend. #poetry #newspapers #ColumbiaSC

It's Cyber Monday- the perfect time to buy my new book, No Paper Today, that celebrates the value of ink, paper, and the daily newspaper! 😉 Available here: a.co/d/11w4xT1 #reading #poetry @edusky.bsky.social

This would make a great Christmas or Hannukkah gift for the newspaper readers in your life! #BlackFriday #newspaper #stockingstuffer

Catch-22, they need to read Heller:

Tried to send a copy of my book #NoPaperToday to the UK and got this notice: This item is flagged as a prohibited item and should not be shipped. Obscene publications and unlawful indecent images​. I'm flummoxed, but you can judge for yourselves, available here: a.co/d/aDklBEq #poetry #FreeSpeech

Just finished reading a wonderful new poetry collection by @monaiv.bsky.social that you can download for free. #poetry

Working without pay- I thought that was called #slavery.

In an interview Tom Hanks explained his mask wearing by noting “I’ve had Covid enough in my life, I don’t need to do that again,” and he is right, for he knows “life is like a box of chocolates you never know what you’re going to get” so you should try not to keep getting Covid.

I am grateful for all the music and musings I have heard because of Fred Child. I wish him well, but will miss him at the helm of #PerformanceToday terribly. #ClassicalMusic

All classrooms should build their own boxes as a STEM, civics, and health merge. #CorsiRosenthalBoxesAcrossAmerica #cleantheairweshare

A copy of my book, No Paper Today, was given away to a random caller last week during Modpo, and the recipient used to be a paperboy! Talk about #fate! #newspapers #poetry

I'm sorry to report that my delivery difficulties continue- there may need to be a follow-up volume. But ever the optimist, I still subscribe.

Profoumd irony: I can count on a copy of my book, No Paper Today, arriving on schedule- but not my Journal #poetry #newspapers

Congrats to a well-deserved trio! From WSJ: Joel Mokyr, Philippe Aghion and Peter Howitt have been awarded the Nobel Prize.. for their work explaining how innovation and what economists call “creative destruction” drive economic growth. Note that growth comes from process, not fiat.

I love my publisher.

Aw, shucks!

I have nothing against László Krasznahorkai or his work, but every year when the #NobelPrize for #Literature is announced and I do not hear the name Colson Whitehead, they have gotten it wrong. @colsonwhitehead.com

I'm delighted to announce the release of my poetry collection, No Paper Today! Inspired by missed newspapers and correspondence with the WSJ delivery desk, these poems reflect on routine, disruption, and the value of print. Buy here: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FNLPP3VQ #BookRelease #NoPaperToday

Technology doesn’t always prevent mistakes; it can magnify them. One wrong click brought 63 writers together — and I’m honored to be one of them. 📖 Our book, TV-63, is out now.

Glad that at least one politician is trying to do the right thing when it comes to Ukrainian children. 🇺🇦

Technology doesn’t always prevent mistakes; it can magnify them. But it can also magnify possibilities. One wrong click brought 63 writers together — and I’m honored to be one of them

Y'all can keep ignoring me, but the science keeps coming in the same direction. For those thinking it's just a cold, remember that anecdote is not data, and that the elephant you thought was getting fat two years ago now has a baby. Some conclusions take time.

Once again, why #numeracy matters. Everyone, please go watch #CountedOut #mathematicalliteracy #math #statistics

Reminder: At the start of his legal career, RFK Jr. failed the bar, was forced out as a D.A., and got arrested for heroin. Without the Kennedy name, that story ends there.

Carlos Alcaraz becomes the 3rd youngest man in the Open Era to reach 7 Grand Slam finals. Bjorn Borg. Rafa Nadal. Carlos Alcaraz. Incredible. 🇪🇸

#DepartmentOfWar Returns us to history. I fear the Department of Peace. #poetry #Orwell

One thing to be happy about...#ModPo starts tomorrow! #poetry #civility

It brings me joy to watch #VenusWilliams play tennis again. #USOpen #tennis

FDA- isn't that shorthand for Federal Disability Accelerator? @fda.gov #Cassandra #cleantheairweshare

I just made boiled peanut #gelato and I can't decide if it is brilliant culinary fusion or a waste of perfectly delicious boiled peanuts. #cooking #Southerncuisine

@thewingedmoon.bsky.social You sent me the lovliest and most thoughtful ding letter I have ever received; I have no doubt you read my submissions. Thank you for treating authors with integrity and sincerity. #poetry