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NBCC member Allison Adelle Hedge Coke interviewed U.S. Poet Laureate Arthur Sze for World Literature Today:

This week in literary history: that time Tolkien stopped W. H. Auden from writing a book about him.

Let's try this again 👋 Hi Bluesky - I'm Massachusetts' Attorney General. You might know me from suing President Trump nearly 50 times, beating Uber and Lyft in court, or being the first woman of color elected to statewide office in MA. I officially left X today - help me find my MA people?

Hey everyone. Potentially the biggest story in the country, right here. substack.com/home/post/p-...

“If you’ve learned to want something enough, liking it becomes almost irrelevant.” Tom Bellamy explains the science behind desire and yearning.

Aron Solomon exposes the secret to deposing a mad king (courtesy of fiction and the 25th Amendment).

A new study has shown that miscarriage or induced abortion is NOT a potential risk factor for breast cancer, contrary to continued anti-choice propaganda. Even several abortions or miscarriages does not increase risk. The study used high-quality Finnish registry data.

Loved The Testament of Ann Lee? Read these books.

Here is an interview I did with Radha Marcum, author of "Pine Soot Tendon Bone" (Washington Prize 2023). "I do think that imagery comes first. When I start to think about a concept, it's always the images that come first." poettopoet.substack.com/p/in-dialog-...

Ada Limón reflects on growing up with divorced parents and reframes the difficulties and challenges with gratitude for a twice lived experience I think this also speaks of her dual nationality, rather than being one/other/neither, there is something to treasure in being both #poetry #poemoftheday

I think it's best for everyone to understand that the unified class project of billionaires right now is to do to white collar workers what globalization and neoliberalism did to blue collar workers.

I don't use it myself but please find a better alternative. Nobody who cares about humanity, the planet, democracy needs this. Imagine, wholesale dumping of chatgpt won't make our lives any worse.

Proud to welcome Crisosto Apache as Colorado’s 11th Poet Laureate — a powerful voice exploring identity, memory, and the power of words, with work featured in GENESIS, Ghostword, POETRY Magazine, and Denver Quarterly.

East Window (Boulder, CO, USA) Writers on Resistance Hillary Leftwich, Rajiv Mohabir, and Crisosto Apache Thursday, 1-29-2026, 7-9 PM. An evening of writers speaking to the moment we live in. Reading pieces that reflect approaches to resistance, care, and truth-telling. youtu.be/ZodO3HbFuZ0?...

Excited to see this review. Can't wait to sit down and take the time to enjoy reading this book (which will happen as soon as I've finished my thesis ;-) I love the way that some books come out at exactly when we need them. @fantomas2go.bsky.social #booksky

Linktree in my bio. The secret is out now. I am excited to be named Colorado's 11th Poet Laureate for 2026 - 2027 by Governor Jared Polis @govofco. I join the ranks of the great poets who preceded me. To be honest, this news came as a total surprise—I never dreamed I’d be in this position.

‘Suetonius is notorious for the salacious details he shared of the depraved sex lives and sadistic murder sprees of the early Roman emperors, but there’s more to the book than the X-rated material.’ @moonjets.bsky.social on Suetonius’ 𝘓𝘪𝘷𝘦𝘴 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘊𝘢𝘦𝘴𝘢𝘳𝘴: www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Really powerful, hopeful paragraph from the latest article in the Atlantic by @adamserwer.bsky.social

While independent bookstores are giving out free whistles, hosting protest sign making events, and donating proceeds to mutual aid, Amazon is *checks notes* providing technology that assists ICE in their terrorizing of communities. Independent bookstores deserve your support. Amazon does not.

I can only imagine how difficult it was to write this story. Thank you @kristenradtke.bsky.social for sharing this. Let's keep sharing it because it's an important read. @theverge.com

I took a double take at this today. Between this and GOP = Guardians of Pedophiles, I thought about it and realized the continued cover up of Epstein files makes this ring true. The 'prove me wrong' arguments of maga have come full circle back to them. They cannot disprove this. Release the files.

Republicans refuse to move forward without further restrictions on abortion coverage – Democrats say that’s a non-starter

This hit so fucking hard today.

Reporter: You received a letter from AG Pam Bondi making several demands…. Walz: I would just give a pro tip to the AG. There's 2 million documents in the Epstein files we're still waiting on. Go ahead and work on those

AI is NOT your friend.

“America, are you listening? When freedom is in danger, when you are asked, in one faked way or another, a shabby admonition, to leave your own humanity which includes the humanity of all, the alarm is extra-ordinary, America. Don’t you think so?” U.S. Poet Laureate Juan Felipe Herrera, 2017:

Kare 11 local news just read, in full, this statement from Michael and Susan Pretti, the parents of Alex Pretti. "Please get the truth out about our son."

"Obradović has a natural storytelling ability and poetry that’s as accessible as it is thoughtful." ~Mandianne Berg Check out this new review of "Called By Distances" in Southern Review of Books!

Swift, deadly AND a fashion sense 😆😆 Croatians 😘

Enjoyed reviewing this poetry collection for @southrevbooks.bsky.social Worth a read, especially if you enjoy poetry that's candid, open, and crafted well. #booksky #writingcommunity #poetry southernreviewofbooks.com/2026/01/22/c...

"Writing fiction is a lot of things. For me it’s partly music in my head. A pitch develops, a rhythm and timbre, a melody and harmony, a tempo and pulse."

Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. She was also a prize-winning poet.

Needing these words from @nikitagill.bsky.social today

If your resolution this year is to support more independent bookstores, hi!👋🏽 We’re Bookshop.org, an ethical alternative to Amazon for buying books online where every purchase supports indie bookstores all over the U.S. 😌📚 (And our CEO has never gone to space, just saying)

‘Cleave’ can refer to splitting something apart. ‘Cleave’ can also refer to the uniting of two things. …what? A word that is also its own opposite is called a ‘contronym.’

Day 2 of 2026 in Ireland… how’s everyone holding up?

The story behind The Pogues' beloved 'Fairytale of New York' www.rte.ie/brainstorm/2...

New South Wales Premier Chris Minns on Sunday praised the man's actions, calling it "the most unbelievable scene." n.pr/4qcMCZ1

Not usually a big poster here ... But I'm assuming Bluesky will be included in this? #bluesky www.theguardian.com/us-news/2025...

One of the best things about living in the Mile High is easy access to both the mountains and smaller towns along the Front Range. In two of those towns, what’s awaiting is a memorable dining experience that’s more than worth a few extra miles. www.westword.com/food-drink...

‘While Stalin and Hitler wanted to remake artists into “domestic servants of the regime”, Breton and Trotsky held that “true art is unable not to be revolutionary, not to aspire to a complete and radical reconstruction of society.”’ Hal Foster on the Surrealists. www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...

Arts and cultural experiences had more attendance than Rockies, Broncos, Nuggets, Avalanche and Rapids games combined.

Trivia on 'trivia' In ancient Rome, a trivium was an intersection of three roads (tri, "three" + vium, road). According to the Romans, when people met at a trivium, they would discuss trivialis ("inconsequential things") - which eventually helped give trivia its modern meaning.

What a profound loss. Not an understatement to say she changed the world for the better.

I can' totally understand it - looking forward to a great read when it's out.