Next up at Poetry at Artifact: Elena Estella Green & Lynne Schmidt. If you’re in Cincy on July 7th, come on in the Urban Artifact. We’ll have an open mic, too!

Don’t forget that Bongino saw the files too.

Shout out to Aaron Parnas, who has been working to save many of the DOJ files the administration is trying to delete.

🔥 @repcohen.bsky.social : “Don’t tell me, John Roberts, The Supreme Court is not political. It is an arm of the White House. 🇺🇸 is being destroyed from within 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue.” #Memphis #JimCrow #RacistRedistricting

Junot Díaz on “Lord of the Flies.” Gotta read it.

The headline in my Sunday paper: What Do You Call Someone Who Taxes You to Pay His Lackeys? A King.

Poetry at Artifact: June 2nd at Urban Artifact in Cincy’s Northside, poets @bonnie-pfoot.bsky.social & @joniemcintire.bsky.social feature! Bring a poem to share in the open mic! Bonnie Proudfoot will read from INCOMER (Shadelandhouse) & Jonie McIntire hosts Uncloistered Poetry in Toledo!

Peony Season! Just sharing.

Our June 2nd featured poets at Urban Artifact in Cincy: Bonnie Proudfoot & Jonie McIntire! @bonnie-pfoot.bsky.social will read from her new collection INCOMER (Shadelandhouse Modern Press) & @joniemcintire.bsky.social is the Poet Laureate Emeritus of Lucas County, OH. We'll have an open mic, too!

Poetry fans: If you're in the Cincy area on Tuesday night, come to Urban Artifact for our open mic night! Now, more than ever, we need to raise our voices!

When the U.S.-Israeli war with Iran started two months ago, online accounts linked to Tehran tried building sympathy with defiant and emotional appeals. Then, as the war dragged on, Iran shifted tactics. It began circulating short animated videos that scorched President Trump with biting satire.

Poets: If you’re in the Cincy area on May 5th, come on in to Urban Artifact for our open mic night! Share some new poems written during National Poetry Month, or some more tried & true. We want to hear from you! ⭐️Poetry at Artifact⭐️

Such a thrill to have two sonnets in one of my favorite online literary sites today, Vic Populi. Thanks to Michael Simms for believing in this work! These sonnets will appear in my 2027 heroic crown from Milk & Cake Press. voxpopulisphere.com/2026/04/11/e...

Last night’s TRIBUTARIA reading at Poetry at Artifact was 🔥! Poets, visual artists, & musicians gathered thanks to anthology editors Sherry Cook Stanforth, Cincy Poet Laureate Richard Hague, & Michael Thompson. Thanks to Urban Artifact & Radio Artifact for the best venue, & the poets who read!

Fast approaching! If you’re in the Cincy area on April 7th, come to Urban Artifact to hear a line-up of contributors to the TRIBUTARIA anthology (Dos Madres Press), with visual art & some river songs from Tangled Roots. POETRY AT ARTIFACT!

Poetry at Artifact's April 7th National Poetry Month event will feature readings from contributors to the TRIBUTARIA anthology (Dos Madres Press) and (perhaps) some river songs from Tangled Roots. Check out our upcoming 2026 features! 🔥🔥

Of course they do…

What I always hear: “We can’t afford to pay our workers more than $15 an hour.” What I never hear: “We can’t afford to pay our CEO millions of dollars a year.” Funny how that works.

Cincy/NKY poetry people: Come out for our April 7th National Poetry Month feature! We'll have a line-up of contributors reading from the TRIBUTARIA anthology from Dos Madres Press. Tangled Roots may play some river-inspired tunes. We'll have an open mic, too, so come on out to Urban Artifact!

If you haven't already watched this American Conversation with @hcrichardson.bsky.social and @frost.house.gov on the Epstein files, it's an important and informative one. youtu.be/10eOgwc53qM?...

Next up at Poetry at Artifact: Our April 7th National Poetry Month event with contributors from the TRIBUTARIA anthology (editors Sherry Cook Stanforth, Richard Hague, & Michael Thompson, from @Dos Madres Press)! We’ll have our usual open mic, and some TANGLED ROOTS river music.

This Tuesday, March 3rd, at Urban Artifact in Cincy. Our featured poets—Donelle Dreese, Karen George, Nancy Jentsch, & Taunja Thomson—will read from DESIRE IS A FIELD (Shanti Arts). There’s an open mic, too! #PoetryatArtifact

Mark Warner: "I saw no intelligence that Iran was on the verge of launching any kind of preemptive strike against the United States. None."

Really enjoying @oneart.bsky.social's anthology of very short poems! oneartpoetry.com/2026/02/22/i...

We're inching closer to our March 3rd Poetry at Artifact event in Cincinnati! Come hear featured readers Donelle Dreese, Karen George, Nancy Jentsch, & Taunja Thomson share work from their collaborative collection, DELIGHT IS A FIELD (Shanti Arts). There's an open mic, too, so bring a poem to share!

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March 4th at Urban Artifact in Cincy: Featured poets Karen George, Donelle Dreese, Nancy Jentsch, & Taunja Thomson will read from their collaborative collection, Delight is a Field (Ashanti Arts). Come in! There’s an open mic! #PoetryatArtifact

Good morning. The President of the United States was in the middle of the most serious child sex trafficking ring of the last quarter century. He is referenced not a dozen times in the case files. Not 100 times. Not 1,000 times. He’s referenced 38,000 times.

Ditto what Darby says!

BREAKING: The Epstein survivors are releasing this ad on this Super Bowl Sunday to send the message that they will not “move on” from the largest sex trafficking scandal in the world. #standwithsurvivors

Cincy/NKY poetry fans: March 3rd at Poetry at Artifact, Donelle Dreese, Karen George, Nancy Jentsch, & Taunja Thomson will read from their collaborative collection, DESIRE IS A FIELD (Shanti Arts). As always, we'll have an open mic! Come on in to Urban Artifact!

Thanks to the Ohio Arts Council, 77 OH artists received Individual Excellence Awards this year to continue projects— poets, playwrights, fiction & non-fiction writers, choreographers, & composers. I'm grateful to be one of the poets. Thank you for believing in your artists!

Reminding Cincy/NKY folks: Check out Poetry at Artifact on Tuesday, Feb. 3rd! These featured poets will be 🔥!

Feeling like you want to do something to help but aren't sure what or how? Here's a helpful resource: www.standwithminnesota.com

Come to Urban Artifact Feb. 3rd! Our featured poets are Iain Haley Pollock, traveling from the Hudson River Valley to read from his latest book, ALL THE POSSIBLE BODIES--a WaPo Book Club pick--& Blanche Kabengele, a beloved member of the Cincy community. Come out to listen & share in the open mic!

There's something happening here What it is ain't exactly clear There's a man with a gun over there A-telling me I got to beware I think it's time we stop Children, what's that sound? Everybody look what's going down

WSJ says ICE is lying. Read that again…. The Wall Street Journal is calling out the lies

Minneapolis Police Chief Brian O'Hara: "People have had enough. This is the third shooting in less than 3 weeks. The MPD went the entire year last year recovering about 900 guns from the street, arresting hundreds of violent offenders, and we didn't shoot anyone ... this is not sustainable."

Cincy/NKY poets: Don't miss our Feb. 3rd event at Urban Artifact! So honored to have acclaimed poet Iain Haley Pollock visit us from the Hudson River Valley, and local poet Blanche Saffron Kabengele, too! As always, we'll have an open mic, so bring something to share!

Many thanks to all who joined us for last night's #solsticemfares reading featuring @megkearney.bsky.social, Adi Rule, and Ethan Gilsdorf. Check out the recording here: youtu.be/EPAJkCetBTw

February 3rd! Honored to have poet Iain Haley Pollock travel to Cincy to feature with local poet Blanche Saffron Kabengele! We need to hear from our poets, people! Come on out to Urban Artifact and bring a poem to share in the open mic!

Such an honor to read at #solsticemfares with faculty Venise Berry & @jennifermurvin.bsky.social! #solsticemfares

The time is almost here! In one week, I’ll be one of the opening readers for Solstice MFA’s Reading Series, along with @jennifermurvin.bsky.social & Venise Berry! Check out the details to attend in person or via livestream below!

Poetry at Artifact's first show of 2026: Stefan Washburn & Mechelle Kelly & an open mic, guest-hosted by Matt Gordon (IG: @Programmaring). If you're in Cincy on the 1st Tuesday of the month, stop in to Northside's Urban Artifact for their famous fruit tarts & stay for some poetry.

Meet Jan. 6th guest host, Matt Gordon : Matt holds an MFA in creative writing from Southern Illinois University & was director for the Digital Humanities Lab. A writer and game designer, his work blends play & narrative with modern and traditional forms. He delights in supporting his collaborators.

Brutal but effective public health messaging from New York Public Health. The CDC is compromised. They’re no longer a reliable source of information. They push anti-vaxx & anti-science grift. Get your vaccines. Wear a respirator. Clean the air Get public health advice from experts, not RFK Jr

So honored to be in this line-up for the @solsticemfa.bsky.social 2026 Reading Series during the winter residency! See all the deets below. Also, I’m reading with faculty members Venise Berry & Jennifer Murvin. 💖

Had such a great time reading from INCIDENTAL POLLEN (Madville Publishing) at Poetry at the Table in Lexington, KY, this past week. Thanks to host @B. Elizabeth Beck for welcoming me back, and to @Samar Johnson for sharing the mic with me.

Cincy/NKY poetry fans: Our first poetry features for 2026 are Poetry at Artifact regulars, Stefan Washburn & Mechelle Kelly. Come on in to Northside's Urban Artifact to listen—& bring a poem to share in the open mic! Thanks to Radio Artifact, we have our own sound engineers!