I've asked around and it's clear the best way to close out Prime Days is by stopping by your local bookstore and getting a recommendation from a bookseller who (most likely) doesn't provide tech to ICE or bully municipal governments into giving them tax breaks.

As we come to the end of June, go back and review all the goodness from this year's DC Pride Poem-a-Day

You know where it is cool??? Inside a book store. Come join me at this reading tonight as we celebrate our queer capital this June. Wed June 25 6pm People's Book Takoma Park Park in the lot behind the store- you'll make yourself much happier when it's time to leave!

Check out the full Pride issue of TRIBES Magazine for poems by my fellow 🏳️‍🌈AIR including: @sunuchandy.bsky.social @kimroberts-dc.bsky.social @tanyaolson.bsky.social, @jcolson.bsky.social @hiramlarew.bsky.social @crochetkingpin.bsky.social and more! @tribesorg.bsky.social #pride #poetry

I've long listened to & written poems about country music so I appreciate @theconversation.com having me write about the Opry100 celebration & the history of queer country music Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100 theconversation.com/queer-countr...

I'm happy to see Born Backwards get some love this award season. Writing poems is the fun/scary/invigorating part but it is always nice to see someone is out there reading and appreciating the work. #poetry

I loved being part of WOW8 on Wisconsin Ave in Bethesda. Visual artist Pam Gregory designed an installation including my poem Don't Come Home (on the tornado). It's beautiful and I love it. #booksky #poetry

Excited to have a poem from Born Backwards be part of WOW8. If you are in the DC area between now and June, check out this artist/poet combination show. #poetry

Glad to say Born Backwards is one of 10 Foreword Indies Finalists in LGBTQ+ works. Foreword does great work reviewing small press books and I'm thrilled for BB to be recognized for its queer subject matter. #BookSky #Poetry

Sticker at our Metro opening. Watching a Russian asset dismantle democracy and destroy America for oligarchs is terrible. The only positive aspect might be the return of a strong sticker and graffiti resistance game. Let's go artists! #FuckLeonandtheIncels

An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.

Enjoyed Mrs Robinson last night including a Q&A w/Mary Robinson herself. I wore my campaign pin I've had since 1990. Not much of a keeper of things, but the pin reminds me what good leadership looks like and that good leaders exist #CapitalIrishFilmFestival #SolasNua

DC is a town under attack from the current oligarchy- workers and residents have lies told about them everyday. Poetry tells both actual and potential truths. I plan to meet this obligation DCPL Women's History Month Reading MLK Library 901 G St NW March 4th 7pm dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12977248

The waters are deep and the kayaking great

Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do… We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘

The Academy of American Poets (who are maybe not here yet??) poetry poster for April 2025.

I'm lucky enough to be in a writing group with Malik- I love his work. Check some out today on Glass

One of the great parts of being with @yesyesbooks.bsky.social is working with @kmasullivan.bsky.social on your manuscript Now you can get a taste of this wonder in this video series. Episode 1 tip- Love what you write but don't romance what you write. #booksky #poetry youtu.be/dPYYFDvvfNw?...

11 returned. 15 remain #EndIndefiniteDetention

Thanks to Poetry Mutual for including Born Backwards on their Best of 2024 list. Get your 2025 reading list started. I'm adding Chris Nealon's All About You and Travis Sharp's Monoculture to my list after reading about them here. goby-azalea-4937.squarespace.com/glossofile/b...

While she should really be getting interviewed and reviewed on the Books section of the WaPo, here is a nice interview with Jaki Shelton Green. Like many NC poets, I learned a ton about writing and existing just by reading and watching her. #poetry wapo.st/3P16Kwq

As unis get more admins (and fewer teachers) it is obvious most admins failed up b/c there were awful in the classroom. Good teachers meet students where they are and make space for them to learn and change when they are ready. Good admins make trains run on time no matter the cost to people

I'm excited to share the cover of my new book, Born Backwards, available June 18th from YesYes Books.