LMAO. Yeah, they're right, but not how they think 🤣 King Croesus of Lydia says hello.

Union busting is disgusting

"Dad why do you have a globe with a Cobra in your desk drawer? isn't that supposed to be for files or a bottle of Jim Beam? Where do you even get that custom made?" "Jonesssss in Accounting knows a guy."

I mean Coast to Coast, LA to Chicago is also a very dubious command of geography but I'll let it slide

In case you're here instead of doomscrolling linkedin

How to write, a succinct but accurate guide

Zen of the Horse: 60 second meditation, 2569 LE, 2026 CE

Well, I have good news for one of my old notebooks...

Congratulations to Silk & Sinew from Bad Hand Books, the anthology of Asian Diaspora Folk Horror just accepted as a finalist on the ballot of the 2026 Bram Stoker Awards!

Okie dokie:

Happens more often than you'd think:

I feel like some of you need to remember how we got here.

Ahead of a few upcoming speeches, I hope this reaches the person who REALLY needs to hear this

I present this to my fellow poets with a certain apprehension, but nevertheless:

Dear Wikipedia captchas, are you ok?

This antique erotic carpet art would really tie the room together...

"Hey, should your monitor be spiking like that?" "It's probably fine, Johnson. You know Cobra sources these from the lowest bidder, so a couple of them get glitchy. Now let's go mine that radioactive dark energon for Dr. Mindbender..."

If you don't want to make a franchise, just say so.

All they do is lie. www.cnn.com/2026/02/19/p...

Wonder if Thomas managed to go somewhere he's happy

good news everyone

accurate

I'll always be sad I never got to read a poem here.

But that's Minnesota for ya

Well, as long as we have closure

if you know, you know

oh, brother, have you got the wrong poet

Fair enough

Ah, modern art

7 Grandfather teachings spotted in the Potawatomi community

Never change, WSJ

Ok, team chair, what about you?

Poet world problems

Fair enough

Writer to writer:

WE WANT ALL OF OUR NEIGHBORS BACK.

Speaking of forgotten and neglected Black history, there's a McDonald's on the Underground Railroad in the Western Chicagoland suburbs. Yes really.

There are NOT a lot of Lao poets who put themselves out there. But I promise you'll remember every real one you met.

SFPA members, there’s still time to nominate your favorite poems of 2025 for the Rhysling Awards! Nominations close February 15, so get yours in today!

okie dokie

mood

Thinking about how many times as a child I was being tested when people asked if I ever thought about going back to my own country. Realizing NOW a lot of those people were NOT suggesting a short vacation.

Asking questions in the woods of Minnesota

I guess I'm happy for Herman that this line from his novel Moby Dick remains particularly evergreen for the last ten years.

A big thanks to all of the wonderful students at St. John's last week who paid attention to my discussion on speculative poetics with @gregoryawilson.com Keep creating out there!

Everyone is posting non-English language bangers and yet I've yet to see anyone post one of the greatest things to ever happen to the internet, so I'm leaving it here. When was the last time you listened to this certified fucking banger? www.youtube.com/watch?v=92yd...

Visiting Bob Dylan's home with @jskrenes.bsky.social pit baby who insisted on tagging along

The Lao poet walked onto the frozen lake. The pit baby followed.

If a Lao poet recites a poem in Duluth, do they make a sound?

Well, dang, shots fired.