I'm 36 and I have been writing poetry for 18 years and now someone wants me to give them a poetry lesson but that seems a little bit soon right?

Ok im watching Next Gen NYC and i get that Charlie is a villain but why are these 24 year olds so hung up on him being 29 (almost 30!) Boy are they going to be surprised when they find out that they are also almost 30.

ICE just abducted a leading contender for the New York City mayorship for asking to see a warrant. I need everyone to understand that they are not a law enforcement agency — they are Donald Trump’s secret police.

Dear Diary, today I tried to be *earth friendly* and buy a used mattress off fb marketplace but when it arrived it was moldy but I paid for it anyway because I wanted them to like me. In fact I also bought a boxspring I didn't ask for because they had already pulled it out.

If you take one thing away from today, let it be that we outnumber them.

“A deranged maniac impersonated a police officer and killed lawmakers but if you’re an immigrant be sure you immediately comply with plain clothes people who won’t identify themselves telling you to get in a van”, what a fuckin country

Authoritarianism is weaponized abuse. It's meant to exhaust you, activate you, force you into a conservative position in which you don't fight and you ignore the day-to-day brutality and sacrifice people. Where we're going, you have to ground, see it all as important and everyone as essential.

This is still one of the best ways to limit deportations. Stop collaborations between ICE, local police departments, sheriffs, and county jails.

Where should I send my poetry chapbook?

What are your tips for asking your mother to not come to your poetry readings?

We are moving and Henry found this little bell I can use when I am ready for him to bring me my coffee. 💕

If you're a Google Workspace customer and you have already opted out of gemini for your workspace during the beta, you will need to do so again for GA. Coming by end of this month (April 2025).

Happy to have a poem in the new issue of @themassreview.bsky.social

Tesla stock price tanking gives us all a warm fizzy feeling, but until now it was still higher than it was on election day. Not any more. 🥰🥳

It's the entire email list for all DOGE employees. Have fun!

you can watch the stock market tank in the bottom corner of Fox's broadcast as Trump talks about tariffs

At the very least can I be in the middle of writing a poem without starting a poem?

THE FANTASY: a team of diligent auditors rooting out corruption, fraud and waste THE REALITY: a team of vindictive psychos CTRL-F'ing until the keys wear out

I knew, but didn't know, how many poets my age loved Harriet the Spy.

Mark Strand

Trump admin stopping legal representation of unaccompanied immigrant children means kids may face deportation proceedings alone Affects 26,000 kids & is predicted to "leave children vulnerable to exploitation and to further abuse” www.washingtonpost.com/immigration/...

NAACP lists companies that dump DEI in its tactical spending guide for Black Americans

Elon Musk is developing a new payment platform called “X Money.” Guess which agency would be making sure that Elon’s new project couldn’t scam you or steal your sensitive personal data? The CFPB.

Interesting: the State Department’s procurement forecast detailing a $400 million order for "armored Tesla" has now been edited to "armored electric vehicles." The document shows the edit was made tonight at 9:12 p.m. -- after it was highlighted in reports

This has to be the most spot-on take I've seen yet.

Every Musk news story since the big debate about whether Musk knowingly threw a Nazi salute has been like "Musk staffer quits after Nazi posts surface," "Musk appears at German neo-Nazi party event," "Musk keeps RTing Nazis," etc. etc. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...

This is how you do it. Thank you, @tupelopress.bsky.social!!!

Happy #kidlitartpostcard Day! I'm Ana and I love illustrating fun bright scenes. I love working both digitally and traditionally. 🎨 lobomaravilhaart.wixsite.com/lobomaravilha #kidlitart

Y'all, you can check the Gift Link News feed for unlocked articles from places like the NYT and WaPo as well as other sources. And don't forget to support local and independent journalism!

Seems about right. Again, for those in the back: until the category of billionaire & multi-millionaire is no longer allowed to exist, nothing will change.

Ah yes, what could Black History have to do at all with transportation in America?

Langston Hughes

I think countries around the world should levy tariffs specifically on Tesla in response to US tariffs, as well as banning Twitter as a national security threat driving a wedge between our co-dictators may be the most effective thing they can do

The Internet Archive has to date downloaded 500 terabytes of US government websites, which it crawls at the end of every presidential term. The whole archive is fully searchable. This effort's housed by a donation-funded nonprofit, not a branch of the US government. blog.archive.org/2024/05/08/e...

I work for a municipality coordinating arts enrichment programs for our schools. A lot of the schools choose to use our resources to add to their BHM celebrations, in fact I have already booked 19 performers and presenters for the month of Feb.

Pace. Yourselves. They want to make it feel like a sprint. But it's a marathon. And they get tired, too.

I thought we were going to get cute snow but we got loud snow. :/

Word of the day is ‘catch-fart’ (17th century: an obsequious individual who will always follow the political wind.

Joy

What book of folk tales should I order for Christmas? Our favorite book of tales recently was Folk Tales of the Coast Salish. I tend to most enjoy folk tales from cultures where tales came about to entertain adults, and not just to edify children. www.powells.com/book/-978080...

I’ve been working in a 120 sq ft office with two other people for about a year and I am about to die of working in a 120 sq ft office with two other people.

Last day of #FoltaleWeek2024 “blossom” And they lived happily ever after. #folktaleweekblossom #KidLitArt #folktaleWeek #tarot

Well I did not get the job I interviewed for the morning after the election.

Day 5 of @folktaleweek.bsky.social "Depth". Below is my wolf eating Grandma Riding Hood vs my wolf model, Sally, winning tug of war. #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2024 #folktaleweekdepth #kidlitart #tarot #illustration

Day 4 of @folktaleweek.bsky.social is "Trail". For this one I wanted to reference The Fool in the tarot. #FolkTaleWeek2024 #FolktaleWeekTrail #FolktaleWeek #kidlitart #tarot

@folktaleweek.bsky.social Day 3: Blight Thanks to our hosts: @debrastyer.bsky.social @jennifermpotter.com @kalyquarles.bsky.social @matejalukezic.bsky.social #FolkTaleWeek #FolkTaleWeek2024 #FolkTaleWeekBlight #KidLitArt #Tarot

I never get over how small these numbers are. Look how easy it is to help out your favorite authors! (And your local bookstores!)