Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.

Boy was this singer songwriter based in Nashville surprised when Gov. McMaster called him up and asked him to be SC new poet laureate. Especially since the art commission had already done an application process and created a list of finalists. Finalists that are poets and live in the state of SC.

Oh no the Bradford Pear trees are in bloom.

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

I'm going to AWP with the intention of making some poet friends, so if you see me looming nearby while you catch up with your friends, that's all i'm doing ok?

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

The moon belongs to the poets, not Elon Musk.

Also, if you need to get a passport, expect delays.

People on Reddit are getting Amazon to refund their Ring products because of their partnership with Flock and that creepy Super Bowl ad www.reddit.com/r/FlockSurve...

1/ ProPublica collected handwritten letters in mid-January from children held at the Dilley Immigration Processing Center, the same facility where 5-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos was taken. Hundreds of kids are still detained. We’ll let the children’s words speak for themselves. 🧵

Just to throw this in at the end: if you can afford a donation, the Midwest Immigration Bond Fund is helping detainees post bond and get them out of custody ASAP. A worthy cause.

I want another RHOSLC reunion but Heather attends by zoom and has to be unmuted when it is her turn to talk.

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ICE's decision to just leave cars abandoned in the roads is one of those dystopian things that makes you recoil in shock when you encounter it.

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Alex Pretti’s coworkers take a moment of silence this morning

When dogs get together this is what they say

I have not stopped thinking about this man since he disappeared into the tear gas. Turns out, he’s my people!

Please share. 💔

Why would you believe people who tell you that the US can't shut down institutions at the drop of a hat when you are currently witnessing this administration do it in real time?

www.standwithminnesota.com Send me proof of $150+ donation and I will paint a 8"x10" watercolor house portrait/pet portrait/whatever. I can commit to 4 between now and the end of February. You could give it to your mom, she would love it. Samples of my work are on my website. mariasprogress.com

Yesterday, Minneapolis gave us hope. That’s what they’re trying to kill: the will of a people who are willing to fight them.

If you are angry, stay angry. They want us to think this is normal and how life will be. I’ll be dammed if I ever let that happen.

a good day to throw your Ring into a volcano.

U.S. Officials report that Jonathan Ross is even more delicate than the Princess and the Pea.

Who would cut / her home to pieces and row away for that? Maggie Smith, from Good Bones (2017)

Some poems don’t whisper, they warn. The 2nd person address is confrontational but the poet deliberately avoids naming the guilty, meaning 76 years later there is still terrible truth and relevance in this poem. “Do not feel safe. The poet remembers.” #poetry #poemoftheday

I wish someone would have pressed trump on his claim that countries are sending people from insane asylums into the USA. Because I think he started saying that because he was confused by the term "asylum seekers". That's how dumb and lackadaiscal he is allowed to be.

“Four migrants died while in custody of U.S. immigration authorities over the first 10 days of 2026, according to government press releases, a loss of life that followed record detention deaths last year under President Donald Trump.” www.reuters.com/legal/govern...

This podcast with Carl Phillips and @davidnaimon.bsky.social is incredible! So many ideas to boost the poet's craft and creative energy. So much heart. Plus—Phillips answers a great question from @hanvanderhart.bsky.social and mentions my guiding light, Teresa of Ávila. ❤️

I will never allow Spotified Wrapped to tell me how many times I listened to the same five songs.

This literally means that if a trans person requires GnRH blockers for cancer treatment (i.e breast or prostate), they CANNOT get cancer treatment. Insane. Absolutely insane - and deadly.

Several of my writing workshop friends have been featured in Collaborature recently. I especially like this pantoum by my teacher Richard Garcia and @gjoy.bsky.social collaborature.blogspot.com/2025/11/tabl...

that new poem feeling.

#FolktaleWeek Day 3: Rain This young blue frog did everything the opposite way his mom said. If she told him to go right, he would go left. If she said stay in, he would go out. (1/?) #KidLitArt #KoreanFolktale

<ECHO> A woman hiking in the mountains listening to the echos in the valley. Hosted by: @debrastyer.bsky.social @matejalukezic.bsky.social @louve.draws.bsky.social @folktaleweek.bsky.social #folktaleweek #folktaleweek2025 #folktaleweekecho #folktaleweek2025echo

#FolktaleWeek2025 Day 1: Night There used to be no sun or moon in the sky, and the nights were darker and scarier. One of those nights, a tiger caught a woman who was walking home from the market by a lonely mountain path. She begged for her life, offering a rice cake from her basket. (1/?)

hey guys nobody else submit to the Sarabande Chapbook Contest so that I win, ok?

I never learned how to make reels and today I had to make one for work and jesus christ people do this everyday for fun? This must be how my grandma felt when she asked me to teach her how to use a mouse.

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?