Jason O’Toole
@operationriskyou.bsky.social
📤 1955
📥 2204
📝 1862
Poet of some reputation.
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My newest collection from NY's Dead Man's Press Ink is available in 2 formats, one of them free:
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Those Epstein files must be really bad.
about 13 hours ago
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Easily disproven.
#BIRTHRIGHCITIZENSHIP
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Poetry Month at the
@purplecouch.bsky.social
in North Andover, MA. There's books by my friends Willie Carver, Jr, James Crewsz and me to help you celebrate.
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#NationalPoetryMonth
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So THIS episode of Corner Gas was so next in my queue tonight.
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The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted: Second Edition - Collaboration with the Collage Club
The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted explores themes of fatherhood, love, loss, and societal critique through poems inspired by his son's art, with a focus on the experience of a transgender chi...
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#iglu
at the base of the Jordan 8, Norway,
#Maine
#skitheeast
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#booksy
#collage
#poetry
#TheCollageClub
#NewEnglandPoetryClub
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The Collage Club on Instagram: "“En Garde”. Made using pages of poetry by Jason O’Toole from his book “The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted”. His words are so poignant and candid, they gave me g...
54 likes, 4 comments - thecollageclub on September 2, 2025: "“En Garde”. Made using pages of poetry by Jason O’Toole from his book “The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted”. His words are so poigna...
https://www.instagram.com/reel/DOHyIWZD5F2/
4 days ago
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Rocks. Outside the Maine Gem & Mineral Museum.
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"They (Iran) gave us a present and the present arrived today, and it was a very big present, worth a tremendous amount of money." - DJT
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ICE, ICE 👶 babies had a big day out at the airport!
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www.robbinslibrary.org/event/new-bo...
11 days ago
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Stop biting my style, you sucker MC You can never, ever, ever be me I’m original, versatile, keep it on track Get your own flavor, or get the hell back! -RUN DMC
14 days ago
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Arthur looks ten times tougher than old man Trump.
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14 days ago
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The 2nd edition of my 3rd full length collection is out now from Dead Man's Press Ink of NY.
#poetrybook
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#poetry
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New England Poetry Club
NEPC Board Member Jason O'Toole's The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted, published by Dead Man's Press Ink (Albany, NY), is in its second printing, now illustrated throughout by members of The...
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I will be judge of this year's Amy Lowell Prize awarded by the New England Poetry Club. Our club was founded by Amy Lowell, Robert Frost & Conrad Aiken in 1915. We're always looking for members and perks include entering our contests for free.
#poetrycontest
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2026 Contest Judges Announced – New England Poetry Club
https://nepoetryclub.org/2026-contest-judges-announced/
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Important and necessary.
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Condemned to Repeat it...
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Special Event at the Poetry Circle Jason O'Toole, former Poet Laureate of North Andover, will be presenting at the Boxford Poetry Circle on Tuesday, March 17, at 7 p.m. Following his reading/presentation there will be time for questions and conversation.
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Boxford Town Library: Poetry Circle
https://libraryaware.com/3793/Posts/View/64115e0a-6d48-44ea-b849-f109bddf85fc?SID=08bcfd66-81bf-487f-bd15-9c6670eb47cd
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March 17th at the
#Boxford
Town Library - the
#poet
under discussion is Jason O’Toole and since I'm still alive and in
#Massachusetts
, I'll stop by to read and sign books.
#jasonotoolepoet
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##poetrycommunity
#poetryreading
21 days ago
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Happy birthday Jack Kerouac.
#NewEnglandPoetryClub
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##TheCollageClub
#collage
#booksy
#collage
#Lowell
#Massachusetts
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Jason O'Toole (@operationriskyou)
My poem Submarine Girl first appeared in the Jack Kerouac 100th birthday issue of The Lowell Review. Here are interpretations of the poem by @Lydia Selk, Sydney Rose, and Barbara Gibson. The poem is ...
https://substack.com/profile/41023270-jason-otoole/note/c-227011789?r=of9ra
21 days ago
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Arrests made in bomb detonation at US Embassy in Oslo.
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Ambassade-eksplosjonen: Tre brødre pågrepet for terrorbombing
De tre er norske statsborgere med irakisk bakgrunn. Politiet kan ikke utelukke ytterligere pågripelser. Svensk politi mistenker Foxtrot-tilknytning, melder SVT.
https://www.vg.no/nyheter/i/vrgrPp/ambassade-eksplosjonen-politiet-kaller-inn-til-pressebrief
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Poem from The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted (Dead Man's Press Ink, 2025) with new collage by Kellette Elliott. Poem first appeared in Heroin Love Songs issue 10.
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Between this and lowering stanards for special agents this is the plot of Major League, where the new owner plots to sink the team to last place by filling the roster with losers.
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Was Operation Super Whore taken?
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Operation Epic Escort: Pentagon Weighs Options on Strait of Hormuz Transits - USNI News
THE PENTAGON — The U.S. is assessing how to reopen the flow of crude oil tankers and cargo ships through the Persian Gulf as the White House makes resuming regional trade a main priority across the go...
https://news.usni.org/2026/03/10/operation-epic-escort
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Until further notice, EAT THE RICH shall be the new US national anthem. Thank you for your attention to this matter.
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Motörhead – Eat The Rich (Official Video)
YouTube video by Motörhead Official
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24 days ago
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Down almost seven fucking points. Thanks Republicans.
25 days ago
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New poem with photographs:
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#Isfahan
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#Islam
#NoWarWithIran
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Just shared this at a poetry & coffee event at the North Andover Historical Society.
#Iran
#Mosque
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I’ll never see the Grand Mosque of Isfahan
A new (to you) poem by Jason O'Toole
https://open.substack.com/pub/operationriskyou/p/ill-never-see-the-grand-mosque-of?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=of9ra
26 days ago
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Poetry and Coffee - tomorrow in North Andover, Massachusetts.
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Angela Conway, ladies and gentlemen.
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Dome - Cruel When Complete
YouTube video by Richard Vergez
https://youtu.be/wJoOsrJTP9k?si=mTzEgMt0xP-9kH8w
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Scroll down on this article and click play on my bandcamp links and you can hear me yelling at you over fuzzy guitars while you read. That doesn't sound annoying at all.
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Come See Me Do Poetry Stuff
My 2026 schedule to date along with links to purchase my new book and some of my music
https://open.substack.com/pub/operationriskyou/p/come-see-me-do-poetry-stuff?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=of9ra
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One of my fave songs from Swell Maps and it's an outake from the album.
#postpunk
#protopunk
#noiserock
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Swell Maps - Let's Build A Car
YouTube video by Fuzzy Legends Archives
https://youtu.be/ce-IqnxR9hU?si=XT2uSG9wuHLy_Akp
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Clusterfuck over FIFA World Cup in Massachusetts. Nobody should travel here from abroad, that's for sure. Wait until we clean house and get rid of our Nazi problem.
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Foxborough still won't license World Cup yet, even after funding promise
The fate of the Foxborough entertainment license that will allow FIFA men’s world cup games to be played at Gillette stadium this summer is still up in the air. Funding questions for security seem to ...
https://www.wbur.org/news/2026/03/04/foxborough-fifa-world-cup-license-massachusetts
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#booksy
#poetry
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Buy The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted: Second Edition - Collaboration with the Collage Club Paperback by O'Toole, Jason|The Collage Club|O'Toole, Alexander Online
Order the Paperback edition of "The Strange Misgivings of the Sadly Gifted: Second Edition - Collaboration with the Collage Club" by O'Toole, Jason|The Collage Club|O'Toole, Alexander, published by Ja...
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Shut up Little Marco.
#BombPedosNotIran
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...you don't care what happens to me as long as it doesn't happen to you...
#hardcorepunk
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I Hope You Get Drafted
YouTube video by Dicks - Topic
https://youtu.be/oJiDTCPytUc?si=Oca_InKd4qxHhhP4
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Read the whole thread. O'Ree is and always will be a legend on and off the ice.
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Operation Ep(Stein)ic Fury
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IYKYK
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A comic I drew for a zine back in 1986.
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The 2nd edition of my latest poetry collection is illustrated throughout by various artists as well as my late child. Kellette has worked on art for Disney, the Matrix, LOTR, Playboy, the New Statesman...she contributed a few pieces such as the one below.
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Collagene's interpretation of my poem "Old Fear." You can find this poem at Verse-Virtual as well as in my 2025 collection of poetry THE STRANGE MISGIVINGS OF THE SADLY GIFTED (Dead Man's Press Ink). The 2nd edition has some of Collagene's work as a member of The Collage Club based outta Norway.
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I listen to WFMU everyday on my magic computer radio and you should too. It's the least I can do after violating FCC rules when I was playing a set on Pat Duncan's show in '87, and cursing like a possesed nun.
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If you are desperate for facts about waxwings and wanna know my inner thoughts while eating a bagel...boy are you in for a treat. My
#poem
"Arrival" kicks off the current issue of...
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Melanie Cole (@melanieannecole)
The Faoileánach Journal, Issue Four: Migration, is now live on our website, but you can read it directly here! Thank you to all of our writers and a huge thank you to @Jessie McCarty for editing the i...
https://substack.com/@melanieannecole/note/c-220151732?r=of9ra
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Go read a poem from my current collection THE STRANGE MISGIVINGS OF THE SADLY GIFTED (Dead Man's Press Ink, 2025, 2026 (2nd ed.)
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Sensitive Boy
A poem by Jason O'Toole
https://open.substack.com/pub/operationriskyou/p/sensitive-boy?utm_source=share&utm_medium=android&r=of9ra
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No cheating: your last saved pic of a celebrity is your therapist.
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Willie Carver, Jr's debut novel...
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#Kentucky
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