Fuck you Bari.

Catfishin' for Christmas. It didn't snow in the town I said I lived in and I made up the name of the diner. Wasted this dude's time and it took awhile before they wised up and bailed. 😆

TONIGHT ☆ Lauren WB Vermette & Jason O'Toole backed by the famous Beat Night Band at The Press Room in Portsmouth, NH. No cover. Open mic follows. Get there early to sign up and grab a table as we expect a full house.

After Marcelo Gomes da Silva was arrested by ICE on his way to volleyball practice in Milford, he made a promise to the men he shared a cell with: He’d be a voice for immigrants unfairly detained. He's one of Boston Globe Magazine’s Bostonians of the Year. trib.al/p9Edy6F

12/7/25 at 7 pm, be at Portsmouth's The Press Room for Lauren and me backed by a full band for the last Beat Night of the year! #PortsmouthNH #NewEnglandPoetryClub #poetlaureate #spokenword #poetry

Next week! No, Lauren and I aren't prom king and queen, but we will perform poetry backed by the great Beat Night Band. #poetry #NewEnglandPoetryClub #poetlaureate #beatpoet

Minibeast (x-Mission for Burma) at No Fun, Troy, NY. 12.06.25 #postpunk #Boston

Minibeast at NO FUN, Troy, NY - December 6, 2025. X-Mission for Burma.

SWRM sound check at No Fun, Troy, NY. #SWRMPVD

Issue 13 of Molecule, dedicated to the late Jennifer Martelli - features my poem Away - one of the winners of the 2025 Mass Poetry Fest contest. #litmag #poetry #writingcommunity #NewEnglandPoetryClub #SalemState #MassPoetry

My Amy Lowell Prize winning poem is at 1:17:20. #NewEnglandPoetryClub #poetrycommunity #booksy

Lionfish, sand diver and pipefish encountered on my recent trip to Nassau.

Italian TV is a fever dream.

Never Say Never Again

Made some book promos this weekend. More info on all three books is on my website (rafinleybooks.com) with links to online ordering — ebook and print — or ask your favorite local bookstore or library to order for you (with my thanks!)

Bumping as three people saw it...and I'm told it's a MAJOR AWARD!

🚨Day 302 The fight against fascism takes all of us fighting 👉 linktr.ee/revolution2025 Tools, Resources & Actions vs Fascism Today’s Agenda: tr.ee/day302 Today’s Resistance Survival Guide: tr.ee/rsg154 Resistance Directory: resistancedirectory.com

I'm back home for the weekend - and always glad to hear that William is still doing well.

As Treasurer for ILRCSF, I mourn the passing of Alice Wong, a friend to center and one of the greats.

The Northern Lights are so bright on Veterans Day that they're plainly visible over the bright lights of Lawrence, Massachusetts.

A poem for my grandpa, Cpl. Vincent Lenz of the storied Super Sixth. #VeteransDay

#NewEngland #Massachusetts #MerrimackValley #OscarWilde

Dancing about architecture:

Kelly and the Klan:

"I awakened to the cry that the people have the power to redeem the work of fools upon the meek the graces shower it's decreed the people rule” - Patti Smith, from People have the Power (1988)

Poets, writers and other human beings - share your linktr.ee or other ways you promote your woek.

Presenting my Amy Lowell Prize winning poem: #NewEnglandPoetryClub #poetry #writingcommunity #booksy

Come back with me to one of the rowdiest nights in punk history...which in 1987, could have been just about any night. #NYHC #DagNasty #DCHardcore #Ramones #GBH #BeastieBoys

Ted Kooser is one of America's greatest poets, hands down. This is exciting news!

It's been 42 years since we first heard Hüsker Dü - Metal Circus EP, and the melodic hardcore murder ballad, “Diane.” The five songs on this SST release from 1983 have had a lasting impact on music well beyond the parameters of post-punk. RIP Grant Hart.

Change one letter. Ruin a candy. Violent Mints

If you see something, say something. #Illinois #Chicago

A threatened bird was spotted on Plum Island during the tail end of migration. #endangered #climatechange #shutdown

The White House is full of asbestos, but don't worry. Trump has long declared it safe! That demolition crew's lungs will be just fine after they're not paid and deported.

Imagine the outrage if Kamala Harris did this.

When I was small, I got to hear one of Pete’s dockside concerts in Albany, which was given to raise money for this educational project. Afterwards, I ran up to meet the man whose songs I’d grown up playing along. #writingcommunity #poetry #rivers #environmentalism

I'll be in Costa Rica for Black Friday buying coffee as gifts. If you're in the States, stay home. Screw Cyber Monday too. Small Business Saturday is cool, but try to support indie shops, especially women and minority owned.

No dialog with oppressors.

My Antifa uniform, circa 2003.

My Antifa uniform, circa 2003.

My Antifa uniform, circa 2003 🇺🇸

The late Susan Gordon in her father Bert Gordon's 1960 indie ghost story Tormented. #horror #indiefilm #Halloween #Bmovie #twilightzone #ghost

A congrats from our State Senator arrived in the mail. #NewEnglandPoetryClub ##writingcommunity #poetry #booksy #Massachusetts

Over moon to be the winner of the 2025 Amy Lowell Prize for my poem “Astropastoral (The Second Pentacle of the Sun).”

Northern Tooth Fungus. West Parish Cemetery, Andover, MA. #Fungus #mushroom #Massachusetts

To the MAGA cultists googling "Weimar Republic" - Willkommen!

There goes that dream. The dream was only a few months old, though, as I didn't think I had a shot until recently.