I need bumper sticker slogans for my CW class today so I’m on a walk and how come when you need bumper stickers every car is blank? I’m headed to a parking garage nearby now…

Spending my morning with Paisley and this incredible collection by Jay Besemer.

Malarkey Mail Day @malarkeybooks.bsky.social

Very, very excited about this debut collection from Carroll Beauvais. Full of gorgeous and devastating poems.

This looks dumb in the best possible way.

I'm not a very competitive person, but I do sneeze in 4s.

After explaining the week's homework to my CW class, I asked if they had any questions. One student said, "A comment. Thank you!" And I paused and was like, "For?" And the student said, "This just sounds fun." God I've missed teaching CW.

Every few weeks my cat finds a new spot to sleep and she will pretty much only sleep there until a new spot is found. Current spot: under/behind my desk, surrounded by wires.

3 minutes after posting this video, I kept juggling at my desk and knocked over a water bottle spilling 24oz of water all over books, papers, charging cables, the floor...guess I'm out of practice.

Was looking for something today when I found my juggling balls and remembered that in 2006 I spent a weekend in college teaching myself to juggle with oranges from the dining hall.

What are some good resources for (flash) fiction prompts (for students more-or-less new to CW)?

Scavengers Reign appreciation post. Of every show that was canceled too early, this is at the top of my I-want-more-seasons-now list.

Very, very excited about this debut collection from Carroll Beauvais. Full of gorgeous and devastating poems.

Little reminder that if you need a book cover designed (or an interior or a whole book inside-and-out) I'd love to work with you! Check out my website, www.davidwojo.com, to check out my portfolio (and why not read a few of my poems while you're there?).

Been chasing the high of reading these books while sitting on the floor for decades.

Pizza ASMR

Been chasing the high of reading these books while sitting on the floor for decades.

Fiston Mwanza Mujila (trs J. Bret Maney)

My assistant sleeping on the job.

(Mike Myers in Coffee Talk voice) The Rose Garden has neither a rose nor a garden. Discuss.

Lost a design gig yesterday that I was super excited about. This hasn't happened before. Did some mocks. Did two rounds of edits based on their feedback. I was happy with the 3rd round cover. Then they just up and canceled. Said it wasn't a "home run," so they are going in a new direction...oof.

Fiston Mwanza Mujila (trs J. Bret Maney)

We made strawberry swirl sugar cookies yesterday.

Queen Paisley

Throwback to 7 years when I was prepping a reading list for a prose poetry class I was teaching...

Saturday morning grill champions.

Are People Out There. Forthcoming October 31, 2025. Future Tense Books. Pre-orders start next week. But here is a cover reveal 👀

Excellent mail day from one of my favorite presses. Their Korean poetry series is incredible. @blackoceanbooks.bsky.social

Someday we will deeply interrogate the weaponized expectation of gratitude for authority figures who believe you owe them for not killing you YET. It’s like the person holding a blade to your throat being annoyed that you’re complaining about bleeding instead of thanking them for not cutting deeper.

I wish I didn't own all of these because I love these new covers for a few Murakami books.

Just a few ekphrastics from my new MS that have been published thanks to the lovely editors at Hunger Mountain, Maudlin House, Ghost City, and Poetry Northwest. Gradually sending this MS out into the world...

Had to reset my Adobe account which means all my active fonts are now inactive and I...I...I spent years of design work curating that goddamn list.

3 years ago I was designing little robots for fun. This actually led to me creating @postcardlit.bsky.social…

EVERY FUCKING MEDIA OUTLET SHOULD BE BLASTING THIS AT FULL VOLUME

Just a few ekphrastics from my new MS that have been published thanks to the lovely editors at Hunger Mountain, Maudlin House, Ghost City, and Poetry Northwest. Gradually sending this MS out into the world...

Read Lanny a few years ago and absolutely adored it. Now I'm listening to the audiobook and it is such a wonderful experience. Highly recommend reading AND listening to this book.

One thing I hate about teaching remotely is that my day ends and I'm home. Nothing changes. I miss the walk to the parking lot and the drive home. Or the walk home depending on where I was teaching. I miss that little ritual of music and movement and returning.

Sale ends in 6 days!

Read Lanny a few years ago and absolutely adored it. Now I'm listening to the audiobook and it is such a wonderful experience. Highly recommend reading AND listening to this book.

Beautiful poems, beautiful cover.

Beautiful poems, beautiful cover.

Got a rejection today. These three are still available.

I made a blackberry lime lush today. Clap.

A rare morning outing with baked goods and breakfast sandwiches.

Favorite short stories to teach to reluctant CW students just trying to fill a gen ed requirement? Prompts appreciated too!

Our local post office is officially out of Ursula K Le Guin stamps but we’ve got enough for 6 more orders! Then issues will come marked with Saul Bellow.

Richard Siken @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social

I have been super excited about showing y'all this cover I designed for Henry Goldkamp's Joy Buzzer (coming in Sept. from Ricochet Editions). It was so much fun to work on and challenged me to learn new stuff (felt!).

Teaching a full-semester creative writing class this fall and looking for syllabus examples that manage to cover poetry, fiction, and nonfiction in a single semester...

ABBCC: Always Be Baking Cookie Cake