Reposted by Andrew HemmertSarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · 01/10/2026The Sarabande Chapbook Prize is open! During the month of October, we’re reading your poetry and hybrid chapbook submissions. One winner selected by the editors will be awarded publication, $1000, and a standard royalty contract. Details and past winners in bio. We can’t wait to read your work! 0115
Reposted by Andrew HemmertDriftwood Press @driftwoodpress.bsky.social · 17hSubmit to our annual anthology! We're looking for poetry and short stories. You can submit your work right here: www.driftwoodpress.com/submitdriftwoodpress.comDriftwood Press SubmissionsLooking to submit your work? We now have a Subfolio submission portal, but if you're afraid of change, our Submittable portal is still open! 011
Reposted by Andrew HemmertUniversity Press of Florida @floridapress.bsky.social · 02/10/2026On LitHub (@literaryhub.bsky.social y.social) today: the cover reveal for ALL THIS BEAUTY, a literary anthology edited by @kristenarnett.bsky.social and @cunningpscott.bsky.social, forthcoming in March 2027! Cover photo by Josh Aronson, cover design by Mindy Basinger Hill.lithub.comHere is the Cover For All This Beauty, a New Anthology of Florida WritingBelow is the cover for All This Beauty, a new anthology of literary Florida edited by Kristen Arnett and P. Scott Cunningham, forthcoming from University Press of Florida in early March 2027. The c… 1113
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 02/10/2026with all respect: i'm losing touch with what AI does because i have no interest in it and it's not my business. nobody worries about me losing touch with developments in particle physics or artificial bull insemination. it's not my fault the richest guys on earth want me to make their toy my life 462361352
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertpixelatedboat aka “mr bluesky” @pixelatedboat.bsky.social · 02/10/2026Sad news everyone. Our beloved friend the computer has now become a hated enemy 159109672343
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertgeoffrey @parsnip.bsky.social · 01/10/2026there are moral arguments against the death penalty in its ideal form but in real life you never need to get there. the prior question is "can the state be trusted to end the life only of the rightly convicted without torture?" and the answer is no 423182773
Reposted by Andrew HemmertMohamad Bazzi @mbazzi.bsky.social · 29/09/2026“Show This to Anyone Denying Genocide” — front page of @scotnational.bsky.social 131390539
Reposted by Andrew HemmertKarl Bode @karlbode.com · 29/09/2026Meta's "Muse" launched with a nasty zero day flaw that gave hackers the ability to spy on Mac users, openly gives root access to people pretending to be Muse agents, and invited strangers over to another guy's house without telling himkarlbode.comMeta's Latest AI Product Is A Terrifying And Hilarious MessAuthoritarian-friendly mass surveillance has never been more adorable 512068822
Reposted by Andrew HemmertHub City Press @hubcitypress.bsky.social · 22/09/2026Happy pub day to SMALL TALK by Acie Clark, on shelves today! This debut collection was selected by @paradiselaust.bsky.social as the winner of our New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize. Copies are available at hubcity.org/smalltalk with free shipping through next Tues (9/30)hubcity.orgSmall Talk | Poetry | Hub City Writers ProjectNew Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize winner Acie Clark’s debut collection asks us to lean into conversation. 253
Reposted by Andrew HemmertIfeoluwa Ayandele @ifeoluwaayandele.bsky.social · 20/09/2026Dear friends, You can read my poem which was the runner-up for the 2026 Auburn Witness Poetry Prize Honoring Jake Adam York in the link below👇🏾. I hope you’ll find it worthy. www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/593-the-body...southernhumanitiesreview.com59.3 The Body That Walks Out of Fire Is Something Else by Ìfẹ́olúwa ÀyàndéléSOUTHERN HUMANITIES REVIEW 012
Reposted by Andrew HemmertJosh Gondelman @joshgondelman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026My heart goes out to the millions of people struggling to remember how to write "Thanks! Sounds great!" in an email. 8067091153
Reposted by Andrew HemmertMeatwad Ron: Summer of Ron @wrenispinkle.bsky.social · 03/09/2026“I would rather see a photo of a sheet of notebook paper messily scrawled with the day’s specials in the chef’s own hand than feel the queasy upset as my eyes and brain try to meet across the uncanny valley of a dish I know cannot be real”cnn.comWhy restaurants are facing backlash for fake food pictures | CNNGenerative AI is being used to advertise food around the world to the disdain of many beholders. But there are real reasons why consumers are repelled by the sometimes bizarre-looking meals. 4519
Reposted by Andrew HemmertThe Adroit Journal @adroitjournal.bsky.social · 25/08/2026“August, listless. A glaze/of heat on skin. The slow/smear of roads/below thick air.” Read Joanna Klink’s poem "Lat Summer, Childhood" in Issue Fifty-Eight: theadroitjournal.org/issue-fifty-... 021
Reposted by Andrew HemmertOwen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator @owendennis.com · 13/08/2026Can you imagine having instant access to actual experts at basically any time you want but instead you talk to the robot that you're pretty sure is wrong? 18311
Reposted by Andrew HemmertRiver River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 14/08/2026Love essays on place and writing? We’ve got you covered! 💙📚✍️ Preorder by backing our kickstafter here: www.kickstarter.com/projects/riv...kickstarter.comA River Runs Through It: Essays on Form & WaterAn anthology exploring rivers and writing, forthcoming from River River Books in Fall 2026. 11912
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertbrosaleigh @brosaleigh.bsky.social · 12/08/2026Which one of you oomfs lives in Denver and wants a delightful night of music to attend on Friday 2329
Reposted by Andrew HemmertTom Cox @dj-acid-reflux.bsky.social · 24/06/2026No other word has done more damage to the craft of writing in recent years than “content”. Even if you’re using the word “content” ironically, or as a cute little joke, don’t. When someone calls writing “content” they’re pissing on someone’s hard work & passion. “Content” is Technosatan’s henchword. 20713223
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertrax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 07/08/2026dear local business owners, nobody is going to tell you they’re bailing on your business because of the AI ads. they’ll just stop going. in a year you’ll have run out of customers and you’ll be totally mystified as to the reason 372190487
Reposted by Andrew HemmertSteven Lemongello @stevelemongello.bsky.social · 06/08/2026The state is seeking to build 5 detention facilities south of I-4 044
Reposted by Andrew HemmertThe Rumpus @therumpus.net · 30/07/2026"Ruth stayed up all night / listening to her father’s snoring, / listening to the great insectoid heart / of Florida beating all around them" From "Notes Toward the Great Floridian Novel I," one of two new poems by @andrewhemmert.bsky.social. ➡️ buff.ly/P1ctkPt 032
Reposted by Andrew HemmertUniversity of Nebraska Press @univnebpress.bsky.social · 29/07/2026"NINE PERSIMMONS reveals how the most unassuming corners of existence sometimes hold the deepest truths. @kerryjamesevans.bsky.social has crafted a beautiful poetry collection that really excels in grounding the reader in a place and time," writes The Great Book Wyrm bit.ly/4hvvmNebit.lyNine Persimmons by Kerry James Evans"...and I love you, reader, who knows so little about me —who tries not to,but can't help but judge me for how I say these things so causally— how my drawlreappears like azalea blossoms in spring, thenpoof!Gone with the first rain."~The World In Nine Persimmons Kerry James Evans traces a geography both intimate and far-flung—Tuscaloosa… 022
Reposted by Andrew HemmertOwen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator @owendennis.com · 27/07/2026"Death of the author" is a literary theory that emphasizes the personal interaction and connection to an artistic work over the concept of an authorial ultimate meaning. "Separate the art from the artist" is a catchphrase to mumble to yourself so you can justify buying more Harry Potter shit. 10548193
Reposted by Andrew HemmertBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 25/07/2026Yes, the Problems are bad, but this is no time for radical things like Solutions 50105782736
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertbrosaleigh @brosaleigh.bsky.social · 24/07/2026An album about distance but mostly about love. If I Let it Quiet is out now. 39131
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertjamelle @jamellebouie.net · 24/07/2026my other main ANDOR thought is it just makes me wish ROGUE ONE were a better movie (i know, i know i'm a minority on this) 344271770
Reposted by Andrew HemmertStereogum @stereogum.com · 17/07/2026After 27 years and the deaths of both bandleaders, the Olivia Control have announced 'The Same Place,' their third and final albumstereogum.comThe Olivia Tremor Control Announce First New Album In 27 Years The Same PlaceThe idea of a new Olivia Tremor Control was basically unthinkable, but it’s happening anyway. The lo-fi psychedelic pop band was a key driving force in Athens, Georgia’s Elephant 6 collective in the ’... 03611
Reposted by Andrew HemmertChen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 15/07/2026i don’t understand the desire to get married and the desire to write a novel. i’m not against commitment or i guess duration. i just dislike these two things as institutions and as normative aspirations. like to be a “real” couple or “real” writer. 3262
Reposted by Andrew HemmertJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 13/07/2026I wrote about "performative reading," resentment, and how tech CEOs managed to make us so incurious, to their great benefit johnpaulbrammer.substack.com/p/on-perform...johnpaulbrammer.substack.comOn Performative ReadingLanguage, resentment, magic, and morals. 233597
Reposted by Andrew HemmertPatrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 11/07/2026i don't respect england. (looking at the timeline and finding out there is world cup soccer on) i don't respect england. 5944127
Reposted by Andrew Hemmertdariusjagjag.bsky.social @dariusjagjag.bsky.social · 10/07/2026So many incredible moments on this album, Nirosta Steel's "My Skyscraper." Ulyssa’s Eric & John meticulously culled & curated from 40 years of works by Steven Hall, co-conspirator to Arthur Russell. #whenlabelsdogood Pure, unadulterated magic from beginning to end. & I love the description below. 111
Reposted by Andrew HemmertOwen Dennis: Infinity Train/Among Us Show creator @owendennis.com · 09/07/2026For about 6 months this past year I basically stopped making art or writing and I couldn't figure out why. Turns out I was on a new medication that had a side effect of reducing anxiety. Because I no longer had any anxiety, I stopped making art. That was a weird thing to learn about myself. 712118
Reposted by Andrew HemmertThe Florida Review @theflreview.bsky.social · 07/07/2026We are thrilled to announce @andrewhemmert.bsky.social as the winner of our 2026 Editor’s Prize in Poetry! Winners receive publication and a thousand dollars. "Natural History" will appear in THE FLORIDA REVIEW Vol. 50, No. 2, Spring 2027, on sale in March 2027. #flreview 065
Reposted by Andrew HemmertMcSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 06/07/2026"Just imagine the glory and pride you’ll feel witnessing an Olympian receive a gold medal for half-pipe snowboarding while the devastating guitar power chords of Mastodon’s Brent Hinds and Bill Kelliher bludgeon the self-worth of the other loser countries." www.mcsweeneys.net/articles/why...mcsweeneys.netWhy “The Star Spangled Banner” Should Be Replaced by Mastodon’s “Crusher Destroyer” as Our National Anthem“‘The Star-Spangled Banner’ does not slap. You can’t possibly add it to a Summer Jamz playlist. If it appears mid-shuffle between ‘SICKO MODE’ and ‘Run The W... 0465
Reposted by Andrew HemmertSusan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · 04/07/2026Andrew Hemmert For today, and for all days ♥️💙 “…this I think is what is necessary for survival, pledging allegiance to the heart…” from “I Pledge Allegiance to the Heart” in Waxwing and in NO LONGER AT THIS ADDRESS (Pitt Poetry Series) @andrewhemmert.bsky.social waxwingmag.org/items/issue3...waxwingmag.orgI Pledge Allegiance to the Heart | Andrew HemmertI pledge allegiance to the heart— / not the empty aluminum heart...❡ 1106
Reposted by Andrew HemmertPatrick Cosmos @veryimportant.lawyer · 02/07/2026i believe that going to a restaurant with an ampersand in the name and eating a ludicrously tall burger with a name that makes light of heart disease and washing it down with like four IPAs would fix me 1526415
Reposted by Andrew HemmertSusan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · 01/07/2026Louise Glück ♥️ “You see again how far away / each thing is from every other thing.” from AVERNO 16122
Reposted by Andrew HemmertKatie Tiedrich @katietiedrich.bsky.social · 30/06/2026our oven’s control board is broken and the repair guy won’t be here until next week so I have no choice but to grill dinner outside during an extreme heat warning. I would have done so anyway, but still 31211
Reposted by Andrew HemmertSusan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · 28/06/2026Louise Glück ♥️ from AVERNO Happy #smallpoemsunday! @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 34914
Reposted by Andrew HemmertSusan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · 28/06/2026This one from Andrew Hemmert’s NO LONGER AT THIS ADDRESS! 💛 @andrewhemmert.bsky.social @upittpress.bsky.social 1123
Reposted by Andrew Hemmert✨ Star @ LBX ✨ @thestarfishface.bsky.social · 27/06/2026“I’m pretty sure I have ADHD, and while it’s difficult to deal with sometimes, over the years I’ve found coping mechanisms and methods that allow me to still make stuff while working with my limits” …Is what I say most of the time. But sometimes it Doesn’t Work and it feels like I’m dying oTL 61776
Reposted by Andrew HemmertCullen @hellocullen.bsky.social · 27/06/2026it wouldve been funny if goldfinger wasnt a movie and just a crazy song about a guy shirley bassey made up 403265454
Reposted by Andrew HemmertBetter Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 27/06/2026Out: Better things are possible In (laser eyes etc): Better things are inevitable 292984567
Reposted by Andrew HemmertSusan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · 26/06/2026Andrew Hemmert 💙 “Everywhere wants to be spring.” from NO LONGER AT THIS ADDRESS (Pitt Poetry Series) @andrewhemmert.bsky.social 2247
Reposted by Andrew HemmertLos Angeles Review of Books @lareviewofbooks.bsky.social · 23/06/2026"I’ve always thought of Levis as a writer of what the kids call 'bangers,' poems that begin gloriously and end with drama." Katie Peterson reviews Larry Levis’s "Swirl & Vortex": lareviewofbooks.org/article/swirl-v…lareviewofbooks.orgPoem on Fire | Los Angeles Review of BooksLarry Levis’s collected poems tell the present moment to go to hell. 062
Reposted by Andrew HemmertMar Romasco-Moore @marromasco.bsky.social · 23/06/2026My queer internet horror book is on sale AND has free shipping from bookshop June 23-26 bookshop.org/p/books/dead...bookshop.orgDeadstreamCheck out Deadstream - <b><i>Rear Window </i>meets <i>The Ring </i>in this sinister YA thriller, in which a teen girl witnesses the livestreamed murder of a popular online streamer by a paranormal ent... 131
Reposted by Andrew HemmertJay Hulme @jayhulmepoet.bsky.social · 07/06/2026Not to poet-post, but one of the problems of the internet is that it's fuelled a culture in which people "love poetry" but never actually pay for it - consuming fragments posted online instead of immersing themselves in full collections - then being surprised when poets ask to be paid for their work 1153791
Reposted by Andrew HemmertJP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 03/06/2026as my ability to read books has returned, I read more and write less. I'm more convinced now that writing is best as a result of reading, that it's best at a 3:1 ratio, that letting the reading create the writing is actually less work than I was doing all along when I thought reading was too hard 759340