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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 14/10/2026

Tradition should have it that we watch Single White Female every Halloween. Belongs in the October canon with Hocus Pocus, It's the Great Pumpkin Charlie Bown, and Practical Magic.

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D. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Short Talk on the Sensation of Aeroplane Takeoff Well you know I wonder, it could be love running towards my life with its arms up yelling let's buy it what a bargain! --Anne Carson

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Watching children and adults drop at work. It's out there, folx. Nab your shots and protect both yourself and the people around you if you can. The Covid era "it-helps-us-all" mentality is still true. Got vaxxed 2 weeks ago w/ Covid and flu--yes, my arm hurt & I felt awful for a few, but it passes.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

Reading in Plymouth, MA Oct 8th at 6pm with poems and hugs. More here: www.book-love.com/events/poetr...

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Eek K. Blood 🎃💀 (Key K. Bird 🗝️🦉) @keychanged.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Fully Versed is tomorrow night, #Boston! Meet me at @allshewrotebks.bsky.social to hear four poets @bananascallops.bsky.social, @mrmack88.bsky.social, @toshines.bsky.social, and Danielle Jones read from their new collections! Free to all, but be sure to RSVP: www.eventbrite.com/e/fully-vers...

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Fully Versed: John Bonanni, Mckendy Fils-Aimé, Joey Gould, Danielle Jones

Celebrate four new collections by Mass-based poets!

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

(mostly expensive pairs of drawstring corduroy pants)

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 27/09/2026

Me clicking on ads that don't interest me so I don't get the ads that do interest me

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 21/09/2026

This is technically "the launch," but it's also going to be a great conversation bc Mary E. Cronin is brilliant. Find us on 10/1 at the Brewster Ladies Library (1822 Main St. Brewster, MA) at 5:30.

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D. A. Powell @dapowell.bsky.social · 16/09/2026

Took leftover Rice-a-Roni and made fried rice. I call this Twice-a-Roni.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 19/09/2026

When a favorite poet shares one of my poems 😭❤️

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Congresswoman Ayanna Pressley @pressley.house.gov · 18/09/2026

Massachusetts: We're seeing an uptick in ICE raids across the Commonwealth. If you're confronted by police or immigration agents, make sure you Know Your Rights.

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Know Your Rights if confronted by police or immigration agents

A graphic that reads:

Steps to take in the event of immigration raids:

Gather all your important documents

Let a trusted family member know where to find them

Talk with your family about what to do if you or someone in the family is detained by ICE

Give your child’s school a list of trusted adults who can pick up your child if you are detained by ICE

Consult with an immigration attorney

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What should you do if ICE comes to your door?

Don’t open the door without a valid warrant signed by a judge

Remain silent! You have the right to not speak

Ensure everyone in the home remains calm and don’t attempt to interfere with an ICE officer

Don’t sign anything without speaking to an attorney

Call your attorney or seek legal help at (617) 988-0606

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What happens if ICE comes to your work?

Don’t provide false documents and don’t carry them with you

Don’t attempt to interfere with an ICE officer

Tell them you’d like to speak to your attorney and don’t sign anything without speaking to one

Keep important phone numbers with you

If ICE detains you while at work and you have children at home, make sure you inform ICE

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

"It reaches for the dead as if distance were not an abstraction but a surface the poetry could press against." Floored. And so grateful to Juliet Leary at the Provincetown Independent for writing such a deep, attentive review of my book. provincetownindependent.org/arts-minds/2...

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To Tell It Right - The Provincetown Independent

In the opening poem of John Bonanni’s retrovirology, the dead are close enough to touch. The title names a class of viruses to which HIV belongs, but Bonanni is interested […]

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University of Pittsburgh Press @upittpress.bsky.social · 15/09/2026

Happy pub day to retrovirology by John Bonanni! @bananascallops.bsky.social retrovirology is the winner of the 2025 Donald Hall Prize for Poetry, selected by @blklibrarygirl.bsky.social Now available everywhere: upittpress.org/books/978082...

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

Spotted by the poet Wyn Cooper at Porter Square Books in Cambridge. Happy to be close to my friend, Elizabeth Bradfield, on this lovely shelf!

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Thanks so much for giving retrovirology some love in yr latest newsletter, @pshares.bsky.social

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

When I was trying to book out readings for retrovirology, I found Boston and the surrounding area a tough nut to crack--lots of 'waitlists' anyway. thank you @keychanged.bsky.social for getting me on this lineup with three powerhouses. Looking forward to 10/2!

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Poem's up in this stellar journal. Thank you to the editors of @frozenseapoetry.bsky.social for including me in their latest!

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

So thankful to the folx at @wbur.org for including 1. poetry in this book list, and 2. my book of poetry!

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Here's where I'll be reading from my book. If you're around, drop in!

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Frozen Sea @frozenseapoetry.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

👀 from John Bonanni's "Drug Buddy" 👀 Issue Thirteen countdown 🪓 11 days until launch 🪓 @bananascallops.bsky.social

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Tom Joudrey @tomjoudrey.bsky.social · 14/07/2026

If anyone’s gonna peel me like a pear it’s gonna be Hepburn

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

If the money you throw down for an independent publicist could be used for a fat down payment on a house in the country, that honestly might be the better option. Equity. Your future. Your writing retreat. Your nonprofit. Or maybe start your own press?

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drkx @drkx.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

looking forward to reading some fiction that just arrived 👀

The book retrovirology by john bonanni on a table with a blurred bookshelf in the background

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

Haha! There's at least two to three pieces of flash memoir in there marketed as poetry. So glad your copy arrived!!

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 02/08/2026

pretty sure Lincoln in the Bardo is actually poetry, but george saunders marketed it as fiction bc well fiction makes more money & also bc george saunders can do whatever he wants & really I'm thankful for this bc like genre bend that shit

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

but honestly, if you drive an expensive car I'm not letting you in

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

"We've got to moogie, moogie, move on this one" --Michael Stipe

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gorlock @gorlock.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

"thank you for the birthday wishes" actually those were demands🫵

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

*waves hand in a sweep* I mean: this.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

Anyone else under the suspicion that none of this is worth it?

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 07/06/2026

I get that it's Pride month, but I'm a teacher in June & therefore spending my weekends sleeping

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 12/05/2026

How to get yr students to stop using AI for their essays? Assign books from Indie presses. Assign new poetry titles. The bots don't know shit, the kids have to think, & it's a win-win.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Unlock the power of data-driven success" Leave me alone please.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Unlock more insights, go further with Ultimate." Make it stop.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Unlock alumni benefits." Nah, all set.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

"Unlock AI power" No. Keep it locked.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 17/04/2026

Really wish writers would just stop using "unlock" in their corporate copy. I get that it's a benefit-driven verb, but we don't need it EVERYWHERE.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 12/04/2026

Here's your Art of the Deal. It's almost as though having virtually any experience in diplomacy would help these talks. Instead we get this white supremacist, bootlicking class traitor. www.npr.org/2026/04/12/n...

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No Deal: U.S.-Iran peace talks in Islamabad collapse

The United States and Iran failed to reach an agreement after a day of highly anticipated face-to-face peace talks, Washington's lead negotiator Vice President J.D. Vance announced on Sunday.

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 11/04/2026

Finally caved and watched Love Story, & yes, painfully historically inaccurate & clearly written for protagonist-antagonist character development. & they did Daryl Hannah dirty! www.nytimes.com/2026/03/06/o...

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Opinion | Daryl Hannah: How Can ‘Love Story’ Get Away With This?

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Friends! I know the world is burning. But, just for a moment, you can celebrate with me: This is the cover of my book of poems. Can't thank Alex Wolfe enough for this crisp attention to graphic design. And feeling very eager to hold this spine in my hands!

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 31/03/2026

heyhey my book, retrovirology, has a due date! It will be birthed from my loins (and from the loins of the printer) on September 15, 2026 through @upittpress.bsky.social DM me if you want to 1. read together, 2. talk about queer docupoetics, 3. need an ARC, or 4. just nerd out about poetry #booksky

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Bonanni Comma John @bananascallops.bsky.social · 29/03/2026

Hot-take: Go with Subfolio, not Submittable if you're an editor, managing editor, & lit-mag starter that doesn't want to overpay. I've used it as both a submitter & an editor: better functionality, user friendly, cheaper--overall better experience.

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