Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 05/10/2026This poem became more surprising as I wrote it. Not sure what it all means. I enjoyed recording it (1.5 mins) for those who refuse to read: substack.com/home/post/p-... 000
Reposted by Aaron BelzElliot @1t2ls.bsky.social · 18/08/2026Today’s poem: Aaron Belz, “Things Artificial Intelligence Can’t Do” #lunchpoems 2724
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 12/08/2026According to Bendegúz Cukorkák, this is "some of [my] finest work to date." You be the judge. aaronbelz.substack.com/p/the-foldel... 000
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 06/08/2026I'm thinking of cutting the second "let it" in the quote ending the third stanza. Yes? No? Why or why not? aaronbelz.substack.com/p/let-it 000
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 05/08/2026Jorn said, "Let It" I listened. open.substack.com/pub/aaronbel...open.substack.comLet ItOnce again I feel really stuck in my life, and who do I talk to about this? 000
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 02/08/2026I wrote this poem "To Weave or Build" based on some of the feelings i've been having lately. open.substack.com/pub/aaronbel... 001
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 18/07/2026Hey hey, check out pages 64-66 of the new Version 9. version9magazine.com/edition-1-vo...version9magazine.comEdition 1 Volume 9 Summer 2026Version 9 Issue 9 Summer 2026Download 000
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 15/07/2026Some new poem lines here - "Especially Hard" - and I read it aloud, recorded, and embedded in the post: aaronbelz.substack.com/p/especially... 000
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026New poem from St. Louis poetry community: aaronbelz.substack.com/p/the-good-n... 080
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 08/07/2026Rooting for France in the #WorldCupKnockout? France bombed and conquested Morocco from 1907 to 1912, killing more than 15,000 Moroccans. France wanted to control Morocco to protect their trade route to Algeria and beyond. The origin story of blood diamonds. 010
Reposted by Aaron BelzAaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Hey all! I submitted three poems to a contest. The deadline was noon today. The reading fee was TEN DOLLARS PER POEM. Hahaha. Seriously. $30 to get in and out of a slush pile. 031
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 30/06/2026Hey all! I submitted three poems to a contest. The deadline was noon today. The reading fee was TEN DOLLARS PER POEM. Hahaha. Seriously. $30 to get in and out of a slush pile. 031
Reposted by Aaron BelzLincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 13/05/2026Saw an AI bro refer to "brain-only writers" lol 532092253
Reposted by Aaron BelzAaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I am proud of this new poem in @rawheadjournal.bsky.social, "Blanking on Your Name." Please take a moment to read it & repost! rawheadjournal.org/rawhead-issu...rawheadjournal.orgAaron Belz – Issue TwoAaron Belz BLANKING ON YOUR NAME Your enemy might be kinder than you.The person you’re most jealous ofmight be humbler than you. Someone who’s inexplicably mean to youmight be more ethical tha… 053
Reposted by Aaron BelzAaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026“Since 1998, the Baptistes have helped almost 100 American and foreign exchange students.. As time passed, they began receiving contacts from across the globe, opening their home to students who had opportunities to become scholars and athletes...” www.mississippifreepress.org/max-and-isra...mississippifreepress.orgMax and Israel Makoka Were Waiting for a Hancock High School Bus. ICE Took Them Instead.ICE detained Max and Israel Makoka, two Hancock County high school students who were waiting for a bus when agents arrested them. 022
Reposted by Aaron BelzBoris Dralyuk @bdralyuk.bsky.social · 11/05/2026Last week I left my bag in a black cab. Assumed it was lost forever. Moments before I passed through security at Heathrow, the cabby—who’d identified me by my books—contacted me on Twitter. An hour later, bag in hand, I was ready to fly. He asked for a poem. Here you are, Gary Vidgeon! 25815
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 02/05/2026It is, though, Pete! At least AI-assisted. I can break it down for you if you like. 000
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026What! I’d need to see the whole poster. Glad to have gotten it right though. 110
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 01/05/2026I keep thinking SHAFT, but that isn’t right. What is is? 110
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 28/04/2026“Since 1998, the Baptistes have helped almost 100 American and foreign exchange students.. As time passed, they began receiving contacts from across the globe, opening their home to students who had opportunities to become scholars and athletes...” www.mississippifreepress.org/max-and-isra...mississippifreepress.orgMax and Israel Makoka Were Waiting for a Hancock High School Bus. ICE Took Them Instead.ICE detained Max and Israel Makoka, two Hancock County high school students who were waiting for a bus when agents arrested them. 022
Reposted by Aaron BelzTom Flood @tomflood.bsky.social · 21/04/2026happy birthday to the one and only Robert Smith 🖤🖤 www.youtube.com/watch?v=kwaU...youtube.comThe Cure - Disintegration (Live 1990)YouTube video by curedtc4 4276
Reposted by Aaron BelzRobert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 20/04/2026Meta just paid the lowest effective federal tax rate in its history. Thanks to tax breaks and loopholes, it avoided $13.7B in 2025 federal income taxes. But now it's planning to lay off 10% of its global workforce (8,000 people) by May 20 — with more job cuts later this year. Trickle down hoax. 319108864441
Reposted by Aaron Belzjoecel.bsky.social @joecel.bsky.social · 14/04/2026Trump’s Department of Injustice. ‘Cause you never know when you’ll need the Proud Boys and Oath Keepers again, right .cbsnews.comDOJ moves to dismiss Jan. 6 convictions against former Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, including seditious conspiracy chargesThe Justice Department on Tuesday asked a federal court to vacate Jan. 6 convictions against a dozen former members of the right-wing Proud Boys and Oath Keepers, aiming to wipe away some of the final... 022
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 14/04/2026I am proud of this new poem in @rawheadjournal.bsky.social, "Blanking on Your Name." Please take a moment to read it & repost! rawheadjournal.org/rawhead-issu...rawheadjournal.orgAaron Belz – Issue TwoAaron Belz BLANKING ON YOUR NAME Your enemy might be kinder than you.The person you’re most jealous ofmight be humbler than you. Someone who’s inexplicably mean to youmight be more ethical tha… 053
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 08/04/2026Guys, it’s okay to be idiots about politics, misread texts to your ideological advantage, ignore what’s in plain sight, even thoroughly hate other humans, but PLEASE 🙏🏼, I am begging you: learn how to spell. 140
Aaron Belz @belz.bsky.social · 05/04/2026I read this quote about an hour ago and have been just mystified. He’s so revered. I don’t know how he could say something so obviously untrue. 210