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The Poetry Society @poetrysociety.org.uk · 24/09/2026

The Autumn 2026 issue of The Poetry Review (116:3) is out now featuring new poetry from Grace Nichols, Fiona Benson, Nick Laird, Selima Hill, Jack Underwood, Rashed Aqrabawi, Oli Hazzard and many others. Check out the full contents at the link in ou bio.

The cover of the Autumn 2026 issue of the Poetry Review, featuring artwork called 'Park Dogs and Air Raid' by Rosie Wylie.

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rick @rickehling.bsky.social · 20/09/2026

#SmallPoemSunday @tomsnarsky.bsky.social yes, more #JaneHirshfield #AReamofPaper “A deer rises onto her haunches to reach for an apple, though many fallen apples are on the ground.”

A REAM OF PAPER
I have a ream of paper,
a cartridge of ink,

almonds,
coffee,
a wool scarf for warmth.

Whatever handcuffs the soul,
I have brought here.

Whatever distances the heart,
I have brought here.

A deer rises onto her haunches
to reach for an apple,

though many fallen apples are on the ground.

first in Southern Review, fall 2019, then ‘Ledger’ 2020, and now ‘The Asking’

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 18/09/2026

Trying to watch Strange New Worlds, and what the flick?

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Steve Edwards @the-big-quiet.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The natural world that so astonished Annie Dillard & Wendell Berry is right outside your front door, right now, hungry to be encountered. Encounter it. Be an instrument of awe.

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Justin Karcher @justinkarcher.bsky.social · 17/09/2026

The poetry open mic at Caffe Aroma is rocking and rolling

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jesse jarnow @bourgwick.heads.social.ap.brid.gy · 17/09/2026

farewell to peter max, who brought psychedelia into the mainstream & maybe subsequently was not really remembered among the hep '60s artists. but i kinda love his stuff & how elemental & even elegant it feels now.

Peter Max poster: Be all you can be. Read

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In Three Poems @inthreepoems.bsky.social · 13/09/2026

Listen to the current episode of the In Three Poems podcast and hear two poems by Dawn Leas and one by Ada Limón.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 14/09/2026

This new season of Strange New Worlds is bizarre and gory as hell

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 12/09/2026

Other than BlueSky, where else do #poets, #editors, #publishers, and #litmags congregate or frequent? Facebook? Instagram? Threads? Reddit? Twitch (that would be interesting)? Discord (ditto)? Pinterest? Dog help is, Twitter/X?

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Catherine Rockwood @martin65.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

A BOOK. From a press I trust and admire 💙 and in a terrific cohort 🎉 @riverriverbooks.bsky.social

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 09/09/2026

I’m so lucky to be able to do this. This will be the 24th episode (S2E10), and I’ve put my all into it. Health issues and money (or lack of it) be damned. I turn 59 tomorrow, and it’s well past the time for me to use phrases like “Someday.” It’s either soon or now. Thanks for all your kind help!!

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 08/09/2026

I did not think I would live to see the day that I became tired of talk about Homer (not Simpson), but my soul has lost its patience. Someone just used "Homeric" as an adjective, and my gay, dirty mind read it as "Homoerotic," which sounded WAY more interesting.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

What happened to iPhone’s talk to text and AutoCorrect in the last few updates? Just when it starts to understand me it goes to shirt.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 03/09/2026

Does anyone else’s landlord mow waaaay more than they need to? I mean, I really think this guy is addicted to it. Some little feeling of power by riding on that big machine? I don’t get it.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Please don’t 1. Hold my hand while you say this. 2. Say “Why is nobody talking about”—cuz you literally are! 3. Tell me, “Nobody tells you when you (fill in the blank), because you ain’t nobody. 4. Start a statement with, “I don’t know who needs to hear this.” For fuck’s sake, know your audience!

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phillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Having worked, / I would sleep Wendell Berry

SEPTEMBER 2

In the evening there were flocks of nighthawks passing southward over the valley. The tall sunflowers stood, burning on their stalks to cold seed, by the still river. And high
up the birds rose into sight against the darkening clouds. They tossed themselves among the fading landscapes of the sky like rags, as in
abandonment to the summons their blood knew. And in my mind, where had stood a garden straining to the light, there grew
an acceptance of decline. Having worked, I would sleep, my leaves all dissolved in flight.

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dr. kimberly ann @kimannjosouth.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Part of this rant is a me-problem--I am so so so so so tired of being broke, and I'm more broke than ever. Much of it is a systemic problem--how did the system get so broke that we ask people to pay to have their work read by editors? Part of it is institutional--late capitalism is super bad.

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Kory Stamper @korystamper.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

We already fucked up with Gulf of, y'all--it's on us to save geography. LOOSE TAKES SINK LAKES.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 31/08/2026

I repost as I am on the hold after having avoided punching a wall due to the "AI assistant."

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Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 31/08/2026

macabre = “muh-KAHB” Worcestershire = “WOOSS-ter-sheer” omnipotent = “ahm-NI-puh-tunt” reticent = “RET-uh-sunt” epitome = “ih-PIT-uh-mee” myriad = "MEER-ee-ud" Never make fun of someone if they mispronounce a word. It means they learned it by reading.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

I am just catching up this week to realize that #Google has finally shit itself, and much worse than I expected. Anyone use a document sharing platform that they like better?

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In Three Poems @inthreepoems.bsky.social · 30/08/2026

Holding the flashlight, men, masculinity, and language with poet Daniel Lurie on the latest episode. Available now wherever you listen to Podcasts or at inthreeoems.com

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Jay Willis @jaywillis.net · 25/08/2026

I have really enjoyed the experience of reading story after story about how good and selfless and beloved a recently deceased famous person was

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👻madeline bOoOoOoOodent👻 @oldenoughtosay.com · 25/08/2026

everybody is (rightfully) remembering her incredible charity work, the 300 million books and counting for kids, the moderna vaccine, all of it she also wrote 'I Will Always Love You' and 'Jolene' on the same dang day. absolutely peerless

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In Three Poems @inthreepoems.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

There's autocorrect and then there's David's auto-read-wrong. A fan said: "I will be tuning in on the reg :):):)" But the first time I read that as "I will be tuning in on the rug." I thought, sweet! Must be a comfy rug! 😀

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February Grace @februarygrace.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Oh, Dolly. 💔 We will always love you.

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Mitchell Nobis @mitchnobis.bsky.social · 25/08/2026

Good work, everyone. Keep it up—we'll all get in eventually and keep her greatness going.

Screenshot showing that Dolly Parton's book donation program website is down right now due to an influx of all of us trying to donate in her honor.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 24/08/2026

Not to be stereotypical (but I’m gonna be), but is anyone else puzzled by all the Facebook and Instagram videos of what appear to be young gay men with wives and scripture quotes on their bios?

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Thank you to host @davidjbauman.bsky.social for having me, and to @grantclauser.bsky.social for allowing us to read his poem. Other PA writers mentioned: @mgarrigan.bsky.social and Zachariah Ohora.

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In Three Poems @inthreepoems.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Planning to do some video recordings for an extra, monthly feature called The Fourth Poem. If you can help me make it happen, I’d be delighted and grateful! ☺️

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 23/08/2026

Latest autocorrect fail: “Hasty birthday!” 🤦‍♂️ ⏳🛩️🎂

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Matthew Stewart @roguestrands.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Ok, so he's my mate. But he's also a fine poet with an ace pamphlet. And this poem is one of his best. Mind you, if he thinks he's getting a family bucket, he's got another thing coming. Half a dozen nuggets at most...!

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prince egregious, heir apparent @sonofahurricane.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Devion resisted a memorial for Charlie Kirk and was the only one punished for it. He’s raising $16K to continue his education at a different school. Please give if you can.

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · 15/08/2026

A succinct verdict on the persecution of the poor young academic who just died by suicide. Plagiarism is common. Persecution of the kind he endured is uncommon, aka selectively applied. The reason why he was targeted seems as clear as it is ugly.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

Gotta share the good stuff when it happens, right?

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Stephen Nuñez @socio-steve.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

If the public care more about gas prices than legitimate threats to democracy I think that is less an indictment of the public and more an indictment of the system (media environment, elite institutions, political structures, economy) that generated that outcome.

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

75 percent funded!!! 💙🙏💙🙏

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In Three Poems @inthreepoems.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Poet, children’s author, and fellow Pennsylvanian, Jessica Whipple will read with us in season 2. Her poetry has been published in Funicular , Gastronomica, ONE ART, Whale Road Review, and Door Is a Jar. Her picture books Enough Is... and I Think I Think a Lot are available anywhere books are sold.

Jessica Whipple dressed in blue stands in a doorway, her name and season two written above her head.

Poem:

The Word for It Is Scrupulosity
Jessica Whipple
-after "Losing My Religion" by REM
In a dark corner a song, a haunting: (from the radio) losing (a curse) my religion
But let me say this about beauty:
Even the ugliest thing knows it's there

wildroofjournal.com

Jessica Whipple
Poem on the Last Day of My Thirties
I find a can of beans in the kitchen.
Great Northern, left there open the night before.
They're past their prime now. Into the trash they go.
I'm ashamed of the waste. I didn't intend to wake wondering if I've spent well the years in this vessel but sometimes a question needs to be left out on the counter to know what should be done with it in the morning.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

It’s not that I was overtired this morning, I just couldn’t stop sleeping.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 13/08/2026

Oh, we’ve hit that moment where I don’t understand what anybody’s talking about anymore. It might be lack of context, but it might also be lack of brain power so I’m going to bed.

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Adam Gianforcaro @adamg.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

If you're bored, I'm doing a reading and answering some questions with the kind folks at The Writer's Center at 7PM ET on Zoom. Don't make me make a sad face like this. Get the link here: writer.org/event/poetry...

Adam on a Zoom screen pouting his lip. His belly also hurts but he's being brave about it.

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David J Bauman @davidjbauman.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I just asked an editor if their publication had any interest in collaborative pork. I finking hate you, autocorrect

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In Three Poems @inthreepoems.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

We’re only halfway through season two, we’re taking a midway break this week and will be back Thursday, August 20th with @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social Catch up on any or all of our first 20 episodes at inthreepoems.com or wherever you get your podcasts.

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

Agents are opening up for the fall. Are you ready? Is your query letter? Consider me for an affordable query letter critique for any format/genre. --Details at my website--

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