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Eric T. Racher

@ericracher.bsky.social
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Words in Nimrod, Exacting Clam, ballast, Apocalypse Confidential, minor literature[s], Socrates on the Beach, Your Impossible Voice, and elsewhere.

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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 25/09/2026
Weekend plans: cutting pages.
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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
For over ten years, I've been running an experimental poetry press called Penteract Press. Penteract exists to give a platform to constrained, experimentally formal, and visual poets. [1/4]
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Store — Penteract Press
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david c. porter (read NTTN) @davidcporter.net · 23/09/2026
sharing a triptych of fragments very loosely riffing on a Donald Barthelme essay in Garden Scenery today. do give it a read, it's quite short
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Strange Imperatives
A triptych.
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
I'm grateful to Eugene Ostashevsky for his kindness and generosity in writing this blurb for my book of sonnets, Glosses and Ligatures, which will be published by @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social in 2027.
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Alastair Morrison @alasmorrison.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
My first ever chapbook of poems, “Frozen River,” is out now. Truly grateful to the marvelous people at Anstruther Press, and to everyone who’s read these little songs. Order a copy and we’ll be friends forever! Shares most welcome! www.anstrutherpress.com/new-products...
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Frozen River by Alastair Morrison — Anstruther Press
Chapbook In Stock ISBN - 978-1-998774-90-6 Please allow 2 weeks for shipping
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Many thanks to Ken Gordon and The Sonneteer for publishing another poem from my sonnet sequence, Glosses and Ligatures, which will be published by @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social in 2027. thesonneteer.substack.com/p/for-lorine...
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For Lorine Niedecker
A Poem by Eric T. Racher
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Erratum Press @erratumpress.bsky.social · 18/09/2026
👇 SCHOPENHAUER book release next Fri 👇
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have another odd little prose piece up at @keep-planning.net today. As always, many thanks to the extraordinary @davidcporter.net for taking this one.
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david c. porter (read NTTN) @davidcporter.net · 16/09/2026
today in Keep Planning, new prose from returning contributor Eric T. Racher – i call it only "prose" because i'm truly not sure there's any more specific descriptor yet invented for the strange, dark, heady blend of literary forms to be found here. do not miss this one
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
I have another odd little prose piece up at @keep-planning.net today. As always, many thanks to the extraordinary @davidcporter.net for taking this one.
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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
Thanks to @jonathangibbs.bsky.social for this thoughtful response.
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Many thanks to Ken Gordon and The Sonneteer over on Substack for publishing another poem from my sonnet sequence, Glosses and Ligatures, forthcoming from Sagging Meniscus Press. thesonneteer.substack.com/p/on-the-ide...
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 14/09/2026
Many thanks to Ken Gordon and The Sonneteer over on Substack for publishing another poem from my sonnet sequence, Glosses and Ligatures, forthcoming from Sagging Meniscus Press. thesonneteer.substack.com/p/on-the-ide...
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 11/09/2026
New arrival.
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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 09/09/2026
On our home page as of today, in response to MANY reports of scam emails. Be careful out there!
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Much gratitude to Ken Gordon and The Sonneteer over on Substack for publishing this sonnet On Reading Maffeo Barberini's Sonetto XXXII, from my collection of sonnets, Glosses and Ligatures, forthcoming from @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social thesonneteer.substack.com/p/on-reading...
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On Reading Maffeo Barberini’s Sonetto XXXII (Qui m'assido pensoso in questo sasso)
A Poem by Eric T. Racher
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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
Elementary Penguin is accepting submissions of: — Articles on wordplay, etymology, poetry, language history, and related subjects — Word-based puzzles I am no longer accepting poetry submissions, except by invitation. Updated details here: anthonyetherin.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 02/09/2026
Much gratitude to Ken Gordon and The Sonneteer over on Substack for publishing this sonnet On Reading Maffeo Barberini's Sonetto XXXII, from my collection of sonnets, Glosses and Ligatures, forthcoming from @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social thesonneteer.substack.com/p/on-reading...
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On Reading Maffeo Barberini’s Sonetto XXXII (Qui m'assido pensoso in questo sasso)
A Poem by Eric T. Racher
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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 01/09/2026
Extra cheering, somehow, to see a library copy. The book switches register and genre so brazenly that I think a reader is bound to like some parts better than others. I hope you find good things, and enjoy the journey.
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Charles Bernstein @l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
The Shibboleth Machine: Compulsory Consensus in Twenty-First-Century American Poetics. chbernstein.substack.com/p/the-shibbo...
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Charles Bernstein @l-a-n-g-u-a-g-e.bsky.social · 29/08/2026
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 23/08/2026
there's still time to add to our editors' misery ... minorliteratures.com/submissions/
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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
The Goodreads giveaway is open as of today. Of interest only to US readers. #BookSky www.goodreads.com/giveaway/sho...
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Book giveaway for The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch Aug 24-Sep 21, 2026
Enter to win one of 50 free copies available. Giveaway dates from Aug 24-Sep 21, 2026. Enter today to get one of 50 copies of Guillermo Stitch's The Coas...
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 22/08/2026
Rafael Chwoles Portrait of Hirsch Osherovich (1956)
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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 21/08/2026
COVER REVEAL: Kurt Luchs' A LITTLE BOOK ABOUT THE BEATLES: two dozen sonnets and two essays about the Fab Four. Coming this January! www.saggingmeniscus.com/catalog/a_l…
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Dr Katherine Graham @katherinegraham.bsky.social · 18/08/2026
Finally finished The Coast of Everything and already excited to read it again. So beautifully layered and crafted so that there's a propulsive sweep through the whole thing, but also echoes and ghosts that criss cross and circle back on themselves as you read. #booksky
Hard copy of the book The Coast of Everything
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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 09/08/2026
I love this review.
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 19/05/2026
The book is up on @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social's website. Book description coming soon. Link below.
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Sati Mookherjee @sati-m.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Anyone want to read “Your Name Here“ with me? Meaning … you read, I read, we jump on a zoom abd discuss?
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Robert Sheppard @robertsheppard.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
I did my Brazilian Sonnets based on Browning. In the English Strain: robertsheppard.blogspot.com/2021/02/my-e.... (3rd vid down: all about Boris Johnson.) EBB's eyes in Patricia's composite 'sonneteer'. Great to see Tom Jenks at them...
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My THE ENGLISH STRAIN is published today by Shearsman
Hurrah!  The English Strain is published today by Shearsman, available here: https://www.shearsman.com/store/Sheppard-Robert-c28271934?offse...
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Anthony Etherin @anthonyetherin.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Friends, Submissions to “Elementary Penguin: A journal of Words, Wordplay, Poetry, and Puzzles” are now open! Details here: anthonyetherin.wordpress.com/wp-content/u...
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
Thrilled to have finally found a replacement for my lost copy of this.
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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
COVER REVEAL: Paul Kavanagh's EVERYBODY IS INTERESTED IN PIGEONS, now preorderable at @asterismbooks.bsky.social: asterismbooks.com/product/ever...
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
A translation of a sonnet by Paolo Abriani (1607-1699).
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Here is a draft translation of a sonnet by Paolo Abriani (1607-1699). open.substack.com/pub/erictrac...
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A sonnet by Paolo Abriani (1607-1699)
Here is a draft translation of a sonnet by the 17th century Marinist poet, Paolo Abriani, followed by the text of the original.
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A. E. Stallings @aestallings.bsky.social · 07/08/2026
Cardinal sonnet (with thanks to The Sonneteer): substack.com/home/post/p-...
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North American Cardinal, Heard in the Attica Zoo, Greece
A Poem by A.E. Stallings
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Guillermo Stitch @guillermostitch.bsky.social · 05/08/2026
My letter in this week’s issue of @thetls.bsky.social Finding myself in uncharted waters, I felt it necessary. Share if you care about making room in our literary culture for work that swims against the tide.
The first half of a letter from Guillermo Stitch to the TLS in response to the review of his book there.The second half of the letter.
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
יהודה עמיחי
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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · 04/08/2026
Here's @jeffchon.bsky.social on @guillermostitch.bsky.social: "Great writers constantly swim against the tide.... Once they reach a certain point ... the coast no longer looks small. It looks complete."
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The Coast of Everything by Guillermo Stitch
Reviewed by Jeff Chon
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
O Goddess, now sing of Achilles, Who gave Agamemnon the willies, And whose murderous rage Not a thing could assuage Until Hector was pushing up lilies.
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Tell, Muse, of a man complicated, Whose nostos was somewhat belated. He got hooked on Calypso Who would gyrate her hips so He'd stay, while Penelope waited.
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Io e ’ compagni eravam vecchi e tardi quando venimmo a quella foce stretta dov’ Ercule segnò li suoi riguardi acciò che l’uom più oltre non si metta...
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Eric T. Racher @ericracher.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Tell, Muse, of a man complicated, Whose nostos was somewhat belated. He got hooked on Calypso Who would gyrate her hips so He'd stay, while Penelope waited.
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Porcellino Spaziale @porcellinospaziale.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#StrageDiBologna #2Agosto1980 #PerNonDimenticare #Memoria Programma della giornata in occasione del 46° anniversario della Strage di Bologna. Per non dimenticare.
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pietro fantini #facciamorete @pietrofantini.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
2 agosto 1980 strage alla stazione di Bologna. Per non dimenticare.
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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
ICYMI—last week @ minor lits ... « [E]crire protège de l’inévitable moment où passera l’éponge sur le tableau noir »: Interview avec @autreauxp.bsky.social (ENG translation below) minorliteratures.com/2026/07/28/e...
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« [E]crire protège de l’inévitable moment où passera l’éponge sur le tableau noir »: Interview avec Patrick Autréaux — Cristina Politano
Patrick Autréaux est un écrivain et médecin français dont le dernier roman, Avenue des Amériques (Gallimard, 2026), retrace son ambivalence vis-à-vis de son pays d’adoption, les États-Unis. Troisiè…
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minor literature[s] @minorliteratures.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
AND! we opened for submissions of fiction, essays and experimental texts ... all details here: minorliteratures.com/submissions/
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submission[s]
We are open for submissions of reviews, interviews, extracts, beefs, and textos en español/textes en français year round. Please read submissions requirements carefully before sending your work. Fi…
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Mauro Biani @maurobiani.bsky.social · 02/08/2026
#2agosto1980 Quando i fascisti, la P2, i depistaggi, bombardarono #Bologna. La strage alla stazione di Bologna: 85 morti e più di 200 feriti. #strategiadellatensione ricordiamo? Difesa #democrazia non finisce mai. Oggi per @mm-repubblica-bot.bsky.social (mie vignette: maurobiani.it/tag/2-agosto/)
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