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Thomas Crofts

@hypermetrix.bsky.social
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professor (medieval lit and classics), drummer (punk). east tennessee. hometown: san antonio, tx. poemz at commoncrofts (commoncrofts.blogspot.com) Sir Tristrem (boydellandbrewer.com/book/sir-trist…)

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rex @kosuterro.bsky.social · 05/02/2026
a little animation assignment from last year #animation #art #egypt #fineart #painting
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
Man I hate Horace. When we defeat the fascists we should suppress his poetry and burn his books at rallies. #theoldlie #fuckhorace
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Rami Ismail (رامي) @ramiismail.com · 08/04/2026
Sure the contraption that got us to the moon was cool but have you seen
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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 24/03/2026
Thomas H Crofts explores how the Middle English Sir Tristrem transforms the legendary romance of Tristan and Iseult into a vibrant tale crafted for performance, rich with adventure, humour, and emotional depth. Read the blog ➡️ buff.ly/SLLi6tq @hypermetrix.bsky.social @imems.bsky.social
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Boydell & Brewer @boydellandbrewer.bsky.social · 03/03/2026
🎧 Learn more about Sir Tristrem, one of the earliest Middle English romances, with author Thomas H. Crofts on The Medieval Podcast 👉 buff.ly/OQ6xhbH #medievalsky #skystorians @hypermetrix.bsky.social
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Sir Tristrem with Thomas H. Crofts — The Medieval Podcast
As we wrap up the month, we have time to squeeze in one last love story. A tale packed full of potions, princesses, and even puppies, this one is right up there with Lancelot and Guinevere. It’s the…
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KOJAMF🤘🖤🤘 @kojamf.bsky.social · 01/03/2026
Jesse Welles Mark Twain
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Ashley Kuckelman @ashleyvotesblue.bsky.social · 22/01/2026
💯 Every. Fucking. Word.
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 20/01/2026
New-ass poem on commoncrofts. commoncrofts.blogspot.com/2026/01/ogre...
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 17/01/2026
Excellent read! Fascists Are Pathetic - defector.com/fascists-are...
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Fascists Are Pathetic | Defector
Two days before a shouting cluster of its agents surrounded the car of a Minneapolis mother and shot her to death last week, ICE was demanding answers from the Hilton hotel group on Twitter. “Why did ...
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Eddie Smith @eddsmitty.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
I'm with @pearlmania500.bsky.social on this, and just as angry—as we all should be. A wife and mom was murdered by an incompetent ICE agent, and the first thing the government does is vilify her—labeling her a domestic terrorist. Do not let this go, America. #EverybodysBlack #ReneeGood 😢
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
🔥 @timmiller.bsky.social: “You’re telling me he was scared for his life? Are you sh*tting me?? The car is barely moving. He orphaned her child, then called her a ‘f*cking bitch’… it’s not a tough call. This was murder.” Full @thebulwark.com video: youtu.be/oc9gwMDxYAQ?...
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Disco Gnostic @mazov.bsky.social · 08/01/2026
Jesse Welles doing that thing he's really good at
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rex @kosuterro.bsky.social · 09/01/2026
Hny! #illustration #design #artwork #watercolor
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Leah Greenberg ❌👑 @leahgreenberg.bsky.social · 03/12/2025
As the mom of a five-year-old reading this and imagining what this family is going through made me physically ill. Unimaginable evil is being perpetrated before our eyes and with our tax dollars.
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 02/12/2025
Delighted ( and slightly dazed and confused ) to report that Sir Tristrem is out. All my thanks to IMEMS Durham Press and the editorial team at B&B!
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 28/11/2025
Auden: Poetry makes nothing happen. Poetry: Hold my fucking beer Wystan. www.wired.com/story/poems-...
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Poems Can Trick AI Into Helping You Make a Nuclear Weapon
It turns out all the guardrails in the world won’t protect a chatbot from meter and rhyme.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 20/11/2025
“If you’re quiet now, you would’ve been quiet in 1940.”
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 12/10/2025
Tommy Smothers at 0:38. But also the song. www.youtube.com/watch?v=zjAO...
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Buffalo Springfield 1967 live - For What It's Worth (Smothers Brothers) Stereo Mixed
YouTube video by Kelly's Classics
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 05/10/2025
I repeat, their souls are in hell.
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 04/10/2025
Their souls are in hell.
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Medievalist.net @medievalists.bsky.social · 01/10/2025
A Medieval Cat’s Paw Print: How a Mischievous Feline Made its Mark on History www.medievalists.net/2024/10/medi... #Cats
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A Medieval Cat's Paw Print: How a Mischievous Feline Made its Mark on History - Medievalists.net
Imagine stumbling upon a centuries-old manuscript and discovering an unexpected visitor had left its mark – a cat’s paw, immortalised in ink. This quirky image, a medieval equivalent of your cat…
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Mekka Okereke @mekka.mekka-tech.com · 31/05/2025
Hard truth: Most people in the US see the reality of mass deportation, and are horrified. But more than half of all white folk in the US *support* mass deportation. And everyone: stop lying to me and pretending that you didn't know that it would be this. You knew. Lie to yourself. Not to me.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 09/05/2025
Cato Institute’s Director of immigration studies 👇🏽
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 22/03/2025
Nicanor Parra translated by Miller Williams
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 19/03/2025
Sharon Olds
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Clifton Lee @cliftonlee.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
Nice people do not notice their country is fascist all at once... Ukranian poet Lyudmyla Khersonska.
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The Tennessee Holler @thetnholler.bsky.social · 11/02/2025
So to be clear - in Tennessee unidentified white men in hoodies can grab any immigrant that "looks" undocumented, and if officials even as much as vote to protect them it's a felony. This is where we are now. Video: www.facebook.com/share/v/1AQh...
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
I don't deserve you, Onion.
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Man. Wherever history goes, some poet got there first.
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
Nicanor Parra: basta de profecías apocalípticas ya sabemos QUEL MUNDO SE ACABÓ
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
W. H. Auden:
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 17/01/2025
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 15/01/2025
Friends, I'm looking for poems from the immigrant experience, esp. with outsider's insight into the dominant culture: blind spots, amnesia, clueless comedy, etc. Any period, any geography, any language. Thanks in advance!
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Thomas Crofts @hypermetrix.bsky.social · 19/11/2024
'TOXIC ATMOSPHERIX, or THANKS A LOT' commoncrofts.blogspot.com/2024/11/toxi...
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TOXIC ATMOSPHERIX, or THANKS A LOT
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