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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 19/09/2024

Every time Mr. Rogers or Daniel Tiger say, “It’s you I like,” I pretty much melt.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 03/08/2024

Well, my 4-year-old told me I was squishy this morning, so it’s probably time to stop putting off working out.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 18/07/2024

Had a dream that Sam Reich invited me to join DropOut, which is hilarious, because I am not very funny.

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West Trade Review @westtradereview.bsky.social · 17/06/2024

Submissions are now open. Send us your best short fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction. Before submitting, please review our guidelines at the link below: buff.ly/3a4dEgn

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 18/06/2024

It has been an absolute honor to be included in @ballastjournal.bsky.social! Thanks for believing in this weirdo cryptid poem!

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Marlowe Dobbe @marlowedobbe.com · 16/06/2024

Quality of AI generative content aside, I am just SO thoroughly uninterested in things that are not made by people. All my favorite media is the stuff where you can tell that a person made specific decisions while making it. I want to feel a different person's personality present in it

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 10/06/2024

I have a four-year-old boy so we watch a lot of Cars, and I can safely say the best part of Cars 2 was casting Bruce Campbell as a spy.

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 26/04/2024

"Church Ladies by Renee Emerson digs itself out of the dirt of church history by uplifting the varied women in that history..." @megmcdermott92.bsky.social's book review of "Church Ladies" by Renee Emerson psalteryandlyre.org/2024/04/26/b...

Cover of Church Ladies by Renee Emerson. "Book Review, Megan McDermott" "Psaltery & Lyre"

"Church Ladies by Renee Emerson digs itself out of the dirt of church history by uplifting the varied women in that history..." "Book Review, Megan McDermott"

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 01/05/2024

"But the problem of picking between necessary evils/is that we’re always wrist deep in the oleaginous slick of evil." Grateful to have a poem, "Make Sure to Smile and Greet Students as You Guide Them Through the Weapons Detection Checkpoint" in the new Superstition Review!

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A Poem by Ian Williams | Superstition Review

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 23/04/2024

My debut collection of poems is available now wherever books are sold!

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 27/02/2024

My debut full-length collection of poetry, EVERY WRECKAGE, has a cover! It releases next month from Fernwood Press and will be available from Fernwood, Amazon, and other places! It has been a dream to see this book take shape, and I’m excited to share it with you!

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Ayo @darrylayo.bsky.social · 01/02/2024

there is no ethical use at all for ai “art”

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 24/01/2024

I read through and proofed my forthcoming poetry collection - Every Wreckage - which I hadn’t read completely since submitting the final draft, and I kept coming back pleasantly surprised with the decisions I made in writing it. I’m really excited to share this with everyone!

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Erin Coughlin Hollowell @beingpoetry.bsky.social · 12/12/2023

I love this platform but for me it has the lowest (almost zero) interaction with my content. I feel like I'm yelling into a dark hole. But I sure am happy to read and interact with what y'all are posting.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 08/12/2023

I'm going to need y'all to stop calling background information of any given thing "lore."

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Jarfly Magazine @jarflymagazine.bsky.social · 06/12/2023

Issue 6, the Winter 2023 issue, is almost done and slated for a mid-December release in time for holiday reading! Stay tuned!

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 01/12/2023

I want to write about the emo millennial teenager to professional poet pipeline, and I'm going to need more of you emo kids to out your MySpace-coding, MyChem listening former selves.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 28/11/2023

Why is it that boxed pasta instructions always call for way more water than necessary to boil noodles?

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 15/11/2023

This, and also, bring an appetizer or a side or any number of other things. Let us, as friends and as community, share the joy of taking care of each other.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 14/11/2023

I guess it’s time for The Polar Express to guilt me into believing in Santa again.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 07/11/2023

Why do I bother writing poems when one seven-minute episode of Bluey can cause more emotional devastation than I could ever hope to achieve?

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 31/10/2023

Just realized I accidentally dressed up as Ned Flanders for Halloween. Whelp.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

This poem of mine is included in the new issue of Kestrel and I’m pretty proud of it, so give it a read and buy the rest of the issue!

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 27/10/2023

I'm revising an old literary analysis that I wrote in grad school into Chicago Style so I can try to get it published, and let me tell you, footnotes are awesome.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 22/10/2023

Had a blast reading at the annual Kestrel celebration at Fairmont State University with Rick Campbell, Suzanne Heagy, and Patricia Foster! Kestrel has always been incredible to work with and I don’t think a magazine has ever supported me as much as they have.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 20/10/2023

In a shocking turn of events, I actually wrote two poems yesterday. And perhaps more surprisingly, I think I like them?

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 16/10/2023

In other news, I am good at plumbing.

A silver barhBath tub faucet attached to a copper pipe that is much too long, which protrudes from a bathroom wall covered in old, discolored light blue plastic peel and stick tile. A very poor attempt at plumbing.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 05/10/2023

Very confused by Spotify’s recent typing of Taylor Swift and Lana Del Ray as “Indie.”

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Also, I haven’t written anything significant in months and the gut-sinking pressure for production and promotion feels like self-cannibalism.

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Jarfly Magazine @jarflymagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Congratulations to our 2024 Best of Net poetry nominations!

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Jarfly Magazine @jarflymagazine.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

We've made it over to the skyline! We're going to operate both over here and in the bad place for awhile and hopefully end up over here more permanently depending on how things shake out!

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 02/10/2023

Very tired of the content generation game where everything designed to be scrollable and clickable and anything over 3 minutes is sliced into segments and creativity and success are so riveted to consistent production and posting. It’s making it hard to focus and create and not overthink everything.

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Rebecca Lehmann @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social · 25/09/2023

I am so happy that this site is picking up momentum and mass and feels more like writer home with each passing week.

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Elizabeth Sampat @twoscooters.bsky.social · 24/09/2023

This is the whole point of AI. It’s not to actually replace humans. It’s to change your title from “head writer” to “assistant AI technician,” not credit you, and pay you half of what you were paid before

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Laurasaurus @laurasaurus.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Once again thinking about this dog from 1908, who kept pushing children into the river so he could get steaks for rescuing them.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

Don't mind me. I'm just thinking about orb-weaver spiders.

orb-weaver spider: predominately black and brown spider with a black and yellow spotted abdomen and striped legs.

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Chris Kluwe @chriswarcraft.bsky.social · 21/09/2023

This meal just cost me $78 at the Newark airport. This is why Americans think the economy is terrible.

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Paige Ryan @paigevryan.bsky.social · 20/09/2023

An intellectual process that makes poetry enjoyable: When we come across a phrase that doesnt make sense, our brains will work tirelessly to make sense of it & eventually, a reasonable explaination will develop. Moral of the story: brains are weird and thinking is fun.

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Alan Baxter @alanbaxter.bsky.social · 08/09/2023

You know you can review a book literally any time, right? It doesn't have to be a new book. Someone sees a book for the first time from your review: BOOM! It's a new book. That's a special kind of temporal magic.

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Justin Hamm @mdwstscribbler.bsky.social · 16/09/2023

Here are the three current available series of Poet Baseball Cards. This is a passion project, and I have nearly 150 hours in it so far. If you appreciate the efforts and are enjoying the posts, consider purchasing a physical series in support!

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Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

When deciding where to send your work, be sure to consider Stone Circle. Turnaround is usually less than four weeks and it's easy to submit. Guidelines: stonecirclereview.com/submissions-...

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 15/09/2023

I didn’t know kousa dogwood fruit existed until a couple weeks ago when we realized the three dogwoods in our yard produce edible fruit. Now we have the responsibility of jam looming.

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

Tired: picking at scabs Wired: picking on scabs

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Ian C. Williams @iancwilliamspoet.bsky.social · 14/09/2023

This poem of mine is included in the new issue of Kestrel and I’m pretty proud of it, so give it a read and buy the rest of the issue!

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