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Jeffrey Hecker @heckheck03.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

ballast journal is edited by beautiful humans I can tell you that much.

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.2: Here’s Jeffrey Hecker from "Jane Byrne Interchange (Chicago, Illinois)" @heckheck03.bsky.social Read more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/jeffrey-heck... #contributorfeature #poetry #poems #ballast #JeffreyHecker

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 29/07/2026

Pleased as punch to participate in the 12 or 20 questions series with @robmclennan.bsky.social Check it out and learn more about yours truly.

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.2: Here’s Seth Copeland with “Someone Told Me to Download an App Today” @petrichorlit.bsky.social See it in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/seth-copeland #contributorfeature #poetry #poems #ballast #SethCopeland

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.2: Here’s Rocío Cerón,translated by Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/ceron-rocio-... #contributorfeature #poetry #poems #ballast #RocíoCerón #DanaDelibovi

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

¡Genial! ¡Qué honor!

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.2: Here’s vincent a celluci and “once upon a time in security” See more in the issue (and hear the poet read!) www.ballastjournal.com/vincent-a-ce... #contributorfeature #poetry #poems #ballast #VincentACellucci

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Sarabande Books @sarabandebooks.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Become a SARABANDE LITERARY INSIDER, a members-only lit club for super-fans. Gain insight into editorial process & publishing; up to 40% off online; RX adv copies 4x/yr; & submit 1 manuscript for FREE to the Sarabande Open happening NOW! Spots are limited. Enrollment ends 7/31. tinyurl.com/35nke26n

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.2: Here’s Sam Calhoun (@weatherman_sam on IG) and “Stewart’s Point” See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/sam-calhoun #contributorfeature #poetry #poems #ballast #SamCalhoun

Text from Sam Calhoun’s poem “Stewart’s Point” in ballast 4.2.

White text against chestnut brown background with cartoon image of window with flowers.

Poems text reads “We could crack a window, taste the air still left from the night, inverted, notes of smoke and salt, let it slip in, no labor added to our breathing, easy as the sea breeze that comes later”

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summerghost @asummerghost.bsky.social · 07/07/2026

peonies and butterfly. art on glass © flora jamieson

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

“Blah Blah Blah” That’s me in UGLY GROUND SWELL MOSS. Thanks for reading, @neonpajamas.bsky.social www.carbonationpress.com/catalog-2/02...

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

My translation of Rocío Cerón's poem, "Omens, Stone Upon Stone" just came out in the ever-elegant Ballast Journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social—thank you editors Sara Judy and @jacobschepers.bsky.social for including our work in this graceful issue of excellent writing 💙 #poetry #translation

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

New issue of @ballastjournal.bsky.social dropped today! Check it out www.ballastjournal.com/issue-42-tab...

Cover image of ballast issue 4.2. A lake at twilight seen through trees in the foreground. Transparent overlay of fabric pattern over whole image. White text with names of contributors and journal details.

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Jeffrey Hecker @heckheck03.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

I have two new poems up at ballast today! Thanks to editors Sara Judy and @jacobschepers.bsky.social for such hard work each issue. www.ballastjournal.com/jeffrey-heck...

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 22/06/2026

Head on over to @ritualdaggerzine.bsky.social to check out a piece from VASECTOMAJESTIC 😘 ritualdagger.neocities.org/zineposts/ja...

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

I love this book.

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

UGLY GROUND SWELL MOSS, my new collection (and second full-length) is available to order NOW 💫 I’m beyond grateful to everyone involved in unleashing this work, Greg Bem and Carbonation Press especially! www.lulu.com/shop/jacob-s...

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Ugly Ground Swell Moss is a book-length experimental project exploring identity through mutual, sometimes conflicted, ways of knowing and not-knowing. Resembling, on the one hand, a collection of lyri...

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Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good @francoinstitutend.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

The Franco Institute held the first annual Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton Culture and the Public Good Symposium on Friday, April 10, 2026. Look forward to more moments from the day and more conversations about *Attention* to follow!

Franco Institute Director Kate Marshall speaks at podium for the 2026 Day | Merton Symposium, blue "Franco Family Institute" banner behind. Interpreter signs for seated audience.

Kate Marshall speaks at a podium on stage to a large, attentive audience at the 2026 Day | Merton Symposium, a Franco Institute event at Notre Dame.

Rev. Robert A. Dowd, C.S.C., in a black suit and clerical collar, speaks at a podium at the Franco Family Institute's 2026 Day Merton Symposium.

Blue banner on Notre Dame Stadium reads: Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good.

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 13/04/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.1: Here’s Dennis Hinrichsen with “drip-dry buffalo” See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/dennis-hinri... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #DennisHinrichsen

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.1: Here’s Ben Egerton with “Currency” See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/ben-egerton #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #BenEgerton

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Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good @francoinstitutend.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Tomorrow's the big day! The Franco Institute is honored to welcome our four speakers for the 2026 Dorothy Day and Thomas Merton Culture and the Public Good Symposium on Friday, April 10. franco.nd.edu/events/2026/...

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.1: Here’s Marthine Satris with “Wrack Line Elegy” @msatris.bsky.social See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/marthine-sat... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #MarthineSatris

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Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good @francoinstitutend.bsky.social · 06/04/2026

LOOK: 2026 Art, Art History, and Design Exhibition is open until April 10 with a closing reception on April 7. Look responds to the Franco Institute's 2025-26 research theme of attention. Closing Reception: 🗓️ Tuesday, April 7, 4 - 5pm 📍 O'Shaughnessy Gallery East, O'Shaughnessy Hall

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.1: Here’s Maia Sauer with “Risk” See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/maia-june-sa... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #MaiaSauer

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 04/04/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.1: Here’s Peach Delphine with “wasn’t barter but trade-“ See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/peach-delphi... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #PeachDelphine

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 21/03/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.1: Here’s Matt Turner from 6AMING And don’t miss the full collection coming later this year from @antiphonyjournal.bsky.social See more in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/matt-turner #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #MattTurner

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 14/03/2026

Contributor features from ballast 4.1: Here’s Robyn Art with “My Strange Addiction” See the poem in the issue www.ballastjournal.com/robyn-art #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #RobynArt

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 16/02/2026

Check it out! So pleased to bring this new ballast issue to the surface.

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Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good @francoinstitutend.bsky.social · 03/02/2026

Event notice: a lunch talk on February 5, 2025. Prof. David Chiang from the Department of Computer Science will give a talk titled “What Is a Language Model?” The talk is open to the public, and a Zoom link will also be provided.

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Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good @francoinstitutend.bsky.social · 02/02/2026

🚨 Registration now open for the 2026 Day | Merton Symposium 📍 Downes Ballroom, 7th floor Corbett Family Hall, University of Notre Dame 🗓️ April 10, 2026 | 3:30-6:30 PM (A poster session for "attention" theme research begins an hour prior) Details & registration here: franco.nd.edu/events/dorot...

Promotional poster for the Franco Institute's Day | Merton Symposium on Friday, April 10, 2026. Headshots of speakers Rainn Wilson, Jenny Odell, Vauhini Vara, and Shankar Vedantam against blue branded background. Headline text reads "Four thinkers. One question. How should we hold attention?" with details for the event.

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

🌸🌸🌸 Here’s Rebecca Valley and “January in the Japanese Garden” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features Read the full poem here www.ballastjournal.com/rebecca-valley #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #RebeccaValley

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Franco Family Institute for Liberal Arts and the Public Good @francoinstitutend.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

REGISTRATION NOW OPEN! The Franco Institute invites the community to join us March 3 at Stockroom East for an Evening with N. K. Jemisin. This is a free but ticketed event with limited seating availability. Visit our event page for our Eventbrite link. franco.nd.edu/events/2026/...

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 19/01/2026

Here’s Misha Tentser and “Sacred Heart” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features Read the full poem here www.ballastjournal.com/misha-tentser #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #MishaTentser

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 31/12/2025

year-end review because it’s vital to share how art and creativity not only happen in spite of difficulties and dumpster fires but as a refusal to accept the dumpster fires Grateful to the editors, collaborators, contributors, journal neighbors, press mates, & readers: Community > gloating

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

Here’s Hannah Azar Strauss and “Warner’s Lolly” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features Read the full poem here www.ballastjournal.com/hannah-azar-... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #HannahAzarStrauss

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Here’s Kelly R. Samuels and “Re: Talking of Wallpaper” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features w/ @kellyrsamuels.bsky.social Read the full poem here www.ballastjournal.com/kelly-r-samu... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #KellyRSamuels

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J-T Kelly @j-tkelly.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Judging your own poetry is like holding your hand to your own forehead to check for a fever.

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 27/12/2025

Here’s · R L · powell and “Polaroids I didn’t take only to leave in Basque” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features Read the full poem here www.ballastjournal.com/rl-powell #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #RLPowell

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 24/12/2025

Here’s Meg Pokrass and “The Stranger Likes Soup” for ballast 3.4’s contributor features @megpokrass.bsky.social Read the full poem here www.ballastjournal.com/meg-pokrass #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #MegPokrass

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 22/12/2025

Here’s Caroline Picker for ballast 3.4’s contributor features Content Warning: grief, loss of child Read the full poem here www.ballastjournal.com/caroline-pic... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #CarolinePicker

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 21/12/2025

✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨ Here’s Matthew Murrey with “L” @mytwords.bsky.social Read the full poem here! www.ballastjournal.com/matthew-murr... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #MatthewMurrey

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Jacob Schepers @jacobschepers.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

A rolling stone gathers no moss? Well, good thing I’ve let this project have a few years of growth to accumulate ALL THE MOSS. My second full-length, *Ugly Ground Swell Moss*, is heading out into the world sometime soon with Carbonation Press.

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 19/12/2025

✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨ Here’s Pete Miller with “Ethanol” Read the full poem here: www.ballastjournal.com/pete-miller #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #PeteMiller

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 17/12/2025

✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨ Here’s Jory Mickelson @poetryphone.bsky.social with “[Sometimes a hotel room]” Read the full poem here! www.ballastjournal.com/jory-mickels... #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #JoryMickelson

Digital broadside of a poem by Jory Mickelson in ballast issue 3.4. Black text on light pink background with black curly line on right side.

Text of poem reads
“So maybe a hotel room's
really a pastoral. It's all there
right on the surface. So, pastoral with comforter
& pillow. Pastoral with telephone on the nightstand. Pastoral
with stranger's pubic hair
on the gleaming toilet seat.”

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 14/12/2025

✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨ Here’s Andrew Maxwell with “nunc dimittis” Read the full poem here! www.ballastjournal.com/andrew-maxwell #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #AndrewMaxwell

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

✨Contributor Features from ballast 3.4✨ Here’s Jason Labbe with “Everybody” Read the full poem here! www.ballastjournal.com/jason-labbe #contributorfeature #poem #poems #ballast #JasonLabbe

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Joshua Martin @jmartinpoetry.bsky.social · 12/12/2025

To Be, Continued by Vernon Frazer out now from C22 Press @c22press.bsky.social! Vernon Frazer’s latest foray into the liminal space between image and language, playing between text and pure image to create a poetics all his own. Read for free. Print coming! c22press.wordpress.com/2025/12/10/t...

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To Be, Continued by Vernon Frazer out now!

We here at C22 are proud to bring to you To Be, Continued by Vernon Frazer, our latest full length release. To Be, Continued is Vernon Frazer’s latest foray into the liminal space between ima…

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