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Justin Aoba

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hi poetry editor: identitytheory.com hybrid editor: bleatingthingmagazine.com a guy at: syzygyworkshop.org/slow-orbit extimateothers.com

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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
I'll be sending work in and you should too 🫵
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 20/09/2026
Hello if you send your poetry to @identitytheory.bsky.social today I will sit here with my Diet Dr. Pepper and give you a reply today 🤲
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Alex Zalben @azalben.bsky.social · 25/08/2026
Here's the official announcement of Parton's passing from her reps, along with the request that in lieu of flowers, the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com
NASHVILLE, TN (August 25, 2026) – Global icon and humanitarian, Dolly Parton, known to the world as a beloved singer, songwriter, philanthropist, actress, playwright, and author died peacefully today in Nashville, Tennessee. She was 80 years old.

 

Dolly is preceded in death by her beloved husband of 59 years Carl Thomas Dean (1942 – 2025), her mother Avie Lee Caroline Owens (1923 – 2003), and father, Robert Lee Parton, Sr. (1921 – 2000). 

 

A rhinestone life that shone bright enough for the world to see, Dolly will forever stand as an inspiration not only through her timeless music and prolific songwriting, but also her wit, warmth, and kindness that made us all feel like family. Dolly Parton’s legacy is one of love, compassion, and resilience. With a seven-decade career, she inspired multiple generations of artists and fans with her music and an unwavering commitment to making the world a better place. Her songs will continue to resonate with people of all ages, and her philanthropic work will have a lasting impact.

 

At Dolly’s request, a small, private service will be held for immediate family. Dolly’s fans and friends from around the world are encouraged to pay tribute to Dolly on social media by tagging @DollyParton or by leaving a message at www.dollyparton.com.         

 

In lieu of flowers the family asks for donations to be made to Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library at www.imaginationlibrary.com.
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 24/08/2026
one heartache after another
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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
everything’s the matter
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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 12/04/2026
come do neat stuff with me! 💜✨
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 17/04/2026
NYPD running a scam where they plant people in the subway to open the emergency doors and then ticket the people who walk through. They got me, thought someone was helping bc I was carrying bags.
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 01/02/2026
firetruck backed into a bulldozer and then all the firemen got out and looked around as if something inexplicable happened to them
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The Associated Press @apnews.com · 21/01/2026
BREAKING: Immigration officers are asserting sweeping power to enter homes without a judge’s warrant, a memo obtained by AP says.
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Immigration officers assert sweeping power to enter homes without a judge's warrant, memo says
An Immigration and Customs Enforcement memo obtained by The Associated Press reveals that the agency allows immigration officers to forcibly enter homes to make arrests without a judicial warrant.
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regular meghan 나영지 🇵🇸 @ruemcclammyhand.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
ICE is targeting Hmong families in St. Paul as they go door to door looking for people to kidnap. they’re asking “do you have any Asian neighbors”
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Wtf
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mosh pit daria @greatearlofhell.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
hi. i got hit with news that was absolutely blindsiding today and am unsure how i am going to pay my bills this month. i started a gofundme. this is really fucking hard for me to do; please share. gofund.me/740396f7e
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Donate to Help a Trans Disabled Artist Make Ends Meet, organized by nat raum
Hi, my name is Nat and I was fired from my job on 9/11/25 for reasons I feel are … nat raum needs your support for Help a Trans Disabled Artist Make Ends Meet
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 13/01/2026
Should i reactivate my instagram? What's on there
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 11/01/2026
Still kinda salty that a friend from Canada sent me an envelope, not a package, with some zines in it and it was opened and examined by US customs and borders
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 10/01/2026
"the autonomy of art has its origin in the concealment of labor"
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Vic Nogay @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social · 06/01/2026
wow, truly stunned to be on this list! congrats everyone! thank you @bestmicrofiction.bsky.social @dseuss.bsky.social and @lostballoon.bsky.social 🤍
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Marisa Kabas @marisakabas.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
This is billionaire-controlled media. They want to sleepwalk us into another forever war. We must break free.
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 03/01/2026
Depressing day.
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Better Things Are Possible @internethippo.bsky.social · 02/01/2026
We gotta imprison each of these shithead AI ceo's in a different data center like the minotaur
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 30/12/2025
I didn't want to have to delete these sites but I can see I must.
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 25/12/2025
Ham sandwich with a cherry pepsi
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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Announcing our first workshop in the new year - one that we had to postpone due to low sign-ups impacted by the doxxing and fed-jacketing of one of our members. The workshop, "Revolutionary Prison Poetry" with F. Spoliar and S. Soule has thankfully been rescheduled for January 4th, on zoom.
Revolutionary Prison Poetry, feat. F. Spoliar and S. Soule
A poetry workshop and UK political prisoners letter writing event.
New date: Jan 4, 3-4ET/7-9GMT on zoom
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
Let today's issue 04 spotlight by @daragoodale.bsky.social transform you. READ THE ISSUE: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html SUBMIT TO ISSUE 05: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

"in the pristine absence of light
 I become something."

- Dara Goodale, at 3am on weekends

ISSUE 04
BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Send us work for Christmas?
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
heartburn from eating a honeybun with my coffee. it's over.
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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 23/12/2025
My year in writing review: Only 26 subs. 6 poems accepted. 1 collage.
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
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a man with glasses and a beard is making a surprised face
ALT: a man with glasses and a beard is making a surprised face
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Adrian Dallas Frandle (aka Sartrelo Ponti) @adrianf.bsky.social · 21/12/2025
My bday was yesterday. For belated bday present, please consider donating (or at least sharing). Folks are welcome to match my $50! Love.
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Bleating Thing Magazine @bleatingthing.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
Grapple with the reality of your mortal flesh alongside today's issue 04 spotlight by @anjbaker.bsky.social READ THE ISSUE: bleatingthingmagazine.com/current.html SUBMIT TO ISSUE 05: bleatingthingmagazine.com/submit.html
A red-and-yellow toned image of a two-headed sheep standing in a field, against a backdrop of trees. 

The text reads:

"Flesh is solid and
good and it is just as much as our souls, our souls made only of finite,
quantized neurotransmitters"

- Anj Baker, Flesh Would Melt

ISSUE 04
BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM
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Vic Nogay @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social · 16/12/2025
www.identitytheory.com/about/micro-... @identitytheory.bsky.social
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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 15/12/2025
From IMDb: “After being unemployed for several years, a man devises a unique plan to secure a new job: eliminate his competition.”
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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
We're also hoping to get more unsolicited comics in!
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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 14/12/2025
For those in NY!!! Picket and rally in support of the 8 hunger strikers tomorrow, Monday Dec 15, 2025 at 4pm UK consulate 855 2nd ave. New York. Free the Filton 24. Free all Palestinian Prisoners. End the Repression. Shut down Elbit. De-proscribe Palestine Action.
Flyer posted in within our lifetime on X for nyc picket and rally in support of uk hunger strikers on Monday Dec 15, 2025 4pm uk consulate 855 2nd ave New York. 

Free the Filton 24. Free all Palestinian Prisoners. End the Repression. Shut down Elbit. De-proscribe Palestine Action.
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Nick Sturm @nicksturm.bsky.social · 10/12/2025
If you enjoyed my "Good Riddance to The Best American Poetry" article, you'll dig the podcast "Bad Art"--about the politics of art in the 21st century--where I discuss more about BAP's genre management & canonization practices. Thanks to @jt24.bsky.social! podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/t...
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The Reactionary Politics of “The Best American Poetry” – with guest Nick Sturm
Podcast Episode · Bad Art · 11/25/2025 · 1h 29m
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Claire Taylor @clairemtaylor.com · 11/12/2025
Turns out you can already preorder! And for a discount! www.publishinggenius.com/catalog/apri...
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April and Back Again by Claire Taylor - Publishing Genius
An intimate year-in-poems capturing the joy and dread of getting older, growing a family, the world’s news … and the miracles—no bigger than a child’s hand—that keep us going.
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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
so thrilled to reveal this cover! so thrilled to announce this title!!
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 09/12/2025
Have barely touched Bad Education bc the book was falling apart at the spine after just a couple days. I expect more from Duke UP
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 08/12/2025
Read an anti-AI article that must have been edited with AI; or this person has been so immersed in chatGPT sentence construction that they unwittingly reproduce it in every paragraph
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Mordecai Martin @mordecaimartin.net · 08/12/2025
New piece out today in Exchanges, U of Iowa’s journal of translated literature. Love you all, thanks for reading if you get to it exchanges.uiowa.edu/f25-infideli...
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F25: Mordecai Martin — Exchanges
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Katie Manning @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social · 06/12/2025
My journal is 10 years old! ❤️🎉 I hope you enjoy our new winter issue!
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Emails are being written 🦾
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Workshops4Gaza @workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 29/11/2025
Ty Brandon! If a poster w/animals and blankets isn’t your thing, TWO of Brandon’s books are available for purchase in our online bookstore (linking below). Proceeds also to Sameer’s Give Warmth to Gaza campaign!
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 26/11/2025
Was just reminded of my high school English teacher, who asked if I eat sushi for Thanksgiving 😂 poor lady
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Anton Hur @antonhur.com · 23/11/2025
A year later, I still think I wrote the single best take on Han Kang’s Nobel win. I especially loved taking this essay away from the New York Times and the Atlantic and giving it to @wasafirimag.bsky.social
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We Have Arrived: Anton Hur on Han Kang’s Nobel Win
In this moving and revealing essay…
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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 23/11/2025
Happening tomorrow afternoon (Sunday)! We hope you can join us to benefit Indigenous communities in Western Alaska. 🌱💚
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 22/11/2025
Please continue sharing & signing: "Both Senior Editors of our award-winning magazine The Margins are being laid off as of November 14. . . The Margins staff will be down to one, and the Workshop’s union . . . will be effectively destroyed." docs.google.com/document/d/1...
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An Open Letter from Concerned AAWW Staff and Union
LAST UPDATED 11/20: To add your name to this letter, please use this form. See the list of signatories. UPDATES THE BOARD HAS REFUSED ALL OUR DEMANDS. WE ARE STILL IN CONVERSATION WITH THEM. KEEP TH...
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 21/11/2025
A small poem of mine is up at @proteanmag.com. Thanks to Poetry Editor Dominick Knowles. proteanmag.com/2025/11/20/c...
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Central Administration Integrates a Dependent Territory • Protean Magazine
Poet Justin Aoba's "Central Administration Integrates a Dependent Territory" moves through the brutalities of state-formation and collapse, illuminating "fissures / read by the scraping of tremulous f...
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JP @jpbrammer.bsky.social · 18/11/2025
bad writing can lowkey be beautiful. not because the language is beautiful but because bad writing can reveal things about the writer that "good writing" would know to conceal or distract from. sometimes when reading bad writing I feel a terrible, thrilling closeness to the author.
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Justin Aoba @justinaoba.bsky.social · 17/11/2025
Is there a socially acceptable way to signal that I am not available to receive short form video content? Neon sign or public crashout seem a bit garish
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