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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 21h

"Am I missing something here?"

Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 09/10/2026

Yeah, but what's the best book you read that came out *this year* is a question for an editor, or bookseller, or critic, or podcast host. I don't think it means she doesn't read any contemporary books.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 08/10/2026

why not make an ai baby instead of making a lonely human baby?

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 03/10/2026

I work for a municipality and so few people know how to write now that it is actually great job security in an office setting. But there is not much flexibility in the job.

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Andromeda @ulveheksa.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Questionnaire by Wendell Berry

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

oh no. I have one in my bathroom and I didn't think it was a problem, but I never thought about them reproducing.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Trump's mentally unwell. A lot of people in his admin are mentally unwell. I don't feel bad for them either.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

This is a cento written by Ed Gold composed of public quotes from Donald Trump about the Iran war. The poem writes itself. newversenews.blogspot.com?utm_source=s...

newversenews.blogspot.com

TheNewVerse.News

The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 12/08/2026

I think the colors are most complementary in c. B is nice too, but the brightness of the setting sun pulls the focus of the composition down.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

wait never mind, I just noticed it was a little free library not the public library. Fair enough.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 11/08/2026

50 Shades of Gray has never been in any library's children's section. Librarians shape the collection, but typically patrons expect access to popular best sellers whether the librarian finds them distasteful or not.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Man, as a writer and person who has done the first couple of weeks of the "Artist's Way" more than once I sure would be embarrassed if my petty journals were subpoenaed.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

How do you feel about hyper local poet laureates? Do you feel that it increases opportunities for the poetry community in small cities or does it funnel the majority of poetry opportunities towards one person?

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

My pitch: First Memory by Louise Gluck Long ago, I was wounded. I lived to revenge myself against my father, not for what he was-- for what I was: from the beginning of time in childhood, I thought that pain meant I was not loved. It meant I loved.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

You might like Vanishing World by Sayaka Murata. A novel about a (mostly) post-sex society. Where society has evolved past distasteful and unhygenic intercourse in favor of practical partnerships for sharing housework and raising children conceived through dignified artificial insemination.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 21/07/2026

"The Wild Iris" by Louise Glück.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

Ok but does the blue jay kind of look like martin short?

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 16/07/2026

You should pitch a little golden book biography of Martin Short.

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elia ayoub @ayoub.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

I’m convinced Hegseth is just an AI that Judith Butler created to demonstrate that Gender is a social construct

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

everyone is eating watermelon without me.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I've been walking outside a lot lately. It's nice to notice the season changes, etc. This week I noticed the smell of fresh cut watermelon sticks around even after the watermelon has been eaten and the people have gone back inside. Twice I walked by a house and thought someone ate watermelon here.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

I just really liked the part in summer house when Kyle and Carl were fighting and Carl's neck vein was popping and he was shouting "Look withinnn" while being held back by producers.

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waldokanto.bsky.social @waldokanto.bsky.social · 04/06/2026

Marjane Satrapi 1969-2026

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

I wonder how much he will pay himself for his speaker fee?

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

so many official presidential photos of this man making professor plum eyes because he thinks it makes him look smart.

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The New Republic @newrepublic.com · 26/05/2026

JUST IN: South Carolina has voted to leave their House districts alone for the upcoming midterm elections. “Neither my conscience nor my common sense will allow me to stop an election that is already underway,” said one state senator. newrepublic.com/post/210897/...

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 25/05/2026

In college I edited the student lit journal and i used to fan out single cigs as our giveaway on our info table at the student organization fair.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 15/05/2026

Im so happy for kyle and Amanda that they are getting divorced my god.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Judged a high school poetry contest, and the kids are alright! and by alright I mean depressed but with a sense of humor and sound.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 08/05/2026

Hi! I'm interested in learning about the options, but I can't DM you.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 06/05/2026

They said it couldn't be done, but the other day I successfully got a couple with a fake service dog to leave a crowded art reception.

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PERFECTLY NORMAL @nzpom.com · 22/04/2026

If AI is so great, remove it from everything where it's been implemented without user consent and make it a user pays subscription service and see how many people REALLY want it

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 22/04/2026

The WaPo editorial board when Republicans gerrymander in Texas versus when Democrats gerrymander in Virginia.

Screenshot of an online opinion article by the Editorial Board. The headline reads, "The Texas gerrymander freakout," with the subheadline, "What's happening in the Lone Star State is not a threat to democracy." The publication date is August 20, 2025.

Screenshot of an online opinion article from The Washington Post by the Editorial Board. The headline reads, "Virginia plunges America deeper into the gerrymandering abyss," with the subheadline, "The redistricting scheme was always a power grab by Democrats. Voters went along with it."

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 08/04/2026

I think @eldiagram.bsky.social and @themassreview.bsky.social were the fastest from submission to publication for me.

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Senator Ed Markey @markey.senate.gov · 07/04/2026

Completely unstable and perilous. The House must bring up impeachment articles, and the Senate needs to remove a president who wants to commit war crimes. We cannot sit idly by as Donald Trump threatens to end an entire civilization.

Washington Post
Trump warns ‘a whole civilization will die’ if Iran doesn’t make a deal
The president had issued a deadline of 8 p.m. Eastern time for Iran to open up the Strait of Hormuz, pledging destruction by midnight if leaders don’t comply.

April 7, 2026 at 9:22 a.m. EDT26 minutes ago
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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 03/04/2026

I think poets should get to be like fashion critics and declare what word trends are cool or not. Recently I have noticed people using the word "opportunity" a lot more outside of the work setting. Like someone called a crush an opportunity.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 26/03/2026

I experienced some emotional flashbacks after reading about the files too. I did a jigsaw puzzle and I noticed it helped me shift out of that state. I hadn't done one since I was a kid, but a neighbor was giving one away. It helps interrupt the rumination.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Being a poet in SC is maybe the funniest thing I've ever done.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 23/03/2026

Boy was this singer songwriter based in Nashville surprised when Gov. McMaster called him up and asked him to be SC new poet laureate. Especially since the art commission had already done an application process and created a list of finalists. Finalists that are poets and live in the state of SC.

postandcourier.com

‘A big F you’: After a 6-year vacancy, SC has a new poet laureate. Why is he not a poet?

Poets across SC were confused and upset at the news that the governor has appointed a Nashville-based singer-songwriter as poet laureate.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 12/03/2026

I love that you can see the tension in the mother's arms combing out the hair. 👏

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 11/03/2026

Oh no the Bradford Pear trees are in bloom.

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Jonathan Larsen @jonathanlarsen.bsky.social · 03/03/2026

EXCLUSIVE: At more than 30 installations, U.S. commanders told troops the war on Iran is a Christian war. The Military Religious Freedom Foundation has been “inundated” with more than 110 complaints. One NCO said they were told the U.S. war is to bring about Armageddon and the return of Jesus…

jonathanlarsen.substack.com

U.S. Troops Were Told Iran War Is for “Armageddon,” Return of Jesus

Advocacy group reports commanders giving similar messages at more than 30 installations in every branch of the military

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 21/02/2026

I'm going to AWP with the intention of making some poet friends, so if you see me looming nearby while you catch up with your friends, that's all i'm doing ok?

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I love when a poem is successful even without concrete images.

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Andrew Karre @andrewkarre.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

This is the aftermath of an ICE kidnapping a few blocks from my home in St. Paul—an hour ago. A quiet street full of broken glass and at least three wrecked cars. The target of the kidnapping was taken away by ambulance. He was on a stretcher and covered by a sheet, though a cop said he was alive.

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Maria Martin @mariamartin.bsky.social · 11/02/2026

The moon belongs to the poets, not Elon Musk.

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