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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 23/04/2026

Thought I had bumped into Mac DeMarco, but it turns out it was just another guy in Bushwick with a mustache.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 15/04/2026

The performances by the cast members of the newest revival of “Death of a Salesman” are astonishing. If you have the opportunity to see this play on Broadway, please do so.

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 05/04/2026

While listening to the Clash earlier, was reminded that the first song that Armed Forces Radio played to open the Gulf War was “Rock the Casbah,” a tone-deaf choice of astonishing proportions. Anyhow, great song, and the best music video to feature an armadillo. m.youtube.com/watch?v=bJ9r...

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The Clash - Rock the Casbah (Official Video)

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 08/03/2026

Our cat is, rather improbably, 21 years old today. He’s getting all the treats and attention today.

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Thank you, again, for publishing my poem!

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 24/01/2026

If you’re horrified by ICE’s actions in Minneapolis and elsewhere, now would be a good time to contact your senators. Tell them not to fund ICE and DHS (this measure already passed the House). If you don’t know who they are, use the following locator: www.senate.gov/senators/sen...

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U.S. Senate: Contacting U.S. Senators

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 18/01/2026

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 04/01/2026

The new SpongeBob movie, while hardly pure cinema, is nonetheless big, dumb fun, with plenty of visual gags for the adults and, for some reason, features the Dead Kennedy’s “Holiday in Cambodia.” Perfect for the kids in your life and entertaining (enough) for the big kid in you, too.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

I want to like this record—I really, really do—but I find Cameron Winter’s vocals a bit much. The album cover’s great, though!

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

Because a teacher’s work never ends—even during holiday breaks—I’m working on lesson plans while listening to Tangerine Dream and Panda Bear. (I’ll achieve a work-life balance when…I’m dead.)

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 29/12/2025

The term “essential” to describe records is overused, but it absolutely applies to Elliott Smith’s “Either/Or,” a standout in a deep, rich catalogue.

The cover of Elliott Smith’s “Either/Or” album, depicting the singer holding a cigarette.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 26/12/2025

My Favorite Records of 2025: 5. Haram - “Why Does Paradise Begin in Hell” 4. Scowl - “Are We All Angels” 3. Glare - “Sunset Funeral” 2. They Are Gutting a Body of Water - “LOTTO” 1. Bad Bunny - “Debi Tirar Más Fotos” Surprised that Bad Bunny made my #1 this year, but that record is undeniable.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 02/12/2025

It is astonishing that the New York Times, the “paper of record,” refuses to call this situation what it is: an episode of a bigot losing his mind during a *racist* tirade.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 26/11/2025

Drummers, especially of the rock variety, fall into two camps: those who play in service of the song; and those who play to be heard, to satisfy their own egos. John Bonham, while wildly inventive—using his kit like a melodic instrument—falls into the former group. m.youtube.com/watch?v=la-z...

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Nobody's Fault but Mine (Remaster)

YouTube video by Led Zeppelin - Topic

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 25/11/2025

Your Word of the Day is “vibratile,” adjective: (of cilia, flagella, or other small appendage) - capable of, or characterized by, oscillatory motion. As read in Vincenzo Latronico’s “Perfection” (New York Review Books).

Image of the cover of Vincenzo Latronico’s book, “Perfection.”

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 09/11/2025

Folks, it’s time we made a change. Can you chip in $5 to my campaign today? The future of postmodern American poetry is in your hands. dannyrivera.co

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 06/10/2025

Spent the last month fostering the sweetest dog, a pitbull named Bonita Applebum, after the song by Tribe Called Quest. Today, her new parents traveled from Boston to pick her up, and she’s on her way to her new home. We’ll miss her personality, but are glad that she found her forever family.

Picture of a pitbull with a grey coat, wearing a blue t-shirt.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 01/10/2025

A poem by Hayden Carruth, “The Cardinal” (part of a longer poem), from a collection called SCRAMBLED EGGS & WHISKEY (Copper Canyon, 1996).

takahē magazine @takahemagazine.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Reposted by Danny Rivera

Last call for entries! The Monica Taylor Poetry Prize closes at the end of September, so don't miss your chance to be part of this beloved competition. 💚$300 first prize + publication in the December issue of takahē 💚$150 runner up www.takahe.org.nz/submit/

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 15/09/2025

New York! I’ll be reading with Emily Skillings and John Yau at Anton Kern Gallery in Manhattan next Friday, 9/26/25. Please RSVP at conaltura.us/blogs/news/a... Hope to see you there! CC: @finishinglinepress.bsky.social

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

What movie shall we watch in 35mm? (My pick is “They Live,” though I’d be fine with “Trolls 2.”)

Picture of the marquis at the Nitehawk movie theater, listing the names of three films to be shown in 35mm.

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 11/09/2025

Anyhow, I’m thinking of the awful events that took place in New York, and elsewhere, 24 years ago today, of the victims whose lives were taken, and of a world—a certain version of it, anyway—that no longer exists.

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 27/08/2025

Living in the United States requires accepting that a) no safe spaces exist (if they ever did); and b) one may be shot to death anywhere, at any place, for any reason.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Listening to Steve Gunn’s “Music for Writers” because it is exactly the kind of moody, meditative music I need to, you know, get some writing done. youtube.com/playlist?lis...

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Music For Writers - YouTube

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 19/07/2025

Jan Davidszoon de Heem, “Vase of Flowers,” oil on canvas, circa 1660.

An oil painting, on canvas, depicting a colorful vase of flowers.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

I wish I’d discovered this song as a young person, and not in my late 40s: “Helplessly Hoping,” by Crosby, Stills, & Nash. m.youtube.com/watch?v=_tw7...

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Crosby Stills & Nash - Helplessly Hoping

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

I wish I had this kind of luck. 😞

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Please respect my privacy as I am about to take a deep dive into this very, very important book. Thank you.

Cover of a book titled, “Cats Around the Zodiac,” which depicts a picture of a cat and some additional text.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

Haven’t had a bottle of Ting since my one-and-only trip to Jamaica and I miss it. :(

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Enjoying this poem by Ryan Habermeyer, part of a larger piece titled “Portrait of a Desert with Necronauts,” in the latest issue (Vol. 59, #3) of Denver Quarterly.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

I wonder what Princess thinks of that Pulp record next to her. Anyhow, I recently discovered Television’s “Adventure,” and have been enjoying it immensely.

Picture of the reissued black vinyl edition of “Adventure” by Television.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

Perhaps. I’ll let you know by end of business day.

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 09/07/2025

I’m hardly superstitious, but I’ve already seen two Cybertrucks (gross) within the last 30 minutes, which just seems like a bad sign for how the rest of my day will go.

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

Thank you. Looking forward to reading some of your work!

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 05/07/2025

In this house, there are no wrong answers.

Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 28/06/2025

If some men don’t read fiction it’s because they’re taught that reading is a waste of time, that it has no useful function—unlike, say, mowing the lawn or betting on MMA matches. Or, you know, reading is somehow a “feminine” endeavor to be avoided. 🙄 www.nytimes.com/2025/06/25/s...

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Why Did the Novel-Reading Man Disappear?

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Danny Rivera @snareshot.bsky.social · 19/06/2025

Maybe Bulgakov would have been a better choice. 🤔