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Mike Bagwell

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Writer + software engineer in Philly. Host of Ghost Harmonics reading series. Writing a novel full of O's, other sun vowels and debris languages. Work in Action Spectacle, ITERANT, Sprung Formal, Heavy Feather, HAD, Okay Donkey, Annulet. mikebagwell.me

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · 2d

Next Ghost Harmonics!
Olivia Meunz @oliviamuenz.bsky.social, PJ Lombardo @unicazurnfan1997.bsky.social, Kimberly Ann Southwick @kimannjosouth.bsky.social, Moondog: Harp Songs ft Julian Calv @julian-trimba.bsky.social Gian Torrano Jacobs @gian-tj.bsky.social, Sungrazer, Mike Alfieri, Wherever You Are

Ghost Harmonics flyer for Nov 8th 7pm at The Perch in Philly featuring Olivia Meunz, PJ Lombardo, Kimberly Ann Southwick, Moondog: Harp Songs ft. Julian Calv and Gian Torrano Jacobs, Sungrazer, Mike Alfieri, and Wherever You Are. Hosted by Mike Bagwell

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Amy Saul-Zerby @amysz.bsky.social · Mar 31

from the mouths of babes ✨

from @lowghost.bsky.social's lovely “POEM OF THANKS: A Court of Wands” (@metatronpress.bsky.social)

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William Hazard @williamhazard.co · Mar 27

this event is tonight, and you should come

William Hazard @williamhazard.co · Mar 6

you are cordially invited to join me for what is sure to be a memorable event on the 27th of March, 2025

flyer for “code sonnets” online workshop, part of A Writers Party 2025

example of a “code sonnet” featuring white and light grey text on a dark grey screen — the text reads “beauty Where all lies”

example of a “code sonnet” featuring a 3D model of a white teapot on a dark grey screen

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Mar 20

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Ghost Harmonics April

The next Ghost Harmonics is coming in April! Join us April 26th for an amazing night of music, poetry, readings, and dance!

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Mar 20

Next Ghost Harmonics April 26th!!

readings: Anna Moschovakis, Christine Kelly @sea-spray.bsky.social, Kristin Lueke @klooky.bsky.social and Cameron Walker @applepieandink.bsky.social

music: Upholstery @upholstery.bsky.social and Donnie CoCo @donniecoco.bsky.social

and dance: Inna Krasnoper

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Mar 20

eventbrite.com/e/ghost-harm...

Ghost Harmonics April

The next Ghost Harmonics is coming in April! Join us April 26th for an amazing night of music, poetry, readings, and dance!

eventbrite.com

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Mar 20

Thanks so much!

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Mar 16

Thanks so much, both of you!

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Feb 10

@joehalljoehall.bsky.social, @joustingsnail.bsky.social, @samheaps.bsky.social, @tangentuniverses.bsky.social

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Feb 10

Ghost Harmonics! Featuring Joe Hall, Reuben Gelley Newman, Michael Joseph Walsh, and Sam Heaps, music by Tangent Universes, and a short film by Fern Poppy. Going to be one hell of a night!

Suggested $5-10 at door or handstamp.com/e/ghost-harmonics-macfkqgv though not a barrier to entry

Ghost Harmonics flyer for March 8th at 7pm at the Perch

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Feb 8

New selections from Poem of Thanks up on the amazing JMWW!

JMWW Journal @jmwwjournal.bsky.social · Feb 7

"water boils its name down
to a small hope"

Today at jmww, new poetry from Mike Bagwell:

jmwwblog.wordpress.com/2025/02/07/e...

Excerpts From “Poem of Thanks: The Queen of Cups” by Mike Bagwell

we are so innocent when we believe in the interiority of others

jmwwblog.wordpress.com

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Feb 5

Philly and everywhere

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Feb 1

The Cogito poems have always meant a lot to me, put a Cogito Kid character in my own persona poems as homage. Been revisiting Herbert's Collected lately

cover of Zbigniew Herbert's Collected Poems

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Jan 30

Full highlight reel! Fantastic night boiled down to 35 minutes. Worth a watch! youtu.be/_b3QqJ0kE5E?...

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Jan 30

trailer for the second Ghost Harmonics show, full thing dropping soon! youtu.be/vClK4LBMpGY?...

Ghost Harmonics, The Second Show Trailer

YouTube video by Ghost Harmonics

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William Hazard @williamhazard.co · Jan 27

[small works]

from When We Look at Things We Steal their Color and Grow Heavy Under
their Weght by Mike Bagwell

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Metatron Press @metatronpress.bsky.social · Jan 20

Poem of Thanks: A Court of Wands by @lowghost.bsky.social is now live on our website 🪽

Digi-Pub submissions are open until February 25th!

metatron.press/digipub/poem...

POEM OF THANKS: A COURT OF WANDS

MIKE BAGWELL

metatron.press

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Ben Niespodziany 📚🎪 @neonpajamas.bsky.social · Jan 8

First Neon Night Mic of 2025 is one week from today! Curated by Black Ocean & celebrating a poetry reissue by Bill Knott (1940-2014)

feat. @kathleenmrooney.bsky.social / Nathan Hoks / Carrie Olivia Adams / @evansquilliams.bsky.social / @yoadrianididit.bsky.social / Brian Foley

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Jan 5

This Saturday in Philly!

Ghost Harmonics series second show with readings by Ryan Eckes, Alexis Almeida, and Warren C. Longmire, and music by Bhob Rainey, Huston West, and Oarsman. Going to be a hell of a show!

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Dracula (x8) Magazine | submissions closed @buffalomag.bsky.social · Dec 1

Volume four of Buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo buffalo buffalo Buffalo buffalo, guest edited by Réka Nyitrai, is live! A huge thank you to all the talented writers who trusted us with their work and thank YOU for reading!

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#litmag #poetry #poetrycommunity

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grammatically correct sentence & literary journal

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Nov 25

You might love the "3-em dash" or it's shorter sister, the "2-em dash". A real, single Unicode character⸻with an incredibly narrow citation purpose because it so obviously represents fear deeper than comprehension, joy that rends the horizon and creates it again in its own image.

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Nov 19

How do you end a brush stroke?

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Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Nov 14

Hey all

Mike Bagwell @lowghost.bsky.social · Nov 14

working on a Gilgamesh translation. Graphic novel + etymological/cuneiform study + typographical experiment + sumi ink painting + poetry + Derrida + circuit diagram + anything else that finds its way in. Here's a new painting for the word "īmuru" meaning "seen", and some spreads

#concretepoetry

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