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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 18h

ICYMI: Anti-ice collages, postal haiga, and mixed media mail #art.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 1d

If you zoom in close on the CURIOSITIES poster featuring my mail art collage, you’ll see an embedded haiku. Check out the exhibition at Art Haus SF (open now thru Nov. 7) to see six more of my mini postal artworks w/haiku. Big thanks to curator Hans Gallas! #poetry #booksky

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 4d

The most streamed Netflix original film ever is…

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KPop Demon Hunters: Gonna Be Golden

Troubled pasts, forbidden romance, catchy tunes, and tested loyalties... 'KPop Demon Hunters" tells a tale of redemption that you can sing along to.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 5d

AGOTT's Exec Director @regie.bsky.social and I discuss poetic influences, the evolution from page to visual art, and political/emotional provocations... #booksky

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 8d

My very first, long out-of-print short story collection PUBLICK SPANKING (1996) just got another four-star rating via #GoodReads. So it ain't dead yet! #booksky

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 12d

Have you read @jeannethornton.bsky.social, @maredavis.bsky.social, or any of the other writers below? Becuase if not, you should... #skybooks #books

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Criticism: Fiction by Contemporaries

A list of nine Goodreads reviews about fictional works (novels, short story collections and even a kids' book) written by friends and people I've met.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 21d

ICYMI: I spent all summer reading #GertrudeStein's THE MAKING OF AMERICANS... #booksky

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Criticism: "The Making of Americans"

Gertrude Stein once wrote, “Some time then there will be every kind of a history of every one who ever can or is or was or will be living.”

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 23d

Hear, hear!

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 23d

Summer Project 2025: Re-read (and write about) the MASSIVE "The Making of Americans" by #GertrudeStein. Mission accomplished! #booksky

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The Making of a Gertrude Stein Fanatic

Because you are a that as well as a who and it’s up to you how to feel about that.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 24d

Thank you, @bogiperson.bsky.social for your Goodreads #bookreview of "Periodic Boyfriends." It's as good as oxygen!

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Bogi Takács's review of Periodic Boyfriends

OKAY this was unexpected. It's a book of sonnets, one for each chemical element, about gay sex. And also about the chemical element. I am always so hesitant about formal poetry in English, but the la...

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 26d

I'm a fan!

Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · 26d

Shout-outs to @cathylinhche.bsky.social, @regie.bsky.social, @juliepoole.bsky.social and all the other poets I've met and whose work I relish. #booksky #goodreads

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Criticism: Poetry by Contemporaries

A list of ten Goodreads reviews about poetry collections written by friends and people I've met.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Sep 3

As of yesterday, I've been maintaining my #Tumblr account MegaCrashCourse for 12 years!

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@megacrashcourse · MegaCrashCourse

Follow @megacrashcourse and get more of the good stuff by joining Tumblr today. Dive in!

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Sep 1

#Filmsky: Here's a dozen movies that reveal Korean cinema's spirit of inclusion. Know of others? Please share!

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Queer Korean Cinema: An Introduction

These dozen films reveal Korean cinema's long history of LGBTQ inclusion.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 28

This movie was so cute! #moviesky #bravecitizen #koreanmovies

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Brave Citizen: Meow Meow

A probationary teacher executes fabulous taekwondo moves, whether the man getting kicked in the face is in the ring or on the sidewalk.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 22

Thank you! That comment just made my evening!

Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 22

Didn't realize this #bookreview of PERIODIC BOYFRIENDS existed at @edgemedianetwork.com. #booksky

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Personal Pieces: Drew Pisarra's 'You're Pretty Gay' | EDGE United States

In queer author and poet Drew Pisarra's second collection of short stories, he really wants you to know all about his feelings, his life, his history, and every nuance in between.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 17

Have you ever watched a North Korean #movie?

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An Unattached Unit: United They Stood, Together They Fought

In Kang Jung-mo's North Korean agit-prop flick, survival is a group concept.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 17

Pretty sure I've seen last #bookreview / Q&A for FASSBINDER: HIS MOVIES, MY POEMS so thanks... @bayareareporter.bsky.social, @fahmidanjournal.bsky.social, @unlikely-stories.bsky.social, @headcanonmag.bsky.social + all other pubs not on bsky. #booksky

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Press Roundup for Fassbinder: His Movies, My Poems

Bay Area Reporter: "Creative, memorable, and thought-provoking, this poetic salute impressively appreciates the genre-spanning oeuvre of a multi-talented, theatrical German cinematographer." Fahmidan....

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 15

THE GRACE LEE PROJECT brought me joy. #documentary

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The Grace Lee Project: She's All That

Who is Grace Lee? She might be a newscaster in Hawaii, a Detroit social activist, a preacher's wife, a preacher's kid or a lesbian activist.

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 15

ICYMI: Three of my haiga -- #haiku with artwork -- from the substack Haiku Pause. #poetry #booksky

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Drew Pisarra @mistermysterio.bsky.social · Aug 15

12 years ago, I started giving myself crash courses in #movie stars/directors then posting about it on @tumblr.com. My spotlight first landed on #StevenSeagal and having watched FIRE DOWN BELOW tonight, I'm reminded he's well worth the time.

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