Asa Drake
@asaldrake.bsky.social
Maybe the Body (Tin House, 2026), Beauty Talk (Noemi Press, 2026), One Way to Listen (Gold Line Press, 2023)
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Asa Drake
@asaldrake.bsky.social
· Dec 18
🎉We're thrilled to publish the debut poetry collection MAYBE THE BODY by Asa Drake in Winter 2026! @asaldrake.bsky.social @alyssaogi.bsky.social
This has been the hardest secret to keep. My debut full-length poetry collection MAYBE THE BODY is forthcoming from @tinhouse.bsky.social in 2026! So, so thankful to Alyssa for believing in my work, and to all the friends and mentors who have cheered me on!
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November 23, 2025 at 10:11 PM
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BOOM. ⚡️🧨 Consider a pre-order! My debut collection explores grief for our mothers and ourselves.💥The vibe: end times in the multiverse, tender apocalypses, music, the extinct, ancient, alien, and animal. A bit speculative, a bit strange. Links in bio & here genevievedeguzman.carbonmade.com/karaoke
November 23, 2025 at 2:50 AM
BOOM. ⚡️🧨 Consider a pre-order! My debut collection explores grief for our mothers and ourselves.💥The vibe: end times in the multiverse, tender apocalypses, music, the extinct, ancient, alien, and animal. A bit speculative, a bit strange. Links in bio & here genevievedeguzman.carbonmade.com/karaoke
I paid an unreasonable price for cherries tonight. And they are delicious.
November 20, 2025 at 1:02 AM
I paid an unreasonable price for cherries tonight. And they are delicious.
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November 19, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
November 15, 2025 at 1:00 AM
From a statement from faith leaders at Broadview this morning:
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
"God does not bless cages. God does not sanction abductions. God demands freedom."
@readalittlepoem.bsky.social has introduced me to so many poems that I love. I'm so glad to see this favorite poem of mine in their rich archive!
“Honestly, it's the wrong year / to write a love poem.”
— Asa Drake (@asaldrake.bsky.social)
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This poem appeared in Sierra Magazine, 2022. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Asa Drake (@asaldrake.bsky.social)
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This poem appeared in Sierra Magazine, 2022. Shared here with deep gratitude.
November 4, 2025 at 2:19 PM
@readalittlepoem.bsky.social has introduced me to so many poems that I love. I'm so glad to see this favorite poem of mine in their rich archive!
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“Honestly, it's the wrong year / to write a love poem.”
— Asa Drake (@asaldrake.bsky.social)
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This poem appeared in Sierra Magazine, 2022. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Asa Drake (@asaldrake.bsky.social)
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This poem appeared in Sierra Magazine, 2022. Shared here with deep gratitude.
November 4, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“Honestly, it's the wrong year / to write a love poem.”
— Asa Drake (@asaldrake.bsky.social)
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This poem appeared in Sierra Magazine, 2022. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Asa Drake (@asaldrake.bsky.social)
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This poem appeared in Sierra Magazine, 2022. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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🚨 📙 My forthcoming book has a cover! I hear dynamite gets lit once you start reading. 🧨
The one-and-only @taylorbyas.bsky.social was my editor and @simonemuenchie.bsky.social brought me into the @jacklegpress.bsky.social fold. ✨
Goes boom on 3.16.2026. More info coming soon!
The one-and-only @taylorbyas.bsky.social was my editor and @simonemuenchie.bsky.social brought me into the @jacklegpress.bsky.social fold. ✨
Goes boom on 3.16.2026. More info coming soon!
October 28, 2025 at 8:48 PM
🚨 📙 My forthcoming book has a cover! I hear dynamite gets lit once you start reading. 🧨
The one-and-only @taylorbyas.bsky.social was my editor and @simonemuenchie.bsky.social brought me into the @jacklegpress.bsky.social fold. ✨
Goes boom on 3.16.2026. More info coming soon!
The one-and-only @taylorbyas.bsky.social was my editor and @simonemuenchie.bsky.social brought me into the @jacklegpress.bsky.social fold. ✨
Goes boom on 3.16.2026. More info coming soon!
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Did you hear the news? Contributor @asaldrake.bsky.social’s debut full-length poetry collection MAYBE THE BODY is forthcoming from @tinhouse.bsky.social in 2026!! We're looking forward to the read 🤩
October 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Did you hear the news? Contributor @asaldrake.bsky.social’s debut full-length poetry collection MAYBE THE BODY is forthcoming from @tinhouse.bsky.social in 2026!! We're looking forward to the read 🤩
Wait, there's more baseball? I thought this game followed rule of threes. 😭
October 29, 2025 at 2:16 AM
Wait, there's more baseball? I thought this game followed rule of threes. 😭
Write a critical essay with me this Saturday! 🥰
In this generative workshop, we’ll cover essential elements of long and short form reviews, with a special focus on essay-length reviews. We’ll also address practical aspects of writing criticism including finding a home for your critical essay, and much more!
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October 27, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Write a critical essay with me this Saturday! 🥰
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👀Announcing Tin House Jan-July 2026 titles!
Check out our forthcoming books from
@biancatherosestone.bsky.social
@morgantalty.bsky.social
@emilynemens.bsky.social
@asaldrake.bsky.social
+ more in our new catalog!
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Check out our forthcoming books from
@biancatherosestone.bsky.social
@morgantalty.bsky.social
@emilynemens.bsky.social
@asaldrake.bsky.social
+ more in our new catalog!
bit.ly/THJanJuly26C...
October 23, 2025 at 4:54 PM
👀Announcing Tin House Jan-July 2026 titles!
Check out our forthcoming books from
@biancatherosestone.bsky.social
@morgantalty.bsky.social
@emilynemens.bsky.social
@asaldrake.bsky.social
+ more in our new catalog!
bit.ly/THJanJuly26C...
Check out our forthcoming books from
@biancatherosestone.bsky.social
@morgantalty.bsky.social
@emilynemens.bsky.social
@asaldrake.bsky.social
+ more in our new catalog!
bit.ly/THJanJuly26C...
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Portland ICE facility now.
October 19, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Portland ICE facility now.
Making little watercolors of happy news images to carry with me. This one's based on a Portland ICE protest photographed by Amanda Moore.
October 19, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Making little watercolors of happy news images to carry with me. This one's based on a Portland ICE protest photographed by Amanda Moore.
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BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
October 19, 2025 at 1:14 PM
BREAKING: At least 51 Palestinians have been killed across Gaza by Israeli attacks since the ceasefire came into effect less than two weeks ago, medical sources have told Al Jazeera.
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/z1q2d3
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To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
Los Angeles County declares state of emergency over immigration raids
Los Angeles County officials voted on Tuesday to declare a state of emergency over ongoing federal immigration raids.
abcnews.go.com
October 15, 2025 at 1:54 AM
To be clear:
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
LA County has declared a state of emergency BECAUSE OF the federal government.
The Feds, LA County is (correctly) saying, have CAUSED the emergency.
This is a striking political moment of internal collapse. Local govts feeling compelled to protect their ppl from … their own govt.
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This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
Despite what some, including at DHS, are claiming, this video isn’t from a year ago in Chicago. It was Friday in Hoffman Estates, in my district, a street I’ve walked myself. It appears to show a child being violently detained by ICE. It’s real, and I’m demanding accountability.
October 14, 2025 at 2:32 AM
This version is confirmed, by Hoffman Estates police, puncturing the official DHS statement.
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
At this point, there is a statement from DHS re 🧊 activities in the Chicago area that’s refuted in similar fashion on nearly a daily basis at a minimum over the past week
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BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in the Maen area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
October 13, 2025 at 1:34 AM
BREAKING: Israeli forces have shot and killed a Palestinian in the Maen area of Khan Younis in southern Gaza, according to the Wafa news agency
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
🔴 LIVE updates: aje.io/n5k3lj
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Abolish ICE.
ICE kidnapped a 7th-grader with a pending asylum claim and spirited him out of state without notifying his parents, seemingly with the cooperation of the local police in Everett, MA.
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October 12, 2025 at 10:36 PM
Abolish ICE.
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Thank you to Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) for including Babaylan in your 2025 reading list! 📚Happy #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, everyone. Find your next read: https://www.clmp.org/news/a-reading-list-for-filipino-american-history-month-2025/
October 9, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Thank you to Community of Literary Magazines & Presses (CLMP) for including Babaylan in your 2025 reading list! 📚Happy #FilipinoAmericanHistoryMonth, everyone. Find your next read: https://www.clmp.org/news/a-reading-list-for-filipino-american-history-month-2025/
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“The rule change amounts to an immediate transfer of income from poor farm workers to the very rich, very large agribusinesses which dominate US farms.“
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Trump’s new farm rule betrays American workers
Last week, the Trump administration pushed through a rule change that went largely unnoticed by the mainstream press. Under the new rules, H-2A workers — the only uncapped guest worker programme in th...
unherd.com
October 8, 2025 at 9:39 PM
“The rule change amounts to an immediate transfer of income from poor farm workers to the very rich, very large agribusinesses which dominate US farms.“
unherd.com/newsroom/tru...
unherd.com/newsroom/tru...
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The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’
Gaza Sumud flotilla: How Israel breaks international maritime law
The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’
bit.ly
October 1, 2025 at 3:30 AM
The Global Sumud Flotilla says its fleet of over 50 ships has entered the ‘high-risk zone.’
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I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation
September 28, 2025 at 1:04 AM
I have approximately zero following on this app, sharing in the hopes it can get in front of the right person. A man I went to college with’s wife was kidnapped by ICE at a green card hearing, and he’s trying to find a reporter who will speak to him about the situation
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Join us — Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social , Michelle Peñaloza, R.A.Villanueva, & @rhonierika.bsky.social — for a virtual reading & conversation, OUR HISTORY BRINGS US HERE * 8:00 ET, Wed Oct 8 * We're
toasting our books published this past year/this year, so RSVP now at aaww.org/events/
toasting our books published this past year/this year, so RSVP now at aaww.org/events/
September 27, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Join us — Luisa A. Igloria @thepoetslizard.bsky.social , Michelle Peñaloza, R.A.Villanueva, & @rhonierika.bsky.social — for a virtual reading & conversation, OUR HISTORY BRINGS US HERE * 8:00 ET, Wed Oct 8 * We're
toasting our books published this past year/this year, so RSVP now at aaww.org/events/
toasting our books published this past year/this year, so RSVP now at aaww.org/events/