Bryan Borland
@bryanborland.bsky.social
Poet / Writer / Publisher of Sibling Rivalry Press & Queer Punk Collective / Very Gay / 🦁 / Latest Books: Crow in the Desert & Brotherful / Editor of Assaracus: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry
www.bryanborland.com
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If poetry is dead we’re haunting you. Introducing Assaracus Issue 27: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry. Pre-orders are open - ships in January. #poetry #gay #lgbtq siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/assa...
December 5, 2025 at 4:23 PM
If poetry is dead we’re haunting you. Introducing Assaracus Issue 27: A Journal of Gay and Queer Poetry. Pre-orders are open - ships in January. #poetry #gay #lgbtq siblingrivalrypress.bigcartel.com/product/assa...
In high school in south Arkansas in the late 90s, I saw a triangular formation of lights hovering in 1 spot for a long time. After a bit, it made rapid zig zag motions & zoomed off in a way that was incomprehensible. I saw this 2 times, about a year apart. Both times I was with another person. #UAP
Tell us all your story of seeing a UFO or something in the sky you simply couldn’t explain. 🍿
December 5, 2025 at 4:20 PM
In high school in south Arkansas in the late 90s, I saw a triangular formation of lights hovering in 1 spot for a long time. After a bit, it made rapid zig zag motions & zoomed off in a way that was incomprehensible. I saw this 2 times, about a year apart. Both times I was with another person. #UAP
A #poem by Bryan Borland on the occasion of being infected with respiratory gunk at the hands of nephew Oliver. (Click the link to hear this performed in full-on sick voice.) #poetry
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Oliver's Germs
A poem by Bryan Borland on the occasion of being infected with respiratory gunk at the hands of his nephew, Oliver. --- OLIVER’S GERMS I am holding…
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November 20, 2025 at 12:55 AM
A #poem by Bryan Borland on the occasion of being infected with respiratory gunk at the hands of nephew Oliver. (Click the link to hear this performed in full-on sick voice.) #poetry
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I’m the lucky one in this equation. I’m proud to build bridges and save lives with Father Marc’s story of survival - turning shame into JOY and SELF-ACCEPTANCE. Watch this space for details. SRP has always been about honoring the people who broke the doors down. Marc did just that! #indiepublishing
2 MONTHS AGO I MET AN INSPIRING MAN @bryanborland.bsky.social AT THE TIME THAT I MET HIM, I HAD NO IDEA THAT HE WAS A BOOK PUBLISHER (siblingrivalrypress.com)
YESTERDAY, I SIGNED THE CONTRACT! THEY WILL BE PUBLISHING MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY! FROM CONVERSION THERAPY, AIDS, PORN…TO BECOMING FATHER MARC!
YESTERDAY, I SIGNED THE CONTRACT! THEY WILL BE PUBLISHING MY AUTOBIOGRAPHY! FROM CONVERSION THERAPY, AIDS, PORN…TO BECOMING FATHER MARC!
November 19, 2025 at 2:56 PM
I’m the lucky one in this equation. I’m proud to build bridges and save lives with Father Marc’s story of survival - turning shame into JOY and SELF-ACCEPTANCE. Watch this space for details. SRP has always been about honoring the people who broke the doors down. Marc did just that! #indiepublishing
I'm PUMPED to share a celebratory reading launching ASSARACUS ISSUE 26! Click on this link to jump into our bedroom and join nine poets featured in our relaunch sharing their work, their favorite songs, dirty jokes, serious business, and above all #queer JOY. #poetry vimeo.com/1134236524?f...
Assaracus Issue 26: A Queer Dive Bar Launch Party Reading
After years away, Assaracus roars back to life: fluid, defiant, unapologetic, and gloriously multiple. Assaracus Issue 26 revives the journal that never played it…
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November 6, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I'm PUMPED to share a celebratory reading launching ASSARACUS ISSUE 26! Click on this link to jump into our bedroom and join nine poets featured in our relaunch sharing their work, their favorite songs, dirty jokes, serious business, and above all #queer JOY. #poetry vimeo.com/1134236524?f...
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Read this one at @bryanborland.bsky.social Assaracus #Poetry reading tonight. it's called "Back Alley Gods" (2019)
Back Alley Gods
Worshipped in secret,
Image emblazoned On
the wrong side of town.
Back Alley Gods
Stolen from savages!
It seems no one was proud
To have these deities around.
Back Alley Gods
Worshipped in secret,
Image emblazoned On
the wrong side of town.
Back Alley Gods
Stolen from savages!
It seems no one was proud
To have these deities around.
November 6, 2025 at 1:31 AM
Read this one at @bryanborland.bsky.social Assaracus #Poetry reading tonight. it's called "Back Alley Gods" (2019)
Back Alley Gods
Worshipped in secret,
Image emblazoned On
the wrong side of town.
Back Alley Gods
Stolen from savages!
It seems no one was proud
To have these deities around.
Back Alley Gods
Worshipped in secret,
Image emblazoned On
the wrong side of town.
Back Alley Gods
Stolen from savages!
It seems no one was proud
To have these deities around.
Reposted by Bryan Borland
LISTEN TO THE VOICE…DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT???
HE HAS LED MANY OF US INTO HYPNO BLISS!!! I LOVE THIS MAN @vasthypno.bsky.social AND I LOVE HIS PUBLISHER @bryanborland.bsky.social
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU BOTH DO!!!
HE HAS LED MANY OF US INTO HYPNO BLISS!!! I LOVE THIS MAN @vasthypno.bsky.social AND I LOVE HIS PUBLISHER @bryanborland.bsky.social
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU BOTH DO!!!
Reading my #poetry in #Leather
"WAYSTATION OF THE DAMNED"
Published by @bryanborland.bsky.social in Assaracus no 26
"WAYSTATION OF THE DAMNED"
Published by @bryanborland.bsky.social in Assaracus no 26
November 5, 2025 at 3:18 PM
LISTEN TO THE VOICE…DO YOU RECOGNIZE IT???
HE HAS LED MANY OF US INTO HYPNO BLISS!!! I LOVE THIS MAN @vasthypno.bsky.social AND I LOVE HIS PUBLISHER @bryanborland.bsky.social
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU BOTH DO!!!
HE HAS LED MANY OF US INTO HYPNO BLISS!!! I LOVE THIS MAN @vasthypno.bsky.social AND I LOVE HIS PUBLISHER @bryanborland.bsky.social
THANK YOU FOR THE WORK YOU BOTH DO!!!
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Happy Margaret Atwood's memoir is released today to those who celebrate. (Surely I am not the only one who CANNOT WAIT to read this).
November 4, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Happy Margaret Atwood's memoir is released today to those who celebrate. (Surely I am not the only one who CANNOT WAIT to read this).
Loved loved loved sharing stories and #poetry at the Hot Springs (Arkansas) Poetry Festival over the weekend with a good group of very talented people and a great audience!
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 PM
Loved loved loved sharing stories and #poetry at the Hot Springs (Arkansas) Poetry Festival over the weekend with a good group of very talented people and a great audience!
I co-sign on this #halloween playlist 🎃
I made y oh a spooky moody #Halloween playlist #bluesky! Hopefully you don’t know any of these: open.spotify.com/playlist/3Yy...
#musicaky #Howl-a-ween #musicchallenge 🎃
#musicaky #Howl-a-ween #musicchallenge 🎃
Haunted Roadhouse
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October 31, 2025 at 10:55 PM
I co-sign on this #halloween playlist 🎃
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Keith Haring & Juan Dubose
October 27, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Keith Haring & Juan Dubose
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Have you watched the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films?
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Stormzy, Katherine Parkinson, Rory Kinnear, Arlo Parks, Shazad Latif and Gabrielle Creevy star in our new films showcasing the 2025 shortlist
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October 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Have you watched the Booker Prize 2025 shortlist films?
Just scroll back down our feed to catch up or visit our website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
Just scroll back down our feed to catch up or visit our website: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...
When I brought Assaracus back, I wanted to make sure I included voices that aren’t afraid to be subversive - just like the poets I first fell in love with in books like An Outlaw Bible of American #Poetry. Jack Drago is one of those voices. 🔥 😈 🔥 ✊🔥 His work reminds me of John Giorno.
Reading my #poetry in #Leather
"WAYSTATION OF THE DAMNED"
Published by @bryanborland.bsky.social in Assaracus no 26
"WAYSTATION OF THE DAMNED"
Published by @bryanborland.bsky.social in Assaracus no 26
October 24, 2025 at 8:20 PM
When I brought Assaracus back, I wanted to make sure I included voices that aren’t afraid to be subversive - just like the poets I first fell in love with in books like An Outlaw Bible of American #Poetry. Jack Drago is one of those voices. 🔥 😈 🔥 ✊🔥 His work reminds me of John Giorno.
Reposted by Bryan Borland
I have 9 new poems in @bryanborland.bsky.social’s revival of Assaracus! 😈⛓️
October 22, 2025 at 5:14 PM
I have 9 new poems in @bryanborland.bsky.social’s revival of Assaracus! 😈⛓️
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Illegals.
Page 3 in SENTENCES.
Page 3 in SENTENCES.
October 18, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Illegals.
Page 3 in SENTENCES.
Page 3 in SENTENCES.
One of the last things Jubi said to me: “Spiritually I don’t know where I’m headed, but I feel the need to explore beyond. That’s as much as I know right now.”
Explore, my friend. Take it all in. As of today, it’s all yours to discover. Love you forever, Jubi Arriola-Headley. (Poet, Original Kink)
Explore, my friend. Take it all in. As of today, it’s all yours to discover. Love you forever, Jubi Arriola-Headley. (Poet, Original Kink)
October 18, 2025 at 12:55 PM
One of the last things Jubi said to me: “Spiritually I don’t know where I’m headed, but I feel the need to explore beyond. That’s as much as I know right now.”
Explore, my friend. Take it all in. As of today, it’s all yours to discover. Love you forever, Jubi Arriola-Headley. (Poet, Original Kink)
Explore, my friend. Take it all in. As of today, it’s all yours to discover. Love you forever, Jubi Arriola-Headley. (Poet, Original Kink)
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So much love to Kai Coggin for curating a spirit-lifting night of storytelling with the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. My most common “performing” pose is unconsciously placing my hand on my chest, somewhere around my heart. Hand on heart, it was a magical space. ❤️ #poetry #gaypoetry
October 14, 2025 at 1:36 PM
So much love to Kai Coggin for curating a spirit-lifting night of storytelling with the Hot Springs Documentary Film Festival. My most common “performing” pose is unconsciously placing my hand on my chest, somewhere around my heart. Hand on heart, it was a magical space. ❤️ #poetry #gaypoetry
As part of the Hot Springs (Arkansas) Documentary Film Festival, I’ll be sharing the story of Sibling Rivalry Press tomorrow night at a campfire storytelling event. Excited to be with some of my favs. #queerpoetry #gaypoetry #poetry hsdfi.org
October 12, 2025 at 11:51 PM
As part of the Hot Springs (Arkansas) Documentary Film Festival, I’ll be sharing the story of Sibling Rivalry Press tomorrow night at a campfire storytelling event. Excited to be with some of my favs. #queerpoetry #gaypoetry #poetry hsdfi.org
One of my heroes.
Never more pertinent than now 🕊️by legendary Beat poet & co-founder of City Lights publishers - booksellers 🙉🙈🙊
October 11, 2025 at 1:29 PM
One of my heroes.
#NYC! I’m reading at BGSQD today at 3:00. #gaypoetry #queerpoetry #poetry Come see me and there will be a hug in it for you. I’ll also be talking publishing, art as #resistance // and why I’ve brought back #siblingrivalrypress.
September 28, 2025 at 1:05 PM
#NYC! I’m reading at BGSQD today at 3:00. #gaypoetry #queerpoetry #poetry Come see me and there will be a hug in it for you. I’ll also be talking publishing, art as #resistance // and why I’ve brought back #siblingrivalrypress.