David J Bauman
@davidjbauman.bsky.social
Poet, birder, librarian🌈 New Ohio Review, Shenandoah, Crab Creek Review, the MacGuffin. Three chapbooks, including Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems, with my son Micah, Seven Kitchens Press. davidjbauman.com
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Some days I grow quite tired of poems that are actively trying to teach me a lesson rather than just exploring and reaching for truths they haven’t quite yet discovered
November 25, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Some days I grow quite tired of poems that are actively trying to teach me a lesson rather than just exploring and reaching for truths they haven’t quite yet discovered
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casual reminder that saying you're interested in submissions from underprivileged and underrepresented writers falls a little flat when you're also charging folks to submit
literally just checked 25 journals I was going to submit to and every one of them charges a fee.
November 24, 2025 at 4:37 PM
casual reminder that saying you're interested in submissions from underprivileged and underrepresented writers falls a little flat when you're also charging folks to submit
A note by @anthonyframe.bsky.social on Threads reminded me: November deadlines. Are not in my budget due to the adding up of submission fees. I know it’s an evil empire, but Google forms or just email would work fine. I’ve used email as an editor just fine.
November 25, 2025 at 8:52 PM
A note by @anthonyframe.bsky.social on Threads reminded me: November deadlines. Are not in my budget due to the adding up of submission fees. I know it’s an evil empire, but Google forms or just email would work fine. I’ve used email as an editor just fine.
I just learned that epsom salt is an anagram for last poems.
I think I’ll be staying away from salt baths for a while
I think I’ll be staying away from salt baths for a while
November 25, 2025 at 4:16 AM
I just learned that epsom salt is an anagram for last poems.
I think I’ll be staying away from salt baths for a while
I think I’ll be staying away from salt baths for a while
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💯. We do a New Year's Eve cocktail party and good mocktails are a key part of the menu.
November 24, 2025 at 10:36 PM
💯. We do a New Year's Eve cocktail party and good mocktails are a key part of the menu.
Something about the next three months being the first three words you see.
I fudged up #3 maybe:
Clarity
joy
film
I fudged up #3 maybe:
Clarity
joy
film
Enlightenment
Transformation
Healing
(All extremely welcomed)
Transformation
Healing
(All extremely welcomed)
November 24, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Something about the next three months being the first three words you see.
I fudged up #3 maybe:
Clarity
joy
film
I fudged up #3 maybe:
Clarity
joy
film
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LESS THAN A MONTH AWAY
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November 17, 2025 at 12:32 AM
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“I’ve had
the time of my li-ife
You know I never felt this way before
and I swear, it’s the truth-u-uth
and I owe it all to to you—uu
the time of my li-ife
You know I never felt this way before
and I swear, it’s the truth-u-uth
and I owe it all to to you—uu
Do I wanna go out with a lion's roar?
Yeah, I wanna go south and get me some more
Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine
They say I better stop or I'll go blind
She bop
Ohh
Yeah, I wanna go south and get me some more
Hey, they say that a stitch in time saves nine
They say I better stop or I'll go blind
She bop
Ohh
November 23, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“I’ve had
the time of my li-ife
You know I never felt this way before
and I swear, it’s the truth-u-uth
and I owe it all to to you—uu
the time of my li-ife
You know I never felt this way before
and I swear, it’s the truth-u-uth
and I owe it all to to you—uu
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Grammar suggestions and corrections are such a bitch when you're writing poems.
November 21, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Grammar suggestions and corrections are such a bitch when you're writing poems.
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I started sending poems to POETRY magazine 37 years ago, received mnay dozens of rejections in the interim, and this next December issue is hosting two of my poems, and forgive me if I have a second beer this evening....
Invest in the work. Don't quit. Persist.
Invest in the work. Don't quit. Persist.
November 21, 2025 at 2:56 AM
I started sending poems to POETRY magazine 37 years ago, received mnay dozens of rejections in the interim, and this next December issue is hosting two of my poems, and forgive me if I have a second beer this evening....
Invest in the work. Don't quit. Persist.
Invest in the work. Don't quit. Persist.
If you’ve done this sort of thing, please don’t do it again.
Hellbender Salamander Crushed By Rock Stackers in the Smokies www.backpacker.com/news-and-eve...
Hikers' Rock Stacks Could Be Killing America's Biggest Salamanders
The giant salamanders make their homes and lay their eggs under rocks.
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November 21, 2025 at 3:00 AM
If you’ve done this sort of thing, please don’t do it again.
Have you ever noticed that abetting never happens without aiding?
November 20, 2025 at 5:12 AM
Have you ever noticed that abetting never happens without aiding?
This is how we should have been reacting to him for years
It’s a very big plane. They could even just turn their back to him. He’s like a child or dog that needs attention in that way. Just stop asking questions and turn the cameras off. Or even better, interview the journalist and ignore him.
November 19, 2025 at 4:11 AM
This is how we should have been reacting to him for years
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I think it's because if anyone you know did the same thing, there would be serious repercussions- think if a male teacher called a student Piggy
November 18, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I think it's because if anyone you know did the same thing, there would be serious repercussions- think if a male teacher called a student Piggy
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It’s a poetry taster on a winter’s evening 📚💙❄️ Hope to see you there!
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November 16, 2025 at 1:56 PM
It’s a poetry taster on a winter’s evening 📚💙❄️ Hope to see you there!
@amorak.bsky.social @pittella.bsky.social @esylviapoet.bsky.social @martin65.bsky.social #poetry
@amorak.bsky.social @pittella.bsky.social @esylviapoet.bsky.social @martin65.bsky.social #poetry
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Elon Musk is a terrible president.
February 3, 2025 at 10:34 PM
Elon Musk is a terrible president.
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I could REALLY use more orders of Issue 20. SRSLY.
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This is a celebration of 5 years of a magazine that pays, prints, nominates for awards, fulfills orders immediately, doesn't charge fees or ask for donations & champions its contributors. Here's what's inside the anniversary issue
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November 14, 2025 at 6:22 PM
I could REALLY use more orders of Issue 20. SRSLY.
This is a celebration of 5 years of a magazine that pays, prints, nominates for awards, fulfills orders immediately, doesn't charge fees or ask for donations & champions its contributors. Here's what's inside the anniversary issue
stanchionzine.com
This is a celebration of 5 years of a magazine that pays, prints, nominates for awards, fulfills orders immediately, doesn't charge fees or ask for donations & champions its contributors. Here's what's inside the anniversary issue
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Damn, for the first time in a long time, I found myself in one of the darker areas of BluSky. Not engaging there. Not feeding trolls. And some of these Libertarian types need to see the light and realize that the devil does not need you to advocate for him.
November 16, 2025 at 4:42 AM
Damn, for the first time in a long time, I found myself in one of the darker areas of BluSky. Not engaging there. Not feeding trolls. And some of these Libertarian types need to see the light and realize that the devil does not need you to advocate for him.
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Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
November 15, 2025 at 11:32 PM
Libraries purchase books. When you see a book at the library, it isn’t “free”
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
the library bought it.
which in turn means that the community bought it.
In other words, library books are not lost sales for authors and publishers; they’re positive sales. Active sales. Those are bought.
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Please sign up to see these three amazing poets read their work with @notatawp.bsky.social: @victoriawrites.bsky.social @taylorbyas.bsky.social and @toosiewatson.bsky.social will be reading with us on Monday at 7pm.
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A NAWP Reading: Victoria Buitron, Taylor Byas & Daniella Toosie-Watson
A NAWP Reading with Victoria Buitron, Taylor Byas and Daniella Toosie Watson hosted by Jared Beloff.
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November 15, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Please sign up to see these three amazing poets read their work with @notatawp.bsky.social: @victoriawrites.bsky.social @taylorbyas.bsky.social and @toosiewatson.bsky.social will be reading with us on Monday at 7pm.
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Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
November 15, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Amazon announced 14,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $40M last year.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
UPS announced 48,000 layoffs. Its CEO made over $24M last year.
Intel announced 20,000 layoffs. Its new CEO's pay package is valued at nearly $69M.
This is what I mean when I say the system is rigged.
The room is
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
almost all
elephant.
Almost none
of it isn’t.
Pretty much
solid elephant.
So there’s no
room to talk
about it.
-Kay Ryan, “The Elephant in the Room”
#everynightapoem
November 13, 2025 at 11:45 PM
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spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"
November 10, 2025 at 7:32 PM
spoke with the executive director of my local food bank today and got this really incredible line: "if you donate 1 can of green beans, we can give away 1 can of green beans. but if you donate a dollar, we can give away 6 cans of green beans"