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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein

@fklein907.bsky.social

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Alaskan poet, teacher, parent. Books: Text Messages from The Angel Gabriel (Gnashing Teeth 2024), Another Life (Riot in Your Throat 2025) https://linktr.ee/francesklein

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · Jul 7

August and the #sealeychallenge will be here sooner than you think! @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social is running a sale right now, so you can get my book (and the other amazing books in their catalog) for $10 each!

Link: riotinyourthroat.com/product/anot...

A graphic that says Sealey Challenge book sale and a picture of the Frances Klein poetry collection "Another Life" for ten dollars

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Dr. Matthew E. Henry (MEH) @mehpoeting.bsky.social · 12h

My tiny little poem “metaphor” was published in issue 13 of Molecule!

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 14h

6 just proposed that we play Pictionary for “real money” and when I said we don’t bet on family game night he said “do I look like I’m in the mood to not play for money?” And then walked away

Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 1d

(I am also giving responsible adult advice, but this is one of the perks of the job)

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McSweeney's @mcsweeneys.net · 1d

Today’s mandatory faculty mental health slideshow, “Going Through the Motions: How to Function Despite the Fact Your Supervisors Hate You and Your Job Is Destroying You Spiritually,” has been postponed again.

The Faculty Mental Health Fair Has Been Postponed Again

Dear Faculty: Due to concerns expressed by the students, parents, and staff, you are invited to attend a mandatory emergency mental health fair in ...

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 1d

Two of my sophomore girls have been regularly updating me on their “love square” (girl a likes boy b, both boys b and c like girl d, who, in her words, is married to her career)

Guess who gets to make the groups for test review 😊😂😈

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 1d

Right?!

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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 2d

my little brother challenged my perspective this morning with some heterodox thinking. why AM i hitting myself. why AM i hitting myself

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 2d

Thank you!

Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 2d

@riotinyourthroat.bsky.social press is a powerhouse! Three of their titles (including my book 🥰) on the finalist list for the Last Syllable Book Award

A real testament to the work @wordperv.bsky.social is doing

Last Syllable: A Longform Literary Journal @lastsyllablelit.bsky.social · 2d

Congratulations to our Book Award finalists!!

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 2d

Woke up to a midweek 💀

Thanks to @havehashad.com and @jlyocum.com

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Gary Reddin @garyreddin.bsky.social · 2d

My wife once asked me what drugs writers take, this is my answer @havehashad.com

A success! message from Submittable letting Gary know he successfully submitted to Had.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 2d

😂 I will join you on your crusade!

Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 3d

Verbs are the best part of speech. Fight me.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 3d

That’s my understanding

Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 4d

Was just trying to tidy the house yesterday when all of a sudden this Caroline Bird poem came on the slow down and then of course I was crying

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I think 'so, this is death' and wonder why I can still see through my eyes. An angel approaches with a feedback form asking how I'd rate my life (very good, good, average, bad, very bad) and I intend to tick
'average' followed by a rant then I recall your face like a cartoon treasure chest glowing with gold light, tick 'very good; and in the comment box below I write
'nice job' The angel asks if I enjoyed my stay and I say 'Oh yes, I'd definitely come again' and he gives me a soft look meaning 'that won't be possible but thanks all the same, clicks his pen and vanishes.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 4d

6 tells me that this picture is titled “Sad at the Party Number 1”

A Child’s drawing of two figures standing under a disco ball from which different colored lines are streaming. Both characters have neutral expressions on their faces

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ballast journal @ballastjournal.bsky.social · 4d

Contributor Features from ballast 3.3:

Here’s “Impossible Princess” by Zack Carson

www.ballastjournal.com/zack-carson

#contributorfeature
#poem
#poems
#ballast
#ZackCarson

The image is a digital graphic featuring a quote from Zack Carson's "Impossible Princess" on an orange background. The title, "ZACK CARSON FROM 'IMPOSSIBLE PRINCESS'", is prominently displayed in large black text at the top.

Below the title, a poignant quote reads: "If I could, I would boil my hands in flowers. Every song is dedicated to babies who came feet first; they look just like me." This quote is presented in smaller black text.

In the bottom-left corner, a simple line drawing depicts a hand reaching out to touch a bouquet of flowers. The flowers are illustrated with delicate lines and subtle details, adding a touch of elegance to the design.

On the right side of the image, the text "ballast 3.3" and "ballastjournal.com" are displayed in small black font, providing context and attribution for the quote.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 4d

6 tells me that this picture is titled “Sad at the Party Number 1”

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 4d

Very lucky to have a poem from my “Guide to Interpreting Dreams” series in the finale issue of Gigantic Sequins, alongside a stunner by @msstefaniekirby.bsky.social

Guide to Interpreting Dreams V
FRANCES KLEIN
You demand soup.
You crumple saltines over my bowl just the way I don't like it. At the magpie's rattle, you send me to tend to our child. Claws scratch my arms as I lift him from the cradle; I stoop for a kiss, and my mouth fills with beak. Outside, the sky is end-days yellow, and you answer each plea with a turned back. We have had the frogs and the hail. We have sprayed blood from the patio furniture, our bodies anointed with ointments for the lice and boils.
When the long darkness breaks, I know what comes next— but you hunch over your soup, unmoved. In the crib, silence where there should be song.

A list from the back of the issue showing Stefanie Kirby and Frances Klein

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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 6d

● EXCITING NEWS ●

The debut novel by your friend and mine, @fbereaud.bsky.social (author of the sublime San Diego Stories from @CowboyJamboree), is now available to pre-order and is on sale for $2 off in the Stanchion shop.

www.stanchionzine.com/product-page...

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 5d

🎶my girl’s in/the next room/sometimes I wish she was you🎶

A bad drawing of a large spider with a pumpkin head. The spider is sitting on a web and has a skeleton wrapped up

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Flight: A Literary Sampler @flightlit.bsky.social · 7d

Bartleby the Scrivener ass response to our submission questions:

A google form where the response to the question "Pronouns" is I/Me and the response to "Cover Letter" is I'd rather not.

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 8d

Why is it that “buy this book we soaked in mayonnaise” doesn’t appeal to me?

Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 8d

Yes! Anything that reduces that stationary standing time is so critical

Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 8d

It is the only way I survive the weekends. You want me to clean the house and do youth sports runs AND make a whole meal? Crockpot.

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