J. L. Yocum
@jlyocum.com
NYC Poet.
BA in English Comp/Poetry, University of North Texas. Poetry reader for 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩.
Poems in &/or forthcoming in 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨, 𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬, $ 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮, 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬, 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.
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BA in English Comp/Poetry, University of North Texas. Poetry reader for 𝙌𝙪𝙖𝙧𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙡𝙮 𝙒𝙚𝙨𝙩.
Poems in &/or forthcoming in 𝘼𝙡𝙗𝙖𝙩𝙧𝙤𝙨𝙨, 𝙞𝙤𝙣𝙤𝙨𝙥𝙝𝙚𝙧𝙚, 𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙒𝙞𝙣𝙙𝙤𝙬𝙨 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬, $ 𝙋𝙤𝙚𝙩𝙧𝙮 𝙞𝙨 𝘾𝙪𝙧𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙮, 𝘾𝙤𝙢𝙨𝙩𝙤𝙘𝙠 𝙍𝙚𝙫𝙞𝙚𝙬, 𝘦𝘵 𝘢𝘭.
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New published work! My poem " Your father " appears in the newest issue of 𝙏𝙝𝙞𝙢𝙗𝙡𝙚 𝙇𝙞𝙩𝙚𝙧𝙖𝙧𝙮 𝙈𝙖𝙜𝙖𝙯𝙞𝙣𝙚.
https://jlyocum.com/2025/12/29/your-father/
"Your father" appears in the Winter 2025 issue (Vol. 8 No. 3) of Thimble Literary Magazine.
[Click https://bit.ly/45stzSg to read more 💀🕶️]
https://jlyocum.com/2025/12/29/your-father/
"Your father" appears in the Winter 2025 issue (Vol. 8 No. 3) of Thimble Literary Magazine.
[Click https://bit.ly/45stzSg to read more 💀🕶️]
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If you have GOP Senators or Reps, call them now! Demand investigations, tell them not to approve funding, tell them everything.
Republican calls are growing for a deeper investigation into the fatal Minneapolis shooting
A growing number of Republicans are pressing for a deeper investigation into federal immigration tactics after a U.S.
apnews.com
January 26, 2026 at 4:00 AM
If you have GOP Senators or Reps, call them now! Demand investigations, tell them not to approve funding, tell them everything.
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Current* conditions near Toronto, ON:
January 25, 2026 at 9:30 PM
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Today's murder brought to you by Jimmy Fallon.
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Today's murder brought to you by Jimmy Fallon.
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Today's summary execution brought to you by Tim Cook and Apple.
January 24, 2026 at 5:33 PM
Today's summary execution brought to you by Tim Cook and Apple.
January 23, 2026 at 11:31 PM
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If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
January 23, 2026 at 10:07 PM
If you see this, post an album cover with a motor vehicle on it.
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Current* conditions near Grand Haven, MI:
January 22, 2026 at 6:06 AM
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January 22, 2026 at 6:12 AM
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Current* conditions near Goderich, ON:
January 20, 2026 at 4:12 AM
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Current* conditions near St. Helena Island, MI:
January 20, 2026 at 4:36 AM
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Mom (82) out on the streets with her "Democracy Depends on Rule of Law" sign 🥰
January 19, 2026 at 5:17 PM
Mom (82) out on the streets with her "Democracy Depends on Rule of Law" sign 🥰
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Current* conditions near Bayfield, WI:
January 19, 2026 at 5:18 PM
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‘For all the naturalism of the work, it is also a piece of theatre – for example, the eagle wings on Cupid’s back, so skilfully painted, playfully brushing against his thigh, were a stage prop.’
Breeze Barrington on Caravaggio at the Wallace Collection
Breeze Barrington on Caravaggio at the Wallace Collection
Oh boy! Caravaggio’s Cupid is victorious at the Wallace Collection
Once the jewel of a 17th-century Roman collection, this playful painting is reunited with old friends – or suggestions of them at least, writes Breeze Barrington
buff.ly
January 19, 2026 at 2:00 PM
‘For all the naturalism of the work, it is also a piece of theatre – for example, the eagle wings on Cupid’s back, so skilfully painted, playfully brushing against his thigh, were a stage prop.’
Breeze Barrington on Caravaggio at the Wallace Collection
Breeze Barrington on Caravaggio at the Wallace Collection
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Minneapolis AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike on Friday as Movement Spreads to Other Cities #GeneralStrikeNOW paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
Minneapolis AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike on Friday as Movement Spreads to Other Cities
This weekend, the Minneapolis AFL-CIO endorsed a measure calling for a general strike in response to ICE’s continued operations and raids in Minneapolis on Friday, January 23.
paydayreport.com
January 19, 2026 at 4:48 AM
Minneapolis AFL-CIO Calls for General Strike on Friday as Movement Spreads to Other Cities #GeneralStrikeNOW paydayreport.com/minneapolis-...
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Study for “Improvisation 28” (Second Version) by Vasily Kandinsky, 1912
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137208
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137208
January 18, 2026 at 8:20 PM
Study for “Improvisation 28” (Second Version) by Vasily Kandinsky, 1912
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137208
https://botfrens.com/collections/212/contents/137208
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January 17, 2026 at 3:57 AM
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Are we rehearsing or are we recording? Yes. I don’t know. It’s complicated.
January 16, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Are we rehearsing or are we recording? Yes. I don’t know. It’s complicated.
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M'old Jæp, by Tonstartssbandht
from the album An When
tonstartssbandht.bandcamp.com
January 16, 2026 at 3:26 PM
Little birdhouse on the shore
January 16, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Little birdhouse on the shore
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I am really tired of dystopian fiction.
*writes dattopian fiction instead*
*writes dattopian fiction instead*
January 15, 2026 at 10:57 PM
I am really tired of dystopian fiction.
*writes dattopian fiction instead*
*writes dattopian fiction instead*
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Current* conditions near Toronto, ON:
January 15, 2026 at 5:00 AM
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I have been stung by a radioactive bee, and now I have super bee powers (I communicate by a dance in which I rapidly wiggle my butt)!
January 15, 2026 at 4:13 AM
I have been stung by a radioactive bee, and now I have super bee powers (I communicate by a dance in which I rapidly wiggle my butt)!
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to keep more of my hot takes to myself.
Not all of them, of course — nobody’s got 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 much willpower.
Not all of them, of course — nobody’s got 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 much willpower.
January 13, 2026 at 12:33 AM
One of my New Year’s resolutions is to keep more of my hot takes to myself.
Not all of them, of course — nobody’s got 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 much willpower.
Not all of them, of course — nobody’s got 𝙩𝙝𝙖𝙩 much willpower.