Jonathan Everitt
@jonathaneveritt.bsky.social
freelance writer | poet | Bennington MFA '20 | Rochester, N.Y.
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"At the trial of God, we will ask: why did you allow all this?
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?"
- from Ilya Kaminsky's poem, "A City Like a Guillotine Shivers on Its Way to a Neck"
And the answer will be an echo: why did you allow all this?"
- from Ilya Kaminsky's poem, "A City Like a Guillotine Shivers on Its Way to a Neck"
"But is the technology ready?"
November 25, 2025 at 7:07 PM
"But is the technology ready?"
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I love a sonnet.
The octave, general in terms, listing the necessities love fails to provide. Then in the sestet, more personal, and challenging the idea that ‘Love is All’. But even with that, at the end, the poet does not think she would trade or sell it for solace.
#poetry
#poemoftheday
The octave, general in terms, listing the necessities love fails to provide. Then in the sestet, more personal, and challenging the idea that ‘Love is All’. But even with that, at the end, the poet does not think she would trade or sell it for solace.
#poetry
#poemoftheday
November 25, 2025 at 6:27 AM
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Poems with special guest interludes. I like it.💡
If I ever get poetry famous, it'd be cool to be like a rap star who features friends on tracks. Give a stanza to a writer pal the way rappers give a verse to their buddies. Like, "[Title] featuring @readinstead.bsky.social" etc.
November 25, 2025 at 6:18 AM
Poems with special guest interludes. I like it.💡
Thank you.
I swore an oath to the Constitution in 1986. I've upheld it through 25 years of service and every day since I retired.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
If Trump's trying to intimidate me, it won’t work. I’ve given too much to our country to be silenced by bullies who care more about power than the Constitution.
November 25, 2025 at 12:41 AM
Thank you.
Wow.
“.. Everybody has two lives, and the second life starts when you realize you have ONE," he said.
@usatoday.com
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@usatoday.com
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November 24, 2025 at 3:07 AM
Wow.
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It’s FREE and ONLINE so anyone can join from anywhere!
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November 23, 2025 at 4:04 AM
Another poetry reading coming up from Bearded Bards. Check it out!
Starting the clock now. I predict Rubio resigns within 72 hours.
November 23, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Starting the clock now. I predict Rubio resigns within 72 hours.
Corporate news media didn't *fail* to meet the moment. They *cultivated* it. And they deserve to go extinct. The future is non-profit independent journalism.
New in PN: @mattgertz.bsky.social on the Orbanization of the press
"Everyone just accepts that of course the FCC will only allow a merger if it goes to a person that Trump wants to own it. That’s a very precipitous decline in our broad public assumptions of how govt power is supposed to be wielded"
"Everyone just accepts that of course the FCC will only allow a merger if it goes to a person that Trump wants to own it. That’s a very precipitous decline in our broad public assumptions of how govt power is supposed to be wielded"
The Orbanization of the American press
"The really unnerving thing is Trump using state power to influence who a company gets sold to," Matt Gertz tells us.
www.publicnotice.co
November 22, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Corporate news media didn't *fail* to meet the moment. They *cultivated* it. And they deserve to go extinct. The future is non-profit independent journalism.
#RochesterNY #ROC upcoming demonstration
I'm attending Peoples Action's event, “Remove the Regime” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/mobilize/eve...
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REMOVE the REGIME!
A peaceful rally and march to demand an end to the current administrations assault on the Constitution of the United States and our democracy.
Mutual aid to support "Recovery All W...
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November 22, 2025 at 2:52 PM
#RochesterNY #ROC upcoming demonstration
This alone got a follow from me.
V is my favorite tv show of all time so I’ll check out pretty much anything with him in it.
November 22, 2025 at 5:52 AM
This alone got a follow from me.
This is knockout work from a poet I'm just learning about. Wow. The religious allusions. The line breaks (and prose). The high/low of it all. Love it.🖤
Francesca Leader is (still) trying to teach her (soon-to-be-ex-) husband about two-way streets, today at Villain Era!
Four Poems by Francesca Leader
Goodbye, John Not the Jesus to my child——you were the child, I the second coming——or first, or last, depending whether we countthe wife who resented your paintings,the mother who called you golden, or neither,since I alone stayed. No number of melted-downwedding bands could heal your cracks——you were, to hold another, too broken. But when you…
villaineralit.com
November 21, 2025 at 9:29 PM
This is knockout work from a poet I'm just learning about. Wow. The religious allusions. The line breaks (and prose). The high/low of it all. Love it.🖤
Great analysis of the numbers. I don't agree with all of the takeaways from the "experts" - but no one else is doing political analysis like this in Rochester.
Trend or anomaly? - Rochester Beacon
Monroe County’s suburbs elected more Democrats than ever in November. Is this an indication of a lasting enrollment shift or a cluster of fluke victories?
rochesterbeacon.com
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Have a good and gentle weekend.🖤
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November 21, 2025 at 5:16 PM
Have a good and gentle weekend.🖤
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Leigh Lucas (SPLASHED THINGS) is the winner of the 24th annual A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize! Preorder a copy of the collection (out April, 2026!) through the link in our bio and check out submission information for the 25th annual A. Poulin Jr. Poetry Prize, submissions open until November 30th!
November 21, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Excited for this 🖤
Re-upping this since approval ratings have been popping up in my feed again. (What was Nixon's approval rating when he resigned and how long did it take to get there? See thread.)
For context for current events, it can be useful to keep an eye on presidential approval rating. /1
November 21, 2025 at 3:27 AM
Re-upping this since approval ratings have been popping up in my feed again. (What was Nixon's approval rating when he resigned and how long did it take to get there? See thread.)
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Delighted to share some of the terrific folks I connect with on Bluesky!
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November 21, 2025 at 2:38 AM
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The BIG amendments are principles, rather than specifics. So: cementing voting rights, an end to partisan gerrymandering, and big money out of politics sort of scope. Throw EC into that larger idea of stopping an elite from taking over the election process, rather than focusing on one aspect of it.
November 21, 2025 at 2:35 AM
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Hear, hear 🏳️⚧️
1/ On Transgender Day of Remembrance, we remember those tragically lost to violence against the trans community. Today, we honor their memory and mourn with their families and loved ones.
November 20, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Hear, hear 🏳️⚧️
As someone who admires Mary Oliver's craft, this spoke to me. (Academia can overthink art to death.)
This is exactly the work of criticism that I love. Taking both the lyric & the critique of it seriously, while also noticing the emotional resonance that writing can have and valuing that too. By Maggie Millner for @yalereview.bsky.social
Is Mary Oliver Embarrassing? longreads.com/2025/09/03/i...
Is Mary Oliver Embarrassing? longreads.com/2025/09/03/i...
Is Mary Oliver Embarrassing? - Longreads
"Shame seemed like an obstacle to appreciating the poet. Instead, it became the key to understanding her work."
longreads.com
November 20, 2025 at 5:23 AM
As someone who admires Mary Oliver's craft, this spoke to me. (Academia can overthink art to death.)
Cheers to independent journalism.
Thriving in independent media for 25 years, without a) getting hoovered into some larger media org & subsequently axed, b) getting ruined by some hedge fund guy, c) falling afoul of any short-lived "pivot to video" style trends, or d) going broke...
... is a genuinely remarkable achievement! Kudos.
... is a genuinely remarkable achievement! Kudos.
PHOTOS: TPM Celebrates Our 25-Year Anniversary in NYC talkingpointsmemo.com/gallery/phot...
November 20, 2025 at 1:19 AM
Cheers to independent journalism.
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I remember when I made this account, and there were barely any Rochester-related posts to repost. Now, my timeline is full of plates 🤤 #Bestchester #RochesterNY
November 19, 2025 at 10:02 PM
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Overall enrollment increases at SUNY schools but drops for international students
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Overall enrollment increases at SUNY schools but drops for international students
Overall enrollment at SUNY schools is up for the third year in a row, according to a report the state released on Tuesday.
www.whec.com
November 19, 2025 at 6:53 PM
Overall enrollment increases at SUNY schools but drops for international students
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November 19, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We are hiring now for our spring internships! These remote, volunteer positions offer hands-on experience with editing, writing, and contributing to the social media of a nationally recognized independent literary press. Applications are due 11/21/2025!
www.sundresspublications.com/openings/
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Cool news from a friend and fellow poet. Really proud of Elizabeth!
Really psyched to annnounce that I won second place in Cleaver's Visual Poetics contest for my poem, "MASH"!! What an honor to see my work alongside so many amazing writers, and thank you to @kazimali.bsky.social for choosing my work I can't wait to read the issue when it comes out. <3
November 19, 2025 at 6:16 PM
Cool news from a friend and fellow poet. Really proud of Elizabeth!
Lots of new development going on in downtown Rochester in recent years - and there's more on the way. Cool update via @wxxirochester.bsky.social #RochesterNY #ROC
www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
New wave of construction and 'disruption' coming to Main Street
“A lot of activity in a constrained area," said the city's Erik Frisch, "all taking place at the same time.”
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November 19, 2025 at 4:51 AM
Lots of new development going on in downtown Rochester in recent years - and there's more on the way. Cool update via @wxxirochester.bsky.social #RochesterNY #ROC
www.wxxinews.org/local-news/2...
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