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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Sep 5

the only way out (completing tasks at work) is through (listening to house music for like 8 hours straight every day for the rest of my life)

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Aug 22

new book comes out by year's end with Community Mausoleum. thx to Zach for getting me and having such solid vision. read the other stuff CM has put out here: www.communitymausoleum.org

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Jul 25

interviewed Ariel Yelen for @clereviewbooks.bsky.social. big thanks to our editor Zach Peckham on this (it uh, took me a long time to finish my edits b/c my job was killing me this spring): clereviewofbooks.com/if-poetry-wo...

If Poetry Won’t Help: An Interview with Ariel Yelen - Cleveland Review of Books

"But again, I did not succeed at destroying capitalism with my crown of sonnets. Language alone of course cannot rid us of our conditions. Is that very pessimistic?"

clereviewofbooks.com

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Jul 3

Caroline and I are finally doing a launch for DAWN NOON DUSK MIDNIGHT this month in Brooklyn. Also reading in Kingston—details on that to come.

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Jun 13

It’s the slowest process, even 6 years in for me

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Jun 6

Spitting wisdom, constantly

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Jun 3

It’s not worth it

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Jun 1

Fr fuck this

miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · May 21

One of the best to ever do it

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · May 21

Public health was already in fucking shambles. Action items later in this thread. These people have no understanding of how diseases work much less how to prevent them. I’m so tired.

Dr. Lucky Tran @luckytran.com · May 20

Under its new leadership — who spread misinformation throughout the pandemic — the FDA announced it will limit all Covid vaccines to adults over 65 and those with certain medical conditions.

Covid continues to spread and cause harm. This an anti-science move that will kill more Americans.

F.D.A. Poised to Restrict Access to Covid Vaccines
Agency leaders said there was evidence to justify approval only for older people and those with medical conditions. Many others may not be able to get the shots.

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · May 18

Caroline Rayner and I wrote a whole book of small poems: spiraleditions.bigcartel.com/product/dawn...

DAWN NOON DUSK MIDNIGHT, Miri Karraker & Caroline Rayner

Dawn Noon Dusk Midnight, Miri Karraker & Caroline Rayner "I lost it, hear me out, // the sound I heard volcanic, and did you not, or were...

spiraleditions.bigcartel.com

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · May 2

Grateful I can pay for it but mannnnnnn

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · May 2

discovered what the least sexy thing to spend money on is: sewer line repair

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 29

How anybody could not want a stick blender is beyond me. Best $30 or whatever I’ve ever spent

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 27

Say where (so I know not to go there, this is some ungenerous shit)

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 25

Returning to this thread to brag about my free rocks

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 25

yupppp these trades + being active in my Buy Nothing group has completely changed my life. guy who I gave some random stuff in my basement is bringing me some landscaping rock and also said he'd give me advice on a problem with my gutters lol

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 25

doing trades like this brings my only the purest joy

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 22

soon!

Essay Press @essaypress.bsky.social · Apr 22

Asides // besides #2 is almost here! Order your copy on our website to make sure you get one when they mail out in a couple weeks: epbooks.square.site/product/asid...

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 21

In this economy…you know what to do

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 20

The future is bright and free of lawn

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 20

He has the floppy hair but that’s sort of it.

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 19

I think about this movie…all the time

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 15

prob not joining an acquaintance's adorno aesthetic theory reading group but that's not gonna stop me from printing the 400 page pdf off at work before anybody's in the office

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miri @miriiiiiiiiiiii.bsky.social · Apr 12

Literally got on up for this and immediately got back down the second I got home

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