Carlos A. Pittella
@pittella.bsky.social
latinx poet haunted by borders ⦁ he/him ⦁ RA @assistedlab.bsky.social
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propersitions (Cactus, '25)
footnotes after Lorca (above/ground, '24)
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propersitions (Cactus, '25)
footnotes after Lorca (above/ground, '24)
ALT pfp: buzzcut, polkadot, broken smile
ALT banner: blueskyed Shiva humming
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Carlos A. Pittella
@pittella.bsky.social
· Apr 11
Hi Sky!
My name is Carlos A. Pittella, I’m a Latinx poet, & you may find my bordercrossing/borderbeing in poems like “WATSONS”
—luv to @chaudierebooks.bsky.social for publishing this piece during National Poetry Month: chaudierebooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/nati...
My name is Carlos A. Pittella, I’m a Latinx poet, & you may find my bordercrossing/borderbeing in poems like “WATSONS”
—luv to @chaudierebooks.bsky.social for publishing this piece during National Poetry Month: chaudierebooks.blogspot.com/2025/04/nati...
I’ve written for @assistedlab.bsky.social about José Saramago’s fabulous novel “Death with Interruptions,” focusing on the ethical questions it raises around assisted dying.
‘As intermitências da morte’ by José Saramago explores the economic, political, & ethical questions raised if, suddenly, people stopped dying. To see how it has been cited in debates on the legalization of assisted dying see 👇
Analysis by @pittella.bsky.social
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Analysis by @pittella.bsky.social
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'As intermitências da morte' by José Saramago
This allegorical novel explores the economic, political, religious, and ethical questions that would be raised if, suddenly, people stopped dying.
assistedlab.ch
January 27, 2026 at 12:14 AM
I’ve written for @assistedlab.bsky.social about José Saramago’s fabulous novel “Death with Interruptions,” focusing on the ethical questions it raises around assisted dying.
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Hare, Edge Of The Silver Dawn, Catherine Hyde.
January 26, 2026 at 5:08 AM
Hare, Edge Of The Silver Dawn, Catherine Hyde.
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January 24, 2026 at 3:21 PM
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Jean Valentine
January 23, 2026 at 1:07 PM
Jean Valentine
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today's Kaitlan Bui poem is one of my fave things i've read in a while. so honored to get to share it.
"when he was my age, my grandfather would comb the scalp
of the forest for shells, then write letters to the families
of dead bodies he found."
https://www.havehashad.com/3vdnr
"when he was my age, my grandfather would comb the scalp
of the forest for shells, then write letters to the families
of dead bodies he found."
https://www.havehashad.com/3vdnr
shells by Kaitlan Bui
when he was my age, my grandfather would comb the scalp of the forest for shells, then write letters to the families of dead bodies he found. dog tags, they were called, because war makes humans…
www.havehashad.com
January 15, 2026 at 4:28 PM
today's Kaitlan Bui poem is one of my fave things i've read in a while. so honored to get to share it.
"when he was my age, my grandfather would comb the scalp
of the forest for shells, then write letters to the families
of dead bodies he found."
https://www.havehashad.com/3vdnr
"when he was my age, my grandfather would comb the scalp
of the forest for shells, then write letters to the families
of dead bodies he found."
https://www.havehashad.com/3vdnr
"i repeated & scribbled until it picked its way & stagnated somewhere i can’t point to anymore, maybe my gut—
maybe there in-between my pancreas & large intestine is the piddly brook of my soul."
—Renee Nicole Good, poet murdered by ICE
maybe there in-between my pancreas & large intestine is the piddly brook of my soul."
—Renee Nicole Good, poet murdered by ICE
“i want back my rocking chairs, / solipsist sunsets, / & coastal jungle sounds...”
A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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A poem by Renee Nicole Good, who was murdered by ICE earlier today.
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Renee Nicole Good, murdered by ICE, was a prize-winning poet. Here’s that poem.
Renee Nicole Good, 37, mother to a six-year-old boy, was murdered earlier today by an ICE agent in Minneapolis, a few blocks from her home. According to the Minnesota Star Tribune: [An ICE agent] s…
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January 14, 2026 at 8:52 PM
"i repeated & scribbled until it picked its way & stagnated somewhere i can’t point to anymore, maybe my gut—
maybe there in-between my pancreas & large intestine is the piddly brook of my soul."
—Renee Nicole Good, poet murdered by ICE
maybe there in-between my pancreas & large intestine is the piddly brook of my soul."
—Renee Nicole Good, poet murdered by ICE
Reposted by Carlos A. Pittella
We are delighted to publish Tracy Fuad’s (@tracyfuad.bsky.social) extraordinary little poem, “Living.” In just a few words, she manages to build this vast interconnected universe where objects and bodies seamlessly blur together:
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Living, by Tracy Fuad — The Bulb Region
Living — Tracy Fuad At that time I was still convinced that everything had to be...
bulbregion.com
January 14, 2026 at 9:32 AM
We are delighted to publish Tracy Fuad’s (@tracyfuad.bsky.social) extraordinary little poem, “Living.” In just a few words, she manages to build this vast interconnected universe where objects and bodies seamlessly blur together:
bulbregion.com/Living-by-Tr...
bulbregion.com/Living-by-Tr...
"To whom it may concern,
Your work isn’t right for us
At this time. Please consider submitting
To the crushing weight of the inevitable." ❤️🔥
—Meghan Harrison
Your work isn’t right for us
At this time. Please consider submitting
To the crushing weight of the inevitable." ❤️🔥
—Meghan Harrison
#poemoftheday "David Berman Was Alive and Living in Chicago" by Meghan Harrison. RIP David Berman
#poetry
#poetry
January 14, 2026 at 5:15 PM
"To whom it may concern,
Your work isn’t right for us
At this time. Please consider submitting
To the crushing weight of the inevitable." ❤️🔥
—Meghan Harrison
Your work isn’t right for us
At this time. Please consider submitting
To the crushing weight of the inevitable." ❤️🔥
—Meghan Harrison
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Three today from Meghan Harrison!
love this one, after one of my fave movies of last year!
https://www.havehashad.com/ropfz
love this one, after one of my fave movies of last year!
https://www.havehashad.com/ropfz
January 13, 2026 at 6:29 PM
Three today from Meghan Harrison!
love this one, after one of my fave movies of last year!
https://www.havehashad.com/ropfz
love this one, after one of my fave movies of last year!
https://www.havehashad.com/ropfz
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SUBMISSION CALL COMING!
Wednesday, 1/14, 10 AM (MT) / 12 PM (ET) / 6 PM (CET)
Subs will be capped at 150, so be quick.
The nitty-gritty:
750 words for prose (or 2 micro pieces of equal combined length)
1-2 poems & hybrid pieces (each no longer than 2 pages)
guest ed: @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
Wednesday, 1/14, 10 AM (MT) / 12 PM (ET) / 6 PM (CET)
Subs will be capped at 150, so be quick.
The nitty-gritty:
750 words for prose (or 2 micro pieces of equal combined length)
1-2 poems & hybrid pieces (each no longer than 2 pages)
guest ed: @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
January 12, 2026 at 6:28 PM
SUBMISSION CALL COMING!
Wednesday, 1/14, 10 AM (MT) / 12 PM (ET) / 6 PM (CET)
Subs will be capped at 150, so be quick.
The nitty-gritty:
750 words for prose (or 2 micro pieces of equal combined length)
1-2 poems & hybrid pieces (each no longer than 2 pages)
guest ed: @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
Wednesday, 1/14, 10 AM (MT) / 12 PM (ET) / 6 PM (CET)
Subs will be capped at 150, so be quick.
The nitty-gritty:
750 words for prose (or 2 micro pieces of equal combined length)
1-2 poems & hybrid pieces (each no longer than 2 pages)
guest ed: @sarpsozdinler.bsky.social
🙋 As a poet, is it healthy that I spent yesterday thinking how:
1 ÷ 2 × 3 × 4ˆ5 ÷ 6 × 7 ÷ 8 × 9 + 10 = 2026❔
Anyway, happy 1/2*3*4ˆ5/6*7/8*9+10 everyone❣️
ps. sparknote: 4ˆ5 = 4 to the 5th power = 4×4×4×4×4
1 ÷ 2 × 3 × 4ˆ5 ÷ 6 × 7 ÷ 8 × 9 + 10 = 2026❔
Anyway, happy 1/2*3*4ˆ5/6*7/8*9+10 everyone❣️
ps. sparknote: 4ˆ5 = 4 to the 5th power = 4×4×4×4×4
January 9, 2026 at 9:37 PM
🙋 As a poet, is it healthy that I spent yesterday thinking how:
1 ÷ 2 × 3 × 4ˆ5 ÷ 6 × 7 ÷ 8 × 9 + 10 = 2026❔
Anyway, happy 1/2*3*4ˆ5/6*7/8*9+10 everyone❣️
ps. sparknote: 4ˆ5 = 4 to the 5th power = 4×4×4×4×4
1 ÷ 2 × 3 × 4ˆ5 ÷ 6 × 7 ÷ 8 × 9 + 10 = 2026❔
Anyway, happy 1/2*3*4ˆ5/6*7/8*9+10 everyone❣️
ps. sparknote: 4ˆ5 = 4 to the 5th power = 4×4×4×4×4
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"These lines capture the book’s tension: mastery of grammar and syntax cannot guarantee belonging." Paisley Conrad reviews 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/prop...
@pslycnrd.bsky.social
Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/prop...
@pslycnrd.bsky.social
November 26, 2025 at 2:26 PM
"These lines capture the book’s tension: mastery of grammar and syntax cannot guarantee belonging." Paisley Conrad reviews 𝘗𝘳𝘰𝘱𝘦𝘳𝘴𝘪𝘵𝘪𝘰𝘯𝘴
Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/prop...
@pslycnrd.bsky.social
Read the rest at the link: mtlreviewofbooks.ca/reviews/prop...
@pslycnrd.bsky.social
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Reposted by Carlos A. Pittella
Morning.
Winter landscape with bullfinches, Bruno Liljefors, 1891.
Winter landscape with bullfinches, Bruno Liljefors, 1891.
December 25, 2025 at 6:11 AM
Morning.
Winter landscape with bullfinches, Bruno Liljefors, 1891.
Winter landscape with bullfinches, Bruno Liljefors, 1891.
Teachers 🔄 Researchers 💚
"The role of teachers is, then, shifting from that of disseminators of knowledge to facilitators of knowledge-generation and sense-making... while the role of researchers is moving to include that of community conveners and educators."
—Stephanie Leite
"The role of teachers is, then, shifting from that of disseminators of knowledge to facilitators of knowledge-generation and sense-making... while the role of researchers is moving to include that of community conveners and educators."
—Stephanie Leite
Action Research for Transformative Climate Change Education: Rethinking Sayings, Doings, and Relatings at One Canadian School
| The Canadian Journal of Action Research
doi.org
December 17, 2025 at 4:48 AM
Teachers 🔄 Researchers 💚
"The role of teachers is, then, shifting from that of disseminators of knowledge to facilitators of knowledge-generation and sense-making... while the role of researchers is moving to include that of community conveners and educators."
—Stephanie Leite
"The role of teachers is, then, shifting from that of disseminators of knowledge to facilitators of knowledge-generation and sense-making... while the role of researchers is moving to include that of community conveners and educators."
—Stephanie Leite
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The story of Ramón Sampedro influenced the legalization of assisted dying in Spain and elsewhere.
But beyond Alejandro Amenábar's film Mar Adentro with Javier Bardem, there's also Sampedro’s own book 'Cartas desde el infierno'
Analysis by @pittella.bsky.social 👇
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But beyond Alejandro Amenábar's film Mar Adentro with Javier Bardem, there's also Sampedro’s own book 'Cartas desde el infierno'
Analysis by @pittella.bsky.social 👇
assistedlab.ch/textual/cart...
'Cartas desde el infierno' by Ramón Sampedro
A collection of letters, poems, and essays, Sampedro’s memoir constitutes a philosophical treatise on the ethics of euthanasia.
assistedlab.ch
December 11, 2025 at 5:33 PM
The story of Ramón Sampedro influenced the legalization of assisted dying in Spain and elsewhere.
But beyond Alejandro Amenábar's film Mar Adentro with Javier Bardem, there's also Sampedro’s own book 'Cartas desde el infierno'
Analysis by @pittella.bsky.social 👇
assistedlab.ch/textual/cart...
But beyond Alejandro Amenábar's film Mar Adentro with Javier Bardem, there's also Sampedro’s own book 'Cartas desde el infierno'
Analysis by @pittella.bsky.social 👇
assistedlab.ch/textual/cart...
I'm still moon-high from our reading last night...
Thank you so much for all that poetry—& thanks to everyone in the audience who shared the evening with us 💙
Thank you so much for all that poetry—& thanks to everyone in the audience who shared the evening with us 💙
Plan on putting your flannel pants on, making a cup of hot cocoa, and joining us for POETRY tonight! 🌙 ❄️ Extra points if you bring your needlework 🙏🥰🪡
December 8, 2025 at 6:28 PM
I'm still moon-high from our reading last night...
Thank you so much for all that poetry—& thanks to everyone in the audience who shared the evening with us 💙
Thank you so much for all that poetry—& thanks to everyone in the audience who shared the evening with us 💙
! mañana / amanhã / demain / domani ❤️🔥
Tomorrow! 💙
December 6, 2025 at 5:57 PM
! mañana / amanhã / demain / domani ❤️🔥
Helen DeWitt's "The Last Samurai," in which Ludo searches for a model of masculinity ❤️🔥
December 6, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Helen DeWitt's "The Last Samurai," in which Ludo searches for a model of masculinity ❤️🔥
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“No Excuses” by Rick Kempa is a perfect example of integrity
#Poetry Issue 7: #integrity
“So why are you here?” I ask.
He shrugs. “Just wanted you
to know what happened.
That’s all.” And he is able
to meet me with those eyes.
Rick Kempa is a poet and essayist living in Grand Junction, Colorado.
#Poetry Issue 7: #integrity
“So why are you here?” I ask.
He shrugs. “Just wanted you
to know what happened.
That’s all.” And he is able
to meet me with those eyes.
Rick Kempa is a poet and essayist living in Grand Junction, Colorado.
NO EXCUSES -
.
epistemiclit.com
December 4, 2025 at 5:21 PM
“No Excuses” by Rick Kempa is a perfect example of integrity
#Poetry Issue 7: #integrity
“So why are you here?” I ask.
He shrugs. “Just wanted you
to know what happened.
That’s all.” And he is able
to meet me with those eyes.
Rick Kempa is a poet and essayist living in Grand Junction, Colorado.
#Poetry Issue 7: #integrity
“So why are you here?” I ask.
He shrugs. “Just wanted you
to know what happened.
That’s all.” And he is able
to meet me with those eyes.
Rick Kempa is a poet and essayist living in Grand Junction, Colorado.
Reposted by Carlos A. Pittella
a residency in a library with cozy beds where you read for hours, go for walks in a lovely garden outside, & when you’re sleepy someone reads to you
December 4, 2025 at 4:48 PM
a residency in a library with cozy beds where you read for hours, go for walks in a lovely garden outside, & when you’re sleepy someone reads to you
SAVE THE DATE: one week from today...
A Winter's Night Chapbook Reading
👉 Sunday, Dec 7, 7pm ET (Zoom)
Thrilled to celebrate this season of poetry in fab company💙
A Winter's Night Chapbook Reading
👉 Sunday, Dec 7, 7pm ET (Zoom)
Thrilled to celebrate this season of poetry in fab company💙
November 30, 2025 at 11:57 PM
SAVE THE DATE: one week from today...
A Winter's Night Chapbook Reading
👉 Sunday, Dec 7, 7pm ET (Zoom)
Thrilled to celebrate this season of poetry in fab company💙
A Winter's Night Chapbook Reading
👉 Sunday, Dec 7, 7pm ET (Zoom)
Thrilled to celebrate this season of poetry in fab company💙
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We all had teacher like Mrs Nelson. This is a gentle reminder of the life lessons grown into
There is a great irony in the title, the wisdom being shared on the one day the poet was absent
The line ‘The English lesson was that I am is a complete sentence’ is a poem in itself
#poetry
#poemoftheday
There is a great irony in the title, the wisdom being shared on the one day the poet was absent
The line ‘The English lesson was that I am is a complete sentence’ is a poem in itself
#poetry
#poemoftheday
November 29, 2025 at 10:34 AM
We all had teacher like Mrs Nelson. This is a gentle reminder of the life lessons grown into
There is a great irony in the title, the wisdom being shared on the one day the poet was absent
The line ‘The English lesson was that I am is a complete sentence’ is a poem in itself
#poetry
#poemoftheday
There is a great irony in the title, the wisdom being shared on the one day the poet was absent
The line ‘The English lesson was that I am is a complete sentence’ is a poem in itself
#poetry
#poemoftheday
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'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt
November 29, 2025 at 5:20 AM
'Blue Light' by contemporary, Brighton-based, UK painter Emma Brownjohn #WomensArt