upfromsumdirt
@upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
poet & nyeusiphile.
poetry collections: Deifying A Total Darkness; To Emit Teal; The Second Stop Is Jupiter; & The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife
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poetry collections: Deifying A Total Darkness; To Emit Teal; The Second Stop Is Jupiter; & The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife
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i want to know what Black Madness (not Anger) is... to step creatively outside the societal confinements of "my oppressed black self"
who am i wholly untethered to the cultural machinations engineered for me to "know my place"?
this prepackaged conformity is not my natural home.
who am i wholly untethered to the cultural machinations engineered for me to "know my place"?
this prepackaged conformity is not my natural home.
Queen Latifah - Wrath of My Madness
YouTube video by Tommy Boy
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February 18, 2026 at 11:24 PM
basically, my position is:
let's not be a detriment to each other; dont allow government to prioritize one demographic over another. ever.
our rewritten constitution should begin with this.
let's not be a detriment to each other; dont allow government to prioritize one demographic over another. ever.
our rewritten constitution should begin with this.
i dont even come close to expressing my full beliefs online — as nuanced (& contrived!) as my view of the world is, it would take multiple days of criss-crossing posts to properly navigate my beliefs. & then for what purpose? my beliefs arent superior... & i have no desire to out-prove my existence.
February 18, 2026 at 10:15 PM
basically, my position is:
let's not be a detriment to each other; dont allow government to prioritize one demographic over another. ever.
our rewritten constitution should begin with this.
let's not be a detriment to each other; dont allow government to prioritize one demographic over another. ever.
our rewritten constitution should begin with this.
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DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT :: ON DILLA'S "DONUTS"
Twenty years since we lost J. Dilla and got "Donuts."
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Twenty years since we lost J. Dilla and got "Donuts."
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Don’t Say Goodnight: on Dilla’s “Donuts”
Twenty years since we lost Dilla and got “Donuts.”
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February 6, 2026 at 1:37 PM
DON'T SAY GOODNIGHT :: ON DILLA'S "DONUTS"
Twenty years since we lost J. Dilla and got "Donuts."
open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...
Twenty years since we lost J. Dilla and got "Donuts."
open.substack.com/pub/elmattic...
*back on my shit*
February 18, 2026 at 7:54 PM
*back on my shit*
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Check out this list of small press books coming out this month—at @clmporg.bsky.social! 📚💙
Books Launching in February 2026 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Support independent literary publishers by picking a read from the list below, which features new books forthcoming in February 2026 from CLMP members. How to Disappear and Why by Kyle Minor Saraban...
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February 17, 2026 at 8:06 PM
Check out this list of small press books coming out this month—at @clmporg.bsky.social! 📚💙
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Our first two titles of 2026 are ready to pre-order now.
Beautiful new #poetry collections by returning Nine Arches poets:
Light Year by @jennywcreative.bsky.social
Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak by @betarish.bsky.social
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Beautiful new #poetry collections by returning Nine Arches poets:
Light Year by @jennywcreative.bsky.social
Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak by @betarish.bsky.social
ninearchespress.com/shop
February 9, 2026 at 8:01 AM
Our first two titles of 2026 are ready to pre-order now.
Beautiful new #poetry collections by returning Nine Arches poets:
Light Year by @jennywcreative.bsky.social
Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak by @betarish.bsky.social
ninearchespress.com/shop
Beautiful new #poetry collections by returning Nine Arches poets:
Light Year by @jennywcreative.bsky.social
Cherry Blossom at Nightbreak by @betarish.bsky.social
ninearchespress.com/shop
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If i ever see the suffix “-maxxing” in anything you say directly to me, know that i will never ever pay attention to any words you say AND I will also do my best to light you on fire with my mind
February 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
If i ever see the suffix “-maxxing” in anything you say directly to me, know that i will never ever pay attention to any words you say AND I will also do my best to light you on fire with my mind
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“This is a strong, insightful, and self-assured collection. Not a jump scare in sight.”
- @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
Is My Chainsaw A Heart: 13 Centos
Elizabeth R. McClellan
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Is My Chainsaw A Heart: 13 Centos
Elizabeth R. McClellan
@popelizbet.bsky.social
kithbooks.com/shop/p/chainsawheart
February 18, 2026 at 5:20 PM
“This is a strong, insightful, and self-assured collection. Not a jump scare in sight.”
- @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
Is My Chainsaw A Heart: 13 Centos
Elizabeth R. McClellan
@popelizbet.bsky.social
kithbooks.com/shop/p/chainsawheart
- @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social
Is My Chainsaw A Heart: 13 Centos
Elizabeth R. McClellan
@popelizbet.bsky.social
kithbooks.com/shop/p/chainsawheart
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This is me giving an emotional reading of a poem I wrote about my mother and her dementia. About the nature of love. It's what I feel like posting because it's what I'm thinking about.
#alt4me
#alt4me
February 18, 2026 at 12:32 PM
This is me giving an emotional reading of a poem I wrote about my mother and her dementia. About the nature of love. It's what I feel like posting because it's what I'm thinking about.
#alt4me
#alt4me
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lent and ramadan kicking off on the same day
February 18, 2026 at 4:10 PM
lent and ramadan kicking off on the same day
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February 18, 2026 at 2:31 PM
nexustentialism: the exploration of esoteric black identity; a pan-african aetherism.
February 18, 2026 at 9:50 AM
nexustentialism: the exploration of esoteric black identity; a pan-african aetherism.
a toddler will be here in 90 mins... i suppose i should sleep a bit before he gets here.
February 18, 2026 at 9:43 AM
a toddler will be here in 90 mins... i suppose i should sleep a bit before he gets here.
placing faith in science is stupid.
i TRUST science...
but my faith is for the things only i can see (i have no faith in the unseen).
yes... these vegetables are full of all the vitamins a body needs... but over on the couch, sunlight grazes her knee — can you not hear it?
i TRUST science...
but my faith is for the things only i can see (i have no faith in the unseen).
yes... these vegetables are full of all the vitamins a body needs... but over on the couch, sunlight grazes her knee — can you not hear it?
February 18, 2026 at 9:38 AM
placing faith in science is stupid.
i TRUST science...
but my faith is for the things only i can see (i have no faith in the unseen).
yes... these vegetables are full of all the vitamins a body needs... but over on the couch, sunlight grazes her knee — can you not hear it?
i TRUST science...
but my faith is for the things only i can see (i have no faith in the unseen).
yes... these vegetables are full of all the vitamins a body needs... but over on the couch, sunlight grazes her knee — can you not hear it?
believe in your god, if you want.
i believe i can float away.
neither of us are very compelling.
i believe i can float away.
neither of us are very compelling.
February 18, 2026 at 9:32 AM
believe in your god, if you want.
i believe i can float away.
neither of us are very compelling.
i believe i can float away.
neither of us are very compelling.
i want to know what Black Madness (not Anger) is... to step creatively outside the societal confinements of "my oppressed black self"
who am i wholly untethered to the cultural machinations engineered for me to "know my place"?
this prepackaged conformity is not my natural home.
who am i wholly untethered to the cultural machinations engineered for me to "know my place"?
this prepackaged conformity is not my natural home.
February 18, 2026 at 9:19 AM
i want to know what Black Madness (not Anger) is... to step creatively outside the societal confinements of "my oppressed black self"
who am i wholly untethered to the cultural machinations engineered for me to "know my place"?
this prepackaged conformity is not my natural home.
who am i wholly untethered to the cultural machinations engineered for me to "know my place"?
this prepackaged conformity is not my natural home.
i havent yet mastered my art thats totally free of the forces suppressing it; i dont know what that looks like in america. i do think black musicians came closest to such exploration with free jazz & maybe the tonal implementations of the blues.
how does a black poet render moan into language?
how does a black poet render moan into language?
seriously tho, when folks talk about "the black voice" or "black lit" i dont think it refers to "authenticity" — we're simply presenting a POV they hadnt considered.
but i dont think we've truly spent much time creating Black Writing. mostly, it's us trying to appease white criticism.
but i dont think we've truly spent much time creating Black Writing. mostly, it's us trying to appease white criticism.
February 18, 2026 at 9:11 AM
i havent yet mastered my art thats totally free of the forces suppressing it; i dont know what that looks like in america. i do think black musicians came closest to such exploration with free jazz & maybe the tonal implementations of the blues.
how does a black poet render moan into language?
how does a black poet render moan into language?
people with no adventure for creativity telling us to be lazy with craft are asshats & apologists for the immoral bullshit heralded by ai supporters.
it thats your thing: do you. in quiet. it's not a brag. people who care about "the work" will always see your flaws & be unimpressed & unforgiving.
it thats your thing: do you. in quiet. it's not a brag. people who care about "the work" will always see your flaws & be unimpressed & unforgiving.
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 8:47 AM
people with no adventure for creativity telling us to be lazy with craft are asshats & apologists for the immoral bullshit heralded by ai supporters.
it thats your thing: do you. in quiet. it's not a brag. people who care about "the work" will always see your flaws & be unimpressed & unforgiving.
it thats your thing: do you. in quiet. it's not a brag. people who care about "the work" will always see your flaws & be unimpressed & unforgiving.
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Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
February 18, 2026 at 5:13 AM
Sorry to get radical but I don’t think it’s my job or yours to embrace, accept, understand - and certainly not to use - the thing being sold to us as AI. I don’t like any part of it, so I won’t. I’m missing out? Good, that’s what I want. You’re worried about me missing out? That’s fuckin weird, man.
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Maybe you’re one of my favorite poets? Now don’t get too big for your britches.
my black spiritual phonograph
laughs at you
in thelonious longitude
like a rude joy:
a wayward comet
with expired corona
laughing in black sonograph
with its reed & wisława
induced stanzas borne
in bonanzas, bleak &
scorning tho abrubtly
obsidian / see for yourself,
come come.
laughs at you
in thelonious longitude
like a rude joy:
a wayward comet
with expired corona
laughing in black sonograph
with its reed & wisława
induced stanzas borne
in bonanzas, bleak &
scorning tho abrubtly
obsidian / see for yourself,
come come.
February 18, 2026 at 6:54 AM
Maybe you’re one of my favorite poets? Now don’t get too big for your britches.
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From SNL in 1984: Reverend Jesse Jackson in THE QUESTION IS MOOT.
Listen to him and tell me how comes that it feels in 42 years nothing has really changed?
Listen to him and tell me how comes that it feels in 42 years nothing has really changed?
February 17, 2026 at 6:51 PM
From SNL in 1984: Reverend Jesse Jackson in THE QUESTION IS MOOT.
Listen to him and tell me how comes that it feels in 42 years nothing has really changed?
Listen to him and tell me how comes that it feels in 42 years nothing has really changed?
link to thursday's free livestream of poet/professor Nikky Finney's 7pm lecture
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Transylvania University Kenan Lecture 2026
Transylvania University, founded in 1780, is the nation’s 16th oldest institution of higher learning and is consistently ranked in national publications as one of the top liberal arts colleges in the ...
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February 18, 2026 at 2:12 AM
link to thursday's free livestream of poet/professor Nikky Finney's 7pm lecture
www.youtube.com/live/L4IUbcG...
www.youtube.com/live/L4IUbcG...