nexustentialism
@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
👠👠 + 🎣👨🏿🦳 + 👰🏿♂️
poetry collections: Deifying A Total Darkness; To Emit Teal; The Second Stop Is Jupiter; & The Shoes of the Fisherman's Wife
👠👠 + 🎣👨🏿🦳 + 👰🏿♂️
Pinned
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.
Reposted by nexustentialism
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
Reposted by nexustentialism
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
Reposted by nexustentialism
Deleted my previous ask bc I realized what day it is, I need help to make rent this month. Goal is $450 by 3/1!!!!!!! 🍀🤞🏾💚
cash.app/$sotreu2
venmo.com/sotreu
paypal.com/rikiam
#HelpSky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest
cash.app/$sotreu2
venmo.com/sotreu
paypal.com/rikiam
#HelpSky #MutualAid #MutualAidRequest
Pay me on Cash App
Instantly exchange money for free on Cash App
cash.app
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.
Reposted by nexustentialism
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.
Reposted by nexustentialism
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.
Reposted by nexustentialism
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
www.youtube.com/live/L4IUbcG...
www.youtube.com/live/L4IUbcG...
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 ...
www.youtube.com
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...
"I'll be there, but when I leave there
Better be a household name
Weather man tellin' us it ain't gon' rain
So now we sittin' in a drop-top, soaking wet
In a silk suit, tryin' not to sweat
Hits somersaults without the net
But this'll be the year that we won't forget"
- outkast, b.o.b.
Better be a household name
Weather man tellin' us it ain't gon' rain
So now we sittin' in a drop-top, soaking wet
In a silk suit, tryin' not to sweat
Hits somersaults without the net
But this'll be the year that we won't forget"
- outkast, b.o.b.
What’s the best song lyric in history?
February 18, 2026 at 12:56 AM
"I'll be there, but when I leave there
Better be a household name
Weather man tellin' us it ain't gon' rain
So now we sittin' in a drop-top, soaking wet
In a silk suit, tryin' not to sweat
Hits somersaults without the net
But this'll be the year that we won't forget"
- outkast, b.o.b.
Better be a household name
Weather man tellin' us it ain't gon' rain
So now we sittin' in a drop-top, soaking wet
In a silk suit, tryin' not to sweat
Hits somersaults without the net
But this'll be the year that we won't forget"
- outkast, b.o.b.
Reposted by nexustentialism
Wake up babe. New "economic anxiety" excuse for racism just dropped.
"People are feeling incredibly insecure, and rightly so. In those circumstances, they're looking to strongmen and women to protect them."
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psMM...
www.youtube.com/watch?v=psMM...
January 31, 2026 at 2:01 PM
Wake up babe. New "economic anxiety" excuse for racism just dropped.
Reposted by nexustentialism
Yes, same, since back in his slam poetry days. But Down for Some Ignorance was a personal theme song when I was reading a lot about ignorance (three or four books)... But he has a newer project as well (and a film).
Also Horn of the Clock Bike was another one I liked...
Also Horn of the Clock Bike was another one I liked...
Saul Williams - Down For Some Ignorance
“Down For Some Ignorance” is off Saul Williams latest album ‘MartyrLoserKing’Download on iTunes now - http://smarturl.it/MartyrLoserKing & listen on Spotify ...
youtu.be
April 12, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Yes, same, since back in his slam poetry days. But Down for Some Ignorance was a personal theme song when I was reading a lot about ignorance (three or four books)... But he has a newer project as well (and a film).
Also Horn of the Clock Bike was another one I liked...
Also Horn of the Clock Bike was another one I liked...
Reposted by nexustentialism
I encourage everyone with interest in the intersection of Black and Native struggles, similarities, conflicts, and contradictions to read Tiffany Lethabo King's "The Black Shoals" &
"Otherwise Worlds" ed. by Tiffany Lethabo King, Jenelle Navarro, Andrea Smith
Both from @dukepress.bsky.social
"Otherwise Worlds" ed. by Tiffany Lethabo King, Jenelle Navarro, Andrea Smith
Both from @dukepress.bsky.social
October 14, 2024 at 4:28 PM
I encourage everyone with interest in the intersection of Black and Native struggles, similarities, conflicts, and contradictions to read Tiffany Lethabo King's "The Black Shoals" &
"Otherwise Worlds" ed. by Tiffany Lethabo King, Jenelle Navarro, Andrea Smith
Both from @dukepress.bsky.social
"Otherwise Worlds" ed. by Tiffany Lethabo King, Jenelle Navarro, Andrea Smith
Both from @dukepress.bsky.social
Reposted by nexustentialism
Highly recommend this quartet of poetry selections
February 17, 2026 at 7:24 PM
Highly recommend this quartet of poetry selections
it's okay to not be well.
February 17, 2026 at 6:57 PM
it's okay to not be well.
February 17, 2026 at 6:55 PM
today's goal:
black poem as free jazz.
black poem as free jazz.
February 17, 2026 at 6:25 PM
today's goal:
black poem as free jazz.
black poem as free jazz.
i dont think a better descriptive art alt text exists on the entirety of the internet....
WATCHTOWER (1999)
Acrylic on Panel - 28" x 22"
While the figure in the tower was watching her TV, the tide came in and then receded, taking her boat and ruining her ladder in the process. 1/2
#art
Acrylic on Panel - 28" x 22"
While the figure in the tower was watching her TV, the tide came in and then receded, taking her boat and ruining her ladder in the process. 1/2
#art
February 17, 2026 at 6:17 PM
i dont think a better descriptive art alt text exists on the entirety of the internet....