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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 19h

ugh I've writing & editing this one poem for 30 years. Every time I think it's done, I soon find myself chiseling at the marble again.

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Dr. Matthew E. Henry (MEH) @mehpoeting.bsky.social · 20h

My tiny little poem “metaphor” was published in issue 13 of Molecule!

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On Spec Magazine @onspecmag.bsky.social · 1d

With our new issue, we are making the sad announcement that this will be the final year for On Spec. See www.onspec.ca for details.

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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 1d

she is the cutest ever

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Rosebud Ben-Oni @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social · 1d

So, so grateful to the Neighborhood for welcoming me & my fellow poets for Sukkot & @jaredharel.bsky.social for moderating 🌸🪴🍂

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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 1d

Had a lovely time reading with these spectacular poets!

Me, a hand gesturing poet probably talking about lox.

Jason Schneiderman reading a long poem that blew me away.

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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 1d

Listen, I am not exactly planning on going to AWP, but if someone needs an eco/pop culture/jewish/grief poet for a reading...Im not far from BMore...just saying

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mathew yates @mathewyates.bsky.social · 2d

trying to get back in the habit of painting, so i made this kinda classic yates-style guy over the last day or two 🧑‍🎨🎨🧡

acrylic painting in vivid colors, a portrait from the upper-chest up against a brown and beige checkerboard pattern. the left shoulder is blue, the right is red, in the middle up the neck is purple, the chin is orange and pink in curves along the chin, into light green lips, dark green mid-face, gold-yellow nose and forehead with a curve of orange at the very top, the left ear is light blue, the right ear purple, the right eye is light blue, the left eye is pink on top and purple below, with red in a triangle between the eye and nose. the right eye is bigger and curves down a little, both eyes pupil-less with orange, brown, white finger-blended irises

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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 2d

Both of my books & many, many literary journal publications were through contacts I met in the old Twitter poetry community (2016-2023). I've had work published before & after that, but that was definitely the peak.

Conrad Hackett @conradhackett.bsky.social · 2d

Has anything great happened in your life because of social media?

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Bookshop.org @bookshop.org · 2d

You made it halfway through the week *and* we still have free shipping? Sounds like the perfect time to treat yourself to a new book and support indie bookstores in the process. 📚

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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 2d

Free shipping on all orders @bookshop.org thry tonight! You can get both of my poetry books, Ophelia & Give the Bard a Tetanus Shot, there:
bookshop.org/beta-search?...

Bookshop.org US

bookshop.org

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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 3d

felt this so much. 💙 going thru it w/ my own mom.

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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow night!

Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 7d

I will be in Brooklyn on Wednesday for Poetry of Peculiar Joys, a reading and panel hosted by @jaredharel.bsky.social alongside poets @rosebudbenoni.bsky.social Yerra Bergman, Lynn Melnick and Jason Schneiderman. Come see us at 6:30pm. Register here:

www.theneighborhoodbk.org/extra-events...

Sukkot in the Neighborhood presents Poetry of Peculiar Joys: Elegy, Memory, and Epiphany

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Cortney Lamar Charleston @bardsbesidebars.bsky.social · 3d

Tomorrow night at The New School in NYC. Come join us!

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Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 3d

This Saturday I’ll be reading up on Roxbury VT! Come out (carpooling and RSVPing recommended).

10.11, 2:15-2:45pm. Labyrinth (of the Vermont Forest Cemetery)

Michael Metivier

Poet, essayist, and songwriter from Windsor, Vermont. As a musician he has shared the stage with Kristin Hersh, Kath Bloom, Basia Bulat, and more. He is currently a lexicographer at Merriam-Webster. Read below to learn more!

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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 4d

I have a poem about a local sinkhole & bureaucracy. I may steal this for the title!

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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 4d

Sat night I didn't want to stop dancing, but back at work now feeling like I climbed a mountain. I'm like you want me to process payroll? With these aching arms & legs? I may need to type w/ my teeth

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V.C. Myers @vcmyers.bsky.social · 4d

anyone have a bad experience bridging your Bsky & Mastodon accounts?

if not, I think I'll do it if I can figure out how. There are people & aspects I like on both apps, so it would be nice to intertwine them.