Michael Simms
@voxpopulisphere.bsky.social
Poet, novelist, essayist, vegan, peace activist living in Pittsburgh, PA.
Very grateful to the government of mainland China for approving my poetry to be read and translated in English language courses. Hundreds of thousands of visits to my website: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/07/27/m...
Michael Simms: Ecstasy & Envy
Someone offered me Ecstasy And I wondered what they had in mind. Perhaps lying on a beach on the island Of Antigua, the sun on my skin, a red sail In the distance soon to arrive?
voxpopulisphere.com
December 14, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Very grateful to the government of mainland China for approving my poetry to be read and translated in English language courses. Hundreds of thousands of visits to my website: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/07/27/m...
Reposted by Michael Simms
Agree ๐ฏ With Maryland
Congressman Jamie Raskin......
Congressman Jamie Raskin......
December 8, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Agree ๐ฏ With Maryland
Congressman Jamie Raskin......
Congressman Jamie Raskin......
the man is a nazi.
December 7, 2025 at 9:16 PM
the man is a nazi.
He has set back men's liberation by a hundred years.
December 7, 2025 at 10:56 AM
He has set back men's liberation by a hundred years.
Thank you, Eve. Love this book.
December 7, 2025 at 10:53 AM
Thank you, Eve. Love this book.
Thank you, Marjorie Maddox, for including my poem 'Sometimes You Wake Early' in Poetry Moment, a radio show broadcast by WPSU: radio.wpsu.org/2025-12-01/p...
Poetry Moment: 'Sometimes I Wake Early' by Michael Simms
Poetry Moment presents 'Sometimes I Wake Early' by Michael Simms
radio.wpsu.org
December 1, 2025 at 5:52 PM
Thank you, Marjorie Maddox, for including my poem 'Sometimes You Wake Early' in Poetry Moment, a radio show broadcast by WPSU: radio.wpsu.org/2025-12-01/p...
'm grateful to the Chinese mainland government for allowing Vox Populi poetry to be taught in schools. Laure-Anne Bosselaar's poetry is among the most commonly assigned: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/08/04/l...
Laure-Anne Bosselaar: In Response to a Student Asking Where to Find Poetry During Difficult Times
In your friendโs voice. Or silence. In all those years it takes for a barn to collapse. In the terrified tenderness of a first kiss. In a last kiss too.
voxpopulisphere.com
December 1, 2025 at 10:02 AM
'm grateful to the Chinese mainland government for allowing Vox Populi poetry to be taught in schools. Laure-Anne Bosselaar's poetry is among the most commonly assigned: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/08/04/l...
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/go...
Governor Shapiro, You May Be AI Ready. We're Not.
In July, Governor Shapiro participated in Senator Dave McCormick's PA Energy and Innovation Summit in Pittsburgh to accept $92 billion in investments in data center and energy projects President Trump...
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November 25, 2025 at 6:42 AM
This cause is close to my heart - please sign: sign.moveon.org/petitions/go...
Our country is being run by hypocrites, bigots and racists. Vote them out.
November 16, 2025 at 5:29 PM
Our country is being run by hypocrites, bigots and racists. Vote them out.
Trump is the only convicted felon to ever serve as president.
November 16, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Trump is the only convicted felon to ever serve as president.
I just ordered Kim Davis's new collection of short stories. YAY! Here's the link:
www.amazon.com/Trust-Issues...
www.amazon.com/Trust-Issues...
Trust Issues: Stories
Trust Issues: Stories
www.amazon.com
November 16, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I just ordered Kim Davis's new collection of short stories. YAY! Here's the link:
www.amazon.com/Trust-Issues...
www.amazon.com/Trust-Issues...
OMG. These people have suffered so much already. Now this.
November 16, 2025 at 4:16 PM
OMG. These people have suffered so much already. Now this.
So grateful to Lao Yang for translating my poem into Chinese, putting both versions to music and including them in his new album Ten Love Poems. Here are both English and Chinese versions: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/11/15/l...
Lao Yang: โMagnoliaโ by Michael Simms, translated into Chinese and recited ใ็ๅ
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Suppose you held what you love so tightly you broke it Suppose you let something slip away
voxpopulisphere.com
November 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
So grateful to Lao Yang for translating my poem into Chinese, putting both versions to music and including them in his new album Ten Love Poems. Here are both English and Chinese versions: voxpopulisphere.com/2025/11/15/l...
Reposted by Michael Simms
41 years ago today, 4 brave peace activists broke into a missile silo in Missouri and smashed the weapons equipment.
The participants were part of the Plowshares movement, an anti-nuclear and Christian pacifist group inspired by biblical teachings to "beat swords into plowshares."
The participants were part of the Plowshares movement, an anti-nuclear and Christian pacifist group inspired by biblical teachings to "beat swords into plowshares."
November 12, 2025 at 9:32 AM
41 years ago today, 4 brave peace activists broke into a missile silo in Missouri and smashed the weapons equipment.
The participants were part of the Plowshares movement, an anti-nuclear and Christian pacifist group inspired by biblical teachings to "beat swords into plowshares."
The participants were part of the Plowshares movement, an anti-nuclear and Christian pacifist group inspired by biblical teachings to "beat swords into plowshares."
US Senator Fetterman is from Western PA where I live. He ran as a progressive Democrat, but once he was elected, he became a MAGA Trump supporter. He is a liar, a cheat, and well... a racist. We will vote him out as soon as we can.
November 12, 2025 at 6:13 PM
US Senator Fetterman is from Western PA where I live. He ran as a progressive Democrat, but once he was elected, he became a MAGA Trump supporter. He is a liar, a cheat, and well... a racist. We will vote him out as soon as we can.
Reposted by Michael Simms
The American rightwing coalition seems to be splintering. Congressional Republicans are turning against an unpopular Republican president. If progressives can consolidate support for candidates who share our progressive values, then we can prevail.
November 7, 2025 at 1:08 PM
The American rightwing coalition seems to be splintering. Congressional Republicans are turning against an unpopular Republican president. If progressives can consolidate support for candidates who share our progressive values, then we can prevail.
The ICE agents belong in jail.
November 4, 2025 at 5:03 AM
The ICE agents belong in jail.