Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr
@williecarver.bsky.social
Big Gay Appalachian. Cat person.
Author of Gay Poems for Red States.
Kentucky Colonel. Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Tweets are mine. All pronouns cool.
www.williecarver.com
Author of Gay Poems for Red States.
Kentucky Colonel. Kentucky Teacher of the Year.
Tweets are mine. All pronouns cool.
www.williecarver.com
#BookTok #AuthorTok #PoetryTok #QueerAppalachia #AppalachianAuthor #SouthernGothic #KentuckyAuthor #QueerPoetry
December 2, 2025 at 2:17 AM
Trans youth exist.
Denying this doesn't stop that fact.
It just tortures them
Denying this doesn't stop that fact.
It just tortures them
December 1, 2025 at 9:55 PM
Trans youth exist.
Denying this doesn't stop that fact.
It just tortures them
Denying this doesn't stop that fact.
It just tortures them
The Trix Rabbit is capitalism’s queered Christ—forever yearning, always denied the sweetness he was created to sell.
November 22, 2025 at 10:16 PM
The Trix Rabbit is capitalism’s queered Christ—forever yearning, always denied the sweetness he was created to sell.
We're coming upon the one-year anniversary, and I can still smell the artificial berry on the hot and prescient breath of his holy rabbitself.
November 22, 2025 at 9:03 PM
We're coming upon the one-year anniversary, and I can still smell the artificial berry on the hot and prescient breath of his holy rabbitself.
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image by the brilliant and hilarious @williecarver.bsky.social (but not posted on bluesky yet, so far as i can tell)
November 20, 2025 at 4:28 PM
image by the brilliant and hilarious @williecarver.bsky.social (but not posted on bluesky yet, so far as i can tell)
They cannot touch love.
They cannot touch my marriage.
They cannot undo what God has ordained.
In righteousness, morality, and love, my marriage is beyond the reach of their cruel and dirty mouths and hands. All that they do simply shows us who they are.
Because they aren't worthy of defining us.
They cannot touch my marriage.
They cannot undo what God has ordained.
In righteousness, morality, and love, my marriage is beyond the reach of their cruel and dirty mouths and hands. All that they do simply shows us who they are.
Because they aren't worthy of defining us.
November 7, 2025 at 7:45 PM
They cannot touch love.
They cannot touch my marriage.
They cannot undo what God has ordained.
In righteousness, morality, and love, my marriage is beyond the reach of their cruel and dirty mouths and hands. All that they do simply shows us who they are.
Because they aren't worthy of defining us.
They cannot touch my marriage.
They cannot undo what God has ordained.
In righteousness, morality, and love, my marriage is beyond the reach of their cruel and dirty mouths and hands. All that they do simply shows us who they are.
Because they aren't worthy of defining us.
Gay Hillbilly Jesus.
Still barefoot, defending town whores, and telling dramatic stories to get people to act decent,
but now with more mud and Dolly Parton.
Still barefoot, defending town whores, and telling dramatic stories to get people to act decent,
but now with more mud and Dolly Parton.
November 6, 2025 at 12:34 AM
Gay Hillbilly Jesus.
Still barefoot, defending town whores, and telling dramatic stories to get people to act decent,
but now with more mud and Dolly Parton.
Still barefoot, defending town whores, and telling dramatic stories to get people to act decent,
but now with more mud and Dolly Parton.
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@williecarver.bsky.social is in Issue 4. He’s super great, you guys. Mothman wants you to read his poetry and prose.
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#litmag #appalachia #redbranchreview
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September 18, 2025 at 1:57 AM
@williecarver.bsky.social is in Issue 4. He’s super great, you guys. Mothman wants you to read his poetry and prose.
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#litmag #appalachia #redbranchreview
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#litmag #appalachia #redbranchreview
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Every day, something extraordinary happens in our public schools. That’s why we’re relaunching #PublicSchoolProud—to lift up stories like Elk Valley Elementary, where a rebuilt library brought joy & hugs back to students. www.aft.org/news/hugs-an...
Hugs and new books: Rebuilding after a fire
After residual fire damage wiped out about half of Elk Valley Elementary School’s library collection, the AFT’s Reading Opens the World initiative, which has provided more than 2 million brand-new fre...
www.aft.org
August 30, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Every day, something extraordinary happens in our public schools. That’s why we’re relaunching #PublicSchoolProud—to lift up stories like Elk Valley Elementary, where a rebuilt library brought joy & hugs back to students. www.aft.org/news/hugs-an...
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When others are banning books, we’re giving them away for free. Through @aft.org’s #ReadingOpensTheWorld campaign, we’ve put more than 10 million books into the hands of kids and families, because every child deserves the joy of reading. www.aft.org/read
Reading Opens The World
www.aft.org
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
When others are banning books, we’re giving them away for free. Through @aft.org’s #ReadingOpensTheWorld campaign, we’ve put more than 10 million books into the hands of kids and families, because every child deserves the joy of reading. www.aft.org/read
Reposted by Willie Edward Taylor Carver Jr
As kids head back to school, some districts are removing books & inserting religious content into classrooms. We must defend inclusive, fact-based education. Public schools must be places of truth and inclusion, where every child can learn freely. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
New school year brings book removals, religion and revisions to these states
As students begin a new school year, classrooms in some states are becoming battlegrounds over what should be taught and also, what's being left out.
www.usatoday.com
August 26, 2025 at 1:19 AM
As kids head back to school, some districts are removing books & inserting religious content into classrooms. We must defend inclusive, fact-based education. Public schools must be places of truth and inclusion, where every child can learn freely. www.usatoday.com/story/news/e...
