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Dana Delibovi

@danadelibovi.bsky.social

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Poet, essayist, translator. Consulting Poetry Editor, Cable Street, https://cablestreet.org. New book: Sweet Hunter: The Complete Poems of St. Teresa of Ávila, available everywhere.

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 17d

Reposting this great thread from @bcdreyer.social on the etiquette of social media responses. And pinning.

Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · Jul 2

7. Don't quoteskeet anyone to dunk on what they just said unless you're doing it with the full understanding that they are quite likely to detach their skeet from yours and then block you.

Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · Jul 2

1. Don't snitch-tag.
2. Don't explain to people what they just said.
3. Don't "correct" people's jokes.
4. Don't respond seriously to silly little posts.
5. Don't respond trivially to obviously serious posts.
6. Don't "jocularly insult" people you don't know.

The rest is commentary.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1h

Our whole governmental system is based on the assumption that people in power will honor their oaths and obligations of office. Turns out, people who won’t do that can easily dismantle the whole thing. Without ethics it all goes south in a hurry. Ethics is primary; laws are meaningless without it.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 2h

Makes me sick that the US government and its boss corporations have spent the last 60 years denying climate change and resource depletion. I've given up. I have a low footprint life and encourage people I know to do the same. But without large-scale institutional efforts, we are screwed.

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 15h

Hey, St. Louis 🌱 gardeners

5:30 pm Thursday, October 9th, Seed St. Louis class at Bell Community Garden

😋 Food All Winter
Harvesting & Storing Fall Crops

Register www.eventbrite.com/e/food-all-w...

event graphic, photo of sweet potatoes and text:

Seed St. Louis

Food All Winter: Harvesting & Storing Fall Crops

Thursday, October 9th |
5:30 pm

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State of St. Louis @stateofstlouis.bsky.social · 15h

Hey, foragers, preppers. Free virtual class.

1 pm Thursday, October 9th, Missouri Conservation Department online event

🌱 😋 Wild Edibles
May the Forage Be With You

Learn about hickory nuts, chestnuts, walnuts, pawpaws, persimmons, grapes

Register mdc-event-web.s3licensing.com/Event/EventD...

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Zohran Kwame Mamdani @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social · 20h

I grew up going to Zabar's. So many of my childhood memories center around the best lox in NYC (which is saying something). With Saul Zabar's passing today, the Upper West Side has lost a legend who turned his parent's humble store into a culinary institution.

Saul Zabar, Smoked Fish Czar of Upper West Side, Dies at 97

www.nytimes.com

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

😂👍perfect.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

Please do listen to the whole video—they are glad to be rid of Ryan Walter’s in Oklahoma.

Christopher Webb @cwebbonline.com · 1d

THE CHICKENS ARE FINALLY COMING HOME TO ROOST

Ryan Walters is out & the investigation floodgates just opened. The Oklahoma AG launched a full audit of Walters’ entire tenure as Superintendent, and it’s about damn time.

Also the education dept website’s being scrubbed of his culture-war nonsense.
🧵

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Monica H Green @monicamedhist.bsky.social · 1d

OMG! Just look at that headline! "Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border"!!!

Deva Woodly @devawo.bsky.social · 1d

“We’re operationalizing our old corridors—taking ancient trade routes our elders told us about and articulating them in a modern context,” said Solomon Cyr, spokesperson for Standing Buffalo Dakota Nation.” — Love it when people take advantage of political opportunities.

Indigenous Nations Plan Tariff-Free Trade Corridor Across US-Canada border

“We’re not begging for crumbs anymore. We’re demanding what’s rightly ours."

www.motherjones.com

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maraleia @maraleia.bsky.social · 1d

Greta continues to have moral clarity on every issue.

Lex McMenamin (they/them) @leximcmenamin.com · 1d

Greta Thunberg, deported to Greece, says the targeting of the Sumud Flotilla is "not the story" @teenvogue.com — instead, she says:

"Israel once again violated international humanitarian law by preventing aid from getting into Gaza while people are being starved.”

Greta Thunberg On Her Detention: I'm "Not The Story" — It's Israel Violating International Humanitarian Law

“I could talk for a very, very long time about our mistreatment and abuses in our imprisonment. Trust me. But that is not the story.”

www.teenvogue.com

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

As does Teen Vogue❤️

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

Janice Asare wrote about boycotts in 2023. Message: Boycotts work! An historically important tool of resistance. Boycotts range from those aimed at specific companies (like Target, Disney) to an overall cut in consumption. Helps to let others know you're boycotting, to build community. #resistance

Do Boycotts Actually Work?

This article explores the effectiveness of boycotts throughout history and how they have been used as a tool drive social change.

www.forbes.com

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

People who are safe in the streets, that is, older white people, can be in the streets. Others need to protect themselves and stay close to home. Gotta know that when the bastards see Black people in the streets they are more likely to use deadly force, declare martial law, etc. because of racism.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

Marge, relax! You should just check out the hotness like the rest of us old gals.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

I had the honor to talk with Will Beattie and Ben Pykare on their podcast: @meetinginthema.bsky.social. Thanks, Will and Ben, for asking such great questions about #teresaofavila and my book of her #poetry, Sweet Hunter. Bluesky-ers, hope you will listen: podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/m... 💙📚

28: Marketing Mysticism 101: Hunting for Teresa of Avila with Dana Delibovi

Podcast Episode · Meeting in the Middle Ages · 10/01/2025 · 50m

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks @meetinginthema.bsky.social for having me on the pod!

Meeting in the Middle Ages Podcast @meetinginthema.bsky.social · 7d

New episode! We speak with Dana Delibovi about her book, "Sweet Hunter: The Complete Poems of St. Teresa of Ávila," and how to translate medieval poetry for modern audiences.

Listen to the episode on all major platforms, or here: open.spotify.com/episode/3a1j...

#history #medieval #podcast

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Benjamin Dreyer @bcdreyer.social · 1d

I'm tellin' ya: one of the best works of nonfiction I've ever worked on and/or read.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

Reading at the Bluesky suggestion of @bcdreyer.social and wow—Ann Wroe can write! Have it with me in chapel today.❤️

Pontius Pilate history/biography by Ann Wroe, photographed in Immacute Conception chapel (1895) Dardenne Prairie, MO.

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

Agree!!

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 1d

Reading at the Bluesky suggestion of @bcdreyer.social and wow—Ann Wroe can write! Have it with me in chapel today.❤️

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 2d

This poem❤️

Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 2d

RIP poet Elizabeth Bishop, died this day 1979, won Pulitzer Prize in 1956.

“all my life i have lived and behaved very much like the sandpiper just running down the edges of different countries and continents, looking for something.”

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Nick Hedley @nickhedley.bsky.social · 2d

In numbers: Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe’s cheapest electricity markets
theprogressplaybook.com/2025/10/02/i...

In numbers: Renewables have turned Spain into one of Europe's cheapest electricity markets

Wind and solar met almost half of Spain’s electricity demand in the first half of 2025 (46%), up from 27% in the same period in 2019.

theprogressplaybook.com

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 2d

Worth it! Read it in GHS w/ Mr. Sturnock (Scotland’s own!)

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Matthew Dowd @matthewjdowd.bsky.social · 2d

happy bday civil rights leader Fannie Lou Hamer, b.1917, Montgomery county, MS.

“Sometimes it seem like to tell the truth today is to run the risk of being killed. But if I fall, I’ll fall five feet four inches forward in the fight for freedom. I’m not backing off.”

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 2d

Troll. Block.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 2d

I’m thinking the same. A few convenient things doesn’t justify how it has poisoned my life.

Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · 2d

Cheering you on! Learning Spanish opened up my world.