Jon Bishop
@jonjosephbishop.bsky.social
Author of SCRATCHING LOTTERY TICKETS ON A STREET CORNER (@FLPress, OCT. 2018) and HOME LIFE (OOTD, 2025) WIP: second collection, essay collection. Poet, writer, educator, friend.
I’m glad Adam Kirsch wrote this: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0.... It needed to be said.
The Literary Ecosystem Is Dying
In a sense, the decline of book reviews, like the decline of newspapers themselves, is a story about disaggregation.
www.theatlantic.com
February 8, 2026 at 4:07 AM
I’m glad Adam Kirsch wrote this: www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0.... It needed to be said.
Here’s a short essay I did on translation: medium.com/the-jt-lit-r....
On Translation
On Translation Through my mother, I’m a second-generation American. My grandparents were immigrants from Italy, as were my great-grandmother, my great-uncle, and my great-aunt, all of whom I knew …
medium.com
January 18, 2026 at 1:20 PM
Here’s a short essay I did on translation: medium.com/the-jt-lit-r....
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social, I'd be curious to know if you think my read of Vince Gilligan's overall work is correct: medium.com/the-jt-lit-r....
On Vince Gilligan
Vince Gilligan is someone who has thought deeply about the nature of evil. It’s there in the title of one of his shows — “Breaking Bad.”…
medium.com
January 11, 2026 at 6:47 PM
@mattzollerseitz.bsky.social, I'd be curious to know if you think my read of Vince Gilligan's overall work is correct: medium.com/the-jt-lit-r....
Today’s must-read: www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture....
Two Years After Cormac McCarthy's Death, Rare Access to His Personal Library Reveals the Man Behind the Myth
The famously reclusive novelist amassed a collection of thousands of books ranging in topics from philosophical treatises to advanced mathematics to the naked mole-rat
www.smithsonianmag.com
August 31, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Today’s must-read: www.smithsonianmag.com/arts-culture....
What’s everybody reading right now?
August 11, 2025 at 1:18 AM
What’s everybody reading right now?
I should be more present on this app.
August 11, 2025 at 1:17 AM
I should be more present on this app.
I’m honored to be featured in this issue!
I'm honored to release a special issue featuring the poetry grads of the MFA program of University of St Thomas, Houston. This issue is edited by @dacooperpoet.bsky.social and Mary Grace Mangano. Read work by @jwyoung.bsky.social, @tnichollsmith.bsky.social, @jonjosephbishop.bsky.social, and others.
May 8, 2025 at 1:13 AM
I’m honored to be featured in this issue!
Did anyone else find that Mountain Dew Seal commercial to be kind of unsettling?
February 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Did anyone else find that Mountain Dew Seal commercial to be kind of unsettling?
Is there a term of art for posts here? Obviously, with Twitter, you “tweeted.”
November 15, 2024 at 7:34 PM
Is there a term of art for posts here? Obviously, with Twitter, you “tweeted.”
This really does have the relaxed, open vibe Twitter used to have.
November 12, 2024 at 9:36 PM
This really does have the relaxed, open vibe Twitter used to have.
@aoc.bsky.social, a question I’ve always wanted to ask: favorite hangout spot in the Allston-Brighton area? A lot of my BU friends liked Tavern in the Square and the Sunset.
November 12, 2024 at 9:35 PM
@aoc.bsky.social, a question I’ve always wanted to ask: favorite hangout spot in the Allston-Brighton area? A lot of my BU friends liked Tavern in the Square and the Sunset.
How’s everybody’s Saturday?
September 30, 2023 at 4:33 PM
How’s everybody’s Saturday?
My philosophy of teaching is this: I love the things that I love, and I share them with you, in the hope that you will love them, too.
September 22, 2023 at 4:08 AM
My philosophy of teaching is this: I love the things that I love, and I share them with you, in the hope that you will love them, too.
Just here to say @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social is a great poet and great person. Follow him!
September 20, 2023 at 2:12 PM
Just here to say @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social is a great poet and great person. Follow him!
Anyone start the new Zadie Smith?
September 20, 2023 at 11:00 AM
Anyone start the new Zadie Smith?
Should Bluesky just change its name to Twitter?
September 20, 2023 at 2:18 AM
Should Bluesky just change its name to Twitter?
Also, I like that they have clear character limits. It’s good for concision!
September 20, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Also, I like that they have clear character limits. It’s good for concision!
Well, I’ve recreated my Twitter profile here. Now—where are my poet and writer friends?
September 20, 2023 at 1:31 AM
Well, I’ve recreated my Twitter profile here. Now—where are my poet and writer friends?