Nathaniel Perry
@longrules.bsky.social
Author of two books of poems, Nine Acres (Copper Canyon, 2011) and Long Rules (Backwaters, 2021), and a book of essays, Joy (or Something Darker but Like It): Poetry and Parenting (University of Michigan, 2024). Also a runner, musician and cocktail maker.
Sorry everyone else, but he's right. Boston Marathon passing the Citgo sign trumps all of yalls other parks.
December 11, 2025 at 11:57 PM
Sorry everyone else, but he's right. Boston Marathon passing the Citgo sign trumps all of yalls other parks.
First it came for the em dashes and now this!
December 11, 2025 at 1:37 PM
First it came for the em dashes and now this!
The price should just be zero
December 11, 2025 at 2:38 AM
The price should just be zero
I don't see Fedallah strapped to the side ...
December 7, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I don't see Fedallah strapped to the side ...
I crave the stain
Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.
RF
/
It is like what we imagine knowledge to be:
dark, salt, clear, moving, utterly free
EB
/
While barred clouds bloom the soft dying day
and touch the stubble plains with rosy hue
JK
Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.
RF
/
It is like what we imagine knowledge to be:
dark, salt, clear, moving, utterly free
EB
/
While barred clouds bloom the soft dying day
and touch the stubble plains with rosy hue
JK
December 7, 2025 at 12:11 AM
I crave the stain
Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.
RF
/
It is like what we imagine knowledge to be:
dark, salt, clear, moving, utterly free
EB
/
While barred clouds bloom the soft dying day
and touch the stubble plains with rosy hue
JK
Of tears, the aftermark
Of almost too much love,
The sweet of bitter bark
And burning clove.
RF
/
It is like what we imagine knowledge to be:
dark, salt, clear, moving, utterly free
EB
/
While barred clouds bloom the soft dying day
and touch the stubble plains with rosy hue
JK
"the lone male". I'm jealous
December 6, 2025 at 3:48 PM
"the lone male". I'm jealous
Geese isn't in the article!
December 6, 2025 at 3:35 PM
Geese isn't in the article!
Oh they have a masthead, but it sounds like a roll call of Elf Lords; it's towards the end of the thing
November 25, 2025 at 2:11 AM
Oh they have a masthead, but it sounds like a roll call of Elf Lords; it's towards the end of the thing
Yes, my front yard in rural central VA
November 25, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Yes, my front yard in rural central VA
Love Brooks too.....
November 22, 2025 at 1:27 AM
Love Brooks too.....
Certainly in the mix!
November 22, 2025 at 1:26 AM
Certainly in the mix!
Sorry all, it's Frost and Bishop in this particular argument. Crane coming in hot for third perhaps
November 22, 2025 at 1:22 AM
Sorry all, it's Frost and Bishop in this particular argument. Crane coming in hot for third perhaps
Tbh, I taught a Frost seminar last year and it was a lot of fun. No shade on Eliot of course
November 22, 2025 at 1:20 AM
Tbh, I taught a Frost seminar last year and it was a lot of fun. No shade on Eliot of course
This is a horrible take, tbh
November 22, 2025 at 1:18 AM
This is a horrible take, tbh
If you use a mix of squashes it's even better, say one butternut and a small acorn
November 20, 2025 at 5:49 PM
If you use a mix of squashes it's even better, say one butternut and a small acorn
At least 3
Pumpkin
Lemon Chess
Pecan
This assumes also homemade crust and roasting the squash, because you only get one life
Pumpkin
Lemon Chess
Pecan
This assumes also homemade crust and roasting the squash, because you only get one life
November 20, 2025 at 5:43 PM
At least 3
Pumpkin
Lemon Chess
Pecan
This assumes also homemade crust and roasting the squash, because you only get one life
Pumpkin
Lemon Chess
Pecan
This assumes also homemade crust and roasting the squash, because you only get one life
Pandas are often inside
November 19, 2025 at 2:41 AM
Pandas are often inside