Micah Bateman
@micahbateman.bsky.social
Asst Prof in LIS. Digital humanities, cultural heritage/analytics, libraries/archives, poetry, Whitman. Finishing Lyric Publics: The Uses of Poetry in American Social-Media Campaigns. Opinions do not reflect employer. bit.ly/MicahBateman
Dorothy was one of the top mentions on the fiction lists.
February 9, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Dorothy was one of the top mentions on the fiction lists.
Here are 'top' five poets:
February 8, 2026 at 9:05 PM
Here are 'top' five poets:
Bringing big "sweep the leg" energy to this coda
January 30, 2026 at 9:01 PM
Bringing big "sweep the leg" energy to this coda
Trying to think of a name to capture the ego aspect of it. For me, the scraps are like, You didn't contribute to the argument or flow! But you sound SO SMART. I will preserve you as tiny little monuments to my smartness
January 30, 2026 at 8:46 PM
Trying to think of a name to capture the ego aspect of it. For me, the scraps are like, You didn't contribute to the argument or flow! But you sound SO SMART. I will preserve you as tiny little monuments to my smartness
There's something too politically on the nose about the surge in popularity of the "deadlift."
January 25, 2026 at 4:50 PM
There's something too politically on the nose about the surge in popularity of the "deadlift."
I too am cathartic-lifting my way through this. Literally started lifting for the very first time in my adult life the day after the election
January 25, 2026 at 4:45 PM
I too am cathartic-lifting my way through this. Literally started lifting for the very first time in my adult life the day after the election
did Frost tweet this?
January 25, 2026 at 4:40 PM
did Frost tweet this?
My students have always gotten fired up and turned in cool stuff after reading "Theory and Play of the Duende"
January 13, 2026 at 6:48 PM
My students have always gotten fired up and turned in cool stuff after reading "Theory and Play of the Duende"
*waves from poetry 👋*
January 12, 2026 at 10:43 PM
*waves from poetry 👋*