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Patrick Kindig

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Asst Prof of English. Lit crit: Fascination: Trance, Enchantment, and American Modernity (2022). Poetry: Agape (Forthcoming 2026) / fascinations (2025). pdkindig.wordpress.com.

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · Feb 27

The books are in & they look fantastic! (Shoutout to my talented, talented husband for designing the cover image.) If you'd like a signed copy, just shoot me a DM--I can pop one in the mail for you for $20 as soon as tomorrow!

A stack of hard copies of Patrick Kindig's poetry collection 'fascinations'

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 22h

TSA man wished me a happy early birthday (while working without pay!) 🥲.

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Post45 Journal @post45.bsky.social · 1d

The 11th annual Post45 Graduate Symposium will be hosted by Duke University's Department of English, February 20-21, 2026! Check out the CFP (post45.org/graduate/202...) and please share with anyone who might be interested.

Abstracts are due November 14.

Abstract submission form QR code for the Post45 graduate symposium at Duke, February 20-21, 2026. The form is also accessible at https://tinyurl.com/2e2dr4wv.

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 1d

As an early birthday gift, my husband went to the Turkish market and got me

A package of cookies called Dark Fantasy Big

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University of California Press @ucpress.bsky.social · 8d

UC Press is looking for a Publicist! Help amplify authors, pitch stories that spark conversation, & champion bold, field-defining books. Apply here. Or spread the word!
careerspub.universityofcalifornia.edu/psc/ucop/EMP...

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Lesley Wheeler @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social · 2d

Poets, Shenandoah reading periods are coming up fast! The one for Virginia poets will stay open till 10/31, but Samyak’s great call for formal experiment will hit the cap fast (I’d guess 3 days). www.shenandoahliterary.org/submissions/

Two Shenandoah submission periods for poetry start 10/15

Editorial fellow Samyak Shertok is looking for poems using form, including modified, hybrid, and more

The Graybeal Gowan prize offer $1000 for a poem written by someone who has lived in VA at any point for 2+ years

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 3d

C19 folks! Do you have a favorite book on American naturalism post-Jen Fleissner? What is it?? (Suggestions for articles that theorize the genre in broad strokes are also very welcome!)

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 3d

Shutdown, Day 6:

Ween and me sitting on the deck, The House of Mirth in my lap

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 6d

He is prescient.

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 6d

My husband, hearing Adele come on the radio & having a revelation about what will solve the world's ills: "We need this. We need emotional singing. From a woman."

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 8d

Merriam-Webster does it again!

Merriam-Webster @merriam-webster.com · 8d

We are thrilled to announce that our NEW Large Language Model will be released on 11.18.25.

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The American Poetry Review @ampoetryreview.bsky.social · 9d

Learn more & submit your work here: loom.ly/JUkTfFM

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Alexander Chee @alexanderchee.bsky.social · 10d

The University of Chicago is now hiring for a tenure-track assistant professor of fiction writing. apply.interfolio.com/174642

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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social · 10d

psst....

we open for chapbook submissions in two days (October 1).

www.glass-poetry.com/submissions....

Submissions Guidelines | Glass Poetry Press

www.glass-poetry.com

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 11d

Emily Skaja in the new Copper Nickel (!):

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 12d

New dessert just dropped: Grimace Fingers (improvised blueberry curd tartlets).

Five Grimace Fingers (blueberry curd tartlets)

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 12d

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 13d

Apparently the Toy Story pinball machine at our local arcade bar takes your picture (without warning!) when you get a high score 😬.

An unflattering picture of me displayed on the screen of a Toy Story pinball machine

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Rachel Banner @ishmaelcallme.bsky.social · 13d

We're hiring! It's a job that asks *a lot* of you, I won't lie. But it's a department with solid, brilliant , resilient colleagues who try to fight the good fights. And we're unionized (APSCUF). West Chester University, Tenure-Track Asst Prof Brit Lit, Early Modern thru 18th Century

26-43 Tenure-Track Assistant Professor of British Literature - Early Modern through 18th Century

Join a vibrant equity-minded campus whose excellence is reflected in its community, cultural engagement, and student success. The Department of English invites applicants for a Full-time, Tenure-Track...

www.schooljobs.com

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Third Coast Magazine @thirdcoastmagazine.com · 15d

Submissions will officially be open in one week for Issue 58!
Between Oct 1. and Oct. 31, submit your poetry, fiction, nonfiction, or drama work using the link in our bio, where you can also find more information on our submission guidelines. We can't wait to read your writing!

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 19d

The full album was literally playing on a loop in H Mart today!

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 19d

I've had the same experience with "Don't Stop Me Now"!

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 19d

Went to H Mart for the first time today & nothing will ever be the same again.

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Ever Josue Figueroa, Ph.D. @everfigueroa.bsky.social · 21d

My department at CU Boulder is hiring BOTH an Assistant Professor of Journalism AND an Associate/Full Professor of Journalism Studies. I am on the search committee for the Associate job. Happy to answer questions or direct you to the right people. Links in this thread.

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Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 20d

Maybe book #3 needs to be another historicist thing!

Patrick Kindig @pdkindig.bsky.social · 20d

We're coming up on Chopin and Wharton in my American lit class & it's nice to remember, as I reread The Awakening & House of Mirth, that I do actually a.) know something about & b.) enjoy reading the literature of my ostensible period 🙌.

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