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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 6d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Jérôme Melançon @lethejerome.bsky.social : Madame full of shit, by Catherine Paquet
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Jérôme Melançon : Madame full of shit, by Catherine Paquet

Madame full of shit , Catherine Paquet Hurlantes, 2023 As you open Catherine Paquet’s debut collection, knowing that “Madame full of...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Eric Tompkins : The Brush (for Barry)
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Eric Tompkins : The Brush (for Barry)

Lightly holding the brush caressing the ride cymbal the other hand stirring the snare drum The blue light ...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation
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Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation

A growing strand of contemporary practice, both in art and in poetry, has undergone a fundamental transformation in how it exists ...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 4d

newly posted: Em Dial : How does a poem begin? / @palimpsestpress.bsky.social ;
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Em Dial : How does a poem begin?

How does a poem begin? Looking at this question– How does a poem begin? – feels a bit like being trapped in a room with mirrors on...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 4d

newly posted: rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social : Heliotropia, by Manahil Bandukwala / @manahil.bsky.social ;
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rob mclennan : Heliotropia, by Manahil Bandukwala

Heliotropia , Manahil Bandukwala Brick Books, 2024 Season of Sunflowers I love the sunflowers when they are taller than me and when they...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 3d

newly posted: Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness
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Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness

How does a poem begin? Difficult questions, rob. To answer them, I sought clarity from texts by my man, Walter Benjamin. N...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

Sal Randolph @salrandolph.bsky.social · 1d

“The traditional model of creation → completion has, in many cases, given way to something more fluid, recursive, and continuous. The endurance of the idea… its refusal to conclude… is the work itself. Social media provides a stage for this endlessness, allowing the performance to loop…loop…loop…”

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/laur...

Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation

A growing strand of contemporary practice, both in art and in poetry, has undergone a fundamental transformation in how it exists ...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

R.D. Pohl @rdpohl.bsky.social · 1d

Laura Kerr: "A growing strand of contemporary practice, both in art and in poetry, has undergone a fundamental transformation in how it exists and persists. The traditional model of creation → completion has, in many cases, given way to something more fluid, recursive, and continuous."

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 1d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/laur...

Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation

A growing strand of contemporary practice, both in art and in poetry, has undergone a fundamental transformation in how it exists ...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 1d

newly posted: Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/laur...

Laura Kerr : The Enduring Idea: Art and Poetry in the Age of Endless Circulation

A growing strand of contemporary practice, both in art and in poetry, has undergone a fundamental transformation in how it exists ...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 1d

newly posted: Eric Tompkins : The Brush (for Barry)
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Eric Tompkins : The Brush (for Barry)

Lightly holding the brush caressing the ride cymbal the other hand stirring the snare drum The blue light ...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 5d

newly posted: Daniel Barbiero : Kaaterskill Clove, by Joseph Stanton
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Daniel Barbiero : Kaaterskill Clove, by Joseph Stanton

Kaaterskill Clove , Joseph Stanton Shanti Arts Press, 2025 Early nineteenth century North America knew itself – through its writer...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 5d

newly posted: Lesley Battler @lesleybattler.bsky.social : How does a poem begin? / @bookhugpress.bsky.social ;
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Lesley Battler : How does a poem begin?

How does a poem begin new weather expected, sixty per cent, at least two trends converging / morning sky is so full of wildf...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 2d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Kate Siklosi : Four poems from household: meadow / @invisibooks.bsky.social ;
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Kate Siklosi : Four poems from household: meadow

The doorway The outermost whorl of a flower that encloses the bud is known as a calyx. The ground was dry but the river was ev...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 2d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Charlotte Jung : on eyesore / @jungcharlotte.bsky.social ;
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Charlotte Jung : on eyesore

Language broke when I did – and concrete minimalism became my way to try and process and communicate this experience. My minimalist co...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 2d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : James Bradley: Necessary, by David Harrison Horton / @unionherald.bsky.social ;
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James Bradley: Necessary, by David Harrison Horton

Necessary , David Harrison Horton Downingfield Press, 2025 Necessary , David Harrison Horton’s most recent publication, is str...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 2d

newly posted: Kate Siklosi : Four poems from household: meadow / @invisibooks.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/kate...

Kate Siklosi : Four poems from household: meadow

The doorway The outermost whorl of a flower that encloses the bud is known as a calyx. The ground was dry but the river was ev...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 2d

newly posted: James Bradley: Necessary, by David Harrison Horton / @unionherald.bsky.social ;
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James Bradley: Necessary, by David Harrison Horton

Necessary , David Harrison Horton Downingfield Press, 2025 Necessary , David Harrison Horton’s most recent publication, is str...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 2d

newly posted: Charlotte Jung : on eyesore / @jungcharlotte.bsky.social ;
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Charlotte Jung : on eyesore

Language broke when I did – and concrete minimalism became my way to try and process and communicate this experience. My minimalist co...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 3d

newly posted: Jake Kennedy : Five poems / @bookhugpress.bsky.social ;
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Jake Kennedy : Five poems

La Strada , Back Alley, the Sea “that way of traveling along trapezes”—César Vallejo Tonight it’s Richard Baseheart returned as Th...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 3d

newly posted: Process Note #63 : Nathan Spoon : A Process Note on The Importance of Being Feeble-Minded / @mawsheinwin.bsky.social ;
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Process Note #63 : Nathan Spoon : A Process Note on The Importance of Being Feeble-Minded

The 'process notes' pieces were originally solicited by Maw Shein Win as addendum to her teaching particular poems and poetry collections fo...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 5d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Jay Miller : Riga, Latvia and Tamagotchi
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Jay Miller : Riga, Latvia and Tamagotchi

Riga, Latvia, is a place with many cheap accommodations and cheap flights in summer. It's almost too good not to book for Labour D...

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Reposted by periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics

rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 3d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Jake Kennedy : Five poems / @bookhugpress.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/jake...

Jake Kennedy : Five poems

La Strada , Back Alley, the Sea “that way of traveling along trapezes”—César Vallejo Tonight it’s Richard Baseheart returned as Th...

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rob mclennan @robmclennan.bsky.social · 3d

newly posted at @periodicities.bsky.social : Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/marc...

Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness

How does a poem begin? Difficult questions, rob. To answer them, I sought clarity from texts by my man, Walter Benjamin. N...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 3d

newly posted: Process Note #63 : Nathan Spoon : A Process Note on The Importance of Being Feeble-Minded / @mawsheinwin.bsky.social ;
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/proc...

Process Note #63 : Nathan Spoon : A Process Note on The Importance of Being Feeble-Minded

The 'process notes' pieces were originally solicited by Maw Shein Win as addendum to her teaching particular poems and poetry collections fo...

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periodicities : a journal of poetry and poetics @periodicities.bsky.social · 3d

newly posted: Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness
periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/2025/10/marc...

Marc Perez : Some Notes on Goodness

How does a poem begin? Difficult questions, rob. To answer them, I sought clarity from texts by my man, Walter Benjamin. N...

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