James Spencer
Originally of Detroit, lives with his family in Lausanne, Switzerland. Currently, teaches public speaking, HEC Université de Lausanne, Exec MBA program. His first curated poem, “Character“, appears on La Piccioletta Barca.
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Let’s amplify the voices of poets who are shaping the landscape of contemporary poetry, share their doings and makings.
@lynnekemen.bsky.social
Poet, Editor, Interviewer, Bright Hill Press, The Blue Mountain Review, The Southern Collective Experience. Shoes for Lucy (SCE Press, 2023), More Than a Handful ( Woodland Arts Edition, 2021) Pushcart Prize nominee. NO DMs please. https://lynnekemen.com/
@gibbsandgams.bsky.social
NYC, SFDC, LGBTQIA. I block people who add me for no apparent reason. Ain't got time for that.
@helenshaw.bsky.social
Writing about theater for the New Yorker. Tell me if you’ve seen something good!
@poetrydaily.bsky.social
Poetry Daily presents a poem each day from new books and journals, along with poetry news, announcements, and more. Est. 1997. Poems.com
@pharmergeoff.bsky.social
@periodicities.bsky.social
est. March 2020 : editor/publisher rob mclennan https://bsky.app/profile/robmclennan.bsky.social built as a curious extension of above/ground press (b. 1993 https://periodicityjournal.blogspot.com/ member of Literary Magazines Canada Collective,
@mccarthy9.bsky.social
Retired educator, now a poet, https://www.chillsubs.com/user/elizabmccarthy. Living in northern Vermont with my husband and cat.
@the180gs.bsky.social
The 180Gs are an a cappella vocal group (produced by David Minnick) with bizarre musical tastes. To date, they have created a cappella versions of albums by Negativland, Cardiacs, The Residents and Captain Beefheart and his Magic Band.
@erainbowd.bsky.social
Theatre Artist, Writer, Shakespeare Geek, Feldenkrais-er, Blogger, Podcaster
@profdavidmorley.bsky.social
Professor at Warwick Uni, Poet at Carcanet, Ted Hughes Award for The Invisible Gift, PBS Choice for FURY, Forward Prize finalist, Writer of The Cambridge Introduction to Creative Writing, Fellow Royal Society of Literature,Thought Fox.
@kid301.bsky.social
I was raised by feral graduate students in the deepest, darkest 1970’s. Co-Author of An Encyclopedia of Assholes. Practicing witch, recovering poet, full time bad influence.
@janehuffman.bsky.social
Poet and doctoral student. PUBLIC ABSTRACT (American Poetry Review 2023), winner of the APR/Honickman First Book Prize.
@sarahjeong.bsky.social
editor @ the verge. send pitches and death threats to sarah.jeong@theverge.com
@madverse.bsky.social
This profile is toast. Follow me here: micropoetry.bsky.social MadVerse.com poem poet poetry book Dada Surrealism experimental Beat haiku nature wildlife animals Boulder Denver Colorado kindness Christus Super Omnia
@dseuss.bsky.social
Author of Modern Poetry, frank: sonnets, Still Life w Two Dead Peacocks and a Girl, Four-Legged Girl, all from Graywolf Press, and Wolf Lake, White Gown Blown Open (Univ. of Massachusetts Press), Chancellor for Academy of American Poets.
@literaryhub.bsky.social
A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism. https://linktr.ee/lithub_
@chatterton.bsky.social
Writer (The Atlantic). Next book: SUMMER OF OUR DISCONTENT (Knopf). Non-resident fellow (AEI). Senior fellow, visiting prof. of humanities (Hannah Arendt Center, Bard College). Representation (APB; Wylie). Student & Teacher. Instagram: @chattertonwilliams.
@harpers.bsky.social
Since 1850. “America’s most interesting magazine” —New York Times Subscribe: harpers.org/save
@amygrier.bsky.social
https://amygrier.substack.com Writer, classical pianist, singer, dog-lover, traveler. Writing memoir about surviving childhood abuse and family estrangement. Living with chronic blood cancer for 30+ years. I am hard to kill and I look fabulous.
@ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social
Kitchen table conversations with poets. Hosted by Han VanderHart. www.OfPoetryPodcast.com
@poetrysociety.bsky.social
A charitable organisation promoting and advocating poets & poetry since 1909. Publishes #ThePoetryReview, supports young poets @youngpoetsnet.bsky.social. poetrysociety.org.uk linktr.ee/poetrysociety22
@rhinopoetry.bsky.social
Annual collection of literature by new and established writers, hosting programs that have served countless emerging and established poets for 49 years. rhinopoetry.org/
@dggoldst.bsky.social
Senior Principal Research Manager at Microsoft Research NYC. Economics and Computation Group. Distinguished Scholar at Wharton.
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