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jonnyteklit.bsky.social
26 || he/him || getting poetry mfa UW-Madison || booking agent for melissa lozada-oliva & olivia gatwood || seltzer enthusiast
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This should be a huge story

this was sooo fun and precious. Ali was a tremendous host & interviewer. I love Juj and Andrew! You can listen to the episode here: www.wortfm.org/local-poets-...

Things you could do: -NSJP has called for a day of action 3/11; hold a rally or protest. -send senior faculty to meet with admin and demand guarantees they won’t coordinate with ICE or admin -have all campus unions demand admin non-cooperation or compliance with Trump agenda

Government funding runs out on March 14. Republicans can’t pass a bill alone, so Democrats have real leverage here. We’re calling on Democrats to commit to withholding their votes and insist on an end to the Trump-Musk coup rampaging across the government.

On Feb 4th, I will be running a virtual writing workshop through Poetry Society NY for BIPOC writers called JOY? MORE SERIOUS THAN YOU THINK. Join us to learn how Black writers articulate joy without ignoring the cruel, man-made conditions of the earth. You can register at the link in my bio.

If the horrors are going to continue to persist, then I’ll have to continue to persist as well. Doubly so. Our time here is limited, and I want to make the most of the time I’ve been granted. Help who you can when you can. Those who mean harm are damn sure going to keep doing their bullshit.

going to be thinking about nickel boys for a long time

The point of the firehose of Executive Orders is to disorient and to demobilize. It's to instill maximum fear. If we know this, then that's already half the battle. This means that we have to respond with focus on those most vulnerable & targets. It means we have to refuse their attempt to scare us.

If you're in WI, you can reach out to WI Books to Prisoners and ask them how you can help them fight this.

Honored to be selected as Split This Rock’s poem of the week with my piece, WINTER SOLSTICE, which you can read or listen to at the link below! www.splitthisrock.org/poetry-datab...

"How American" from We Contain Landscapes (Tin House, 2025) in @sixthfinch.bsky.social’s latest gorgeous issue 🖤

have you guys ever noticed that most things are super annoying except when i do them, and then they’re winsome and adorable? like what are the odds

Hello! My name is Jonny, I’m a poet, booking agent, former bookseller, and a current Poetry MFA candidate at University of Wisconsin–Madison. You can find a list of my previously published work at jonnyteklit.com

hey

for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌

drolta really was The Moment™️. Every scene she was in I was like 👁️🫢❤️‍🔥🤩😱🫠

black paramore fans are the backbone of society

Hello! My name is Jonny, I’m a poet, booking agent, former bookseller, and a current Poetry MFA candidate at University of Wisconsin–Madison. You can find a list of my previously published work at jonnyteklit.com