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He/Him. Professor of creative writing and literature. Author of two books of poetry and researcher of modernist literature and literary theory. Obsessed fan of Twin Peaks and The Sopranos and really anything by David Lynch.
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Trump is not saving the nation. He is destroying it. His expertise is in bankruptcy. He is cutting stuff so he can give billionaires a giant tax break, but it will explode the deficit anyway. He is already pushing Congress to raise the debt ceiling by $4.5 trillion cos he is an expert at bankruptcy.

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In SLY LIVES!, Questlove documents the genius of a funk trailblazer — and the pressure Sly felt as a Black artist. "Sly will be ... the first domino in a long list of people that will self-sabotage."

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Elon Musk was mocked after raging against "unelected bureaucrats" in an Oval Office rant oblivious to the fact that he was describing himself.

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Honouring Audre Lorde: Black Feminist, Poet, Lesbian, Warrior And Mother: As Black History Month unfolds, we honor the groundbreaking legacy of Audre Lorde, whose words and activism continue to inspire generations. A… The post… #AudreLorde #BlackHistoryMonth #BlackFeminism #Poetry #LesbianVoices

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Just saw a farmer say, "you don't have to admit you were wrong, you have to admit you were lied to, " and idk that seems like a good framing to call people in

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I DGAF what 🍊💩 says. I'm celebrating this month. Power to the People.

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God bless

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Bravo, Costco!

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There is only one reason Trump pulled the security off Pompeo and Bolton…to put them in danger for “crossing him.” To send a message to anyone else who would oppose. Both have active death threats from Iran. All to intimidate. This is the opposite of a real man of God. This is evil

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After the poetry reading, I posed for a group photo with the Poundians.

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Two photos from the MLA panel on which I was fortunate to be included: University of New Orleans poets

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Honest. Decent. Principled. A Lifetime of Selfless Service. #ThankYouJimmyCarter 🙏

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I will be reading from my latest book, The Language of Phosphorescence, at the MLA in New Orleans on Jan 9 in a panel that is free and open to the public. Order your own copy of my book here: www.lavenderink.org/site/shop/ph... #poetry

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Post-holiday dinner so Valentino could try out his new fancy shirt.

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Can our public institutions be as clear and as brave as Costco? #EduSky #DEI #diversity #AcademicSky www.cnn.com/2024/12/27/b...

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I wrote a poem in response to a Taylor Swift poem with Matthew Zapruder (for the anthology Invisible Strings, edited by Kristie Frederick Daugherty), up on Parade today: parade.com/books/best-reads...

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Poor character written by an author who has experienced poverty: My problem is that I'm $300 short on the rent and now my car is making a noise Poor character written by a rich author: My problem is that I feel so inferior beside these beautiful, sophisticated rich people

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Always loved this little e e cummings Christmas poem: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/47304/...

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The Steelers are playing the Kansas City Chiefs on Christmas Day this year. That means tight end Travis Kelce is coming to town, which means Pittsburgh is getting Taylor Swift for Christmas. Maybe... #steelers #taylorswift #pittsburgh

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www.nytimes.com/2024/12/07/o...

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What sparks joy: a picture from family dinner tonight.

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A key reason voters don't believe the fascists are fascists is that major media outlets keep normalizing them with cover stories cueing the public they are just like Hollywood celebrities. Today in "neither our media nor our political system is designed to deal with a far right authoritarian party"

submitted 99 days ago • 74 comments

Remember that libraries are proof that not every goddamned thing needs to be “for profit.”

submitted 100 days ago • 391 comments

Lee: When Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson was up for confirmation or when VP Harris was added to the ticket, they called them DEI hires. They want you to believe that Harvard graduate with over 20 years of experience is not qualified but Fox personality is qualified to run the DOD

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Some of the people who read my day-after-election roadmap (tinyurl.com/mry77dma) thought I was being paranoid. I'm sending them this Guardian piece.

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I can’t do this completely, as my schools all require stuff in our LMS (Canvas), but I can certainly implement distraction-free or distraction-reduced modules into the class. news.virginia.edu/content/prof...

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The ACLU will be an important and necessary protective service for our nation.

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New here today. I’m interested to see what this platform offers in terms of communities of poets and literary interests.

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