For those who need it

Knowing him, he's only saying that because it already tried to existentially threat HIM personally and he can't have that. Probably fumbled it trying to use it on someone else.

30th anniversary National Poetry Month means keeping it real

Mixed messages with the graffiti around here

3 quotes by American presidents. A continuing series...

Wild how the technology that's going to replace all workers is now being described as a delusional thought simulator you've poured into every critical piece of office software.

my parents on the moon launch

mom: why are they going to the moon

dad: same reason we go to your brother in Australia- some people like going very far away to a place where you die if you go outside

a small creature with a bundle and a gourd

bug or rabbit, who can say
they drift in a creek and seek the Way

"Why should I have to provide modern teens with the social safety nets I benefited from?" I just know I can hear the ocean from your ears. Be quiet if you can't find basic decency or critical thinking skills

a quiet, simple and yet powerful oil painting of a woman with long dark hair sat in a chair reading. The painting feels impressionist but the face is depicted with great care

south Wales people: go see the Gwen Jones Strange Beauties exhibition at yr Amgueddfa Caerdydd. it's wonderful.

30th National Poetry Month continues

American Born Chinese turns 20 this year! A big congratulations to Gene Luen Yang! :) What a journey it's been.

ICE is building Concentration Camps. FOR THE EXACT SAME REASON GERMANY DID.

What was the official government stated purpose of the Camps in Germany?

To help those interred to EMIGRATE OUT OF GERMANY.

Word for word the same as ICE.

KNOW YOUR HISTORY!!!

A reminder from National Poetry Month #30:

Very excited to be sharing the news that one of my essays on speculative poetry is featured in the latest issue of Locus :)

A fun poem for consideration

And this is why I'm not thrilled with auto-captioning without at least an option to edit it easily on the platforms. Don't even get me started on why I don't post on Guy Fawkes Day.

Sasha Issenberg @sissenberg.4h Does the @nytimes know what NATO stands for? A8 EG Attack on Iran THE NEW YORK TIMES INTERNATIONAL FRIDAY, APRIL 3, 2026 NEWS ANALYSIS By STEVEN ERLANGER A North American Treaty Organization Without America?

Can you imagine how many people approved it before publishing?

Shameful.

My energy going into the weekend

Continuing our 30th National Poetry Month posts, a reminder for some of you:

Anyone who will say with a straight face that they don't read prologues but would read them if they were called Chapter One instead is not a serious person.

May you increase the world's supply of cool today.

While a coarse articulation, I'm fascinated because I generally read books externalized to the content unless authors explicitly presents the tale as 2nd person or breaks the 4th wall. I wonder how this works w. aphantasia and across non-US cultures

Women Warrior turns 50 this year. It came out during the American bicentennial so there's a lot of poetry to that. I wonder if AAAS has any panels this year about it? Guess we'll hear about it this weekend

An interesting observation

A look at some of the myths and legends of Laos and Southeast Asia with Ajahn Amorn Setthithorn that we worked on for the Laomagination project. Poetry, art, SEAsia and more with many free posts on Patreon, but paid subscribers appreciated, even at $1!

www.patreon.com/c/thaoworra

An old haiku of mine from ten years ago (2016) while I finally catch up on the Monarch series in between everything else.

As your annual reminder:

A look at the Catholic University of America Lao-English dictionary entry on phi, spirits of the Lao tradition and adjacent terms and distinctions that were recognized in 1972.

Just in time for National Poetry Month and Lao New Year welcoming Year of the Horse, a tote bag from Poetry Magazine. Very cool