In the Hour of Dream YouTube video by Turner's Lens

Brian Turner is making multisensory beauty on YouTube.

“Welcome to Turner's Lens…This is a space for storytelling, meditation, spoken word, poetry, and, with a wider lens, considering the messy human world of memory and imagination.”

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Star in the brain:

‘This craving to go viral is tiresome’: the artists who’re sick of the pressure to promote on social media From Stewart Lee in his wolf costume to Werner Herzog’s big steak sizzle-up, artists are now under huge duress to ‘chase the algorithm’ and reach audiences. Many of them are hitting burnout – and hitt...

“I’m really grateful people want to enthuse about books and broadcast that. But that world is full of tropes. To film yourself crying because you’ve read a book is completely absurd. There’s something very performative about it.”

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Neur stuff:

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"Extrinsic Invocation" is a new five-poster at @somewordslit.bsky.social somewords.boards.net/thread/86/br...

fall flat Definition of fall flat in the Idioms Dictionary by The Free Dictionary

I read it as a cut-in-half cliche… idioms.thefreedictionary.com/fall+flat

Stop scrolling & post two characters who bring you happiness.

My new long poem "Extrinsic Invocation" is now PUBBED IN FULL—check out all five parts threaded together here: somewords.boards.net/thread/86/br... Thank you @juscarts.com @somewordslit.bsky.social for the March hideout!

Much needed:

Shelf spot reserved:

If you see this, post a concert photo you took.

Grace Kelly saxing and singing and goosebumping at Musikfest in Bethlehem, PA, August 10, 2025.

hey poets of this website

doing an all-poetry month at @somewordslit.bsky.social for National Poetry Month

still a few open spots

send me a poem to somewordslit@gmail.com for consideration

A big messy pleading poem I wrote named EXTRINSIC INVOCATION is now 80% serialized on @somewordslit.bsky.social. Check out Part IV of V here, then catch the finale next Tuesday: somewords.boards.net/thread/86/br...

Nerve us:

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It's the holy day of Saint Patrick and our EXTRINSIC INVOCATION continues...Part III of V of this long prose poem is live at @somewordslit.bsky.social and we've got two more Tuesdays to go. Let our keg lack foam on the primary pour: somewords.boards.net/thread/86/br...
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@gendeguzman.bsky.social great article; also living astro

Abstract painting reminiscent of a horizon, gently textured with soft brush strokes. Pink, hill-like masses are topped by swooping gray and cream layers and curvy, blue, cloud-like forms. A yellow streak runs vertically down from the middle.

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Let it be neurologically known:

Notebooked — FEAR NO LIT

Got a stash of gifted notebooks you're afraid to get rid of? Donate them here to be redistributed to youth & writers at community events:

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There’s a Neurocabin for you in this bunch of great news:

Squirrel-hosting, woodchuck-protecting, formerly yellow now tan house 400 yards from a Byrne Dairy somewhere in Madison County, NY

EXTRINSIC INVOCATION Part II of V is live at @somewordslit.bsky.social and the thread continues every Tuesday in March...three more to go...recite here: somewords.boards.net/thread/86/br...

Below: First draft crash pad.

Thanks for your AWPost!!

“far below”? those must have been mine

I’m sad that during my busy NAWP I missed this open mic. Next year!

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