Paul Lisicky

Paul Lisicky

@paullisicky.bsky.social

My seventh book, SONG SO WILD AND BLUE: A LIFE WITH THE MUSIC OF JONI MITCHELL, is out now from HarperOne. ๐Ÿณ๏ธโ€๐ŸŒˆ๐ŸฆŒ๐ŸŠ๐Ÿฆ€

6,211 Followers 949 Following 268 Posts Joined Jan 2024
7 months ago
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With 80% of my Fine Arts Work Center students yesterday! ๐Ÿ’™

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8 months ago
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Another:

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8 months ago
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Saw a Watch for Manatees sign. Walked fifty feet, looked down. My birthday present!

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8 months ago
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Iโ€™m going to fix my face in this position for the next several days (though I will not be holding office hours).

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8 months ago
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Iโ€™m coming back to Cape Cod. Again.

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8 months ago
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One more.

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8 months ago
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This file might be too big for Bluesky but Iโ€™ll give it a try.

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8 months ago
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On Friday night, I read from SONG SO WILD & BLUE with brilliant @kendra_mckinley, who sang a range of Joni songs through Hejira. This was the fourth event where Iโ€™ve been paired with a musician, and I love how these collaborations lift and stir the air, two forms talking to each other in real time.

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8 months ago
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Closer.

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8 months ago
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Last night from the Lincoln Tunnel Helix. Thatโ€™s sunlight doing that.

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8 months ago
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Mount Greylock, which I first started thinking about years ago through a window in Melvilleโ€™s house.

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8 months ago
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Western MA friendsโ€”this is tonight! Doors 6PM. WANDER in the Berkshires. Canโ€™t wait to read alongside Kendra McKinley, who will be singing Joni.

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8 months ago
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A few more pictures:

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8 months ago
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I am back home after giving a reading at The Sea Ranch in CA, and Iโ€™m still thinking about these sheep nearby.

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8 months ago
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Heโ€™s back.

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8 months ago
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Maybe itโ€™s time to come back to Bluesky. (My blue visitor just now.)

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10 months ago
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Scars On The Soul John Kelly and Paul Lisicky on storytelling, subversion, and a voice that still breaks our heartsโ€”Joni Mitchell.

I got to talk with John Kelly about Joni, a joy! on.SoundCloud.com/PU5qUNuxhgqZ...

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10 months ago
BirdCast - Bird migration forecasts in real-time When, where, and how far will birds migrate? How many birds passed last night? Our tools help you explore the answers to these and many other questions about bird migration.

More here: birdcast.info

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10 months ago
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Look up look up 349 million birds in migration last night

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10 months ago
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so blue-colored/it's almost blue Joshua Clover, 1962-2025

I wrote about my old friend Joshua Clover:

elizabethmccracken.substack.com/p/so-blue-co...

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10 months ago
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This!

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10 months ago
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SONG SO WILD AND BLUE in the @theglobeandmail.com today! ๐ŸŒŽ

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10 months ago
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โ€œArt Is Pressurized By Endingsโ€ Paul Lisicky on choosing your mentors, pushing against cynicism, & finitude in art

I loved having this conversation with @garthgreenwell.bsky.social at @prairielights.com this week, and love that it has another life here: open.substack.com/pub/garthgre...

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10 months ago

Three days, Iowa City! Canโ€™t wait to talk with Garth and see you! ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

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10 months ago
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A new piece in The Writerโ€™s Chronicle, a spinoff of SONG SO WILD AND BLUE. (On Joni, Jude, love, alligators, writing, Louisiana ๐ŸŠ) writerschronicle.awpwriter.org/TWC/TWC/2025...

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11 months ago
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Thank you, Barbaraโ€™s Bookstore Oโ€™Hare! ๐Ÿ›ซ

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11 months ago

Thanks so much, Vipassana! ๐Ÿ’™

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11 months ago
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With @marthaannetoll.bsky.social at @politicsprose.bsky.social last night.

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11 months ago
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Today marks a month since SONG SO WILD AND BLUE has been out in the world. Thanks to everyone whoโ€™s read the book, bought copies for friends and family, talked about it to friends and family, and posted reviews online. Sending clear, calm, and light. ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

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11 months ago
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Tonight, DC! @politicsprose.bsky.social Conn Ave, 7PM. Weโ€™d love to see you ๐Ÿ’™๐Ÿ’™

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