@jrbarner.bsky.social
Teacher. Writer. Musician from Athens, GA THE OCEAN UNDERGROUND & OTHER POEMS OUT NOW jrbarner.com
I’m back! Find out about my break (and another break soon). Long reads on Veronica Bolay and an Anthony Hecht appreciation as Steely Dan fan fiction (but 100% true). Also: new poem and reviews of Cate Le Bon and Kevin Young. Always free, never ads, your info is safe, subscribe at jrbarner.com
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The four most recent newsletters are now in the archive. Visit jrbarner.com/archive to enjoy them ad-free, for free. Lots of interviews, essays, and reflections on all things literary. To receive the latest, please subscribe!
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AVAILABLE NOW! A limited edition of 25 chapbooks of all my eight-line poems from National Poetry Month, lovingly designed for your reading pleasure. 5 of your American dollars plus s/h or FREE with any order of The Ocean Underground. In the shop on the site, the link is in the bio!
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I’ve got some exciting things planned for the next few days but wanted to remind everyone my new book is for sale at jrbarner.com/shop.
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Three poems in the latest issue of Suburban Witchcraft (suburbanwitchlit.bsky.social) a truly magical literary & arts journal. Check it out! suburbanwitchcraft.com/issue8
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One-of-a-kind watercolors available for EVERY poem in my new book, THE OCEAN UNDERGROUND AND OTHER POEMS. Want one? Get one for FREE. 1. Buy copy from jrbarner.com or online retailers 2. RATE or REVIEW at those online places, or Goodreads, 3. CHOOSE what you want, message me your address, and boom!
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Book Launch in Athens, Georgia. Come one, come all!
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I have a monthly newsletter with stories, essays, interviews, book and music reviews, and various other amusements. It is free, contains no ads, and is delivered right to your inbox. Visit the archive and subscribe today at jrbarner.com
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New book is out now. Check out the shop at jrbarner.com for it and other goodies.
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