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@paulmguest.bsky.social

Poet and memoirist. Published in Best American Poetry, The Paris Review, Poetry, and elsewhere. Whiting Award Winner and Guggenheim Fellow.

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I love this

05.11.2025 17:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

ngl the meltdown responses are RICH and they are APPETIZING and I will eat them all for breakfast lunch and dinner

05.11.2025 17:45 β€” πŸ‘ 18    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 0
ANGRY MAYONNAISE NOISES

ANGRY MAYONNAISE NOISES

05.11.2025 17:46 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thank you, New York City. Together we made history.

Now let’s get to work.

transition2025.com

05.11.2025 16:58 β€” πŸ‘ 37206    πŸ” 5843    πŸ’¬ 1012    πŸ“Œ 508

Come, then, let’s go fight with them.

05.11.2025 14:56 β€” πŸ‘ 305    πŸ” 63    πŸ’¬ 5    πŸ“Œ 4
cover of the ny post with the headline THE RED APPLE and a fake photo of zohran holding a hammer and sickle

cover of the ny post with the headline THE RED APPLE and a fake photo of zohran holding a hammer and sickle

it was so sweet of the NY post to make a special commemorative issue

05.11.2025 14:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2913    πŸ” 301    πŸ’¬ 115    πŸ“Œ 74

I grew up in her district. My parents vote for her. She has no issues being supported there. She wants to aim higher.

04.11.2025 19:39 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

wasn't really an issue in the election but low key important that with spanberger as governor D.C. will be bordered by two states whose national guards are led by democrats

04.11.2025 18:42 β€” πŸ‘ 3642    πŸ” 455    πŸ’¬ 29    πŸ“Œ 21
Coca-Cola Sparks Backlash With New, Entirely AI-Generated Holiday 2025 Ad

Coca-Cola Sparks Backlash With New, Entirely AI-Generated Holiday 2025 Ad

β€œThe genie is out of the bottle, and you’re not going to put it back in,” Pratik Thakar, global vp and head of generative AI at Coca-Cola, told The Hollywood Reporter. bit.ly/49Afy80

04.11.2025 19:01 β€” πŸ‘ 40    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 19

"I could smell the onions and the mustard."

04.11.2025 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 159    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 15

You don’t have to mourn war criminals. You don’t have to issue condolences to their families.
You don’t have to launder their legacies.

Save your grief for the innocents they killed, maimed or tortured without ever seeing justice served to their executioners.

04.11.2025 14:04 β€” πŸ‘ 724    πŸ” 244    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 14

Not the obituary I keep looking for

04.11.2025 14:27 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Do some of you remember how I said a few months ago that the fascists aren't having fun? They still aren't, lol.

Their parties [when they have them] SUCK.

They make bad art.

They aren't funny.

They CRAVE Leftist popular culture & resent the fact that they do.

They aren't actually having fun

30.10.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 1921    πŸ” 360    πŸ’¬ 47    πŸ“Œ 0
Dr. Zaius smiling

Dr. Zaius smiling

Bob Dylan smiling

Bob Dylan smiling

Imagine how different the Planet Of The Apes movie would have been if Dr. Zaius had been played by Bob Dylan

29.10.2025 22:26 β€” πŸ‘ 189    πŸ” 13    πŸ’¬ 39    πŸ“Œ 4

This is so COOL!! ❀️❀️❀️

29.10.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Screenshot of a 2017 tweet from Hayes Brown β€œThis is going to be the dumbest dystopia.”

Screenshot of a 2017 tweet from Hayes Brown β€œThis is going to be the dumbest dystopia.”

I have thought about this tweet by @hayesbrown.bsky.social daily for the last 8 years.

29.10.2025 15:44 β€” πŸ‘ 74    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Wilco released 'Being There' 29 years ago on October 29, 1996 | Discover where it ranks in our readers' poll here: album.ink/WilcoPoll

29.10.2025 14:31 β€” πŸ‘ 14    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’ll say it straight: It is unbecoming, undignified, cowardly, and shameful for a institution as revered and respected as the University of Virginia to grant an audience in 2025 to those who are committed to destroying science, free thought, human rights, and the rule of law.

22.10.2025 18:20 β€” πŸ‘ 1796    πŸ” 277    πŸ’¬ 24    πŸ“Œ 7
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Wait until he figures out where Washington is….

22.10.2025 21:51 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I taught there for 8 years and still have affection for it

22.10.2025 21:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Sad

22.10.2025 21:47 β€” πŸ‘ 142    πŸ” 44    πŸ’¬ 10    πŸ“Œ 1
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University of Virginia strikes deal to pause Trump administration investigations The U.S. Justice Department has announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause civil rights investigations.

The U.S. Justice Department announced an agreement with the University of Virginia to pause Trump administration civil rights investigations.

22.10.2025 20:44 β€” πŸ‘ 50    πŸ” 24    πŸ’¬ 17    πŸ“Œ 11

He’s amazing. The real deal

22.10.2025 02:05 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Donald Trump’s administration doesn’t respect the Constitution.

But they’re learning that Illinois does not and will not bow under their tyranny.

22.10.2025 01:53 β€” πŸ‘ 4070    πŸ” 649    πŸ’¬ 106    πŸ“Œ 16
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I'll be reading October 29, at 7:00 p.m. at The Heller Center (1250 N. Campus Heights Drive) in Colorado Springs for the UCCS Visiting Author Series to support my new book, unMothered, unTongued from @ugapress.bsky.social :

For more information call 719-255-6277 or email Heller@uccs.edu.

20.10.2025 15:43 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

100%

20.10.2025 15:10 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I call it β€œjoyful rigor” when I explain this effort to my students. I don’t believe in or rather, I’m not a β€œsuffering poet.” I’m a writer who enjoys writing. The work works on me and I’m grateful for the opportunity to delve into the process at my own pace and to be changed by it.

20.10.2025 15:09 β€” πŸ‘ 887    πŸ” 217    πŸ’¬ 18    πŸ“Œ 14

If y'all are shocked by the racism of the Young Republicans, I got some bad news for your ass about the older ones.

17.10.2025 16:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1399    πŸ” 281    πŸ’¬ 15    πŸ“Œ 8

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