Gabrielle Calvocoressi

So cool to see the Miss You poems in the world! And I love to hear about the ones folks have written. Let’s open the portal!

The poem "Miss You" by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Do not care if  you bring only your light body. Would just be so happy to sit at the table and talk about the menu. Miss you. Wish we could bet which chilis they’ll put on the cubes of tofu. Our favorite. Sometimes green. Sometimes red. Roasted we always thought. But so cold and fresh. How did they do it? Wish you could be here to talk about it like it was so important. Wish you could. Watched you on the screens as I was walking, as I was cooking. Wished you could get out of the hospital. Can’t bring myself to order our dish and eat it in the car. Miss you laughing. Miss you coming in from the cold or one too many meetings. Laughing. I’ll order already. I’ll order seven helpings, some dumplings, those cold yam noodles that you like. You can come in your light body or skeleton or be invisible I don’t even care. Know you have a long way to travel. Know I don’t even know if it’s long at all. Wish you could tell me. What you’re reading. If you’re reading. Miss you. I’m at the table in the back.

"or be invisible, I don't even care"

I love these "miss you" poems by @gabbat.bsky.social . Sad, tender, funny ...

I'm thrilled to facilitate this free virtual hour at The Well, where we'll slow down, notice the mindfulness in @gabbat.bsky.social Gabrielle Calvocoressi's poem, and respond in kind.
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Yay!!

Sometimes I look Lucie up when I’m writing about her to a student and I always think “oh my god I really got to be your student”

Undecided senators lay out expectations for RFK Senators who haven't committed say he'll have to lay out a cogent public health vision in twin confirmation hearings this week.

I'm unclear on why anyone who's been paying attention would think that Sen. Thom Tillis has an open mind about RFK, or any of the Trump Cabinet nominees. www.axios.com/pro/health-c...

That’s my dream.

I love you Durham.

And just now @unmana.bsky.social read to me this poem by @gabbat.bsky.social that seems like a lovely example of what Mareez is talking about!

“Miss you. Would like to take a walk with you.” By Gabrielle Calvocoress

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Sat in my office reading this amazing book by Brenda Hillman aloud with a student. It felt a little less scary and more full of light for a bit.

@intersect.anu says
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This conversation will be held 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦, 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟑 𝐏𝐌 𝐀𝐒𝐓 / 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 💜

White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.

I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.

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This looks like a rad remote part-time gig!

Researcher for a fun gay podcast - $50/hr
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Very smart and in-depth thread on DeepSeek and AI.

Hiiiiii—I’m here, seeking refuge from the algorithms of the tech oligarchy—will it be different here, @bluesjy.bsky.social ? Here’s a little Octavia E. Butler today—#parableofthesower

Hi!! I love you!

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4th Circuit To Weigh Whether NC Supreme Court Election Challenge Should Proceed in State or Federal Court Read more here.

Please pay attention to this case being argued in the 4th Circuit tomorrow. It could determine whether the GOP succeeds in stealing a NC Supreme Court seat by disenfranchising 60,000 voters.

Follow @democracydocket.com for full coverage of this critical case.
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UNC-Chapel Hill will ‘comply’ if ICE seeks students on campus, chancellor says Schools and colleges are no longer considered “sensitive” spaces protected from immigration officials, under a new directive from the Department of Homeland Security.

Students, be aware that you can’t depend on UNC’s administration to protect you from ICE. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...

If this is what Bluesky is I’m IN.

Big pink nose on a big white sheep.

Got some good sheep scratching done yesterday!

A graphic and message celebrating Consider the Rooster being named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry. The graphic includes the cover image of the book. The text reads: ‘I’m so honored. Consider the Rooster has been named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, alongside such brilliant books. These times aren’t just heavy, they’re dangerous. Book bans are on a furious rise. They’re targeting voices like mine, stories like ours. Federico García Lorca was assassinated by fascists for his poetry and his queerness, but through earth and verse, he guides us still. As Rane Arroyo wrote, “The dead tell the living to live.” At the heart of this big book is a very small rooster: Walter Mercado, RIP. I carry a lineage of those who have survived attempts to erase us. Consider the Rooster is my offering to that lineage. It’s my joyful refusal to pipe down. It’s also your invitation to sing. For all of us to move through the portal of what’s dawning. To be recognized in this way—especially now—moves me to a place almost beyond words. Almost 😉. Thank you to the @bookcritics, to everyone who’s held this book with love, and to the rooster in you.’

Thrilled and grateful. Thank you, @bookcritics.bsky.social.

Hi Bluesky!