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tennis disaster ‘85 — Blood+Honey by Damon Hubbs “That summer I dyed my body blue / and worshipped strange gods. / At noon, on the first Wednesday of every month / the city of W_____ tests its air ...

Poem "Tennis Disaster '85" from Writer-in-Residence Damon Hubbs!!!

“That summer I dyed my body blue / and worshipped strange gods. / At noon, on the first Wednesday of every month / the city of W_____ tests its air raid sirens…”

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luna’s goat — Blood+Honey by Özge Lena “She wore herself as an ordinary error proudly.“

Poem "Luna's Goat" by Özge Lena

“She wore herself as an ordinary error proudly.“

www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/lunas...

cozy romance recipe — Blood+Honey by Mileva Anastasiadou “You only need sugar and honey and heartache. You mix well with an open mind. You place the ingredients on a beach…You take a dive into the blue waters, you hold your breath, ...

Flash fiction, "Cozy Romance Recipe," from Writer-in-Residence Mileva Anastasiadou @happilander.bsky.social!

“You only need sugar and honey and heartache.”

www.bloodhoneylit.com/mileva-anast...

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Sometimes a poetry submission is so good you just hand them the keys to your lit journal and say, "This week it's all you." ✨

The Price of Okra by Damon Hubbs Lit crit with the speedo architect aw god what a narky bitch When lambo, buy the dip two suicides off the Williamsburg Bridge

ANNOUNCING: a weeklong Pool Party takeover featuring the amazing poetry of @hubbsd.bsky.social!!! First up, "The Price of Okra." 🔥

"Lit crit with the speedo architect aw god what a narky bitch
When lambo, buy the dip
two suicides off the Williamsburg Bridge"

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five poems — Blood+Honey by Howie Good “Ghost. Hangman. The names of games we used to play as kids while waiting for the rain to stop or the school bus to come or our normal daily suffering to be avenged.”

"Five Poems" by Howie Good

“Ghost. Hangman. The names of games we used to play as kids while waiting for the rain to stop or the school bus to come or our normal daily suffering to be avenged.”

www.bloodhoneylit.com/poetry/good-...

Damon Hubbs Corvettes & Cigarettes  It was the spring you read Daughter’s of the Wasteland and melted your pantyhose to your legs.Maybe April 26 (or 27th)“English majors can discover the correct date”becau…

I wrote a poem about baseball, Jack Spicer & Caravaggio:

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europe in black and white — Blood+Honey A Disappearing Virtual Hybrid (Micro)Chapbook by Rachel Turney “I can see this vine covered building from my balcony in Copenhagen…In the morning it will slip back into the dawn mist and reattach to...

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#blackandwhitephotography #europeinblackandwhite #bruges #denmark #germany

I wrote a maximalist poem about minimalism. Check. It. Out. Many thanks @davidestringel.bsky.social

I've got a poem up at The Literary Underground. It's about Jane Fonda, Jim Carroll & a horse.

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Honored to have a poem in the inaugural Issue of The Candyman's Trumpet. Thank you @dreich.bsky.social

2 Poems by Damon Hubbs - Farewell Transmission 2 Poems - Brink and Patagonia Picnic Table Effect by Damon Hubbs. Damon Hubbs is a poet from New England. He's the author of three chapbooks. . .

2 new poems up at Farewell Transmission. Many thx to the editors:

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I've got a little barfly poem up at The Literary Underground:

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Dead Cat Bounce — The Argyle Literary Magazine Poetry by Damon Hubbs “…he looks like he’s wearing a Life-preserver / as if the great flood is imminent and he’s prepared / because when the unicorn crosses the stream, god damn it, he’ll be ready.”

I smuggled a poem into Issue No. 4 of @theargylelitmag.bsky.social

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The Argyle Literary Magazine The Argyle seeks to blur the lines between genres and strips the labels off your “little darlings,” offering an immersive experience of words and images that feeds the mind, stirs the soul, and distur...

Issue No. 4 is LIVE!!! (June 2025 cover art by Paul Warren)

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Anatomy of a Poet, or This Ol’ House Image: Hadassah Carlson Anatomy of a Poet, or This Ol’ House BY DAVID ESTRINGEL roof tiles gray and thinfalling away in the sunlike ash ‘round my feet windows cloud and warpwith the long passing of…

New poem "Anatomy of a Poet, or This Ol' House" up today at South Broadway Ghost Society @southbroadway.bsky.social. Big thanks to @maiurro.bsky.social for the acceptance.

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Friends, I have a new piece today on the amazing @bloodhoneylit.bsky.social and I'd be honored if you gave it a read. Thank you @davidestringel.bsky.social for making all this possible 💖💖💖

Nude / Damon Hubbs …

I've got a new poem up in the always stunning RIC Journal. Many thanks to the editors:

ricjournal.com/2025/06/06/n...

fuck kids’ birthday parties — Blood+Honey A Column by Robert Dean “If forced to endure banality, I’ll find ways to spice up a conversation: make a casual Jeffrey Dahmer skull bowl reference when talking about dinner or…”

Blood+Honey columnist, @robertdean.bskyverified.social, offers up more of his biting humor in his newest article from The Comfortable Apocalypse.

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I wrote a little tribute poem for Alice Notley. Check. It. Out:

Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with downturned, almost melancholy eyes. In the center of the image, the note reads: Bleating thing is open for submissions for our fourth issue now thru July 31

Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with downturned, almost melancholy eyes. In the center of the image, the note reads: We accept: lyric-leaning poems, flash fiction, essays, hybrid works (collage poems, visual poetry, essays with poems in the footnotes, poems with essays in the footnotes, etc.), & visual art. If it bleats, we want it

Maroon stationary textured like aged paper. In the top left & bottom right corners, a mirrored line art illustration of the head & shoulders of a sheep with, downturned, almost melancholy eyes. In the center of the image, the note reads: For previous issues & a complete list of guidelines, visit BLEATINGTHINGMAGAZINE.COM

🚨 ISSUE 04 Subs are OPEN! 🚨 We are now accepting flash fiction in addition to our previous genre offerings.

There is NO THEME for this issue. Come as you are. Send us your most bleating things.

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I've got 3 new poems up at Hobart.

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