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Writer http://www.douglasamartin.com https://theinternationalsocietyofhaikupoets.com/komorebi

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Rehearsing being spontaneous for the reading.

27.02.2026 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Quick warning about a new scam targeting writers that we've suddenly had about 20 authors reach out about in the last few days: book club requests! A fake book club reaches out saying how much they want to feature your book. They frequently ask for a full PDF and some cash. Be safe out there.

25.02.2026 18:38 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 2
Pictured is my much used Spanish volume of Jelinek’s poems, a contents page, and a folder for β€œDie Süße Sprache.”

Pictured is my much used Spanish volume of Jelinek’s poems, a contents page, and a folder for β€œDie Süße Sprache.”

Compiling notes for my translation.

22.02.2026 15:08 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Kurt Cobain stands in front of a theater marquee in Times Square, NYC, 1993, with Jenny Holzer text work that reads "MEN DON'T PROTECT YOU ANYMORE"

Kurt Cobain stands in front of a theater marquee in Times Square, NYC, 1993, with Jenny Holzer text work that reads "MEN DON'T PROTECT YOU ANYMORE"

I regrettably missed Kurt Cobain's birthday yesterday but am still going to use the opportunity to post one of the all time great photos of him: in Times Square in 1993 with Jenny Holzer theater marquee

21.02.2026 16:28 β€” πŸ‘ 102    πŸ” 20    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Surely all this is not without meaning.

20.02.2026 13:47 β€” πŸ‘ 250    πŸ” 100    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 13
-ette issue 7 cover with writers names and snow graphics

-ette issue 7 cover with writers names and snow graphics

Issue 7 is now live! With new work by:

Lauren Camp
Theodore Heil
Marc Kaufman
@yukondawn.bsky.social
@nataliemarino.bsky.social
Adam McOmber

www.ettereview.com/winter2026/

16.02.2026 14:01 β€” πŸ‘ 23    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 3

41 days of rain since January 1st in Portugal.

17.02.2026 14:17 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Off to see it tonight!

13.02.2026 19:54 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

This is one of my favorite books ever. Thank you.

12.02.2026 18:27 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Pam Bondi is literally saying what does it matter if we let rich men rape and traffick kids if the economy is doing well (it is not).

There it is y'all.

Naked, unabashed late-stage capitalism.

12.02.2026 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 227    πŸ” 82    πŸ’¬ 16    πŸ“Œ 4
picture of my markings on poem I am working on translating this morning from the German original, β€œwie sie sich gegenΓΌberstanden/ prachtvolle flurwΓ€chter die zwei”

picture of my markings on poem I am working on translating this morning from the German original, β€œwie sie sich gegenΓΌberstanden/ prachtvolle flurwΓ€chter die zwei”

#elfriedejelinek

12.02.2026 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

You got it!

09.02.2026 15:29 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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snow shovel(l)ed sidewalk
pigeons fly ahead
of my run

#haiku

07.02.2026 23:13 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

With alt text.

30.01.2026 14:20 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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β€œsweet sweet amaryllis”

26.01.2026 13:36 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Teaser: we’re getting ready to do an open call for queer artists at the gallery where a series of work will be exhibited and turned into a very small run edition of prints. This is the poster. Keep an eye out!

25.01.2026 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 10    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Holding out hope…

25.01.2026 18:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Loved this.

25.01.2026 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Me?

25.01.2026 18:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Still translating #elfriedejelinek and finished my version of her poem β€œadventure” (she gave title of English word) today…
24 more poems to go… @sevenstories.bsky.social (Greed) @yalepress.bsky.social (the Children of the Dead) @poetryfoundation.bsky.social (spring, contempt, our motorbike, tonight)

25.01.2026 18:28 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Makes me so happyβ€”so sick of the ugly POTUS’s face, body, slime.

23.01.2026 21:00 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
haiku in my handwriting reads:
that old narrative 
I run around the park track 
the blue jays are back

haiku in my handwriting reads: that old narrative I run around the park track the blue jays are back

#haiku from before it got colder again.

16.01.2026 23:32 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!

09.01.2026 19:59 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Ready to learn about Pauli Murray.

09.01.2026 19:26 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

I heard she did a commendable, impressive, not to be missed job with it.

09.01.2026 19:23 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

christmas eve morning
the snow plow beeps away
while he snores beside me

24.12.2025 10:12 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
My cat Jimmy James sits in a furry light pink dog bed on a black pleather chair against an avocado green wall a kid’s plastic yellow tiger Halloween mask hangs on above.

My cat Jimmy James sits in a furry light pink dog bed on a black pleather chair against an avocado green wall a kid’s plastic yellow tiger Halloween mask hangs on above.

#caturday

20.12.2025 19:15 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Femmunist Intimations - Journal #159 McKenzie Wark describes four types of masculinity and how to overcome them.

"Femmunist Intimations," my contribution to the eflux journal masculinities issue. Which includes a tribute to one of my teachers, Raewyn Connell.

19.12.2025 16:34 β€” πŸ‘ 12    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

We haven’t gotten there yet…. I’m sort of in?

07.12.2025 00:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The FIFA trophy for Trump, gold hands reaching up to a gold planet....

The FIFA trophy for Trump, gold hands reaching up to a gold planet....

The desperate hands of the global south seek to take back an overheated world. Seriously, what's next? The McHamburglar trophy in gourmet cooking? The Pol Pot Human Rights medal? The Jeffrey Epstein childcare grant? The Vladimir Putin democracy fellowship? The Weinstein-Cosby feminism prize?

06.12.2025 16:56 β€” πŸ‘ 590    πŸ” 139    πŸ’¬ 36    πŸ“Œ 14