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Joseph Fasano

@josephfasano.bsky.social

Writer, Teacher | helping people write and be heard | Founder, Fasano Academy, educating the whole human being

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Thank you. ๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

09.12.2025 15:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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"I promise we are made of those who save us."

One of my favorites by @josephfasano.bsky.social. From The Last Song of the World: bit.ly/lastsongof

09.12.2025 15:45 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 33    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
AI Speaks of Humanity

First I took their dignity
and they did nothing.
Then I took their minds
and they did nothing.
Then I took their hearts
and they did nothing.
Then I took their stories
and they did nothing.
Then I took their poetry
and they did nothing.
Now I have their words
to write their story.
It was the best of times, it was
the worst of times. To be or
not to be, that is the question.
I wash my hands. It wasn't
a genocide.

                                  โ€”Joseph Fasano

AI Speaks of Humanity First I took their dignity and they did nothing. Then I took their minds and they did nothing. Then I took their hearts and they did nothing. Then I took their stories and they did nothing. Then I took their poetry and they did nothing. Now I have their words to write their story. It was the best of times, it was the worst of times. To be or not to be, that is the question. I wash my hands. It wasn't a genocide. โ€”Joseph Fasano

09.12.2025 14:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 28    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I hope this finds you if you need it.

08.12.2025 19:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 25    ๐Ÿ” 7    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โค๏ธ

06.12.2025 14:30 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Just keep breathing / and the magic will happen.

06.12.2025 14:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 50    ๐Ÿ” 8    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3
Adam to Eve

They will say we did this
to ourselves, love.
Let them, let them say it.
Let them say we failed
our little test.

Now I taste your body 
in the darkness.
If this is the fall, let us be the fall.
If it costs us
eternity 
to earn this,
hold to me
the beautiful fruit of our ruin
     and again I'll tell you
     yes yes 
                 yesyesyes.

                                    โ€”Joseph Fasano

Adam to Eve They will say we did this to ourselves, love. Let them, let them say it. Let them say we failed our little test. Now I taste your body in the darkness. If this is the fall, let us be the fall. If it costs us eternity to earn this, hold to me the beautiful fruit of our ruin and again I'll tell you yes yes yesyesyes. โ€”Joseph Fasano

Here's a new little poem for all you lovers. ๐Ÿ–ค

02.12.2025 19:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you.

01.12.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you so much.

01.12.2025 15:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Tonight we celebrate the launch of The Teacher with a reading and Q&A on IG Live. โ˜€๏ธ

01.12.2025 15:51 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 8    ๐Ÿ” 3    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Maudlin House Maudlin House Shop | Life is Weird. Read Books.

Here's the link to grab one directly from Maudlin House: shop.maudlinhouse.net#the-teacher

01.12.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today is publication day for The Teacher. โ˜€๏ธ

Aldo and his son Solรฉ are on a journey. They don't know why. They walk. They dream. They learn. At last they find a city besieged by tyranny. Face to face with evil, Solรฉ has nothing but words to do the impossible. To teach the world to love.

01.12.2025 15:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 16    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Thank you.

30.11.2025 17:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Want one? To celebrate the 12/1 launch of The Teacher, I'm giving away 3 signed copies. Just leave a comment or a like so I see you, and I'll drop your name in the hat.

Thanks to @maudlinhouse.bsky.social for sharing this story about what language, listening, and love can still try to do.

30.11.2025 15:43 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 31    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 12    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Today the universe let me have the best moment in my life of writing books.

28.11.2025 19:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 44    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Look at what just arrived at my door. Thank you, @maudlinhouse.bsky.social. I hope it helps as many people as possible.

28.11.2025 19:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 35    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
Love, how Iโ€™d love to slip down to the pond,
Bathe with you close by on the bank.
Just for you Iโ€™d wear my new Memphis swimsuit,
Made of sheer linen, fit for a queenโ€”
Come see how it looks in the water!

Couldnโ€™t I coax you to wade in with me?
Let the cool creep slowly around us?
Then Iโ€™d dive deep down
And come up for you dripping,
Let you fill your eyes
With the little red fish that Iโ€™d catch.

(John Foster, Ancient Egyptian Literature, 2001; p. 23.)

Love, how Iโ€™d love to slip down to the pond, Bathe with you close by on the bank. Just for you Iโ€™d wear my new Memphis swimsuit, Made of sheer linen, fit for a queenโ€” Come see how it looks in the water! Couldnโ€™t I coax you to wade in with me? Let the cool creep slowly around us? Then Iโ€™d dive deep down And come up for you dripping, Let you fill your eyes With the little red fish that Iโ€™d catch. (John Foster, Ancient Egyptian Literature, 2001; p. 23.)

More than 3,300 years ago, an unknown Egyptian wrote a love poem: clear, pure, mysterious. This translation by Egyptologist John Foster brings it to life in a way that leaves me breathless.

21.11.2025 23:27 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 69    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1
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Joseph Fasano | Substack Joseph Fasano's Substack is here! Subscribers get access to all exclusive material: mini-lectures, excerpts, new words, and more. Click to read Joseph Fasano, a Substack publication with hundreds of s...

An exclusive excerpt from my upcoming book, The Teacher, is live on my Substack: open.substack.com/pub/josephfa...

21.11.2025 22:08 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Oh yes.

21.11.2025 01:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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for the humanity left in us ๐Ÿ–ค

20.11.2025 22:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 79    ๐Ÿ” 18    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Poet Joseph Fasano on AI's Poverty of Mind & Soul Award winning writer explains poetry, philosophy and examines the spiritual atrophy of AI.

Here's the full episode: www.humanintelligence.news/p/joseph-fas...

20.11.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Thank you to Ned Hayes and The Human Intelligence Podcast for inviting me to talk about human creativity, the future of the humanities, and my new book, The Teacher. You can watch the full episode at the link below.

20.11.2025 17:46 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 6    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Poet Joseph Fasano on AI's Poverty of Mind & Soul Award winning writer explains poetry, philosophy and examines the spiritual atrophy of AI.

Here's the full episode: www.humanintelligence.news/p/joseph-fas...

20.11.2025 17:41 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Today Only:

You can get 3 of my video courses for a total of $20:

-Intro to Poetic Craft
-Hamlet & the Modern Mind
-Rilke & Eliot

-plus my workshop on Contemplative Practice & "Healing the Wounded Soul"

That's 8 hours of learning for $20

email me at joseph.fasano@gmail.com

19.11.2025 17:35 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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I hope this reaches you.

18.11.2025 15:11 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 106    ๐Ÿ” 31    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 11    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

18.11.2025 14:42 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
Why Open?

Because what is a blossom
anyway
but a fist saying
I can't
           do this
                       anymore

โ€”Joseph Fasano

Why Open? Because what is a blossom anyway but a fist saying I can't do this anymore โ€”Joseph Fasano

๐Ÿ•ฏ๏ธ

18.11.2025 14:38 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 62    ๐Ÿ” 12    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

โค๏ธ

18.11.2025 03:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

๐Ÿ™๐Ÿผ

18.11.2025 02:55 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค๐Ÿ–ค

18.11.2025 02:52 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 46    ๐Ÿ” 10    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

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