@mattlayne.bsky.social
Poet & Librarian & Publisher First Amendment Defender Find yourself on the shelf of the library
A wheat field with ghostly images of two, two people and a fox
Read my latest piece at juke.press for a mediation on what it means to love and to lose someone you love.
www.juke.press/p/in-absentia
So often the world is beyond my ken. The cruelties and Injustices we visit upon one another, incomprehensible. In those moments, I turn and return to nature. There is no easy path. In the end, there's only the way you, yourself, are willing to take. I hope you find flowers there.
21.03.2025 13:44 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Check out my latest poem on Juke!
open.substack.com/pub/juke/p/r...
#poetry
"2025 William C. Morris Award Finalists" in black text against a light orange background. Five book jackets are in a row - "Aisle Nine," "Dead Things Are Closer Than They Appear," "Not Like Other Girls," "Shut Up, This is Serious," and "The Wilderness Girls." The YALSA logo is in the bottom right.
The 2025 William C. Morris Award finalists were also announced today, which will also be named at the Youth Media Awards on January 27, 2025!
Learn about the finalists here: www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
#yalit
Twas the Nacht Before Krampus
Happy Krampus Nacht, y'all!
I hope you've been good this year.
I spent last night putting the finishing touches on this little piece. I hope you enjoy it.
#krampus #krampusnacht #stnicholas #poetry #krampuslauf
Thank you to Tonya Morton and Juke for sharing my piece on grief and healing
25.11.2024 21:42 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
A vintage black and white photo taken during an American Library Association World War One book drive. A librarian in an suit with an ankle-length skirt speaks into a megaphone while standing atop an immense stack of books.
HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
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