Jesse DeLong

I got some great book mail today. I can't wait to dig into (pun intended) these stories!

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Reason #4: We promote our authors long past publication!

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Thanks, Jason!

So excited to get my copies!

Finally got around to reading Justin Lacour's _A Reading from the Book of Panic_ and wishing I had sooner, so I could be rereading it now.

I'm grateful to Justin for this review of my forthcoming book, The Vinegar in Our Hearts, in Trampoline.

www.trampolinepoetry.com/reviews

Happy butt fumble day to all who celebrate!

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A bird imprint in snow

I'm excited to share the cover of my forthcoming book, out in late January from Cornerstone Press!

I have a few ARCs if anyone is seriously interested in writing a review. Message me if interested!

A comparison of Carson "pants" poem to a poem generated by chatgpt

I don't like the Carson poem, but it's obviously better than the AI poem. Carson's poem takes risks (and probably fails). The AI poem does what, unfortunately, a lot of poems do nowadays--just imitates moves they've seen in other poems. Comparing them is such a bad faith argument.

NPR said if you want to be truly happy you should do chores with friends, so if anyone wants to come help me clean my house let me know.

Yes very cool!

Have you ever seen a big like this? It was like the bark looking thing was its shell.

Our HOA, which last week sent us a letter saying they’re out of money so no longer cutting grass in the common areas, had the nerve to send us a letter and say we needed to cut our grass 😂

A colorless photo of a disturbing looking clown with a paper cup as a nose

Willard Scott, the first Ronald McDonald

Is this a moth with a bug eating it, or a moth with a tail to mimic a bug?

When did the mega million become $5? Trump’s incompetence even caused inflation on the lottery!

An apple in a bathroom sink

Someone must have had a bad first day back.

I do not recommend eating Doritos after a fluoride treatment.

YouTube video by WWE Yokozuna's Bodyslam Challenge: Raw, July 5, 1993

One of my biggest misrememberings from childhood was this moment. Until a few months ago I vividly remembered Hulk Hogan, not Lex Luger, doing this.

We rented the tape, probably in the late 90s, from a video store in Idaho that rented out old wrestling matches.

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The Unpassing was so good. When is Chia-Chia Lin putting out another book?

Someone always comes in and tightens up the laces of my boots after I wear them.

This new Wu-Tang album is really good. It’s not really modern, but classically good.

A stuffed green parakeet

Found in the work trash today

Everyone’s forgetting that the Albuquerque Aztecs signed “Steamin” Willie Beamen and won the chip first year.

A terrible and sexist Antonio Brown post.

Antonio Brown with one of the worst poems you’ve ever read.

Poetry Hive Mind: Does anyone know if there’s a textbook or anthology that covers the various schools of poetry over the last 50-70 years? It seems like there should be.

Worth noting today that the entire budget of the NEH is about $200M.

A bulb, in its covering, surrounded by feathers and nesting material.

A second view of the bulb and nest, above the door.

I’m sad about it, so I bury it in the backyard next to our chicken. 30 minutes later, I go to finally take the dogs on their walk, and there’s another one! A second had fallen out of the nest, but this one wasn’t moving at all.

At this point, I have no idea what to do. 5/