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Michael Garrigan

@mgarrigan.bsky.social

Teacher. Writer. Pennsylvania. River, Amen (2023 - Winner of the Weatherford Award), Robbing the Pillars (2020) β€” Wayfarer Books. www.mgarrigan.com

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Poetry rejections on Thanksgiving? Oof. πŸ˜‚

27.11.2025 13:16 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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- Michael McGriff

25.11.2025 21:17 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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One Poem by Jared Beloff - Terrain.org New from Jared Beloff: "Flooded Landscape with the Fall of Icarus," a gorgeous, haunting poem.

I am so excited to share this poem and join the many many other Icarus poets. Here is my speculative ekphrastic "Flooded Landscape with the Fall of Icarus" which imagines Breughel's landscape altered by climate change.

Thank you @terrainorg.bsky.social!

www.terrain.org/2025/poetry/...

25.11.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 35    πŸ” 15    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 4
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Morning on K Road, by Steve Gunn from the album Daylight Daylight

This. Let it drift on for 30 more minutes, please.

stevegunn.bandcamp.com/track/mornin...

15.10.2025 01:00 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait to see him in Baltimore!

15.10.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yinz have been blessed with quite a few Choice shows

23.09.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh man you have inside info don’t you???? I hope Baltimore’s on the list …

23.09.2025 09:10 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

When are we getting some new dates???

23.09.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Taper's Choice Live From Kung Fu Necktie, Philly
YouTube video by wook plus Taper's Choice Live From Kung Fu Necktie, Philly

hard to believe this was 2 years ago today!⚑️

best @taperschoice.bsky.social show to date! (as voted on by the fans and also my personally opinion!)🍌

youtu.be/bMVxJ54_Ibk?...

22.09.2025 22:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Hell yeah!!! What a show man. So glad I was there

23.09.2025 01:03 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

So good! Seriously considering seeing them in Baltimore this December

23.09.2025 01:01 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Hoping to go see them in Baltimore this December!

12.09.2025 20:51 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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My old alien body is a foreigner struggling to get into another country. The loon call makes me shiver. Back at the cabin I see a book and am not quite sure what that is.

Jim Harrison

11.09.2025 13:17 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks @riverriverbooks.bsky.social . My classroom just got a bit cooler

11.09.2025 13:45 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
Todd Davis

Todd Davis

It’s been years since my mother and father
turned to ash. Tonight my lover holds me
in the bed where I was conceived.

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From: β€œIn the Bed Where I Was Conceived,”

by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Todd Davis

Published in the Missouri Review. #Poetry #Poem

missourireview.com/davis/

10.09.2025 03:44 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Susquehanna River petroglyphs

01.09.2025 20:20 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

That means they fire him, which will be wonder (until they hire someone just like him)

31.08.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thanks!! So many books have already been taken… I have a stack I’m slowly adding to it. Trying to slip in as much poetry as possible :)

31.08.2025 13:08 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Be sure to stop at our Free Library (curated by two book nerds!) next time you’re walking or riding along the Northwest Lancaster County River Trail!

#freelibrary

31.08.2025 12:24 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Oh bless you!!!!

28.08.2025 01:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
The blue and pink version, 8.5”x11” poster with the text:

READ 
WRITE
EDIT 
CITE

only you can write your ideas

The blue and pink version, 8.5”x11” poster with the text: READ WRITE EDIT CITE only you can write your ideas

Oh! Okay, y’all! πŸ™πŸ’™

I made another color version, and will have them in a week or so, if you’d like to order one:

riverriverbooks.org/store/Read-W...

27.08.2025 23:39 β€” πŸ‘ 52    πŸ” 19    πŸ’¬ 6    πŸ“Œ 3

I’ll be posting these on my classroom once I order them! Thank you!

28.08.2025 01:19 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Bitter End version is incredible. Why hasn’t it been officially released?

28.08.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah i was really surprised how much I loved it

28.08.2025 01:16 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Agreed!!!!

24.08.2025 23:38 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Internet Archive: Digital Library of Free & Borrowable Texts, Movies, Music & Wayback Machine

Start anywhere…

Some personal favorites β€”

Philly
Troubadour 1/24
Providence
Ivy Room 1/25
Spoke Bicycle Cafe

archive.org/details/Tape...

24.08.2025 23:09 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Nice! Thank you!!

24.08.2025 21:50 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I’ve never heard the Tzadik/Zorn stuff … where should I start?

24.08.2025 21:34 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Taper’s Choice is a helluva lot of fun and pretty damn interesting to me. But I’m not a big Phish fan so maybe I just don’t hear the similarities

24.08.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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Does anyone else love this record?

24.08.2025 01:05 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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