Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D.

An astonishingly large crowd!
Chicago

The poem “A Grammar of Loneliness” by Dr. Taylor Byas in paperback, annotated all over enthusiastically in pen. One of the annotations say “Can I just…highlight this whole poem.” Another annotation is a heart. Another is all caps “OMG BARS BARS BARS.” There are many underlined lines and brackets and notes. At the top is a heart drawing and multiple stars. (Apologies, I can’t just paste the poem’s text here in its original intended format).

“There is a moment when my aloneness / is flayed down to something animal, the bullish man in my mind for years. My / body still capable of rising to a cold wind or a warm hand. I’m sorry, / where are my / manners?”

This poem “A Grammar of Loneliness” by @taylorbyas.bsky.social gets me, gutted me.

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This whole thread has made my day!!! Thank you so much for reading RBF with such fervor 🥹🥹🥹❤️❤️❤️

A picture of the book "Poemhood: Out Black Revival" edited in part by Taylor Byas. The book is sitting on a toystore shelf.

Picture of "Resting Bitch Face" by Taylor Byas. Held in hand at a bookstore.

Always love seeing guest's works out in the wild!! Spotted @taylorbyas.bsky.social twice while walking around Lawrence, KS.

Omg!!

Eponymous | "Resting Bitch Face" by Dr. Taylor Byas Listen now | Talking with Dr. Byas about sophomore collections, the freedom of form, and why we love the pantoum

First installment of e•pon•y•mous available on my Substack! Was so honored to have this convo with my good friend @taylorbyas.bsky.social , please give it a listen when you have the chance!

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Griffin’s new chapbook, “LISTEN—“, lays on top of a collection of science fiction-related patches on a black background.

“I had worked hard for nearly two years…”

Author copies are here and I’m thrilled!! Grateful to @mickmakesmagic.bsky.social for the cover, @taylorbyas.bsky.social / @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social / Warren Longmire for blurbs, and of course Holly at @interstellarflight.bsky.social for picking it up!!

Ahhh thank you!!!!

Tonight, at Brooklyn Poets!!

Me and RESTING BITCH FACE hit NY this weekend! I hope to see you at Books Are Magic and/or Brooklyn Poets!!

YouTube video by The Notebooks Collective In Conversation: Taylor Byas and jason b. crawford

If you miss any of our In Conversations, we have them on our YouTube channel... Most recent event with @taylorbyas.bsky.social & @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social up now!
youtu.be/MYV3LJ2Vj8Q

@taylorbyas.bsky.social joins the WPLS tonight (9/24). The Zoom room opens at 7:15pm (EST), and the reading starts at 7:30pm.

Order RESTING BITCH FACE from Soft Skull Press: softskull.com/books/restin....

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Tomorrow (9/24)!!

@taylorbyas.bsky.social, Ashley Jones, & @djvorreyer.bsky.social read for the WPLS.

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@sundresspub.bsky.social @hubcitypress.bsky.social

Thank you so much for being there, Beronda!!

Great convo between @taylorbyas.bsky.social on her most recent poetry book "Resting Bitch Face" with @roxanegay.bsky.social for the Audacious Book Club. Great insights on demands on Black women & their bodies—erasure, politicization, expectation of performative acceptability (e.g., smiling vs RBF).

@taylorbyas.bsky.social joins the WPLS on 9/24/25. The Zoom room opens at 7:15pm (EST), and the reading starts at 7:30pm.

Order RESTING BITCH FACE from Soft Skull Press: softskull.com/books/restin....

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BOMB Magazine | Taylor Byas by Rosa Castellano On ekphrasis, persona, and second poetry collections.

Poet Rosa Castellano interviewed poet @taylorbyas.bsky.social whose second collection RESTING BITCH FACE is out now.

“I had to make myself vulnerable in a way first before asking my reader to make themselves vulnerable in a similar way.” —Taylor Byas

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It’s CRAZY that I get to chat with @roxanegay.bsky.social about RESTING BITCH FACE tomorrow night!!! AHHHH!!!

Check out our latest newsletter: Apostasies Is OUT! * Summer Intern Kamali Williams * Perugia Press Prize Is Open * Perugia at Brooklyn Book Fest 9/21 * Perugia Poet News! @hollicarrell.bsky.social @taylorbyas.bsky.social @joankwonglass.bsky.social @chotchandani.bsky.social @gthomaspoet.bsky.social

This Thursday! @taylorbyas.bsky.social! @nadiaalexis.bsky.social! @travisclau.bsky.social! Kimberly Ann Priest!

Register now to hear stunning new work from these four poets.
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I just started reading this collection by @taylorbyas.bsky.social today and it's stunning! Order one today if you haven't already.

We're finishing ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a double accomplishment 🎉 Contributors @taylorbyas.bsky.social and @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social will be discussing friendship and poetry with @notebookscltv.bsky.social Sept. 16th! 🙌 Get your free tickets to this virtual event here: buff.ly/tAs68NP

“For every book that I read, I collect words for a word bank, take notes on meaningful quotes, and write down any ideas that come to me,” writes @taylorbyas.bsky.social, author of Resting Bitch Face (Soft Skull Press @catapultbooks.bsky.social). Read on: at.pw.org/WRByas

Dreamscape with the Devil - Uncanny Magazine A street from childhood empties like a cigar cut incorrectly. All of the curtains in the windows, still, preflinched for the hands that will throw them aside in morning light. I slink down into the dr...

New poem “ Dreamscape with the Devil” by @taylorbyas.bsky.social at www.uncannymagazine.com/article/drea...

wrote a list of Chicago books you should read, including @tvayyyy.bsky.social @eveewing.bsky.social @joseolivarez.bsky.social @taylorbyas.bsky.social and MORE

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❤️❤️❤️❤️ thank you for including me!!

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Oh, we're so grateful for new books 💕 Contributor @taylorbyas.bsky.social’s poetry collection RESTING BITCH FACE was published Aug 26th from Soft Skull Press! Get your copy here: buff.ly/Ym7Ew6W