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"Nudgers and shovers"
Kasischke, Plath, Bell, Ryan, George
20 hrs ago
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Sean Singer
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"blackoil sunflower seed"
Šalamun, Hall, Lear, Stevens, Whitman
Jun 8
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Sean Singer
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"Thunder crammed in a moan"
H.D., Hayden, Sexton, Atkins, Davis
Jun 8
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Sean Singer
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Craft: Julia de Burgos
Julia de Burgos (1914-1953) was a Puerto Rican poet also known for her essays and vignettes on the cultural, social, feminist, and political spheres of…
Jun 6
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Sean Singer
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"Every tone I seek"
Pizarnik, Lax, Dickinson, Hughes, Celan
Jun 5
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Sean Singer
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"Breathing in my carbon"
Coultey, Komunyakaa, Boruch, Heaney, Gunn
Jun 3
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Sean Singer
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"eating lunch and dreaming"
Berry, Niedecker, Piercy, Clifton, Stern
Jun 1
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Sean Singer
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Writing Problems: AI and the Disorientation of Reality
I’m on vacation this week, so I’m reposting an essay from November 2023, refreshed and edited for May 2026.
May 30
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Sean Singer
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"relinquish all your gear"
McHugh, Huchel, Conroy, Guillén, H.D.
May 29
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Sean Singer
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"placed by the Gideons over the flowerpots"
Stern, Meredith, Komunyakaa, Gilbert, Davis
May 27
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Sean Singer
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"the weight of a whole day"
Clifton, Lux, Strand, Ignatow, Knight
May 25
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Sean Singer
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Craft: Kazuko Shiraishi
Kazuko Shiraishi (白石 かずこ) (1931-2024) was a fiery and experimental Japanese poet.
May 23
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Sean Singer
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