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"Nudgers and shovers"
Kasischke, Plath, Bell, Ryan, George
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"blackoil sunflower seed"
Šalamun, Hall, Lear, Stevens, Whitman
Jun 8 • Sean Singer
"Thunder crammed in a moan"
H.D., Hayden, Sexton, Atkins, Davis
Jun 8 • Sean Singer
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 • Sean Singer
"Every tone I seek"
Pizarnik, Lax, Dickinson, Hughes, Celan
Jun 5 • Sean Singer
"Breathing in my carbon"
Coultey, Komunyakaa, Boruch, Heaney, Gunn
Jun 3 • Sean Singer
"eating lunch and dreaming"
Berry, Niedecker, Piercy, Clifton, Stern
Jun 1 • Sean Singer
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 • Sean Singer
"relinquish all your gear"
McHugh, Huchel, Conroy, Guillén, H.D.
May 29 • Sean Singer
"placed by the Gideons over the flowerpots"
Stern, Meredith, Komunyakaa, Gilbert, Davis
May 27 • Sean Singer
"the weight of a whole day"
Clifton, Lux, Strand, Ignatow, Knight
May 25 • Sean Singer
Craft: Kazuko Shiraishi
Kazuko Shiraishi (白石 かずこ) (1931-2024) was a fiery and experimental Japanese poet.
May 23 • Sean Singer
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