Bradley J. Fest
@bradleyfest.bsky.social
associate professor of English at Hartwick College | criticism: C20-21 lit. & culture | poetry: The Rocking Chair (2015), The Shape of Things (2017), & 2013–2017: Sonnets (2024) | https://bradleyjfest.com
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Bradley J. Fest
@bradleyfest.bsky.social
· Aug 19
BRADLEY J. FEST / POSTROCK — always crashing
Things show restraint. The guitar’s evening light, the decades, at least three ways of space running on, spilling over from us no matter the font of being’s omissions. It, that: here. Here . Let’s ...
www.alwayscrashing.com
I am beyond delighted that my long poem, “Postrock,” is now in @alwayscrashing.bsky.social. I am forever indebted to @inauthenticity.bsky.social and the other editors of AC for their ongoing support of my work. www.alwayscrashing.com/current/2025...
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Frank O´Hara reads "Having a coke with you"
YouTube video by Modo de Usar
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February 14, 2026 at 12:51 PM
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As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the history of high school English in the United States, and I’m excited to share a new article from that project—“High School English and the Making of American Readers”—out today in American Literary History! 🧵
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
High School English and the Making of American Readers
Abstract. The high school English classroom is the most influential literary institution in the United States, and the most overlooked by literary scholars
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February 13, 2026 at 7:21 PM
As some of you may know, I’m writing a book on the history of high school English in the United States, and I’m excited to share a new article from that project—“High School English and the Making of American Readers”—out today in American Literary History! 🧵
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
academic.oup.com/alh/article/...
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Fuck this is a awful, dreadful chart.
Not to get all Gladstone about this but... gambling is a major social ill and absolutely needs cracking down on
Not to get all Gladstone about this but... gambling is a major social ill and absolutely needs cracking down on
The non sports part of prediction markets is trivially small and economists should stop being excited about it. - www.ft.com/content/1aa7...
February 14, 2026 at 10:14 AM
Fuck this is a awful, dreadful chart.
Not to get all Gladstone about this but... gambling is a major social ill and absolutely needs cracking down on
Not to get all Gladstone about this but... gambling is a major social ill and absolutely needs cracking down on
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playing heist expert for @jetjocko.bsky.social 's article is among my top most delighting professional experiences ever
Pulling off a heist isn’t much like the movies at all. The film industry would have you believe that thieves have a boundless technological toolkit, but in reality, the main barrier to entry is usually a literal barrier to entry, like a door.
The myth of the high-tech heist
The film industry would have you believe that thieves have a boundless technological toolkit.
www.technologyreview.com
February 13, 2026 at 5:59 PM
playing heist expert for @jetjocko.bsky.social 's article is among my top most delighting professional experiences ever
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We all saw the fellas grindin right? That may be a first for the super bowl.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
We all saw the fellas grindin right? That may be a first for the super bowl.
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No Kings includes Draft Kings
February 8, 2026 at 11:49 PM
No Kings includes Draft Kings
Rediscovered this thing I wrote a few years ago. Check it. www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/bradl...
Bradley J. Fest — Does It Have Pockets
2023.29–30 | 2024.01–02 | 2024.03 | 2024.05–06 | 2024.08–09
www.doesithavepockets.com
February 7, 2026 at 4:00 AM
Rediscovered this thing I wrote a few years ago. Check it. www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/bradl...
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Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
February 4, 2026 at 2:24 PM
Bezos isn't destroying the Washington Post because it isn't profitable. He's destroying the Washington Post because he's calculated that a robust free press threatens the ability of his class to warp society around their interests
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
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It’s been frustrating how little attention legacy news has paid to how Silicon Valley is “helping this administration aggressively scale a data dragnet that will eat our civil liberties for lunch, if we let it.”
Grateful to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social. We don’t have to let them build Big Brother.
Grateful to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social. We don’t have to let them build Big Brother.
Opinion | ICE Is Watching You
www.nytimes.com
February 4, 2026 at 12:13 PM
It’s been frustrating how little attention legacy news has paid to how Silicon Valley is “helping this administration aggressively scale a data dragnet that will eat our civil liberties for lunch, if we let it.”
Grateful to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social. We don’t have to let them build Big Brother.
Grateful to @tressiemcphd.bsky.social. We don’t have to let them build Big Brother.
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New seasoning technology that teleports you to different points in your life via Proustian memories of eating stew. Calling it “The Thyme Machine”
February 4, 2026 at 12:26 AM
New seasoning technology that teleports you to different points in your life via Proustian memories of eating stew. Calling it “The Thyme Machine”
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Comes out January 27th, 2026. Mozart's birthday!
But this one is more for my fellow Salieris.
But this one is more for my fellow Salieris.
Head Cleaner by David James Keaton: 9781917415088 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
In this hugely original blend of thriller, sci-fi and horror, a trio of Blockbuster employees discover they may be able to change the endings of popular films and, thus, the world around them. The l...
www.penguinrandomhouse.com
August 28, 2025 at 5:25 PM
Comes out January 27th, 2026. Mozart's birthday!
But this one is more for my fellow Salieris.
But this one is more for my fellow Salieris.
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This is as close to motivational speaker as I’m ever gonna get.
February 3, 2026 at 11:44 PM
This is as close to motivational speaker as I’m ever gonna get.
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I went to the nearest Barnes & Noble and awkwardly explained to someone at the help desk that I had a new book out and asked where it might be (it's genre fluid) and it was faced out (!) Then she took some pictures, had me sign their books, and said they'd already sold a copy. A win/win/win.
February 3, 2026 at 5:07 PM
I went to the nearest Barnes & Noble and awkwardly explained to someone at the help desk that I had a new book out and asked where it might be (it's genre fluid) and it was faced out (!) Then she took some pictures, had me sign their books, and said they'd already sold a copy. A win/win/win.
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“With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for ‘the positive affirmation of peace.’”
— The Nation
— The Nation
February 3, 2026 at 6:05 AM
“With their resistance to violent authoritarianism, the people of Minneapolis have renewed the spirit of Dr. King’s call for ‘the positive affirmation of peace.’”
— The Nation
— The Nation
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I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
February 3, 2026 at 11:41 AM
I want to laugh at it but sadly it’s true.
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"Why did they do this? Because I asked them to, and told them it was worth it. I said that time was precious, and that we needed to take some of it back for ourselves. So we did."
Walt Hunter for The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Walt Hunter for The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Stop Meeting Students Where They Are
What I learned when I finally started assigning the hard reading again.
www.theatlantic.com
February 3, 2026 at 8:43 PM
"Why did they do this? Because I asked them to, and told them it was worth it. I said that time was precious, and that we needed to take some of it back for ourselves. So we did."
Walt Hunter for The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
Walt Hunter for The Atlantic
www.theatlantic.com/ideas/2026/0...
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Hegel argues in Phenomenology that death happens twice, the first time physically, and, the second, symbolically when you start running ads
ChatGPT's free ride is ending: Here's what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot
ChatGPT's free ride is ending: Here's what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot
ChatGPT's free ride is ending: Here's what OpenAI plans for advertising on the chatbot
www.independent.co.uk
February 1, 2026 at 6:27 PM
Hegel argues in Phenomenology that death happens twice, the first time physically, and, the second, symbolically when you start running ads
JFC
February 1, 2026 at 12:50 PM
JFC
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yeah, so Fallout nailed it
February 1, 2026 at 3:02 AM
yeah, so Fallout nailed it
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Wow, revising an essay I wrote THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, touched up a bit back in 2018, and am finally now like, yes, this should go into the world. Writing is weird.
January 31, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Wow, revising an essay I wrote THIRTEEN YEARS AGO, touched up a bit back in 2018, and am finally now like, yes, this should go into the world. Writing is weird.
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metastasizing IP = cultural stagnation
production of nothing, circulation of everything www.versobooks.com/products/303...
production of nothing, circulation of everything www.versobooks.com/products/303...
January 29, 2026 at 2:46 PM
metastasizing IP = cultural stagnation
production of nothing, circulation of everything www.versobooks.com/products/303...
production of nothing, circulation of everything www.versobooks.com/products/303...
Who would have ever thought it possible: Now that I've moved all my writing assignments in class, my syllabi are getting SHORTER!
January 27, 2026 at 10:05 PM
Who would have ever thought it possible: Now that I've moved all my writing assignments in class, my syllabi are getting SHORTER!