Casey Aimer
@caseyaimer.bsky.social
Cyberpunk poet repped by Tasneem Motala at Belcastro Agency - Elder emo, sci-fi nerd, anarchist, SFWA Poetry Committee & SFPA - Radon Journal EIC - Publishing MPS & Poetry MFA - Poems in Strange Horizons, Small Wonders, and many more. CaseyAimer.com
Fellow SFWA members, I hope you won't be leaving the poetry section blank in your Nebula nominations. It's the first year of the award, and important to show that it gets the love it deserves.
If you don't know where to find great SFF poetry, just ask me or another SFWA poet, and we can direct you
If you don't know where to find great SFF poetry, just ask me or another SFWA poet, and we can direct you
January 29, 2026 at 3:23 AM
Fellow SFWA members, I hope you won't be leaving the poetry section blank in your Nebula nominations. It's the first year of the award, and important to show that it gets the love it deserves.
If you don't know where to find great SFF poetry, just ask me or another SFWA poet, and we can direct you
If you don't know where to find great SFF poetry, just ask me or another SFWA poet, and we can direct you
My hot-climate-ass didnt realize how valuable a snow shovel would be during the winter until right now.
So here I am, scooping snow with a damn cooking sheetpan
So here I am, scooping snow with a damn cooking sheetpan
January 27, 2026 at 1:36 AM
My hot-climate-ass didnt realize how valuable a snow shovel would be during the winter until right now.
So here I am, scooping snow with a damn cooking sheetpan
So here I am, scooping snow with a damn cooking sheetpan
When the nuremberg trails 2.0 begin in the future, don't let any Republican off the hook. They intentionally curated this horrible reality. Anyone who's ever voted Republican or conservative is at fault. There's no such thing as a good Republican. There is never any reason to vote conservative.
January 24, 2026 at 3:02 AM
When the nuremberg trails 2.0 begin in the future, don't let any Republican off the hook. They intentionally curated this horrible reality. Anyone who's ever voted Republican or conservative is at fault. There's no such thing as a good Republican. There is never any reason to vote conservative.
When you see any journal's new art, know it's the hardest part of the magazine and the fact that it exists should be celebrated
Issue 12 cover reveal!
Click the art to experience the full piece by Artem Chebokha.
Sixteen authors are coming to you February 1 to share their hearts and imagination. Writer reveals begin this Monday in the lead-up to launch.
Click the art to experience the full piece by Artem Chebokha.
Sixteen authors are coming to you February 1 to share their hearts and imagination. Writer reveals begin this Monday in the lead-up to launch.
January 21, 2026 at 8:19 PM
When you see any journal's new art, know it's the hardest part of the magazine and the fact that it exists should be celebrated
Artists, not authors, are going to be the absolute death of me in the journal industry. The amount of stress they give me is unreal
January 17, 2026 at 11:00 PM
Artists, not authors, are going to be the absolute death of me in the journal industry. The amount of stress they give me is unreal
Some prose writers are going to fight me, but I think by and large, poets come up with more interesting titles for their works compared to short story authors.
January 9, 2026 at 5:23 AM
Some prose writers are going to fight me, but I think by and large, poets come up with more interesting titles for their works compared to short story authors.
Reposted by Casey Aimer
And finally, "Circuitry" - a sonnet about exploitation and post-humanism - was published in @sfpoetry.bsky.social's "Cyberpunk" issue of Eye to the Telescope, editing by the supremely talented @caseyaimer.bsky.social.
www.eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
www.eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
Eye to the Telescope
Eye to the Telescope, the quarterly online journal of SFPA, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, an international organization of speculative poets.
www.eyetothetelescope.com
January 3, 2026 at 3:26 AM
And finally, "Circuitry" - a sonnet about exploitation and post-humanism - was published in @sfpoetry.bsky.social's "Cyberpunk" issue of Eye to the Telescope, editing by the supremely talented @caseyaimer.bsky.social.
www.eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
www.eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
I can't wait until we get to the guillotine part of the revolution against these fucking fascists
January 8, 2026 at 1:21 AM
I can't wait until we get to the guillotine part of the revolution against these fucking fascists
2025 was a stellar year for my sci-fi poetry. In addition to landing an agent and having my debut collection put on sub, I have 14 poems eligible for nomination in the @sfpoetry.bsky.social's 2026 Rhysling Awards.
I'll list them below, or you can view my author website: CaseyAimer.com
I'll list them below, or you can view my author website: CaseyAimer.com
January 2, 2026 at 4:12 AM
2025 was a stellar year for my sci-fi poetry. In addition to landing an agent and having my debut collection put on sub, I have 14 poems eligible for nomination in the @sfpoetry.bsky.social's 2026 Rhysling Awards.
I'll list them below, or you can view my author website: CaseyAimer.com
I'll list them below, or you can view my author website: CaseyAimer.com
Every two years I spend Christmas 20 meters from the southern US border wall. And every time I'm reminded how utterly ridiculous the concept of borders are, and how we should tear them all down.
December 24, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Every two years I spend Christmas 20 meters from the southern US border wall. And every time I'm reminded how utterly ridiculous the concept of borders are, and how we should tear them all down.
There's something poetically ironic about a poet who becomes so good at cutting off their own emotions in normal day-to-day life.
Anyway, the older I get, the more I understand artists hiding out in mountain cabins for a month to write their next work. Maybe that'll be me next NaPoWriMo
Anyway, the older I get, the more I understand artists hiding out in mountain cabins for a month to write their next work. Maybe that'll be me next NaPoWriMo
December 13, 2025 at 11:20 AM
There's something poetically ironic about a poet who becomes so good at cutting off their own emotions in normal day-to-day life.
Anyway, the older I get, the more I understand artists hiding out in mountain cabins for a month to write their next work. Maybe that'll be me next NaPoWriMo
Anyway, the older I get, the more I understand artists hiding out in mountain cabins for a month to write their next work. Maybe that'll be me next NaPoWriMo
Well it officially happened to me, like so many before
My wife has bought far too many clothes and shoes and we have nowhere to put it all
My wife has bought far too many clothes and shoes and we have nowhere to put it all
December 10, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Well it officially happened to me, like so many before
My wife has bought far too many clothes and shoes and we have nowhere to put it all
My wife has bought far too many clothes and shoes and we have nowhere to put it all
I'm proud to say I'm officially a card-carrying member of a workers' union. Been a big supporter of them in my life, and glad I've moved into a job with a burgeoning (new) union to get involved with.
December 8, 2025 at 7:46 PM
I'm proud to say I'm officially a card-carrying member of a workers' union. Been a big supporter of them in my life, and glad I've moved into a job with a burgeoning (new) union to get involved with.
Turns out being extrovert for a weekend makes me more tired than expected.
And Neil Clarke had a lot of great information. Lot of data.
It's hard to make it as a semi-pro journal, and Uncanny should no longer be considered semi-pro to make room for younger journals in the Hugo awards
And Neil Clarke had a lot of great information. Lot of data.
It's hard to make it as a semi-pro journal, and Uncanny should no longer be considered semi-pro to make room for younger journals in the Hugo awards
December 7, 2025 at 4:25 AM
Turns out being extrovert for a weekend makes me more tired than expected.
And Neil Clarke had a lot of great information. Lot of data.
It's hard to make it as a semi-pro journal, and Uncanny should no longer be considered semi-pro to make room for younger journals in the Hugo awards
And Neil Clarke had a lot of great information. Lot of data.
It's hard to make it as a semi-pro journal, and Uncanny should no longer be considered semi-pro to make room for younger journals in the Hugo awards
Just got home to DC—and I have never known a more profound introvert exhaustion than after being on for three days at Philcon. But a great first true con experience that I'll unpack as the week unfolds, including a dinner with Neil Clarke
November 24, 2025 at 2:13 AM
Just got home to DC—and I have never known a more profound introvert exhaustion than after being on for three days at Philcon. But a great first true con experience that I'll unpack as the week unfolds, including a dinner with Neil Clarke
Final day of Philcon, if you wanna chat about SFF poetry I'll be in the dealer's room
November 23, 2025 at 1:48 PM
Final day of Philcon, if you wanna chat about SFF poetry I'll be in the dealer's room
Getting to Philcon just an hour late due to Baltimore traffic. But once there I'll be seeing everyone
November 21, 2025 at 8:36 PM
Getting to Philcon just an hour late due to Baltimore traffic. But once there I'll be seeing everyone
Reposted by Casey Aimer
The recent issue of Eye to the Telescope focused on cyberpunk, and WOW! Each poem blew me away. Edited by @caseyaimer.bsky.social.
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
Eye to the Telescope
Eye to the Telescope, the quarterly online journal of SFPA, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, an international organization of speculative poets.
eyetothetelescope.com
November 18, 2025 at 9:07 PM
The recent issue of Eye to the Telescope focused on cyberpunk, and WOW! Each poem blew me away. Edited by @caseyaimer.bsky.social.
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
@sfpoetry.bsky.social
Our yearly finance report for Radon is out. It also serves as a public showcase of exactly how much it takes to produce a genre journal.
I remember when I was younger wondering why no one ever made detailed public posts on this topic. And wanting to see some. So now I make one each year
I remember when I was younger wondering why no one ever made detailed public posts on this topic. And wanting to see some. So now I make one each year
How Much It Costs to Run a Literary Journal – 2025
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
Radon Journal is a not-for-profit science fiction publisher committed to transparency. This is our yearly public financial thread. We also want to show aspiring editors the true costs of running a semi-pro journal. #writingcommunity (1/10)
November 17, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Our yearly finance report for Radon is out. It also serves as a public showcase of exactly how much it takes to produce a genre journal.
I remember when I was younger wondering why no one ever made detailed public posts on this topic. And wanting to see some. So now I make one each year
I remember when I was younger wondering why no one ever made detailed public posts on this topic. And wanting to see some. So now I make one each year
Back in the early days of MySpace and Facebook, I'd write statuses about every thought that popped into my head. Nowadays, I still have plenty of commentary, but I never seem to make posts. Perhaps it's that arguing with people online got old. Or maybe I just save it all for my books.
October 27, 2025 at 2:54 AM
Back in the early days of MySpace and Facebook, I'd write statuses about every thought that popped into my head. Nowadays, I still have plenty of commentary, but I never seem to make posts. Perhaps it's that arguing with people online got old. Or maybe I just save it all for my books.
Reposted by Casey Aimer
Death comes for us all, even AIs adrift in space. But death doesn't have to be the end, as we learn in "An Aging AI Tries to Remember Its Life," by @caseyaimer.bsky.social.
An Aging AI Tries to Remember Its Life - Small Wonders
Please—don’t let my fading / algorithms forget a life that was / more than fear mixing with hope.
smallwondersmag.com
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Death comes for us all, even AIs adrift in space. But death doesn't have to be the end, as we learn in "An Aging AI Tries to Remember Its Life," by @caseyaimer.bsky.social.
How do others determine how many books to bring to a SFF conference to sell?
October 18, 2025 at 4:33 PM
How do others determine how many books to bring to a SFF conference to sell?
Proud of this ETTT issue. The poetry community embraced cyberpunk in wonderful and creative ways. There are even some fantasy-witch cyberpunk poems here. It was a great experience guest editing.
Come see how that's possible by clicking the link below
Come see how that's possible by clicking the link below
Check out the latest Eye to the Telescope edited by @caseyaimer.bsky.social!
Issue 58's theme is Cyberpunk and it's LIVE and free to read now:
eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
Issue 58's theme is Cyberpunk and it's LIVE and free to read now:
eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
Eye to the Telescope
Eye to the Telescope, the quarterly online journal of SFPA, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, an international organization of speculative poets.
eyetothetelescope.com
October 15, 2025 at 9:06 PM
Proud of this ETTT issue. The poetry community embraced cyberpunk in wonderful and creative ways. There are even some fantasy-witch cyberpunk poems here. It was a great experience guest editing.
Come see how that's possible by clicking the link below
Come see how that's possible by clicking the link below
Reposted by Casey Aimer
My new cyberpunk poem "Snitched" is out today in the @sfpoetry.bsky.social's Eye to the Telescope edited by @caseyaimer.bsky.social
eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
Eye to the Telescope
Eye to the Telescope, the quarterly online journal of SFPA, the Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association, an international organization of speculative poets.
eyetothetelescope.com
October 15, 2025 at 5:09 PM
My new cyberpunk poem "Snitched" is out today in the @sfpoetry.bsky.social's Eye to the Telescope edited by @caseyaimer.bsky.social
eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
eyetothetelescope.com/archives/058...
The dumbest thing I realized I had wrong my whole life is which window at fast food drive-thrus is which.
Whenever they said "pull up to the second window" I thought that meant the window before the main one, because the food window was considered the first one.
Turns out it's the opposite.
Whenever they said "pull up to the second window" I thought that meant the window before the main one, because the food window was considered the first one.
Turns out it's the opposite.
October 14, 2025 at 4:20 AM
The dumbest thing I realized I had wrong my whole life is which window at fast food drive-thrus is which.
Whenever they said "pull up to the second window" I thought that meant the window before the main one, because the food window was considered the first one.
Turns out it's the opposite.
Whenever they said "pull up to the second window" I thought that meant the window before the main one, because the food window was considered the first one.
Turns out it's the opposite.