Maxwell I. Gold
@cybergodwrites.bsky.social
Servant to the Cyber Gods | Bram Stoker Award Nominated Prose Poet | Author of Oblivion in Flux | Bleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums | anOther Mythology
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Re-introducing myself here for those who are new to bluesky!
I’m a queer & Jewish multi-award nominated author.
My 2023 release, a cosmic horror themed poetry collection, Bleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. 🌈🌈
Write on, friends. Long live poetry.
I’m a queer & Jewish multi-award nominated author.
My 2023 release, a cosmic horror themed poetry collection, Bleeding Rainbows and Other Broken Spectrums was nominated for the Bram Stoker Award. 🌈🌈
Write on, friends. Long live poetry.
Reposted by Maxwell I. Gold
... This spring we're publishing our first poetry book ever to celebrate National Poetry Month in April, @cybergodwrites.bsky.social's NEUROTICA, but make sure you don't miss his other poetry collection, I WAS A TEENAGE ANTI-FASCIST @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
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I Was a Teenage Anti-Fascist: A Yiddishkeit Poetry Rock Album by Maxwell I. Gold — Bad Hand Books
Acclaimed poet Maxwell Ian Gold joins the Bad Hand Books lineup in 2026 with an exciting new collection of poetry. With titles like "I (Don’t) Need Concentration," " The Ghetto is Agitated, Then and ...
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November 6, 2025 at 10:31 PM
... This spring we're publishing our first poetry book ever to celebrate National Poetry Month in April, @cybergodwrites.bsky.social's NEUROTICA, but make sure you don't miss his other poetry collection, I WAS A TEENAGE ANTI-FASCIST @badhandbooks.bsky.social.
badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
The coolest anthology invite just hit my inbox!😁
November 4, 2025 at 10:06 PM
The coolest anthology invite just hit my inbox!😁
BIG NEWS : I’m so excited for this! And I will have a poem in this anthology, edited by Henry L Herz and Jonathan Maberry.
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM
BIG NEWS : I’m so excited for this! And I will have a poem in this anthology, edited by Henry L Herz and Jonathan Maberry.
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
The cover for the Big Bad Book of Kaiju from Titan Books is here and it’s amazing!!
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @henryherz.bsky.social
I have some pretty big news and it’s a big first for me. I will be one of the Guests of Honor at Creepaway Camp next year in Colorado!
I’m beyond humbled and grateful to be here, in this community, writing and creating with so many incredible authors in the genre today.
I’m beyond humbled and grateful to be here, in this community, writing and creating with so many incredible authors in the genre today.
October 22, 2025 at 12:47 AM
I have some pretty big news and it’s a big first for me. I will be one of the Guests of Honor at Creepaway Camp next year in Colorado!
I’m beyond humbled and grateful to be here, in this community, writing and creating with so many incredible authors in the genre today.
I’m beyond humbled and grateful to be here, in this community, writing and creating with so many incredible authors in the genre today.
Very pleased to announce my short story “Someday, The Rules Were (Mostly) Clear” will appear in a forthcoming issue of Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine!
October 20, 2025 at 7:27 PM
Very pleased to announce my short story “Someday, The Rules Were (Mostly) Clear” will appear in a forthcoming issue of Three-Lobed Burning Eye magazine!
I have a lot of promotion to catch up on. I’m very excited to announce I have a prose poem in the forthcoming anthology “Witches and Witchcraft” from Hippocampus Press. My poem is titled “The Witch of the Pit (Our Lady Endor)” a different take on the esoteric biblical figure, the Witch of Endor.
October 12, 2025 at 3:23 AM
I have a lot of promotion to catch up on. I’m very excited to announce I have a prose poem in the forthcoming anthology “Witches and Witchcraft” from Hippocampus Press. My poem is titled “The Witch of the Pit (Our Lady Endor)” a different take on the esoteric biblical figure, the Witch of Endor.
Honored to be included in @raforall.bsky.social’s 31 Days of Horror!! :)
31 Days of Horror: Day 11-- Why I Love Horror by Poet @cybergodwrites.bsky.social
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31 Days of Horror: Day 11-- Why I Love Horror by Poet Maxwell I Gold
Yesterday and today I am doing a mini series within a series by featuring Horror poets and their Why I Love Horror essays. Before we get t...
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October 11, 2025 at 1:38 PM
Honored to be included in @raforall.bsky.social’s 31 Days of Horror!! :)
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Yer pals at Bad Hand Books say: Don’t wait for life to give you lemons. Cultivate them. This lemon tree grows in the Bad Hand office.
October 6, 2025 at 1:41 PM
Yer pals at Bad Hand Books say: Don’t wait for life to give you lemons. Cultivate them. This lemon tree grows in the Bad Hand office.
I am pleased to share the ToC for the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII!
It has been an honor to curate this volume for the last 2 years and read the incredible poetry in our horror community.
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
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It has been an honor to curate this volume for the last 2 years and read the incredible poetry in our horror community.
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
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Explore the Haunting HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII Table of Contents
Explore the haunting verses in HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII! Discover top horror-themed poetry curated by esteemed judges.
thewellsoftheweird.com
October 5, 2025 at 10:06 PM
I am pleased to share the ToC for the HWA Poetry Showcase Volume XII!
It has been an honor to curate this volume for the last 2 years and read the incredible poetry in our horror community.
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
thewellsoftheweird.com/2025/10/05/h...
It has been an honor to curate this volume for the last 2 years and read the incredible poetry in our horror community.
@jonathanmaberry.bsky.social @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social
thewellsoftheweird.com/2025/10/05/h...
Even Otto loves his copy of “Why I Love Horror” edited by Becky Spratford. 🙂
@raforall.bsky.social
@laneheymont.bsky.social
@raforall.bsky.social
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September 27, 2025 at 1:01 PM
Even Otto loves his copy of “Why I Love Horror” edited by Becky Spratford. 🙂
@raforall.bsky.social
@laneheymont.bsky.social
@raforall.bsky.social
@laneheymont.bsky.social
Thank you @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for the amazing conversation. My latest poetry collection is out now from Hippocampus Press. I had a blast talking about Dante and epic poetry with you!
Congratulations to @cybergodwrites.bsky.social on the release of Songs of Enough An Inferno All My Own! We had a great discussion on Instagram live. Here are photographs of the many faces we made while discussing epic poetry, Allen Ginsberg, Dante & more!
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September 20, 2025 at 2:05 AM
Thank you @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social for the amazing conversation. My latest poetry collection is out now from Hippocampus Press. I had a blast talking about Dante and epic poetry with you!
Tonight I’ll be live on Instagram with Cynthia Pelayo talking about my new poetry book “Songs of Enough.”
8:30 pm EST
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8:30 pm EST
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September 19, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Tonight I’ll be live on Instagram with Cynthia Pelayo talking about my new poetry book “Songs of Enough.”
8:30 pm EST
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8:30 pm EST
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Reposted by Maxwell I. Gold
Proud of @cybergodwrites.bsky.social for penning I WAS A TEENAGE ANTIFASCIST. It’s the kind of work we all need.
badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
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I Was a Teenage Anti-Fascist: A Yiddishkeit Poetry Rock Album by Maxwell I. Gold — Bad Hand Books
Acclaimed poet Maxwell Ian Gold joins the Bad Hand Books lineup in 2026 with an exciting new collection of poetry. With titles like "I (Don’t) Need Concentration," " The Ghetto is Agitated, Then and ...
badhandbooks.com
September 19, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Proud of @cybergodwrites.bsky.social for penning I WAS A TEENAGE ANTIFASCIST. It’s the kind of work we all need.
badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
Save the date: Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be on Vox Vomitus talking about “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” with Allison Hubbard and Jennifer Anne Gordon!
September 16, 2025 at 10:11 PM
Save the date: Tomorrow afternoon, I’ll be on Vox Vomitus talking about “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” with Allison Hubbard and Jennifer Anne Gordon!
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Want to learn more about Gold's collection, catch him and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social in conversation on INstagram this Friday at 8:30 PM EST
September 16, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Want to learn more about Gold's collection, catch him and @cynthiapelayo.bsky.social in conversation on INstagram this Friday at 8:30 PM EST
Thank you so much @raforall.bsky.social !! Today is the day! “Songs of Enough” is available now. 😊
And last but definitely not least, happy release day to @cybergodwrites.bsky.social for the poetry collection SONGS OF ENOUGH: AN INFERNO ALL MY OWN:
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Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own
Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own [Gold, Maxwell I, Sauer, Daniel V] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own
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September 16, 2025 at 3:23 PM
Thank you so much @raforall.bsky.social !! Today is the day! “Songs of Enough” is available now. 😊
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Increasingly relevant in ways I wish it wasn't: I WAS A TEENAGE ANTIFASCIST by @cybergodwrites.bsky.social, a new collection of antifascist poetry rooted in the NOW.
With cover art by @hagcult.bsky.social.
Pre-order: badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
With cover art by @hagcult.bsky.social.
Pre-order: badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
I Was a Teenage Anti-Fascist: A Yiddishkeit Poetry Rock Album by Maxwell I. Gold — Bad Hand Books
Acclaimed poet Maxwell Ian Gold joins the Bad Hand Books lineup in 2026 with an exciting new collection of poetry. With titles like "I (Don’t) Need Concentration," " The Ghetto is Agitated, Then and ...
badhandbooks.com
September 15, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Increasingly relevant in ways I wish it wasn't: I WAS A TEENAGE ANTIFASCIST by @cybergodwrites.bsky.social, a new collection of antifascist poetry rooted in the NOW.
With cover art by @hagcult.bsky.social.
Pre-order: badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
With cover art by @hagcult.bsky.social.
Pre-order: badhandbooks.com/preorders/i-...
Hey look at that! Songs of Enough is climbing the ranks in Epic Poetry and LGBTQ+ Poetry! Official release date is in TWO DAYS!! You preorder through the publisher or Amazon.
a.co/d/g808fVF - Amazon
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Any support is appreciated 🙂.
a.co/d/g808fVF - Amazon
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
Any support is appreciated 🙂.
September 14, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Hey look at that! Songs of Enough is climbing the ranks in Epic Poetry and LGBTQ+ Poetry! Official release date is in TWO DAYS!! You preorder through the publisher or Amazon.
a.co/d/g808fVF - Amazon
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
Any support is appreciated 🙂.
a.co/d/g808fVF - Amazon
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
Any support is appreciated 🙂.
Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own (Hippocampus Press) releases on September 16th.
Thank you Tim Waggoner for the words of support! Preorders are still open here.
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Thank you Tim Waggoner for the words of support! Preorders are still open here.
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
@timwaggoner.bsky.social
September 13, 2025 at 12:15 AM
Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own (Hippocampus Press) releases on September 16th.
Thank you Tim Waggoner for the words of support! Preorders are still open here.
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
@timwaggoner.bsky.social
Thank you Tim Waggoner for the words of support! Preorders are still open here.
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
@timwaggoner.bsky.social
And here it is! Mark your calendars, September 19th at 8:30 pm EST I’ll be in conversation with Cynthia Pelayo as we chat about poetry and my new book “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own”!
The event will take place live on Instagram! I’m so excited.
Preorders are available! (See other comment)
The event will take place live on Instagram! I’m so excited.
Preorders are available! (See other comment)
September 9, 2025 at 9:12 PM
And here it is! Mark your calendars, September 19th at 8:30 pm EST I’ll be in conversation with Cynthia Pelayo as we chat about poetry and my new book “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own”!
The event will take place live on Instagram! I’m so excited.
Preorders are available! (See other comment)
The event will take place live on Instagram! I’m so excited.
Preorders are available! (See other comment)
Exciting event update for “Songs of Enough” coming later today! Stay tuned!
September 9, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Exciting event update for “Songs of Enough” coming later today! Stay tuned!
You’ll probably hear me talk about my upcoming poetry collection “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” a lot more as we lead up to pub day September 16th!
Please preorder! (See link below)
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
Please preorder! (See link below)
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
www.hippocampuspress.com
September 7, 2025 at 2:11 AM
You’ll probably hear me talk about my upcoming poetry collection “Songs of Enough: An Inferno All My Own” a lot more as we lead up to pub day September 16th!
Please preorder! (See link below)
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
Please preorder! (See link below)
www.hippocampuspress.com/other-author...
I’m really without words except to call them for what they are: fascists and thugs. Note the dates in both images. The Department of State’s post was September 5th. The Nuremberg Laws were passed September 15th.
September 6, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’m really without words except to call them for what they are: fascists and thugs. Note the dates in both images. The Department of State’s post was September 5th. The Nuremberg Laws were passed September 15th.
My latest column for The Lineup will be out in October with a focus on dark poetry! :)
September 5, 2025 at 5:56 PM
My latest column for The Lineup will be out in October with a focus on dark poetry! :)