D. A. Powell
@dapowell.bsky.social
Poet. Shelley Memorial Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Guggenheim Fellow, NEA Fellow. Books available through @graywolfpress.bsky.social.
Poetry, Sex, Music, Food, Politics. 🏳️🌈
http://poets.org/poet/d-powell
Poetry, Sex, Music, Food, Politics. 🏳️🌈
http://poets.org/poet/d-powell
I think we should have halftime all the time
February 9, 2026 at 2:12 PM
I think we should have halftime all the time
Actors in public fountains
February 9, 2026 at 12:32 PM
Actors in public fountains
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That was so beautiful and wholesome and inherently political just by existing and being brilliant
February 9, 2026 at 1:37 AM
That was so beautiful and wholesome and inherently political just by existing and being brilliant
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Truly he is the Best Bunny.
February 9, 2026 at 1:26 AM
Truly he is the Best Bunny.
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Assumption of the Virgin, by Guido Reno, 1598-99, 📸 by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey
January 29, 2026 at 2:00 AM
Assumption of the Virgin, by Guido Reno, 1598-99, 📸 by Jose Manuel Alvarez Rey
Some of the names of people who have died in custody. The trees quietly bearing witness.
February 8, 2026 at 5:47 AM
Some of the names of people who have died in custody. The trees quietly bearing witness.
Lurk late, we
Shoot straight, we
--Gwendolyn Brooks
Shoot straight, we
--Gwendolyn Brooks
February 7, 2026 at 3:23 PM
Lurk late, we
Shoot straight, we
--Gwendolyn Brooks
Shoot straight, we
--Gwendolyn Brooks
I've been watching Stranger Things. The advisory warning on this show is a tight little poem:
Fear
Language
Gore
Smoking
Fear
Language
Gore
Smoking
February 6, 2026 at 11:17 AM
I've been watching Stranger Things. The advisory warning on this show is a tight little poem:
Fear
Language
Gore
Smoking
Fear
Language
Gore
Smoking
THE LOCUST TREE IN FLOWER
Among
of
green
stiff
old
bright
broken
branch
come
white
sweet
May
again
--William Carlos Williams
Among
of
green
stiff
old
bright
broken
branch
come
white
sweet
May
again
--William Carlos Williams
February 6, 2026 at 10:57 AM
THE LOCUST TREE IN FLOWER
Among
of
green
stiff
old
bright
broken
branch
come
white
sweet
May
again
--William Carlos Williams
Among
of
green
stiff
old
bright
broken
branch
come
white
sweet
May
again
--William Carlos Williams
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Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform is a statement of history and perseverance.
‘Symbol of the Haitian spirit’: Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform inspired by history
Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform is a statement of history and perseverance.
bit.ly
February 6, 2026 at 8:30 AM
Haiti’s Winter Olympic uniform is a statement of history and perseverance.
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House Republicans should bring in the person who is named the most in the Epstein Files, Donald Trump.
February 5, 2026 at 8:29 PM
House Republicans should bring in the person who is named the most in the Epstein Files, Donald Trump.
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If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
February 5, 2026 at 12:16 AM
If Jeff Bezos could afford to spend $75 million on the Melania movie & $500 million for a yacht to sail off to his $55 million wedding to give his wife a $5 million ring, please don't tell me he needed to fire one-third of the Washington Post staff.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
Democracy dies in oligarchy.
A true giant. Nobody matches the extraordinary texture of the Fifth Dimension vocals. McLemore, Townson, LaRue, Davis and McCoo. 💜💜❤️❤️❤️
Also, best album photo ever 🫡
Also, best album photo ever 🫡
February 5, 2026 at 7:44 AM
A true giant. Nobody matches the extraordinary texture of the Fifth Dimension vocals. McLemore, Townson, LaRue, Davis and McCoo. 💜💜❤️❤️❤️
Also, best album photo ever 🫡
Also, best album photo ever 🫡
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You don’t have to be an artist or have shown in an art show to make a piece of art. Art is freedom from definitions and the boundaries of expectations.
#art #freedom #sculpture #ceramics
#art #freedom #sculpture #ceramics
November 20, 2025 at 4:15 AM
You don’t have to be an artist or have shown in an art show to make a piece of art. Art is freedom from definitions and the boundaries of expectations.
#art #freedom #sculpture #ceramics
#art #freedom #sculpture #ceramics
I keep an electric kettle in my office and a teapot so I can have tea while I work. Right now my tea of choice is Jing Mai Old Tree Red from the Two Trees Tea House in Occidental. This was a gift from my friend @cciavonne.bsky.social who has excellent taste in tea and friends.
February 5, 2026 at 3:53 AM
I keep an electric kettle in my office and a teapot so I can have tea while I work. Right now my tea of choice is Jing Mai Old Tree Red from the Two Trees Tea House in Occidental. This was a gift from my friend @cciavonne.bsky.social who has excellent taste in tea and friends.
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From Revel No. 4:
Flatness & Depth
by Jason Schneiderman
Revel: UEPlit.short.gy/Revel
#literaryjournal #literarycommunity #revelliterary #writerscommunity #prose #artmuseum #jamesturrell #illusion #literarymagazine
Flatness & Depth
by Jason Schneiderman
Revel: UEPlit.short.gy/Revel
#literaryjournal #literarycommunity #revelliterary #writerscommunity #prose #artmuseum #jamesturrell #illusion #literarymagazine
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 AM
From Revel No. 4:
Flatness & Depth
by Jason Schneiderman
Revel: UEPlit.short.gy/Revel
#literaryjournal #literarycommunity #revelliterary #writerscommunity #prose #artmuseum #jamesturrell #illusion #literarymagazine
Flatness & Depth
by Jason Schneiderman
Revel: UEPlit.short.gy/Revel
#literaryjournal #literarycommunity #revelliterary #writerscommunity #prose #artmuseum #jamesturrell #illusion #literarymagazine
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Shadows on snow (from Sunday)
February 4, 2026 at 11:02 AM
Shadows on snow (from Sunday)
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Beauty and melancholy and wit and life itself courtesy of @dapowell.bsky.social. ❤️
February 4, 2026 at 1:10 PM
Beauty and melancholy and wit and life itself courtesy of @dapowell.bsky.social. ❤️
When people say "winter sports" they're basically talking about frozen water sports
February 4, 2026 at 1:20 PM
When people say "winter sports" they're basically talking about frozen water sports
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They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
Walz demands DHS stop detaining Minnesota children
In a letter to Homeland Security Secretary Kristi Noem, Walz demanded details about how many Minnesota kids are in detention facilities.
www.startribune.com
February 4, 2026 at 1:35 AM
They’re taking children from Minnesota and locking them up like criminals in detention camps in Texas.
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
For the love of God, send our kids home and bring an end to this nightmare.
www.startribune.com/walz-demands...
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I wish the boat was bigger.
February 4, 2026 at 9:12 AM
I wish the boat was bigger.
"One must dare to be happy."
--Gertrude Stein
(born 3 February, 1874)
--Gertrude Stein
(born 3 February, 1874)
February 3, 2026 at 10:41 AM
"One must dare to be happy."
--Gertrude Stein
(born 3 February, 1874)
--Gertrude Stein
(born 3 February, 1874)
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ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
‘ICE conveyor belt’ illegally detaining, moving Minnesota children to Texas faster than courts can respond
ICE is pulling Minnesota immigrant families with legal status out of their driveways, homes and school commutes and send
www.mprnews.org
February 3, 2026 at 1:01 AM
ICE is running a “conveyor belt” of illegally detained Minnesota families.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
Agents are arresting entire families with legal status and immediately shipping them off to Texas to deny them legal representation and avoid the federal courts in Minnesota.
The cruelty is endless.
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I'm no expert on rural medicine, but I can immediately think of a better way.
Dr Oz on rural healthcare: "There's no question about it, whether you want it or not -- the best way to help some of these communities is gonna be AI-based avatars"
February 3, 2026 at 2:00 AM
I'm no expert on rural medicine, but I can immediately think of a better way.