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
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It was “NO” yesterday.
It’s “NO” today.
And it’ll be “NO” when it gets to the House.
I’m not voting for something that forces millions of Americans to choose between seeing a doctor and putting food on their table.
It’s “NO” today.
And it’ll be “NO” when it gets to the House.
I’m not voting for something that forces millions of Americans to choose between seeing a doctor and putting food on their table.
Senate passes shutdown-ending deal
Senate passes shutdown-ending deal
The House could clear the package for President Donald Trump’s signature by Wednesday.
dlvr.it
November 11, 2025 at 3:24 AM
It was “NO” yesterday.
It’s “NO” today.
And it’ll be “NO” when it gets to the House.
I’m not voting for something that forces millions of Americans to choose between seeing a doctor and putting food on their table.
It’s “NO” today.
And it’ll be “NO” when it gets to the House.
I’m not voting for something that forces millions of Americans to choose between seeing a doctor and putting food on their table.
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this is literally never not accurate
November 10, 2025 at 6:32 PM
this is literally never not accurate
The Fool and Lear are being played by the same person.
President Donald Trump is apparently stumped by math and how refund checks work after announcing he wants to give Americans $2,000 checks paid for by his tariffs — then expressing bewilderment about where the money would come from.
Math illiterate Trump stumped by how refund checks and tariffs work: report
President Donald Trump is apparently stumped by math and how refund checks work after announcing he wants to give Americans $2,000 checks paid for by his tariffs — then expressing bewilderment about where the money would come from. The 79-year-old president promised to send rebates to "low and middl...
bit.ly
November 11, 2025 at 2:42 AM
The Fool and Lear are being played by the same person.
Pretty sure this is George Santos
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Pretty sure this is George Santos
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No that's Porthos. Caucus is disagreeably harsh or strident, hoarse.
No that's Baucus. Caucus is one of the Three Musketeers.
No that’s crocus. Caucus is the Roman god of getting drunk and having orgies.
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 PM
No that's Porthos. Caucus is disagreeably harsh or strident, hoarse.
No that's Baucus. Caucus is one of the Three Musketeers.
No that’s crocus. Caucus is the Roman god of getting drunk and having orgies.
No, that’s the Caucasus Mountains. Caucus is the name of those brightly colored spring flowers, kin to irises.
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
No that's Baucus. Caucus is one of the Three Musketeers.
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BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
November 10, 2025 at 2:34 PM
BREAKING: The Supreme Court DENIES former county clerk Kim Davis's request for the justices to take up her longshot bid to overturn 2015's Obergefell v. Hodges marriage equality decision. No justice even writes about the request.
Also...how is it that Devo has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I mean....they invented the 80s ffs.
November 10, 2025 at 2:17 PM
Also...how is it that Devo has never been inducted into the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame? I mean....they invented the 80s ffs.
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the government shouldn't be able to shut down as a bargaining chip to begin with.
making federal employees work without pay for two months
making federal employees work without pay for two months
November 10, 2025 at 1:07 PM
the government shouldn't be able to shut down as a bargaining chip to begin with.
making federal employees work without pay for two months
making federal employees work without pay for two months
To pardon someone is to acknowledge they have committed a crime
November 10, 2025 at 1:04 PM
To pardon someone is to acknowledge they have committed a crime
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Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
November 7, 2025 at 10:12 AM
Word of the Day is ‘catchfart’ (17th century): an obsequious individual who sucks up to the boss and always follows the political wind.
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It's about time they honor Salt-N-Pepa.
But it seems they have also skipped over the excellence and influence of a previous decade, including Barry White, the Ohio Players and KC and the Sunshine Band.
But it seems they have also skipped over the excellence and influence of a previous decade, including Barry White, the Ohio Players and KC and the Sunshine Band.
Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon and several other musical acts have officially been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
Cyndi Lauper, Outkast, The White Stripes Among 2025 Class Inducted Into Rock & Roll Hall of Fame
Bad Company, Chubby Checker, Cyndi Lauper, Joe Cocker, Outkast, Salt-N-Pepa, Soundgarden, The White Stripes, Warren Zevon and several other musical acts have officially been inducted into the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame.
bit.ly
November 9, 2025 at 11:55 PM
It's about time they honor Salt-N-Pepa.
But it seems they have also skipped over the excellence and influence of a previous decade, including Barry White, the Ohio Players and KC and the Sunshine Band.
But it seems they have also skipped over the excellence and influence of a previous decade, including Barry White, the Ohio Players and KC and the Sunshine Band.
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Actually, Mr. Potato Head was the name of the inventor
November 9, 2025 at 11:09 AM
Actually, Mr. Potato Head was the name of the inventor
I've listened to this song so many times and never realized the lyrics were written by witty poet Dorothy Parker.
youtu.be/R9vX4CGdkCY?...
youtu.be/R9vX4CGdkCY?...
Chris Connor - I Wished on the Moon
YouTube video by Jazz Everyday!
youtu.be
November 9, 2025 at 2:39 AM
I've listened to this song so many times and never realized the lyrics were written by witty poet Dorothy Parker.
youtu.be/R9vX4CGdkCY?...
youtu.be/R9vX4CGdkCY?...
The night before Batman's birthday is known as Batmas.
November 8, 2025 at 11:32 AM
The night before Batman's birthday is known as Batmas.
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Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
November 8, 2025 at 2:12 AM
Trump arrives in FL for another weekend of parties and golf while his attorneys fight in the Supreme Court to deny food to SNAP beneficiaries despite a court order.
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Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
November 8, 2025 at 7:01 AM
Happy 423 years of us! 🎉 📚
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
The Bodleian Libraries opened for the first time on 8 November 1602...
This means, we're older than the refracting telescope (1608), the publication of Shakespeare's Hamlet (1623) and Sir Isaac Newton's apple (1666)! 😅
Coralie Clément - Samba de mon coeur qui bat
YouTube video by Bambi Rose
youtu.be
November 7, 2025 at 2:51 PM
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Fanny and Susan (Sukey) Howe, c1945
November 7, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Fanny and Susan (Sukey) Howe, c1945
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Much as I think Trump is the epitome of Scrooge, I shall always think of his Dickens Name as being The Fartful Dodger.
November 6, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Much as I think Trump is the epitome of Scrooge, I shall always think of his Dickens Name as being The Fartful Dodger.
We're headed into a holiday season straight out of Dickens, where need is great and "want is keenly felt."
And we have Scrooge as a tyrant and the graverobbers as his willing henchmen.
And we have Scrooge as a tyrant and the graverobbers as his willing henchmen.
November 6, 2025 at 1:58 PM
We're headed into a holiday season straight out of Dickens, where need is great and "want is keenly felt."
And we have Scrooge as a tyrant and the graverobbers as his willing henchmen.
And we have Scrooge as a tyrant and the graverobbers as his willing henchmen.
The godkids report that they and their parents had a splendid Halloween 👻 🎃 💖
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The godkids report that they and their parents had a splendid Halloween 👻 🎃 💖
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My Christmas chocolate collection is finally out. 🎄
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫
November 5, 2025 at 7:12 PM
My Christmas chocolate collection is finally out. 🎄
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫
It’s been a lot of work these past weeks, but I’m really proud of how it turned out. There are some cosy, festive flavours this year that I think many will love.
If you’d like to have a look, it’s all now available on the website. 🍫