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mosh pit daria
@gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
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poet laureate of the void • many books in many places • proud dad of @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social • mica/ubalt alum • they

📍unceded piscataway + susquehannock land (baltimore)

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mosh pit daria @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social · Jan 24
as mainstream social media seemingly disintegrates more by the day, friendly reminder that following my substack is by far the best way to stay updated on my practice

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new workshops just dropped!

if you missed the first round of the randomizer, i'm running that again, and then introducing a new workshop on writing place!

natraum.com/workshops
workshops — nat raum
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November 10, 2025 at 4:30 PM
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performed one of my favorite poems last night: youtube.com/shorts/k20q4...
“all night i hear the noise of fire licking” live at Topside
YouTube video by nat raum
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November 4, 2025 at 5:02 PM
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gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
i'd love a few more signups for this, if anyone wants to write extremely low-stakes poems with me!
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social mosh pit daria @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social · 10d
hello! my next workshop, THE RANDOMIZER, runs 11/6. it's a generative poetry workshop that focuses on using randomized prompts, forms, and constraints to construct a poem. you'll draft a total of 3!

natraum.com/workshops
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
i'd love a few more signups for this, if anyone wants to write extremely low-stakes poems with me!
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social mosh pit daria @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social · 10d
hello! my next workshop, THE RANDOMIZER, runs 11/6. it's a generative poetry workshop that focuses on using randomized prompts, forms, and constraints to construct a poem. you'll draft a total of 3!

natraum.com/workshops
November 2, 2025 at 9:18 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
i wrote this poem at a really fraught, vulnerable time in my life that has only intensified in some ways since writing this. it still remains one of my favorite things i have ever written.
stonecirclereview.bsky.social Stone Circle Review @stonecirclereview.bsky.social · 10d
POEM 279: "all night i hear the noise of fire licking" by nat raum (@gr8earlofhell.bsky.social)

"the pulse my body so spitefully insists

upon is surging and burning and twisting
through every vessel and then some
like sneaking out like letting go"

stonecirclereview.com/all-night/

#Poem #Poetry
November 1, 2025 at 3:20 PM
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POEM 279: "all night i hear the noise of fire licking" by nat raum (@gr8earlofhell.bsky.social)

"the pulse my body so spitefully insists

upon is surging and burning and twisting
through every vessel and then some
like sneaking out like letting go"

stonecirclereview.com/all-night/

#Poem #Poetry
November 1, 2025 at 2:35 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
hello! my next workshop, THE RANDOMIZER, runs 11/6. it's a generative poetry workshop that focuses on using randomized prompts, forms, and constraints to construct a poem. you'll draft a total of 3!

natraum.com/workshops
October 31, 2025 at 4:56 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
crashing out! in philadelphia
October 31, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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ontopoetic.earth
You can and should advocate for liberation for all oppressed people worldwide. There are multiple genocides and uprisings happening all around us. Anyone telling you to 'pick a struggle' is an op, full stop.
October 31, 2025 at 4:23 PM
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mixedmetaphors.bsky.social
I really enjoyed this lit mag submission workshop by @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social. Lots of others available as well if people are interested. #writingcommunity
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social mosh pit daria @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social · 29d
for newbies and veterans alike, this workshop breaks down the nitty gritty of how and why i submit to literary magazines. it's very helpful, according to my students who have received most of this advice already.

natraum.com/workshops to sign up
it's lit: a literary magazine submissions workshop led by nat raum. $10-30 sliding scale. oct 29 @ 7PM EST. register at natraum.com/workshops. about the workshop: This is an informative workshop designed to break down the process of submitting to literary magazines. Hear expertise from the instructor and their network, learn about new magazines, and gain insight into the editorial process. This workshop is genreless—writers and artists working in any genre or medium are invited to join. register at natraum.com/workshops about your instructor: nat raum’s writing and artwork has been published by beestung, Poet Lore, Split Lip Magazine, and more. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry, and have served as an adjunct faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art and The University of Baltimore. They’re the author of 22 books of poetry, all of which were proudly published independently. register at natraum.com/workshops Can't make it? You can donate a smaller amount for just the slide deck. Select “i’m just here for the prompts” on the registration form. register at natraum.com/workshops
October 30, 2025 at 6:19 PM
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the-engine-idling.bsky.social
🖤 e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE! 🖤

Our #spotlight is on nat raum @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social !

Check out their work at buff.ly/RViXupP!

#poetry #poetrycommunity #poet #poets #writingcommunity #indielit #indiepress #indiemag #writerscommunity
October 29, 2025 at 6:55 PM
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kitikins.bsky.social
Yall!! Join this workshop!! I don't want it canceled 😭
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social mosh pit daria @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social · 12d
hey all, registration for this workshop tonight is pretty low and i may end up having to cancel. would love to see some more faces!
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social mosh pit daria @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social · 29d
for newbies and veterans alike, this workshop breaks down the nitty gritty of how and why i submit to literary magazines. it's very helpful, according to my students who have received most of this advice already.

natraum.com/workshops to sign up
October 29, 2025 at 6:29 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
gone lawn is one of my favorite mags out there. please consider donating!
gonelawn.bsky.social Gone Lawn Journal @gonelawn.bsky.social · 13d
Hate this sort of thing.

Dark times keep getting darker. If you like Gone Lawn and you have the means, consider a donation to keep us going, even something small. Thank you.

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October 29, 2025 at 6:13 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
hey all, registration for this workshop tonight is pretty low and i may end up having to cancel. would love to see some more faces!
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social mosh pit daria @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social · 29d
for newbies and veterans alike, this workshop breaks down the nitty gritty of how and why i submit to literary magazines. it's very helpful, according to my students who have received most of this advice already.

natraum.com/workshops to sign up
it's lit: a literary magazine submissions workshop led by nat raum. $10-30 sliding scale. oct 29 @ 7PM EST. register at natraum.com/workshops. about the workshop: This is an informative workshop designed to break down the process of submitting to literary magazines. Hear expertise from the instructor and their network, learn about new magazines, and gain insight into the editorial process. This workshop is genreless—writers and artists working in any genre or medium are invited to join. register at natraum.com/workshops about your instructor: nat raum’s writing and artwork has been published by beestung, Poet Lore, Split Lip Magazine, and more. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry, and have served as an adjunct faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art and The University of Baltimore. They’re the author of 22 books of poetry, all of which were proudly published independently. register at natraum.com/workshops Can't make it? You can donate a smaller amount for just the slide deck. Select “i’m just here for the prompts” on the registration form. register at natraum.com/workshops
October 29, 2025 at 6:00 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
i wrote about drinking, google searches, and how every time there's a fish kill in the inner harbor my life is falling apart. it's now in @bruisermag.com for your perusal
bruisermag.com BRUISER @bruisermag.com · 15d
this is the lesser-known sixth stage of grief: distraction.

Three new poems from @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social

www.bruisermag.com/raum_threepo...
October 27, 2025 at 2:23 PM
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bruisermag.com
this is the lesser-known sixth stage of grief: distraction.

Three new poems from @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social

www.bruisermag.com/raum_threepo...
October 27, 2025 at 2:05 PM
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gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
it's your last chance to register for next wednesday's workshop, centered around submitting to literary magazines!

natraum.com/workshops
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
it's your last chance to register for next wednesday's workshop, centered around submitting to literary magazines!

natraum.com/workshops
October 23, 2025 at 7:05 PM
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nevertheless, their book was added to goodreads
October 16, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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the-engine-idling.bsky.social
🚨e(i Issue 7: The Urge is LIVE!🚨

💯% Free to read, download & share! buff.ly/RViXupP

Appetite! Impulse! Desire!

🖤 Featuring @angelaarnold777.bsky.social, Jihoo Bae, Annika Bey, ⬇️
October 15, 2025 at 4:05 PM
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kitikins.bsky.social
re-sharing because workshops are the best <3
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October 15, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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PRINTS are now on le site in bundles of 3 (they are bebé prints)

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digicam photo prints — nat raum
three (3) drugstore-style glossy prints of my recent digital photographs. prints are 4”x6”. when checking out, you will be prompted to select which prints you would like! each one is numbered for eas...
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October 15, 2025 at 1:44 AM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
today's humble plea to help me put gas in my vehicle? unemployment dollars are in sight and i promise i won't have to beg so hard soon

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workshops — nat raum
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October 13, 2025 at 7:16 PM
gr8earlofhell.bsky.social
for newbies and veterans alike, this workshop breaks down the nitty gritty of how and why i submit to literary magazines. it's very helpful, according to my students who have received most of this advice already.

natraum.com/workshops to sign up
it's lit: a literary magazine submissions workshop led by nat raum. $10-30 sliding scale. oct 29 @ 7PM EST. register at natraum.com/workshops. about the workshop: This is an informative workshop designed to break down the process of submitting to literary magazines. Hear expertise from the instructor and their network, learn about new magazines, and gain insight into the editorial process. This workshop is genreless—writers and artists working in any genre or medium are invited to join. register at natraum.com/workshops about your instructor: nat raum’s writing and artwork has been published by beestung, Poet Lore, Split Lip Magazine, and more. They hold an MFA in Creative Writing with a focus in Poetry, and have served as an adjunct faculty member at the Maryland Institute College of Art and The University of Baltimore. They’re the author of 22 books of poetry, all of which were proudly published independently. register at natraum.com/workshops Can't make it? You can donate a smaller amount for just the slide deck. Select “i’m just here for the prompts” on the registration form. register at natraum.com/workshops
October 12, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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lowermelody.bsky.social
huge thanks to @genrepunkmag.bsky.social for nominating this poem, "air," co-authored with @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social as part of a series, for the Pushcart prize. 🌬

genrepunkmag.wordpress.com/2025/08/20/a...
air after midnight now & i am instituting the freight train over lombard street shut the fuck up challenge & it's not an attack on trains but actually in defense of a silent night, soundtracked only by tires across slick pavement & an errant thrush. it's been months since i heard a whistle sound through the stark chill of midnight air & i swear this tree had leaves the last time i looked but here we are now, in the waxing-days of january staring at pockets of orangegrey between shadows of branches. i will always bemoan july's humid advances but never stop to consider the right now of it all—the way chills lurch up unsuspecting spine, regardless of the weight of my jacket. the black-iced patches of uneven brick sidewalk. the way a sound, any sound, cuts the sky in the first hours of a new year, ecstatic at all the streets it may roam unencumbered. i keep a stock of blades to cut the sky beneath my tongue / shaped like every sound that was rejected by my kin
October 10, 2025 at 9:43 PM