J Brooke
@jbrookewrites.bsky.social
Writer / Book Reviews Editor at The Rumpus / Filmmaker
Author of:
I Can Tell You The Version That
Will Make You Take My Side
(Driftwood Press 2026)
Jbrookewrites.com
Author of:
I Can Tell You The Version That
Will Make You Take My Side
(Driftwood Press 2026)
Jbrookewrites.com
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January 2, 2026 at 4:32 PM
The support you offer us all is deeply felt and deeply appreciated! #writing-community #poetry
Thank you for sharing and for supporting this community 🫶
December 23, 2025 at 9:02 PM
The support you offer us all is deeply felt and deeply appreciated! #writing-community #poetry
“Startlement is both reflective and prospective, with grief, wonder, and ridiculous joy in abundance—to be startled is to be awakened!”
Miracle of the Ordinary: Jide Badmus reviews Ada Limon’s Startlement (@milkweededitions.bsky.social).
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Miracle of the Ordinary: Jide Badmus reviews Ada Limon’s Startlement (@milkweededitions.bsky.social).
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December 9, 2025 at 4:27 PM
Is this why it’s called “breaking news”? Are we not broken enough?
December 8, 2025 at 6:24 PM
Is this why it’s called “breaking news”? Are we not broken enough?
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Oo I had a student who did their research this semester on the Birkin handbag, I’ll have to pass this along
December 5, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Oo I had a student who did their research this semester on the Birkin handbag, I’ll have to pass this along
Have you read this review @therumpus.net yet?
“...the book is kind to a woman who—mistreated by her partners and the media alike—received less than her fair share of kindness in life.”
The Object of Our Attention: @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social reviews Marisa Meltzer’s It Girl (@atriabooks.bsky.social).
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The Object of Our Attention: @acreegrahammacam.bsky.social reviews Marisa Meltzer’s It Girl (@atriabooks.bsky.social).
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December 5, 2025 at 9:26 PM
Have you read this review @therumpus.net yet?
@adedayoagarau.bsky.social is a voice that should reach as many ears as possible @therumpus.net
"I believe your country haunts you in the most bizarre way, and you cannot do much about it."
A Poem Invites You, Warns You, and Then Confounds You: Tryphena Yeboah interviews @adedayoagarau.bsky.social about The Years of Blood (Fordham University Press).
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A Poem Invites You, Warns You, and Then Confounds You: Tryphena Yeboah interviews @adedayoagarau.bsky.social about The Years of Blood (Fordham University Press).
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December 5, 2025 at 9:25 PM
@adedayoagarau.bsky.social is a voice that should reach as many ears as possible @therumpus.net
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“Bang’s translation honors Dante’s goal to support a broad readership, while her detailed notes convey the depth of scholarship and understanding that position her to do so.”
Matthew Nisinson (@mnisinson.bsky.social) reviews Mary Jo Bang's translation of Dante's Paradiso.
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Matthew Nisinson (@mnisinson.bsky.social) reviews Mary Jo Bang's translation of Dante's Paradiso.
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November 22, 2025 at 7:02 PM
“Bang’s translation honors Dante’s goal to support a broad readership, while her detailed notes convey the depth of scholarship and understanding that position her to do so.”
Matthew Nisinson (@mnisinson.bsky.social) reviews Mary Jo Bang's translation of Dante's Paradiso.
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Matthew Nisinson (@mnisinson.bsky.social) reviews Mary Jo Bang's translation of Dante's Paradiso.
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I stand in solidarity with women — obviously this includes trans women, like it includes short women, international women, women who sing opera (I don’t even like opera)…. there’s a word limit here so I’ll pause now 🏳️⚧️ ✌️
Hey just in case you didn’t know where I stand: Trans women are women.
Trans women has been welcomed at the Women's Institute since the 1970s and one member is in her 80's and has been a member for decades. This is pure bigotry pushed by legal threats backed monetarily by JK Rowling.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:32 PM
I stand in solidarity with women — obviously this includes trans women, like it includes short women, international women, women who sing opera (I don’t even like opera)…. there’s a word limit here so I’ll pause now 🏳️⚧️ ✌️
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Thanks @jbrookewrites.bsky.social! Loved this poem.
Just received my contributor copy in mail … first time published @slipperyelmlj.bsky.social and honestly this hard copy pub is a WOW— high recommend for anyone valuing read-every-page look-great-on-the-nightstand lit journals! Thanks to the editors and readers!
Join us for a release party and reading celebrating Slippery Elm's 2025 issue, at 7pm on Tuesday, November 11th, at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts in Findlay! www.facebook.com/events/15170...
November 23, 2025 at 9:19 PM
Thanks @jbrookewrites.bsky.social! Loved this poem.
This reviewer gets INTO what it means to attempt an artist’s life and ultimately be known for a handbag named after you… proud we @therumpus.net could publish @acreegrahammacam.Bsky.social excellent bit of #criticism therumpus.net/2025/11/20/t...
The Object of Our Attention: Marisa Meltzer’s 'It Girl' - The Rumpus
…what is it? And can it explain why Birkin’s life is the one we are currently examining, when there are so many others out there who likewise deserve to be “at the center of own narrative”?
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November 21, 2025 at 5:53 PM
This reviewer gets INTO what it means to attempt an artist’s life and ultimately be known for a handbag named after you… proud we @therumpus.net could publish @acreegrahammacam.Bsky.social excellent bit of #criticism therumpus.net/2025/11/20/t...
Validation for going out to #breakfast
November 19, 2025 at 3:02 PM
Validation for going out to #breakfast
I work with the great fiction editor @crsantastic.bsky.social @therumpus.net and was stoked to see his excellent (of course) review in one of my FAVORITE lit mags @themassreview.bsky.social massreview.org/2025/11/18/a...
A Review of Katharina Volckmer's Calls May Be Recorded - The Massachusetts Review
Katharina Volckmer’s second novel, Calls May Be Recorded (Two Dollar Radio, 9/16/25) is a fierce workplace satire that is bold in its exacting focus on those pushed to the margins of this century’s ra...
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November 18, 2025 at 5:05 PM
I work with the great fiction editor @crsantastic.bsky.social @therumpus.net and was stoked to see his excellent (of course) review in one of my FAVORITE lit mags @themassreview.bsky.social massreview.org/2025/11/18/a...
Before all the hubub we covered it ;) @therumpus.net #nathanblum #booker #bookerprize therumpus.net/2025/06/25/o...
On Exteriority: David Szalay’s "Flesh" - The Rumpus
After a few more one-liners, it becomes clear István is living in pandemic-era England (he vapes now, etc.) and trying to log on to a Zoom meeting with his therapist
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November 15, 2025 at 7:22 PM
Before all the hubub we covered it ;) @therumpus.net #nathanblum #booker #bookerprize therumpus.net/2025/06/25/o...
SOMETIMES the familiar “I gave him the best years of my life and now…” epiphany just works. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
November 15, 2025 at 12:39 PM
SOMETIMES the familiar “I gave him the best years of my life and now…” epiphany just works. @hcrichardson.bsky.social
So proud to publish this deep heartfelt dive @therumpus.net — thank you @nonbinarypapi.bsky.social
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After Jimmy’s Heart: Nicolas Boggs’ "Baldwin: A Love Story" - The Rumpus
Boggs implicitly asks: is Jimmy still lovable within the fullness of his humanity?
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November 12, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So proud to publish this deep heartfelt dive @therumpus.net — thank you @nonbinarypapi.bsky.social
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I remember these sleeping on eggshell years and while relieved (again) by outcome, somehow cannot believe so many rights and freedoms are always on the line, always up for grabs… #queer
November 10, 2025 at 3:58 PM
I remember these sleeping on eggshell years and while relieved (again) by outcome, somehow cannot believe so many rights and freedoms are always on the line, always up for grabs… #queer
Just received my contributor copy in mail … first time published @slipperyelmlj.bsky.social and honestly this hard copy pub is a WOW— high recommend for anyone valuing read-every-page look-great-on-the-nightstand lit journals! Thanks to the editors and readers!
Join us for a release party and reading celebrating Slippery Elm's 2025 issue, at 7pm on Tuesday, November 11th, at the Marathon Center for the Performing Arts in Findlay! www.facebook.com/events/15170...
November 4, 2025 at 5:17 PM
Just received my contributor copy in mail … first time published @slipperyelmlj.bsky.social and honestly this hard copy pub is a WOW— high recommend for anyone valuing read-every-page look-great-on-the-nightstand lit journals! Thanks to the editors and readers!
October 8, 2025 at 3:34 AM
So thrilled to have my debut collection published by this OUTSTANDING press @driftwood I have so much respect for!!
#poetry #debut #collection
#poetry #debut #collection
Driftwood Press is proud to announce the title of the winner of our Editor's Choice Poetry Contest Winner, I Can Tell You the Version That Will Make You Take My Side by J Brooke! Keep an eye out for a cover reveal down the line. Poetry collection submissions are always open too! #bookannouncement
September 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
So thrilled to have my debut collection published by this OUTSTANDING press @driftwood I have so much respect for!!
#poetry #debut #collection
#poetry #debut #collection
September 20, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Amazing writer (and buddy) @terielamstories.bsky.social covered this WONDERFUL new book for us @therumpus.net @tinhouse.bsky.social
"Moore’s tales are transcendent in many ways—filled with wisdom, soul, and blues."
Teri Elam reviews Carrie R. Moore’s Make Your Way Home (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
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Teri Elam reviews Carrie R. Moore’s Make Your Way Home (@tinhouse.bsky.social).
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September 19, 2025 at 10:19 PM
Amazing writer (and buddy) @terielamstories.bsky.social covered this WONDERFUL new book for us @therumpus.net @tinhouse.bsky.social