Jorie Graham
@joriegraham.bsky.social
"Are you okay?"
MN, January 2026
Recent book“To 2040”,’23(Laurel Prize for Ecological Writing) Carcanet (UK)Copper Canyon (US). “The Dream of The Unified Field”(Pulitzer Prize for Poetry)“Killing Spree”(FSG coming May 2026)
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I don't watch TV. I listen.
I just heard Emily Galvin Almanza for the first time, and she nailed it.
That's how people should speak in the media. No vocal fry, no um and uh.
Clear, concise, to the point.
@lastwordmsnow.bsky.social
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
#MSNow
I just heard Emily Galvin Almanza for the first time, and she nailed it.
That's how people should speak in the media. No vocal fry, no um and uh.
Clear, concise, to the point.
@lastwordmsnow.bsky.social
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
#MSNow
February 18, 2026 at 4:00 AM
I don't watch TV. I listen.
I just heard Emily Galvin Almanza for the first time, and she nailed it.
That's how people should speak in the media. No vocal fry, no um and uh.
Clear, concise, to the point.
@lastwordmsnow.bsky.social
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
#MSNow
I just heard Emily Galvin Almanza for the first time, and she nailed it.
That's how people should speak in the media. No vocal fry, no um and uh.
Clear, concise, to the point.
@lastwordmsnow.bsky.social
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
#MSNow
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In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Far beyond just saving riders money, free buses deliver a cascade of benefits, from easing traffic to promoting public safety,” Emily Galvin Almanza writes. “And it doesn’t have to be costly — in fact, it can come out just about even.”
“Far beyond just saving riders money, free buses deliver a cascade of benefits, from easing traffic to promoting public safety,” Emily Galvin Almanza writes. “And it doesn’t have to be costly — in fact, it can come out just about even.”
Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
It starts at the curb. It extends far beyond that.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 10:40 PM
In @nytopinion.nytimes.com
“Far beyond just saving riders money, free buses deliver a cascade of benefits, from easing traffic to promoting public safety,” Emily Galvin Almanza writes. “And it doesn’t have to be costly — in fact, it can come out just about even.”
“Far beyond just saving riders money, free buses deliver a cascade of benefits, from easing traffic to promoting public safety,” Emily Galvin Almanza writes. “And it doesn’t have to be costly — in fact, it can come out just about even.”
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TONIGHT: @galvinalmanza.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
There's a few likely consequences of having free buses...and they will probably surprise you! Really happy to be able to share this perspective today in the New York Times.
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
www.nytimes.com
February 18, 2026 at 12:44 AM
TONIGHT: @galvinalmanza.bsky.social talks to @lawrenceodonnell.bsky.social on The #LastWord at 10pm ET.
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This review of The Price Of Mercy also made my day. It means so much to me that the work is resonating with people!
February 18, 2026 at 2:07 AM
This review of The Price Of Mercy also made my day. It means so much to me that the work is resonating with people!
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‘Military service is one of the strongest predictors for becoming a mass shooter in the US.’
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Laleh Khalili · Guns, Money and Opium
There is an undeniable symmetry between surges in drug use in the US and the country’s covert operations overseas. The...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 14, 2026 at 5:10 PM
‘Military service is one of the strongest predictors for becoming a mass shooter in the US.’
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Where is it
we are heading. So fast. But is this fast. I must speak
what is in my
heart. I don’t know
if there’s anything left now in
my heart. It is so
dry. I must
scour it with
words.
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by Jorie Graham.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
we are heading. So fast. But is this fast. I must speak
what is in my
heart. I don’t know
if there’s anything left now in
my heart. It is so
dry. I must
scour it with
words.
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by Jorie Graham.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘You Shall Not Speak’
www.lrb.co.uk
February 12, 2026 at 5:50 PM
Where is it
we are heading. So fast. But is this fast. I must speak
what is in my
heart. I don’t know
if there’s anything left now in
my heart. It is so
dry. I must
scour it with
words.
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by Jorie Graham.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
we are heading. So fast. But is this fast. I must speak
what is in my
heart. I don’t know
if there’s anything left now in
my heart. It is so
dry. I must
scour it with
words.
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by Jorie Graham.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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I must
open my soul –
I feel it’s still around me
here – but where – I just
had it – it might be years – maybe
it’s days –
I feel I had it
just minutes
ago – words
must tell me
where to look
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
open my soul –
I feel it’s still around me
here – but where – I just
had it – it might be years – maybe
it’s days –
I feel I had it
just minutes
ago – words
must tell me
where to look
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘You Shall Not Speak’
www.lrb.co.uk
February 15, 2026 at 10:45 AM
I must
open my soul –
I feel it’s still around me
here – but where – I just
had it – it might be years – maybe
it’s days –
I feel I had it
just minutes
ago – words
must tell me
where to look
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
open my soul –
I feel it’s still around me
here – but where – I just
had it – it might be years – maybe
it’s days –
I feel I had it
just minutes
ago – words
must tell me
where to look
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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“The prime minister was watching a disaster movie / when we found him. We are the /
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
The Eloquence
A poem by Jorie Graham
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 2:00 PM
“The prime minister was watching a disaster movie / when we found him. We are the /
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
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“The prime minister was watching a disaster movie / when we found him. We are the /
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
The Eloquence
A poem by Jorie Graham
bit.ly
December 1, 2025 at 7:15 PM
“The prime minister was watching a disaster movie / when we found him. We are the /
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
media we cried. Run.”
Read “The Eloquence,” a poem by Jorie Graham.
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‘It’s understandable that the dead should be angry or vengeful: after all, they have suffered a terrible calamity.’
@mikejay.bsky.social on vampires, revenants and the vengeful dead.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@mikejay.bsky.social on vampires, revenants and the vengeful dead.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Mike Jay · Demand Stolen Rings: The Dangerous Dead
It’s understandable that the dead should be angry or vengeful: after all, they have suffered a terrible calamity....
www.lrb.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 7:33 PM
‘It’s understandable that the dead should be angry or vengeful: after all, they have suffered a terrible calamity.’
@mikejay.bsky.social on vampires, revenants and the vengeful dead.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@mikejay.bsky.social on vampires, revenants and the vengeful dead.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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Once they rivered everywhere –
meanders – currents – you must let me
speak
words – do not bark
at me – my sounds
come slowly – no they are not
answers – they are cries –
how long have you been
human
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
meanders – currents – you must let me
speak
words – do not bark
at me – my sounds
come slowly – no they are not
answers – they are cries –
how long have you been
human
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘You Shall Not Speak’
www.lrb.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 8:19 PM
Once they rivered everywhere –
meanders – currents – you must let me
speak
words – do not bark
at me – my sounds
come slowly – no they are not
answers – they are cries –
how long have you been
human
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
meanders – currents – you must let me
speak
words – do not bark
at me – my sounds
come slowly – no they are not
answers – they are cries –
how long have you been
human
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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‘The visual world of the Tudor period is also largely vanished, swept away in those “great alterations”, or for more mundane reasons: eaten by mice; burned in accidental fires; discarded due to wear or changes in fashion.’
Kate Heard on Tudor art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kate Heard on Tudor art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kate Heard · Expertest Artificers: Tudor Art
Art in Tudor England was more than just decoration. Occupants of a precarious throne, passed down through a series of...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 3:08 PM
‘The visual world of the Tudor period is also largely vanished, swept away in those “great alterations”, or for more mundane reasons: eaten by mice; burned in accidental fires; discarded due to wear or changes in fashion.’
Kate Heard on Tudor art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Kate Heard on Tudor art.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
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‘Soldiers at Fort Bragg and another special forces base, Fort Campbell, are more likely to die of drug overdoses than the average US citizen. Dependency on narcotics isn’t the only after-effect of war.’
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Laleh Khalili · Guns, Money and Opium
There is an undeniable symmetry between surges in drug use in the US and the country’s covert operations overseas. The...
www.lrb.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 5:10 PM
‘Soldiers at Fort Bragg and another special forces base, Fort Campbell, are more likely to die of drug overdoses than the average US citizen. Dependency on narcotics isn’t the only after-effect of war.’
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
@lalehkhalili.bsky.social on the symbiosis of drugs and war.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
This is such a great issue @lrb.co.uk !
Once they rivered everywhere –
meanders – currents – you must let me
speak
words – do not bark
at me – my sounds
come slowly – no they are not
answers – they are cries –
how long have you been
human
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
meanders – currents – you must let me
speak
words – do not bark
at me – my sounds
come slowly – no they are not
answers – they are cries –
how long have you been
human
‘You Shall Not Speak’, a poem by @joriegraham.bsky.social.
www.lrb.co.uk/the-paper/v4...
Jorie Graham · Poem: ‘You Shall Not Speak’
www.lrb.co.uk
February 13, 2026 at 10:59 PM
This is such a great issue @lrb.co.uk !
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Thank you for this sanity @galvinalmanza.bsky.social @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free
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February 13, 2026 at 11:38 AM
Thank you for this sanity @galvinalmanza.bsky.social @nytimes.com @nytopinion.nytimes.com
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
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Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free
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February 13, 2026 at 11:50 AM
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The comments are interesting as well. @galvinalmanza.bsky.social 's book The Price of Mercy is out this week.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | Something Surprising Happens When Bus Rides Are Free
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 4:58 PM
The comments are interesting as well. @galvinalmanza.bsky.social 's book The Price of Mercy is out this week.
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
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“Far beyond just saving riders money, free buses deliver a cascade of benefits, from easing traffic to promoting public safety,” Emily Galvin Almanza writes. “And it doesn’t have to be costly — in fact, it can come out just about even.”
Opinion | This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free
It starts at the curb. It extends far beyond that.
nyti.ms
February 13, 2026 at 3:14 PM
“Far beyond just saving riders money, free buses deliver a cascade of benefits, from easing traffic to promoting public safety,” Emily Galvin Almanza writes. “And it doesn’t have to be costly — in fact, it can come out just about even.”
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So damn sane! Thank you! Pass it on!
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free
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February 13, 2026 at 11:24 AM
So damn sane! Thank you! Pass it on!
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
@galvinalmanza.bsky.social
@zohrankmamdani.bsky.social @zohrankmamdani.bsky.social
This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...
Opinion | This Is the Real Reason to Make Bus Rides Free
www.nytimes.com
February 13, 2026 at 11:50 AM
Explore this gift article from The New York Times. You can read it for free without a subscription. www.nytimes.com/2026/02/13/o...