John Tessitore
@jtessitore.bsky.social
Writer
Podcast: Be True
Co-Editor Across the Pond for
The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press
www.johntessitore.com
https://linktr.ee/jtessitorewriter
Podcast: Be True
Co-Editor Across the Pond for
The Wee Sparrow Poetry Press
www.johntessitore.com
https://linktr.ee/jtessitorewriter
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John Tessitore
@jtessitore.bsky.social
· May 30
Just a reminder to kick off my new Blue Sky account...My small catalogue of chapbooks, including On Self-Expression After the Revolution, is available at johntessitore.com, along with links to my podcast, Be True, and some other stuff.
I hope you'll visit.
I hope you'll visit.
Witness everything.
January 27, 2026 at 3:19 PM
Witness everything.
Be True, Episode 115: An Immigrant Nation Inherits the World
YouTube video by John Tessitore
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January 25, 2026 at 1:43 PM
Even if there’s a detente over Greenland, the last few weeks spell real trouble for the planet.
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There's gold in them thar hills!
The Greenland fiasco, the echoes of Manifest Destiny, and the indigenous people who are threatened whenever America decides to "improve" the land.
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January 22, 2026 at 2:09 PM
Even if there’s a detente over Greenland, the last few weeks spell real trouble for the planet.
johntessitore.substack.com/p/theres-gol...
johntessitore.substack.com/p/theres-gol...
Be True, Episode 114: The Nonviolent Struggle Over Meaning
YouTube video by John Tessitore
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January 18, 2026 at 2:37 PM
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🪨 See what happens when you try to cheat death! Sisyphus was a king from Greek mythology. Though he pulled many tricks in his life, his greatest was escaping death - twice!
November 21, 2025 at 6:18 PM
🪨 See what happens when you try to cheat death! Sisyphus was a king from Greek mythology. Though he pulled many tricks in his life, his greatest was escaping death - twice!
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🎶 In her song ‘Cassandra’, Taylor Swift sings, “So they killed Cassandra first ‘cause she feared the worst / And tried to tell the town”. But who is Cassandra, and what does she have to do with Swift’s feud with Kimye?
November 6, 2025 at 4:49 PM
🎶 In her song ‘Cassandra’, Taylor Swift sings, “So they killed Cassandra first ‘cause she feared the worst / And tried to tell the town”. But who is Cassandra, and what does she have to do with Swift’s feud with Kimye?
Thank you @rawheadjournal.bsky.social for publishing my weird Poe poem in your special Halloween issue, Bloody Bones. Not often that a dramatic monologue finds a home. Check out the whole issue!
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Rawhead Presents: Bloody Bones – Special Issue #1
RAWHEAD Presents: BLOODY BONES Special Issue #1 / Fall 2025 Cover by Alex Leigh Farber Editor’s Note Poetry Fiction Nonfiction Visual Art Poetry Evelyn Lee3 Poems Amy Kesegich1 Poem John Sara…
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October 22, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Thank you @rawheadjournal.bsky.social for publishing my weird Poe poem in your special Halloween issue, Bloody Bones. Not often that a dramatic monologue finds a home. Check out the whole issue!
rawheadjournal.org/rawhead-pres...
rawheadjournal.org/rawhead-pres...
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In this one, The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the rights we defend…and the eerie echoes of King George III in 21st century America.
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youtu.be/yaxCGIA4hts?...
Be True, Episode 113: We Hold These Truths
YouTube video by John Tessitore
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In this one, The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the rights we defend…and the eerie echoes of King George III in 21st century America.
youtu.be/yaxCGIA4hts?...
youtu.be/yaxCGIA4hts?...
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Have you heard? Censorship is /so/ 1984.
Take action throughout #BannedBooksWeek and on its conclusion, #LetFreedomReadDay, on Saturday, 10/11. Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight to make censorship a thing of the past—where it belongs! Learn more: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day
Take action throughout #BannedBooksWeek and on its conclusion, #LetFreedomReadDay, on Saturday, 10/11. Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight to make censorship a thing of the past—where it belongs! Learn more: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day
October 6, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Have you heard? Censorship is /so/ 1984.
Take action throughout #BannedBooksWeek and on its conclusion, #LetFreedomReadDay, on Saturday, 10/11. Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight to make censorship a thing of the past—where it belongs! Learn more: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day
Take action throughout #BannedBooksWeek and on its conclusion, #LetFreedomReadDay, on Saturday, 10/11. Let's #UniteAgainstBookBans and fight to make censorship a thing of the past—where it belongs! Learn more: uniteagainstbookbans.org/let-freedom-read-day
In this one, The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the rights we defend…and the eerie echoes of King George III in 21st century America.
youtu.be/yaxCGIA4hts?...
youtu.be/yaxCGIA4hts?...
Be True, Episode 113: We Hold These Truths
YouTube video by John Tessitore
youtu.be
October 5, 2025 at 4:50 PM
In this one, The Declaration of Independence, Thomas Jefferson, the rights we defend…and the eerie echoes of King George III in 21st century America.
youtu.be/yaxCGIA4hts?...
youtu.be/yaxCGIA4hts?...
Reposted by John Tessitore
Thanks to @rawheadjournal.bsky.social for publishing this one. You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr....
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
September 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Thanks to @rawheadjournal.bsky.social for publishing this one. You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr....
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
Thanks to @rawheadjournal.bsky.social for publishing this one. You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr....
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
September 28, 2025 at 12:46 PM
Thanks to @rawheadjournal.bsky.social for publishing this one. You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr....
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
#betrue #poetrypodcast #poetry #johntessitore #scholarship #research #goodandbad #humanism #ihavefriendseverywhere
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You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts, or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
September 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts, or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts, or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
September 21, 2025 at 12:37 PM
You can find Be True wherever you find your podcasts, or visit linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
#poetry #poetrypodcast #betrue #cavafy #cities #immigrantstories #johntessitore #ihavefriendseverywhere
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In this one I read “Chicago,” a poem by Carl Sandburg. I also discuss the changing fashions of American literature, and the dangers of cynicism, and celebrate the complicated diversity of American cities. linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In this one I read “Chicago,” a poem by Carl Sandburg. I also discuss the changing fashions of American literature, and the dangers of cynicism, and celebrate the complicated diversity of American cities. linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
In this one I read “Chicago,” a poem by Carl Sandburg. I also discuss the changing fashions of American literature, and the dangers of cynicism, and celebrate the complicated diversity of American cities. linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
September 14, 2025 at 11:40 AM
In this one I read “Chicago,” a poem by Carl Sandburg. I also discuss the changing fashions of American literature, and the dangers of cynicism, and celebrate the complicated diversity of American cities. linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
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September 12, 2025 at 8:22 PM
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In this episode of my podcast Be True, I read "There's a certain slant of light," a poem by Emily Dickinson. I also discuss the joy of experiencing poetry rather than explaining poetry, and (bonus!) I do a bad Bob Dylan impression.
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September 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In this episode of my podcast Be True, I read "There's a certain slant of light," a poem by Emily Dickinson. I also discuss the joy of experiencing poetry rather than explaining poetry, and (bonus!) I do a bad Bob Dylan impression.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
In this episode of my podcast Be True, I read "There's a certain slant of light," a poem by Emily Dickinson. I also discuss the joy of experiencing poetry rather than explaining poetry, and (bonus!) I do a bad Bob Dylan impression.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
September 7, 2025 at 12:22 PM
In this episode of my podcast Be True, I read "There's a certain slant of light," a poem by Emily Dickinson. I also discuss the joy of experiencing poetry rather than explaining poetry, and (bonus!) I do a bad Bob Dylan impression.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
Reposted by John Tessitore
Be True, Episode 108: Restless Wanderers on the Earth
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
August 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Be True, Episode 108: Restless Wanderers on the Earth
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
Be True, Episode 108: Restless Wanderers on the Earth
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
August 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Be True, Episode 108: Restless Wanderers on the Earth
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
In this one I read the poem “Thy Brother’s Blood” by Jones Very. I also discuss the poetry of transcendence, voices of outcasts, the tradition of American messiahs, and the future of American weirdness.
linktr.ee/jtessitorewr...
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This is really about some of the things I’ve published in 2025 and why. You know the world’s a mess when my tone is comparatively “quiet.” open.substack.com/pub/johntess...
A Quieter Tone in a Louder World
Some thoughts about Substack chatter, American volume, and a summary of 2025 so far
open.substack.com
August 27, 2025 at 1:35 PM
This is really about some of the things I’ve published in 2025 and why. You know the world’s a mess when my tone is comparatively “quiet.” open.substack.com/pub/johntess...