Justin Karcher
@justinkarcher.bsky.social
Buffalo, NY. Man About Town. Poet. Playwright. New Play Development Director. Editor of Ghost City Review.
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Justin Karcher
@justinkarcher.bsky.social
· Jul 22
I’m 249 days sober and today I got a poem published about it. Big thx to @asitoughttobe.bsky.social
I recently got a poem accepted by Blue Earth Review
This is your annual reminder that the only one who decides when you're done submitting to a magazine is YOU 🫵
Never give up. Never surrender.
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Never give up. Never surrender.
Submit to these mags here: www.chillsubs.com/lists/one-pe...
#writing #writingcommunity #litmags
November 20, 2025 at 3:12 PM
I recently got a poem accepted by Blue Earth Review
Reposted by Justin Karcher
Wonderful poem!
A hard, painful poem to share, but here it is in its entirety oneartpoetry.com/2025/10/31/a...
A Few Days After the Election I Woke Up in a Hamburg Jail Cell by Justin Karcher
A Few Days After the Election I Woke Up in a Hamburg Jail Cell my head throbbing as an officer handed me a McDonald’s breakfast sandwich like I was taking communion. He couldn’t believe I got…
oneartpoetry.com
November 17, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Wonderful poem!
My new Xmas short play “No Kings” is premiering Dec 11th at American Repertory Theater of WNY. It runs to Dec 20th
November 19, 2025 at 2:54 PM
My new Xmas short play “No Kings” is premiering Dec 11th at American Repertory Theater of WNY. It runs to Dec 20th
Today I am ONE YEAR SOBER. It has been a blessed journey that started at rock bottom. I wrote a poem about it published in @oneart.bsky.social. The link to the full poem is in the comments. Some art is tough to share, but it might help someone who is struggling
November 15, 2025 at 4:58 PM
Today I am ONE YEAR SOBER. It has been a blessed journey that started at rock bottom. I wrote a poem about it published in @oneart.bsky.social. The link to the full poem is in the comments. Some art is tough to share, but it might help someone who is struggling
Last night’s poetry workshop was a fun one
November 13, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Last night’s poetry workshop was a fun one
I got a new poem published about Election Day (not really… kind of)
November 4, 2025 at 1:37 PM
I got a new poem published about Election Day (not really… kind of)
Great crowd at Caffe Aroma for the open mic tonight… featuring Robin Jordan
October 30, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Great crowd at Caffe Aroma for the open mic tonight… featuring Robin Jordan
I got a new poem published in @dishsoapquart.bsky.social ❤️
Gorgeous little poem up today that features ducks, among other things. Enjoy "Imagine a Future Where Nobody Has to Hide Their Tenderness" by @justinkarcher.bsky.social
Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-28-25
Link: dishsoap-quarterly.com/10-28-25
October 28, 2025 at 11:48 PM
I got a new poem published in @dishsoapquart.bsky.social ❤️
Good to see my poem still kicking around in an anthology at Barnes & Noble
October 25, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Good to see my poem still kicking around in an anthology at Barnes & Noble
A wonderful poetry workshop with Robin Jordan
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A wonderful poetry workshop with Robin Jordan
A wonderful poetry workshop with Robin Jordan
October 22, 2025 at 11:30 PM
A wonderful poetry workshop with Robin Jordan
Thank god for headless statues lying around the house. Happy Halloween
October 21, 2025 at 7:46 PM
Thank god for headless statues lying around the house. Happy Halloween
Coffee date with my mom
October 20, 2025 at 4:50 PM
Coffee date with my mom
Tonight I read poetry at the Buffalo Convention Center
October 18, 2025 at 11:15 PM
Tonight I read poetry at the Buffalo Convention Center
Last night was full of poetry
October 16, 2025 at 12:42 PM
Last night was full of poetry
Packed house for poetry tonight
October 16, 2025 at 1:10 AM
Packed house for poetry tonight
Tonight we’re celebrating long time mic contributor & past Poet-of-the-Month Rachael Ryot before she takes the next steps on her journey outside of Buffalo
October 15, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Tonight we’re celebrating long time mic contributor & past Poet-of-the-Month Rachael Ryot before she takes the next steps on her journey outside of Buffalo
A great night of poetry. We’re back again in two weeks
October 2, 2025 at 11:44 AM
A great night of poetry. We’re back again in two weeks
Another packed house for poetry at Caffe Aroma
October 2, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Another packed house for poetry at Caffe Aroma
I got a new poem published in Wild Roof Journal
September 30, 2025 at 1:10 PM
I got a new poem published in Wild Roof Journal
Reposted by Justin Karcher
There's a bunch of (positive!) stuff I might come back to say about this poem by @justinkarcher.bsky.social in relation to haiku and haibun but for the moment I'll just say I really like this one
many of my fave poems and short shorts are these tiny little slices of life, worded and captured so perfectly as to become something so much bigger and more
today from Justin Karcher:
https://www.havehashad.com/x2r9v
today from Justin Karcher:
https://www.havehashad.com/x2r9v
September 26, 2025 at 5:44 PM
There's a bunch of (positive!) stuff I might come back to say about this poem by @justinkarcher.bsky.social in relation to haiku and haibun but for the moment I'll just say I really like this one
Big thx to @havehashad.com for publishing my little poem
many of my fave poems and short shorts are these tiny little slices of life, worded and captured so perfectly as to become something so much bigger and more
today from Justin Karcher:
https://www.havehashad.com/x2r9v
today from Justin Karcher:
https://www.havehashad.com/x2r9v
September 26, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Big thx to @havehashad.com for publishing my little poem
I had a lovely day at Letchworth State Park
September 21, 2025 at 9:31 PM
I had a lovely day at Letchworth State Park
A great night of poetry at Caffe Aroma
September 18, 2025 at 11:54 AM
A great night of poetry at Caffe Aroma
A great crowd for poetry tonight at Caffe Aroma! Ten Thousand performing through the window
September 18, 2025 at 1:26 AM
A great crowd for poetry tonight at Caffe Aroma! Ten Thousand performing through the window