Mark Scroggins
@markscroggins.bsky.social
Poet, biographer, critic—bear of very little brain, troubled by long words. Rudimentary bass player. Pre-raphaelite wannabe. Aesthete, always.
Pinned
Today; Nathaniel Mackey, By Bent Light (The Bodily Press chapbook, 2024)
February 9, 2026 at 7:48 PM
Today; Nathaniel Mackey, By Bent Light (The Bodily Press chapbook, 2024)
Today: Sandra Doller, I’ll try this hour (above/ground chapbook, 2025)
February 9, 2026 at 5:25 PM
Today: Sandra Doller, I’ll try this hour (above/ground chapbook, 2025)
Today: Carl Rakosi, Amulet (New Directions, 1967)
February 5, 2026 at 6:04 AM
Today: Carl Rakosi, Amulet (New Directions, 1967)
Today: George Oppen, Selected Poems (New Directions, 2003)
February 1, 2026 at 4:57 PM
Today: George Oppen, Selected Poems (New Directions, 2003)
A thing in the world for real—
January 30, 2026 at 1:45 PM
A thing in the world for real—
Today: Carl Rakosi, Selected Poems (New Directions, 1941)
January 27, 2026 at 5:50 AM
Today: Carl Rakosi, Selected Poems (New Directions, 1941)
Today: Harry Mathews, Out of Bounds (Burning Deck chapbook, 1989)
January 26, 2026 at 3:13 AM
Today: Harry Mathews, Out of Bounds (Burning Deck chapbook, 1989)
Today: Maria Luisa Ardizzone, Guido Cavalcanti: The Other Middle Ages (U of Toronto P, 2002)
January 19, 2026 at 7:12 PM
Today: Maria Luisa Ardizzone, Guido Cavalcanti: The Other Middle Ages (U of Toronto P, 2002)
Today: John Crowley, Endless Things: A Part of Ægypt (Small Beer Press, 2007)
January 11, 2026 at 10:31 PM
Today: John Crowley, Endless Things: A Part of Ægypt (Small Beer Press, 2007)
Today: Geoffrey Hill, The Triumph of Love (Houghton Mifflin, 1998)
January 5, 2026 at 6:47 PM
Today: Geoffrey Hill, The Triumph of Love (Houghton Mifflin, 1998)
Today: Warren Lehrer and Sharon Horvath, Jericho’s Daughter (Earsay Books, 2024)
January 4, 2026 at 3:44 AM
Today: Warren Lehrer and Sharon Horvath, Jericho’s Daughter (Earsay Books, 2024)
Today: Geoffrey Hill, Canaan (Houston Mifflin, 1997)
January 2, 2026 at 3:56 PM
Today: Geoffrey Hill, Canaan (Houston Mifflin, 1997)
Today: Peter Manson, Between Cup and Lip (Miami UP, 2008)
January 1, 2026 at 7:51 PM
Today: Peter Manson, Between Cup and Lip (Miami UP, 2008)
Today: Joseph Donahue, The Palace of Boundless Cold (Selva Oscura, 2025)
December 31, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Today: Joseph Donahue, The Palace of Boundless Cold (Selva Oscura, 2025)
Today: Alan Halsey, A Robin Hood Book (West House Books, 1996)
December 31, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Today: Alan Halsey, A Robin Hood Book (West House Books, 1996)
Today: Geoffrey Hill, Scenes from Comus (Penguin, 2005)
December 31, 2025 at 6:27 AM
Today: Geoffrey Hill, Scenes from Comus (Penguin, 2005)
In the world for real—get it here: www.unmpress.com/978082636879...
December 31, 2025 at 1:39 AM
In the world for real—get it here: www.unmpress.com/978082636879...
In the world for real—get it here: www.unmpress.com/978082636879...
December 31, 2025 at 1:38 AM
In the world for real—get it here: www.unmpress.com/978082636879...
Today: Alan Halsey, Spells Against Green Field Development (West House Press chapbook, 1994)
December 30, 2025 at 1:14 AM
Today: Alan Halsey, Spells Against Green Field Development (West House Press chapbook, 1994)
Today: Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, trans Allen Mandelbaum (Everyman’s Library, 1995)
December 28, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Today: Dante Alighieri, The Divine Comedy, trans Allen Mandelbaum (Everyman’s Library, 1995)
Today: John Crowley, Dæmonomania (Bantam, 2000)
December 27, 2025 at 8:52 PM
Today: John Crowley, Dæmonomania (Bantam, 2000)
Today: Andrew J. Offutt, Conan and the Sorcerer (Ace, 1979)
December 25, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Today: Andrew J. Offutt, Conan and the Sorcerer (Ace, 1979)
Today: Jill Stengel, Sadie (above/ground chapbook, 2025)
December 24, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Today: Jill Stengel, Sadie (above/ground chapbook, 2025)
Today: L. Sprague de Camp, Conan and the Spider God (Bantam, 1980)
December 21, 2025 at 9:49 PM
Today: L. Sprague de Camp, Conan and the Spider God (Bantam, 1980)
Today: Susan Gevirtz, Sun Worship (Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs chapbook, 2023)
December 16, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Today: Susan Gevirtz, Sun Worship (Portable Press @ Yo-Yo Labs chapbook, 2023)