Matt Layne
@mattlayne.bsky.social
Poet & Librarian & Publisher
First Amendment Defender
Find yourself on the shelf of the library
First Amendment Defender
Find yourself on the shelf of the library
Read my latest piece at juke.press for a mediation on what it means to love and to lose someone you love.
www.juke.press/p/in-absentia
www.juke.press/p/in-absentia
October 20, 2025 at 12:59 PM
Read my latest piece at juke.press for a mediation on what it means to love and to lose someone you love.
www.juke.press/p/in-absentia
www.juke.press/p/in-absentia
So often the world is beyond my ken. The cruelties and Injustices we visit upon one another, incomprehensible. In those moments, I turn and return to nature. There is no easy path. In the end, there's only the way you, yourself, are willing to take. I hope you find flowers there.
World View
I’m going to write a poem to remind me why I love this world...
www.juke.press
March 21, 2025 at 1:44 PM
So often the world is beyond my ken. The cruelties and Injustices we visit upon one another, incomprehensible. In those moments, I turn and return to nature. There is no easy path. In the end, there's only the way you, yourself, are willing to take. I hope you find flowers there.
Red Mushrooms on a Forest Floor
I have no comfort for you, my son, but these words...
open.substack.com
February 21, 2025 at 2:32 PM
Reposted by Matt Layne
The 2025 William C. Morris Award finalists were also announced today, which will also be named at the Youth Media Awards on January 27, 2025!
Learn about the finalists here: www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
#yalit
Learn about the finalists here: www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
#yalit
December 6, 2024 at 3:59 PM
The 2025 William C. Morris Award finalists were also announced today, which will also be named at the Youth Media Awards on January 27, 2025!
Learn about the finalists here: www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
#yalit
Learn about the finalists here: www.ala.org/news/2024/12...
#yalit
Twas the Nacht Before Krampus
Happy Krampus Nacht, y'all!
I hope you've been good this year.
I spent last night putting the finishing touches on this little piece. I hope you enjoy it.
#krampus #krampusnacht #stnicholas #poetry #krampuslauf
Happy Krampus Nacht, y'all!
I hope you've been good this year.
I spent last night putting the finishing touches on this little piece. I hope you enjoy it.
#krampus #krampusnacht #stnicholas #poetry #krampuslauf
December 5, 2024 at 6:37 PM
Twas the Nacht Before Krampus
Happy Krampus Nacht, y'all!
I hope you've been good this year.
I spent last night putting the finishing touches on this little piece. I hope you enjoy it.
#krampus #krampusnacht #stnicholas #poetry #krampuslauf
Happy Krampus Nacht, y'all!
I hope you've been good this year.
I spent last night putting the finishing touches on this little piece. I hope you enjoy it.
#krampus #krampusnacht #stnicholas #poetry #krampuslauf
Thank you to Tonya Morton and Juke for sharing my piece on grief and healing
On Grief
Sing, and don’t stop singing, for this night is darker than wine...
www.juke.press
November 25, 2024 at 9:42 PM
Thank you to Tonya Morton and Juke for sharing my piece on grief and healing
Reposted by Matt Layne
HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
November 15, 2024 at 8:21 PM
HI HELLO SUPPORT YOUR LOCAL LIBRARY.
A gentle reminder
The Breath Between
My beloved sister and brother, wherever you may be, breathe.
www.juke.press
November 15, 2024 at 1:30 PM
A gentle reminder