Michael Bazzett
@mikhailbazharov.bsky.social
Goat herder. Happy poet.
Rhymes w/ gazette.
Five books, including
The ECHO CHAMBER
(Milkweed)
& CLOUDWATCHER
(Copper Canyon)
Translator of The Popol Vuh
& Humberto Ak'abal
NY Times Best Poetry 2018
NEA Fellow in Poetry & Translation
michaelbazzett.com
Rhymes w/ gazette.
Five books, including
The ECHO CHAMBER
(Milkweed)
& CLOUDWATCHER
(Copper Canyon)
Translator of The Popol Vuh
& Humberto Ak'abal
NY Times Best Poetry 2018
NEA Fellow in Poetry & Translation
michaelbazzett.com
Pinned
Cover reveal!
I'm beyond excited to share that CLOUDWATCHER, winner of the inaugrual Stern Prize from @ampoetryreview.bsky.social & forthcoming from Copper Canyon, has a cover and is now available to pre-order (link in the replies)! 🌩️ 🌩️ 🌩️
I'm beyond excited to share that CLOUDWATCHER, winner of the inaugrual Stern Prize from @ampoetryreview.bsky.social & forthcoming from Copper Canyon, has a cover and is now available to pre-order (link in the replies)! 🌩️ 🌩️ 🌩️
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This
Isn’t
Even
The
Worst
Stuff.
Isn’t
Even
The
Worst
Stuff.
November 13, 2025 at 2:37 AM
This
Isn’t
Even
The
Worst
Stuff.
Isn’t
Even
The
Worst
Stuff.
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These emails are horrifying.
November 12, 2025 at 11:59 PM
These emails are horrifying.
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Siri is it bad when your numbers fall 13 pts in your own party
November 12, 2025 at 11:36 PM
Siri is it bad when your numbers fall 13 pts in your own party
I went to work today, intent on ruining things to show solidarity with my fellow feminists, and unfortunately found all I had to offer was value, meaningful labor, and a sense of purpose, given that I'm male. Alas.
November 7, 2025 at 9:23 PM
I went to work today, intent on ruining things to show solidarity with my fellow feminists, and unfortunately found all I had to offer was value, meaningful labor, and a sense of purpose, given that I'm male. Alas.
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Hunger
They say you catch more
flies with honey.
Dead bodies
also work. The question
is why you want
flies at all.
Trust me. They will come
soon enough .
I’ve heard they visit
the eyes first.
Michael Bazzett
Image courtesy @taraskurtu.bsky.social
They say you catch more
flies with honey.
Dead bodies
also work. The question
is why you want
flies at all.
Trust me. They will come
soon enough .
I’ve heard they visit
the eyes first.
Michael Bazzett
Image courtesy @taraskurtu.bsky.social
November 6, 2025 at 12:57 PM
Hunger
They say you catch more
flies with honey.
Dead bodies
also work. The question
is why you want
flies at all.
Trust me. They will come
soon enough .
I’ve heard they visit
the eyes first.
Michael Bazzett
Image courtesy @taraskurtu.bsky.social
They say you catch more
flies with honey.
Dead bodies
also work. The question
is why you want
flies at all.
Trust me. They will come
soon enough .
I’ve heard they visit
the eyes first.
Michael Bazzett
Image courtesy @taraskurtu.bsky.social
Listen to the music and let it stretch you...
What an astounding little poem, from an astounding debut.
What an astounding little poem, from an astounding debut.
November 6, 2025 at 6:42 PM
Listen to the music and let it stretch you...
What an astounding little poem, from an astounding debut.
What an astounding little poem, from an astounding debut.
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quick work
November 5, 2025 at 7:48 AM
quick work
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There was a smattering of polite laughter.
Very excited to have a new poem in "Image"...
...big thanks to the editors!
...big thanks to the editors!
Scarecrow - Image Journal
They had left about forty crows in the conference room, as a test.
imagejournal.org
November 5, 2025 at 7:45 PM
There was a smattering of polite laughter.
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I wrote a novel. Or rather, I imagined a novel. And then I imagined reading it....
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I wrote a novel. Or rather, I imagined a novel. And then I imagined reading it....
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
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some mighty wonderful poetry; tolu is an amazing writer, yall...
November 5, 2025 at 12:36 AM
some mighty wonderful poetry; tolu is an amazing writer, yall...
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Glad to be back in APR: this time with an essay about Robert Hayden's ekphrastic poems.
Our November/December issue is out now! Check out fresh new work from Devon Walker-Figueroa, Sharon Olds, Derrick Austin, Traci Brimhall, and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version via 🔗 in bio. And be sure to pre-order Devon's excellent new book Lazarus Species from @milkweed_books
November 4, 2025 at 11:07 PM
Glad to be back in APR: this time with an essay about Robert Hayden's ekphrastic poems.
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Here's an invitation to take a trip through the new Nov/Dec edition of On The Seawall ... beginning with our feature on poems from STUDY OF SORROWS: TRANSLATIONS by
Shangyang Fang @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social
/ ronslate.com
Shangyang Fang @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social
/ ronslate.com
November 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
Here's an invitation to take a trip through the new Nov/Dec edition of On The Seawall ... beginning with our feature on poems from STUDY OF SORROWS: TRANSLATIONS by
Shangyang Fang @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social
/ ronslate.com
Shangyang Fang @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social
/ ronslate.com
I wrote a novel. Or rather, I imagined a novel. And then I imagined reading it....
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
I wrote a novel. Or rather, I imagined a novel. And then I imagined reading it....
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
...many thanks to @ronslate.bsky.social for publishing the resulting poem at On the Seawall: www.ronslate.com/the-novel/
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Krispy Kreme trucks have several signs on them that say "No cash on board, just fresh donuts," which does not make it any less likely that I will try to rob the truck and may, in fact, increase the likelihood
November 3, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Krispy Kreme trucks have several signs on them that say "No cash on board, just fresh donuts," which does not make it any less likely that I will try to rob the truck and may, in fact, increase the likelihood
Very excited to have a new poem in "Image"...
...big thanks to the editors!
...big thanks to the editors!
Scarecrow - Image Journal
They had left about forty crows in the conference room, as a test.
imagejournal.org
November 2, 2025 at 11:26 PM
Very excited to have a new poem in "Image"...
...big thanks to the editors!
...big thanks to the editors!
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..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
October 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
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Our November/December issue is out now! Check out fresh new work from Devon Walker-Figueroa, Sharon Olds, Derrick Austin, Traci Brimhall, and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version via 🔗 in bio. And be sure to pre-order Devon's excellent new book Lazarus Species from @milkweed_books
October 31, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Our November/December issue is out now! Check out fresh new work from Devon Walker-Figueroa, Sharon Olds, Derrick Austin, Traci Brimhall, and many more at aprweb.org, and grab the in-print version via 🔗 in bio. And be sure to pre-order Devon's excellent new book Lazarus Species from @milkweed_books
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Happy launch day to @antoshwojcik.bsky.social
Here’s one of my favourite poems from his new collection ‘Suburban Locust’
Here’s one of my favourite poems from his new collection ‘Suburban Locust’
October 30, 2025 at 10:47 PM
Happy launch day to @antoshwojcik.bsky.social
Here’s one of my favourite poems from his new collection ‘Suburban Locust’
Here’s one of my favourite poems from his new collection ‘Suburban Locust’
I am *over the moon* to have six new poems (from the forthcoming CLOUDWATCHER) in the stellar new issue of @ampoetryreview.bsky.social, including this one, should you clickety-click below... 💜 lmk what you think 🙃
"Every Onion a Perfect Minaret"
"Every Onion a Perfect Minaret"
American Poetry Review - Michael Bazzett - "Every Onion a Perfect Minaret"
Published in American Poetry Review - Volume 54 | No. 06
aprweb.org
October 29, 2025 at 10:00 PM
I am *over the moon* to have six new poems (from the forthcoming CLOUDWATCHER) in the stellar new issue of @ampoetryreview.bsky.social, including this one, should you clickety-click below... 💜 lmk what you think 🙃
"Every Onion a Perfect Minaret"
"Every Onion a Perfect Minaret"
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..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
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Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."
October 24, 2025 at 2:48 AM
Here's the Ronald Reagan ad from Canada that Trump calls "fake."
..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
October 25, 2025 at 5:34 PM
..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
October 25, 2025 at 5:33 PM
..very grateful to Beloit Poetry Journal for giving a home to "The Little Man," a poem for Zeus, who is no longer with us, yet who will be with us forever, and who channelled this work with his sweet & gentle soul...
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
...from "The Morphologist," which is forthcoming from @milkweed_books in 2027 ❤️
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How could I not love a poem about the dead by Michael Bazzett?
tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/t...
tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/t...
The Dead - Tahoma Literary Review
become very skinny over time.They can sleep between two coinsstacked neatly on a dresser.The little blade of light slicing underneath the door at nightis
tahomaliteraryreview.com
October 23, 2025 at 4:40 AM
How could I not love a poem about the dead by Michael Bazzett?
tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/t...
tahomaliteraryreview.com/selections/t...
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These videos of shocked and shattered people contenting with what their healthcare costs would be without the subsidy are moving and enraging www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMHHSVFb/
Carla and Bartley are retirees in Eugene, Oregon. Their insurance company notified them that their health insurance premiums are going from $443 per month to $2224 per month because Republicans have f...
TikTok video by Ron Wyden
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October 23, 2025 at 4:05 AM
These videos of shocked and shattered people contenting with what their healthcare costs would be without the subsidy are moving and enraging www.tiktok.com/t/ZTMHHSVFb/