niina pollari
@niina.bsky.social
beautiful, powerful, dangerous, cold
author of PATH OF TOTALITY (2022) and DEAD HORSE (2015). RISK TOLERANCE forthcoming from autofocus books. reviews ed. at zona motel. poet, translator, parent in nc.
niinapollari.com
https://substack.com/@niinapollari
author of PATH OF TOTALITY (2022) and DEAD HORSE (2015). RISK TOLERANCE forthcoming from autofocus books. reviews ed. at zona motel. poet, translator, parent in nc.
niinapollari.com
https://substack.com/@niinapollari
"The artistry was celebrated as pushing boundaries when, in actuality, stormwater doesn’t know any."
Now that it's raining more than ever, we can still analyze this together
Now that it's raining more than ever, we can still analyze this together
just learned we won an award for our blog post about Tom Holland and stormwater management.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
remember, when you see an article about stormwater management, you repost it. i don’t make the rules.
What Tom Holland’s historic lip-sync showcase taught us about stormwater management
Grab your umbrella and your tights.
neorsd.medium.com
November 19, 2025 at 2:02 AM
"The artistry was celebrated as pushing boundaries when, in actuality, stormwater doesn’t know any."
Now that it's raining more than ever, we can still analyze this together
Now that it's raining more than ever, we can still analyze this together
Gotta be Bachelor No.2 by Aimee Mann, Kid A by Radiohead, and Lift Yr Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed! You Black Emperor. I don't have an obvious fourth one! Bloodflowers by Cure maybe
would love to know yours @delightmonster.bsky.social, @niina.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Gotta be Bachelor No.2 by Aimee Mann, Kid A by Radiohead, and Lift Yr Skinny Fists like Antennas to Heaven by Godspeed! You Black Emperor. I don't have an obvious fourth one! Bloodflowers by Cure maybe
Christine Shan Shan Hou, from A PROMISE
November 16, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Christine Shan Shan Hou, from A PROMISE
I started Lonesome Dove in January, then had to return it to the library bc I couldn't finish it in time, and am now finally wrapping it up. It really is that good. Cc @elinor.bsky.social who should know about this development
November 16, 2025 at 2:31 PM
I started Lonesome Dove in January, then had to return it to the library bc I couldn't finish it in time, and am now finally wrapping it up. It really is that good. Cc @elinor.bsky.social who should know about this development
Update: he pointed to a nondescript, windowless office park in Weaverville, NC as we drove by it and said "there it is, there's the dark McDonald's." I'm never going into that building ever
My son is repeatedly asking to go to "the dark McDonald's" and I have no idea what he's talking about
November 15, 2025 at 8:02 PM
Update: he pointed to a nondescript, windowless office park in Weaverville, NC as we drove by it and said "there it is, there's the dark McDonald's." I'm never going into that building ever
When we say something is unbearably beautiful what we mean is that we do not have the capacious heart of the bear to appreciate it
Bears are often seen pausing to take in breathtaking views, hinting at a possible sense of beauty. In the wild, they've been spotted sitting silently for long stretches, gazing at sunsets, lakes & mountains. Not hunting, not moving, just watching.
#Photography from ‘Grizzly Seasons,’ 2003.
#Photography from ‘Grizzly Seasons,’ 2003.
November 15, 2025 at 3:11 PM
When we say something is unbearably beautiful what we mean is that we do not have the capacious heart of the bear to appreciate it
Also I went to see some freak music this week -- Ak'chamel, the dissonant psych/metal/folk outfit, came thru Asheville. So hard to describe but highly recommend if you like receiving auditory hallucinations transmitted on broken lutes from beyond the desert akchamel.bandcamp.com
Ak’chamel, The Fireblack Breechclouts Hides and Wagonsheets
Contact: GiverOfIllness@gmail.com
akchamel.bandcamp.com
November 15, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Also I went to see some freak music this week -- Ak'chamel, the dissonant psych/metal/folk outfit, came thru Asheville. So hard to describe but highly recommend if you like receiving auditory hallucinations transmitted on broken lutes from beyond the desert akchamel.bandcamp.com
I wrote a lil post about a poetry book I first read in 2010, and then reread again just this week. Like everything, it ended up being about arts in late capitalism! Here, if you're interested -- open.substack.com/pub/sadrevie...
November 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
I wrote a lil post about a poetry book I first read in 2010, and then reread again just this week. Like everything, it ended up being about arts in late capitalism! Here, if you're interested -- open.substack.com/pub/sadrevie...
As i changed into my best lounge pants from my already lazy daytime athleisure pants I realize that the softest clothes I have are soft due to their being fuckin old and no manufacturing technique could replicate that
November 13, 2025 at 3:59 AM
As i changed into my best lounge pants from my already lazy daytime athleisure pants I realize that the softest clothes I have are soft due to their being fuckin old and no manufacturing technique could replicate that
Pickles the possum is going cuckoo bananas on my porch, crashing into things, popping up in the flower box etc. I think this goofball is actually playing lol
November 13, 2025 at 3:21 AM
Pickles the possum is going cuckoo bananas on my porch, crashing into things, popping up in the flower box etc. I think this goofball is actually playing lol
Who says we can't have it all????
amazing how everyone I know is having the absolute worst time on top of all combination world historical tragedies and impending ecological collapse 🙌 incredible what happens everything comes together
November 12, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Who says we can't have it all????
Stuart Pecans would be a top tier writer name if anyone's in the market
November 12, 2025 at 8:37 PM
Stuart Pecans would be a top tier writer name if anyone's in the market
Terminally online thought I had: it would work shockingly well if Marcus the Worm said some Curtis Sliwa quotes
November 12, 2025 at 8:07 PM
Terminally online thought I had: it would work shockingly well if Marcus the Worm said some Curtis Sliwa quotes
My son is repeatedly asking to go to "the dark McDonald's" and I have no idea what he's talking about
November 11, 2025 at 10:04 PM
My son is repeatedly asking to go to "the dark McDonald's" and I have no idea what he's talking about
I have such a soft spot for Paradise Lost as a lapsed early modern scholar -- really interested in this lens of it
Authors Ariana Reines and Orlando Reade discussed art, revolution, and the role of poetry in an age of catastrophe in this interview.
“Should I try to achieve a creative masterpiece, or should I devote myself to changing this society?”— Ariana Reines
tinyurl.com/3her9d2w
“Should I try to achieve a creative masterpiece, or should I devote myself to changing this society?”— Ariana Reines
tinyurl.com/3her9d2w
BOMB Magazine | Orlando Reade and Ariana Reines
A conversation about art, revolution, and the role of poetry in an age of catastrophe.
tinyurl.com
November 11, 2025 at 2:06 PM
I have such a soft spot for Paradise Lost as a lapsed early modern scholar -- really interested in this lens of it
She saw we all suffered from a deficiency
November 11, 2025 at 2:03 AM
She saw we all suffered from a deficiency
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i would add both of @cameronbarnett.bsky.social's books!
November 10, 2025 at 2:56 AM
i would add both of @cameronbarnett.bsky.social's books!
Bluesky is not great at threading, but this is where i'm making my of recommendations about poetry from pennsylvania 😇🤩 please let me know what i've missed, i love to feel fomo
Even though nobody screamed for my input, here are some excellent recommendations --
November 10, 2025 at 2:20 AM
Bluesky is not great at threading, but this is where i'm making my of recommendations about poetry from pennsylvania 😇🤩 please let me know what i've missed, i love to feel fomo
I had some roasted butternut squash on grits with mole yesterday bc Asheville is wilding, and now I apparently love butternut again
November 10, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I had some roasted butternut squash on grits with mole yesterday bc Asheville is wilding, and now I apparently love butternut again
I can recommend you a shitton of great poetry coming out of PA instead
John Fetterman’s memoir comes out on Tuesday, so if the phone calls don’t work you can always tell him how you feel while he’s on book tour.
November 9, 2025 at 11:28 PM
I can recommend you a shitton of great poetry coming out of PA instead
Great interview, I can't wait to read this memoir
I interviewed the awesome Roddy Bottum www.theguardian.com/music/2025/n...
‘I was the only out queer guy in rock’: Faith No More’s Roddy Bottum
The keyboard player on his heroin overdose, how Kurt Cobain wanted to be gay and why his memoir will ruin his Christian relatives’ Thanksgiving dinner
www.theguardian.com
November 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Great interview, I can't wait to read this memoir
The casting in Gone Girl is immaculate. Also so many Affleck shots could be the Affleck meme
November 8, 2025 at 3:35 AM
The casting in Gone Girl is immaculate. Also so many Affleck shots could be the Affleck meme
Me, looking reverently up at the night sky, in a hushed, awed tone: "Goodness gracious great balls of fire"
November 8, 2025 at 12:43 AM
Me, looking reverently up at the night sky, in a hushed, awed tone: "Goodness gracious great balls of fire"
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Richest nation in human history
November 7, 2025 at 11:52 AM
Richest nation in human history