Patrick Kindig
@pdkindig.bsky.social
Asst Prof of English. Lit crit: Fascination: Trance, Enchantment, and American Modernity (2022). Poetry: Agape (Forthcoming 2026) / fascinations (2025). pdkindig.wordpress.com.
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Patrick Kindig
@pdkindig.bsky.social
· Feb 27
The books are in & they look fantastic! (Shoutout to my talented, talented husband for designing the cover image.) If you'd like a signed copy, just shoot me a DM--I can pop one in the mail for you for $20 as soon as tomorrow!
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We're thrilled to announce the Pegasus Poetry Book Prize, recognizing a US poet aged 40 or older for their first or second poetry collection. In addition to publication by Graywolf, the awardee will receive $10,000 from the Poetry Foundation.
www.poetryfoundation.org/awards/poetr...
www.poetryfoundation.org/awards/poetr...
November 12, 2025 at 10:00 PM
We're thrilled to announce the Pegasus Poetry Book Prize, recognizing a US poet aged 40 or older for their first or second poetry collection. In addition to publication by Graywolf, the awardee will receive $10,000 from the Poetry Foundation.
www.poetryfoundation.org/awards/poetr...
www.poetryfoundation.org/awards/poetr...
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ANMLY is now open for new work!
We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation!
> anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available*
Check out our latest issue to see what we're into!
> anmly.org/ap41
We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation!
> anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available*
Check out our latest issue to see what we're into!
> anmly.org/ap41
ANMLY Submission Manager
**ANNOUNCEMENT: Fees will be waived for all Black and Indigenous writers, and writers of Palestinian descent, to support those most targeted by state violence. Email editor [at] anomalouspress [dot] o...
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November 12, 2025 at 4:36 PM
ANMLY is now open for new work!
We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation!
> anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available*
Check out our latest issue to see what we're into!
> anmly.org/ap41
We're especially seeking more from writers outside of the US, more nonfiction, & more translation!
> anmly.submittable.com
*Fee waivers available*
Check out our latest issue to see what we're into!
> anmly.org/ap41
Went to check out a stack of books dressed in weekend clothes & the librarian asked me for my student number. Still got it 💁♀️.
November 9, 2025 at 8:55 PM
Went to check out a stack of books dressed in weekend clothes & the librarian asked me for my student number. Still got it 💁♀️.
An actual headline at NPR, which suggests the end is indeed nigh:
November 9, 2025 at 1:34 PM
An actual headline at NPR, which suggests the end is indeed nigh:
Got a double strike on my last frame tonight & Bev--the tiny old woman sporting purple hair, a fedora, & a crucifix & solo-bowling one lane over--got so excited she gave me a high five:
November 8, 2025 at 1:46 AM
Got a double strike on my last frame tonight & Bev--the tiny old woman sporting purple hair, a fedora, & a crucifix & solo-bowling one lane over--got so excited she gave me a high five:
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Lit mag friends: I have a couple of undergrads who would be amazing readers for your journal. And one is looking for a summer internship, specifically (for grad hours, unpaid).
Anyone have a spot to offer?
Anyone have a spot to offer?
November 7, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Lit mag friends: I have a couple of undergrads who would be amazing readers for your journal. And one is looking for a summer internship, specifically (for grad hours, unpaid).
Anyone have a spot to offer?
Anyone have a spot to offer?
Never was there such a clown:
November 6, 2025 at 8:33 PM
Never was there such a clown:
Omg how did I not know that The American Novel and It's Tradition was so CUTE in hardcopy?
November 6, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Omg how did I not know that The American Novel and It's Tradition was so CUTE in hardcopy?
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Academic authors: self-promote! 💫
This is not a particularly popular account but:
🚨 If you have published a book in the last 5 years (since the hype wears off after a while), especially in the humanities, feel free to reply here and repost! 👇
This is not a particularly popular account but:
🚨 If you have published a book in the last 5 years (since the hype wears off after a while), especially in the humanities, feel free to reply here and repost! 👇
November 5, 2025 at 2:44 PM
Academic authors: self-promote! 💫
This is not a particularly popular account but:
🚨 If you have published a book in the last 5 years (since the hype wears off after a while), especially in the humanities, feel free to reply here and repost! 👇
This is not a particularly popular account but:
🚨 If you have published a book in the last 5 years (since the hype wears off after a while), especially in the humanities, feel free to reply here and repost! 👇
In honor of her big 𝘑𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺! win last night, a gentle reminder that Joyelle blurbed my first poetry collection (which you can still purchase here 👀: shorturl.at/pV0MM):
November 4, 2025 at 4:05 PM
In honor of her big 𝘑𝘦𝘰𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘥𝘺! win last night, a gentle reminder that Joyelle blurbed my first poetry collection (which you can still purchase here 👀: shorturl.at/pV0MM):
Delighted to have a cruisy little poem in the latest issue of the Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide!
November 3, 2025 at 2:59 PM
Delighted to have a cruisy little poem in the latest issue of the Gay & Lesbian Review / Worldwide!
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We’re hiring interns! The application deadline for our Spring–Summer internship is November 25. Pay is $20/hour, 35 hours a week, with the option to enroll in health insurance. Apply here: buff.ly/buLv8c6
November 1, 2025 at 8:00 PM
We’re hiring interns! The application deadline for our Spring–Summer internship is November 25. Pay is $20/hour, 35 hours a week, with the option to enroll in health insurance. Apply here: buff.ly/buLv8c6
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Today is the LAST DAY to submit works of drama to Third Coast---and our treat to you this Halloween is that submissions are free today! Submit using the link in our bio.
#litmag #literarymagazine #opensubmissions #reading #plays #drama #writing
#litmag #literarymagazine #opensubmissions #reading #plays #drama #writing
October 31, 2025 at 9:31 PM
Today is the LAST DAY to submit works of drama to Third Coast---and our treat to you this Halloween is that submissions are free today! Submit using the link in our bio.
#litmag #literarymagazine #opensubmissions #reading #plays #drama #writing
#litmag #literarymagazine #opensubmissions #reading #plays #drama #writing
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His motions plainly denoted his extreme exhaustion.
October 30, 2025 at 2:47 PM
His motions plainly denoted his extreme exhaustion.
Some advice: do not buy Halloween candy early if you are in the middle of an intensive grading week.
October 30, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Some advice: do not buy Halloween candy early if you are in the middle of an intensive grading week.
New sticker for my water bottle courtesy of a colleague:
October 25, 2025 at 8:46 PM
New sticker for my water bottle courtesy of a colleague:
Mr. Boy is still awaiting a negative ringworm test (after ~6wks of quarantine 😩), so instead of going to the dog park, we have had to settle recently for visiting Dead Friends (who can't get ringworm):
October 21, 2025 at 10:48 PM
Mr. Boy is still awaiting a negative ringworm test (after ~6wks of quarantine 😩), so instead of going to the dog park, we have had to settle recently for visiting Dead Friends (who can't get ringworm):
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We're looking for grad students who might want to work as volunteers at #MLA26 in exchange for free registration. We'll make sure you get plenty of time to go to sessions! www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
Be a Volunteer at the MLA Annual Convention
The MLA is calling for nonpresenting undergraduate and graduate student volunteers to serve at the 2026 MLA Annual Convention in Toronto.Volunteering at the convention is a great way to meet new frien...
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October 21, 2025 at 6:35 PM
We're looking for grad students who might want to work as volunteers at #MLA26 in exchange for free registration. We'll make sure you get plenty of time to go to sessions! www.mla.org/Events/2026-...
The face of a boy whose dads have returned after a weekend away:
October 20, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The face of a boy whose dads have returned after a weekend away:
Every time I read Mary Oliver, I wonder anew why people hate Mary Oliver. She is very good, actually!
October 16, 2025 at 10:15 PM
Every time I read Mary Oliver, I wonder anew why people hate Mary Oliver. She is very good, actually!
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
The Others
Talk to Me
M3GAN
Midsommar
The Others
Talk to Me
M3GAN
Midsommar
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
Alien
It Follows
Nosferatu (1922)
Don't Look Now
Alien
It Follows
Nosferatu (1922)
Don't Look Now
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
The Thing
The Fog
Aterrados (Terrified)
Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks)
The Thing
The Fog
Aterrados (Terrified)
Cuando acecha la maldad (When Evil Lurks)
October 16, 2025 at 1:54 AM
Quote this with the first four Horror movies that come to your mind that are 10/10s for you. No cheating. Just the first four that pop into your head.
The Others
Talk to Me
M3GAN
Midsommar
The Others
Talk to Me
M3GAN
Midsommar
TSA man wished me a happy early birthday (while working without pay!) 🥲.
October 9, 2025 at 12:32 PM
TSA man wished me a happy early birthday (while working without pay!) 🥲.
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The 11th annual Post45 Graduate Symposium will be hosted by Duke University's Department of English, February 20-21, 2026! Check out the CFP (post45.org/graduate/202...) and please share with anyone who might be interested.
Abstracts are due November 14.
Abstracts are due November 14.
October 9, 2025 at 12:46 AM
The 11th annual Post45 Graduate Symposium will be hosted by Duke University's Department of English, February 20-21, 2026! Check out the CFP (post45.org/graduate/202...) and please share with anyone who might be interested.
Abstracts are due November 14.
Abstracts are due November 14.
As an early birthday gift, my husband went to the Turkish market and got me
October 8, 2025 at 10:58 PM
As an early birthday gift, my husband went to the Turkish market and got me