Rachel Zucker
@rachzuck.bsky.social
Me. Also, host of Commonplace. Also teacher, Mom & friend.
THIS MONDAY, 9/8: I’ll be reading at KGB Bar w/ Tom Thompson & Sullivan Summer. Starts at 7:30, doors at 7. More info here!: bit.ly/3VCoIss
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September 6, 2025 at 9:46 PM
THIS MONDAY, 9/8: I’ll be reading at KGB Bar w/ Tom Thompson & Sullivan Summer. Starts at 7:30, doors at 7. More info here!: bit.ly/3VCoIss
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Hello, friends. There’s a new #HeyItsMe episode today, in which @rachzuck.bsky.social and I talk about how when we become parents, we make promises to our kids which are really promises to ourselves. www.heyitsmepodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 19: I Guess It’s a Good Thing I Have a Therapy Appointment Tomorrow — Hey, It's Me
Mike and Rachel talk about the promises we make when we have kids.
www.heyitsmepodcast.com
July 28, 2025 at 1:11 PM
Hello, friends. There’s a new #HeyItsMe episode today, in which @rachzuck.bsky.social and I talk about how when we become parents, we make promises to our kids which are really promises to ourselves. www.heyitsmepodcast.com/episodes/epi...
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Hello friends. There’s a new #HeyItsMe today, in which @rachzuck.bsky.social and I talk about how to navigate our friendship when we’re in very different places in our lives emotionally: www.heyitsmepodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 16: Hours of Recorded Evidence — Hey, It's Me
Mike and Rachel talk about how to navigate their friendship when they are in very different places emotionally.
www.heyitsmepodcast.com
February 24, 2025 at 9:02 PM
Hello friends. There’s a new #HeyItsMe today, in which @rachzuck.bsky.social and I talk about how to navigate our friendship when we’re in very different places in our lives emotionally: www.heyitsmepodcast.com/episodes/epi...
On Tuesday my son goes into the hospital for 4-6 weeks for an autologous stem cell transplant with the hope of wiping out every last Ewing Sarcoma cancer cell that might have survived the 11 rounds of chemo that he’s already undergone.
February 15, 2025 at 3:00 PM
On Tuesday my son goes into the hospital for 4-6 weeks for an autologous stem cell transplant with the hope of wiping out every last Ewing Sarcoma cancer cell that might have survived the 11 rounds of chemo that he’s already undergone.
I’m not going to be here very often but maybe a little. We’ll see.
Sending so much love & a song: open.spotify.com/track/4uK2qe...
Sending so much love & a song: open.spotify.com/track/4uK2qe...
I'm Not Alone
Aly Halpert · Loosen · Song · 2022
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February 13, 2025 at 2:23 PM
I’m not going to be here very often but maybe a little. We’ll see.
Sending so much love & a song: open.spotify.com/track/4uK2qe...
Sending so much love & a song: open.spotify.com/track/4uK2qe...
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Hello, friends. There's a new #HeyItsMe today, in which Rachel gives an update about her situation, and we talk about how and why she needs to put her show @commonplacepod.bsky.social on hiatus. www.heyitsmepodcast.com/episodes/epi...
Episode 15: It’s Okay — Hey, It's Me
Rachel gives an update about her situation, and she and Mike talk about putting Commonplace on hiatus.
www.heyitsmepodcast.com
February 11, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Hello, friends. There's a new #HeyItsMe today, in which Rachel gives an update about her situation, and we talk about how and why she needs to put her show @commonplacepod.bsky.social on hiatus. www.heyitsmepodcast.com/episodes/epi...
I'll be offline from Jan 20-27 but before I go, wanted to let y'all know we've got a few spaces left for The Ferguson Report: poems with Nicole Sealey salon on Jan 30! You can sign up here: forms.gle/nACPDa64KJou...
Reading with Rachel: A Year-Long, on-line Reading Celebration!
This course is for anyone who wants to listen to Rachel talk about 12 new books, and for anyone who wants to read, write and/or talk about books in a supportive and open community. No previous writing...
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January 17, 2024 at 6:04 PM
I'll be offline from Jan 20-27 but before I go, wanted to let y'all know we've got a few spaces left for The Ferguson Report: poems with Nicole Sealey salon on Jan 30! You can sign up here: forms.gle/nACPDa64KJou...
Oh wow, thank you Amorak! I've been thinking about this conversation & the form of it & "criticism" since @sakeriver.bsky.social & I had it... something is shifting in my thinking... not quite ready to express it yet.
After listening to @sakeriver.bsky.social & @rachzuck.bsky.social talk about Eugenia Leigh's BIANCA, I'm thinking this is/should be the future of poetry criticism: conversation, uncertainty, exploration, deep engagement, meandering, questioning, a sincere desire to do right by the poems.
January 17, 2024 at 5:58 PM
Oh wow, thank you Amorak! I've been thinking about this conversation & the form of it & "criticism" since @sakeriver.bsky.social & I had it... something is shifting in my thinking... not quite ready to express it yet.
I’m grateful to be having a normally sad, unhappy birthday today compared to the devastatingly sad birthdays of my past. That said, the day’s not over!
December 27, 2023 at 7:16 PM
I’m grateful to be having a normally sad, unhappy birthday today compared to the devastatingly sad birthdays of my past. That said, the day’s not over!
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In June, I talked with @rachzuck.bsky.social about her essay collection The Poetry of Wrongness: www.keepthechannelopen.com/episodes/202...
Episode 142: Rachel Zucker — Keep the Channel Open
Rachel Zucker is a writer, podcast, and teacher based in New York and
Maine. Her latest book, The Poetics of Wrongness, is a collection of essays
(originally written and performed for the Bagley Wri...
www.keepthechannelopen.com
December 19, 2023 at 5:57 PM
In June, I talked with @rachzuck.bsky.social about her essay collection The Poetry of Wrongness: www.keepthechannelopen.com/episodes/202...
THIS is what I wanted & most want to give for Hanukkah. I listened over 2 days: crying, learning, nodding. I feel seen & understood as a Jew in ways I never have B4. Thank you @davidnaimon.bsky.social & Naomi Klein for loosening your tongues & describing a container for hope.
Excited to welcome Naomi Klein back to Between the Covers to foreground the Palestine/Israel elements of Doppelganger, to look at the ruinous ways that the projection of one's fears on another leads to what we are witnessing today in Gaza tinhouse.com/podcast/naom...
Naomi Klein : Doppelganger : Part Two - Tin House
Today’s part two of the conversation with Naomi Klein about Doppelganger highlights the Jewish elements in the book, and looks at them through the lens of Palestine & Israel. We discuss Zionism, Mar...
tinhouse.com
December 10, 2023 at 3:20 PM
THIS is what I wanted & most want to give for Hanukkah. I listened over 2 days: crying, learning, nodding. I feel seen & understood as a Jew in ways I never have B4. Thank you @davidnaimon.bsky.social & Naomi Klein for loosening your tongues & describing a container for hope.
My therapist has been asking when my psychiatrist will be back from maternity leave. Just found out: this week! So, this should be interesting. #Unmedicated
December 4, 2023 at 7:47 PM
My therapist has been asking when my psychiatrist will be back from maternity leave. Just found out: this week! So, this should be interesting. #Unmedicated
Writing. Is. Ridiculous.
December 3, 2023 at 2:11 AM
Writing. Is. Ridiculous.
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Today on #ChannelOpenPod, @rachzuck.bsky.social returns to the show for a KTCO Book Club conversation about Eugenia Leigh's poetry collection Bianca, how to talk about difficult subject matter, and form as an embodiment of the healing process: www.keepthechannelopen.com/episodes/202...
Episode 145: KTCO Book Club - Bianca (with Rachel Zucker) — Keep the Channel Open
For this KTCO Book Club conversation, poet and podcaster Rachel Zucker
returns to the show to discuss Eugenia Leigh’s poetry collection Bianca. In
our conversation, we talked about our approaches ...
www.keepthechannelopen.com
November 29, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Today on #ChannelOpenPod, @rachzuck.bsky.social returns to the show for a KTCO Book Club conversation about Eugenia Leigh's poetry collection Bianca, how to talk about difficult subject matter, and form as an embodiment of the healing process: www.keepthechannelopen.com/episodes/202...
THIS WAS A JOY TO MAKE! Hope you enjoy nearly as much as I did!
I don't even know where to start with this. I wish everyone could be interviewed by a friend who knows and sees all the disparate parts, and loves them enough to make even the messes feel beautiful.
How will I ever thank @rachzuck.bsky.social for this? Please play it at my funeral.
How will I ever thank @rachzuck.bsky.social for this? Please play it at my funeral.
Episode 118: Laurel Snyder — Commonplace: Conversations with Poets (and Other People)
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November 21, 2023 at 4:09 PM
THIS WAS A JOY TO MAKE! Hope you enjoy nearly as much as I did!
Reposted by Rachel Zucker
I don't even know where to start with this. I wish everyone could be interviewed by a friend who knows and sees all the disparate parts, and loves them enough to make even the messes feel beautiful.
How will I ever thank @rachzuck.bsky.social for this? Please play it at my funeral.
How will I ever thank @rachzuck.bsky.social for this? Please play it at my funeral.
Episode 118: Laurel Snyder — Commonplace: Conversations with Poets (and Other People)
www.commonpodcast.com
November 20, 2023 at 5:20 PM
I don't even know where to start with this. I wish everyone could be interviewed by a friend who knows and sees all the disparate parts, and loves them enough to make even the messes feel beautiful.
How will I ever thank @rachzuck.bsky.social for this? Please play it at my funeral.
How will I ever thank @rachzuck.bsky.social for this? Please play it at my funeral.
New episode of Commonplace! www.commonpodcast.com/home/2023/10...
October 22, 2023 at 8:20 PM
New episode of Commonplace! www.commonpodcast.com/home/2023/10...
For example, I texted a man I was supposed to have coffee with today that I’m just not feeling the enm thing right now but good luck & he gave me a lecture on nonattachment & told me to take Buddhism off my profile. So turns out enm was not the only best reason not to go out with him. #DatingFail
September 17, 2023 at 8:59 PM
For example, I texted a man I was supposed to have coffee with today that I’m just not feeling the enm thing right now but good luck & he gave me a lecture on nonattachment & told me to take Buddhism off my profile. So turns out enm was not the only best reason not to go out with him. #DatingFail
Maybe this is the place to post about dating?
September 17, 2023 at 8:56 PM
Maybe this is the place to post about dating?
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This made me remember a bit I copied out from THE POETICS OF WRONGNESS by @rachzuck.bsky.social —
September 16, 2023 at 11:48 AM
This made me remember a bit I copied out from THE POETICS OF WRONGNESS by @rachzuck.bsky.social —
Why am I having so much trouble just leaving Twitter & being here & here only? (Serious question.)
September 12, 2023 at 2:14 PM
Why am I having so much trouble just leaving Twitter & being here & here only? (Serious question.)
Tonight, from 7-8:15pm ET I'll be here, schmoozing & fielding questions abt the new school! Drop in if you feel like it.
Commonplace Town Hall: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Commonplace Town Hall: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: Commonplace Town Hall. After registering, you will recei...
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September 12, 2023 at 2:13 PM
Tonight, from 7-8:15pm ET I'll be here, schmoozing & fielding questions abt the new school! Drop in if you feel like it.
Commonplace Town Hall: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Commonplace Town Hall: zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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What an ecstatic experience to listen to two of the most brilliant and committed people I know, @rachzuck.bsky.social and @alyssaharad.bsky.social, and Hope Mohr whose work I now want, need to know in a form tied so closely to the content of the podcast.
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August 30, 2023 at 12:52 AM
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