Robert Eric Shoemaker
@roberteshoe.bsky.social
Newest blog post, in montage style!
FALL is Over
If you'd like to catch up on previous posts, visit "newsletter posts" from the menu on my website and enter the password: poetryismagic! Highlights: Ma Vie comme Montage Reviews on Reviews Publications, Happenings, & Whatnots - It has been a busy minute since I last posted! Thank you for reading and keeping up with me. In montage style, here's what I've been up to: Tucson, Arizona. Scene: a bar after the University of Arizona narrowly wins their homecoming match. 8 translators of poetry whispering in everyone's ears. A surprisingly successful time.
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November 14, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Newest blog post, in montage style!
“Let’s just be grown-up and pretend magic is real.”
I interviewed several of Chicago’s biggest magic acts to write this in-depth story of today’s magic performance scene. Magic shows appeal to the kid in all of us, which I mean in the least dismissive way possible.
I interviewed several of Chicago’s biggest magic acts to write this in-depth story of today’s magic performance scene. Magic shows appeal to the kid in all of us, which I mean in the least dismissive way possible.
Chicago's New Golden Age of Magic
A magic mansion with major funding enters a city where the art form already flourishes.
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September 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
“Let’s just be grown-up and pretend magic is real.”
I interviewed several of Chicago’s biggest magic acts to write this in-depth story of today’s magic performance scene. Magic shows appeal to the kid in all of us, which I mean in the least dismissive way possible.
I interviewed several of Chicago’s biggest magic acts to write this in-depth story of today’s magic performance scene. Magic shows appeal to the kid in all of us, which I mean in the least dismissive way possible.
Micro review of “Paper Money” by Winshen Liu!
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“Can you love someone if you don’t know their birthday?” from “Paper Money” by Winshen Liu - eat these poems up!#sealeychallenge #poetrytok #booktok #review #poetrytiktok
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August 14, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Micro review of “Paper Money” by Winshen Liu!
www.tiktok.com/t/ZP8B16wSB/
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Bill Knott: Beat poetry, but make it short
A micro review
#poetry #sealeychallenge
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A micro review
#poetry #sealeychallenge
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The Naomi Poems, Book One: Corpse and Beans
“Bill Knott writes stunning poems in which he wires the…
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August 4, 2025 at 3:39 PM
Bill Knott: Beat poetry, but make it short
A micro review
#poetry #sealeychallenge
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
A micro review
#poetry #sealeychallenge
www.goodreads.com/book/show/19...
Ever adjuncted? Read this and fear for your kidneys (if you haven’t had to sell them yet)!
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
August 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Ever adjuncted? Read this and fear for your kidneys (if you haven’t had to sell them yet)!
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
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Hello/Goodbye July!
What I've been up to this month!
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July 31, 2025 at 9:00 PM
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Say you’re teaching African American lit—which I may or may not be saying myself—what is your must read book from the last 20 years?
July 29, 2025 at 6:48 PM
Say you’re teaching African American lit—which I may or may not be saying myself—what is your must read book from the last 20 years?
What are you most excited to read during this August’s #SealeyChallenge?
Convincing myself I’m gonna do it by continuing to ask others about it. Accountability!?
Convincing myself I’m gonna do it by continuing to ask others about it. Accountability!?
July 26, 2025 at 3:40 PM
What are you most excited to read during this August’s #SealeyChallenge?
Convincing myself I’m gonna do it by continuing to ask others about it. Accountability!?
Convincing myself I’m gonna do it by continuing to ask others about it. Accountability!?
Roses, such deep heat
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
July 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Roses, such deep heat
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
I’m beyond pleased to be featured in Spoon River Poetry Review 49.2 - even though my “Hex on Elon Musk as a Portrait of Humanity” is so unfortunately ever-relevant!
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SRPR 49.2 Launch Reading. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
Welcome! You are invited to join a meeting: SRPR 49.2 Launch Reading. After registering, you will receive a confirmation email about joining the meeting.
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July 14, 2025 at 3:11 PM
I’m beyond pleased to be featured in Spoon River Poetry Review 49.2 - even though my “Hex on Elon Musk as a Portrait of Humanity” is so unfortunately ever-relevant!
Just joked with my best friend who helped me get here that my sponsor was Heineken 0.0 and my twelve step was 6 packs of NA.
#sober #sobriety #nonalcoholic #NAbeer
#sober #sobriety #nonalcoholic #NAbeer
July 13, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Just joked with my best friend who helped me get here that my sponsor was Heineken 0.0 and my twelve step was 6 packs of NA.
#sober #sobriety #nonalcoholic #NAbeer
#sober #sobriety #nonalcoholic #NAbeer
July 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
I now have a window unit
Which dehumidifies
I must bleed it twice daily
To let out the bad waters
Please any god
Send central air
I sacrifice this condensation to you
(again, maybe a poem)
#amwriting #lifeupdate #amnotcryingyouare
Which dehumidifies
I must bleed it twice daily
To let out the bad waters
Please any god
Send central air
I sacrifice this condensation to you
(again, maybe a poem)
#amwriting #lifeupdate #amnotcryingyouare
AC broken
Rain outside
If I can’t sleep anyway, why not take a shower?
(a poem, maybe, but also very real life)
Rain outside
If I can’t sleep anyway, why not take a shower?
(a poem, maybe, but also very real life)
July 11, 2025 at 4:52 PM
I now have a window unit
Which dehumidifies
I must bleed it twice daily
To let out the bad waters
Please any god
Send central air
I sacrifice this condensation to you
(again, maybe a poem)
#amwriting #lifeupdate #amnotcryingyouare
Which dehumidifies
I must bleed it twice daily
To let out the bad waters
Please any god
Send central air
I sacrifice this condensation to you
(again, maybe a poem)
#amwriting #lifeupdate #amnotcryingyouare
AC broken
Rain outside
If I can’t sleep anyway, why not take a shower?
(a poem, maybe, but also very real life)
Rain outside
If I can’t sleep anyway, why not take a shower?
(a poem, maybe, but also very real life)
July 11, 2025 at 5:12 AM
AC broken
Rain outside
If I can’t sleep anyway, why not take a shower?
(a poem, maybe, but also very real life)
Rain outside
If I can’t sleep anyway, why not take a shower?
(a poem, maybe, but also very real life)
New article with @queerkentucky.bsky.social ! So much fun talking throuples and art
July 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New article with @queerkentucky.bsky.social ! So much fun talking throuples and art
New article @queerkentucky about Hollyn-Reid's queer Community Filing Cabinet! It was interesting chatting with him about archives and the very down-to-earth processes by which we preserve our memories. Check it out!
queerkentucky.com/ashland-arch...
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June 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New article @queerkentucky about Hollyn-Reid's queer Community Filing Cabinet! It was interesting chatting with him about archives and the very down-to-earth processes by which we preserve our memories. Check it out!
queerkentucky.com/ashland-arch...
queerkentucky.com/ashland-arch...
I had the honor of interviewing author Garth Greenwell for Queer Kentucky!
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
June 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I had the honor of interviewing author Garth Greenwell for Queer Kentucky!
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
Yesterday was poetry mail day! So excited for new poetry by @alinaetc.bsky.social and @elliephantshoes.bsky.social and the beautiful new issue of Tiny Spoon! Go read all that gorgeous goodness.
June 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yesterday was poetry mail day! So excited for new poetry by @alinaetc.bsky.social and @elliephantshoes.bsky.social and the beautiful new issue of Tiny Spoon! Go read all that gorgeous goodness.
I'm excited to share that I'll be a guest editor for this fall's issue of The Louisville Review! Send in your work for consideration.
Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
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Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
thelouisvillereviewfleur-de-lispress.submittable.com/submit
May 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm excited to share that I'll be a guest editor for this fall's issue of The Louisville Review! Send in your work for consideration.
Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
thelouisvillereviewfleur-de-lispress.submittable.com/submit
Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
thelouisvillereviewfleur-de-lispress.submittable.com/submit
Why I Haven’t Replied to your Message on Social Media and other May Whatnots
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Why I Haven’t Replied to your Message on Social Media and other May Whatnots
If you'd like to catch up on previous posts, visit "newsletter posts" from the menu on my website and enter the password: poetryismagic! Highlights: Why I Haven't Replied to your Message on Social Media Update on Magical Poetics "Ars Poetica" Barely South Review and Spoon River poems Featurette: Why I Haven't Replied to your Message on Social Media I've been doing something new and really nice for myself the past two months: I've deleted all social media apps from my phone (except for LinkedIn, which barely counts, and Snapchat, which I use sparingly).
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May 25, 2025 at 8:08 PM
Why I Haven’t Replied to your Message on Social Media and other May Whatnots
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Publications day! Thank you William and @barelysouthreview for publishing "Again," my lil desirous poem, and @srpr_news for including my Hex inside this beautifully-covered volume! It's a lovely day to read a poem :)
May 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Publications day! Thank you William and @barelysouthreview for publishing "Again," my lil desirous poem, and @srpr_news for including my Hex inside this beautifully-covered volume! It's a lovely day to read a poem :)
Flufflet mourning dove chicks
Puzzle over each other
Ruffle wet feathers in fog
Mother flies off
Robins nearby, watching
The children find their way
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Puzzle over each other
Ruffle wet feathers in fog
Mother flies off
Robins nearby, watching
The children find their way
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Frostburg State, Some Poems, and April Publications
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May 2, 2025 at 4:18 PM
Flufflet mourning dove chicks
Puzzle over each other
Ruffle wet feathers in fog
Mother flies off
Robins nearby, watching
The children find their way
Subscribe to my newsletter to read the rest! reshoemaker.com/2025/04/30/f...
Puzzle over each other
Ruffle wet feathers in fog
Mother flies off
Robins nearby, watching
The children find their way
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Frostburg State, Some Poems, and April Publications
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April 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Frostburg State, Some Poems, and April Publications
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