Samiya Bashir
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|| poemmaker | fieldtheorist | professora | creative partner/coach | hypewoman | librettist | performer | magicwand | humancat ||
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samiyabashir.com
Literary Agent: aragi.net
Bookings: theshipmanagency.com
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The swamp as radical possibility - Poetry Clinic
N., Bay Area, CA, United States
poetryclinic.org
Sharing my newest Poetry Clinic Residency piece -- it's been such a gift to be in residence with this phenomenal project -- Check out Letter #2 (of 5) and don't miss Letter #1!
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
The groan of despair that just left my lungs
we’re coming up on David Lynch being a year gone and David Bowie being ten years gone
January 8, 2026 at 6:41 AM
The groan of despair that just left my lungs
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"We will never again be slaves" is a very polite way to say "I will burn this whole place down with me and you in it."
That lady will wait for the very moment you seize those oil tankers and light a match.
That lady will wait for the very moment you seize those oil tankers and light a match.
January 3, 2026 at 8:08 PM
"We will never again be slaves" is a very polite way to say "I will burn this whole place down with me and you in it."
That lady will wait for the very moment you seize those oil tankers and light a match.
That lady will wait for the very moment you seize those oil tankers and light a match.
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Let me repeat.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Collaborators.
January 3, 2026 at 8:44 PM
Let me repeat.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
Not feckless.
Collaborators.
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All of this.
This ain't no we.
WE told you he was unfit for leadership.
WE told you only the worst could come from him.
WE told you to stop normalizing his behavior and stop telling us we're overreacting.
WE have been screaming this for a decade.
This is a Y'ALL problem.
WE told you he was unfit for leadership.
WE told you only the worst could come from him.
WE told you to stop normalizing his behavior and stop telling us we're overreacting.
WE have been screaming this for a decade.
This is a Y'ALL problem.
Every American should be ashamed of who we are and what we have become as a nation today. We have a long history of military misadventures and even crimes but the attacks we have been conducting on Venezuela are among the most wanton, egregious and least defensible acts we’ve ever conducted.
January 3, 2026 at 3:25 PM
All of this.
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
Sharing my newest Poetry Clinic Residency piece -- it's been such a gift to be in residence with this phenomenal project -- Check out Letter #2 (of 5) and don't miss Letter #1!
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
The swamp as radical possibility - Poetry Clinic
N., Bay Area, CA, United States
poetryclinic.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sharing my newest Poetry Clinic Residency piece -- it's been such a gift to be in residence with this phenomenal project -- Check out Letter #2 (of 5) and don't miss Letter #1!
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
Sharing my newest Poetry Clinic Residency piece -- it's been such a gift to be in residence with this phenomenal project -- Check out Letter #2 (of 5) and don't miss Letter #1!
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
The swamp as radical possibility - Poetry Clinic
N., Bay Area, CA, United States
poetryclinic.org
December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Sharing my newest Poetry Clinic Residency piece -- it's been such a gift to be in residence with this phenomenal project -- Check out Letter #2 (of 5) and don't miss Letter #1!
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
My response: Don’t. Don’t reconcile, deepen. Deepen… "
Read it here: poetryclinic.org/the-swamp-as...
#blacksky
#booksky
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
November 25, 2025 at 6:46 PM
Impeach, convict, remove.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
And if our current leaders won’t do it, they need to step aside for people who will.
me out here #pewpewing my way through the rest of 2025 with my kittygurls like BACK TF UP!!
December 27, 2025 at 4:40 AM
me out here #pewpewing my way through the rest of 2025 with my kittygurls like BACK TF UP!!
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I SPENT 2 WEEKS LOOKING FOR MY IPAD 😭😭
December 26, 2025 at 5:28 AM
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I’ve quite literally never known ANOTHER age than this. Maybe I’m still only 1 yr old?
December 25, 2025 at 8:26 AM
I’ve quite literally never known ANOTHER age than this. Maybe I’m still only 1 yr old?
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And a Merry Thickmas to all! 🎄🤶🏾❤️
December 25, 2025 at 8:01 AM
And a Merry Thickmas to all! 🎄🤶🏾❤️
Oh lawd see … one’a’y’all gon eff around out there and shoot Santa and it’s gonna be the most 2025 thing ever.
And why are we shooting on Christmas Day you ignorant fucks?
a woman in a white shirt is sitting on a couch with her hand on her shoulder .
ALT: a woman in a white shirt is sitting on a couch with her hand on her shoulder .
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December 25, 2025 at 5:29 AM
Oh lawd see … one’a’y’all gon eff around out there and shoot Santa and it’s gonna be the most 2025 thing ever.
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She taught one of the most important lessons for women:
Don't never compromise on anything that you know your heart can't handle.
Don't never compromise on anything that you know your heart can't handle.
December 25, 2025 at 5:14 AM
She taught one of the most important lessons for women:
Don't never compromise on anything that you know your heart can't handle.
Don't never compromise on anything that you know your heart can't handle.
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
“Can you name three nice things about Nicki Minaj?”
Mariah called it. 🔥
Mariah called it. 🔥
December 25, 2025 at 3:48 AM
“Can you name three nice things about Nicki Minaj?”
Mariah called it. 🔥
Mariah called it. 🔥
so i do things for those i love like as much as i can like tbh i don't really know what else i'd like to do--so--i did a thing--for those i love--maybe you'll join me?
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"...poet Samiya Bashir reflects on why #CaveCanem exists: to create space for Black poets"
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"...poet Samiya Bashir reflects on why #CaveCanem exists: to create space for Black poets"
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December 24, 2025 at 12:10 AM
so i do things for those i love like as much as i can like tbh i don't really know what else i'd like to do--so--i did a thing--for those i love--maybe you'll join me?
🤎
"...poet Samiya Bashir reflects on why #CaveCanem exists: to create space for Black poets"
🤎
www.instagram.com/reel/DSkmYbc...
🤎
"...poet Samiya Bashir reflects on why #CaveCanem exists: to create space for Black poets"
🤎
www.instagram.com/reel/DSkmYbc...
Labcabincalifornia has kept me alive today. Periodt. Hbu?
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
The Pharcyde - Drop (Official HD Music Video)
YouTube video by PharcydeVEVO
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December 20, 2025 at 1:09 AM
Labcabincalifornia has kept me alive today. Periodt. Hbu?
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
youtu.be/wqVsfGQ_1SU?...
Whew … this. But also:
December 20, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Whew … this. But also:
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
Opinion | Sorry, Epstein critics, but age is just a number.
by David Brooks
by David Brooks
December 18, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Opinion | Sorry, Epstein critics, but age is just a number.
by David Brooks
by David Brooks
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
Watterson:
December 19, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Watterson:
meanwhile, also me, deep inside, earnest AF:
omg but what if Yellowfrog is drowning/being saved & like getting her first full unmuddied breath in whole minutes & like the soundtrack is giving #JohnWilliams opening-of-Leias-Theme & then cuz it's Hallmark Holiday Film Season they're falling in love?!
omg but what if Yellowfrog is drowning/being saved & like getting her first full unmuddied breath in whole minutes & like the soundtrack is giving #JohnWilliams opening-of-Leias-Theme & then cuz it's Hallmark Holiday Film Season they're falling in love?!
even the frogs are experiencing sectarian warfare right now I guess
December 19, 2025 at 3:10 AM
meanwhile, also me, deep inside, earnest AF:
omg but what if Yellowfrog is drowning/being saved & like getting her first full unmuddied breath in whole minutes & like the soundtrack is giving #JohnWilliams opening-of-Leias-Theme & then cuz it's Hallmark Holiday Film Season they're falling in love?!
omg but what if Yellowfrog is drowning/being saved & like getting her first full unmuddied breath in whole minutes & like the soundtrack is giving #JohnWilliams opening-of-Leias-Theme & then cuz it's Hallmark Holiday Film Season they're falling in love?!
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
the title of this frog photograph goes unexpectedly hard
even the frogs are experiencing sectarian warfare right now I guess
December 19, 2025 at 2:34 AM
the title of this frog photograph goes unexpectedly hard
Reposted by Samiya Bashir
Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
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We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
…
December 18, 2025 at 12:12 PM
Something that hasn't been made clear: Firefox will have an option to completely disable all AI features.
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
…
We've been calling it the AI kill switch internally. I'm sure it'll ship with a less murderous name, but that's how seriously and absolutely we're taking this.
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