Jeannine Hall Gailey
@webbish6.bsky.social
I'm a writer with multiple sclerosis and the author of six books of poetry, including Field Guide to the End of the World and Flare, Corona and two books of non-fiction, including PR for Poets. I live in the Pacific Northwest.
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My latest book, Flare, Corona, from BOA Editions, was a finalist for the Washington State Book Award.
On the blog this week: A Wonderful Visit with a Poet Friend, Then Grappling with the ICE Murder of a Poet and a Dangerous Unhinged President (with Harry Potter quote, sorry! You'll see - it's very apropos!) webbish6.com/a-wonderful-... #poets #poetfriends #ICE #unhinged
January 12, 2026 at 8:35 AM
On the blog this week: A Wonderful Visit with a Poet Friend, Then Grappling with the ICE Murder of a Poet and a Dangerous Unhinged President (with Harry Potter quote, sorry! You'll see - it's very apropos!) webbish6.com/a-wonderful-... #poets #poetfriends #ICE #unhinged
Does poetry make a difference? I hope so. I can protest, I can send money, I can write my congresspeople, but really, I am a poet, so here is "I Declare My Resistance," first published in Rise Up Review.
January 10, 2026 at 11:13 PM
Does poetry make a difference? I hope so. I can protest, I can send money, I can write my congresspeople, but really, I am a poet, so here is "I Declare My Resistance," first published in Rise Up Review.
If your husband/boyfriend/brother/father isn't horrified and outraged by what happened to Renee Nicole Good, they won't be horrified or outraged when it happens to you. Something to think about. #ReneeNicoleGood #murderedpoets #murderedmothers #getridofICE
January 8, 2026 at 9:22 PM
If your husband/boyfriend/brother/father isn't horrified and outraged by what happened to Renee Nicole Good, they won't be horrified or outraged when it happens to you. Something to think about. #ReneeNicoleGood #murderedpoets #murderedmothers #getridofICE
A poem of mine, "Fireproof," previously published in Menacing Hedge.
January 8, 2026 at 7:07 AM
A poem of mine, "Fireproof," previously published in Menacing Hedge.
Reposted by Jeannine Hall Gailey
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
January 8, 2026 at 5:35 AM
I don't know who needs to hear this, but cops are not allowed to shoot people just because you didn't do what they said.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
That is called murder when they do that.
Some cops are working hard to convince people otherwise.
@eddiemuller.bsky.social Happy holidays! I just discovered “Lady on a Train” have you ever introduced this or talked about Deanna Durbin? I’d love to hear your noirish thoughts!
December 31, 2025 at 7:13 AM
@eddiemuller.bsky.social Happy holidays! I just discovered “Lady on a Train” have you ever introduced this or talked about Deanna Durbin? I’d love to hear your noirish thoughts!
Fan of Northern Lights? Check out my new poem in the (sadly) last issue of The Pedestal, "Revontulet:" thepedestalmagazine.com/jeannine-hal... #poems #foxfire
Pedestal Magazine » Jeannine Hall Gailey – Revontulet
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December 30, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Fan of Northern Lights? Check out my new poem in the (sadly) last issue of The Pedestal, "Revontulet:" thepedestalmagazine.com/jeannine-hal... #poems #foxfire
On the blog this week: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (and Solstice, and Hannukah), a New Poem in Laurel Review, and Holiday Coping Mechanisms: webbish6.com/have-yoursel...
December 22, 2025 at 2:54 AM
On the blog this week: Have Yourself a Merry Little Christmas (and Solstice, and Hannukah), a New Poem in Laurel Review, and Holiday Coping Mechanisms: webbish6.com/have-yoursel...
On the blog last week - my web site was down a couple of days: webbish6.com/december-rai... - December Rain, Bellevue Botanical Garden Lights, and Rejection
December 11, 2025 at 5:58 AM
On the blog last week - my web site was down a couple of days: webbish6.com/december-rai... - December Rain, Bellevue Botanical Garden Lights, and Rejection
Reposted by Jeannine Hall Gailey
"TERMINAL SURREAL takes all her themes & ups the ante—with @marthasilano.bsky.social addressing her ALS diagnosis head-on, describing both the toll the ALS takes on her body, & the joys she nevertheless finds in being alive." Jeannine Hall Gailey at #Poetry. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/172...
An Oracular Voice: Remembering Martha Silano
Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.
www.poetryfoundation.org
September 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
"TERMINAL SURREAL takes all her themes & ups the ante—with @marthasilano.bsky.social addressing her ALS diagnosis head-on, describing both the toll the ALS takes on her body, & the joys she nevertheless finds in being alive." Jeannine Hall Gailey at #Poetry. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/172...
Reposted by Jeannine Hall Gailey
Calamity
-Jeannine Hall Gailey
Your family is coming over for Thanksgiving.
Even worse, it’s snowing.
Headless robots are playing soccer with your soul.
UFOs have been sighted overhead.
A meteor is definitely heading straight for you.
[...]
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
-Jeannine Hall Gailey
Your family is coming over for Thanksgiving.
Even worse, it’s snowing.
Headless robots are playing soccer with your soul.
UFOs have been sighted overhead.
A meteor is definitely heading straight for you.
[...]
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
Calamity
Headless robots are playing soccer with your soul. Tonight a city is being decimated by Godzilla, or was it a bunch of genetically-engineered dinosaurs? Tonight you have to give a speech and that girl...
www.poetryfoundation.org
November 22, 2025 at 10:13 PM
Calamity
-Jeannine Hall Gailey
Your family is coming over for Thanksgiving.
Even worse, it’s snowing.
Headless robots are playing soccer with your soul.
UFOs have been sighted overhead.
A meteor is definitely heading straight for you.
[...]
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
-Jeannine Hall Gailey
Your family is coming over for Thanksgiving.
Even worse, it’s snowing.
Headless robots are playing soccer with your soul.
UFOs have been sighted overhead.
A meteor is definitely heading straight for you.
[...]
www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
On the blog this last week: Thanksgiving, Holiday Times at the Nutcracker and Local Wineries, Mt Rainier and The Writing Life: Holiday Edition: webbish6.com/thanksgiving... #writinglifeholidays #thenutcracker #quietthanksgiving
December 2, 2025 at 8:02 AM
On the blog this last week: Thanksgiving, Holiday Times at the Nutcracker and Local Wineries, Mt Rainier and The Writing Life: Holiday Edition: webbish6.com/thanksgiving... #writinglifeholidays #thenutcracker #quietthanksgiving
On the blog this week: How to Give a Little, Making the Holidays Brighter...Literally: webbish6.com/how-to-give-... #survivingtheholidays #inthebleakmidwinter #mushrooms
How to Give a Little, Making the Holidays Brighter…Literally
How to Give a Little, Making the Holidays Brighter…Literally Ah, November in Seattle. I found myself humming “In the Bleak Midwinter”—a Christmas song I never heard or even though…
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November 24, 2025 at 11:45 PM
On the blog this week: How to Give a Little, Making the Holidays Brighter...Literally: webbish6.com/how-to-give-... #survivingtheholidays #inthebleakmidwinter #mushrooms
Reposted by Jeannine Hall Gailey
From @webbish6.bsky.social's book, Flare Corona.
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social
#poem #books #writing
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social
#poem #books #writing
November 17, 2025 at 2:17 PM
From @webbish6.bsky.social's book, Flare Corona.
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social
#poem #books #writing
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social
#poem #books #writing
On the blog this week: Northern Lights, Book Club Revelations, Winter Blues and Holiday Preparations: webbish6.com/northern-lig...
November 17, 2025 at 11:17 PM
On the blog this week: Northern Lights, Book Club Revelations, Winter Blues and Holiday Preparations: webbish6.com/northern-lig...
Northern lights right now!
November 12, 2025 at 2:09 AM
Northern lights right now!
On the blog this week: November Chill, Book Publishing and PR Questions, and a Trip to Woodland Park Zoo: webbish6.com/november-chi...
November 10, 2025 at 9:25 PM
On the blog this week: November Chill, Book Publishing and PR Questions, and a Trip to Woodland Park Zoo: webbish6.com/november-chi...
My hot take: There is no such thing as "Toxic Empathy." There are people who have empathy for others, and there are toxic narcissists, bullies, and assholes. That's it. Those are your choices. #toxicempathydoesnotexist
November 7, 2025 at 6:34 AM
My hot take: There is no such thing as "Toxic Empathy." There are people who have empathy for others, and there are toxic narcissists, bullies, and assholes. That's it. Those are your choices. #toxicempathydoesnotexist
On the blog this week: webbish6.com/beginning-no...
Beginning November: Time Changes, Halloween, and Talking to Poetry Students (plus, voting!) #halloween #voting #timechange #november
Beginning November: Time Changes, Halloween, and Talking to Poetry Students (plus, voting!) #halloween #voting #timechange #november
November 4, 2025 at 12:30 AM
On the blog this week: webbish6.com/beginning-no...
Beginning November: Time Changes, Halloween, and Talking to Poetry Students (plus, voting!) #halloween #voting #timechange #november
Beginning November: Time Changes, Halloween, and Talking to Poetry Students (plus, voting!) #halloween #voting #timechange #november
On the blog this week: A Week of Poetry Friends And Readings, Horror Poetry, Halloween/Samhain, and Some Real Life Scares: webbish6.com/a-week-of-po... #poets #readings #halloween #horrorpoetry
October 27, 2025 at 8:42 PM
On the blog this week: A Week of Poetry Friends And Readings, Horror Poetry, Halloween/Samhain, and Some Real Life Scares: webbish6.com/a-week-of-po... #poets #readings #halloween #horrorpoetry
On the blog this week: Halloween, Horror Poetry, and the Big Dark Plus Upcoming Appearances and Poet Friend Visits: webbish6.com/upcoming-app...
October 20, 2025 at 9:43 PM
On the blog this week: Halloween, Horror Poetry, and the Big Dark Plus Upcoming Appearances and Poet Friend Visits: webbish6.com/upcoming-app...
On the blog this week: October Trip to Skagit, Application Anxieties and the Mid-Career Writer and Reading Early Cyberpunk: webbish6.com/october-trip... #cyberpunk #midcareerwriter #skagitvalley
October 14, 2025 at 10:17 PM
On the blog this week: October Trip to Skagit, Application Anxieties and the Mid-Career Writer and Reading Early Cyberpunk: webbish6.com/october-trip... #cyberpunk #midcareerwriter #skagitvalley
On the blog this week: Happy Fall, Pumpkin Season, Early Sunsets, Supermoons, Health Stuff and Missed Opportunities: Finding Balance: webbish6.com/happy-fall-p... #pumpkins #supermoons #balance #happyfall
October 6, 2025 at 8:41 PM
On the blog this week: Happy Fall, Pumpkin Season, Early Sunsets, Supermoons, Health Stuff and Missed Opportunities: Finding Balance: webbish6.com/happy-fall-p... #pumpkins #supermoons #balance #happyfall
On the blog this week; Happy Fall! Solarpunk Poetry Talk, Judging Poetry Contests. Pumpkin Patches, How Much to Adventure and Hummingbirds! webbish6.com/happy-fall-s... #solarpunk #poetry #pumpkinpatch #hummingbird #happyfall
September 22, 2025 at 10:23 PM
On the blog this week; Happy Fall! Solarpunk Poetry Talk, Judging Poetry Contests. Pumpkin Patches, How Much to Adventure and Hummingbirds! webbish6.com/happy-fall-s... #solarpunk #poetry #pumpkinpatch #hummingbird #happyfall
Thanks to the @poetryfoundation.bsky.social for giving this piece about my friend Marty Silano, a wonderful poet who passed away a few months ago, a home. We miss you, Marty. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/172...
September 22, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Thanks to the @poetryfoundation.bsky.social for giving this piece about my friend Marty Silano, a wonderful poet who passed away a few months ago, a home. We miss you, Marty. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/172...