AJ Wentz
@ajwentz.com
Writer of speculative poetry and prose | not hip, cool, or with it | words in Lightspeed, Modern Haiku, Dreams & Nightmares, and elsewhere | member of SFPA and Haiku Society of America | ajwentz.com
I’m always willing to do my civic duty of sharing cat pictures on the internet
November 13, 2025 at 2:47 PM
I’m always willing to do my civic duty of sharing cat pictures on the internet
I did not realize it was also a WATCH PARTY
November 12, 2025 at 2:20 AM
I did not realize it was also a WATCH PARTY
Got to spend the weekend in community with other poets, and I am going into the week feeling invigorated.
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
Got to spend the weekend in community with other poets, and I am going into the week feeling invigorated.
Experiencing writer’s block? Try being trapped in a villa with Lord Byron! You won’t regret being trapped in a villa with Lord Byron.
November 10, 2025 at 1:50 PM
Experiencing writer’s block? Try being trapped in a villa with Lord Byron! You won’t regret being trapped in a villa with Lord Byron.
MORE poetry, you say 👀
Tonight kicked off the Hot Springs Poetry Festival with a reading from some amazing poets. I was truly blown away by the talent, and my creative well is overflowing from the sense of community.
You can find two of my poems in the festival zine: “Pareidolia” and “Waxwing.”
Tonight kicked off the Hot Springs Poetry Festival with a reading from some amazing poets. I was truly blown away by the talent, and my creative well is overflowing from the sense of community.
You can find two of my poems in the festival zine: “Pareidolia” and “Waxwing.”
November 2, 2025 at 2:29 AM
MORE poetry, you say 👀
Tonight kicked off the Hot Springs Poetry Festival with a reading from some amazing poets. I was truly blown away by the talent, and my creative well is overflowing from the sense of community.
You can find two of my poems in the festival zine: “Pareidolia” and “Waxwing.”
Tonight kicked off the Hot Springs Poetry Festival with a reading from some amazing poets. I was truly blown away by the talent, and my creative well is overflowing from the sense of community.
You can find two of my poems in the festival zine: “Pareidolia” and “Waxwing.”
Book mail! 🍁📙🍂 Excited to have a one-line haiku included in Issue 55 of Acorn
November 1, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Book mail! 🍁📙🍂 Excited to have a one-line haiku included in Issue 55 of Acorn
Happy Halloween 🎃 My office takes fun very seriously
October 31, 2025 at 11:48 PM
Happy Halloween 🎃 My office takes fun very seriously
Oops, I did another #completethehaiga
October 29, 2025 at 10:14 AM
Oops, I did another #completethehaiga
October 29, 2025 at 10:12 AM
The loss of SNAP is going to be devastating. If you are able, donate to your local food bank and support your community.
October 27, 2025 at 1:34 PM
The loss of SNAP is going to be devastating. If you are able, donate to your local food bank and support your community.
🍂 New Poem! 🍂 The autumn issue of Modern Haiku, Issue 56.3, includes a poem from yours truly!
Modern Haiku is a journal I have read since beginning my haiku practice, & I am at a loss for words that my own work is within these pages. Fortunate to be included in the TOC with poets I greatly admire.
Modern Haiku is a journal I have read since beginning my haiku practice, & I am at a loss for words that my own work is within these pages. Fortunate to be included in the TOC with poets I greatly admire.
October 26, 2025 at 9:47 PM
🍂 New Poem! 🍂 The autumn issue of Modern Haiku, Issue 56.3, includes a poem from yours truly!
Modern Haiku is a journal I have read since beginning my haiku practice, & I am at a loss for words that my own work is within these pages. Fortunate to be included in the TOC with poets I greatly admire.
Modern Haiku is a journal I have read since beginning my haiku practice, & I am at a loss for words that my own work is within these pages. Fortunate to be included in the TOC with poets I greatly admire.
Stroll in the morning fog 🍂 ☕️ 👻
October 26, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Stroll in the morning fog 🍂 ☕️ 👻
Last night there were strange humans at the house, and they were talking, and it was past bedtime 😾 however, the strange humans brought a handmade quilt that is very comfy
October 26, 2025 at 1:21 AM
Last night there were strange humans at the house, and they were talking, and it was past bedtime 😾 however, the strange humans brought a handmade quilt that is very comfy
last weekend was a great time for the sky
October 21, 2025 at 1:36 PM
last weekend was a great time for the sky
Everyone coming into the coffee shop is talking about the sunrise. What a small, beautiful moment of human connection.
October 17, 2025 at 12:14 PM
Everyone coming into the coffee shop is talking about the sunrise. What a small, beautiful moment of human connection.
Enjoyed playing brunch bartender while gabbing about Taylor Swift’s new album
October 4, 2025 at 9:03 PM
Enjoyed playing brunch bartender while gabbing about Taylor Swift’s new album
Someone fell off the couch and used my leg to catch herself (I have so many band-aids on my calf). She has been sulking ever since.
October 2, 2025 at 12:09 AM
Someone fell off the couch and used my leg to catch herself (I have so many band-aids on my calf). She has been sulking ever since.
I’m AJ Wentz—local attorney, party sorcerer, and candidate for your friendship.
September 25, 2025 at 11:38 PM
I’m AJ Wentz—local attorney, party sorcerer, and candidate for your friendship.
I’ve started freewriting for ten minutes or so before I leave the house in the mornings, which has become, for Persephone, snuggle in the armchair time.
As soon as I enter the living room in the mornings, she meows at me until I am seated and she can curl up on my lap.
As soon as I enter the living room in the mornings, she meows at me until I am seated and she can curl up on my lap.
September 25, 2025 at 11:42 AM
I’ve started freewriting for ten minutes or so before I leave the house in the mornings, which has become, for Persephone, snuggle in the armchair time.
As soon as I enter the living room in the mornings, she meows at me until I am seated and she can curl up on my lap.
As soon as I enter the living room in the mornings, she meows at me until I am seated and she can curl up on my lap.
Yesterday was the last day of the reading sprint! Over the past seven days, I finished six books,* read 746 pages, and listened to 9 hours of audiobooks. Breakdown below!
*I’d started When the Moon Hits Your Eye before the beginning of the challenge.
*I’d started When the Moon Hits Your Eye before the beginning of the challenge.
September 9, 2025 at 12:36 AM
Yesterday was the last day of the reading sprint! Over the past seven days, I finished six books,* read 746 pages, and listened to 9 hours of audiobooks. Breakdown below!
*I’d started When the Moon Hits Your Eye before the beginning of the challenge.
*I’d started When the Moon Hits Your Eye before the beginning of the challenge.