michael röbbins
@alienvsrobbins.bsky.social
discord & rhyme
Free Palestine
Walkman | Alien vs. Predator | Equipment for Living: On Poetry & Pop Music
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Rock Chalk
Free Palestine
Walkman | Alien vs. Predator | Equipment for Living: On Poetry & Pop Music
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Rock Chalk
lol they are melting
November 5, 2025 at 6:17 PM
lol they are melting
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
November 4, 2025 at 9:41 PM
I hate this misuse of "whom." I see it every single day. It's irrelevant that the relative pronoun precedes another pronoun; the question is what is the subject of the relevant verb
cc @nytimes.com
cc @nytimes.com
I hereby anathematize this sentence from Mark Jarman
November 1, 2025 at 4:43 PM
I hereby anathematize this sentence from Mark Jarman
i did what i could
October 31, 2025 at 5:56 PM
i did what i could
when former students reach out years later 🥲
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
when former students reach out years later 🥲
in many respects, the best poem ever written
October 27, 2025 at 5:48 PM
in many respects, the best poem ever written
might’ve gone a bit overboard
October 26, 2025 at 9:26 PM
might’ve gone a bit overboard
it’s almost college basketball season, when texts with my dad are traditionally devoted to penetrating analyses of the nuanced complexities of the game
October 23, 2025 at 6:26 PM
it’s almost college basketball season, when texts with my dad are traditionally devoted to penetrating analyses of the nuanced complexities of the game
re the discussion about missing mass-market paperbacks of “serious” books—this cover is amazing
October 21, 2025 at 3:50 PM
re the discussion about missing mass-market paperbacks of “serious” books—this cover is amazing
my sister is in Pompeii texting me pictures of stray cats
October 14, 2025 at 3:53 PM
my sister is in Pompeii texting me pictures of stray cats
took this in Paris last month (fifth attempt at posting this)
October 7, 2025 at 4:28 PM
took this in Paris last month (fifth attempt at posting this)
repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out
September 26, 2025 at 1:56 PM
repeating the phrase "full books" as I slam my head against my desk until I pass out
I wish I could read Adorno on the Disney adults
September 18, 2025 at 2:16 PM
I wish I could read Adorno on the Disney adults
I read Greil Marcus's Mystery Train in college; it, along with Lipstick Traces, changed my life. I never imagined I would someday find myself in its pages. I wish I could tell my 19-year-old self
From the forthcoming 50th Anniversary Edition:
From the forthcoming 50th Anniversary Edition:
September 9, 2025 at 9:20 PM
I read Greil Marcus's Mystery Train in college; it, along with Lipstick Traces, changed my life. I never imagined I would someday find myself in its pages. I wish I could tell my 19-year-old self
From the forthcoming 50th Anniversary Edition:
From the forthcoming 50th Anniversary Edition:
stumbled upon this weird little fountain in an “impasse“ in Paris then came home to find the book of Atget’s photographs I’d ordered. opened it up to the very fountain, c. 1900
September 6, 2025 at 3:08 PM
stumbled upon this weird little fountain in an “impasse“ in Paris then came home to find the book of Atget’s photographs I’d ordered. opened it up to the very fountain, c. 1900
I think of Kansas every summer
July 28, 2025 at 5:30 PM
I think of Kansas every summer
well, I read the shit out of this. the best guide to Vol. 3 & a welcome rehabilitation of the base/superstructure figure
July 6, 2025 at 10:18 PM
well, I read the shit out of this. the best guide to Vol. 3 & a welcome rehabilitation of the base/superstructure figure