alina pleskova
banner
alinapleskova.bsky.social
alina pleskova
@alinapleskova.bsky.social
poet-in-residence of the astral realm / fog aficionado / Toska (Deep Vellum, 2023) / 🥨 Philly

IG: @alina_pleskova
alinapleskova.com
anyone i know who has a fireplace in a place they rent uses it for storage, & anyone i know who owns a home is like “it used to work, probably, at some point? but it’s a pain in the ass?? why, do you know anything about how fireplaces work???” & makes nervous eyes in its direction
November 10, 2025 at 5:08 PM
literal noise therapy modality ✨
November 10, 2025 at 3:06 PM
pls tell your friends who can't stop funneling money to the NYT because they have little phone games or whatever to stop doing that
November 10, 2025 at 2:47 PM
yess they're so great to experience live— transcendent cosmic sludge!!!!
November 10, 2025 at 2:44 PM
also a cute story i store in my heart is that some years ago, Matt introduced me to Mark when we were on a trip to Seattle & i was lowkey nervous to meet a grunge legend, like what do i have to say to this man... & dude talked about his rescue pomeranians the whole time at dinner 🥲
November 10, 2025 at 2:42 PM
the extent of the optimism & hope i can muster is only of the burn it all down variety
November 10, 2025 at 12:42 PM
🐺🤍🤍🤍🤍
November 10, 2025 at 4:11 AM
Reposted by alina pleskova
TOSKA by @alinapleskova.bsky.social -- a book simultaneously contemptuous of capitalism and dreamy af store.deepvellum.org/products/toska
Toska
By Alina Pleskova Lambda Literary Award Finalist for LGBTQ+ Poetry Toska derives its title from the Russian word which denotes a melancholic longing without a singular cause, longing for a better worl...
store.deepvellum.org
November 10, 2025 at 2:02 AM
just another day of bein 38 on the world wide web 💅🏻💅🏻💅🏻
November 9, 2025 at 3:19 PM
assuming (genuinely, with all my heart) we get rid all the fascism first
November 7, 2025 at 10:58 PM