Brad Richard
bradrichard.bsky.social
Brad Richard
@bradrichard.bsky.social
Poet, gardener. Series editor, The Hilary Tham Capital Collection (The Word Works). My books include Motion Studies, Butcher's Sugar, Parasite Kingdom, and Turned Earth (Spring 2025, LSU Press).
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April 9, 2025 at 5:50 PM
March 19, 2025 at 7:24 PM
Friends: Turned Earth's spring sibling is the 2nd, expanded edition of Motion Studies. I'll be at AWP, signing at the @lsupress.bsky.social booth (509) 3-3:45 Th 3/27, and at The Word Works booth (1001) 11-11:45 Fri 3/28. Hope to see you there!
March 16, 2025 at 12:42 AM
February 16, 2025 at 6:29 PM
Happy publication day, little book! Huge gratitude to @lsupress.bsky.social and to everyone who pre-ordered a copy and has otherwise shown it some love. I hope to see you at one of my upcoming events!
February 7, 2025 at 3:08 PM
Friends, the online launch for Turned Earth will happen on Facebook 2-3 PM Feb. 12. I'll drop the link to the event page in the replies. The pre-order link is on that page. It would be lovely to have you in my virtual audience! Huge gratitude to @lsupress.bsky.social.
January 16, 2025 at 3:34 AM
Turned Earth, my fifth collection of poems, is available for pre-order from LSU Press. The official release date is 2/7/25, and I hope you will consider giving the book a pre-release boost by ordering a copy. I would also be thrilled to visit classes and give readings!
lsupress.org/978080718418...
November 22, 2024 at 2:57 AM
If this troll followed you, consider blocking him. He started a very sketchy chat with me, asking me my feelings about the election. I blocked & reported him. If you know him & I'm wrong, I'll apologize. Right now, I'm in no mood to trust anyone unless I know them IRL or have reason to trust them.
November 13, 2024 at 12:47 AM
Deeply grateful to Bayou magazine for publishing these two pieces. "Zuihitsu on the Letter M" will appear in my next book, Turned Earth (LSU Press, 2025). "Beginning with a Moment of Bliss in My Youth" isn't yet part of a book manuscript, so here it is in all its dirty, angry glory.
December 16, 2023 at 6:40 PM
Since Gettysburg Review isn't on this app, I'm sharing the infuriating news that Gettysburg College has shuttered them, and it sounds like this is effective immediately. Their Twitter account includes contact info for the president and provost. Let's do what we do.
October 4, 2023 at 1:30 PM