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Alex Carrigan
@carriganak.bsky.social
Poet, critic, editor. Author of "Now Let's Get Brunch" (Querencia Press, 2023) and "May All Our Pain Be Champagne" (Alien Buddha Press, 2022)
Day 14: COS 2, Verse 7. And with that, my crown of sonnets inspired by Maria from Silent Hill 2 is complete!
November 14, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Day 13: COS 2, Verse 6
November 14, 2025 at 1:29 AM
Day 12: COS 2, Verse 5
November 12, 2025 at 4:55 PM
Day 11: COS 2, Verse 4
November 11, 2025 at 7:49 PM
Day 10: COS 2, Verse 3
November 10, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Day 9: COS 2, Verse 2
November 9, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Day 8: COS 2, Verse 1
November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Day 7: COS 1, Verse 7. One down!
November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Day 6: COS 1, Verse 6
November 6, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Day 5: COS 1, Verse 5
November 5, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Day 4: COS 1, Verse 4
November 4, 2025 at 11:33 PM
Day 3: COS 1, Verse 3
November 4, 2025 at 12:39 AM
Day 2: COS 1, Verse 2
November 2, 2025 at 4:47 PM
Day 1: COS 1, Verse 1
November 1, 2025 at 3:03 PM
My poem "Companionship" was planted in Detroit Lakes, MN this summer as part of the Detroit Lakes Poetry Walk, and look how beautiful it is in the wild.
October 30, 2025 at 2:33 AM
My poem "Fed Herself" will be in the next issue of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social! It was based off this work of art by Katherine Ruckle, so look for it soon!
September 18, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Today is Now Let's Get Brunch's second birthday! If you haven't gotten a copy of this collection of poems made from the best drag queen Twitter posts, order your copy today! It'd make a great start to Pride Month, so check it out!

www.querenciapress.com/now-lets-get...
June 2, 2025 at 5:47 PM
Day 30: Earthly Gods by @jessnirvanapoet.bsky.social. Quote: "I Am No Stranger to Fragmentation, My Love"
April 30, 2025 at 10:31 PM
Day 29: (Text) Messages from the Angel Gabriel by Frances Klein. Quote: "Because it’s Tradition, I am Troubled in My Heart"
April 29, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Day 28: this book will not save you by @gr8earlofhell.bsky.social. Quote: "Joy Comes Easy When I’ve Seen the Alternative"
April 28, 2025 at 10:58 PM
Day 27: If They Come For Us by Fatimah Asghar. Quote: "All the People I Could Be are Dangerous"
April 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Day 26: The Parachutist by @josehernandezdz.bsky.social. Quote: "He Seemed to Reach the Moon with His Laugh"
April 26, 2025 at 10:30 PM
Day 25: What Good is Heaven by Raye Hendrix. Quote: "The Mountain Doesn’t Know Any of Our Nam
April 25, 2025 at 5:04 PM
Day 24: Something About Living by Lena Khalaf Tuffaha. Quote: "What is Upon Us Will Require Mercy"
April 24, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Day 23: Zero Hour and Other Documentary Poems by Ernesto Cardenal. Quote: "His Face was as Vague as That of a Ghost"
April 23, 2025 at 11:12 PM