David J Bauman
@davidjbauman.bsky.social
Poet, birder, librarian🌈 New Ohio Review, Shenandoah, Crab Creek Review, the MacGuffin. Three chapbooks, including Mapping the Valley: Hospital Poems, with my son Micah, Seven Kitchens Press. davidjbauman.com
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An old, timeless favorite
... telling me plain what I escaped / And others could not, that night ...
Edward Thomas, "The Owl"
#LestWeForget
Edward Thomas, "The Owl"
#LestWeForget
The Owl
Downhill I came, hungry, and yet not starved; Cold, yet had heat within me that was proof Against the North wind; tired, yet so that rest Had seemed the sweetest thing under a roof. Then at the inn I...
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November 11, 2025 at 2:11 PM
An old, timeless favorite
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Read ALL the books!
November 10, 2025 at 5:49 PM
Read ALL the books!
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Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
November 10, 2025 at 10:54 AM
Happy There Is A Circulatory System Walking Through The Kitchen Day to all who celebrate.
Would they rather us be scrolling on our phones? What if it’s a newspaper, is that allowed?
Men finally do something hot and everyone starts scolding them.
Oh fuck off
November 10, 2025 at 4:59 PM
Would they rather us be scrolling on our phones? What if it’s a newspaper, is that allowed?
It's time to primary some Democrats.
November 10, 2025 at 4:03 PM
It's time to primary some Democrats.
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They were all top-notch readers reading top-notch work. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
November 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
Biggest possible thanks to:
@jonathaneveritt.bsky.social
@davidjbauman.bsky.social
@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social
@mehpoeting.bsky.social
@briankspears.bsky.social
@toddedillard.bsky.social
They were all top-notch readers reading top-notch work. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
@jonathaneveritt.bsky.social
@davidjbauman.bsky.social
@jamesmcconachie1.bsky.social
@mehpoeting.bsky.social
@briankspears.bsky.social
@toddedillard.bsky.social
They were all top-notch readers reading top-notch work. 🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏🙏
See ya’ll later today!
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Great poetry, great cause.
FREE & ONLINE — anyone can join from anywhere.
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November 8, 2025 at 3:40 PM
See ya’ll later today!
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They shouldn’t have to clean up the mess adults are making, but these teens who overturned book bans at their statewide reading bowl are worth celebrating. Get to know them (& what they’re excited to read!).
Last month, it was teenagers who got 8 books banned in a statewide Georgia reading bowl back into the competition. These literary heroes deserve recognition–get to meet three of these rad book-loving intellectual freedom champions.
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Meet the High Schoolers Who Overturned a State Reading Bowl Book Ban: Book Censorship News, November 7, 2025
A Georgia statewide reading bowl banned eight books. These students led the charge to get the bans overturned and succeeded.
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November 7, 2025 at 9:14 PM
They shouldn’t have to clean up the mess adults are making, but these teens who overturned book bans at their statewide reading bowl are worth celebrating. Get to know them (& what they’re excited to read!).
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Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
November 7, 2025 at 9:30 PM
Socialism is what they called public power.
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
Socialism is what they called social security.
Socialism is what they called the growth of free and independent labor organizations.
Socialism is their name for almost anything that helps all the people.
—Harry Truman, 1952
This is tomorrow!
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I’ve been sharing this and images from the Bearded Bards page on Instagram and Facebook, so please feel free to share about Saturday’s reading as well as the one in December wherever you find poetry lovers. It’s a zoom reading, so it’s not limited to here :-)
November 7, 2025 at 5:08 PM
This is tomorrow!
The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
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November 8, 2025
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The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
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November 8, 2025
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Such a great album
20 years ago todau, Kate Bush released 'Aerial.' Her first album in 12 years, the double LP blended sky, sea, and birdsong into a stunning comeback that peaked at #3 in the U.K. and marked a new chapter in her artistry.
November 7, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Such a great album
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I'll never be able to wrap my head around how starving kids won't get millions of people's attention but canceled flights will. I understand how & why it happens, but, man, tell me you didn't pay attention during the Gospel readings w/o saying you didn't pay attention during the Gospel readings.
November 7, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I'll never be able to wrap my head around how starving kids won't get millions of people's attention but canceled flights will. I understand how & why it happens, but, man, tell me you didn't pay attention during the Gospel readings w/o saying you didn't pay attention during the Gospel readings.
Once more for the morning crew
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November 6, 2025 at 12:52 PM
Once more for the morning crew
I’ll be part of the BBBS this Saturday. The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
2:00-3:45 pst
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5:00-6:45 est
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November 8, 2025
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November 6, 2025 at 4:48 AM
I’ll be part of the BBBS this Saturday. The Reading is free. Just register for the Zoom call in the link. And if you can donate, click the Trans Lifeline link at the bottom of the page:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025
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SOOOOOO exciting! WE, the PEOPLE!
November 6, 2025 at 2:34 AM
SOOOOOO exciting! WE, the PEOPLE!
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Being nice to people is just fun. Asked young server at taco place how her day was going (fine but tired) and she asked me back. I said I managed to finish my to-do list and she unexpectedly gave me a high five! Treating people like people is always rewarding.
November 5, 2025 at 9:53 PM
Being nice to people is just fun. Asked young server at taco place how her day was going (fine but tired) and she asked me back. I said I managed to finish my to-do list and she unexpectedly gave me a high five! Treating people like people is always rewarding.
I was not aware of this quote until yesterday. In the same letter, Vincent said: "cuisine has something to do with our ability to think and to make pictures; as for me, when my stomach bothers me it is not conducive to the success of my work." Here's the source: www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/lett...
November 4, 2025 at 4:58 PM
I was not aware of this quote until yesterday. In the same letter, Vincent said: "cuisine has something to do with our ability to think and to make pictures; as for me, when my stomach bothers me it is not conducive to the success of my work." Here's the source: www.webexhibits.org/vangogh/lett...
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"I am reminded that for him, dying has not
been a passive experience." - Katherine Gilmore
gulfstreamlitmag.com/2025/05/03/i...
been a passive experience." - Katherine Gilmore
gulfstreamlitmag.com/2025/05/03/i...
In a dream, my father asks me to help him die faster
by Kathryn Gilmore Kentucky Limbo by Austin Cornett In a dream, my father asks me to help him die faster We sit at opposite ends of his hospice bed,wrinkled sheets stained with dried blood and shit…
gulfstreamlitmag.com
November 3, 2025 at 3:20 PM
"I am reminded that for him, dying has not
been a passive experience." - Katherine Gilmore
gulfstreamlitmag.com/2025/05/03/i...
been a passive experience." - Katherine Gilmore
gulfstreamlitmag.com/2025/05/03/i...
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November 3, 2025 at 1:46 PM
I think I like this as much as Schomburg's "Testy Pony"
November 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
I think I like this as much as Schomburg's "Testy Pony"
I’m very worried about some of my neighbors. And I was just talking to Brian about some plans to do whatever we can to help them. I encourage you to think about that as well. Is there a food bank or pantry near you? Do your neighbors know about it?
November 2, 2025 at 2:12 AM
I’m very worried about some of my neighbors. And I was just talking to Brian about some plans to do whatever we can to help them. I encourage you to think about that as well. Is there a food bank or pantry near you? Do your neighbors know about it?
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The trick is really that it's not a trick. It's right in the name, plain as day. Like, they didn't call it waterfall economics
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November 1, 2025 at 4:28 AM
The trick is really that it's not a trick. It's right in the name, plain as day. Like, they didn't call it waterfall economics
I submitted work to four different publications today. That’s the first time I’ve submitted anywhere since March. So, yay, me.
a baby is sitting in a high chair with the word yay on his face
ALT: a baby is sitting in a high chair with the word yay on his face
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October 31, 2025 at 9:32 PM
I submitted work to four different publications today. That’s the first time I’ve submitted anywhere since March. So, yay, me.
This is a really helpful resource, and you can buy Robin a cup of Earl Grey as a thank you!
Poets! Take the hard work out of submitting to poetry magazines. Subscribe to my list of over 200 (mostly) UK & Ireland publications: when they're open, what to send & more. All for free and updated quarterly. robinhoughtonpoetry.co.uk/poetry-magaz...
Poetry Magazines Submissions Spreadsheet
Poets! Take the hard work out of submitting to poetry magazines What poetry magazines are there? What are their web addresses? How many poems can I send? Are they open for submissions now? You̵…
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October 31, 2025 at 5:12 PM
This is a really helpful resource, and you can buy Robin a cup of Earl Grey as a thank you!