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David Rosenthal
@davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social
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Poet and Teacher (he/him)
Berkeley, CA (Ohlone territory)

You can read some poems here:
https://davidrosenthal.weebly.com/
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HAPPENING TODAY!!!!

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 8, 2025 at 1:18 PM
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HAPPENING SATURDAY!!!!

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 6, 2025 at 2:06 PM
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NEXT SATURDAY!!!!

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
November 1, 2025 at 1:21 PM
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TWO WEEKS AWAY!!!!

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
October 25, 2025 at 1:04 PM
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This reading is FREE.
(We are raising funds, but that is by voluntary donation according to ability.)

It is online, so you can attend from ANYWHERE.

Early registration is NOT required, but it helps us with planning.

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
October 21, 2025 at 7:23 PM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you happiness.
Frog and Toad from the beloved children’s book series by Arnold Lobel.
October 21, 2025 at 2:03 AM
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Who robbed the Louvre? Right answers only.
The dog, Tiger, from the Brady Bunch in his dog house.
October 20, 2025 at 3:35 AM
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Got this set up.
October 20, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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#NoKings protesters lining the streets at the intersection of University and San Pablo in #Berkeley.
October 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
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#NoKings protesters on the I-80 overpass in #Berkeley.
October 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
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On the I-80 overpass in Berkeley. #NoKings
October 18, 2025 at 8:55 PM
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Scenes from #NoKings #Berkeley on the I-80 overpass.
No Kings protesters on the I-80 overpass in Berkeley. October 18, 2025. No Kings protesters on the I-80 overpass in Berkeley. October 18, 2025.
October 18, 2025 at 8:53 PM
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The world is falling apart and we’re going to read some poems.

But we’re going to do it together and for a great cause.

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
October 18, 2025 at 12:41 AM
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Here’s a screenshot for the linebreaks. (For some reason the linebreaks on this one aren’t solved by tilting the phone.) Meanwhile, definitely visit Porcupine Literary on your tablet or computer and enjoy more work by, for, and about teachers.
David Rosenthal’s poem, “Ms. Margery’s Last Day” from Porcupine Literary. She walked slowly and smiled an easy smile – the one her new neighbors would come to know her by. She had her students color, while she packed some things and let the minutes go. She shirked recess duty to take a bunch of boxes to the car, and took her time enjoying something nice she’d made for lunch, alone inside her room, door locked, sublime quiet and solitude for just one day out of five thousand plus. It made her late to pick her class up from the yard. The way she let them play and talk, and made them wait for her, as she stood watching from the door, felt like something she’d never done before.
October 12, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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Clip of an article from Mecical News Today that reads: “The average age of people at the time of their first heart attack is 65.5 years for males and 72 years for females. The risk increases as a person ages.
October 12, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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Less than a month away!!!!

Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
October 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
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A little over a month away from the first of these!!!!

Mark your calendar and register for the Zoom link:

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt December 13, 2025 Featuring: Jared Beloff Barlow Adams Dan Murphy upformsumdirt Gregory Crosby J-T Kelly 5:00-6:45 est / 2:00-3:45 pst https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
October 5, 2025 at 8:08 PM
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The Bearded Bards of BlueSky are back!!!!

Join us online for two readings featuring stellar lineups of amazing poets and writers to raise funds for @translifeline.org.

Check out the website for details (including zoom registration link):

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Bearded Bards Of BlueSky Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline. November 8, 2025 Featuring: Todd Dillard Brian Spears Matthew E. Henry James McConachie David J. Bauman Jonathan Everitt December 13, 2025 Featuring: Jared Beloff Barlow Adams Dan Murphy upformsumdirt Gregory Crosby J-T Kelly 5:00-6:45 est / 2:00-3:45 pst https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com
September 26, 2025 at 12:44 PM
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Is this what religious people mean when the talk about “heaven.”
Screenshot of a phone calendar with today’s date and the words “No Events” circled in red.
September 25, 2025 at 6:24 PM
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Post a PERFECT album from the 90s that isn’t Nivana or Pearl Jam.
The album cover for Revival by Gillian Welch, a black and white photograph of Welch in an old-timey polka dot dress, sitting in front of an old wall bearing many cracks and chips.
September 4, 2025 at 12:40 AM
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Stop scrolling and post two characters who bring you joy and happiness
Mackenzie Crook and Toby Jones as their characters from the TV series, “Detectorists,” standing next to each other, in earth tone field clothes, holding metal detectors and shovels.
August 7, 2025 at 12:13 AM
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Reminds me of this trail sign I came upon a few weeks ago:
A trail sign surrounded by thick brown grasses that stretch far beyond it with two arrows: one pointing ahead into the field labeled, “Tick-infested area,” and the other pointing to the right labeled, “To the ocean and Lighthouse.”
August 2, 2025 at 11:12 PM
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Well, shit.
Tsunami Advisory for Alameda County This is an AC Alert from Alameda County. The Tsnami Warning Center has issued a TSUNAMI Advisory for the San Francisco Bay Area. AVOID coastal areas, beaches, and waterways. NO evacuation is advised at this time. Tsunami activity in the Bay Area is estimated to arrive at 12:40 AM. Monitor local news and official sources for updates. More information at https://inws.ncep.noaa.gov/a/a.php?i=118243955 For more info https://evbg.co/crtvq4 .
July 30, 2025 at 2:24 AM
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Sometimes the choice is easy.
A trail sign in a field thick with tall brown grass with an arrow pointing ahead with the caption, “Tick-infested area” and another arrow pointing right with the caption “To the ocean and Lighthouse.”
July 14, 2025 at 9:46 PM
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33 years ago today.
The poster and his wife during their wedding ceremony, facing the altar surrounded by the wedding party. The poster in a tux with kissing his wife in her wedding dress on a path lined with trees just after their wedding ceremony.
July 11, 2025 at 3:11 PM