David Ward
@davidww.bsky.social
poems, fossils, videogames
editor @ publicschoolpoetry.com
lecturer @ university of michigan
editor @ publicschoolpoetry.com
lecturer @ university of michigan
Reposted by David Ward
Reposted by David Ward
All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
November 11, 2025 at 3:51 AM
All of this suddenly makes so much more sense to me
Reposted by David Ward
Buncha supposed politics experts are going to spend the next week looking at a young charismatic candidate with an optimistic message like it’s some cryptic formula for cold fusion
November 5, 2025 at 3:08 AM
Buncha supposed politics experts are going to spend the next week looking at a young charismatic candidate with an optimistic message like it’s some cryptic formula for cold fusion
A former student of mine just published this story in @adroitjournal.bsky.social--it's always bewildering and delightful when undergraduates can write at this level. So proud!
"Hsiu-hua’s strange behavior started along with Taiwan’s monsoon season..."
theadroitjournal.org/issue-fifty-...
"Hsiu-hua’s strange behavior started along with Taiwan’s monsoon season..."
theadroitjournal.org/issue-fifty-...
Audrey Tang
Visit the post for more.
theadroitjournal.org
November 3, 2025 at 5:57 PM
A former student of mine just published this story in @adroitjournal.bsky.social--it's always bewildering and delightful when undergraduates can write at this level. So proud!
"Hsiu-hua’s strange behavior started along with Taiwan’s monsoon season..."
theadroitjournal.org/issue-fifty-...
"Hsiu-hua’s strange behavior started along with Taiwan’s monsoon season..."
theadroitjournal.org/issue-fifty-...
Somehow managed to overturn a whole-ass table while teaching today. What on earth am I even doing
October 29, 2025 at 8:45 PM
Somehow managed to overturn a whole-ass table while teaching today. What on earth am I even doing
"put me on repeat on repeat" yeah will do! One of my favorite tracks from this album
the final video from Neigbborhood Gods Unlimited
relentless hands and feet - directed, illustrated and animated by M Ay Be
youtu.be/Rozqinqo31M
relentless hands and feet - directed, illustrated and animated by M Ay Be
youtu.be/Rozqinqo31M
Open Mike Eagle - relentless hands and feet (official video)
YouTube video by Open Mike Eagle
youtu.be
October 28, 2025 at 4:34 PM
"put me on repeat on repeat" yeah will do! One of my favorite tracks from this album
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check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby
October 23, 2025 at 7:02 PM
check out this absolutely terrifying ancient babylonian lullaby
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New platform for congress is when you're elected Pokémon tutorials will be optional
free me from this legends za tutorial
October 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
New platform for congress is when you're elected Pokémon tutorials will be optional
"We, foolish, dribble. / each bounce-back brings a stranger. can't call us for traveling / because // we ain't going nowhere"
Any morning a @scryptkeeper.bsky.social poem shows up I know I'm headed for a good day!
Any morning a @scryptkeeper.bsky.social poem shows up I know I'm headed for a good day!
What a sweet surprise to wake up to this this morning. Thanks for the love @poetryfoundation.bsky.social !! 🥹🫶🏾
#blacksky
#booksky
#blacksky
#booksky
October 21, 2025 at 4:01 PM
"We, foolish, dribble. / each bounce-back brings a stranger. can't call us for traveling / because // we ain't going nowhere"
Any morning a @scryptkeeper.bsky.social poem shows up I know I'm headed for a good day!
Any morning a @scryptkeeper.bsky.social poem shows up I know I'm headed for a good day!
Reposted by David Ward
Reposted by David Ward
PSP contributors Molly Spencer, Keith Taylor, Jen Sperry Steinorth & Jeff Kass at our annual pizza party reading. Subs for Issue #6 are open!
October 17, 2025 at 8:25 PM
PSP contributors Molly Spencer, Keith Taylor, Jen Sperry Steinorth & Jeff Kass at our annual pizza party reading. Subs for Issue #6 are open!
If you or any poet-friends want to get involved in Public School Poetry, send us some work! Our contributors write "5-paragraph essays" for each other (the poems randomly, anonymously assigned, of course). It is, we hope, a totally different kind of engagement than you can find anywhere else!
For the next six glorious weeks, the submission window for Issue #6 of Public School Poetry is open! Homework is due December 1st!
publicschoolpoetry.submittable.com/submit
publicschoolpoetry.submittable.com/submit
Public School Poetry Submission Manager
publicschoolpoetry.submittable.com
October 16, 2025 at 4:12 PM
If you or any poet-friends want to get involved in Public School Poetry, send us some work! Our contributors write "5-paragraph essays" for each other (the poems randomly, anonymously assigned, of course). It is, we hope, a totally different kind of engagement than you can find anywhere else!
After teaching, before take-out and Survivor
October 15, 2025 at 8:40 PM
After teaching, before take-out and Survivor
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i would be such a good writer if books did not require tension, character development, or settings
October 11, 2025 at 9:15 PM
i would be such a good writer if books did not require tension, character development, or settings
Reposted by David Ward
Libra season is upon us. My power is now infinite and fall has finally fallen. Crisp and clear today. Praise Beyoncé.
October 10, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Libra season is upon us. My power is now infinite and fall has finally fallen. Crisp and clear today. Praise Beyoncé.
Reposted by David Ward
every AI ad is like
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
September 25, 2025 at 4:59 PM
every AI ad is like
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
“hey gemini, what would i have for lunch?”
and then the phone is like
“sandwich”
and the guy is like
“wow”
Reposted by David Ward
Reposted by David Ward
So excited to check out Laura Passin's new book! (featuring one of our favorite 'A Wrinkle in Time'-themed poems... www.publicschoolpoetry.com/laura-passin)
October 2, 2025 at 3:41 PM
So excited to check out Laura Passin's new book! (featuring one of our favorite 'A Wrinkle in Time'-themed poems... www.publicschoolpoetry.com/laura-passin)
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Didn’t see this anywhere else,
Prez walks out after Lockjaw’s psycho speech to zero applause: ‘I’ve never walked into a room so silent before…’
Prez walks out after Lockjaw’s psycho speech to zero applause: ‘I’ve never walked into a room so silent before…’
September 30, 2025 at 9:57 PM
Didn’t see this anywhere else,
Prez walks out after Lockjaw’s psycho speech to zero applause: ‘I’ve never walked into a room so silent before…’
Prez walks out after Lockjaw’s psycho speech to zero applause: ‘I’ve never walked into a room so silent before…’
My beloved grows otherworldly tomatoes
September 30, 2025 at 12:32 AM
My beloved grows otherworldly tomatoes
Every so often I fixate on a very specific flavor--a few months ago it was spicy chili crisp; right now, it's the song "Bologna" by Destroyer. I plan to listen to this song on repeat until I barf
youtu.be/LCEqe50p8Bw?...
youtu.be/LCEqe50p8Bw?...
Destroyer - Bologna (feat. Fiver) (Official Music Video)
YouTube video by Destroyer
youtu.be
September 29, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Every so often I fixate on a very specific flavor--a few months ago it was spicy chili crisp; right now, it's the song "Bologna" by Destroyer. I plan to listen to this song on repeat until I barf
youtu.be/LCEqe50p8Bw?...
youtu.be/LCEqe50p8Bw?...
Melania about to ferry this whole group across the River Styx
Loving Melania entering her Grim Reaper mode. Just needs a scythe!
September 17, 2025 at 8:50 PM
Melania about to ferry this whole group across the River Styx
Issue #5 of @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social is out now!
These poets were anonymously assigned a packet of poems by other contributors--and then agreed to write a five-paragraph essay in response. The results are delightful!
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/current-issue
These poets were anonymously assigned a packet of poems by other contributors--and then agreed to write a five-paragraph essay in response. The results are delightful!
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/current-issue
CURRENT ISSUE | Public School Poetry
www.publicschoolpoetry.com
September 15, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Issue #5 of @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social is out now!
These poets were anonymously assigned a packet of poems by other contributors--and then agreed to write a five-paragraph essay in response. The results are delightful!
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/current-issue
These poets were anonymously assigned a packet of poems by other contributors--and then agreed to write a five-paragraph essay in response. The results are delightful!
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/current-issue
I'm so excited for this issue! So many fantastic poems and essays coming through...
The TWO DAY countdown to Issue #5 has begun! And will end very shortly! See you Monday on publicschoolpoetry.com
September 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm so excited for this issue! So many fantastic poems and essays coming through...
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The TWO DAY countdown to Issue #5 has begun! And will end very shortly! See you Monday on publicschoolpoetry.com
September 13, 2025 at 3:43 PM
The TWO DAY countdown to Issue #5 has begun! And will end very shortly! See you Monday on publicschoolpoetry.com