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E. D. Watson

@eeedeewatson.bsky.social

Poet. Yoga instructor. Library worker.
Author of Anorexorcism • Honey in the Vein •
Via Dolorosa & Advent Wreath
Reconnecting ᏣᎳᎩ
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E. D. Watson

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April 19, 2025 at 4:56 AM

E. D. Watson

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Busy beeping the books at the ‘bary when @jmfletcher15.bsky.social reminds me that I’m a #poet too with #books of my own… sometimes I forget!

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Via Dolorosa and Advent Wreath by E.D. Watson - CALYX

Jonathan Fletcher dives into the thorny questions of religion, faith, and community raised in Watson's collection of poems.

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March 22, 2025 at 5:46 PM

E. D. Watson

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A Recurring Nightmare About Voting
at Texas Poetry Assignment

January 27, 2025 at 4:41 PM

E. D. Watson

@eeedeewatson.bsky.social

Anyone else low-key freaking?
#ufo #uap #wtf

THE GOVERNMENT DIDN'T SAY NOTHIN
A poem by E. D. Watson

On a dark winter night in New Jersey the sky was abuzz with strange flashing lights.
Some cried war and shouted, No mercy!
Others thought Santa upgraded his sleigh.
But the government didn't say nothin.
On Reddit there were lots of theories.
It was called invasion or incursion.
I got so scared I even asked Siri; she read me some headlines she found online.
But the government didn't say nothin.
Trump went on X and said Let's shoot em down, First responders said We need answers!
Police sent up their best drones from the ground and the crafts just disarmed and returned them.
But the government didn't say nothing.
Most people kept shopping, they stayed serene.
Others warned of alien invasion; soon thereafter my feed was all memes and opinions, both qualified and un-.
But the government didn't say nothin.
Some called it a psyop. Others said nukes.
Or we ripped spacetime with quantum computing.
People watched the sky, listened to the news low-key freaking that Christmas was coming.
And the government didn't say nothing.
17 Dec 24

December 17, 2024 at 5:03 PM

E. D. Watson

@eeedeewatson.bsky.social

Stoked to have a piece in Alien Buddha Press’ Best of 2024 anthology. I love the whole vibe of this edgy indie press, who nominated my poem for a Pushcart 🥹

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#poetry #indiepublisher #metal

December 16, 2024 at 8:14 PM

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Yahia Lababidi

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“How does one fly without wings?
Suddenly I can.
Somewhere, a man in a minaret
lifts me into the violet

with a voice mixed of blood and honey
and sand, a voice like a banner in the wind.”

#poetry by @eeedeewatson.bsky.social

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Hearing the Islamic Call to Prayer for the 1st Time by E.D. Watson #shorts #Islam #poetry #palestine

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December 14, 2024 at 1:43 AM

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Cranky

@mrcranky420.bsky.social

What are the mystery drones which have been spotted flying over New Jersey?

We're joined by the director of the Institute for Theory and Computation at Harvard University, Professor Avi Loeb

#drones

#NJdrones

#ufo

#uap

#ufosky

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