Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein
@fklein907.bsky.social
Alaskan poet, teacher, parent. Books: Text Messages from The Angel Gabriel (Gnashing Teeth 2024), Another Life (Riot in Your Throat 2025)
https://linktr.ee/francesklein
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You know what everyone loves for holiday gifts? Books of poetry!
Your options are:
1. Chapbook about the Angel Gabriel hanging out on earth
2. Multi-award nominated collection about parenting, pregnancy loss, and the internet
Ordering links: www.frances-klein.com/books
Your options are:
1. Chapbook about the Angel Gabriel hanging out on earth
2. Multi-award nominated collection about parenting, pregnancy loss, and the internet
Ordering links: www.frances-klein.com/books
November 13, 2025 at 4:08 PM
You know what everyone loves for holiday gifts? Books of poetry!
Your options are:
1. Chapbook about the Angel Gabriel hanging out on earth
2. Multi-award nominated collection about parenting, pregnancy loss, and the internet
Ordering links: www.frances-klein.com/books
Your options are:
1. Chapbook about the Angel Gabriel hanging out on earth
2. Multi-award nominated collection about parenting, pregnancy loss, and the internet
Ordering links: www.frances-klein.com/books
Picked up this game at the Portland Art museum and it’s a blast. Pictured: my attempt to draw Mr Burns next to my husband’s much, much better one
November 13, 2025 at 3:40 PM
Picked up this game at the Portland Art museum and it’s a blast. Pictured: my attempt to draw Mr Burns next to my husband’s much, much better one
Went aurora chasing last night, but all I got were some blurry oranges
November 13, 2025 at 3:09 PM
Went aurora chasing last night, but all I got were some blurry oranges
Absolutely bonkers messaging from the avocado-breast cancer alliance
November 13, 2025 at 1:56 AM
Absolutely bonkers messaging from the avocado-breast cancer alliance
Found this one in the notes app from a year ago
November 12, 2025 at 3:41 PM
Found this one in the notes app from a year ago
Went to the Portland Japanese garden to make a new mental happy place for when I’m too stressed
November 9, 2025 at 1:13 AM
Went to the Portland Japanese garden to make a new mental happy place for when I’m too stressed
Got in a good snuggle with The Boy before leaving town for the weekend, which is good because at morning drop off he was too cool for a hug goodbye 🙃🙃🙃
November 7, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Got in a good snuggle with The Boy before leaving town for the weekend, which is good because at morning drop off he was too cool for a hug goodbye 🙃🙃🙃
Yes, I’d like to report a crime
November 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Yes, I’d like to report a crime
Leaving behind notes so my biographers can’t argue about what I meant by poems that never made it out of drafts
November 1, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Leaving behind notes so my biographers can’t argue about what I meant by poems that never made it out of drafts
The boy has nutcracker practice and I forced myself not to bring any work with me
November 1, 2025 at 9:46 PM
The boy has nutcracker practice and I forced myself not to bring any work with me
The dame came into my office around midnight. She had four massive legs and a neck that went aaaaaaallllllll the way up.
October 31, 2025 at 2:40 PM
The dame came into my office around midnight. She had four massive legs and a neck that went aaaaaaallllllll the way up.
I keep hearing that it’s important for the soul to do things you enjoy—but do badly—without remorse, so it was a painting night: inspiration vs product
October 27, 2025 at 5:45 AM
I keep hearing that it’s important for the soul to do things you enjoy—but do badly—without remorse, so it was a painting night: inspiration vs product
My dogs are barkin
October 26, 2025 at 5:30 AM
My dogs are barkin
“Mommy’s busy baby, why don’t you go to your room and play hubris of science”
October 25, 2025 at 5:10 PM
“Mommy’s busy baby, why don’t you go to your room and play hubris of science”
Totally unrepentant, biting my arm:
October 21, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Totally unrepentant, biting my arm:
So! Many! Pockets!
October 19, 2025 at 11:00 PM
So! Many! Pockets!
It was dumping rain (my sign melted) but people still showed out.
My little guy, a staunch supporter of the 3rd amendment, made his own sign that said “no donald trumps allowed in my house”
My little guy, a staunch supporter of the 3rd amendment, made his own sign that said “no donald trumps allowed in my house”
October 18, 2025 at 10:00 PM
It was dumping rain (my sign melted) but people still showed out.
My little guy, a staunch supporter of the 3rd amendment, made his own sign that said “no donald trumps allowed in my house”
My little guy, a staunch supporter of the 3rd amendment, made his own sign that said “no donald trumps allowed in my house”
A few hundred people showed up in red Alaska
October 18, 2025 at 9:59 PM
A few hundred people showed up in red Alaska
More marginalia joy
October 17, 2025 at 9:47 PM
More marginalia joy
Why would I outsource grading to AI? So I could miss out on this?!
October 15, 2025 at 12:50 AM
Why would I outsource grading to AI? So I could miss out on this?!
oh hell no
October 14, 2025 at 3:37 PM
oh hell no
About twice a week I accidentally dress like a stage tech whose big show is tonight
October 14, 2025 at 2:14 PM
About twice a week I accidentally dress like a stage tech whose big show is tonight
My TA and I working through a stack of 9th grade study guides
October 12, 2025 at 9:31 PM
My TA and I working through a stack of 9th grade study guides
October 8, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Was just trying to tidy the house yesterday when all of a sudden this Caroline Bird poem came on the slow down and then of course I was crying
October 6, 2025 at 2:14 PM
Was just trying to tidy the house yesterday when all of a sudden this Caroline Bird poem came on the slow down and then of course I was crying