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Gabrielle Calvocoressi
@gabbat.bsky.social
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Poet Person. The days I don’t kill myself are extraordinary. Here for community and animals eating carrots. For booking readings and other businessy stuff contact Vaughan Fielder at The Field Office. Thanks! https://www.fieldofficewriters.com/gabrielle
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gabbat.bsky.social
So cool to see the Miss You poems in the world! And I love to hear about the ones folks have written. Let’s open the portal!
garvansam.bsky.social Sam Garvan @garvansam.bsky.social · Feb 6
"or be invisible, I don't even care"

I love these "miss you" poems by @gabbat.bsky.social . Sad, tender, funny ...
The poem "Miss You" by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Do not care if  you bring only your light body. Would just be so happy to sit at the table and talk about the menu. Miss you. Wish we could bet which chilis they’ll put on the cubes of tofu. Our favorite. Sometimes green. Sometimes red. Roasted we always thought. But so cold and fresh. How did they do it? Wish you could be here to talk about it like it was so important. Wish you could. Watched you on the screens as I was walking, as I was cooking. Wished you could get out of the hospital. Can’t bring myself to order our dish and eat it in the car. Miss you laughing. Miss you coming in from the cold or one too many meetings. Laughing. I’ll order already. I’ll order seven helpings, some dumplings, those cold yam noodles that you like. You can come in your light body or skeleton or be invisible I don’t even care. Know you have a long way to travel. Know I don’t even know if it’s long at all. Wish you could tell me. What you’re reading. If you’re reading. Miss you. I’m at the table in the back.
February 22, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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garvansam.bsky.social
"or be invisible, I don't even care"

I love these "miss you" poems by @gabbat.bsky.social . Sad, tender, funny ...
The poem "Miss You" by Gabrielle Calvocoressi. Do not care if  you bring only your light body. Would just be so happy to sit at the table and talk about the menu. Miss you. Wish we could bet which chilis they’ll put on the cubes of tofu. Our favorite. Sometimes green. Sometimes red. Roasted we always thought. But so cold and fresh. How did they do it? Wish you could be here to talk about it like it was so important. Wish you could. Watched you on the screens as I was walking, as I was cooking. Wished you could get out of the hospital. Can’t bring myself to order our dish and eat it in the car. Miss you laughing. Miss you coming in from the cold or one too many meetings. Laughing. I’ll order already. I’ll order seven helpings, some dumplings, those cold yam noodles that you like. You can come in your light body or skeleton or be invisible I don’t even care. Know you have a long way to travel. Know I don’t even know if it’s long at all. Wish you could tell me. What you’re reading. If you’re reading. Miss you. I’m at the table in the back.
February 6, 2025 at 11:00 AM
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ellenaustinli.bsky.social
I'm thrilled to facilitate this free virtual hour at The Well, where we'll slow down, notice the mindfulness in @gabbat.bsky.social Gabrielle Calvocoressi's poem, and respond in kind.
Registration required:
www.thewell.world/.../mindful-....
February 12, 2025 at 5:26 PM
gabbat.bsky.social
Sometimes I look Lucie up when I’m writing about her to a student and I always think “oh my god I really got to be your student”
February 5, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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jrobin.bsky.social
I'm unclear on why anyone who's been paying attention would think that Sen. Thom Tillis has an open mind about RFK, or any of the Trump Cabinet nominees. www.axios.com/pro/health-c...
Undecided senators lay out expectations for RFK
Senators who haven't committed say he'll have to lay out a cogent public health vision in twin confirmation hearings this week.
www.axios.com
January 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
gabbat.bsky.social
I love you Durham.
January 29, 2025 at 12:59 AM
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nileshb.bsky.social
And just now @unmana.bsky.social read to me this poem by @gabbat.bsky.social that seems like a lovely example of what Mareez is talking about!

“Miss you. Would like to take a walk with you.” By Gabrielle Calvocoress

www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
January 28, 2025 at 4:15 PM
gabbat.bsky.social
Sat in my office reading this amazing book by Brenda Hillman aloud with a student. It felt a little less scary and more full of light for a bit.
January 28, 2025 at 6:50 PM
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alexispauline.bsky.social
@intersect.anu says
Today, we are incredibly delighted to announce its return with a special, interactive session — 𝐔𝐧𝐝𝐫𝐨𝐰𝐧𝐞𝐝: 𝐀𝐧 𝐀𝐮𝐭𝐡𝐨𝐫 𝐂𝐨𝐧𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐰𝐢𝐭𝐡 𝐀𝐥𝐞𝐱𝐢𝐬 𝐏𝐚𝐮𝐥𝐢𝐧𝐞 𝐆𝐮𝐦𝐛𝐬!! 🤩📚

This conversation will be held 𝐯𝐢𝐚 𝐙𝐨𝐨𝐦, 𝐨𝐧 𝐅𝐞𝐛𝐫𝐮𝐚𝐫𝐲 𝟏𝐬𝐭 𝐚𝐭 𝟑 𝐏𝐌 𝐀𝐒𝐓 / 𝟐 𝐏𝐌 𝐄𝐓 💜
January 26, 2025 at 8:40 PM
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astrokatie.com
I think some people hear “grants” and think that without them, scientists and government workers just have less stuff to play with at work. But grants fund salaries for students, academics, researchers, and people who work in all areas of public service.

“Pausing” grants means people don’t eat.
White House pauses all federal grants, sparking confusion
The Trump administration has put a hold on all federal financial grants and loans, affecting tens of billions of dollars in payments.
www.washingtonpost.com
January 28, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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jrobin.bsky.social
Local reporters, start looking for your impact stories here👇👇👇
astrokatie.com Katie Mack @astrokatie.com · Jan 28
If you’re in the US and you’d like to know what projects and vital services federal grants currently fund in your state, you can search here: www.usaspending.gov

And you can find the contact information for your elected representatives here: www.usa.gov/elected-offi...

They need to hear from you.
USAspending.gov
www.usaspending.gov
January 28, 2025 at 10:37 AM
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dare-williams.bsky.social
January 28, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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sophieklahr.bsky.social
This looks like a rad remote part-time gig!

Researcher for a fun gay podcast - $50/hr
docs.google.com/document/d/1...
Job Posting: Researcher for Daily News Podcast (Queer News Focus)
Job Posting: Researcher for Daily News Podcast (Queer News Focus) Your Role: TODAY IN GAY is a short, joyful, daily news podcast by and for the queer community. We’re seeking a passionate, detail-or...
docs.google.com
January 28, 2025 at 7:44 AM
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alexanderchee.bsky.social
Very smart and in-depth thread on DeepSeek and AI.
karenhao.bsky.social Karen Hao @karenhao.bsky.social · Jan 27
As someone who has reported on AI for 7 years and covered China tech as well, I think the biggest lesson to be drawn from DeepSeek is the huge cracks it illustrates with the current dominant paradigm of AI development. A long thread. 1/
January 28, 2025 at 2:06 AM
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danalevinpoet.bsky.social
Hiiiiii—I’m here, seeking refuge from the algorithms of the tech oligarchy—will it be different here, @bluesjy.bsky.social ? Here’s a little Octavia E. Butler today—#parableofthesower
January 24, 2025 at 4:35 PM
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litbowl.bsky.social
From Catherine Barnett's book, Human Hours: bookshop.org/a/862/978155...

#poem #poetry #catherinebarnett #authors #books
January 27, 2025 at 1:39 PM
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marcelias.bsky.social
Please pay attention to this case being argued in the 4th Circuit tomorrow. It could determine whether the GOP succeeds in stealing a NC Supreme Court seat by disenfranchising 60,000 voters.

Follow @democracydocket.com for full coverage of this critical case.
www.democracydocket.com/news-alerts/...
4th Circuit To Weigh Whether NC Supreme Court Election Challenge Should Proceed in State or Federal Court
Read more here.
www.democracydocket.com
January 27, 2025 at 12:03 AM
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jrobin.bsky.social
Students, be aware that you can’t depend on UNC’s administration to protect you from ICE. www.newsobserver.com/news/local/e...
UNC-Chapel Hill will ‘comply’ if ICE seeks students on campus, chancellor says
Schools and colleges are no longer considered “sensitive” spaces protected from immigration officials, under a new directive from the Department of Homeland Security.
www.newsobserver.com
January 25, 2025 at 11:27 AM
gabbat.bsky.social
If this is what Bluesky is I’m IN.
landrewhuffman.bsky.social Andrew Huffman @landrewhuffman.bsky.social · Jan 26
Got some good sheep scratching done yesterday!
Big pink nose on a big white sheep.
January 26, 2025 at 10:35 PM
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landrewhuffman.bsky.social
Got some good sheep scratching done yesterday!
Big pink nose on a big white sheep.
January 26, 2025 at 8:54 PM
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oliverbaezbendorf.bsky.social
Thrilled and grateful. Thank you, @bookcritics.bsky.social.
A graphic and message celebrating Consider the Rooster being named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry. The graphic includes the cover image of the book. The text reads: ‘I’m so honored. Consider the Rooster has been named a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award in Poetry, alongside such brilliant books. These times aren’t just heavy, they’re dangerous. Book bans are on a furious rise. They’re targeting voices like mine, stories like ours. Federico García Lorca was assassinated by fascists for his poetry and his queerness, but through earth and verse, he guides us still. As Rane Arroyo wrote, “The dead tell the living to live.” At the heart of this big book is a very small rooster: Walter Mercado, RIP. I carry a lineage of those who have survived attempts to erase us. Consider the Rooster is my offering to that lineage. It’s my joyful refusal to pipe down. It’s also your invitation to sing. For all of us to move through the portal of what’s dawning. To be recognized in this way—especially now—moves me to a place almost beyond words. Almost 😉. Thank you to the @bookcritics, to everyone who’s held this book with love, and to the rooster in you.’
January 25, 2025 at 3:10 AM
gabbat.bsky.social
Hi Bluesky!
January 26, 2025 at 8:25 PM