John Downes-Angus
@johndownesangus.bsky.social
Public HS English Teacher in NYC.
The sluggish, tedious precision of ole Henry is an escape hatch. Permits the brain to wander
November 11, 2025 at 2:00 AM
The sluggish, tedious precision of ole Henry is an escape hatch. Permits the brain to wander
I love him! It’s either “Portrait” or “Wings” for me. Probably Wings.
November 11, 2025 at 1:46 AM
I love him! It’s either “Portrait” or “Wings” for me. Probably Wings.
100 something thousand spiders and it smells bad—this is never leaving me
November 10, 2025 at 11:09 PM
100 something thousand spiders and it smells bad—this is never leaving me
Yes! It’s a collection of her contributions to Liberties—she had a column, apparently, that consisted of close reads of single poems
November 9, 2025 at 10:55 PM
Yes! It’s a collection of her contributions to Liberties—she had a column, apparently, that consisted of close reads of single poems
Hah 37! Wife and toddler are out of town so I took advantage of the ease of travel
November 9, 2025 at 10:50 PM
Hah 37! Wife and toddler are out of town so I took advantage of the ease of travel
Yes! Love it.
November 9, 2025 at 4:05 PM
Yes! Love it.
Whoa okay there sweatshirt, chill out
November 9, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Whoa okay there sweatshirt, chill out
“Milly sipped her cold brew, and in it she tasted the bitter, joyful abyss of otherness”
November 8, 2025 at 10:02 PM
“Milly sipped her cold brew, and in it she tasted the bitter, joyful abyss of otherness”
There’s a pseudoscientific framing for “good teaching” that undermines a lot of basic intuitions about what school should be for
November 8, 2025 at 5:14 PM
There’s a pseudoscientific framing for “good teaching” that undermines a lot of basic intuitions about what school should be for
I will! They read it on the subway hah. I love it.
November 7, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I will! They read it on the subway hah. I love it.