John LaPine
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John LaPine
@johnlapine.bsky.social
Gay poet / gape owe it.
when Chappell Roan said "you can kiss a hundred boys in bars"

that's praxis
February 5, 2025 at 6:50 PM
A Gen Z cover band of the Killers called "The Unalivers"
February 4, 2025 at 4:59 PM
How I think I look when I'm up on stage reading a poem about getting ghosted by another married man:
February 4, 2025 at 2:39 AM
Some exquisite footage of this picturesque little peninsula 🥺🥲

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DISCOVERING | 4 Seasons of the U.P.
YouTube video by Discover the U.P.
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January 2, 2025 at 6:31 PM
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Yo, @bullcitypress.com just let me that preorders for my essay chapbook are lookin' strong 💪🏾📕

Still don't have your copy? Link below! 👇🏾

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An Unstable Container by John LaPine
by John LaPine 108 pages, softcover ISBN: 978-1-949344-10-3 release date: July 15, 2025* *Consolidated shipping: If an order with multiple items includes a pre-ordered item, all items will ship tog…
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December 29, 2024 at 11:27 PM
Yo, @bullcitypress.com just let me that preorders for my essay chapbook are lookin' strong 💪🏾📕

Still don't have your copy? Link below! 👇🏾

bullcitypress.com/product/an-u...
An Unstable Container by John LaPine
by John LaPine 108 pages, softcover ISBN: 978-1-949344-10-3 release date: July 15, 2025* *Consolidated shipping: If an order with multiple items includes a pre-ordered item, all items will ship tog…
bullcitypress.com
December 29, 2024 at 11:27 PM
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Are you a great fiction writer with one book published or under contract? (Or do you know one?) There's a sweet one-year gig open at UNC-- a 1/1 load w/ one public lecture, $40k: unc.peopleadmin.com/postings/289...
Lecturer
The Creative Writing Program in UNC's Department of English and Comparative Literature seeks to bring an emerging talent to campus for a one-year teaching appointment as the Kenan Visiting Writer.The ...
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December 17, 2024 at 3:02 PM
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my poems:
December 25, 2024 at 12:11 AM
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What up, blue folk, my chapbook of essays is now available for pre-order from @bullcitypress.com !! All of my blurbers told me they couldn't put it down, and I hope you enjoy it too!

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December 4, 2024 at 7:11 PM
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it’s me, a woman with two new poems in print
December 19, 2024 at 2:35 AM
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Top text: Thank you for sending us your work.

(Someone playing Subway Surfers)

Bottom text: Unfortunately, we're going to have to pass.
December 17, 2024 at 6:42 PM
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@theplastickind.bsky.social interviewed me for my favorite literary magazine! Check out the last issue of @splitlipthemag.bsky.social for the year!! ❤️❤️❤️
The holiday season brings the gift of our DECEMBER ISSUE!! 💝

A big thank you to our contributors🥰:
WORDS: Vanessa Blakeslee, Nini Berndt, Brooke Randel, & Kaitlyn Airy
ART: Vónbjørt Vang
PLUS: Jamey Baumgardt interviews Richard Mirabella

Start reading here: https://buff.ly/2Z36noR
December 15, 2024 at 8:15 PM
December 11, 2024 at 7:13 PM
Ho-ly
Nikki Giovanni
(1943-2024)
December 11, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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Who are we? A brand new lil online poetry journal, just trying to get some queer Midwestern poems into the world 😍

Subs are always open! We have a few spots left before we can launch our first ever issue! Send us those poemsssss!!!
December 10, 2024 at 10:00 PM
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"I don't think I'm allowed to kill something because I am frightened."
—Nikki Giovanni 💔

#poem #poems #poetry
December 10, 2024 at 10:48 AM
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In case you missed it: I have a chapbook of essays coming out this summer! Get in on the ground floor, it's goin to the moon
What up, blue folk, my chapbook of essays is now available for pre-order from @bullcitypress.com !! All of my blurbers told me they couldn't put it down, and I hope you enjoy it too!

bullcitypress.com/product/an-u...
December 6, 2024 at 10:36 PM
Zach Semel - "Skyrim, in Retrospect" in FreezeRay Poetry

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December 8, 2024 at 10:32 PM
In case you missed it: I have a chapbook of essays coming out this summer! Get in on the ground floor, it's goin to the moon
What up, blue folk, my chapbook of essays is now available for pre-order from @bullcitypress.com !! All of my blurbers told me they couldn't put it down, and I hope you enjoy it too!

bullcitypress.com/product/an-u...
December 6, 2024 at 10:36 PM
The Florence + the Machine discography
Name a song that has influenced your writing.
December 6, 2024 at 12:08 AM
Hyperfixation
December 5, 2024 at 4:16 PM
What up, blue folk, my chapbook of essays is now available for pre-order from @bullcitypress.com !! All of my blurbers told me they couldn't put it down, and I hope you enjoy it too!

bullcitypress.com/product/an-u...
December 4, 2024 at 7:11 PM
Snap back to reality / Ope, defy gravity
November 22, 2024 at 9:51 PM
Welcome new followers!

A little about me:

1) sometimes I run
2) sometimes I hide
3) sometimes I'm scared of you
4) all I really want is to hold you tight...
5) ...and treat you right
6) be with you day and night
7) baby all I need is time
November 21, 2024 at 3:44 PM