Pleased to share that I'm the new Events Manager of Lost City Books in Washington DC!

I can't wait to build a slate of rad book events for my community. I'm also hoping to collab with local groups to put together open mics, Narcan trainings, etc. :)

the people who police use of the term "concentration camp" have no idea that the nazis had over 14,000 camps across europe and that the vast majority were detention camps and labor camps and not killing centers, which is what they ignorantly think concentration camp exclusively means: death camp.

This should be a huge story

this was sooo fun and precious. Ali was a tremendous host & interviewer. I love Juj and Andrew!

You can listen to the episode here: www.wortfm.org/local-poets-...

Things you could do:
-NSJP has called for a day of action 3/11; hold a rally or protest.
-send senior faculty to meet with admin and demand guarantees they won’t coordinate with ICE or admin
-have all campus unions demand admin non-cooperation or compliance with Trump agenda

Government funding runs out on March 14. Republicans can’t pass a bill alone, so Democrats have real leverage here. We’re calling on Democrats to commit to withholding their votes and insist on an end to the Trump-Musk coup rampaging across the government.

On Feb 4th, I will be running a virtual writing workshop through Poetry Society NY for BIPOC writers called JOY? MORE SERIOUS THAN YOU THINK. Join us to learn how Black writers articulate joy without ignoring the cruel, man-made conditions of the earth.

You can register at the link in my bio.

If the horrors are going to continue to persist, then I’ll have to continue to persist as well. Doubly so. Our time here is limited, and I want to make the most of the time I’ve been granted.

Help who you can when you can. Those who mean harm are damn sure going to keep doing their bullshit.

going to be thinking about nickel boys for a long time

Honored to be selected as Split This Rock’s poem of the week with my piece, WINTER SOLSTICE, which you can read or listen to at the link below!

www.splitthisrock.org/poetry-datab...

"How American" from We Contain Landscapes (Tin House, 2025) in @sixthfinch.bsky.social’s latest gorgeous issue 🖤

Sacred Objects I & II 🏺🪑

have you guys ever noticed that most things are super annoying except when i do them, and then they’re winsome and adorable? like what are the odds

Hello! My name is Jonny, I’m a poet, booking agent, former bookseller, and a current Poetry MFA candidate at University of Wisconsin–Madison.

You can find a list of my previously published work at jonnyteklit.com

hey

for anyone trying to extricate yourself from the clutches of Amazon: bookstores make more than a third of their money between now & New Year’s, & most bookstores ship nationwide 💌

drolta really was The Moment™️.

Every scene she was in I was like 👁️🫢❤️‍🔥🤩😱🫠

black paramore fans are the backbone of society

Hello! My name is Jonny, I’m a poet, booking agent, former bookseller, and a current Poetry MFA candidate at University of Wisconsin–Madison.

You can find a list of my previously published work at jonnyteklit.com