Lisa Marie Simmons
@lisamariesimmons.bsky.social
Storyteller in song, word, and jazz. From Downbeat Best Albums to the Venice Biennale. Here for truth, groove, and the right note. 🎶
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Backstage with the incomparable #lakeciabenjamin #jazzlovers I highly recommend you go check her out if you haven’t already👇🏾 Also, news! Funding secured for the last NoteSpeak chapter. Watch this space for #music #poetry and #magic ✨ lakeciabenjamin.com
The best read I've come upon in some time. Prescient? One can hope! The irony of sharing it here is not lost on me! @noemamag.com The Last Days Of Social Media #topshelf www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
The Last Days Of Social Media | NOEMA
Social media promised connection, but it has delivered exhaustion.
www.noemamag.com
November 13, 2025 at 1:53 PM
The best read I've come upon in some time. Prescient? One can hope! The irony of sharing it here is not lost on me! @noemamag.com The Last Days Of Social Media #topshelf www.noemamag.com/the-last-day...
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No Time At All from Lisa Marie Simmons is now available for your listening enjoyment on all your favorite platforms: ropeadope.com/news/2025/8/...
“Is there still enough time, or No Time At All?” As she Lisa Marie questions the concept of linear time.
“Is there still enough time, or No Time At All?” As she Lisa Marie questions the concept of linear time.
August 29, 2025 at 4:03 PM
No Time At All from Lisa Marie Simmons is now available for your listening enjoyment on all your favorite platforms: ropeadope.com/news/2025/8/...
“Is there still enough time, or No Time At All?” As she Lisa Marie questions the concept of linear time.
“Is there still enough time, or No Time At All?” As she Lisa Marie questions the concept of linear time.
Awww it was so good to see you!! 🤎
What, this pic? It's just me hanging out with my beautiful friend @lisamariesimmons.bsky.social before she performs in @charu.bsky.social's amazing concert in Carnegie Hall on Friday. Check out Charu Suri's music and Lisa's band Notespeak on Spotify and all the places! 💕
August 6, 2025 at 4:46 PM
Awww it was so good to see you!! 🤎
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80 years after the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still cast a long shadow over the world. Cultural leaders have a leading role to play in creating a critical mass of public demand for change.
They are stepping up. 🧵 #CultureAgainstNukes #NukeSky
They are stepping up. 🧵 #CultureAgainstNukes #NukeSky
August 6, 2025 at 4:10 PM
80 years after the U.S. atomic bombings of Hiroshima and Nagasaki, nuclear weapons still cast a long shadow over the world. Cultural leaders have a leading role to play in creating a critical mass of public demand for change.
They are stepping up. 🧵 #CultureAgainstNukes #NukeSky
They are stepping up. 🧵 #CultureAgainstNukes #NukeSky
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my
Gran
braided
lore into
each line of cornrows
over home a #braid is a plait
and my trumpet soul is filled with locs of nappy love
~ regina harris baiocchi 🪮
#Fibonacci #haikufeels
Gran
braided
lore into
each line of cornrows
over home a #braid is a plait
and my trumpet soul is filled with locs of nappy love
~ regina harris baiocchi 🪮
#Fibonacci #haikufeels
June 25, 2025 at 8:15 PM
my
Gran
braided
lore into
each line of cornrows
over home a #braid is a plait
and my trumpet soul is filled with locs of nappy love
~ regina harris baiocchi 🪮
#Fibonacci #haikufeels
Gran
braided
lore into
each line of cornrows
over home a #braid is a plait
and my trumpet soul is filled with locs of nappy love
~ regina harris baiocchi 🪮
#Fibonacci #haikufeels
✨ CARNEGIE HALL, BABY—WHAA?! ✨
I fell hard for Charu’s Rags and Ragas the moment I heard it,
then she heard NoteSpeak 12 and came to our NYC show. Now we’re sharing the stage, plus debuting a new track from the upcoming NoteSpeak (In a Word) (Sept @ropeadope99.bsky.social )Love fest vibes #jazzsky
I fell hard for Charu’s Rags and Ragas the moment I heard it,
then she heard NoteSpeak 12 and came to our NYC show. Now we’re sharing the stage, plus debuting a new track from the upcoming NoteSpeak (In a Word) (Sept @ropeadope99.bsky.social )Love fest vibes #jazzsky
June 24, 2025 at 4:34 PM
✨ CARNEGIE HALL, BABY—WHAA?! ✨
I fell hard for Charu’s Rags and Ragas the moment I heard it,
then she heard NoteSpeak 12 and came to our NYC show. Now we’re sharing the stage, plus debuting a new track from the upcoming NoteSpeak (In a Word) (Sept @ropeadope99.bsky.social )Love fest vibes #jazzsky
I fell hard for Charu’s Rags and Ragas the moment I heard it,
then she heard NoteSpeak 12 and came to our NYC show. Now we’re sharing the stage, plus debuting a new track from the upcoming NoteSpeak (In a Word) (Sept @ropeadope99.bsky.social )Love fest vibes #jazzsky
"We are living in the time when small men and women rule. Our only hope is to become bigger ourselves." Character isn’t built in crisis; it’s revealed. Sherrilyn Ifill once more holds up a mirror to who we are and who we refuse to be. Her work continues to be required reading and good medicine.
On the Crisis of Character in American Leadership.
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
When Small Men and Women Rule*
*People of Character Stand Up
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June 23, 2025 at 2:52 PM
"We are living in the time when small men and women rule. Our only hope is to become bigger ourselves." Character isn’t built in crisis; it’s revealed. Sherrilyn Ifill once more holds up a mirror to who we are and who we refuse to be. Her work continues to be required reading and good medicine.
Long before many of us could see the cracks,
@sifill.bsky.social was already naming the fault lines. Read her. She writes with the kind of unflinching foresight that history will thank, but we must act on now.
@sifill.bsky.social was already naming the fault lines. Read her. She writes with the kind of unflinching foresight that history will thank, but we must act on now.
Today El Salvador’s President Nayib Bukeke will visit the White House - no doubt to advance plans to imprison incarcerated U.S. citizens in El Salvador.We need to stop this before it happens.
Call both your Senators and your Rep. & tell them NO!
202-224-3121
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Call both your Senators and your Rep. & tell them NO!
202-224-3121
open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Americans Must Prepare to Fight for the Citizenship Rights of U.S. Prisoners
Trump's Plan to Render U.S. Citizens to Foreign Jails Seeks to Exploit Americans' Disinterest in the Rights of Prisoners
open.substack.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Long before many of us could see the cracks,
@sifill.bsky.social was already naming the fault lines. Read her. She writes with the kind of unflinching foresight that history will thank, but we must act on now.
@sifill.bsky.social was already naming the fault lines. Read her. She writes with the kind of unflinching foresight that history will thank, but we must act on now.
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Marie Claire Italia mi ha chiesto di scrivere una lettera alla Pace
Oggi in edicola il numero con ciò che ho scritto
Oggi in edicola il numero con ciò che ho scritto
February 25, 2025 at 11:14 AM
Marie Claire Italia mi ha chiesto di scrivere una lettera alla Pace
Oggi in edicola il numero con ciò che ho scritto
Oggi in edicola il numero con ciò che ho scritto
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The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...
February 1, 2025 at 2:09 PM
The New Republic has kindly published what the LA Times and its RFK Jr-supporting billionaire owner Pat Soon-Shiong tried to suppress: newrepublic.com/article/1910...
January 29, 2025 at 1:32 PM
Hey #writingcommunity Please give a warm welcome to the absolutely splendid and brilliantly talented @storyclare.bsky.social Follow her for a much-needed dose of good medicine! 🤎🤎🤎
BlueSky...Intros
I am a storyteller & public speaker. I tell myth, fable & all sorts worldwide. I help filmmakers, activists, scientists, kids, doctors with storying.
Also work with large organisations like the NHS, UKRI, UK Sport, Royal Shakespeare Company on how story can support their work
I am a storyteller & public speaker. I tell myth, fable & all sorts worldwide. I help filmmakers, activists, scientists, kids, doctors with storying.
Also work with large organisations like the NHS, UKRI, UK Sport, Royal Shakespeare Company on how story can support their work
January 27, 2025 at 11:40 AM
Hey #writingcommunity Please give a warm welcome to the absolutely splendid and brilliantly talented @storyclare.bsky.social Follow her for a much-needed dose of good medicine! 🤎🤎🤎
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
January 24, 2025 at 1:59 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
Some days feel like Ross Gay wrote them. sitting in a room full of balloons, wondering which one carries my next delight. Happiest 2025 creating #community. Perfect read for 2025? 👉🏾 The Book of Delights #delight
January 5, 2025 at 4:26 PM
Some days feel like Ross Gay wrote them. sitting in a room full of balloons, wondering which one carries my next delight. Happiest 2025 creating #community. Perfect read for 2025? 👉🏾 The Book of Delights #delight
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Photo session featuring artwork from my series Minimal Accident.
January 3, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Photo session featuring artwork from my series Minimal Accident.
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A powerful artist and activist. Just everything about this woman and her poetry was good and clean and straight truth. She pushed us. She’d cut you and then smile to show that she’d done it with love.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
December 10, 2024 at 4:17 AM
A powerful artist and activist. Just everything about this woman and her poetry was good and clean and straight truth. She pushed us. She’d cut you and then smile to show that she’d done it with love.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
Rest in Peace and Power Nikki Giovanni.
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Jesus was at Walgreen’s again.
November 23, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Jesus was at Walgreen’s again.
“We shouldn’t celebrate genocide, but we can honor those who were killed, elevate Native voices, and embrace that spirit of generosity that Indigenous people shared with the Pilgrims.” Ruth H Hopkins www.teenvogue.com/story/thanks... #thanksgiving
Myths vs. Facts About the First Thanksgiving
It’s been 400 years since the Mayflower landed in modern-day Massachusetts.
www.teenvogue.com
November 28, 2024 at 1:24 PM
“We shouldn’t celebrate genocide, but we can honor those who were killed, elevate Native voices, and embrace that spirit of generosity that Indigenous people shared with the Pilgrims.” Ruth H Hopkins www.teenvogue.com/story/thanks... #thanksgiving
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When I first left Twitter, I wrote a two minute torch song about the breakup. This migratory moment seemed like a good time to dust it off and record it. And yes, I'm really feeling it in the thumbnail.
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#MusicianSky #Songwriter #Music
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#MusicianSky #Songwriter #Music
Torch Song For A Bird
YouTube video by TT Music Explosion
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November 21, 2024 at 11:03 PM
When I first left Twitter, I wrote a two minute torch song about the breakup. This migratory moment seemed like a good time to dust it off and record it. And yes, I'm really feeling it in the thumbnail.
youtu.be/2CJJaSBZSVY?...
#MusicianSky #Songwriter #Music
youtu.be/2CJJaSBZSVY?...
#MusicianSky #Songwriter #Music
BuzzFeed just gave my essay a second life. It’s about unraveling the complexities of my family’s unexpected history. Though the headline isn't mine - I stand by the essay! #adopteestories #essays #writingcommunity #writers
www.buzzfeed.com/lisamariesim...
www.buzzfeed.com/lisamariesim...
As A Young Black Girl, I Loved My Grandfather. Then I Found Out He'd Been A KKK Member.
"Unless we teach the truths of our troubled history in our school systems, our garden can’t help but be stunted; if we rise to the challenge, imagine how lush it could be."
www.buzzfeed.com
November 23, 2024 at 3:44 PM
BuzzFeed just gave my essay a second life. It’s about unraveling the complexities of my family’s unexpected history. Though the headline isn't mine - I stand by the essay! #adopteestories #essays #writingcommunity #writers
www.buzzfeed.com/lisamariesim...
www.buzzfeed.com/lisamariesim...
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Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies.
#bydhttmwdi
#bydhttmwdi
a pixel art of a man standing under a rainbow on a blue background
Alt: a pixel art of Levar standing under a rainbow on a blue background
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November 18, 2024 at 7:43 PM
Okay, y’all… I have finally decided that retreat is the better part of valor. Bringing some rainbow energy over to these blue skies.
#bydhttmwdi
#bydhttmwdi
I am always awed by the brilliance of @sifill.bsky.social If you haven’t read this yet, please do. It is illuminating.
I’m reading more “takes” about how we got here. And they all begin and end with Trump and myopically refuse to see what’s right in front of us. Oh, America. We may be fully lost, but we need to face why. So, I’m reposting my take. open.substack.com/pub/sherrily...
Why Are We Here?
A Dispatch from the Nadir
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November 17, 2024 at 11:29 AM
I am always awed by the brilliance of @sifill.bsky.social If you haven’t read this yet, please do. It is illuminating.
Backstage with the incomparable #lakeciabenjamin #jazzlovers I highly recommend you go check her out if you haven’t already👇🏾 Also, news! Funding secured for the last NoteSpeak chapter. Watch this space for #music #poetry and #magic ✨ lakeciabenjamin.com
November 17, 2024 at 11:19 AM
Backstage with the incomparable #lakeciabenjamin #jazzlovers I highly recommend you go check her out if you haven’t already👇🏾 Also, news! Funding secured for the last NoteSpeak chapter. Watch this space for #music #poetry and #magic ✨ lakeciabenjamin.com
New day, new sky! Hello! 🙋🏾♀️From jazz and spoken word to storytelling in every form, I’m here to share and connect. Looking forward to meeting like-minded souls under this BlueSky.
November 12, 2024 at 1:12 PM
New day, new sky! Hello! 🙋🏾♀️From jazz and spoken word to storytelling in every form, I’m here to share and connect. Looking forward to meeting like-minded souls under this BlueSky.