Michael Warr
@michael-warr.bsky.social
Lover of art + politics, practical tools + practices that make life easier, and people/cultural organizations working to transform the world. Award-winning poet, writer, editor, and arts management consultant. See more at https://michaelwarrcreativework.bl
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RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:12 PM
RFK Jr. says there are no autistic poets, so we interviewed one.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Hear from Elizabeth McClellan, @popelizbet.bsky.social, an award-winning poet, attorney, and legal educator based in Memphis, Tennessee.
Today is San Francisco poet Bob Kaufman's B-Day. In 2020, the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University organized an epic digital celebration of his Collected Poems. The nearly two-hour video tribute is worth watching. I appear around 1:44:08 diva.sfsu.edu/collect.../p... (photo: A.D. Winans)
April 19, 2025 at 2:01 AM
Today is San Francisco poet Bob Kaufman's B-Day. In 2020, the Poetry Center at San Francisco State University organized an epic digital celebration of his Collected Poems. The nearly two-hour video tribute is worth watching. I appear around 1:44:08 diva.sfsu.edu/collect.../p... (photo: A.D. Winans)
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NEWS: Mack Trucks has announced layoffs at Lehigh Valley, PA plant, due to Trump's tariffs.
April 18, 2025 at 6:40 PM
NEWS: Mack Trucks has announced layoffs at Lehigh Valley, PA plant, due to Trump's tariffs.
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Happy bday poet Bob Kaufman, b.1925, New Orleans.
“Remember not to forget the dying colors of yesterday
As you inhale tomorrow's hot dream, blown from frozen lips.
Remember, you naked agent of every nothing.”
“Let the voices of dead poets
ring louder in your ears...
“Remember not to forget the dying colors of yesterday
As you inhale tomorrow's hot dream, blown from frozen lips.
Remember, you naked agent of every nothing.”
“Let the voices of dead poets
ring louder in your ears...
April 18, 2025 at 11:50 AM
Happy bday poet Bob Kaufman, b.1925, New Orleans.
“Remember not to forget the dying colors of yesterday
As you inhale tomorrow's hot dream, blown from frozen lips.
Remember, you naked agent of every nothing.”
“Let the voices of dead poets
ring louder in your ears...
“Remember not to forget the dying colors of yesterday
As you inhale tomorrow's hot dream, blown from frozen lips.
Remember, you naked agent of every nothing.”
“Let the voices of dead poets
ring louder in your ears...
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An opportunity for poets in Chicago:
Mayor Brandon Johnson and Leading Chicago Cultural Institutions Invite Application for Chicago’s Next Poet Laureate
Mayor Brandon Johnson and the Department of Cultural Affairs and Special Events (DCASE), in partnership with Chicago Public Library…
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April 18, 2025 at 2:05 PM
An opportunity for poets in Chicago:
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RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet.
"I will challenge RFK Jr. to write a poem as good as me any day of the week."
www.motherjones.com
April 17, 2025 at 9:41 PM
RFK Jr. says there aren't autistic poets. We asked an autistic poet. www.motherjones.com/politics/202...
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"What Does It Mean to Be Human?" #SoniaSanchez
#TedxTalk #Poets #poetry
#BlackSkyRelay ⤵️ #BlueSkyMonday #SkyPoets #SkyWriters
#Philadelphia #Phillie
#TedxTalk #Poets #poetry
#BlackSkyRelay ⤵️ #BlueSkyMonday #SkyPoets #SkyWriters
#Philadelphia #Phillie
April 14, 2025 at 10:46 AM
"What Does It Mean to Be Human?" #SoniaSanchez
#TedxTalk #Poets #poetry
#BlackSkyRelay ⤵️ #BlueSkyMonday #SkyPoets #SkyWriters
#Philadelphia #Phillie
#TedxTalk #Poets #poetry
#BlackSkyRelay ⤵️ #BlueSkyMonday #SkyPoets #SkyWriters
#Philadelphia #Phillie
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In the 92 years since the state began naming poets laureate, Amanda Johnston is the first Black woman to earn the title. Here's how she's using her position to elevate other poets, and unsung stories of our state:
Texas' First Black Woman Poet Laureate Spreads Poems of Praise
In tough times, Amanda Johnston is creating a community of gratitude with contributions from poets all across the state.
www.texasobserver.org
April 12, 2025 at 10:17 PM
In the 92 years since the state began naming poets laureate, Amanda Johnston is the first Black woman to earn the title. Here's how she's using her position to elevate other poets, and unsung stories of our state:
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April is National Poetry Month. Here are two projects that NEH helped fund with the Library of America:
Lift Every Voice: www.africanamericanpoetry.org
Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home: www.latinopoetry.org
Lift Every Voice: www.africanamericanpoetry.org
Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home: www.latinopoetry.org
April 11, 2025 at 11:47 AM
April is National Poetry Month. Here are two projects that NEH helped fund with the Library of America:
Lift Every Voice: www.africanamericanpoetry.org
Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home: www.latinopoetry.org
Lift Every Voice: www.africanamericanpoetry.org
Latino Poetry: Places We Call Home: www.latinopoetry.org
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The Associated Press said in a court filing on Wednesday that the Trump administration had defied a federal judge’s order requiring the administration to restore the wire service’s full access to the White House.
White House Refuses to Restore The A.P.’s Access Despite Court Order, It Says
The wire service on Wednesday accused The White House of continuing to bar its reporters from the press pool despite a judge’s order that called the restriction a violation of the First Amendment.
www.nytimes.com
April 17, 2025 at 4:21 AM
The Associated Press said in a court filing on Wednesday that the Trump administration had defied a federal judge’s order requiring the administration to restore the wire service’s full access to the White House.
I hear that registrations for this event are high. You might want to register, and if you like sitting rather than standing, arrive early.
April 17, 2025 at 12:49 AM
I hear that registrations for this event are high. You might want to register, and if you like sitting rather than standing, arrive early.
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Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.
Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.
April 15, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Poets and poetry lovers join us this Thursday, April 17, at the Mechanics' Institute in San Francisco. It will be a unique night that includes bilingual poems and pairs a few poets who have never read together. Our books will be available. If you cannot make it, invite your poetry-addicted friends.
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“Write one poem at a time and resist knowing where you are going.” In today’s Ten Questions, Arthur Sze discusses his writing process for Into the Hush, out now from @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social. at.pw.org/10Q4Sze
April 1, 2025 at 1:09 PM
“Write one poem at a time and resist knowing where you are going.” In today’s Ten Questions, Arthur Sze discusses his writing process for Into the Hush, out now from @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social. at.pw.org/10Q4Sze
This definitely looks like something the original Enterprise crew encountered.
This new #NASAWebb image shows a dying star in unprecedented detail. Mid-infrared light highlights tangled patterns in the rings and holes in the pink interior. This scene was produced by two overlapping stars that “pop” with blue spikes at center: bit.ly/424Lygw 🔭 🧪
April 15, 2025 at 1:25 AM
This definitely looks like something the original Enterprise crew encountered.
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Healing only comes when we tell the truth
A Park Service webpage that previously called the Underground Railroad an effort “by enslaved African Americans to gain their freedom by escaping bondage” now emphasizes how it “bridged the divides of race.”
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Amid anti-DEI push, National Park Service rewrites history of Underground Railroad
Since Trump took office, the park service, an agency charged with preserving American history, has changed how its website describes key moments from slavery to Jim Crow
www.washingtonpost.com
April 6, 2025 at 3:18 PM
Healing only comes when we tell the truth
Hopefully, human decency dictates outrage against all torture. However, with trumped-up charges of criminality, promised "retribution " (another word for crime)," and...
In a new report, Sarah Stillman investigates deaths related to starvation, dehydration, and neglect in county jails across the U.S.—a crisis that at times has been covered up by private health companies and government officials.
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April 14, 2025 at 7:09 PM
Hopefully, human decency dictates outrage against all torture. However, with trumped-up charges of criminality, promised "retribution " (another word for crime)," and...
Fortunate to have met and participated in bringing this towering intellectual of the people to Chicago back in the day. I consider him a mentor.
Eduardo Galeano was writer, journalist, editor, historian. Catching stories in the air. Writing & retelling them anew. In the latest #StoriesOfResistance episode, we celebrate author Eduardo Galeano, on the 10-year-anniversary of his passing. @undertheshadow.bsky.social @globalexchange.bsky.social
Eduardo Galeano: Latin America’s poet-historian
10 years since his passing, Galeano’s oeuvre casts a long shadow—not only in Latin America’s letters, but in the region’s political identity.
therealnews.com
April 14, 2025 at 7:02 PM
Fortunate to have met and participated in bringing this towering intellectual of the people to Chicago back in the day. I consider him a mentor.
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Hyperallergic Members are invited to join us on April 29 for a virtual conversation with three prominent curators, who will share their thoughts on what they’re looking for in studio visits and how artists can build healthy relationships with curators in the field.
Member Event: Curators on Artist Studio Visits
Join us on April 29 for a virtual conversation with Kimberli Gant, Candice Hopkins, and Caroline Liou.
hyperallergic.com
April 14, 2025 at 6:19 PM
Hyperallergic Members are invited to join us on April 29 for a virtual conversation with three prominent curators, who will share their thoughts on what they’re looking for in studio visits and how artists can build healthy relationships with curators in the field.
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THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
The rise of end times fascism
The governing ideology of the far right has become a monstrous, supremacist survivalism. Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them
www.theguardian.com
April 13, 2025 at 1:32 PM
THE RISE OF END TIMES FASCISM
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
My first major piece of the new Trump era, co-written with @astra.bsky.social.
The governing ideology of the far right has become a
monstrous, supremacist survivalism.
Our task is to build a movement strong enough to stop them. www.theguardian.com/us-news/ng-i...
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Prisons Must Fall 🌱
Happy Publication Day to this beautiful, hopeful book by @prisonculture.bsky.social and Jane Ball, illustrated by @ollycostello.bsky.social! 💐
Happy Publication Day to this beautiful, hopeful book by @prisonculture.bsky.social and Jane Ball, illustrated by @ollycostello.bsky.social! 💐
April 8, 2025 at 3:52 PM
Prisons Must Fall 🌱
Happy Publication Day to this beautiful, hopeful book by @prisonculture.bsky.social and Jane Ball, illustrated by @ollycostello.bsky.social! 💐
Happy Publication Day to this beautiful, hopeful book by @prisonculture.bsky.social and Jane Ball, illustrated by @ollycostello.bsky.social! 💐
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A coalition of attorneys general from 21 states filed a lawsuit against Trump and several senior administration officials to prevent the dismantlement of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and two other federal agencies.
21 States Sue Trump Over Attacks on Museums and Libraries
Trump’s move to dismantle the Institute of Museum and Library Services, which was established by Congress, is “illegal several times over,” says a new lawsuit.
hyperallergic.com
April 8, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A coalition of attorneys general from 21 states filed a lawsuit against Trump and several senior administration officials to prevent the dismantlement of the Institute of Museum and Library Services and two other federal agencies.
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LIVE NOW!
Trump's Hammer, Our Hope 🌱
Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social , @chenjerai.bsky.social , @keeanga.bsky.social , & @astra.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on the cascading crisis and how we can fight back.
Stream here:
Trump's Hammer, Our Hope 🌱
Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social , @chenjerai.bsky.social , @keeanga.bsky.social , & @astra.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on the cascading crisis and how we can fight back.
Stream here:
Trump's Hammer, Our Hope: An Emergency Town Hall
Join Naomi Klein, Chenjerai Kumanyika, Astra Taylor, and Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor for an emergency town hall on the continuing attacks on both marginalized co...
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April 8, 2025 at 8:55 PM
LIVE NOW!
Trump's Hammer, Our Hope 🌱
Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social , @chenjerai.bsky.social , @keeanga.bsky.social , & @astra.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on the cascading crisis and how we can fight back.
Stream here:
Trump's Hammer, Our Hope 🌱
Join @naomiaklein.bsky.social , @chenjerai.bsky.social , @keeanga.bsky.social , & @astra.bsky.social for an emergency town hall on the cascading crisis and how we can fight back.
Stream here:
AWP 2025 # VII -- Chun Yu and I had a few events at the Associated Writers & Writing Program conference in Los Angeles. We caught a moment on the exhibit floor with globe-trotting poet sensation Matt Sedillo.
April 8, 2025 at 4:52 AM
AWP 2025 # VII -- Chun Yu and I had a few events at the Associated Writers & Writing Program conference in Los Angeles. We caught a moment on the exhibit floor with globe-trotting poet sensation Matt Sedillo.
AWP 2025 # VI -- A few images of the Red Hen Press (at least one side of the three sided booth):
April 8, 2025 at 4:47 AM
AWP 2025 # VI -- A few images of the Red Hen Press (at least one side of the three sided booth):