Molly Spencer
@mspencerpoet.bsky.social
she/ her | poet, critic, editor, wonk | IF THE HOUSE (UWisc Press), HINGE (SIU Press), INVITATORY (2024, Parlor Press) | Solidly Gen X
when ur a poet and a wonk
June 5, 2025 at 7:27 PM
when ur a poet and a wonk
This lilac unleaves
It falls from itself
and hides its ancient shadow.
I will die of such things.
—Alejandra Piznarik
It falls from itself
and hides its ancient shadow.
I will die of such things.
—Alejandra Piznarik
May 12, 2025 at 6:39 PM
This lilac unleaves
It falls from itself
and hides its ancient shadow.
I will die of such things.
—Alejandra Piznarik
It falls from itself
and hides its ancient shadow.
I will die of such things.
—Alejandra Piznarik
just wanted to show you this v good girl
April 27, 2025 at 8:13 PM
just wanted to show you this v good girl
me waiting for my students’ papers to roll in [checks notes] two days after the deadline
April 23, 2025 at 9:14 PM
me waiting for my students’ papers to roll in [checks notes] two days after the deadline
when the bbs start coming home for the holiday 🥹
April 20, 2025 at 12:42 AM
when the bbs start coming home for the holiday 🥹
You have spring semester, I have winter term. We are not the same.
April 10, 2025 at 11:05 AM
You have spring semester, I have winter term. We are not the same.
I’m old enough to remember the last time they did this
March 4, 2025 at 11:46 PM
I’m old enough to remember the last time they did this
Started my day with this beauty. 10/10 would recommend. Congratulations, @hanvanderhart.bsky.social on this piercing work.
February 13, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Started my day with this beauty. 10/10 would recommend. Congratulations, @hanvanderhart.bsky.social on this piercing work.
Eastern sycamores down the block
January 20, 2025 at 2:25 AM
Eastern sycamores down the block
hi from Freya to Peggy 🩵
November 12, 2024 at 1:49 AM
hi from Freya to Peggy 🩵
a favorite for Veterans Day… the singing will never be done
November 12, 2024 at 1:43 AM
a favorite for Veterans Day… the singing will never be done
Finally some alt text for the whole poem:
MOVING DAY
Goodbye is the last box half-packed, is the front door left
open. Goodbye is this quiet procession
of men packing muted sun into the back of a truck
again. Today the light through the leaves reminds you
MOVING DAY
Goodbye is the last box half-packed, is the front door left
open. Goodbye is this quiet procession
of men packing muted sun into the back of a truck
again. Today the light through the leaves reminds you
November 10, 2024 at 8:32 PM
Finally some alt text for the whole poem:
MOVING DAY
Goodbye is the last box half-packed, is the front door left
open. Goodbye is this quiet procession
of men packing muted sun into the back of a truck
again. Today the light through the leaves reminds you
MOVING DAY
Goodbye is the last box half-packed, is the front door left
open. Goodbye is this quiet procession
of men packing muted sun into the back of a truck
again. Today the light through the leaves reminds you
I’ve moved house a lot in my life for Reasons, and I did it again yesterday, and here’s something I wrote about it once
November 10, 2024 at 1:39 AM
I’ve moved house a lot in my life for Reasons, and I did it again yesterday, and here’s something I wrote about it once
Please admire the webs my household *goddesses—may they thrive eternally—have woven in the staircase window
*spiders
*spiders
September 18, 2024 at 12:51 AM
Please admire the webs my household *goddesses—may they thrive eternally—have woven in the staircase window
*spiders
*spiders
Just felt like showing you this very good girl
September 5, 2024 at 10:58 PM
Just felt like showing you this very good girl
Ursula K. Le Guin. The first three sentences resonate especially.
September 1, 2024 at 1:48 AM
Ursula K. Le Guin. The first three sentences resonate especially.
I heard you all have DMs and gifs here now, so the #ProduceReport is back. Yes, they are Michigan berries.
June 12, 2024 at 6:19 PM
I heard you all have DMs and gifs here now, so the #ProduceReport is back. Yes, they are Michigan berries.
Literally just sitting on my couch waiting for it to be 8PM so I can feel justified going to bed 😐
February 25, 2024 at 12:36 AM
Literally just sitting on my couch waiting for it to be 8PM so I can feel justified going to bed 😐
this very good dog
January 23, 2024 at 11:32 PM
this very good dog
me when my glow-up finally hits
January 18, 2024 at 1:30 AM
me when my glow-up finally hits
Wore joggers*—but my DRESSY ones—to work today, and I really feel like I got away with something 🙌🏻
*or what I, a Gen Xer, call “sweat pants but they cost $89” (thank goodness I got these on sale)
*or what I, a Gen Xer, call “sweat pants but they cost $89” (thank goodness I got these on sale)
October 20, 2023 at 10:26 PM
Wore joggers*—but my DRESSY ones—to work today, and I really feel like I got away with something 🙌🏻
*or what I, a Gen Xer, call “sweat pants but they cost $89” (thank goodness I got these on sale)
*or what I, a Gen Xer, call “sweat pants but they cost $89” (thank goodness I got these on sale)