James Spencer
@paranoidraindrop.bsky.social
Originally of Detroit, lives with his family in Lausanne, Switzerland. Currently, teaches public speaking, HEC Université de Lausanne, Exec MBA program. His first curated poem, “Character“, appears on La Piccioletta Barca.
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Sonic Boom is an independent literary journal that publishes short-form poetry as well as visual poems.
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A little recognition received, now relayed, over to you to respond...Checkout the vispo fun assembled by Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith (co-ed of Whiptail).
A little recognition received, now relayed, over to you to respond...Checkout the vispo fun assembled by Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith (co-ed of Whiptail).
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A little recognition received, now relayed, over to you to respond...Checkout the vispo fun assembled by Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith (co-ed of Whiptail).
A little recognition received, now relayed, over to you to respond...Checkout the vispo fun assembled by Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith (co-ed of Whiptail).
Sonic Boom Journal | Home
Sonic Boom is an independent literary journal that publishes short-form poetry as well as visual poems.
sonicboomjournal.wixsite.com
June 27, 2025 at 12:17 PM
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A little recognition received, now relayed, over to you to respond...Checkout the vispo fun assembled by Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith (co-ed of Whiptail).
A little recognition received, now relayed, over to you to respond...Checkout the vispo fun assembled by Shloka Shankar and Robin Smith (co-ed of Whiptail).
Got a bit of recognition from Geneva Writer's Group, shortlisted for a poetry prize.
See the winners - I can personally recommend the work of Liz Boquet - who got 3rd place : genevawritersgroup.wildapricot.org/Literary-Pri...
See the winners - I can personally recommend the work of Liz Boquet - who got 3rd place : genevawritersgroup.wildapricot.org/Literary-Pri...
Geneva Writers Group - Literary Prize 2025 winners
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May 7, 2025 at 6:45 PM
Got a bit of recognition from Geneva Writer's Group, shortlisted for a poetry prize.
See the winners - I can personally recommend the work of Liz Boquet - who got 3rd place : genevawritersgroup.wildapricot.org/Literary-Pri...
See the winners - I can personally recommend the work of Liz Boquet - who got 3rd place : genevawritersgroup.wildapricot.org/Literary-Pri...
I guess it's almost cliché to talk about prescient writers, things that seem to have been written for our moment; but one could do worse than read "The Ballade of the Poverties" by Adrienne Rich, if you're looking for that synchronicity buzz.
December 20, 2024 at 12:27 PM
I guess it's almost cliché to talk about prescient writers, things that seem to have been written for our moment; but one could do worse than read "The Ballade of the Poverties" by Adrienne Rich, if you're looking for that synchronicity buzz.
Reposted by James Spencer
Who should you ask about the best poems of 2024? Poets, of course. And their picks are all available to read online for free.
49 Contemporary Poets on the Best Poems they Read in 2024
In the sea of endless year-end lists, poetry often seems to get sidelined, or forgotten—or maybe the critics and listmakers just aren’t reading enough poetry in the first place. Which made me…
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December 18, 2024 at 4:30 PM
Who should you ask about the best poems of 2024? Poets, of course. And their picks are all available to read online for free.
Reposted by James Spencer
January 13 might feel far away, but my Monday Night Poetry workshop (over Zoom) begins in just one month. I would love to see you there and help you kickstart your new year writing projects. 🌼 Learn more about the class and register here:
writerscenter.org/calendar/huf...
writerscenter.org/calendar/huf...
Monday Night Poetry with Jane Huffman (via Zoom) | Hudson Valley Writers Center
Back by popular demand, Jane Huffman will teach Hudson Valley Writers Center’s Monday night six-week workshop. NB: This class will be taught on Zoom and will be capped at 12 […]
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December 13, 2024 at 7:31 PM
January 13 might feel far away, but my Monday Night Poetry workshop (over Zoom) begins in just one month. I would love to see you there and help you kickstart your new year writing projects. 🌼 Learn more about the class and register here:
writerscenter.org/calendar/huf...
writerscenter.org/calendar/huf...
RIP Nikki Giovanni:
"Reflections on April 4, 1968", a response to MLK's death, was the first poem I ever performed to impact people, spring, freshman year of h.s., 1983. It's first line, as she wrote it:
What can I, a poor Black woman, do to destroy America...
Powerful, cathartic, indelible
"Reflections on April 4, 1968", a response to MLK's death, was the first poem I ever performed to impact people, spring, freshman year of h.s., 1983. It's first line, as she wrote it:
What can I, a poor Black woman, do to destroy America...
Powerful, cathartic, indelible
December 12, 2024 at 10:04 PM
RIP Nikki Giovanni:
"Reflections on April 4, 1968", a response to MLK's death, was the first poem I ever performed to impact people, spring, freshman year of h.s., 1983. It's first line, as she wrote it:
What can I, a poor Black woman, do to destroy America...
Powerful, cathartic, indelible
"Reflections on April 4, 1968", a response to MLK's death, was the first poem I ever performed to impact people, spring, freshman year of h.s., 1983. It's first line, as she wrote it:
What can I, a poor Black woman, do to destroy America...
Powerful, cathartic, indelible
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Thank you for including me!
Here they are, my favorite books of the year.
With texts by the likes of @taffyakner.bsky.social @paulluikart.bsky.social @cphillipspoet.bsky.social @dseuss.bsky.social, Kaveh Akbar, Louise Erdrich, Anne Carson, Willy Vlautin, Scott Cairns and so many more.
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With texts by the likes of @taffyakner.bsky.social @paulluikart.bsky.social @cphillipspoet.bsky.social @dseuss.bsky.social, Kaveh Akbar, Louise Erdrich, Anne Carson, Willy Vlautin, Scott Cairns and so many more.
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My favorite books of 2024 — Aarik Danielsen
Let me lead you through my favorite novels, poetry and essays of 2024.
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December 9, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Thank you for including me!
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I love it when poetry makes me want to go re-read poems that are familiar AND write my own. Dick Westheimer goes midrash and I'm going to re-read "The Creation" by James Weldon Johnson.
I love it when poetry makes me want to go re-read poems that are familiar AND write my own. Dick Westheimer goes midrash and I'm going to re-read "The Creation" by James Weldon Johnson.
Adam & Eve | Gashmius
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December 10, 2024 at 2:07 PM
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I love it when poetry makes me want to go re-read poems that are familiar AND write my own. Dick Westheimer goes midrash and I'm going to re-read "The Creation" by James Weldon Johnson.
I love it when poetry makes me want to go re-read poems that are familiar AND write my own. Dick Westheimer goes midrash and I'm going to re-read "The Creation" by James Weldon Johnson.
This is by the first composer I ever met, I was about 7 ror 8 at the time. So was he, he was composing then too. 50 years later, David has made a lot of music...Here's some of his latest.
Oh, yeah it has the wackiest visual possible. No loss of humor over the years : )
Oh, yeah it has the wackiest visual possible. No loss of humor over the years : )
December 10, 2024 at 8:56 AM
This is by the first composer I ever met, I was about 7 ror 8 at the time. So was he, he was composing then too. 50 years later, David has made a lot of music...Here's some of his latest.
Oh, yeah it has the wackiest visual possible. No loss of humor over the years : )
Oh, yeah it has the wackiest visual possible. No loss of humor over the years : )
I just made a starter pack called Poets I Want to Grow Up to Be.
Can anyone explain to me what I have achieved by doing this?
Can anyone explain to me what I have achieved by doing this?
December 7, 2024 at 7:34 PM
I just made a starter pack called Poets I Want to Grow Up to Be.
Can anyone explain to me what I have achieved by doing this?
Can anyone explain to me what I have achieved by doing this?
Significant poets I have found in #theflutterverse:
@dseuss.bsky.social
@cphillipspoet.bsky.social
@janehuffman.bsky.social
Who else is here poet-wise?
@dseuss.bsky.social
@cphillipspoet.bsky.social
@janehuffman.bsky.social
Who else is here poet-wise?
December 4, 2024 at 9:03 PM
Significant poets I have found in #theflutterverse:
@dseuss.bsky.social
@cphillipspoet.bsky.social
@janehuffman.bsky.social
Who else is here poet-wise?
@dseuss.bsky.social
@cphillipspoet.bsky.social
@janehuffman.bsky.social
Who else is here poet-wise?
Wondering about how to connect with more poets in this new flutterscape (butterflies flutter, why not?) Anyhow, I had to hear from a third party that Diane Seuss is here...Searching poetry didn't help me ???
December 2, 2024 at 2:34 PM
Wondering about how to connect with more poets in this new flutterscape (butterflies flutter, why not?) Anyhow, I had to hear from a third party that Diane Seuss is here...Searching poetry didn't help me ???
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Modern Poetry is out today in paperback. 💋
November 19, 2024 at 6:59 PM
Modern Poetry is out today in paperback. 💋
And here's an un-failed poem:
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/charac...
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/charac...
La Piccioletta Barca | Character - by James Spencer
Your eye / binds you seriatim, / be you saditty or simple: / tears Mistress Aural from...
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November 24, 2024 at 9:03 PM
And here's an un-failed poem:
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/charac...
www.picciolettabarca.com/posts/charac...
How does one draw in views here in this new flutterscape? Flutterverse?
Never used Twitter or its Muskified demon twin.
Are there hashtags here?
Primary interest: Poetry, writing it and publishing it.
Never used Twitter or its Muskified demon twin.
Are there hashtags here?
Primary interest: Poetry, writing it and publishing it.
November 24, 2024 at 7:55 PM
How does one draw in views here in this new flutterscape? Flutterverse?
Never used Twitter or its Muskified demon twin.
Are there hashtags here?
Primary interest: Poetry, writing it and publishing it.
Never used Twitter or its Muskified demon twin.
Are there hashtags here?
Primary interest: Poetry, writing it and publishing it.
This is a failed poem turned into an essay...Btw, this is a terrific online lit journal, and not only b/c they have two of my writings 😜
La Piccioletta Barca | Advice to the Players, or Less Method In Our Madness, Please - by James Spencer
Affected affects are often applauded. Witness the 24/7-Ages-of-Man Act: its Lead Creep-in-Chief unwilling in ...
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November 22, 2024 at 9:48 PM
This is a failed poem turned into an essay...Btw, this is a terrific online lit journal, and not only b/c they have two of my writings 😜