Aaron Smith
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Aaron Smith
@pineapple-hell.bsky.social
Poet. Podcaster. Professor. Art Lover. Shopper. Dog Person. Book Reader. Magazine Reader. Ring Lover. Potty Mouth. Pot Smoker.
Sometimes I think there are two kinds of people in the world: those who want a toaster and research the best toaster for all the various reasons that one researches a toaster, and then there are people like me whose only requirement is that the toaster be red.
November 12, 2024 at 9:18 PM
Reposted by Aaron Smith
This is an essay on my poem "Ballad," Keats's notion of Negative Capability, and Lorca's Duende, with a prompt and a link to the original poem. I'm happy to share it with you.
I Know You Know: Diane Seuss On “Ballad,” Negative Capability, and the Duende
Christ was laid out in a glass coffin, like Snow White. I visited and re-visited him. He looked so much like my father on his deathbed.
poems.com
November 11, 2024 at 3:20 PM
@biancatherosestone.bsky.social posted this poem by Franz Wright on FB. I can’t stop thinking about it. I even gave it to my shrink because it articulates something I’ve been trying to explain to him for years.
November 11, 2024 at 5:15 PM
Reposted by Aaron Smith
Queer joy is always subversive. Tomorrow on the podcast, we're delivering some queer chuckles.

But if you also need a brick to throw, Stonewall style, we've got you there too.
November 10, 2024 at 6:45 PM