Ella Snyder
@poetella.bsky.social
I am Ella; wrapped in rainbows, sword and harp in hands with a garland of hollyhock ‘round my neck. Raleigh/Durham Metro. Traduttrice. MFA in Poetry + Literary Translation.
My writing buddy, Bruno, making the most of the seating arrangements in my office
September 13, 2025 at 12:04 PM
My writing buddy, Bruno, making the most of the seating arrangements in my office
Who found this picture of me?
I guess this has probably already gone viral somewhere but I am simply dying at this picture of a bear that looks like it hired a photographer to do a glamour shoot
September 10, 2025 at 11:28 PM
Who found this picture of me?
Re: big vs little spoon debate— I'm so sorry, but the little spoon is too little. It doesn't work for me. I'm too impatient.
September 9, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Re: big vs little spoon debate— I'm so sorry, but the little spoon is too little. It doesn't work for me. I'm too impatient.
the birch trees were gorgeous with their disco ball leaves in the breeze and their faces and faces and faces
September 4, 2025 at 3:45 PM
the birch trees were gorgeous with their disco ball leaves in the breeze and their faces and faces and faces
I really went to the desert (water, water, nowhere, and not a drop to drink) and drank deeply of MUSES’ cup, y’all.
September 4, 2025 at 3:44 PM
I really went to the desert (water, water, nowhere, and not a drop to drink) and drank deeply of MUSES’ cup, y’all.
I went to the desert and all I got was a life-affirming (and craft-affirming) experience: www.instagram.com/p/DN6o40ID7r... #poetry #poetsinthewild
August 29, 2025 at 12:32 PM
I went to the desert and all I got was a life-affirming (and craft-affirming) experience: www.instagram.com/p/DN6o40ID7r... #poetry #poetsinthewild
Me? I’m arcane as fuck
August 27, 2025 at 12:38 AM
Me? I’m arcane as fuck
If you could go back and relive one day in your life without changing anything about it, which day would you revisit?
August 24, 2025 at 12:27 PM
If you could go back and relive one day in your life without changing anything about it, which day would you revisit?
“The pleasure of the text is that moment when my body pursues its own ideas- for my body does not have the same ideas I do.”
Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text
Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text
August 23, 2025 at 12:04 PM
“The pleasure of the text is that moment when my body pursues its own ideas- for my body does not have the same ideas I do.”
Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text
Roland Barthes, The Pleasure of the Text
a cup is useful because it is hollow. poetry is useful because it is space giving.
August 20, 2025 at 12:38 AM
a cup is useful because it is hollow. poetry is useful because it is space giving.
I would love bee spit in my hot leaf water, yes.
August 17, 2025 at 12:27 PM
I would love bee spit in my hot leaf water, yes.
dude, thinking about getting a new phone— a not smart phone? which feels like an insane thing to do in this day in age?
how do you do 2fa with a “dumb” phone when everything requires an authenticator app?
how do you do 2fa with a “dumb” phone when everything requires an authenticator app?
August 16, 2025 at 12:04 PM
dude, thinking about getting a new phone— a not smart phone? which feels like an insane thing to do in this day in age?
how do you do 2fa with a “dumb” phone when everything requires an authenticator app?
how do you do 2fa with a “dumb” phone when everything requires an authenticator app?
gilmore girls is white girl magical realism
August 15, 2025 at 6:20 PM
gilmore girls is white girl magical realism
This song just bubbled up into my consciousness, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that Kerli still makes music. I think I originally heard them on YouTube like 20 years ago. open.spotify.com/track/42bTIo...
Walking On Air
Kerli · Love Is Dead · Song · 2008
open.spotify.com
August 12, 2025 at 9:35 PM
This song just bubbled up into my consciousness, and I was pleasantly surprised to see that Kerli still makes music. I think I originally heard them on YouTube like 20 years ago. open.spotify.com/track/42bTIo...
There is just no reason that anything but reading should be happening this wonderful, rainy day.
August 12, 2025 at 6:22 PM
There is just no reason that anything but reading should be happening this wonderful, rainy day.
Desert hikers: What kind of footwear are you kicking it in?
Prepping to camp/hike in the desert for the first time since college!
Prepping to camp/hike in the desert for the first time since college!
August 11, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Desert hikers: What kind of footwear are you kicking it in?
Prepping to camp/hike in the desert for the first time since college!
Prepping to camp/hike in the desert for the first time since college!
Quick raise of hands: who would read a really sick online and NEWSPRINT literary magazine? Curated and presented by a masthead of queer siblings?
August 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
Quick raise of hands: who would read a really sick online and NEWSPRINT literary magazine? Curated and presented by a masthead of queer siblings?
Reposted by Ella Snyder
PLEASE REPOST! Poets! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26! Poetry Editor Betsy Aoki can't wait to read your poems!!! buff.ly/9AyStcb
August 9, 2025 at 2:00 PM
PLEASE REPOST! Poets! Uncanny Magazine is OPEN to Poetry Submissions from August 9 to August 26! Poetry Editor Betsy Aoki can't wait to read your poems!!! buff.ly/9AyStcb
Reposted by Ella Snyder
I loooooooove finding my old marginalia 🍌
[from my beloved copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude]
[from my beloved copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude]
August 9, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I loooooooove finding my old marginalia 🍌
[from my beloved copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude]
[from my beloved copy of One Hundred Years of Solitude]
2 shots of patron
Sophie Hunter · 2 shots of patron · Song · 2025
open.spotify.com
August 7, 2025 at 6:47 PM
How are y’all making your rejection letters from publishers fun?
This shit can be harrowing.
This shit can be harrowing.
August 6, 2025 at 12:38 AM
How are y’all making your rejection letters from publishers fun?
This shit can be harrowing.
This shit can be harrowing.
all I have to say is do not sleep on the genius that is @yumewrites.bsky.social.
August 3, 2025 at 12:27 PM
all I have to say is do not sleep on the genius that is @yumewrites.bsky.social.
I've been playing with digital collage for a while, but I never got around to posting this one. When my words don't work, I find another medium for what doesn't fit into morphemes.
August 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
I've been playing with digital collage for a while, but I never got around to posting this one. When my words don't work, I find another medium for what doesn't fit into morphemes.
hey, my dudes, here is my new author's website for your familiarization. enjoy.
Ella Snyder
Ella Snyder is a writer, founder, and a human data and language professional.
ellaks.mmm.page
July 30, 2025 at 12:38 AM
hey, my dudes, here is my new author's website for your familiarization. enjoy.