GusBus
@poeticswede.bsky.social
Here for the free verse. Sometime poet, obsessive first drafter, author of Male Pattern (May 2025 from Finishing Line Press). Poems in The Shore, Bracken, Rust + Moth, Portland Press Herald, Verse Daily.
Shoutout to Only Poems for the kindest personalized poetry rejection I’ve ever received. They clearly go all in on considering their authors and you should send work there because you know it’s getting a fair shake. While it smarts to get that close it also smarts less because of kindness.
#poetry
#poetry
November 26, 2025 at 4:30 AM
Shoutout to Only Poems for the kindest personalized poetry rejection I’ve ever received. They clearly go all in on considering their authors and you should send work there because you know it’s getting a fair shake. While it smarts to get that close it also smarts less because of kindness.
#poetry
#poetry
Sometimes the first poem after a period of creative drought can’t help but be about said drought.
#poetry #writing #unblocked
#poetry #writing #unblocked
November 1, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Sometimes the first poem after a period of creative drought can’t help but be about said drought.
#poetry #writing #unblocked
#poetry #writing #unblocked
Funny thing about getting any type of collection out in the world is you go quiet for a bit. At least I do. Maybe you hyper focus so much on the process of it you divert resources from what puts words on the page. It’s nice when they begin to drip drip in again.
#malepattern #poetry #itsback
#malepattern #poetry #itsback
July 29, 2025 at 2:04 PM
Funny thing about getting any type of collection out in the world is you go quiet for a bit. At least I do. Maybe you hyper focus so much on the process of it you divert resources from what puts words on the page. It’s nice when they begin to drip drip in again.
#malepattern #poetry #itsback
#malepattern #poetry #itsback
Officially launching my first book, Male Pattern (Finishing Line Press), on the 20th from 2-4pm at Stone Broke Bread and Books in Gardiner! Come for a short reading with Q&A after. Refreshments provided.
#itsofficial #poetry #flpauthor
#itsofficial #poetry #flpauthor
July 11, 2025 at 12:07 AM
Officially launching my first book, Male Pattern (Finishing Line Press), on the 20th from 2-4pm at Stone Broke Bread and Books in Gardiner! Come for a short reading with Q&A after. Refreshments provided.
#itsofficial #poetry #flpauthor
#itsofficial #poetry #flpauthor
June 21, 2025 at 4:15 PM
They’re in! Thank you to all who ordered or shared! Surreal to be actually holding it in my hand. Thank you Leah Maines and @finishinglinepress.bsky.social for taking a chance on me!
#flpauthor #malepattern #poetry
#flpauthor #malepattern #poetry
June 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
They’re in! Thank you to all who ordered or shared! Surreal to be actually holding it in my hand. Thank you Leah Maines and @finishinglinepress.bsky.social for taking a chance on me!
#flpauthor #malepattern #poetry
#flpauthor #malepattern #poetry
Final galleys approved and we’re off to the printer! Thank you again to all who preordered. I appreciate you, I appreciate your patience and will keep all you hooligans updated.
#flpauthor #poetry #lookitsabook
#flpauthor #poetry #lookitsabook
May 28, 2025 at 12:11 AM
Final galleys approved and we’re off to the printer! Thank you again to all who preordered. I appreciate you, I appreciate your patience and will keep all you hooligans updated.
#flpauthor #poetry #lookitsabook
#flpauthor #poetry #lookitsabook
May 10, 2025 at 11:20 AM
Most poets have a laundry poem. My new favorite, from “Auto Mechanic’s Daughter”, by Karen Harryman.
#poetry #justfolded
#poetry #justfolded
April 30, 2025 at 8:05 PM
Most poets have a laundry poem. My new favorite, from “Auto Mechanic’s Daughter”, by Karen Harryman.
#poetry #justfolded
#poetry #justfolded
So surreal to be in the final stages of first book publication. Grateful to all who helped it come to fruition!
#flpauthor #firstbook #poetry
#flpauthor #firstbook #poetry
April 29, 2025 at 3:42 PM
So surreal to be in the final stages of first book publication. Grateful to all who helped it come to fruition!
#flpauthor #firstbook #poetry
#flpauthor #firstbook #poetry
April 10, 2025 at 2:55 AM
Last day for preorders! So humbled. Celebrating with a treat. Big thanks to all who reserved a copy and helped support art in this hellscape. I see you.
#poetry #flpauthor
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
#poetry #flpauthor
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
April 4, 2025 at 4:40 PM
Last day for preorders! So humbled. Celebrating with a treat. Big thanks to all who reserved a copy and helped support art in this hellscape. I see you.
#poetry #flpauthor
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
#poetry #flpauthor
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
They want us scared, oblivious, distracted by the algorithm, afraid. The greatest freedom is freedom earned. You can agree on small things like banning pharma ads. But acceding to autocracy? Never.
#poetry #thepenvsthesword
#poetry #thepenvsthesword
March 30, 2025 at 2:31 AM
They want us scared, oblivious, distracted by the algorithm, afraid. The greatest freedom is freedom earned. You can agree on small things like banning pharma ads. But acceding to autocracy? Never.
#poetry #thepenvsthesword
#poetry #thepenvsthesword
March 21, 2025 at 1:47 AM
March 15, 2025 at 8:51 PM
I’m almost at my preorder goal! Thank you to all who have done so already or shared! Available through April 4th!
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
March 12, 2025 at 1:09 PM
I’m almost at my preorder goal! Thank you to all who have done so already or shared! Available through April 4th!
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
www.finishinglinepress.com/product/male...
This year’s Spring feeling so far. From my book, Male Pattern, available for preorder from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social through April 4th.
#poetry #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #flpauthor
#poetry #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #flpauthor
March 3, 2025 at 3:01 PM
This year’s Spring feeling so far. From my book, Male Pattern, available for preorder from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social through April 4th.
#poetry #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #flpauthor
#poetry #blueskypoets #writingcommunity #flpauthor
Published almost ten years ago. Sometimes you need a reminder that artwork is yes, work. The most sublime and the most despairing work you’ll ever do. But if that isn’t the best work, the work of being human, I can’t tell you what is.
#poetry #writingcommunity #artworkiswork
#poetry #writingcommunity #artworkiswork
February 28, 2025 at 2:18 PM
Published almost ten years ago. Sometimes you need a reminder that artwork is yes, work. The most sublime and the most despairing work you’ll ever do. But if that isn’t the best work, the work of being human, I can’t tell you what is.
#poetry #writingcommunity #artworkiswork
#poetry #writingcommunity #artworkiswork
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