R.B. Simon (Rene)
@poetrbsimon.bsky.social
Poet. Artist. Managing Ed. @ Harbor Editions. Mother, disabled, queer, black, radical liberatory harm reductionist. 2021 Chap: The Good Truth (FLP), 2023: Not Just the Fire (Cornerstone). Mar 25: Bird, Blood, Bone (Milk & Cake).
It's really a shame, with the amount I struggle with insomnia, that I can't seem to write poems at night. So much wasted time. Sigh.
December 6, 2024 at 10:38 AM
It's really a shame, with the amount I struggle with insomnia, that I can't seem to write poems at night. So much wasted time. Sigh.
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I'd like to create an "Authors of Small/Indie Press Books 2024-2025" starter pack. Is that you? If so, please reply here. Also, if you don't mind reposting this for visibility, I'd appreciate it! #writingcommunity #indiebooks #indieauthors #booksky
November 13, 2024 at 2:56 PM
I'd like to create an "Authors of Small/Indie Press Books 2024-2025" starter pack. Is that you? If so, please reply here. Also, if you don't mind reposting this for visibility, I'd appreciate it! #writingcommunity #indiebooks #indieauthors #booksky
Well, time to engage in this platform finally! What should I follow? Who should I know? Share anything and everything about good poetry!!!!
November 10, 2024 at 11:08 PM
Well, time to engage in this platform finally! What should I follow? Who should I know? Share anything and everything about good poetry!!!!
just read the most fascinating flash piece from @gwen.kirby over at X-ray. It's making me think of exploring prose again!
JACKFRUIT by Gwen E. Kirby
Now that your precious jackfruit is out in the world, latch the angel onto your body and let nature take its course.
xraylitmag.com
December 8, 2023 at 6:23 PM
just read the most fascinating flash piece from @gwen.kirby over at X-ray. It's making me think of exploring prose again!
Please see the updates on this. We've only made 1/5 of what we need to seek justice. My heart truly cannot rest until I see them reunited...
If you care about what natives still go through today in this country, please read this and consider helping. This family is soooo dear to me. 💔
Help reunite an Anishinaabe family in Wisconsin, organized by Dannee Livingston-DeTienne
I’m setting up this GoFundMe on behalf of a very close family… Dannee Livingston-DeTienne needs your support for Help reunite an Anishinaabe family in Wisconsin
gofund.me
December 8, 2023 at 6:11 PM
Please see the updates on this. We've only made 1/5 of what we need to seek justice. My heart truly cannot rest until I see them reunited...
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We can cure Sickle Cell Anemia, which is a miracle. Truly, a miracle dragged out of the darkness by cutting edge medical science.
But now the fucking ghouls gotta sell it, so only the richest of the rich can afford it.
But now the fucking ghouls gotta sell it, so only the richest of the rich can afford it.
December 8, 2023 at 5:07 PM
We can cure Sickle Cell Anemia, which is a miracle. Truly, a miracle dragged out of the darkness by cutting edge medical science.
But now the fucking ghouls gotta sell it, so only the richest of the rich can afford it.
But now the fucking ghouls gotta sell it, so only the richest of the rich can afford it.
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Baruch College NYC: tenure track assistant prof position in Creative Writing—Poetry; must have PhD/ MFA in creative writing by fall 2024 & will ideally have a strong publication record
www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...
www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...
Assistant Professor - English - New York, NY - Indeed.com
The City University of New York (CUNY)
www.indeed.com
November 30, 2023 at 12:00 AM
Baruch College NYC: tenure track assistant prof position in Creative Writing—Poetry; must have PhD/ MFA in creative writing by fall 2024 & will ideally have a strong publication record
www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...
www.indeed.com/m/viewjob?jk...
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My library had to fire several staffers right before the holidays because of the budget cuts voters approved in 2022.
Consider planning a trip to your local library, renewing your library card, checking out physical material regularly, downloading Libby, and joining your Friends of the Library.
Consider planning a trip to your local library, renewing your library card, checking out physical material regularly, downloading Libby, and joining your Friends of the Library.
November 23, 2023 at 3:03 AM
My library had to fire several staffers right before the holidays because of the budget cuts voters approved in 2022.
Consider planning a trip to your local library, renewing your library card, checking out physical material regularly, downloading Libby, and joining your Friends of the Library.
Consider planning a trip to your local library, renewing your library card, checking out physical material regularly, downloading Libby, and joining your Friends of the Library.
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"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." — James Baldwin
November 5, 2023 at 10:16 PM
"I imagine one of the reasons people cling to their hates so stubbornly is because they sense, once hate is gone, they will be forced to deal with pain." — James Baldwin
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“Sometimes your job as an artist is to be invited somewhere and ensure they never invite you back.” Bobby LeFebre, Poet Laureate of Colorado.
September 20, 2023 at 6:08 PM
“Sometimes your job as an artist is to be invited somewhere and ensure they never invite you back.” Bobby LeFebre, Poet Laureate of Colorado.
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I just blocked three mansplainers
Please, don’t tell people how to use language... Or keep going at it when someone asks you to stop. Especially this week – holidays are an edgy time for many people. Thanks and peace
Please, don’t tell people how to use language... Or keep going at it when someone asks you to stop. Especially this week – holidays are an edgy time for many people. Thanks and peace
November 21, 2023 at 9:07 PM
I just blocked three mansplainers
Please, don’t tell people how to use language... Or keep going at it when someone asks you to stop. Especially this week – holidays are an edgy time for many people. Thanks and peace
Please, don’t tell people how to use language... Or keep going at it when someone asks you to stop. Especially this week – holidays are an edgy time for many people. Thanks and peace
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If you care about what natives still go through today in this country, please read this and consider helping. This family is soooo dear to me. 💔
Help reunite an Anishinaabe family in Wisconsin, organized by Dannee Livingston-DeTienne
I’m setting up this GoFundMe on behalf of a very close family… Dannee Livingston-DeTienne needs your support for Help reunite an Anishinaabe family in Wisconsin
gofund.me
November 11, 2023 at 6:34 PM
If you care about what natives still go through today in this country, please read this and consider helping. This family is soooo dear to me. 💔
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This has my heart.
August 7, 2023 at 4:02 AM
This has my heart.
And another one up today at @emergejournal.bsky.social. Grateful to see my writing on the screen!
emergeliteraryjournal.com/eating-the-a...
emergeliteraryjournal.com/eating-the-a...
Eating the Ashes
by R.B. Simon I have ruined too many clocks let the springs solder themselves together with rust, the hands stuck twitching between five and seven as I raged at the grievance in my blood. Years passed...
emergeliteraryjournal.com
November 1, 2023 at 8:04 PM
And another one up today at @emergejournal.bsky.social. Grateful to see my writing on the screen!
emergeliteraryjournal.com/eating-the-a...
emergeliteraryjournal.com/eating-the-a...
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Us: here's a thing about accessibility
Leftists: look I just don't want to do that and you're an asshole for asking
🤷🏼♀️
Leftists: look I just don't want to do that and you're an asshole for asking
🤷🏼♀️
November 1, 2023 at 7:32 PM
Us: here's a thing about accessibility
Leftists: look I just don't want to do that and you're an asshole for asking
🤷🏼♀️
Leftists: look I just don't want to do that and you're an asshole for asking
🤷🏼♀️
Thrilled to have a few new poems up at @emergejournal.bsky.social! Here's the first!
emergeliteraryjournal.com/magic-the-mo...
emergeliteraryjournal.com/magic-the-mo...
Magic & The Moniker
by R.B. Simon before my name, I was a live thing with no way to be called away from myself. a promise, unmouthed, brown as uncarved oak and as feral, unscarred, loose as a winging crane. I was a live ...
emergeliteraryjournal.com
November 1, 2023 at 6:57 PM
Thrilled to have a few new poems up at @emergejournal.bsky.social! Here's the first!
emergeliteraryjournal.com/magic-the-mo...
emergeliteraryjournal.com/magic-the-mo...
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Buy books from small indie presses. Why? They can barely afford to publish the books, have little chance of getting readers’ attention as they can’t afford advertising campaigns & paid for promo partnerships, sales will probably be low & yet they believe in their books so much they do it anyway
October 30, 2023 at 10:22 AM
Buy books from small indie presses. Why? They can barely afford to publish the books, have little chance of getting readers’ attention as they can’t afford advertising campaigns & paid for promo partnerships, sales will probably be low & yet they believe in their books so much they do it anyway
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And it's annoying when people say "What do *you* think Israel should do?"
The Israeli state made choices in the past that foreseeably leave it with no good options. That does not entitle it to commit crimes against humanity. We can tell it to stop without suggesting alternatives.
The Israeli state made choices in the past that foreseeably leave it with no good options. That does not entitle it to commit crimes against humanity. We can tell it to stop without suggesting alternatives.
The "People who are calling for a ceasefire don't have an answer for how to deal with Hamas" line annoys me because people calling for indiscriminate bombing certainly don't either -- they are just pretending to, even though their solution is counterproductive.
October 27, 2023 at 12:04 PM
And it's annoying when people say "What do *you* think Israel should do?"
The Israeli state made choices in the past that foreseeably leave it with no good options. That does not entitle it to commit crimes against humanity. We can tell it to stop without suggesting alternatives.
The Israeli state made choices in the past that foreseeably leave it with no good options. That does not entitle it to commit crimes against humanity. We can tell it to stop without suggesting alternatives.
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“This life is mine alone. So I’ve stopped asking directions to places they’ve never been.”
— Glennon Doyle
— Glennon Doyle
October 23, 2023 at 11:48 PM
“This life is mine alone. So I’ve stopped asking directions to places they’ve never been.”
— Glennon Doyle
— Glennon Doyle
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Know your neurodivergent vocabulary - a #glimmer is like a small special interest, a wee little euphoria
Glimmers are vital to our wellbeing! Think of them as spoon-makers. We need them to help self-soothe, cope with stress. They can be anything, but there are many shared commonly in the community
Glimmers are vital to our wellbeing! Think of them as spoon-makers. We need them to help self-soothe, cope with stress. They can be anything, but there are many shared commonly in the community
October 4, 2023 at 8:03 AM
Know your neurodivergent vocabulary - a #glimmer is like a small special interest, a wee little euphoria
Glimmers are vital to our wellbeing! Think of them as spoon-makers. We need them to help self-soothe, cope with stress. They can be anything, but there are many shared commonly in the community
Glimmers are vital to our wellbeing! Think of them as spoon-makers. We need them to help self-soothe, cope with stress. They can be anything, but there are many shared commonly in the community
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“Human rights should, can, and do apply to all humans” is not and should not be a radical statement.
The amount of effort that some people go to try to obscure this basic concept is truly wild.
The amount of effort that some people go to try to obscure this basic concept is truly wild.
October 18, 2023 at 5:33 PM
“Human rights should, can, and do apply to all humans” is not and should not be a radical statement.
The amount of effort that some people go to try to obscure this basic concept is truly wild.
The amount of effort that some people go to try to obscure this basic concept is truly wild.