Robert Eric Shoemaker
@robeshoe.bsky.social
For now, here’s a draft of one poem later in the sequence in which I write to Magnus Hirschfeld.
January 26, 2026 at 6:31 PM
For now, here’s a draft of one poem later in the sequence in which I write to Magnus Hirschfeld.
“Dear Magnus,
You made me beautiful.
I can never look in the mirror again, you’ve ruined me!
You made me beautiful.
I can never look in the mirror again, you’ve ruined me!
January 19, 2026 at 3:50 AM
“Dear Magnus,
You made me beautiful.
I can never look in the mirror again, you’ve ruined me!
You made me beautiful.
I can never look in the mirror again, you’ve ruined me!
My current favorite definition of metaphor! What’s yours? Thanks @victoriachang.bsky.social #poetry #amwriting
January 15, 2026 at 6:27 PM
My current favorite definition of metaphor! What’s yours? Thanks @victoriachang.bsky.social #poetry #amwriting
“Caricatured as typewriter poet” WAS on my 2025 bingo card, and it got called just in time!
(Do I win with just a postage stamp or…)
Thank you Sam Nassau for copoeting with me at a rockin' wedding!
#poetry #typewriter
(Do I win with just a postage stamp or…)
Thank you Sam Nassau for copoeting with me at a rockin' wedding!
#poetry #typewriter
December 23, 2025 at 12:42 AM
“Caricatured as typewriter poet” WAS on my 2025 bingo card, and it got called just in time!
(Do I win with just a postage stamp or…)
Thank you Sam Nassau for copoeting with me at a rockin' wedding!
#poetry #typewriter
(Do I win with just a postage stamp or…)
Thank you Sam Nassau for copoeting with me at a rockin' wedding!
#poetry #typewriter
December 20, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Review: There’s nothing quite like a Manual Cinema production. They’re the kind of company that, once you’ve seen their work, becomes a point of comparison for other spectacles. I say with no exaggeration that anyone who enjoys theater should consider Manual Cinema’s productions required viewing.
December 20, 2025 at 3:07 PM
Review: There’s nothing quite like a Manual Cinema production. They’re the kind of company that, once you’ve seen their work, becomes a point of comparison for other spectacles. I say with no exaggeration that anyone who enjoys theater should consider Manual Cinema’s productions required viewing.
Ever adjuncted? Read this and fear for your kidneys (if you haven’t had to sell them yet)!
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
August 3, 2025 at 10:56 PM
Ever adjuncted? Read this and fear for your kidneys (if you haven’t had to sell them yet)!
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
First book of August: “this abattoir is a college” by Orchid Tierney
#sealeychallenge
Roses, such deep heat
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
July 15, 2025 at 7:50 PM
Roses, such deep heat
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
Wall of poems, each frame a friend
Time stands still, staring
#poetry #haiku #poem #amwriting #letterpress
The issue of Spoon River in question #indiepublishing #poetry
July 14, 2025 at 3:15 PM
The issue of Spoon River in question #indiepublishing #poetry
July 13, 2025 at 2:59 AM
New article with @queerkentucky.bsky.social ! So much fun talking throuples and art
July 9, 2025 at 9:08 PM
New article with @queerkentucky.bsky.social ! So much fun talking throuples and art
New article @queerkentucky about Hollyn-Reid's queer Community Filing Cabinet! It was interesting chatting with him about archives and the very down-to-earth processes by which we preserve our memories. Check it out!
queerkentucky.com/ashland-arch...
queerkentucky.com/ashland-arch...
June 25, 2025 at 9:41 PM
New article @queerkentucky about Hollyn-Reid's queer Community Filing Cabinet! It was interesting chatting with him about archives and the very down-to-earth processes by which we preserve our memories. Check it out!
queerkentucky.com/ashland-arch...
queerkentucky.com/ashland-arch...
I had the honor of interviewing author Garth Greenwell for Queer Kentucky!
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
June 10, 2025 at 10:53 PM
I had the honor of interviewing author Garth Greenwell for Queer Kentucky!
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
Read the article here:
queerkentucky.com/cruising-ken...
Yesterday was poetry mail day! So excited for new poetry by @alinaetc.bsky.social and @elliephantshoes.bsky.social and the beautiful new issue of Tiny Spoon! Go read all that gorgeous goodness.
June 10, 2025 at 1:45 PM
Yesterday was poetry mail day! So excited for new poetry by @alinaetc.bsky.social and @elliephantshoes.bsky.social and the beautiful new issue of Tiny Spoon! Go read all that gorgeous goodness.
I'm excited to share that I'll be a guest editor for this fall's issue of The Louisville Review! Send in your work for consideration.
Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
thelouisvillereviewfleur-de-lispress.submittable.com/submit
Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
thelouisvillereviewfleur-de-lispress.submittable.com/submit
May 27, 2025 at 9:21 PM
I'm excited to share that I'll be a guest editor for this fall's issue of The Louisville Review! Send in your work for consideration.
Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
thelouisvillereviewfleur-de-lispress.submittable.com/submit
Submittable opens June 1 and closes June 6, and submissions are capped at 200. Get in there!
thelouisvillereviewfleur-de-lispress.submittable.com/submit
Publications day! Thank you William and @barelysouthreview for publishing "Again," my lil desirous poem, and @srpr_news for including my Hex inside this beautifully-covered volume! It's a lovely day to read a poem :)
May 9, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Publications day! Thank you William and @barelysouthreview for publishing "Again," my lil desirous poem, and @srpr_news for including my Hex inside this beautifully-covered volume! It's a lovely day to read a poem :)
Frostburg State, Some Poems, and April Publications
If you'd like to catch up on previous posts, visit "newsletter posts" from the menu on my website and enter the password: poetryismagic! Highlights: Featurette:…
http://reshoemaker.com/2025/04/30/frostburg-state-some-poems-and-april-publications/
If you'd like to catch up on previous posts, visit "newsletter posts" from the menu on my website and enter the password: poetryismagic! Highlights: Featurette:…
http://reshoemaker.com/2025/04/30/frostburg-state-some-poems-and-april-publications/
April 30, 2025 at 9:27 PM
Frostburg State, Some Poems, and April Publications
If you'd like to catch up on previous posts, visit "newsletter posts" from the menu on my website and enter the password: poetryismagic! Highlights: Featurette:…
http://reshoemaker.com/2025/04/30/frostburg-state-some-poems-and-april-publications/
If you'd like to catch up on previous posts, visit "newsletter posts" from the menu on my website and enter the password: poetryismagic! Highlights: Featurette:…
http://reshoemaker.com/2025/04/30/frostburg-state-some-poems-and-april-publications/
The Invisible Histories Project made this zine to help us think about simple ways to uplift each other--everything from routine compliments to downloading your data from the cloud is in here. I'm loving this, and I'm linking to the full free PDF in my bio.
invisiblehistory.org/zines-guides...
invisiblehistory.org/zines-guides...
April 4, 2025 at 6:21 PM
The Invisible Histories Project made this zine to help us think about simple ways to uplift each other--everything from routine compliments to downloading your data from the cloud is in here. I'm loving this, and I'm linking to the full free PDF in my bio.
invisiblehistory.org/zines-guides...
invisiblehistory.org/zines-guides...
I'm excited to read at Main Street Books in Frostburg next week! Check out the event in my bio/Linktree if you're around the Frostburg area!
April 2, 2025 at 5:50 PM
I'm excited to read at Main Street Books in Frostburg next week! Check out the event in my bio/Linktree if you're around the Frostburg area!
Weightlessness and being. Simplicity cycling, pinwheeling above us, always; the sky....
April 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
Weightlessness and being. Simplicity cycling, pinwheeling above us, always; the sky....
We did it! Thank you to everyone who donated to Tupelo Press on my behalf in March; I raised $375 with your help, and I’m so grateful for your support and readership. Thank you Tupelo for the opportunity, and Kirsten Miles for shepherding us! My orchids bloomed in celebration!
April 1, 2025 at 11:42 PM
We did it! Thank you to everyone who donated to Tupelo Press on my behalf in March; I raised $375 with your help, and I’m so grateful for your support and readership. Thank you Tupelo for the opportunity, and Kirsten Miles for shepherding us! My orchids bloomed in celebration!
Here are a few of my latest poems intermingled with some poems by other writers throughout the month! Go to the March page to read them in full (screenshots are partial). #poetry #amwriting
March 31, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Here are a few of my latest poems intermingled with some poems by other writers throughout the month! Go to the March page to read them in full (screenshots are partial). #poetry #amwriting
Only $55 until I reach my donation goal for @tupelopress and 30/30 this month! One week left. Please donate if you're able, and remember, if you donate $25 or more I'll write a poem based on a prompt you give me AND send you a postcard. What a deal! Give me the silliest prompt you can come up with!!
March 24, 2025 at 5:56 PM
Only $55 until I reach my donation goal for @tupelopress and 30/30 this month! One week left. Please donate if you're able, and remember, if you donate $25 or more I'll write a poem based on a prompt you give me AND send you a postcard. What a deal! Give me the silliest prompt you can come up with!!