Rodrigo Toscano
@rodrigo-toscano.bsky.social
Poet, Rhetor, Dialogist. Author of eleven books. National Poetry Series. Best American Poetry. Best Experimental Poetry. Edwin Markham prize. Labor Institute. United Steelworkers. New Orleans Poetry Festival. The Splice reading series. rodrigotoscano.com
(in a British accent) Gud Shew
November 1, 2025 at 12:43 AM
(in a British accent) Gud Shew
I guess my conception of a poet laureate is somebody who also speaks truth to power, especially when the nation state (empire) that the laureate is under was busy materially supporting mass slaughter.
September 15, 2025 at 10:31 PM
I guess my conception of a poet laureate is somebody who also speaks truth to power, especially when the nation state (empire) that the laureate is under was busy materially supporting mass slaughter.
I hope Sze's tenure isn't as politically inert as our last laureate.
September 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
I hope Sze's tenure isn't as politically inert as our last laureate.