SJ Schlossman
@sjspoet.bsky.social
Poems dogs people: order subject to change, daily. Poems in or forthcoming '25: The Comstock Review, The Hong Kong Review, La Presa, American Journal of Nursing
This, another random morning when this Natalie Diaz poem lands front of mind, owns the space
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If I Should Come Upon Your House Lonely in the West Texas Desert
I will swing my lasso of headlights / across your front porch
poets.org
October 27, 2025 at 12:12 PM
This, another random morning when this Natalie Diaz poem lands front of mind, owns the space
poets.org/poem/if-i-sh...
poets.org/poem/if-i-sh...
I'm super intrigued by the submission call for this form--nothing to submit, but the form has me thinking in new directions :)
September 22, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm super intrigued by the submission call for this form--nothing to submit, but the form has me thinking in new directions :)
Arthur Sze's PBS interview link arrived as an alert today & after I listened, it instantly(!) untangled my messy morning:
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www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
Acclaimed poet Arthur Sze on bridging Western and Chinese traditions
Arthur Sze, one of the most acclaimed poets of our time, is celebrated for exploring the natural world, the human condition and connections between cultures. A second-generation Chinese American based...
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June 26, 2025 at 2:35 PM
Arthur Sze's PBS interview link arrived as an alert today & after I listened, it instantly(!) untangled my messy morning:
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
www.pbs.org/newshour/sho...
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Yo poets @barrelhouse.bsky.social just extended our deadline. Send us some weird funny sad surprising poems! www.barrelhousemag.com/submission-i...
June 8, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Yo poets @barrelhouse.bsky.social just extended our deadline. Send us some weird funny sad surprising poems! www.barrelhousemag.com/submission-i...
Gathering poem packets for submissions is easier for some poets than others. I'm one of the others
May 27, 2025 at 10:05 PM
Gathering poem packets for submissions is easier for some poets than others. I'm one of the others
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then perish
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry
Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.
buff.ly
May 26, 2025 at 4:48 PM
then perish
Everything--the dahlia!--in this vase grown & given by my amazing neighbor
April 7, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Everything--the dahlia!--in this vase grown & given by my amazing neighbor
Thank you to all at The Comstock Review :):):)
March 31, 2025 at 6:07 PM
Thank you to all at The Comstock Review :):):)
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A poet’s brain is just ‘I should write this down’ on an endless loop.
March 16, 2025 at 1:30 PM
A poet’s brain is just ‘I should write this down’ on an endless loop.
Many things in this interview, plus this gem:
"Where do you see poetry existing beyond the page?" 💯❤️
poetshouse.org/leah-umansky...
"Where do you see poetry existing beyond the page?" 💯❤️
poetshouse.org/leah-umansky...
Interview: Leah Umansky on Tyranny
Leah Umansky discusses her newest collection, Of Tyrant, and more...
poetshouse.org
February 7, 2025 at 11:50 PM
Many things in this interview, plus this gem:
"Where do you see poetry existing beyond the page?" 💯❤️
poetshouse.org/leah-umansky...
"Where do you see poetry existing beyond the page?" 💯❤️
poetshouse.org/leah-umansky...
The Comstock Review, Summer '24 arrives soon in Feb '25--
I'm looking forward to meeting all the poets on those pages :):):)
I'm looking forward to meeting all the poets on those pages :):):)
February 5, 2025 at 2:36 PM
The Comstock Review, Summer '24 arrives soon in Feb '25--
I'm looking forward to meeting all the poets on those pages :):):)
I'm looking forward to meeting all the poets on those pages :):):)
Some 'best words in the best order' to live by:
"... what matters is the work. We’ll all be dead soon – in a decade, or ten – and what survives will be the best poetry, long after the prizes, reviews and rushed think-pieces have been forgotten."
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"... what matters is the work. We’ll all be dead soon – in a decade, or ten – and what survives will be the best poetry, long after the prizes, reviews and rushed think-pieces have been forgotten."
www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/t/tp...
Tristram Fane Saunders
www.telegraph.co.uk
January 15, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Some 'best words in the best order' to live by:
"... what matters is the work. We’ll all be dead soon – in a decade, or ten – and what survives will be the best poetry, long after the prizes, reviews and rushed think-pieces have been forgotten."
www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/t/tp...
"... what matters is the work. We’ll all be dead soon – in a decade, or ten – and what survives will be the best poetry, long after the prizes, reviews and rushed think-pieces have been forgotten."
www.telegraph.co.uk/authors/t/tp...
This gem from Kim Young's article:
"...that daily translation of the world made new, a recovery of perception, a revivification of ordinary moments—which is one way of defining artmaking."
"...that daily translation of the world made new, a recovery of perception, a revivification of ordinary moments—which is one way of defining artmaking."
January 6, 2025 at 12:39 PM
This gem from Kim Young's article:
"...that daily translation of the world made new, a recovery of perception, a revivification of ordinary moments—which is one way of defining artmaking."
"...that daily translation of the world made new, a recovery of perception, a revivification of ordinary moments—which is one way of defining artmaking."
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An example of how Bluesky is going for me, versus X. I posted this same message at the same time on both platforms. Over 500 likes on X and only 43 on bluesky.
December 26, 2024 at 2:53 PM
An example of how Bluesky is going for me, versus X. I posted this same message at the same time on both platforms. Over 500 likes on X and only 43 on bluesky.
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I saw you, and poems came back to me.
--Yannis Ritsos
--Yannis Ritsos
December 15, 2024 at 9:27 PM
I saw you, and poems came back to me.
--Yannis Ritsos
--Yannis Ritsos
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The only poet (only person) I ever sent a fan letter to, & she wrote back. 💔
December 10, 2024 at 7:33 PM
The only poet (only person) I ever sent a fan letter to, & she wrote back. 💔
I do love the librarians at mine love; enjoy being in the library spaces, & the OCPL (FL) system sends requested books to your front door, with no fee!
November 26, 2024 at 8:45 PM
I do love the librarians at mine love; enjoy being in the library spaces, & the OCPL (FL) system sends requested books to your front door, with no fee!
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Ohhhhhh, this is so interesting!
February 8, 2024 at 2:51 PM
Ohhhhhh, this is so interesting!
Cook redid your order
October 25, 2023 at 5:58 PM
Cook redid your order
Stunningly beautiful
I’ve decided to publish my art as a limited print to celebrate the release of MAIDEN MOTHER CRONE a book of modern fairytale written by @Joannechocolat and #illustrated by me. Reply for details or follow for a chance to win a free copy. #artist #drawing #art @FairyTale_Tues
October 24, 2023 at 2:21 PM
Stunningly beautiful
Uniquely compelling; will give these ideas "rolling space"
A Dream Delivery Service Poetry Prompt, from Huntsville, Texas. Homebase of the Dream Delivery Service for October.
October 1, 2023 at 5:54 PM
Uniquely compelling; will give these ideas "rolling space"
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Poetry is for everybody. If more publishers and newspapers and magazines and media in general treat poetry like something that is present, accessible, in demand, and marketable like they do other genres, they will see more and more people reading and buying poetry books. Truth.
September 15, 2023 at 11:37 PM
Poetry is for everybody. If more publishers and newspapers and magazines and media in general treat poetry like something that is present, accessible, in demand, and marketable like they do other genres, they will see more and more people reading and buying poetry books. Truth.
That Ada Limón poem, The Endlessness, upcoming in print edition of The New Yorker--poets & poem-lovers will feel this
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... (Sorry if a paywall exists)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... (Sorry if a paywall exists)
September 7, 2023 at 8:00 PM
That Ada Limón poem, The Endlessness, upcoming in print edition of The New Yorker--poets & poem-lovers will feel this
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... (Sorry if a paywall exists)
www.newyorker.com/magazine/202... (Sorry if a paywall exists)
Old & new poems are assembling into a collection (a nail biter of strangeness itself), but the outstanding weirdness is my surprise at seeing them like disjointed pieces of a memoir-- wasn't prepared to see that
August 30, 2023 at 2:03 PM
Old & new poems are assembling into a collection (a nail biter of strangeness itself), but the outstanding weirdness is my surprise at seeing them like disjointed pieces of a memoir-- wasn't prepared to see that