Joshua Zeitler
@thejayestofzees.bsky.social
Queer, nonbinary writer in rural MI. BLISS ROAD (Seven Kitchens Press, 2025)
Poetry editor for @longandshortlit.bsky.social—SUBS OPEN
Poems fc in Ploughshares, Foglifter, wildness, The Shore, & more
https://linktr.ee/joshuazeitler
Poetry editor for @longandshortlit.bsky.social—SUBS OPEN
Poems fc in Ploughshares, Foglifter, wildness, The Shore, & more
https://linktr.ee/joshuazeitler
Opening Tuesdays with Morrie this weekend!
November 10, 2025 at 6:14 PM
Opening Tuesdays with Morrie this weekend!
***thinks very hard about death***
November 3, 2025 at 1:58 AM
***thinks very hard about death***
Hello my pretties 💙
October 27, 2025 at 2:22 AM
Hello my pretties 💙
I have a new inspirational mug for my morning tea at work
October 25, 2025 at 4:15 PM
I have a new inspirational mug for my morning tea at work
New poem in the engine(idling—“Dry”
October 15, 2025 at 4:23 PM
New poem in the engine(idling—“Dry”
Submissions are OPEN now!!! Submit to issue two of @longandshortlit.bsky.social: The Sweater in the Attic!!!
October 8, 2025 at 2:09 PM
Submissions are OPEN now!!! Submit to issue two of @longandshortlit.bsky.social: The Sweater in the Attic!!!
A few pics from this weekend—
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
A few pics from this weekend—
What are the odds I’ll ever direct a show this special again? Probably about an Ann Jillian gazillion to one. Now. Here. This.
October 1, 2025 at 4:57 PM
What are the odds I’ll ever direct a show this special again? Probably about an Ann Jillian gazillion to one. Now. Here. This.
Up on The Shore now, “Transition Diary I,” a poem about naming, about the difficulty of relating to the world when my relation to myself was off-kilter. Check out issue 27 for more excellent poems from Jane Zwart, Jacob J Billingsley, Natalie Eleanor Patterson, & many more!
September 21, 2025 at 4:38 AM
Up on The Shore now, “Transition Diary I,” a poem about naming, about the difficulty of relating to the world when my relation to myself was off-kilter. Check out issue 27 for more excellent poems from Jane Zwart, Jacob J Billingsley, Natalie Eleanor Patterson, & many more!
Just in today—my contributor’s copy of the new @giganticsequins.bsky.social! Order issue 16 today to read “My gender is an open border” and so much more exciting, beautifully crafted work!
September 20, 2025 at 9:07 PM
Just in today—my contributor’s copy of the new @giganticsequins.bsky.social! Order issue 16 today to read “My gender is an open border” and so much more exciting, beautifully crafted work!
Love love love this headshot that Lynzee Harrison took for the show I’m directing. 11/10
September 18, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Love love love this headshot that Lynzee Harrison took for the show I’m directing. 11/10
Absolutely thrilled to be a part of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social’s next issue: The Urge! Such a beautiful publication made with such thought & care. Stay tuned!
September 11, 2025 at 2:49 AM
Absolutely thrilled to be a part of @the-engine-idling.bsky.social’s next issue: The Urge! Such a beautiful publication made with such thought & care. Stay tuned!
New poem—who dis?
August 31, 2025 at 4:21 PM
New poem—who dis?
Had a wonderful reading last night with Bailey Gaylin Moore, author of THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH ME, & Stephanie LaRose—grateful to these wonderful writers, for the opportunity to read from my chapbook for the first time, & all the community that came out to support us!
July 23, 2025 at 11:12 AM
Had a wonderful reading last night with Bailey Gaylin Moore, author of THANK YOU FOR STAYING WITH ME, & Stephanie LaRose—grateful to these wonderful writers, for the opportunity to read from my chapbook for the first time, & all the community that came out to support us!
Today was my birthday—& the proof arrived! Cover image by Patty Paine, from Wrecked Archive, & it’s so much more beautiful holding it! Also, our Door County residency was approved! Big steps as I move into 33… I’ve had such a full & wonderful day 💙
July 19, 2025 at 4:43 AM
Today was my birthday—& the proof arrived! Cover image by Patty Paine, from Wrecked Archive, & it’s so much more beautiful holding it! Also, our Door County residency was approved! Big steps as I move into 33… I’ve had such a full & wonderful day 💙
So excited to finally share this!!!
Cover image: Patty Paine, from Wrecked Archive
Cover image: Patty Paine, from Wrecked Archive
July 7, 2025 at 3:22 PM
So excited to finally share this!!!
Cover image: Patty Paine, from Wrecked Archive
Cover image: Patty Paine, from Wrecked Archive
I’m directing a 🌈MUSICAL🪐 (very gay, of course) & our graphic designer Kirsten Keeton made this AMAZING graphic for us. I’m deeply deeply in love.
July 3, 2025 at 3:12 AM
I’m directing a 🌈MUSICAL🪐 (very gay, of course) & our graphic designer Kirsten Keeton made this AMAZING graphic for us. I’m deeply deeply in love.
One night I got really drunk and wrote a letter to the pope. I’m not sure what address to send it to yet, but I’d like it to reach you, Leo, however unoriginal your name choice was.
May 19, 2025 at 5:43 AM
One night I got really drunk and wrote a letter to the pope. I’m not sure what address to send it to yet, but I’d like it to reach you, Leo, however unoriginal your name choice was.
New poem live in Harpur Palate!
Read “Critique” here: harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/zeitler-josh...
Read “Critique” here: harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/zeitler-josh...
May 12, 2025 at 8:38 PM
New poem live in Harpur Palate!
Read “Critique” here: harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/zeitler-josh...
Read “Critique” here: harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/zeitler-josh...
I’ve been really busy but! This happened this week! Huge thanks to @christinastoddard.bsky.social, @lajohnson.bsky.social, and The Account for believing in my work, and for this incredible honor. 💙
April 11, 2025 at 11:01 PM
I’ve been really busy but! This happened this week! Huge thanks to @christinastoddard.bsky.social, @lajohnson.bsky.social, and The Account for believing in my work, and for this incredible honor. 💙
The line break in this meme really sent me on a journey
February 16, 2025 at 4:43 PM
The line break in this meme really sent me on a journey
Me & my platonic soulmate singing Fire/Fear by The Head & the Heart 💙
February 6, 2025 at 3:12 AM
Me & my platonic soulmate singing Fire/Fear by The Head & the Heart 💙
Reading the latest Poet Lore & this poem by @jamesolearypoet.bsky.social floored me—those final 8 lines!
“RIP John Keats, You Would Have Loved Hormone Replacement Therapy” by James O’Leary
“RIP John Keats, You Would Have Loved Hormone Replacement Therapy” by James O’Leary
January 22, 2025 at 9:05 PM
Reading the latest Poet Lore & this poem by @jamesolearypoet.bsky.social floored me—those final 8 lines!
“RIP John Keats, You Would Have Loved Hormone Replacement Therapy” by James O’Leary
“RIP John Keats, You Would Have Loved Hormone Replacement Therapy” by James O’Leary
A Very Learned Doggo™️
January 15, 2025 at 7:54 PM
A Very Learned Doggo™️
A friend of mine made this gorgeous bookmark for me & I’ve never felt so seen 😭
January 8, 2025 at 6:14 AM
A friend of mine made this gorgeous bookmark for me & I’ve never felt so seen 😭