Umang Kalra
@umkalra.bsky.social
poet; lapsed intellectual; practicing nightmare; kalramarx.substack.com
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have u read Job Security by @umkalra.bsky.social? i remember falling in love with it when it was circulating online a few years ago, recently stumbled upon it again on Close Readings with @kjavadizadeh.bsky.social proteanmagstaging.wpcomstaging.com/2023/02/07/j...
Job Security
In "Job Security," poet Umang Kalra twists the language of work around the present apocalypse, asking: "what does it mean to name / the thing / that will kill / you?"
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February 2, 2025 at 5:01 PM
have u read Job Security by @umkalra.bsky.social? i remember falling in love with it when it was circulating online a few years ago, recently stumbled upon it again on Close Readings with @kjavadizadeh.bsky.social proteanmagstaging.wpcomstaging.com/2023/02/07/j...
logged on bc I was told tangents has an account but I am instead going to tag @ceriley.bsky.social @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social @okidokiboki.bsky.social &&& srry to b cheesy as HECK but the podcast changed my life! one of my biggest comforts for yrs, in ways i cant express lol. thank you for doing it
March 18, 2025 at 11:55 PM
logged on bc I was told tangents has an account but I am instead going to tag @ceriley.bsky.social @im-sam-schultz.bsky.social @okidokiboki.bsky.social &&& srry to b cheesy as HECK but the podcast changed my life! one of my biggest comforts for yrs, in ways i cant express lol. thank you for doing it
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feat. @umkalra.bsky.social @alissonwood.bsky.social @katedoyle.bsky.social Caitlin Barasch, Marissa Higgins, Laura Sims, Gina Chung, Pyae Moe Thet War, Samantha Fain, Téa Franco, & Jinwoo Chong!
August 30, 2023 at 5:09 PM
feat. @umkalra.bsky.social @alissonwood.bsky.social @katedoyle.bsky.social Caitlin Barasch, Marissa Higgins, Laura Sims, Gina Chung, Pyae Moe Thet War, Samantha Fain, Téa Franco, & Jinwoo Chong!
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Literary Hub let me ask 10 Swiftie authors to choose books that match Taylor Swift's 10 eras! Read for the magic, feelings, vibes, personal connections, and stellar book recs (both in the books these authors chose & the books they themselves wrote)! lithub.com/10-books-for...
August 30, 2023 at 5:02 PM
Literary Hub let me ask 10 Swiftie authors to choose books that match Taylor Swift's 10 eras! Read for the magic, feelings, vibes, personal connections, and stellar book recs (both in the books these authors chose & the books they themselves wrote)! lithub.com/10-books-for...
I don’t rlly like it here but Twitter is soooooo annoying in its glitches etc
August 22, 2023 at 8:31 PM
I don’t rlly like it here but Twitter is soooooo annoying in its glitches etc
How do I see more posts? I don’t want to repeat the same mistake I made in 2015 when I was new on insta and decided to follow 100s of new accounts to keep my feed permanently refreshed. But I need to see more posts than what I am currently seeing
August 19, 2023 at 4:00 PM
How do I see more posts? I don’t want to repeat the same mistake I made in 2015 when I was new on insta and decided to follow 100s of new accounts to keep my feed permanently refreshed. But I need to see more posts than what I am currently seeing
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Friendly tip: Bluesky doesn’t have gifs or videos yet. If you want to share a moving image, just post 24 slightly different pics and tell people to scroll down while blinking fast
August 19, 2023 at 2:41 PM
Friendly tip: Bluesky doesn’t have gifs or videos yet. If you want to share a moving image, just post 24 slightly different pics and tell people to scroll down while blinking fast
are a chocolate eclair today that came decorated w tempered chocolate shaped like rose petals covered in pink edible glitter in case you were wondering. I’m about to throw up
August 19, 2023 at 3:57 PM
are a chocolate eclair today that came decorated w tempered chocolate shaped like rose petals covered in pink edible glitter in case you were wondering. I’m about to throw up
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living my dream (running an advice column)
"how to let urself fall in love" and Other Vital Pieces of Advice
Pay attention, this is important.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2023 at 10:55 AM
living my dream (running an advice column)
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Saturday is all about drinking your little coffee and playing it by ear
August 19, 2023 at 2:11 PM
Saturday is all about drinking your little coffee and playing it by ear
living my dream (running an advice column)
"how to let urself fall in love" and Other Vital Pieces of Advice
Pay attention, this is important.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2023 at 10:55 AM
living my dream (running an advice column)
Do you guys like poems?? Here is one of mine published in @proteanmag.com a while ago
August 19, 2023 at 8:32 AM
Do you guys like poems?? Here is one of mine published in @proteanmag.com a while ago
do u guys like to read???
Life Is Your Creation
Girlishness and the limitations of aesthetic power.
open.substack.com
August 19, 2023 at 8:24 AM
do u guys like to read???
remember 2 days ago when I felt normal !
August 19, 2023 at 6:19 AM
remember 2 days ago when I felt normal !
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cathedrals are everywhere for those with eyes to see, mainly because of the catholic church
July 12, 2023 at 10:57 PM
cathedrals are everywhere for those with eyes to see, mainly because of the catholic church
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how to say “get a job” in an anti-capitalist manner
August 16, 2023 at 8:04 PM
how to say “get a job” in an anti-capitalist manner