Vanessa Stauffer
@vanopticon.bsky.social
free range word person | Houston PhD, MFA | poems in various places | semi-dormant publishing professional | cat servant
writing, services, contact: vanessastauffer.com
assorted poetry warblings: amomentarystay.substack.com
writing, services, contact: vanessastauffer.com
assorted poetry warblings: amomentarystay.substack.com
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this is a good one, in my opinion and in rosy's
"Design" by Robert Frost
Introducing Rosy, my pet rock.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
this is a good one, in my opinion and in rosy's
this is a good one, in my opinion and in rosy's
"Design" by Robert Frost
Introducing Rosy, my pet rock.
open.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 9:31 PM
this is a good one, in my opinion and in rosy's
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I'm delighted to share that I've been selected as a recipient of a 2025 Research and Creation grant. I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada in the drafting of a forthcoming poetry collection.
#BringingTheArtsToLife
#BringingTheArtsToLife
November 4, 2025 at 4:07 PM
I'm delighted to share that I've been selected as a recipient of a 2025 Research and Creation grant. I acknowledge the support of the Canada Council for the Arts | Conseil des arts du Canada in the drafting of a forthcoming poetry collection.
#BringingTheArtsToLife
#BringingTheArtsToLife
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back on my bullshit*
*writing a three-page narrative poem about a beetle
*writing a three-page narrative poem about a beetle
November 8, 2025 at 2:22 PM
back on my bullshit*
*writing a three-page narrative poem about a beetle
*writing a three-page narrative poem about a beetle
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Meanwhile in the social media multiverse. My poem for Steven Heighton.
November 6, 2025 at 11:58 AM
Meanwhile in the social media multiverse. My poem for Steven Heighton.
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[whispers] horses
"A Blessing" by James Wright
On doing it wrong
amomentarystay.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
[whispers] horses
[whispers] horses
"A Blessing" by James Wright
On doing it wrong
amomentarystay.substack.com
November 5, 2025 at 2:10 PM
[whispers] horses
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should probably rebrand as "Oldies but Goodies"
"Meditation at Lagunitas" by Robert Hass
In which Plato, Saussure, and Helen Vendler walk into a childhood river.
open.substack.com
September 29, 2025 at 12:56 AM
should probably rebrand as "Oldies but Goodies"
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Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
November 4, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Border Patrol agent Lairmore testifies that he was not injured by the sandwich, but he felt the impact through his ballistic vest.
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
The sandwich came apart and "kind of exploded" on his chest upon impact, he says.
"I could smell the onions and mustard."
managing editor life: perpetually answering questions
freelancer life: perpetually asking them
cat servant life: shhhhhhh
freelancer life: perpetually asking them
cat servant life: shhhhhhh
November 4, 2025 at 5:14 PM
managing editor life: perpetually answering questions
freelancer life: perpetually asking them
cat servant life: shhhhhhh
freelancer life: perpetually asking them
cat servant life: shhhhhhh
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A book mess, the ancient netherworld & more w/ @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social @victoriamoul.bsky.social @shawnalemay.bsky.social @myheadtheforest.bsky.social @kathleenjamie.bsky.social @writtenbyallison.bsky.social @vanopticon.bsky.social @kent-nj.bsky.social 2/3 www.vianegativa.us/2025/11/poet...
Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 44
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
www.vianegativa.us
November 4, 2025 at 1:40 AM
A book mess, the ancient netherworld & more w/ @robin-gow-poet.bsky.social @victoriamoul.bsky.social @shawnalemay.bsky.social @myheadtheforest.bsky.social @kathleenjamie.bsky.social @writtenbyallison.bsky.social @vanopticon.bsky.social @kent-nj.bsky.social 2/3 www.vianegativa.us/2025/11/poet...
I am trying to read an article that uses en dashes instead of em dashes to punctuate the names of ridings and am so distraught by it that I cannot comprehend the words, publishing has ruined my life
November 4, 2025 at 1:57 PM
I am trying to read an article that uses en dashes instead of em dashes to punctuate the names of ridings and am so distraught by it that I cannot comprehend the words, publishing has ruined my life
you know that one poem that just keeps on giving, you get a great payment for it from a mag and then the mag appearance gets you solicited and you sell another poem at a great rate as a result, and then an anthology wants the first one etc etc. I love that poem.
November 3, 2025 at 11:43 PM
you know that one poem that just keeps on giving, you get a great payment for it from a mag and then the mag appearance gets you solicited and you sell another poem at a great rate as a result, and then an anthology wants the first one etc etc. I love that poem.
welp back to using my 8:30 bedtime as my entire personality I guess
November 2, 2025 at 9:03 PM
welp back to using my 8:30 bedtime as my entire personality I guess
just your neighbourhood celiac sitting here with a bowlful of chocolate gluten
October 31, 2025 at 10:51 PM
just your neighbourhood celiac sitting here with a bowlful of chocolate gluten
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For the day that's in it...
'All Hallows' by Louise Gluck - has a deep sense of loneliness and loss, that shifting between the seasons, and the final lines where the veil between this world and the next becomes thin
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#Halloween
'All Hallows' by Louise Gluck - has a deep sense of loneliness and loss, that shifting between the seasons, and the final lines where the veil between this world and the next becomes thin
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#Halloween
October 31, 2025 at 8:22 PM
For the day that's in it...
'All Hallows' by Louise Gluck - has a deep sense of loneliness and loss, that shifting between the seasons, and the final lines where the veil between this world and the next becomes thin
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#Halloween
'All Hallows' by Louise Gluck - has a deep sense of loneliness and loss, that shifting between the seasons, and the final lines where the veil between this world and the next becomes thin
#poetry
#poemoftheday
#Halloween
having scary thoughts this halloween morning like what if I just self-publish a poetry collection
October 31, 2025 at 12:34 PM
having scary thoughts this halloween morning like what if I just self-publish a poetry collection
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just poetry things (& my actual favourite poet)
"The Window" by Lynda Hull
& some bonus VS whatever is the poetry equivalent of fanfic.
amomentarystay.substack.com
October 10, 2025 at 3:20 AM
just poetry things (& my actual favourite poet)
nice of the boys to bang those two out before sportsnet could even drop the feed
October 30, 2025 at 12:20 AM
nice of the boys to bang those two out before sportsnet could even drop the feed
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Rogers crashes Sportsnet app during World Series to remind consumers that most of their products aren’t as functional as the Blue Jays
October 29, 2025 at 3:03 AM
Rogers crashes Sportsnet app during World Series to remind consumers that most of their products aren’t as functional as the Blue Jays
ffs I bought a sportsnet subscription JOCK MODE REACTIVATED SO LONG BOOKS
October 29, 2025 at 12:08 AM
ffs I bought a sportsnet subscription JOCK MODE REACTIVATED SO LONG BOOKS