deborah poe

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poet, book artist, random outburster, Zen practitioner—author of Our Parenthetical Ontology, Elements, Between Worlds, Hélène, the last will be stone too, keep. deborahpoe.com

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This is how you do it.

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The biggest thing I'm having trouble coming to grips with is that the world's most odious person might also be immortal.

"This tenuous sculpture is suspended from the ceiling in a swirl of welded steel, porcelain, piano wire, canvas, and wire mesh, a visual symphony in structure and poise." tinyurl.com/bontecouyou #randomoutburstofescape

Lee Bontecou. Untitled. 1980-98 | MoMAwww.moma.org Lee Bontecou. Untitled. 1980-98. Welded steel, porcelain, wire mesh, canvas, grommets, and wire. 7 x 8 x 6' (213.4 x 243.8 x 182.9 cm). Gift of Philip Johnson (by exchange) and the Nina and Gordon Bun...

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It's so wild that we're still doing the "present a false claim up front then clarify debunk it in paragraph 18" thing a good 15+ years into Trumpism

uh huh www.youtube.com/watch?v=k8mD... #randomoutburst

Book of Love - Boy (Original 12'' Mix Video)www.youtube.com Video for the original extended 12'' mix made from live concert footage and clips from the other Book of Love promo videos synched to CD quality audio.

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I don’t think it’s an exaggeration at all to say the decision threatens the Republic. I might not have said so in 2015, before I saw how triumphantly lawless and autocratic the President could be, and how so many people would applaud it or at least shrug.

My friend and colleague Ken White has written a great thread describing some (but far from all) of the enormous problems with today's decision by Chief Justice Roberts granting Donald Trump criminal immunity on grounds never before accepted by any court. Today's decision threatens the Republic.

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The president is himself forever immune from prosecution for crimes committed using his official power, and he can pardon anyone for helping him to commit federal crimes, explicitly including an actions in furtherance of a coup to illegally hold onto the office of the presidency. That’s the upshot.

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The Court ruling today is terrible but expected. I will just gently remind everyone that the election hasn’t happened yet. We shouldn’t assume the worst outcome as a foregone conclusion. That only encourages more apathy than many are already feeling.

birthday month magic continues—Friday night walked into most vibrant room of SAM's Poke in the Eye exhibit to find a woman surrounded by listeners. she shared her story as a young artist, from Seattle and Pratt to the east coast. sure enough it was the artist—Xenobia Bailey. timing—what a gift.

swim with the Northern Nudies—nudibranchs video by Ray Izumi—eye clown sea candy (starts 01:48): salishmagazine.org/spending-tim... #PacificNorthwest #SalishSea

Spending Time Underwatersalishmagazine.org The “Water Places” issue wouldn’t be complete without spending some time underwater. From mating squid to colorful nudibranchs (sea slugs), here is some underwater video

reading Noah’s ‘What Became of Dr. Smith’ en route to Bainbridge Museum of Art’s Artists’ Book Collection www.nytimes.com/2024/04/24/a...

still mourning the loss of Kaladi Coffee, but celebrating the existence of Vanishing Seattle— "the idea of progress is probably too often thought of as, like, financial progress" youtu.be/5kr2byTS7H4?...

About | homewww.vanishingseattle.org

"But two facts remain. Trump is now a convicted felon. And there is – after his endless and appalling parade of malfeasance – some semblance of justice."

In a world where there’s little agreement on facts, the Trump verdict provides us with two. My new Guardian column here https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/article/2024/may/31/trump-felon-legal-system-justice

At long last, ‘Teflon Don’ Trump couldn’t unstick himself from the legal system | Margaret Sullivanwww.theguardian.com In a divided world that can’t seem to agree on a single fact, we now have one that is impossible to argue with: Trump is a felon

an average of 37 children lose their mothers every day in the Gaza Strip. www.aa.com.tr/en/middle-ea....

On Mother's Day, Gazan mothers grieve for children lost to warwww.aa.com.tr Nearly 10,000 women killed, 19,000 others injured in Israeli onslaught since Oct. 7 - Anadolu Ajansı

#Seattle bsky'ers, went to this "performance lecture" in Georgetown last week. she's giving the talk again on 6/2 at Common Area Maintenance at 3pm. highly recommend. I went Wednesday—was already writing about it this morning.

poetry salon at our house last night—a small but fierce group of poets reading poems & featuring writer/artist Matthew Klane—visiting from New York & performing from his collab, HIST, w/ James Bellflower. calamaripress.com/HIST.htm

love shack is literally the last song I want playing as I sit down for my 6th dental appointment in 3.5 weeks.

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Open call for what will be an evolving archive of this moment’s campus protests— please circulate! www.publicbooks.org/events/open-...

Open Call for Submissionswww.publicbooks.org April 26, 2024 @ All Day - Open call for submissions from the voices of student campus protests.

thank you, Jen Benka—

Jen Benka put together this spreadsheet of publishers distributed by Small Press Distribution as of January 2024 (a work-in-progress) using the Wayback Machine, in case anyone's looking for ways to support publishers suddenly without distribution ✨✨ docs.google.com/spreadsheets...

SPD Publisher List as of January 20, 2024docs.google.com Sheet1 SPD Publisher List as of January 20, 2024 <a href=

so devastating. still can't get my head wrapped around it, but at the same time understand exactly the conditions that give rise to this moment in literary publishing history. you can help right now by ordering books from your favorite small presses. their pockets need you—as do their hearts.

More on the fallout of the sudden closing of independent distributor Small Press Distribution lithub.com/what-the-clo...

What the closure of Small Press Distribution means for readers.lithub.com Depending on which corners of literary social media you frequent, yesterday’s breaking news that SPD (Small Press Distribution) was going under was either an enormous surprise or a predictabl…

born in the Pre-Madonna era.

in case you were not already aware, the word of the day is eggcorn.

such a beautiful thing of Seattle—a good way to spend 7 minutes on day 1 of '24—Ankle Deep, Lauren Frohne/Briar Bates laurenfrohne.com/portfolio/an... "Carry on."

heart goes out to Manny Ellis' family today.

Cara Benson interviews Kerri ní Dochartaigh—a lovely read & intro to her writing. "Language is one of the most powerful things that can address this myth of separation that’s at the forefront of the horrifying action that’s taking place in the world.... www.full-stop.net/2023/12/12/i...

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It's that time again. I made this comic a few years ago, and now I hear people using the phrase "weird duck time" without knowing where it came from, which makes me happy beyond words. Here's to the season of spectacular ducks 🪶

for breaths (or deep gulps) of humanity, a worthwhile watch/listen from Parents Circle. parentscirclefriends.org/holding/ Palestinian and Israeli members, Laila Alsheikh and Ayelet Harel share stories of loss, reconciliation, and hope.

writers from around the world contribute to a 24-hour, live reading in support of Palestinian writers, Palestinian voices in diaspora, and their allies, November 25th (started 6am PST). www.youtube.com/watch?v=Aw0T...