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Jay Besemer

@divinetailor.bsky.social

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poet-artist-fool. aging, tr🔼ns, qu3️⃣3️⃣r, sick/disabled, autistic. he/they. i do not often follow back, so don’t follow me with that expectation.🚨DO NOT ADD TO STARTER PACKS WITHOUT CONSENT!🚨 http://www.jaybesemer.net

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · Aug 18

previously, on jay's bluesky:

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dear father, safe at present by Jay Besemer - Steel Incisors

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 3h

the fountain pens💚

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 3h

today: long walk, nap, reading in quiet. tomorrow: unknown.

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 12h

argh. i have had to block so many orgs’ email addresses because of shenanigans like that.

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 12h

i just read andré breton’s 1954 preface to MELMOTH THE WANDERER & learned from it that there is a strong protestant origin current in early gothic romance & that would square with your observation.

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 12h

i can relate. i haven’t taught in higher ed for 15 years, but i can’t unsubscribe from my former teachers’ union email list unless i go in to my (now nonexistent) member account under the now nonexistent name under which i was a member & change my email preferences from there.

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

preorder my friend griffin’s latest specpo volume at a discount via bookshop!

Griffin Rockwell (xe/they) @daftrockwell.bsky.social · 1d

How did I forget to do this? You can find it on Bookshop.org or Barnes and Noble (though, pro tip, it’s discounted on Bookshop right now)!

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listen-a poetic creature

Check out listen-a poetic creature - All this happened, more or lessNow, listen to me- / - / - / - / - / -I have, doubtless, </em...

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

huzzah!! on it💚

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

i know the feeling!

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

hey! congrats! plz share order info too💚

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mk in the garden 🌷 @stonespiral.bsky.social · 1d

'to light a candle' is a poetry workshop by mail 💌 the EIGHTH session is opening tomorrow! registration closes October 26 (maybe earlier if it fills up quickly.)

this session includes one of my favorite poets ever (can you guess who?)

plz share <3

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

i do, i am, & i will.

i’m also super excited to be hugging you today through your book💚

in a warmly-lit interior cluttered with art, art tools and supplies, books and hats, i stand embracing a still-shrinkwrapped copy of nayland blake’s new book MY STUDIO IS A DUNGEON IS THE STUDIO with one hand while taking a front-camera selfie. my eyes are smiling even if my mouth is obscured by the book being pressed against it.

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

i calls it like i sees it💚

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

she’s ungovernable!

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 1d

second row, first on left: that’s my book!

david is wonderful to work with, extremely professional, & offers very reasonable rates for high-quality work with excellent turnaround & communication. i heartily recommend him!

David Wojo @mrwojorising.bsky.social · 1d

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

maybe it’s broadcasting jazz

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

one of the local tamale vendors was taken from her usual spot in front of the corner laundromat this morning. aid orgs are asking for any info—we didn’t see it, & probably nobody who follows me saw anything or knows her, but on the off-chance…🙁

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

(i’m fine, don’t worry about me in particular. i am just aware that many, many people are struggling even if they are not obviously or directly targeted by this regime—yet.)

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

survivors of traumas including child abuse, incarceration & state violence may be having an especially difficult time with the words, actions & demeanor of those in power at this moment. i know i am, though i do not say much about it (for a great many reasons).

there are so very many of us. ✊

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

it’s a funny old life when clearing up the floor clutter requires an interim stage of further cluttering the floor

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

serious pumpkin spice.

(flees)

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

today’s adventures in the jayverse involve engaging loose ends (domestic, professional, relational) & a big autumn food vibe. maybe some collage. 🫚🧅🧄🧺📦✂️

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Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

island of the dead, daytime view

arnold bocklin’s other version of the “island of the dead” showing it backed by a wall of thunderheads rather than the dark night sky

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

i use social media differently from most other people & i am careful of what i bring here. the bottom line is that i bring myself to engagement here with the same awareness as i would or do in face to face life. if you know me in both settings you can decide for yourself how effectively i do this!

Jay Besemer @divinetailor.bsky.social · 2d

that’s why i don’t distinguish between online & offline life experiences—it’s all my life, it’s all processed in my body & the actions & relations emerging from soc med all involve my body.

that said, social media is also an easily-weaponized tool that can destroy & end lives.

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