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James Penha

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Poet. Editor of @NewVerseNews.bsky.social at http://newversenews.blogspot.com and https://thenewversenews.substack.com . Expat New Yorker living in Bali. he/him 🌈 💙 Story collection—Queer As Folk Tales—out now https://a.co/d/9GkGz81. https://jamespenha.com

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 11d

The e-book of my collection Queer as Folk Tales where I gather ancient myths and legends and reimagine them with queer lovers at their heart is now published. Characters and narratives even straight people can enjoy ;-) a.co/d/9GkGz81 See the replies for other vendors.

Queer as Folk Tales

Amazon.com: Queer as Folk Tales eBook : Penha, James: Kindle Store

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 16h

NVN Tuesday at Substack: Ron Riekki’s @rriekki.bsky.social #newspoem “Mass Shooting #7” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-tuesda...
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NVN Tuesday: MASS SHOOTING #7

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 17h

Ron Riekki @rriekki.bsky.social reports on the Oct 4 mass shooting at a Speedway in Saginaw, MI. Ron’s 7th @newversenews.bsky.social #poem in a continuing NVN series. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/mass... @writingcommunity.bsky.social
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MASS SHOOTING #7

The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 1d

NVN Monday at Substack: Cecil Morris’s #newspoem “Please, America, Don’t Turn Your Back On Me.” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-monday...
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NVN Monday: PLEASE, AMERICA, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME

by Cecil Morris

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 1d

Cecil Morris begs, in his @newversenews.bsky.social #poem, “Please, America, Don’t Turn Your Back On Me.” newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/plea...
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PLEASE, AMERICA, DON'T TURN YOUR BACK ON ME

The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

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The New Verse News (always open for newspoems) @newversenews.bsky.social · 2d

NVN Sunday at Substack: Susan Vespoli’s #newspoem “2025” thenewversenews.substack.com/p/nvn-sunday...
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NVN Sunday: 2025

by Susan VespoliIt was the year the garden wouldn’t grow.

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James Penha @jamespenha.bsky.social · 2d

Susan Vespoli looks at “2025” thus far in her @newversenews.bsky.social #poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2025/10/2025...
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2025

The New Verse News presents politically progressive poetry on current events and topical issues.

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

Robert De Niro: “Now we have a would-be king — King Donald the First. Fuck that. I’m Robert De Niro and I’m asking you to stand up and be counted in the nationwide No Kings protest on October 18th”

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

@sanders.senate.gov: "No, Speaker Johnson, the #NoKings Rally on October 18th is not a 'hate America' rally. ... It’s a rally of millions of people who believe in American freedom and are not going to allow you and President Trump to turn us into an authoritarian country."

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Just Lee 🇨🇦 @justleeg.bsky.social · 3d

Every single word of this is fact

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George Conway 🇺🇸🚫👑🐸 @gtconway.bsky.social · 3d

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Joe Okonkwo @joeokonkwo.bsky.social · 3d

"If it sounds like writing, I rewrite it." — Elmore Leonard, born on this day in 1925 #AmWriting

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Luca Migo ❌👑 @victinibcn.bsky.social · 3d

Unbearably violent images from Downtown Chicago where a classical music concert was played on the Chicago River. This is too elegant and magical to be seen.