Bernadette Geyer
@bernadettegeyer.bsky.social
I write. A lot. About lots of things.
Now available: What Haunts Me, my second full-length poetry collection from April Gloaming (link below).
Recent writing in @planthumanq.bsky.social.
https://linktr.ee/bernadettegeyer
Now available: What Haunts Me, my second full-length poetry collection from April Gloaming (link below).
Recent writing in @planthumanq.bsky.social.
https://linktr.ee/bernadettegeyer
My new poetry book got its first review!! Thank you @sagustocox.bsky.social for the very generous review of What Haunts Me!
#booksky #bookreview #poetrybook
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
#booksky #bookreview #poetrybook
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Kinship requires a leap of faith and a keen eye for beauty in darkness — Washington Unbound
What Haunts Me by Bernadette Geyer is an intimate look at kinship and all the responsibilities and history it comes with. The narrator of these poems is looking at nature, their family, and events to...
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December 2, 2025 at 8:01 PM
My new poetry book got its first review!! Thank you @sagustocox.bsky.social for the very generous review of What Haunts Me!
#booksky #bookreview #poetrybook
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
#booksky #bookreview #poetrybook
www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...
Dang. Didn't get that residency I applied for.
December 1, 2025 at 12:31 PM
Dang. Didn't get that residency I applied for.
Earlier this week, a guest editor emailed to accept 3 poems I submitted. BUT, after withdrawing them from the other journals the poems had been submitted to, I got an email from that guest editor today, saying his “time ran out” and he won’t be able to publish the poems after all.
November 26, 2025 at 5:51 PM
Earlier this week, a guest editor emailed to accept 3 poems I submitted. BUT, after withdrawing them from the other journals the poems had been submitted to, I got an email from that guest editor today, saying his “time ran out” and he won’t be able to publish the poems after all.
Friday folly: trying to delete a comma that turns out to be a speck of dust on my laptop screen.
November 21, 2025 at 8:20 AM
Friday folly: trying to delete a comma that turns out to be a speck of dust on my laptop screen.
Following a lovely and successful reading to launch my new poetry collection in Berlin, my latest Substack post looks at a couple of the less successful readings I've done in the past.
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/on-reading...
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/on-reading...
On reading poetry in public
After attending my book launch, my daughter enjoyed my stories about a couple of less successful readings I’ve done.
bernadettegeyer.substack.com
November 14, 2025 at 10:59 PM
Following a lovely and successful reading to launch my new poetry collection in Berlin, my latest Substack post looks at a couple of the less successful readings I've done in the past.
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/on-reading...
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/on-reading...
Here are a few photos from my Berlin book launch on Friday. Thanks to everyone who came to help me celebrate! In case you could not attend, Metis still has some copies available!
#booksky
#booksky
November 9, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Here are a few photos from my Berlin book launch on Friday. Thanks to everyone who came to help me celebrate! In case you could not attend, Metis still has some copies available!
#booksky
#booksky
Thanks to Leslie Pietrzyk for interviewing me as part of the TBR (to-be-read) series on her blog! I loved these questions and am grateful for this opportunity. 💙
You can read the interview here: www.workinprogressinprogress.com/.../tbr-what...
#authorinterview #booksky #newpoetry #newpoetrybook
You can read the interview here: www.workinprogressinprogress.com/.../tbr-what...
#authorinterview #booksky #newpoetry #newpoetrybook
November 4, 2025 at 6:08 PM
Thanks to Leslie Pietrzyk for interviewing me as part of the TBR (to-be-read) series on her blog! I loved these questions and am grateful for this opportunity. 💙
You can read the interview here: www.workinprogressinprogress.com/.../tbr-what...
#authorinterview #booksky #newpoetry #newpoetrybook
You can read the interview here: www.workinprogressinprogress.com/.../tbr-what...
#authorinterview #booksky #newpoetry #newpoetrybook
The Berlin launch event for my book is this Friday at Metis Books & Cafe! I would love to see you there!
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
November 2, 2025 at 8:36 AM
The Berlin launch event for my book is this Friday at Metis Books & Cafe! I would love to see you there!
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
📖 What Haunts Me - reading & discussion by Bernadette Geyer
🗓️ Friday, 7th Nov.
⏰ 19:00-21:00
🌇 Gleimstr. 21, 10437 Berlin
Register here: tiny.url/WHMLaunch
(1st 10 purchasers get a gift!)
Knickers
Change one letter to ruin a candy 🍬
Sars Bar
Sars Bar
Change one letter to ruin a candy 🍬
Nards
Nards
October 30, 2025 at 5:55 AM
Knickers
Holding my book in my hands for the very first time!
October 29, 2025 at 8:19 PM
Holding my book in my hands for the very first time!
Excited to be reading in April Gloaming's new Sunset Salon! The event features me, Christopher K. Doyle, and Ashley N. Roth, and it’s hosted by Christine Hall.
Sunday, October 26th
6pm CDT / midnight CET
YouTube Live link: youtube.com/live/yQP6i4r...
See you there!
#booksky #onlinereading
Sunday, October 26th
6pm CDT / midnight CET
YouTube Live link: youtube.com/live/yQP6i4r...
See you there!
#booksky #onlinereading
October 25, 2025 at 8:02 AM
Excited to be reading in April Gloaming's new Sunset Salon! The event features me, Christopher K. Doyle, and Ashley N. Roth, and it’s hosted by Christine Hall.
Sunday, October 26th
6pm CDT / midnight CET
YouTube Live link: youtube.com/live/yQP6i4r...
See you there!
#booksky #onlinereading
Sunday, October 26th
6pm CDT / midnight CET
YouTube Live link: youtube.com/live/yQP6i4r...
See you there!
#booksky #onlinereading
Proud to share my thoughts on how my writing is linked to nature! Thank you, @planthumanq.bsky.social !
We’re honoured to feature the wonderful Bernadette Geyer this week with her prose poem “I Waited for the Bee” and a statement on her writing process. Read here: otherwisecollective.com/geyer
October 24, 2025 at 3:36 PM
Proud to share my thoughts on how my writing is linked to nature! Thank you, @planthumanq.bsky.social !
Reposted by Bernadette Geyer
Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
October 22, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Trump hosted a dinner last week for White House ballroom donors.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
Then he went to Mar-a-Lago for a $1 million-per-person dinner benefiting his super PAC.
Last night, he treated big GOP donors to dinner on his new White House patio.
The government has been shut down for 22 days.
I've just published a new Substack post about the rollercoaster I'm riding this week! 🎢
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/feeling-al...
#booksky #booklaunch
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/feeling-al...
#booksky #booklaunch
October 22, 2025 at 4:17 PM
I've just published a new Substack post about the rollercoaster I'm riding this week! 🎢
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/feeling-al...
#booksky #booklaunch
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/feeling-al...
#booksky #booklaunch
So happy to welcome What Haunts Me into the world! April Gloaming Publishing even created a cocktail just for it - check out the recipe in the video below 🍸
Get your copy of my second poetry collection here: aprilgloaming.com/shop/what-ha...
#booklaunch #booksky
www.youtube.com/shorts/2aOGO...
Get your copy of my second poetry collection here: aprilgloaming.com/shop/what-ha...
#booklaunch #booksky
www.youtube.com/shorts/2aOGO...
Drink Responsibly; Read Dangerously: Red Whispers from the Rye
YouTube video by April Gloaming Publishing (AG)
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October 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
So happy to welcome What Haunts Me into the world! April Gloaming Publishing even created a cocktail just for it - check out the recipe in the video below 🍸
Get your copy of my second poetry collection here: aprilgloaming.com/shop/what-ha...
#booklaunch #booksky
www.youtube.com/shorts/2aOGO...
Get your copy of my second poetry collection here: aprilgloaming.com/shop/what-ha...
#booklaunch #booksky
www.youtube.com/shorts/2aOGO...
The official launch date for my new poetry collection is only 2 days away!!! Here, you can read an interview I did with Common Ground Review about the poems in the book and my writing process.
www.cgreview.org/blog/intervi...
#booksky #poetry #booklaunch
www.cgreview.org/blog/intervi...
#booksky #poetry #booklaunch
October 19, 2025 at 3:04 PM
The official launch date for my new poetry collection is only 2 days away!!! Here, you can read an interview I did with Common Ground Review about the poems in the book and my writing process.
www.cgreview.org/blog/intervi...
#booksky #poetry #booklaunch
www.cgreview.org/blog/intervi...
#booksky #poetry #booklaunch
Berlin friends... You're invited! I would love to have you there with me to celebrate the Berlin launch of my new poetry collection. SAVE THE DATE! More details to come...
#booksky #booklaunch #berlinliteraryevents
#booksky #booklaunch #berlinliteraryevents
October 10, 2025 at 7:39 PM
Berlin friends... You're invited! I would love to have you there with me to celebrate the Berlin launch of my new poetry collection. SAVE THE DATE! More details to come...
#booksky #booklaunch #berlinliteraryevents
#booksky #booklaunch #berlinliteraryevents
If you want a sneak peek at some of the poems from my forthcoming collection, I've posted a list here: bernadettegeyer.com/what-haunts-...
What Haunts Me
What Haunts Me travels the map of personal history through a series of immersive, quietly stunning journeys. The collection observes labor in all shapes and forms, breaking through to understanding…
bernadettegeyer.com
September 24, 2025 at 4:43 PM
If you want a sneak peek at some of the poems from my forthcoming collection, I've posted a list here: bernadettegeyer.com/what-haunts-...
Excited to have my prose poem "I waited for the bee" included in the new issue of Plant-Human Quarterly!
Happy Equinox!🌙🍁 From falling leaves to elegies, skunk cabbage to trout lilies - our new issue is here:
otherwisecollective.com/current-issue
Artwork by Candela Murillo (@kamusa_art)
otherwisecollective.com/current-issue
Artwork by Candela Murillo (@kamusa_art)
September 22, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Excited to have my prose poem "I waited for the bee" included in the new issue of Plant-Human Quarterly!
Long Division
Technologically advance a band:
AINXS
AINXS
Technologically advance a band:
The Velcro Underground
The Velcro Underground
September 21, 2025 at 10:02 PM
Long Division
I think I found my Berlin book launch venue today...
September 6, 2025 at 3:50 PM
I think I found my Berlin book launch venue today...
I told client to send maximum 500 words. What did they send? 1,696 words. 😭
Please... if someone gives you a word limit, STICK TO IT!
Please... if someone gives you a word limit, STICK TO IT!
September 4, 2025 at 8:16 AM
I told client to send maximum 500 words. What did they send? 1,696 words. 😭
Please... if someone gives you a word limit, STICK TO IT!
Please... if someone gives you a word limit, STICK TO IT!
Submitting packets to litmags, along with everyone else today.
September 1, 2025 at 6:01 PM
Submitting packets to litmags, along with everyone else today.
Reposted by Bernadette Geyer
“In the morning in the kitchen on the table I see the egg. I look at the egg with a single gaze. Immediately I perceive that one cannot be seeing an egg.”
This Is Your Brain on Clarice Lispector - Electric Literature
“The Egg and the Chicken”by Clarice Lispector, Translated by Katrina Dodson In the morning in the kitchen on the table I see the egg. I look at the egg with a single gaze. Immediately I perceive that…
buff.ly
August 30, 2025 at 7:01 PM
“In the morning in the kitchen on the table I see the egg. I look at the egg with a single gaze. Immediately I perceive that one cannot be seeing an egg.”
A little overview of all the amazing things that have happened over the past six weeks for me and a look at my #SealeyChallenge reading list so far.
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/reveals-an...
#BookSky
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/reveals-an...
#BookSky
August 29, 2025 at 7:18 AM
A little overview of all the amazing things that have happened over the past six weeks for me and a look at my #SealeyChallenge reading list so far.
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/reveals-an...
#BookSky
bernadettegeyer.substack.com/p/reveals-an...
#BookSky