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David Rosenthal

@davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social

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Poet and Teacher (he/him) Berkeley, CA (Ohlone territory) You can read some poems here: https://davidrosenthal.weebly.com/

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 19d

The Bearded Bards of BlueSky are back!!!!

Join us online for two readings featuring stellar lineups of amazing poets and writers to raise funds for @translifeline.org.

Check out the website for details (including zoom registration link):

beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

Bearded Bards
Of BlueSky

Online readings to raise funds for Tans Lifeline.

November 8, 2025
Featuring:
Todd Dillard
Brian Spears
Matthew E. Henry
James McConachie
David J. Bauman
Jonathan Everitt

December 13, 2025
Featuring:
Jared Beloff
Barlow Adams
Dan Murphy
upformsumdirt
Gregory Crosby
J-T Kelly

5:00-6:45 est / 2:00-3:45 pst

https://beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 4d

Less than a month away!!!!

Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.

Register now at:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 3d

Now is an excellent time to register for this:

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 4d

Less than a month away!!!!

Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.

Register now at:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 1d

Look at that lineup!
Look at that great cause!

Register now and mark your calendar!

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 4d

Less than a month away!!!!

Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.

Register now at:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

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🌕🐺 Wolfmanda Wentz 🐺🌕 @ajwentz.com · 6h

Happy Wednesday! There is new poetry from me in the world today!

Check out the latest issue of Chrysanthemum for a new haiku. This issue has some beautiful poetry, and I'm glad to be included in the TOC. It's also exciting to have a piece translated into German for this bilingual journal.

chrysanthemum

www.chrysanthemum-haiku.net

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 6h

“Because” is doing God’s work in this post.

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 6h

Sometimes they stare at you from the corner of the room.

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 6h

“Shocking” lol

There's a shocking disparity between how high-income and low-income earners feel about the economy

New JPMorgan data shows how Americans in different income brackets perceive the economy.

www.cnbc.com

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 1d

Look at that lineup!
Look at that great cause!

Register now and mark your calendar!

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 4d

Less than a month away!!!!

Listen to live Lit and raise funds for @translifeline.org.

Register now at:
beardedbardsofbluesky.weebly.com

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 1d

Oh it has been thought of.

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David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 1d

Shakespeare is underrated.

Rachel Feder @rachelfeder.bsky.social · 2d

Tell me your most unhinged literary opinion, as a little treat

David Rosenthal @davidrosenthalpoet.bsky.social · 1d

If not for our (adult) children and our parents, we’d be very seriously considering it.

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

I say it all of the time because it's true. On the whole, we aren't brave as individuals. But there's strength in numbers.

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Brendan Nyhan @brendannyhan.bsky.social · 1d

What if the unidentified masked men with guns don't accept the validity of your papers?

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 1d

The Regime's goal is to grind everyone down. Plain & simple. Our goal is to refuse this by taking turns to fight where and how we can. When one group needs to bow out, then another group needs to step in and so on. We don't all have to do everything. We can all do something though. Stay in the fight