William F. DeVault
@williamfdevault.bsky.social
New Generation Beat Poet Laureate (lifetime),
US National Beat Poet Laureate Emeritus,
the Romantic Poet of the Internet (Yahoo!),
CEO of Venetian Spider Press,
father of three remarkable kids,
author of 30+ books. Liberal. 🚫DMs. 🚫OF. Quaker.
US National Beat Poet Laureate Emeritus,
the Romantic Poet of the Internet (Yahoo!),
CEO of Venetian Spider Press,
father of three remarkable kids,
author of 30+ books. Liberal. 🚫DMs. 🚫OF. Quaker.
November 26, 2025 at 8:19 AM
endurance
bent but not broken
words left unspoken
on lips of the amomancers
the dancers of hope and memory
a melody of remembrance
consuming our romantic notions
adrift on oceans salty with tears
slipped through veils of silence
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
from "Ukraine is a Woman"
bent but not broken
words left unspoken
on lips of the amomancers
the dancers of hope and memory
a melody of remembrance
consuming our romantic notions
adrift on oceans salty with tears
slipped through veils of silence
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
from "Ukraine is a Woman"
November 23, 2025 at 7:23 PM
endurance
bent but not broken
words left unspoken
on lips of the amomancers
the dancers of hope and memory
a melody of remembrance
consuming our romantic notions
adrift on oceans salty with tears
slipped through veils of silence
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
from "Ukraine is a Woman"
bent but not broken
words left unspoken
on lips of the amomancers
the dancers of hope and memory
a melody of remembrance
consuming our romantic notions
adrift on oceans salty with tears
slipped through veils of silence
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
from "Ukraine is a Woman"
from Kintsugi, "more than mere acolyte" and "past lovers, fallen" #poetrysky #booksky #poetry #poems #author
November 22, 2025 at 6:50 PM
from Kintsugi, "more than mere acolyte" and "past lovers, fallen" #poetrysky #booksky #poetry #poems #author
The law is love.
November 20, 2025 at 10:18 AM
The law is love.
zig, the jester
the first time I was ever aware of you
I thought
there is something there
more than hair and eyes and smile.
a sense of humour and a rumour
of madness and glee in confounding life
and all those who would lay barriers
to joy and truth and light.
William F. DeVault. #poetrysky #poem
the first time I was ever aware of you
I thought
there is something there
more than hair and eyes and smile.
a sense of humour and a rumour
of madness and glee in confounding life
and all those who would lay barriers
to joy and truth and light.
William F. DeVault. #poetrysky #poem
November 17, 2025 at 7:34 PM
zig, the jester
the first time I was ever aware of you
I thought
there is something there
more than hair and eyes and smile.
a sense of humour and a rumour
of madness and glee in confounding life
and all those who would lay barriers
to joy and truth and light.
William F. DeVault. #poetrysky #poem
the first time I was ever aware of you
I thought
there is something there
more than hair and eyes and smile.
a sense of humour and a rumour
of madness and glee in confounding life
and all those who would lay barriers
to joy and truth and light.
William F. DeVault. #poetrysky #poem
November 16, 2025 at 1:10 PM
My dear friend and fellow poet, Carlo Parcelli, passed two days ago. A few words in tribute.
November 9, 2025 at 1:16 PM
My dear friend and fellow poet, Carlo Parcelli, passed two days ago. A few words in tribute.
from Kintsugi #poetrysky #booksky #author #poem
wind chime
in the morning, soft,
the wind rises, makes music,
not unlike your soul.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
wind chime
in the morning, soft,
the wind rises, makes music,
not unlike your soul.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
November 7, 2025 at 12:03 PM
from Kintsugi #poetrysky #booksky #author #poem
wind chime
in the morning, soft,
the wind rises, makes music,
not unlike your soul.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
wind chime
in the morning, soft,
the wind rises, makes music,
not unlike your soul.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
I translated “sic semper tyrannis” to French and got “C'est ainsi que finissent les tyrans” which means “that is how tyrants end up”. Just sayin’.
November 6, 2025 at 8:08 AM
I translated “sic semper tyrannis” to French and got “C'est ainsi que finissent les tyrans” which means “that is how tyrants end up”. Just sayin’.
Venetian Spider Press has announced their 2025-2026 Pushcart Prize nominees! #poetrysky
November 5, 2025 at 1:03 AM
Venetian Spider Press has announced their 2025-2026 Pushcart Prize nominees! #poetrysky
a little science/political in-joke this November 3rd. Vote the blueshift for America to bring the light back.
November 4, 2025 at 6:01 AM
a little science/political in-joke this November 3rd. Vote the blueshift for America to bring the light back.
from my latest book, Kintsugi, coming out on November 3, 2025, worldwide, my reading of the poem "temple". #poetrysky #poetry #authorsky #booksky #romance
November 3, 2025 at 1:50 AM
from my latest book, Kintsugi, coming out on November 3, 2025, worldwide, my reading of the poem "temple". #poetrysky #poetry #authorsky #booksky #romance
November 2, 2025 at 8:25 PM
A reading of my poem Not Dead Yet from my new volume Kintsugi, out November 3rd, 2025. #poetrysky #booksky
November 2, 2025 at 12:04 PM
A reading of my poem Not Dead Yet from my new volume Kintsugi, out November 3rd, 2025. #poetrysky #booksky
So you know I don't spend all my time writing poetry, falling in and out of love, and plotting the overthrow of the oligarchy, I spent this past week at the 2025 Information Security Summit in Cleveland and was a guest speaker. To quote the great Ani DiFranco "I've got spots, I've got stripes, too."
November 1, 2025 at 6:36 AM
So you know I don't spend all my time writing poetry, falling in and out of love, and plotting the overthrow of the oligarchy, I spent this past week at the 2025 Information Security Summit in Cleveland and was a guest speaker. To quote the great Ani DiFranco "I've got spots, I've got stripes, too."
Never say I never gave you everything. Kintsugi is out in hardcover on November 3. But courtesy of the internet archive you can download and/or read the massive volume (including front and rear covers) for free at archive.org/details/kint...
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contents and covers of William F. DeVault's epic volume Kintsugi, 881 poems from across his massive catalog, not appearing in hardback form, embracing the...
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October 28, 2025 at 12:45 AM
Never say I never gave you everything. Kintsugi is out in hardcover on November 3. But courtesy of the internet archive you can download and/or read the massive volume (including front and rear covers) for free at archive.org/details/kint...
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34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
October 22, 2025 at 7:42 PM
34 people killed in 50 days. Their guilt or innocence unknown, for an alleged crime that doesn't carry a death sentence. That's a lot of death.
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
adamisacson.com/boat-strikes/
Available now for pre-order, out on November 3, 2025. Finally got to hold a copy in my hands. Damn it is massive. Kintsugi
October 22, 2025 at 10:52 PM
Available now for pre-order, out on November 3, 2025. Finally got to hold a copy in my hands. Damn it is massive. Kintsugi
People say that they want Trump to be forgotten once he has left office. Not me. I want to remember how close we came to being destroyed by this clown, the damage and deaths he caused and his name to become synonymous with great evils that have befallen people when they have failed to be vigilant.
October 22, 2025 at 8:09 PM
People say that they want Trump to be forgotten once he has left office. Not me. I want to remember how close we came to being destroyed by this clown, the damage and deaths he caused and his name to become synonymous with great evils that have befallen people when they have failed to be vigilant.
We will accept no king, no attempt to drag us back into ages past, reliving mistakes of yesterday, rather than learning and growing in truth, empathy, love, and wisdom. Sic semper tyrannis. In history books and heaven, the true judgement of violence, pettiness, and madness will be rendered.
October 17, 2025 at 5:16 AM
We will accept no king, no attempt to drag us back into ages past, reliving mistakes of yesterday, rather than learning and growing in truth, empathy, love, and wisdom. Sic semper tyrannis. In history books and heaven, the true judgement of violence, pettiness, and madness will be rendered.
#1stamendment It is amazing that the administration wants to consider burning a flag to be incendiary and provocative conduct, but shooting a priest in the head with a pepper ball is not. People before graven images!
October 9, 2025 at 5:54 AM
#1stamendment It is amazing that the administration wants to consider burning a flag to be incendiary and provocative conduct, but shooting a priest in the head with a pepper ball is not. People before graven images!
Kintsugi, all 881 poems in 610 pages, will be out the first week of November 2025. The MSRP will be $45.95, hardback. Within 15 days of release, the eBook edition will be available through archive.org for free. I will tour, live and online, starting in December. The TOC is 25 pages. #poetry
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October 5, 2025 at 9:42 PM
Kintsugi, all 881 poems in 610 pages, will be out the first week of November 2025. The MSRP will be $45.95, hardback. Within 15 days of release, the eBook edition will be available through archive.org for free. I will tour, live and online, starting in December. The TOC is 25 pages. #poetry
MAGA wants to replace Bad Bunny with Scott Stapp of Creed at the Superbowl. As you may recall, in March 2006, Stapp filed a lawsuit to block the release of a sex video involving himself, Kid Rock, and four women.
October 4, 2025 at 8:32 PM
MAGA wants to replace Bad Bunny with Scott Stapp of Creed at the Superbowl. As you may recall, in March 2006, Stapp filed a lawsuit to block the release of a sex video involving himself, Kid Rock, and four women.
#taylorswift #wood In my capacity as a poet whose works have been celebrated for their erotic and romantic content, I would like to properly approve of Taylor Swift's latest album "The Life of a Showgirl" for her suggestive lyrics on the song "Wood". Well done.
October 3, 2025 at 8:45 PM
#taylorswift #wood In my capacity as a poet whose works have been celebrated for their erotic and romantic content, I would like to properly approve of Taylor Swift's latest album "The Life of a Showgirl" for her suggestive lyrics on the song "Wood". Well done.