Caleb Nichols
@calebnichols.bsky.social
Poet Laureate of San Luis Obispo County, California 💐 music and poetry on Kill Rock Stars, Bottlecap, Broken Sleep, Gasher, and others. PhD from Bangor University in North Wales. 🫖
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Caleb Nichols
@calebnichols.bsky.social
· Oct 21
Congratulations to Caleb Nichols, winner of the 2024 Laureate Prize, judged by Kai Coggin, for Lithic: A Hyperballad!
We’re also thrilled to celebrate runner-up Darla Himeles for I Carry You.
Thank you Kai Coggin again for judging the 2024 competition!
We’re also thrilled to celebrate runner-up Darla Himeles for I Carry You.
Thank you Kai Coggin again for judging the 2024 competition!
My debut full-length poetry collection is coming out in 2026! Many years in the making! I’m quite chuffed!
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Arright poets — let’s dial our electeds and use our words. (If you can even get through today — one of our senator’s lines was down, presumably from being overwhelmed with calls.)
Democrats in the Senate must grow a spine. They can rein in this murderous regime next week. Why on Earth would they continue to fund this tyranny?
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Call your senators now: indivisible.org/campaigns/ho...
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January 24, 2026 at 8:38 PM
Arright poets — let’s dial our electeds and use our words. (If you can even get through today — one of our senator’s lines was down, presumably from being overwhelmed with calls.)
The hottest country is actually Burkina Faso. Very hot there. Of course we’ll all be pretty toasty soon!
January 14, 2026 at 12:15 AM
The hottest country is actually Burkina Faso. Very hot there. Of course we’ll all be pretty toasty soon!
Truly will not vote for any @democrats.org who don’t vow to prosecute this administration.
January 9, 2026 at 12:37 AM
Truly will not vote for any @democrats.org who don’t vow to prosecute this administration.
I’m editing an anthology for the first time and wow it’s going to be difficult to select poems. so many insanely good poems. Honestly restoring my faith in the world a little bit, at the end of a rough year.
December 31, 2025 at 2:06 AM
I’m editing an anthology for the first time and wow it’s going to be difficult to select poems. so many insanely good poems. Honestly restoring my faith in the world a little bit, at the end of a rough year.
LOL - gonna use this in my Rhet Comp course to teach logical fallacies. We’re so cooked, as the kids say.
“Climate Goals Are Becoming More Realistic. That’s Good News.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
“Climate Goals Are Becoming More Realistic. That’s Good News.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
Opinion | Climate Goals Are Becoming More Realistic. That’s Good News.
www.nytimes.com
December 27, 2025 at 5:47 PM
LOL - gonna use this in my Rhet Comp course to teach logical fallacies. We’re so cooked, as the kids say.
“Climate Goals Are Becoming More Realistic. That’s Good News.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
“Climate Goals Are Becoming More Realistic. That’s Good News.” www.nytimes.com/2025/12/27/o...
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You need to read this story.
Cardiff couple invited man in for Christmas, he stayed for 45 years
An arrangement Rob and Dianne Parsons thought would last a few days ended up changing their lives.
www.bbc.com
December 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
You need to read this story.
the Calvin pissing to Q-Anon pipeline
December 26, 2025 at 7:34 AM
the Calvin pissing to Q-Anon pipeline
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"Crimble Medley" by @calebnichols.bsky.social is a perfect listen for Fab fans today.
calebnichols.bandcamp.com/track/crimbl...
calebnichols.bandcamp.com/track/crimbl...
Crimble Medley (Christmas Time Is Here Again, Wonderful Christmastime, Ding Dong Ding Dong, Happy Christmas (War Is Over), Photograph), by Caleb Nichols
from the album So This Is Crimble
calebnichols.bandcamp.com
December 25, 2025 at 4:12 PM
"Crimble Medley" by @calebnichols.bsky.social is a perfect listen for Fab fans today.
calebnichols.bandcamp.com/track/crimbl...
calebnichols.bandcamp.com/track/crimbl...
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Reposted by Caleb Nichols
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
December 24, 2025 at 1:43 PM
James Merril’s poem “Christmas Tree,” written while he was dying of AIDS. 1995.
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✨ Still Open: Laureate Prize! But not much longer! ✨
Submissions are open October 1–December 31 at Small Harbor Publishing. We’re thrilled to welcome work from writers of all backgrounds.
🏆 Judged by Traci Brimhall
📬 Submit at smallharborpublishing.com
Submissions are open October 1–December 31 at Small Harbor Publishing. We’re thrilled to welcome work from writers of all backgrounds.
🏆 Judged by Traci Brimhall
📬 Submit at smallharborpublishing.com
December 15, 2025 at 5:07 PM
✨ Still Open: Laureate Prize! But not much longer! ✨
Submissions are open October 1–December 31 at Small Harbor Publishing. We’re thrilled to welcome work from writers of all backgrounds.
🏆 Judged by Traci Brimhall
📬 Submit at smallharborpublishing.com
Submissions are open October 1–December 31 at Small Harbor Publishing. We’re thrilled to welcome work from writers of all backgrounds.
🏆 Judged by Traci Brimhall
📬 Submit at smallharborpublishing.com
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“Same as the others, O’Neill. The
flippers, the fishbowl, the frog, the lights, the armor. ... Just one question
remains: Is this the work of our guy, or a copycat?”
flippers, the fishbowl, the frog, the lights, the armor. ... Just one question
remains: Is this the work of our guy, or a copycat?”
December 10, 2025 at 12:07 PM
“Same as the others, O’Neill. The
flippers, the fishbowl, the frog, the lights, the armor. ... Just one question
remains: Is this the work of our guy, or a copycat?”
flippers, the fishbowl, the frog, the lights, the armor. ... Just one question
remains: Is this the work of our guy, or a copycat?”
“Queer” Al Yancovic
December 12, 2025 at 6:19 AM
“Queer” Al Yancovic
Someday, my prince will cum.
December 11, 2025 at 7:04 PM
Someday, my prince will cum.
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My department is hiring! Please help me spread the word and send this to people who may be interested. jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
Cal Poly - Details - Assistant Professor of English - 20th-21st Century American Literature in a Global Perspective (26/27)
jobs.calpoly.edu
December 9, 2025 at 10:16 PM
My department is hiring! Please help me spread the word and send this to people who may be interested. jobs.calpoly.edu/en-us/job/55...
As it’s @bandcamp.com friday, here’s a special deal: buy my new record, and I’ll send you a test pressing of your choice, of any of my last three albums, whilst supplies last. Today only! calebnichols.bandcamp.com/album/stone-...
Stone Age Is Back, by Caleb Nichols
13 track album
calebnichols.bandcamp.com
December 5, 2025 at 8:06 PM
As it’s @bandcamp.com friday, here’s a special deal: buy my new record, and I’ll send you a test pressing of your choice, of any of my last three albums, whilst supplies last. Today only! calebnichols.bandcamp.com/album/stone-...
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“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
“Senescence”
“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
www.newyorker.com
November 17, 2025 at 8:00 PM
“Just as I come to know a thing it’s gone again.”
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
A new poem by D. A. Powell. https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2025/11/24/senescence-d-a-powell-poem
So History of Sound is a ‘queer’ story written by a straight iowa mfa grad and acted by two straight boys… the queerbaiting is stunning. that scene in the fountain? lol. Call me by MY name.
November 14, 2025 at 6:10 PM
So History of Sound is a ‘queer’ story written by a straight iowa mfa grad and acted by two straight boys… the queerbaiting is stunning. that scene in the fountain? lol. Call me by MY name.
apropost (of nothing)
November 14, 2025 at 4:30 AM
apropost (of nothing)
I’ve spent two blissed out days working on spoken word versions of poems. Just me, the DAW, and the dog. It’s an interesting process and I’m revising the written poems a bit as I go, changing the order of the written manuscript… finding the musicality of the poems is astonishing.
November 12, 2025 at 1:05 AM
I’ve spent two blissed out days working on spoken word versions of poems. Just me, the DAW, and the dog. It’s an interesting process and I’m revising the written poems a bit as I go, changing the order of the written manuscript… finding the musicality of the poems is astonishing.
Reposted by Caleb Nichols
There’s still plenty of time to submit! ✨
The Laureate Prize is open through December 31st — judged by Traci Brimhall. We welcome work from all writers, especially those from traditionally marginalized communities.
Submit here: www.smallharborpublishing.com/laureate-pri...
The Laureate Prize is open through December 31st — judged by Traci Brimhall. We welcome work from all writers, especially those from traditionally marginalized communities.
Submit here: www.smallharborpublishing.com/laureate-pri...
November 11, 2025 at 12:15 AM
There’s still plenty of time to submit! ✨
The Laureate Prize is open through December 31st — judged by Traci Brimhall. We welcome work from all writers, especially those from traditionally marginalized communities.
Submit here: www.smallharborpublishing.com/laureate-pri...
The Laureate Prize is open through December 31st — judged by Traci Brimhall. We welcome work from all writers, especially those from traditionally marginalized communities.
Submit here: www.smallharborpublishing.com/laureate-pri...
I’ve released a lot of music and I’m gonna try and post one song a day from @bandcamp.com until I’m out of songs. Might be a while. Here’s ‘Crimble Medley’ - a track that mashes up 4 Beatles tunes into one Fahey-esque folky mess. tips and reskeets appreciated. 38/?
ffm.to/crimble
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Caleb Nichols - So This Is Crimble
Make The Yuletide Gay
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November 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM
I’ve released a lot of music and I’m gonna try and post one song a day from @bandcamp.com until I’m out of songs. Might be a while. Here’s ‘Crimble Medley’ - a track that mashes up 4 Beatles tunes into one Fahey-esque folky mess. tips and reskeets appreciated. 38/?
ffm.to/crimble
ffm.to/crimble
Fundraising for mutual aid ! Please give whatever you can! And stop supporting artists who don’t give a shit about human rights !
I’ve released a lot of music and I’m gonna try and post one song a day from @bandcamp.com until I’m out of songs. Might be a while. Here’s ‘Karma Kops’ - a track that laments Radiohead’s turn to the dark side. Out today. Free Palestine! 🍉 tips and reskeets appreciated. 37/?
ffm.to/karmakops
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Caleb Nichols - Karma Kops
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November 7, 2025 at 11:59 PM
Fundraising for mutual aid ! Please give whatever you can! And stop supporting artists who don’t give a shit about human rights !
Reposted by Caleb Nichols
I’ve released a lot of music and I’m gonna try and post one song a day from @bandcamp.com until I’m out of songs. Might be a while. Here’s ‘Karma Kops’ - a track that laments Radiohead’s turn to the dark side. Out today. Free Palestine! 🍉 tips and reskeets appreciated. 37/?
ffm.to/karmakops
ffm.to/karmakops
Caleb Nichols - Karma Kops
Choose your preferred music service
ffm.to
November 4, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I’ve released a lot of music and I’m gonna try and post one song a day from @bandcamp.com until I’m out of songs. Might be a while. Here’s ‘Karma Kops’ - a track that laments Radiohead’s turn to the dark side. Out today. Free Palestine! 🍉 tips and reskeets appreciated. 37/?
ffm.to/karmakops
ffm.to/karmakops