D. A. Powell
@dapowell.bsky.social
Poet. Shelley Memorial Award, National Book Critics Circle Award, Guggenheim Fellow, NEA Fellow. Books available through @graywolfpress.bsky.social.
Poetry, Sex, Music, Food, Politics. 🏳️🌈
http://poets.org/poet/d-powell
Poetry, Sex, Music, Food, Politics. 🏳️🌈
http://poets.org/poet/d-powell
Every American ought to have a pitchfork right now.
November 16, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Every American ought to have a pitchfork right now.
Sometimes the caption writes itself.
November 15, 2025 at 2:37 PM
Sometimes the caption writes itself.
This time last year: Perugia
November 14, 2025 at 11:56 AM
This time last year: Perugia
This dog looks like a sheep
November 11, 2025 at 1:45 PM
This dog looks like a sheep
Pretty sure this is George Santos
November 10, 2025 at 3:43 PM
Pretty sure this is George Santos
The godkids report that they and their parents had a splendid Halloween 👻 🎃 💖
November 6, 2025 at 1:35 PM
The godkids report that they and their parents had a splendid Halloween 👻 🎃 💖
This little butterfly landed on my leg and decided to stay.
November 5, 2025 at 5:15 PM
This little butterfly landed on my leg and decided to stay.
The day after Halloween is a day I like to call Wig Fall
November 2, 2025 at 12:41 AM
The day after Halloween is a day I like to call Wig Fall
ALLLIGHT SAVING TIME
Turn your clocks
sideways
to the hour
where
no- body
can get a good clean
shot at you.
--Kenneth Patchen
Turn your clocks
sideways
to the hour
where
no- body
can get a good clean
shot at you.
--Kenneth Patchen
November 1, 2025 at 10:55 PM
ALLLIGHT SAVING TIME
Turn your clocks
sideways
to the hour
where
no- body
can get a good clean
shot at you.
--Kenneth Patchen
Turn your clocks
sideways
to the hour
where
no- body
can get a good clean
shot at you.
--Kenneth Patchen
At Grace Cathedral to see original Nosferatu.
November 1, 2025 at 3:12 AM
At Grace Cathedral to see original Nosferatu.
Happy Halloweenie! May you get plenty of treats and all the right tricks.
October 31, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Happy Halloweenie! May you get plenty of treats and all the right tricks.
My friend Carol sent me this simple beautiful poem by Susan Lewis.
October 31, 2025 at 8:55 AM
My friend Carol sent me this simple beautiful poem by Susan Lewis.
Absolutely nobody guessed Damn Yankees. 😢
October 31, 2025 at 5:41 AM
Absolutely nobody guessed Damn Yankees. 😢
How can it be already three years since I saw @joriegraham.bsky.social
October 30, 2025 at 10:44 PM
How can it be already three years since I saw @joriegraham.bsky.social
Mixing it up a bit with the Halloweenie cards this year. Doing fewer Count Cockula and more of the Ejaculanterns.
October 27, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Mixing it up a bit with the Halloweenie cards this year. Doing fewer Count Cockula and more of the Ejaculanterns.
"Poem" by Joe Brainard.
October 26, 2025 at 5:42 AM
"Poem" by Joe Brainard.
Sweet spot in the alphabet.
October 26, 2025 at 4:17 AM
Sweet spot in the alphabet.
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
October 23, 2025 at 9:43 AM
"Friends" is a beloved American sitcom that aired from 1994 to 2004, following six young adults—Rachel, Ross, Monica, Chandler, Joey, and Phoebe—living in New York City. The show explores their friendships, romances, careers, and personal growth over ten seasons.
The Swarm, Irwin Allen's big budget movie about killer bees, really missed a golden opportunity. If it had instead been titled The Bees it could have played in repertory eternally alongside Hitchcock's disaster film The Birds.
October 21, 2025 at 1:47 PM
The Swarm, Irwin Allen's big budget movie about killer bees, really missed a golden opportunity. If it had instead been titled The Bees it could have played in repertory eternally alongside Hitchcock's disaster film The Birds.
"I've been saving my poop for longer than you've been alive. I mean, nobody has built up a bigger and dirtier arsenal."
October 20, 2025 at 3:18 AM
"I've been saving my poop for longer than you've been alive. I mean, nobody has built up a bigger and dirtier arsenal."
Fred Astaire reading the man he loves in Broadway Melody of 1940 right before they end up in the shower together. I have a whole new respect for musicals.
October 18, 2025 at 7:18 AM
Fred Astaire reading the man he loves in Broadway Melody of 1940 right before they end up in the shower together. I have a whole new respect for musicals.
Made a Halloween card for my godkids.
Count Cookiela
Count Cookiela
October 16, 2025 at 10:08 AM
Made a Halloween card for my godkids.
Count Cookiela
Count Cookiela
Louise would say "I don't want dessert, but I'll have a bite of whatever you're having."
Two years gone today. I miss her.
Two years gone today. I miss her.
October 13, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Louise would say "I don't want dessert, but I'll have a bite of whatever you're having."
Two years gone today. I miss her.
Two years gone today. I miss her.