Mark Magoon
@markmagoon.bsky.social
Poet & Writer | Educator | Pro-Union | Proud Chicagoan | He/Him
My personal website: markmagoon.com
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My personal website: markmagoon.com
My dog’s personal website: @genehackman_thebulldog
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My first book pubs today, and among other things it is a love letter to Chicago — the city and the communities that have been a tenth muse for me.
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
December 9, 2025 at 5:38 PM
My first book pubs today, and among other things it is a love letter to Chicago — the city and the communities that have been a tenth muse for me.
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
Margaret C. Anderson's story is also, I hope, a reminder that good art requires taking big risks.
www.simonandschuster.com/books/A-Dang...
December 4, 2025 at 8:48 PM
Be like John Brown.
Radical abolitionist John Brown was executed on this day in 1859 for trying to spark a revolution to free millions held in bondage.
“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause.”
“I have only a short time to live, only one death to die, and I will die fighting for this cause.”
December 2, 2025 at 8:00 PM
Be like John Brown.
December 2, 2025 at 3:10 PM
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"Time"
a typewriter poem
by yours truly
from the Art Institute
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8018259...
a typewriter poem
by yours truly
from the Art Institute
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8018259...
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:09 PM
"Time"
a typewriter poem
by yours truly
from the Art Institute
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8018259...
a typewriter poem
by yours truly
from the Art Institute
poemswhileyouwait.tumblr.com/post/8018259...
To begin her order, Ellis read Carl Sandberg’s famed poem, "Chicago," in full. That poem dubbed Chicago the "City of Big Shoulders."
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer," Ellis read...
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer," Ellis read...
November 6, 2025 at 8:34 PM
To begin her order, Ellis read Carl Sandberg’s famed poem, "Chicago," in full. That poem dubbed Chicago the "City of Big Shoulders."
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer," Ellis read...
"And having answered so I turn once more to those who sneer at this my city, and I give them back the sneer," Ellis read...
Please pass along if you know folks that are in need. #Chicago #FreeMeals
www.timeout.com/chicago/news...
www.timeout.com/chicago/news...
These Chicago restaurants are offering free meals to SNAP recipients
Here's where you can find free food in Chicago right now.
www.timeout.com
November 5, 2025 at 6:58 PM
Please pass along if you know folks that are in need. #Chicago #FreeMeals
www.timeout.com/chicago/news...
www.timeout.com/chicago/news...
“This is not a political choice, this is a moral imperative.”
#NoKings #Chicago #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #HandsOffChicago #PeacefulProtest #ChicagoOverEverything #NotAWarZone
#NoKings #Chicago #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #HandsOffChicago #PeacefulProtest #ChicagoOverEverything #NotAWarZone
October 18, 2025 at 10:49 PM
“This is not a political choice, this is a moral imperative.”
#NoKings #Chicago #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #HandsOffChicago #PeacefulProtest #ChicagoOverEverything #NotAWarZone
#NoKings #Chicago #ThisIsWhatDemocracyLooksLike #HandsOffChicago #PeacefulProtest #ChicagoOverEverything #NotAWarZone
This Saturday (10/18) we peacefully take to the streets in protest--lest we lose that right--to stand up for our community, for Democracy, to shout: HANDS OFF CHICAGO!
12pm, NOON, Grant Park.
#NoKings #NoKingsInAmerica #ChicagoNoKings #October18 #ChicagoProtest #NoThrones #NoCrowns #Resist
12pm, NOON, Grant Park.
#NoKings #NoKingsInAmerica #ChicagoNoKings #October18 #ChicagoProtest #NoThrones #NoCrowns #Resist
October 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
This Saturday (10/18) we peacefully take to the streets in protest--lest we lose that right--to stand up for our community, for Democracy, to shout: HANDS OFF CHICAGO!
12pm, NOON, Grant Park.
#NoKings #NoKingsInAmerica #ChicagoNoKings #October18 #ChicagoProtest #NoThrones #NoCrowns #Resist
12pm, NOON, Grant Park.
#NoKings #NoKingsInAmerica #ChicagoNoKings #October18 #ChicagoProtest #NoThrones #NoCrowns #Resist
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Reverend David Black, other faith leaders, journalists, and protestors have joined a class action lawsuit alleging ICE violated their First Amendment rights during protests outside a detention center.
The brutality of this regime is on full display.
The brutality of this regime is on full display.
October 8, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Reverend David Black, other faith leaders, journalists, and protestors have joined a class action lawsuit alleging ICE violated their First Amendment rights during protests outside a detention center.
The brutality of this regime is on full display.
The brutality of this regime is on full display.
The University of Illinois Chicago is hiring an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing (Department of English).
To apply, submit an online application including cover letter, CV, letters of recommendation and a 20-page writing sample by November 1, 2025.
To apply, submit an online application including cover letter, CV, letters of recommendation and a 20-page writing sample by November 1, 2025.
September 25, 2025 at 2:08 AM
The University of Illinois Chicago is hiring an Assistant Professor in Creative Writing (Department of English).
To apply, submit an online application including cover letter, CV, letters of recommendation and a 20-page writing sample by November 1, 2025.
To apply, submit an online application including cover letter, CV, letters of recommendation and a 20-page writing sample by November 1, 2025.