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James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

January 13, 2026 at 5:08 PM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

Cover reveal!
Release date 2/18

January 13, 2026 at 10:44 AM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

"Amish Alchemy" release date 2/18! 🌹
@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
#poetry #Amish #bookrelease #alchemy

January 13, 2026 at 6:29 AM

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James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

I was honored to collaborate with my friend Butch Baxter, the end result "Acceleration" is on SoundCloud and YouTube! I'm officially a #detroittechno songwriter! 🔥🔥🔥

youtu.be/kpMz-6FpqIQ?...

January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

I was honored to collaborate with my friend Butch Baxter, the end result "Acceleration" is on SoundCloud and YouTube! I'm officially a #detroittechno songwriter! 🔥🔥🔥

youtu.be/kpMz-6FpqIQ?...

January 9, 2026 at 6:11 PM

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Ice Floe Press (Closed for Subs)

@icefloepress.bsky.social

Today we are honored to begin PROCESS/MARGINALIA/OTHERWOR(L)D(S) a series of 32 pieces from Jan-Feb 2026.
First up: a #videopoem by Cam Whelr.
Cam is a #disabled #poet/artist #activist
Her vid/poem is a meditation on illness, process, changing energies. Click link:
icefloepress.net/2026/01/05/d...

Departure i am trying to render – a Video Poem by Cam Whelr

Artist Statement – Cam Whelr In creating this digital collage, I endeavor to render my poem “Body Surfing” as an urgent, sensorial, and impressionistic plunge into my embodied rea…

icefloepress.net

January 5, 2026 at 5:42 PM

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Mike Wood's Country Gazette

@mikewood73.bsky.social

Today's "The Guardian" newspaper has an article on 'Cowboy Poetry' & it's revival as an art form & traditional means of storytelling. L.A. seems to be the center of this resurrection of a long, lost art & storytelling form #CountrySky
www.theguardian.com/us-news/2026...

‘A big bad bull whipped me down’: cowboy poetry, old art form of the US west, lassos a new generation

From Los Angeles to Nevada, younger people are preserving a longstanding tradition one lyric at a time

www.theguardian.com

January 5, 2026 at 4:11 AM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

Circling back to my heritage, back to the Amish.... 🐎 Delighted to announce my new book is coming soon from Alien Buddha Press! 🙏 Cover art and more details to follow next month! #amish #poetry #booklaunch #artambassador #themisfitamish @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

January 6, 2026 at 12:43 AM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

The Importance of Journaling for Men via @goodmenproject.bsky.social

The Importance of Journaling for Men

A guided journal is one of the simplest, strongest, most practical tools a man can use to improve his mental clarity, emotional strength, and daily discipline.

goodmenproject.com

January 5, 2026 at 9:04 AM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

Video short from my recent poetry reading at the Psychedelic Shack (Detroit) is now on YouTube! Watch here:

youtube.com/shorts/cW7kN...
#poetry #poetsofbluesky #hamtramck #shroomtrip

January 5, 2026 at 8:09 AM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

January 4, 2026 at 7:15 AM

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Abdul El-Sayed

@abdulelsayed.bsky.social

New year, new you? This is the year we reimagine what life in Michigan can be for working people.

Medicare for All.
Free childcare.
Canceling medical debt.
An economy that empowers unions.
Government that stops price-gouging.

Michigan, 2026 is OUR year.

January 1, 2026 at 2:12 PM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

There Is So Much Pain In The World But Not In This Poem

The year I took a seaplane to somewhere no one could find me.

open.substack.com

January 2, 2026 at 9:17 AM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

January 2, 2026 at 8:17 AM

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The Tennessee Holler

@thetnholler.bsky.social

💯

January 1, 2026 at 9:28 PM

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Alien Buddha Press

@alienbuddhapress.bsky.social

The Alien Buddha’s Chaos Countdowns Part 2 is now just $9.87 to celebrate the death of 2025!!! (yeet)

Link to paperback:
amazon.com/dp/B0G5J1JHCX

alienbuddhapress.wordpress.com/2025/12/07/the-alien-buddhas-chaos-countdowns-part-2-vanity-by-lemmy-winegardner/)

December 31, 2025 at 10:27 PM

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The New York Times

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Cornelius Eady, a National Book Award finalist, will read an original poem at Zohran Mamdani’s swearing-in as mayor of New York City on Thursday. Read an excerpt from “Proof,” the poem he wrote for the ceremony. trib.al/i0Uhwxr

Cornelius Eady sits in front of a red bookcase. A headline reads: “Cornelius Eady, Acclaimed Poet, to Honor Mamdani With Inaugural Poem.” Photo credit: James Estrin/The New York Times

December 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

Ending / beginning the year with 2 poems in the @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social Zine #82! Selections from me are my recent @newversenews.bsky.social poem The Great Louvre Caper and a new Langston Hughes inspired poem, February Blues. ✨️🎉🕶 a.co/d/38KY8Ox

December 27, 2025 at 10:49 PM

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NPR

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Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.

Books We Love

Here are 380+ great reads from 2025 handpicked just for you by NPR staffers and trusted critics.

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December 27, 2025 at 2:36 PM

James Schwartz

@queeraspoetry.bsky.social

Spiritual Tripping in Hamtramck
12-6-25 Psychedelic Shack (Detroit, MI.)
#poetry reading from
Big Island Beatnik @alienbuddhapress.bsky.social
www.amazon.com/Big-Island-B...