Sean Bates
@seanjbates.bsky.social
writer/poet/educator
https://substack.com/@seanjbates
poems in:
Emerge Literary Journal
Stone Canoe
Rising Phoenix Review
"What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump"
ed. Martín Espada https://tinyurl.com/44yksnmp
https://substack.com/@seanjbates
poems in:
Emerge Literary Journal
Stone Canoe
Rising Phoenix Review
"What Saves Us: Poems of Empathy and Outrage in the Age of Trump"
ed. Martín Espada https://tinyurl.com/44yksnmp
Pinned
Syrah
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
tinyurl.com
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Reposted by Sean Bates
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Syrah
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
tinyurl.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Syrah
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
tinyurl.com
November 10, 2025 at 6:11 PM
Low notes and high notes, lots of character...
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Today's poem is "Syrah" tinyurl.com/36pxxnyx
#writingcommunity #poetry #winepoems #viniculture #poemaday #poemsky #amwriting
Boy am I sick of all of my students copy/pasting sections into and out of Grammarly...it's the em-dash mothership.
November 10, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Boy am I sick of all of my students copy/pasting sections into and out of Grammarly...it's the em-dash mothership.
I think this is happening. #TwilightImperium #boardgames
November 9, 2025 at 12:08 AM
I think this is happening. #TwilightImperium #boardgames
It's a one sentence day
November 7, 2025 at 11:03 AM
It's a one sentence day
Reposted by Sean Bates
...we hear the manners of power and the time demanding.
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
In the Smoking Room
...we hear the manners of power and the time demanding.
tinyurl.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
...we hear the manners of power and the time demanding.
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
...we hear the manners of power and the time demanding.
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
In the Smoking Room
...we hear the manners of power and the time demanding.
tinyurl.com
November 5, 2025 at 5:55 PM
...we hear the manners of power and the time demanding.
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
Today's poem "In the Smoking Room" tinyurl.com/d8d68xxv
#poetry #power #politics #clocks #poemsky #writingcommunity #steampunk #poetsofbluesky
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social what #poetry are you reading before it's a certain month in both directions?
November 5, 2025 at 1:57 PM
@johngreensbluesky.bsky.social what #poetry are you reading before it's a certain month in both directions?
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Good things are possible and we don't have to settle.
Reposted by Sean Bates
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
November 5, 2025 at 3:52 AM
Good things are possible and we don’t have to settle.
Reposted by Sean Bates
these two are about to absolutely body OpenAI
November 3, 2025 at 11:28 PM
these two are about to absolutely body OpenAI
Reposted by Sean Bates
I want to see the signs of writing, of my teaching, my work. But somedays I dream of a woodpile getting smaller as the logs pile up satisfied.
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
Woodpile
I want to see the signs of writing, of my teaching, my work. But somedays I dream of a woodpile getting smaller as the logs pile up satisfied.
tinyurl.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I want to see the signs of writing, of my teaching, my work. But somedays I dream of a woodpile getting smaller as the logs pile up satisfied.
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
I want to see the signs of writing, of my teaching, my work. But somedays I dream of a woodpile getting smaller as the logs pile up satisfied.
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
Woodpile
I want to see the signs of writing, of my teaching, my work. But somedays I dream of a woodpile getting smaller as the logs pile up satisfied.
tinyurl.com
November 3, 2025 at 5:34 PM
I want to see the signs of writing, of my teaching, my work. But somedays I dream of a woodpile getting smaller as the logs pile up satisfied.
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
Today's poem "Woodpile" tinyurl.com/589dkvsc
#poetry #writingcommunity #childhood #work #labor #growingup #poemsky #poems #writing #parenthood
Reposted by Sean Bates
Zohran just pulled up on an Ari stream and I am LOSING MY MIND
November 2, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Zohran just pulled up on an Ari stream and I am LOSING MY MIND
Reposted by Sean Bates
Nice.
#mamiya #mamiya7ii #mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #photo #halloween #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #mediumformatphoto #120film
#mamiya #mamiya7ii #mamiya7 #film #photography #filmphotography #photo #halloween #mediumformat #mediumformatfilm #mediumformatphotography #mediumformatphoto #120film
October 2, 2025 at 1:39 PM
Spooky season lingers...
I'm not against being haunted...but are you a good spirit or a bad spirit? ...Why won't you answer?
🎃Today's poem "Household Spirit" tinyurl.com/4jchyx55
#poems #halloween #childhood #writingcommunity #poemsky #amwriting #substack #trickortreat #poetry
🎃Today's poem "Household Spirit" tinyurl.com/4jchyx55
#poems #halloween #childhood #writingcommunity #poemsky #amwriting #substack #trickortreat #poetry
Household Spirit
I'm not against being haunted...but are you a good spirit or a bad spirit? ...Why won't you answer?
tinyurl.com
November 2, 2025 at 4:06 PM
Spooky season lingers...
Reposted by Sean Bates
It’s our time down here. www.salon.com/2022/11/03/l...
Why we should set our clocks back in November and keep them there
Like one-third of my fellow Americans, I prefer Standard Time. Unfortunately for us, the clock is ticking toward permanent DST
www.salon.com
November 2, 2025 at 12:50 PM
It’s our time down here. www.salon.com/2022/11/03/l...
#5amwritersclub in the states, how'd we do with fall back? My son made it the 4am writers club, complete with Laurie Berkner tunes
November 2, 2025 at 12:52 PM
#5amwritersclub in the states, how'd we do with fall back? My son made it the 4am writers club, complete with Laurie Berkner tunes
Reposted by Sean Bates
New poetry magazine just dropped from a former student of mine - open to submissions & free if you’re interested www.stoatmagazine.co.uk
Stoat Poetry
Stoat Poetry is a new magazine which aims to publish the best original poetry from new and established writers.
www.stoatmagazine.co.uk
November 1, 2025 at 10:52 PM
New poetry magazine just dropped from a former student of mine - open to submissions & free if you’re interested www.stoatmagazine.co.uk
Reposted by Sean Bates
I'll tell you something. You can tell a lot about a person if they're left alone with a sheet of bubble wrap.
November 1, 2025 at 11:11 PM
I'll tell you something. You can tell a lot about a person if they're left alone with a sheet of bubble wrap.
i ate too much candy
November 1, 2025 at 4:01 PM
i ate too much candy
I'm not against being haunted...but are you a good spirit or a bad spirit? ...Why won't you answer?
🎃Today's poem "Household Spirit" tinyurl.com/4jchyx55
#poems #halloween #childhood #writingcommunity #poemsky #amwriting #substack #trickortreat #poetry
🎃Today's poem "Household Spirit" tinyurl.com/4jchyx55
#poems #halloween #childhood #writingcommunity #poemsky #amwriting #substack #trickortreat #poetry
Household Spirit
I'm not against being haunted...but are you a good spirit or a bad spirit? ...Why won't you answer?
tinyurl.com
October 31, 2025 at 5:53 PM
I'm not against being haunted...but are you a good spirit or a bad spirit? ...Why won't you answer?
🎃Today's poem "Household Spirit" tinyurl.com/4jchyx55
#poems #halloween #childhood #writingcommunity #poemsky #amwriting #substack #trickortreat #poetry
🎃Today's poem "Household Spirit" tinyurl.com/4jchyx55
#poems #halloween #childhood #writingcommunity #poemsky #amwriting #substack #trickortreat #poetry
Reposted by Sean Bates
Public memory is our responsibility, our lot. We inherit what has been stolen, renamed, or stomped bare. I love these lakes and they are both mine and not mine.
Today's poem "I Stole the Names of Lakes" tinyurl.com/yt7eedu7
#poetry #writingcommunity #upstateny #fingerlakes #deeplocal #poemsky
Today's poem "I Stole the Names of Lakes" tinyurl.com/yt7eedu7
#poetry #writingcommunity #upstateny #fingerlakes #deeplocal #poemsky
I Stole the Names of the Lakes
Public memory is our responsibility, our lot. We inherit what has been stolen, renamed, or stomped bare. I love these lakes and they are both mine and not mine.
tinyurl.com
October 29, 2025 at 6:26 PM
Public memory is our responsibility, our lot. We inherit what has been stolen, renamed, or stomped bare. I love these lakes and they are both mine and not mine.
Today's poem "I Stole the Names of Lakes" tinyurl.com/yt7eedu7
#poetry #writingcommunity #upstateny #fingerlakes #deeplocal #poemsky
Today's poem "I Stole the Names of Lakes" tinyurl.com/yt7eedu7
#poetry #writingcommunity #upstateny #fingerlakes #deeplocal #poemsky