Dumb Jill fact: I can't stand ham.

Everything is stupid but I love you all.

SCRAM. GO HOME. AND STAY THERE!!!

Joe Exotic's gonna get out of jail one day and flex with some bragging about how he saved America's soul and spirit by lifting us above, and carrying us past what's potentially our nation's darkest hour. And he'll have every right to.

Today is "Good Friday". On the show this week is Jill Alexander Essbaum JillAlexanderEssbaum and her poem, "Bad Friday" which tells the story of crucifixion from Mary Magdalene's point of view...do yourself a favor and listen. NPR Poetry Foundation Augustana University MPR listen.sdpb.org/post/poetry-st…

WHAT JUST HAPPENED? So unexpected. I am stoked and delighted to let you know that my poem "What to tell the Children" was chosen as a "STAFF PICK" for today on insighttimer! THANK YOU! insig.ht/gm_110121 ...continued 1/7 #poetry #meditation #spokenword #hope #heart

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Y'all know you want to come to this reading... Sign in, stream it in the background, whatever floats your tugboat. But come! tinyurl.com/2e2h7haz

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Should I tweet more? I never tweet. I feel like I need an angle.

On the blog, we're sharing some of our favorite love poems, including a few by our #NEALitFellows! Read work from Rita Dove, JillAlexanderEssbaum, and Kevin Young: go.usa.gov/xtH28 #ValentinesDay

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JillAlexanderEssbaum on the Big Texas Read with poet Jessica Piazza Wednesday Oct. 19 at 7 pm CST. RSVP at Gemini Ink or @DallasWriters.

Y'all please join me on Wednesday, October 19, for a conversation on the subject of sex, sadness, Swiss cheese, and what happens when you put a whole bunch of sentences about these things together... geminiink.org/the-big-texas-…

Analysis of a poem by JillAlexanderEssbaum: youtu.be/MiHtMP5hrfI