"A bad poem, after all, doesn't do any harm; it disappears in a little while."—W. S. Merwin I've had this screenshot saved for so long that I don't remember the source. A Paris Review interview?

And then it hit me as I was making coffee for the two of us —Natalia Iorlano This #haiku was originally published in Frogpond!

y’all have no respect for the ppl who make your life easier. the person making your morning coffee deserves a livable wage. the person stocking the groceries you buy deserves a livable wage. the person cleaning the restrooms in the office you work at deserves a livable wage.

Issue Nine has landed. alienliterarymagazine.com/issue-nine

As the crickets' soft autumn hum is to us so are we to the trees as are they to the rocks and the hills.

published my debut, full length (WHAT'S LEFT) accepted for a different chapbook (info coming soon) attended a writers conference promoted to a manager at work married for 3 years started a small business (LC HOMESTEAD) with my wife and we are growing! working on grad school apps

One granite ridge A tree, would be enough Or even a rock, a small creek, A bark shred in a pool.

It is a real pleasure to share with you our @haikufound Touchstone Award '23 nominations. Join us in spending another moment with these captivating #haiku... waleshaikujournal.com/post/touchston…

More 2023 winners' names released today, in alpha order. Congratulations to... Ariel Lawrence Hege A. Jakobsen Lepri Tate Lewis-Carroll Noor Mahal Marcos M. Julie Matondi M. E. Betsy McMillan Rin Namakura More announced tomorrow! #poetrycommunity #micropoetry #poetry #senryu

Hey!!! Thank you so so much!!

Just got the coolest litmag in the mail! It consists of ten poems; each one printed on a postcard so I can turn around and send each poem to someone else after reading. 💌📨💝

Mary Ruefle is an American treasure. This one from THE BOOK (Wave Books, 2023).

Irregular scheduling is under-discussed as one of the most vicious forms of modern class warfare. Retail and service employees with some of the lowest wages in any sector also live with levels of schedule uncertainty and sleep irregularity no white-collar sector would ever accept

"The bones of haikai are plainness and oddness" — Matsuo Bashō

It's such an honor to be included in your wonderful lineup. Thank you!

Orlando: An Anthology of Queer Past, Present, and Future picked up this little poem of mine. How special!

The judges Haiku Crush selected a #haiku by Tate Lewis-Carroll Tate Lewis-Carroll (they/them) of #Illinois USA for The Best Haiku, available at TinyURL.com/TheBestHaiku/ "Haiku investigates and juxtaposes the immediate world... It's this discovery that reminds me most of my place in the world and..."

So exciting! Thank you so much!

Hey! I made a linktree! Check it out! My two forthcoming chapbooks will soon be linked (hint hint) linktr.ee/tatelewiscarro…