Joy is the overflowing consciousness of reality.
But to suffer while preserving our consciousness of reality is better.
To suffer without being submerged in the nightmare. May the suffering be in one sense purely exterior, and in another purely interior.

Simone Weil

when SPD went under, Fonograf Editions, who published my latest book of poetry and a bunch of other beautiful books, lost about $15K. if you are able to help them out with just a few bucks, that would enable them to continue publishing and paying authors
gofundme.com/f/support-fono…

The Tortured Poets Department

Rilke

Save the date, VT....We're celebrating Dara Barrois/Dixon's incredible new book *EXTREMELY EXPENSIVE MYSTICAL EXPERIENCES FOR ASTRONAUTS* from Conduit Magazine books, at Antidote Books antidotebooks.com Dara Wier/Dara Barrois/Dixon

The Request of the Doe, by Bianca Stone

I couldn’t touch the whole of it.

Bianca Stone (Bianca Stone)

One-week Dream Delivery Service starts next week. I’m mailing dreams from San Jose or delivering to SJSU students.

I’m adding a coupon: a free week of dreams to someone you have a crush w/ each subscribe. Just cut the coupon out & give it to the linkinthebio.

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My cactus is like an orca in captivity ☹️ do I water this or not water this? Help

My 7yo has just started messaging me for the first time and it's so intense. She's using my old phone and I think picking up the texting suggestions 😂 as she types

FABULOUS new poem by Sharon Olds in The New Yorker ❤️🙌