The inaugural poem by ⁦Amanda Gorman⁩ is out as a book March 30. When it reached my house a kid said: “I read that several times. We read it in school.” Also recalled the inauguration, how Gorman said certain words. Then she asked to see the book, and read it again.

When I dress up as my idol I have to dress up as him!

Thank you Amanda G., Alexandria O-C, Joe B. Thank you for fighting for my planet.

People just don’t think things through.

Not throwing away my shot. So grateful for everyone who made these vaccines possible. Get yours as soon as possible 💛 instagram.com/p/CO3ooftlOLc/…

Big news! For every graduation photo tagged the #TheHillWeClimbed Penguin Random House 🐧🏠📚 is donating $1 to @girlsopportunityalliance to support girls’ education globally! Let’s uplift our students & celebrate #thehillweclimbed together 💛

I’m so excited to reveal the cover (and final title!) for my new poetry collection, Call Us What We Carry. These poems explore hope, grief, & healing and I can’t wait to share them with the world on Dec 7th! Preorder: smarturl.it/amandagormanbo… #CallUsWhatWeCarry

With her next book, "Call Us What We Carry," set to publish in December, Amanda Gorman now finds herself in a pivotal season. “I’m in a chapter of my life where everything is changing," she says. on.wsj.com/3kjCAop

“We wish to speak directly to the people of Aotearoa New Zealand. We overwhelmingly support vaccination against Covid-19.” This open letter is signed by 6535 registered NZ doctors, incl me 🙂 Antivax registered doctors are actually very rare, a handful interactives.stuff.co.nz/2021/10/doctor…

G’day from Down Under Ted Cruz. Thanks for your interest in the Territory. I’m the Chief Minister. Below are a few facts about COVID down here.

You can read the rest of my original short Halloween story (of a sort) here: jeffvandermeer.com/2021/10/31/a-s…

Wrote this poem several months ago and it echoed inside me today. Sometimes we have no words. And sometimes words are all we have.

#CallUsWhatWeCarry is out in 2 days! Anyone other than my mom excited to get a copy?

An erasure poem from Call Us What We Carry #January6th

To love one another just may be the fight of our lives

“And then he said, ‘They even broke into my safe!’”

ON THE FBI’S RAID OF MAR-A-LAGO

My Whirlpool washer of WETLV27HWo, M83609494 has stopped working. It may be from the impact of a power outage in the neighborhood, or maybe not. It's happened before. I add clothes, close the lid and push the start button and.... nothing. Whirlpool Care