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Asa Drake

@asaldrake.bsky.social

Maybe the Body (Tin House, 2026), Beauty Talk (Noemi Press, 2026), One Way to Listen (Gold Line Press, 2023)

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Asa Drake@asaldrake.bsky.social · 2w ago

Alban Fischer illustrated the themes of "Beauty Talk" in a way I couldn't have imagined on my own. So glad to join the moon poets with my very own moon (in spoon)! I could eat it. 🌕🥄 P.S.: If you're interested in an ARC for reviews, interviews or classroom consideration, reach out!

Noemi Press@noemipress.bsky.social · 2w ago

We're grateful to @electricliterature.com for the exclusive cover reveal for Beauty Talk by @asaldrake.bsky.social, now available for preorder on the Noemi website! See the full feature with commentary from Asa and cover designer Alban Fischer here: electricliterature.com/exclusive-co...

Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2w ago

Having a bunch of exceptionally well educated people with PhDs but no employment prospects creates a lot of instability. Especially since a bunch of grifting idiots and nepo babies are taking all the wealth and hoarding it. Radicalization is a rational reaction towards the end of social mobility.

Rima I Anabtawi@rimaanabtawi.bsky.social · 2w ago

Madison police kill man in broad daylight in front of witnesses wisconsinexaminer.com/briefs/madis...

Madison police kill man in broad daylight in front of witnesses • Wisconsin Examiner

A Madison police officer shot a man several times, killing him during an arrest for allegedly casing cars in the Willy Street neighborhood.

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Sami Schalk@drsamischalk.bsky.social · 2w ago

Police murdered a Black man in the street in Madison WI today. Shot point blank in the head while on the ground, tased, and surrounded by four cops. It looks like an execution. Multiple videos circulating online. Things are about to get very bad here.

Asa Drake@asaldrake.bsky.social · 3w ago

This poem was written almost exactly a year ago at @kenyonreview.bsky.social's Writers Workshop under their ancient beech with poets Juan Camillo Garza and Maya Salameh (checkout MERMAID THEORY). You can find it in my new book BEAUTY TALK which comes out in October with @noemipress.bsky.social💜

The Offing@theoffingmag.bsky.social · 3w ago

Read “Gentleness is Something New I Can Afford,” a poem by Asa Drake Visit our bio to read the full piece. #BeechTree #Nature #Ecology

Mayor Zohran Kwame Mamdani@mayor.nyc.gov · 3w ago

This morning in Biddeford, Maine, a 26-year-old man said goodbye to his wife and daughter and left for work. Moments later he was dead, shot in the head by ICE agents, the second man ICE has killed in six days. ICE is killing our neighbors. ICE cannot be reformed. Abolish ICE.

Christina Henderson@chenderson.bsky.social · 3w ago

I wish more journalists would point out that Sen. McConnell and Rep. Tom Kean (missed 4 months of work) are/were essentially on paid sick & medical leave. The same employment protection they’ve spent their careers blocking other Americans from having.

United Farm Workers@ufw.bsky.social · 4w ago

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo literally helped build this nation. He did nothing wrong but build American homes, raise American kids, and pursue the American Dream. He should be alive. 1/

Lorenzo Salgado Araujo literally helped build this nation. He did nothing wrong but build American homes, raise American kids, and pursue the American Dream. He should be alive. Across our country, our government is killing our immigrant friends, neighbors, relatives, and fellow workers. The UFW demands justice for Lorenzo and respect, safety and dignity for all immigrant workers.
Yung En Chee@yungenchee.bsky.social · last mo.

Food & Water x The Sameer Project Please see the msg from Workshops4Gaza below

Food & Water x The Sameer Project

Translating Falasteen (Palestine), in collaboration with The Sameer Project, launched a fundraising campaign to support families in Gaza facing severe hardships. Our mission is to provide food & water...

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Workshops4Gaza@workshops4gaza.bsky.social · last mo.

We have been sounding the alarms about the HUGE decrease in aid and support in Gaza over the last two months. Malnutrition cases and severe dehydration cases are increasing in our clinics, and it is expected to get worse.

Heba Gowayed هبة جويد@hebagowayed.bsky.social · last mo.

I never spoke on this publicly but we were also subject to an anonymous false report— we thought it was a political attack, but it turned out it was the deranged 44 yo racist who lives downstairs with his mom. Despite clear lies (padded room, wrong gender of child), CPS “had” to investigate 🧵

Pete Buttigieg@petebuttigieg.bsky.social · last mo.

This week someone targeted my family for harm with a false report. We’re physically OK, but that doesn’t mean we weren’t harmed. I am beyond furious. Whatever your politics, this is awful, wrong, and can never become normal.

People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · last mo.

30 years for moving a box of zines. Des Sanchez Estrada was not even at the noise demo that led to this. The state is attempting to make an example of these anti-fascist political prisoners. We can expect the crackdowns to continue & escalate. Take this seriously. Don't back down

PRAIRIELAND DEFENDANT SENTENCED TO 30 YEARS IN PRISON FOR MOVING A BOX OF ANTIFASCIST ZINES Anti-ICE activists received lengthy prison terms - including a 100-year sentence — in the first major trial of the NSPM-7 era.
People’s City Council - Los Angeles @pplscitycouncil.bsky.social · 5mo ago

"Wearing All Black at Protests Makes You Guilty of Terrorism, Prosecutors Tell Jury The Prairieland case is a major test of the Trump administration’s push to label “antifa” protesters as terrorists." All eyes on Prairieland 👀 Read: theintercept.com/2026/03/12/a...

Anthony Cody@anthonycody.bsky.social · 2mo ago

Excited that I can now share we are a Literary Arts Fund awardee. I believe in us, I am grateful for the many hands & minds (editors, authors, designers, funders, board, & friends) that go into nurturing @noemipress.bsky.social, and am honored that we are seen for the labor and vision of our books.

Noemi Press@noemipress.bsky.social · 2mo ago

We're proud to be a 2026 general operating grant awardee of the Literary Arts Fund! As a very small independent press, we're incredibly grateful for this support, which will help strengthen our operations and allow us to continue our mission to publish writing that challenges the status quo.

Asa Drake@asaldrake.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I just got a message that my local Planned Parenthood in Gainesville is shutting down. For the same trauma informed care (and the birth control insert I prefer), I'll have to travel to Jacksonville. I don't think people realize how much of an impact one clinic can have.

Asa Drake@asaldrake.bsky.social · 2mo ago

I mean this in an entirely superficial way. The hemlock is so pretty this time of year. The marsh rabbits at this point have eaten back everything except these sprawling white flowers.

Workshops4Gaza@workshops4gaza.bsky.social · 3mo ago

Shared four hours ago. As though 155 students and staffs were not enough. “#Breaking the U.S. just struck Minab again. Absolutely diabolical behaviour. It also claims there is still a ceasefire in place.” Because they cannot defeat the Iranian people and forces.

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