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John Allen Taylor

@johnallentaylor.bsky.social

TO LET THE SUN • Univ. of Arkansas Press 2025 Writing Center Coord • University of Michigan-Dearborn johnallentaylor.com

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Daniel José Older@djolder.bsky.social · 6mo ago

The opening sentence: "Whether you find AI exciting or frightening, its widespread use—including among students—means we all need to learn how to interact with it responsibly" is so obviously terrible on a pedagogical, political, psychological and basic human level. The @aft.org should be ashamed.

Post from the head of the AFT: No matter how you feel about AI, its use is growing more widespread and it's important that educators understand how they could integrate it as a tool in their classrooms. Hear from three educators who have been experimenting with AI in this American Educator article ⬇️ http://aft.org/ae/spring2026/leonard_siebenmark_venagro
Oisín McGann@oisinmcgann.bsky.social · 2y ago

One of the most common arguments you hear from fans of generative ‘AI’ is that it’s not plagiarizing people’s work, it’s just learning like a human learns. So I’m going to break down why that’s just not true, and why it can never be true, with the existing systems. 1/

Ben Goldfarb@bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 2y ago

I'm not hostile to the Abundance Agenda per se but I *am* irked by the sense that its adherents disdain the conservation movement as a bunch of retrograde obstructionists who only exist to weaponize NEPA & block govt from building Stuff Humans Need. Like does Ezra Klein even know what a bird is.

Ben Goldfarb@bengoldfarb.bsky.social · 2y ago

Thrilled to receive our copy of @johnallentaylor.bsky.social’s new collection TO LET THE SUN. John is one of our bravest, most compassionate poets; his chapbook UNMONSTROUS was a masterpiece and this book is undoubtedly another. See the post below to order TLTS yourself from U of Arkansas Press!

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John Allen Taylor@johnallentaylor.bsky.social · 2y ago

I am really, really excited about my debut collection coming out from University of Arkansas Press. Selected by Patricia Smith(!). You can pre-order it here ❤️ www.uapress.com/product/to-l...

Poetry collection book cover. Light pink background with the silhouette of a hill and two small figures. Above them, three suns embroidered into the sky. “To Let the Sun” in purple, san seriffed all-caps.
Amy Stuber@amystuber.com · 2y ago

Without being accused of a crime, Columbia grad student and green card holder Mahmoud Khalil was arrested, and now his whereabouts are unknown to his wife and attorneys. Call your congresspeople tomorrow. Collapsing free speech protections should scare the shit out of all of us.

dirt of the looming dawn@upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 2y ago

wayne state is having a black history month 20% OFF sale when using this code: RSAVER at checkout... so, you know, if you were in the mood for discounted speculative poetry collections, then, um/uh, i got you — The Second Stop Is Jupiter. recommend it to your students! wsupress.wayne.edu

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dirt of the looming dawn@upfromsumdirt.blacksky.app · 2y ago

upfromsumdirt, poet & visual artist. your refusal to laud me vexes me...

the Second Stop Is Jupiter with dried leaves sitting on a weathered wooden tray table outdoors.
John Allen Taylor@johnallentaylor.bsky.social · 2y ago

that old woman who is pulling a goat on a rope is more necessary and more precious than the seven wonders of the world whoever thinks and feels that she is not necessary he is guilty of genocide Tadeusz Różewicz from “In the Middle of Life” trans. Miłosz

Barbara@azdogmom.bsky.social · 2y ago

Mt. Wilson, a communications hub for southern CA and home to the Mt. Wilson Observatory, is threatened. 19 telescopes are housed there, Einstein visited the site and Hubble made many important discoveries there including the identification of other galaxies. 🙏🙏