I've seen errors like this in internal drafts, but I've never seen anything like this a published, for sale, book. A reviewer's comment was incorporated into the final text. @springernature.com needs a better quality control system.

Little Cousins, "Called back." Emily. Last letter of Emily Dickinson, who died on this date in 1886.

My poem, "The Turning of the Wife of Lot," is up at Southeast Review: www.southeastreview.org/single-post/... It may be the best poem I've written.

44.1 Joseph Radke

The Turning of the Wife of LotFirst of all, she had a name, and she had a history. —Scott CairnsOf course she had a name: Edith or Ado, maybe. She had a family, a husband and daughters.  The i...

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I've read several articles on spotting "AI" generated text. I know there's software out to help. But I think I got this one on my own.

My mom always told me I was special, but no one thinks more of me than the NYT Wordle bot! 317 out of 99! ☺️

If you are anywhere near Appleton, WI tonight, make your way to the book launch for Melissa Ranges’s PRINTER’S FIST. The book is based on the history of the abolition movement, but speaks to our present historical moment. It's going to be an awesome event.

www.bicoastalreview.com/josephradke Here's my #PoemsAloud. I'm not a fan of my own voice, but I got a professional voice (Sarah Callinan) to raise the level.

Jenevieve Carlyn@coastalpoet.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Thanks all who commented on my earlier post 🙌 @markantonyowen.com set up a feed so you can now pin #PoemsAloud via this link: tinyurl.com/3ve8f27b Use the hashtag anytime to share your audio poems. (You don't have to tag me). Looking forward to listening. Go forth & enjoy the bardic experiment!

Just finished my friend Melissa Range’s new poetry collection, Printer’s Fist. It’s an amazing book about the abolitionist movement. If you're interested in resistance to injustice and solidarity across class, race, and gender, read this book. www.vanderbiltuniversitypress.com/978082650011...

Printer's Fist – Vanderbilt University Press

Melissa Range’s Printer’s Fist, awarded the 2025 Vanderbilt University Literary Prize, is a collection that tells the story of a political movement—its...

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after so long how to open again in the cold light of earliest spring— Louise Glück

My poem, Ice Fishermen of Oconto Falls, was selected and beautifully read by Catherine Young for the Landward podcast on WDRT. www.wdrt.org?post_type=po...

January 22nd, 2026 - WDRT

Ice fishing requires a lot of waiting in Joseph Radke’s poem ICE FISHERMEN OF OCONTO FALLS.

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Thanks so much! I'm honored by the nomination.

@blreview.bsky.social · 10mo ago

Deborah Derrickson Kossmann, "Complications of Captivity" Joseph Radke, Ph.D., "When Your Backache Returns" @josephradke.com Nancy Kay Peterson, "Chance in Ukraine"

My life is beginning to repeat itself as my Wordle results echo the refrigerator magnet poetry of my youth.

I decided to try some actual revision exercises instead of just staring at a poem and asking it to get better. The results were gratifying.

I am honored to have a poem accepted by southeastreview.bsky.social this week.

Southeast Review (@southeastreview.bsky.social)

https://linktr.ee/southeast_review Est. in 1979 as Sundog 🍊 Poetry, Fiction, Nonfiction, Book Reviews, Interviews, & Art.

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I just found out I was a semi-finalist for the 2025 Richard Snyder Book Prize. Congrats to K.T. and Michael! I can't wait to read their books.

Ashland Poetry Press@ashlandpoetrypress.bsky.social · last yr.

We're thrilled to announce @ktlandon.bsky.social Abide as 2025 Richard Snyder Book Prize winner and Michael Lawson's Proof as Editor's Choice Full announcement (with finalists and semifinalists): ashlandpoetrypress.com/2025-richard... #poetry, #poetrycommunity, #poetrycontest, #prizeannouncement

Here's my other poem, "Another Morning Poem," published in the latest Southern Poetry Review. Some days you just feel better...

My poem "Shape of a Day" will soon be On the Seawall (www.ronslate.com)!

Here's my poem The Same Dog from the latest Southern Poetry Review. The Roman poet Horace is credited with using a dog as a metaphor for depression, but this is likely a mistranslation.

Just got the latest issue of Southern Poetry Review. SPR was one of the first journals I saw at the local B&N when I began taking poetry seriously. Full of poetry, and with those B&W covers, it became my idea of what a poetry journal was and should be. I’m thrilled to have two poems in the issue.

Great reading and interesting discussion. Dawn's book is fantastic!

Match Factory Editions@matchfactoryeds.bsky.social · last yr.

Brenda Cardenas and Roberto Harrison drove up from Milwaukee to support Dawn Tefft's book launch. 🥹 Here is the vid: youtu.be/iJWVy3yIJvo?...

Just finished Dawn Tefft’s Once Upon a Riot from matchfactoryeds.bsky.social‬ . It’s amazing. Acutely aware of our current historical moment but full of intimate humanity. Incredible stuff!!matchfactoryeditions.com/books/Once-U...77

Once Upon a Riot by Dawn Tefft | Books | Match Factory Editions

Once Upon a Riot explores resistance, parenthood, and beauty amid oppression, weaving protests, labor strikes, pop culture, and personal history into poetry.

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I’m re-reading Eros the Bittersweet by Anne Carson. She discusses the significance of the edges in words and desire. This poem from Poetry Daily keeps coming to mind: poems.com/poem/sapphic....

New work up at the always cool Packingtown Review: www.packingtownreview.com/issues/23/ra...

Thanks to my hippie parents, I've always loved celebrating the solstices. Here's a poem for the longest day of the year. From Louise Glück's Collected Poems: bookshop.org/a/862/9780374534097 #books #solstice #writing

I've been getting “encouraging” rejections (“admire your work,” “generated interest from our editors,” “please send more soon”) from some pretty good journals (Southern Review, Meridian, Adroit, Image). I must be doing something right. And something wrong.

Lawlss Coffee in Appleton is closed. A sad moment for the coffee and arts scene in Appleton. Lawlss was a supporter of and gathering place for local artists and writers. Thanks Stefan for great coffee and memories! www.postcrescent.com/story/money/...

My poem in the latest issue of Bellevue Literary Review arrived last week. Great issue. Thanks to BLR!

These rush hours never fail to make me smile.

Chris and his farmily of forever farm friends@caenhillcc.bsky.social · last yr.

Greetings and good morning it’s the Saturday farm rush hour with toast

The audio file is up my poem at Bicoastal Review(www.bicoastalreview.com/josephradke). It turned out really well. Many thanks to Sarah Callinan (sarahcallinan.com) for the second voice in the reading.

Sarah Callinan

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My friend Meredith Mason has her first book out. If you have a kid, parent, or job (or know someone who does), you really should read this book. Link the reply.