Lynne Sargent
@lynnesargent.bsky.social
Writer. Philosopher. Sky-dancer. They/She. Codex. LCP. Author of A REFUGE OF TALES. Poetry Editor at Utopia Science Fiction. THOUGHT EXPERIMENT REVOLUTION forthcoming from ECW Press. https://linktr.ee/LynneSargent
Really love "Lovers in the Necromantic Army!" Great work, Lynne!!
Lynne Sargent@lynnesargent.bsky.social · 2d agoIt's a two-poem kind of day! Find "Her Hybridic Holocene (A Tautogram)" (p15) and "Lovers in the Necromantic Army," (p7) in Polar Starlight! I'm particularly proud of Her Hybridic Holocene and really enjoyed experimenting with that form. polarborealis.ca/wp-content/u...
It's a two-poem kind of day! Find "Her Hybridic Holocene (A Tautogram)" (p15) and "Lovers in the Necromantic Army," (p7) in Polar Starlight! I'm particularly proud of Her Hybridic Holocene and really enjoyed experimenting with that form. polarborealis.ca/wp-content/u...
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As an FYI, I know search sucks now, but if you're ever looking for philosophical answers/sources/whathaveyou in your research, stuff like the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy (SEP) still exists and is high quality, and PhilPapers remains a great index of many philosophical papers.
I'll be on a panel at WorldCon for the first time ever! Find me (virtually) at: Can We Stop the Tech Oligarchy Making SF Warnings Real? (Virtual) Sunday, August 30, 2026, 4:30 PM PDT
Someday we're gonna be looking back at the "AI" psychosis and think, "damn, I guess it really did make more sense when diseased tulips were all the rage."
@lynnesargent.bsky.social and I are back from summer vacation which included two stops partially inspired by @3blue1brown.com videos. The Escher museum where we saw in person the Print Gallery featured in Grant's excellent video. The museum had other fun things too, thanks for the recommendation!
Nothing like the satisfaction of reading a whole book to get a paragraph's work of stuff to cite out of it 🤩
The way Isabel uses the Odyssey in Sublimation is, indeed, some S tier adaptation.
Isabel J. Kim@isabel.kim · last wk.like christopher nolan i too have read at least the first line of emily wilsons translation in order to write my adaptation. please go read sublimation available wherever books are available.
Thank you to the magazine sponsors of the speculative Poetry Hugo #poetryhugo, a full list is on our website: @utopiascifi.bsky.social @asimovssfmag.bsky.social @analogsf.bsky.social Polar Borealis/Polar Starlight @interstellarflight.bsky.social Uncharted Magazine... poetryhugo.com
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Works Are Available for Nomination in the 2026 Awards?
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There's really nothing like the mid-afternoon sorrow of picking up your mug to take a sip of tea and only discovering when no life-sustaining liquid meets your lips that your mug is, in fact... EMPT-TEA.😭
"As a society, we are horrified by gun violence, but generally give scant attention to deaths on our roads that result from motorists’ choices." From @seanyyz.bsky.social
Where’s the outrage when pedestrians are killed?
Birchmount Road and Lawrence Avenue East, Scarborough On Friday, July 10, the driver of a westbound Toyota RAV4 SUV drove through a red light on Lawrence Avenue East and struck another vehicle trav…
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Speaking of which, I asked this recently, but didn’t get many answers, so: What’s a science fiction, fantasy, or horror poem you’ve enjoyed recently?
Mari Ness, writer of things@mariness.bsky.social · last wk.And we now have an OFFICIAL HUGO AWARD FOR BEST POEM! (until at least 2029, heh) (when we get to do all of this ratification stuff AGAIN)
Wahooo!! Poetry is a tiny piece of one soul speaking out to a tiny piece of another---and thus, is far from some stodgy dead thing. Poetry is for everyone, and it's wonderful to have that recognized <333
Marie Brennan@swantower.bsky.social · last wk.The poetry Hugo is a go! At least until 2029, as there's a policy of re-ratifying new categories three years later. Thank you to @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social, @bugthewriter.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, and everybody else who made this happen!
I am overjoyed that the Poetry Hugo Award has once again PASSED. It will need to be re-ratified in 2029 to be officially officially permanent. Complicated rules aside, thank you to everyone who voted or supported this goal. Us poets truly love y'all! To read more about this see poetryhugo.com
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Works Are Available for Nomination in the 2026 Awards?
poetryhugo.com
The poetry Hugo is a go! At least until 2029, as there's a policy of re-ratifying new categories three years later. Thank you to @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social, @bugthewriter.bsky.social, @therisingtithes.bsky.social, and everybody else who made this happen!
And the vote passes! We now have a #specpo Hugo through 2029 at least, at which point it will go through a re-ratification process. Thank you so much to everyone who has supported this effort & to my dear community of poets. Here's hoping translation is next.
Lynne Sargent@lynnesargent.bsky.social · 2w agoToday is the day! (Probably, we can't know 100%) but the vote on a Poetry Hugo is scheduled at today's WSFS meeting, 12EDT/9PDT. If you're attending #LAConV you can come and vote! Please do. More info at the link about the business meeting: www.lacon.org/businessmeet...
Today is the day! (Probably, we can't know 100%) but the vote on a Poetry Hugo is scheduled at today's WSFS meeting, 12EDT/9PDT. If you're attending #LAConV you can come and vote! Please do. More info at the link about the business meeting: www.lacon.org/businessmeet...
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There is a full report on the SPI (Speculative Poetry Initative) website that highlights the history of this project. If you love writing poetry and have always wanted to win a Hugo, please consider joining us for our historic vote Sunday. poetryhugo.com
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Works Are Available for Nomination in the 2026 Awards?
poetryhugo.com
If YOU would like to get into reading more speculative poetry, please check out my list of speculative poets and markets that publish speculative poetry! bsky.app/profile/did:...
To read our full report with historical evidence please visit poetryhugo.com
Speculative Poetry Initiative
What Works Are Available for Nomination in the 2026 Awards?
poetryhugo.com
(Amending here because this is in progress): the current vote to ratify the poetry Hugo will take place tomorrow at the WSFS meeting. If ratified it will need to be re-ratified in 2029.
Some FAQs from the Poetry Hugo website in advance of the vote to ratify the #poetryhugo: What Works Are Available for Nomination?
I'm late to this but Christopher J. Garcia makes some great points about why speculative poetry should have a Hugo, primarily "the real reason to consider the category is the ecosystem." There are so many SFFH magazines publishing poetry now!
Johnny Eponymous@johnnyeponymous.bsky.social · last mo.NEW!!! The Drink Tank taking a look at the 2026 Hugo nominees!!!! claimsdepartment.weebly.com/the-drink-ta...
This is so important. Please if you are going to #LAConV and care even a little bit about #specpo it would mean so much if you could find some time in your day to come to the WSFS meeting and vote.
Holly Lyn Walrath@hollylynwalrath.bsky.social · 2w agoI realize I am radically annoying on this topic but once again, a reminder that the vote to ratify the speculative poetry Hugo award is July 26 and if you love speculative poetry or just wish you could win a Hugo for a haiku, please consider voting/speaking at the meeting! poetryhugo.com
I realize I am radically annoying on this topic but once again, a reminder that the vote to ratify the speculative poetry Hugo award is July 26 and if you love speculative poetry or just wish you could win a Hugo for a haiku, please consider voting/speaking at the meeting! poetryhugo.com
Not only does a poem exist in nearly every subgenre of genre, but I can also usually find you a poem that predates the prosaic form. newsletter.hlwalrath...
Please Sir, May We Have a Speculative Poetry Hugo? Again?
Contemporary Speculative Poetry and the Colonization of Form
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My editor asking me about if there's an easier/simpler/less jargony way for me to explain Analytic vs. Continental philosophy got me like
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Are you in or near Toronto? Join me at @bakkaphoenix.bsky.social on Aug 22 at 2pm for the launch of my collection (Book info threaded). There’ll be snacks and SWAG for all who attend. RSVP and reserve your book using the link. @starsandsabers.bsky.social www.bakkaphoenixbooks.com/events/58652...
