A poet writing primarily in music, English and Elixir. Social Justice Bard. he/him.

Boston, MA
Joined May 2008
Michael Berkowitz retweeted
Maybe "Hwæt!" as the first word of English lit should be: Hello, world!
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THE WORLD SHIIIIIINES AS I CROSS THE MACON COUNTY LINE GOING TO GEORGIAAAAAAAA
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MAGA is referring to Walz as "Tampon Tim" I mean, he's definitely going to stop any chance of a red wave.
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Would appreciate any advice... As I'm becoming a new parent, I'm realizing how crucial it is to be able to tell when it's Der Erlkönig chasing us in the woods, and when my child is just making up stories for attention. Anyone have firsthand experience to share?
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How you watch the rest of the world from a window while you finish the hat.
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Wow! “I am a student of history who chose to minor in resistance to genocide, anchored by the Shoah Foundation…” A biomedical engineer Advanced racial equity Aided Ukraine Volunteered health services Minored in genocide studies Elected Valedictorian Silenced by USC
Great statement from Asna Tabassum, the student whose words and presence USC found to be ‘a threat to safety’
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Michael Berkowitz retweeted
this eclipse was mid
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The Writing Life by Annie Dillard is a seminal book for writers, not for any writing secrets it may contain (because I don't think there are any) but for its many consolations, like this one, should you be discouraged that your progress is just too damned slow
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A 25-yr old sets himself on fire in protest of the massacres in Gaza and to support Palestinians at a time of genocide and the Press presents it as a mere suicide, forgetting to mention Gaza, Palestinians, Israel. Goebbels would be proud of the Western Press and Orwell horrified
Why did he do it? Four major news outlets have almost the exact same headline for the self-immolation of 25-year old Aaron Bushnell. Not one of them mentions the words “Gaza” or “genocide,” the reason for Aaron’s protest, or the word “Palestine,” his last words spoken.
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Michael Berkowitz retweeted
when louise glück wrote “at the end of my suffering was a door” & rachel mckibbens wrote “what i had once mistaken for death was, instead, a door” & richard siken wrote “open the door and the light falls in” & dalton day wrote “it can be any shore. it can be any door”
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Michael Berkowitz retweeted
I know we already revived Merrily We Roll Along but REVIVE MERRILY WE ROLL ALONG
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Replying to @Elenachtaktiv
Is love enough to do what? You make it work? He doesn't want it to work. He wants to do something else. He broke up with you. Some people want to play guitar more than they want to be in love with someone. Love certainly isn't enough if someone doesn't choose it.
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"Never again" means that the unfortunate responsibility of Jews is to call out the spirit of Naziism wherever it crops up. Such as this naked, unhinged racist bloodlust from Tal Broda, head of research at @OpenAI.
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Michael Berkowitz retweeted
muppets have i got an adaptation for you
unironically we gotta bring back muppets literary adaptations asap
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The amount of grief cannot be overstated.
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This is something Louise Glück told me. It hung over my desk for a decade. A credo for us all.
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