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MFA from FAU. Meridian (Glass Lyre, 2016), New Ruin (Ghost City, 2020). Verse found in Rust+Moth, HOOT, Moist, and Voicemail Poems. Hollywood, FL, US. Formerly @rgibson103 on Twitter.

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My first chapbook had no Acknowledgements page, because no one took any poems from it individually in the five years I sent them out.

14.03.2026 20:08 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

Did you know the largest donor to AIPAC owns OnlyFans?

14.03.2026 20:00 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Gneiss.

14.03.2026 19:42 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
Why a gentle touch feels like love
Why a gentle touch feels like love YouTube video by Hannah Fry

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14.03.2026 15:23 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Pay Karrie Higgins using PayPal.Me Go to paypal.me/KarrieHiggins and type in the amount. Since it’s PayPal, it's easy and secure. Don’t have a PayPal account? No worries.

Disabled LGBTQ trafficking survivor with serious health complications. I have to come up with ~$400 for my ACA premium. (no advice please)

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Venmo: @ KARRIE-HIGGINS-2
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16.02.2026 17:22 πŸ‘ 14 πŸ” 21 πŸ’¬ 3 πŸ“Œ 3

Ugh I went to try and fix the other thread and broke it. I am still raising for hearing aid batteries. Tinnitus is BAD. I also do not have appropriate glasses.

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Venmo: @ KARRIE-HIGGINS-2

as soon as I can get 'em I will post receipt

12.02.2026 02:18 πŸ‘ 8 πŸ” 18 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 3

Did you like the poem? It’s the last thing I wrote.

13.03.2026 22:08 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

β€œBread and Butterβ€œ by the Newbeats. Like fingernails on a chalkboard.

13.03.2026 21:50 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Then some idiot will start changing it to y.

13.03.2026 21:39 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0
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Trump Administration Opens the Door for ICE to Target Anyone Suspected of Being Trans Under a new rule, the State Department will be able to revoke trans people's visas over "misrepresentation." It'll give ICE grounds to suspect all trans people of being in the US illegally.

This is awful. Make no mistake, the same surveillance apparatus being used to target dissenters and immigrant communities will be expanded to supercharge violence against trans people everywhere in the U.S., regardless of status transitics.substack.com/p/trump-admi...

13.03.2026 20:44 πŸ‘ 85 πŸ” 55 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 4

Closest term I can think of for nongendered generalized dysphoria is what the Japanese call denpa. Isolation, anomie, feeling like you’re slightly out of phase with reality. I’m on my own wavelength, and there’s no help for that.

13.03.2026 21:35 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

The self-loathing I live with has no cure. I’m glad there’s a light at the end of the tunnel for those with gender dysphoria. I spent the longest night this winter seething β€œI hate my life” out loud to myself over and over. Everyone has their battles.

13.03.2026 21:07 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas Case was seen as major test of the first amendment and whether the US could use broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters * Sign up for the Breaking News US email to get newsletter alerts in your inbox A group of protesters in Texas was found guilty of providing support for terrorism and other charges on Friday in a closely watched case in which prosecutors alleged anti-ICE activists were actually part of an antifa cell. The case was seen as a major test of the first amendment and whether the government could use a broad anti-terrorism statute to prosecute leftwing protesters. It marked the first time the government alleged individuals were part of an antifa terrorist cell in a criminal prosecution. Continue reading...

Anti-ICE protesters accused of being part of antifa found guilty of support for terrorism in Texas

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IN PRAISE OF DISTANCE
In the springs of your eyes
live the delirious sea's fishermen's nets.
In the springs of your eyes
the sea keeps its promise.
Here I, a heart
that dwelled among humans, throw
off my clothes and the luster of an oath:
Blacker in black, I am more naked.
Only as a renegade am I faithful.
I am you when I am I.
In the springs of your eyes
I drift and dream of plunder.
A net snared a net:
embracing, we separate.
In the springs of your eyes
a hanged man strangles the rope.

IN PRAISE OF DISTANCE In the springs of your eyes live the delirious sea's fishermen's nets. In the springs of your eyes the sea keeps its promise. Here I, a heart that dwelled among humans, throw off my clothes and the luster of an oath: Blacker in black, I am more naked. Only as a renegade am I faithful. I am you when I am I. In the springs of your eyes I drift and dream of plunder. A net snared a net: embracing, we separate. In the springs of your eyes a hanged man strangles the rope.

Blacker in black, I am more naked.
Only as a renegade am I faithful.
I am you when I am I.

- Paul Celan, "In Praise of Distance"

13.03.2026 19:36 πŸ‘ 24 πŸ” 4 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

He’s just the only translator I can think of who would translate that book.

13.03.2026 20:27 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Yeah, Celan kind of disowned his first collection. Bootlegging it doesn’t surprise me.

13.03.2026 20:25 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Translator? Joris?

13.03.2026 20:18 πŸ‘ 2 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 2 πŸ“Œ 0

Just saying I get dysphoria.

13.03.2026 20:13 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0

I’m cis with passive suicidal ideation. My depression is literally old enough to drink. Been on some form of antidepressant since junior year of high school.

13.03.2026 20:09 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 4 πŸ“Œ 0

Always.

13.03.2026 20:01 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

This would mean art is the distance poetry must cover, no less and no more. β€”Celan, β€œThe Meridian”

13.03.2026 19:58 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 1 πŸ“Œ 0
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New reports CONFIRM the US was responsible for killing an entire girls' school in Iran.

But that didn't stop Trump’s biggest donor & co-founder of ChatGPT, signing a deal giving AI to the US military for mass surveillance + killing.

Be a shame if everyone found out and deleted their account x

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I chugged a Jolt once, big mistake.

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I’ve been up since yesterday. Happens sometimes to me lately.

13.03.2026 00:07 πŸ‘ 1 πŸ” 1 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Been up all night and still haven’t slept yet.

12.03.2026 18:52 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

You should do it as a double feature with I Eat Your Skin as God intended.

12.03.2026 11:20 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

Is this the year I finally read The Duino Elegies?

12.03.2026 11:12 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

I have lunch with Beth too.

12.03.2026 04:11 πŸ‘ 0 πŸ” 0 πŸ’¬ 0 πŸ“Œ 0

That’s about where I am too.

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