Michael VanCalbergh

Poet, Writer, Incredible Hulk Enthusiast, Father, Comic Lover, Reader SRPR, Finalist National Poetry Series 2022

Most Recent Pub: Beaver Magazine!

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

MVC reads 2023!

This year Im going to try to have one thread with all the things I read for easy access.

Goals:

100 books (physical, audio, trade collections of comics)
365 indiv. comics
1 hr of reading a day (beyond audio)

Hope youll follow along and share your thoughts too!

[NCSAatIllinois @NCSAatIllinois]

ICYMI: NCSA & @ThisIsPygmalion hosted a stunning mix of poetry & visuals for Words + Wizardry. Poets @MVCPoet, Whittemore & Davenport-Pleasure brought cosmic themes to life, paired with mesmerizing projections by NCSA's AVL team.

Take a peek: https://t.co/q1bwML0wBP

[SRPR 🥄 @SRPR_News]

SRPR is now open for poetry submissions through 2/28/25, and we are now using @submittable Send us your most compelling poems. https://t.co/AYbqlRd1LS

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

If youre in Champaign next week come out to hear my poem "A Creation Myth" which originally appeared in @BestNewPoets . And to hear some cool music too!

[NCSAatIllinois @NCSAatIllinois]

Join us for Words + Wizardry at @ThisIsPygmalion.

Immerse in poetry, ambient music & stunning visuals by NCSA’s Advanced Visualization Lab. Kicking off with Pushcart-nominated poet @MVCpoet!

📅 9/19 at 7:30p
📍 Channing-Murray Foundation
🎟️ Learn more: https://t.co/n9oPMYqxYC

[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

. @anandalima's debut short story collection is a surreal metacommentary on craft. | ✍️ @MVCpoet https://t.co/bT6r3x2Ljf

[Chicago Reader @Chicago_Reader]

. @anandalima's debut short story collection is a surreal metacommentary on craft. | ✍️ @MVCpoet https://t.co/bT6r3x2Ljf

[Bethany Jarmul @BethanyJarmul]

I’ve heard, “Only poets read poetry.” But what if that’s because those who read poetry feel so drawn to it they have start writing poems too. It’s like poetry sucks you in and transforms you into a poet.

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

One of my favorite books.

[Tor Books @torbooks]

"A celebration of artistry and wonder as essential talismans we wield against despair...I, for one, am here for the show." — @TravisBaldree, #1 @nytimes bestselling author of Legends & Lattes

@J_R_Dawson's #TheFirstBrightThing is out now in paperback!

https://t.co/yZprsDFkIS

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

@pulpliterature Oh good to know!

And i did. I didnt get a response though so I was worried it wasnt going through or I had been rejected and was annoying people 😬

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

Hey @pulpliterature !! How would one check in on the status of a submission if they needed to? Also: loving what youre putting out. Thank you for being so badass.

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

@pulpliterature Hey thanks for responding! Actually its poems from January 2023 😶

I had reached back out in Feb of this year but didnt hear back. I assume rejected which is no big deal but just wanted to make sure!

Sorry to bug you on main here.

[George Abraham (they/he) 🍉 جورج إبراهيم @IntifadaBatata]

There is hope. There is revolutionary, radical hope. I don't feel it often, but it touches me in fleeting moments. I'm clinging. I'm trying to promise myself to not let go.

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

Send them poems!!!!!!

[SRPR 🥄 @SRPR_News]

We're extending the deadline of our Editors' Prize Poetry Contest by one week! Seven more days of opportunities to send us 3 of your finest poems✨
✨$1,000 grand prize
✨Judged by Lillian-Yvonne Bertram
✨https://t.co/6XnPRjqkQw

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

@misternagel @autofocuslit I won my first Nagel book and gosh darnnit, Imma win my second too.

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

@Read_Instead Happy birthday my virtual friend!

Heres a poem I wrote for a close friend celebrating the people who raised him. Enjoy the day!

https://t.co/C7mobRXK6d

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

@comics47904735 Yo. Right? I was like this show is going hard. So happy with it so far.

[Michael VanCalbergh @MVCpoet]

Ive never subscribed to something faster.

[J.R. Dawson ✨⛴️ PREORDERS LIVE FOR LIGHTHOUSE 🍉 @J_R_Dawson]

Patreon and Newsletter Update!

I am starting a newsletter! If you are interested in signing up, please check out https://t.co/07sQLQqjNU

Patreon also has a couple of changes, and I've posted about that as well! https://t.co/g7qJlds6E1

So excited to start!

[sarah @sahouraxo]

Airdropping food while supplying Israel with bombs sums up US foreign policy.