barton smock

He/Him, poet, father. Most works are self published, and are pay what you want. Full-length 'Wasp, gasp.' (2023) is here:

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

I have all the words that have gone missing to say that I am thankful for being in the August 2021 run of Poem-A-Day at https://t.co/Z6XBu8bDtU as guest edited by Kazim Ali
https://t.co/oWzHxAXm4a

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

just in the safety of my own home awake at 4am being afraid of sharks and the whole ocean

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

the support I don't get for my writing from those who, ah, fuck it, bring it or don't

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

look at all the Republican coded people in Marty Supreme gross

[Daily Tatiana Maslany @SestraHulk]

“There are so many reasons to BOYCOTT the @nytimes”

Ahead of her panel at IGN Live, Tatiana Maslany has called for a boycott of the New York Times for the harm they have caused to Trans, Palestinian, Black, and working class people's movements.

[susan abulhawa | سوزان ابو الهوى @susanabulhawa]

Sama is the daughter of my friend. Her family is trying desperately to secure her release from Israeli kidnappers.

[Tom Snarsky @TomSnarsky]

Bill Knott

[Eoin Higgins @EoinHiggins_]

Just to be clear, if this was the other way around, a Palestinian filmmaker mocking the sexual assault of Israelis, they would be banned from the festival for life

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

A STRING OF POEMS GOODBYE

I don't remember anything I write. Sometimes people I know die. An image faints inside an eye. They made that bomb to know a guy. Know I die.

[Adam Johnson @adamjohnsonCHI]

No, it shows a basic understanding of history, including—among other important antecedents—2014 where Israel killed over 500 children without any preceding Oct 7 or any sizable attack of any kind. Israel’s genocidal motives and logic precede 2023, obviously

[Ryan Grim @ryangrim]

Scalia died in February 2016. It took Obama a full month to nominate a replacement and then he used no leverage and barely lifted a finger for Garland; the party was more focused in the moment at making sure everyone understood how racist and sexist Bernie Sanders was.

Plenty of Obama aides were actually glad when Dems lost the senate in 2014 because they were sick of Harry Reid pushing Obama to be more assertive and fight more.

They lost the Senate in 2014 largely because of Obama’s capitulation to/obsession with austerity and reducing the deficit.

He constantly insisted he had no real power — Neera will probably respond by saying he had no power — which Trump has proved totally wrong.

And when RBG died in September 2020 Trump nominated ACB the next week. They play to win.

But sure, a 5 minute segment from @chrislhayes would’ve made the difference. (And I’m sure he did do a bunch actually.)

[Sana Saeed @SanaSaeed]

“I was only raped by two Israeli dogs”
“I thought they only rape Palestinians”

Jesus Christ, these people are so vile - absolutely vile nasty ghouls.

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

I wrote that poem about my son and no one not one

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

COLLAPSE

Death learns one language then praises my dumb song. I miss your mom. My whales are not real. Music gets lost all the time. It's my farness that's gone.

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

if anyone wants to review their love for me I have a PDF for that

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

I really miss caring

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

John Gallaher, from chapbook Hinge (2026, sixth finch books)

[barton smock @bartonsmock]

Kazim Ali, from The Voice of Sheila Chandra