John Wall Barger

Poet, editor. He/him. Vermont.
Resurrection Pie (LSU Press, @lsupress, 2026).
Contract editor, @frontenachouse.
Lecturer, @dartmouth.

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

It's publication day for my new book! Thanks @lsupress for helping me create this good looking object! #newbook #poetry

[LSU Press @lsupress]

The Seaboard Review of Books recently interviewed two LSU Press authors: Bill Hardwig about "How Cormac Works," and @johnwallbarger about "Resurrection Pie."

Check out the convo with John here: https://t.co/AQH5H4nIWT
And the convo with Bill here: https://t.co/CwTnyKsJOI

[Bianca Stone @biancastone]

Today in New Orleans
#NOPF 🎭 @RuthStoneHouse
New Approaches in Memory and Desire: A Ruth Stone House Reading | New Orleans Poetry Festival https://t.co/SRJgsdRWug

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

I had fun reading with Rae Armantrout and the Russian translator and poet Ian Probstein, at the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Library in downtown New York City.

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

@PWB_writer1 I love BC! I went to Simon Fraser. If you invite me, I can try to come later in the year.

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Updated tour poster!! Excited to be adding a few extra dates in Canada 🎉

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Thanks to @TheIvyBookshop for hosting a reading by Hillary Gonzalez and me on Sunday afternoon. A lovely event!

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

Trump is now attacking the Pope for speaking out against war while posting images of himself as a messianic figure.

This is not only offensive. It is deranged, egomaniacal behavior.

When will Republicans in Congress stop blindly following this dangerous and unhinged man?

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Grateful to the vibrant poetry community of Philadelphia for giving me such a great book launch last night! (Resurrection Pie, @lsupress)

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Looking forward to this reading tonight at Fergie's Pub in Philadelphia!

[Ernest Hilbert @everseradio]

Hey, John Wall Barger is back in town this week to read from his new book, Resurrection Pie. Mac Chandler and I will join him at Fergie's Pub in Philadelphia, 7PM Wednesday, April 8th, hosted by Sean Lynch. Stop by. Bring a poem of your own to read. Hope to see you there!

[Bernie Sanders @BernieSanders]

One month after starting the war in Iran, this is the statement of the President of the United States on Easter Sunday.

These are the ravings of a dangerous and mentally unbalanced individual. Congress has got to act NOW. End this war.

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Thanks to the Red Wheelbarrow reading series in Rutherford for inviting me to be a feature.

(And it was fun to see William Carlos Williams' old house down the block!)

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Yay, @lsupress posted the video for my talk yesterday. In the second half I try to answer some thorny questions about surrealism. 🐟🚲

https://t.co/tIepyfn3R9

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

@JudithWilmot @LiteraryRetweet @lsupress I didn't know that! This reading series is focused on William Carlos Williams

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

I'm going on a tour!

I'm also reading with very cool people. I'll post more specific details as I go.

If you'd like to invite me to read, let me know!

Please share widely! & give me a high 5 if you come to these events! 🥳🥳

Big thanks @lsupress

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Hey folks, @lsupress has organized a nifty virtual book launch for me for Thursday, 3pm. All are welcome! 🥳

https://t.co/useg8KkdGh

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

Grateful to @clereviewbooks for publishing my essay, "The Abyss of Fascism"!

[Cleveland Review of Books @clereviewbooks]

"Lacan’s Real is not the stories and laws which we think make up reality, but the raw void that appears when those stories and laws collapse. An abyss just out of reach, forever."

"The Abyss of Fascism", @johnwallbarger

https://t.co/LcMiOs93uH

[Cleveland Review of Books @clereviewbooks]

"Lacan’s Real is not the stories and laws which we think make up reality, but the raw void that appears when those stories and laws collapse. An abyss just out of reach, forever."

"The Abyss of Fascism", @johnwallbarger

https://t.co/LcMiOs93uH

[Alina Stefanescu @aliner]

"The scorching darkness underneath fascism is due, at least in part, to the way fascism replaces human beings with abstractions: race, purity, nation, rules."

- @johnwallbarger

[John Wall Barger @johnwallbarger]

If anyone would like a review copy of Resurrection Pie (to write a review, do an interview, etc), let me know!
@lsupress #review #poetrylovers