Kathryn Kysar
@darklake.bsky.social
Writer. Editor. Professor. Friend. Minnesotan. She/They. Poetry Books: Pretend the World, Dark Lake. Recent words in Hayden’s Ferry Review, The Mollyhouse, Voicemail Poems, Water~Stone Review.
@sunyungshin.bsky.social's brilliant new book HEART EATER was celebrated at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social last night with a bevy of readers: @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social, @jenbowen.bsky.social, Michael Torres, Rachel Moritz, and @kristincollier.bsky.social. Cannot wait to read it with care!
September 16, 2026 at 3:46 PM
@sunyungshin.bsky.social's brilliant new book HEART EATER was celebrated at @moonpalacebooks.bsky.social last night with a bevy of readers: @mkdordiggsy.bsky.social, @jenbowen.bsky.social, Michael Torres, Rachel Moritz, and @kristincollier.bsky.social. Cannot wait to read it with care!
@heideerdrich.bsky.social has been named Distinguished Artist of the Year by the McKnight Foundation. So deserved! www.mcknight.org/news-ideas/m...
McKnight Names Heid E. Erdrich 2026 Distinguished Artist
Poet, editor, curator, and teacher has spent decades bringing poetry into public life and creating opportunities for other artists.
www.mcknight.org
September 16, 2026 at 3:08 PM
@heideerdrich.bsky.social has been named Distinguished Artist of the Year by the McKnight Foundation. So deserved! www.mcknight.org/news-ideas/m...
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Confirmed, the correct length of a weekend is three days.
September 7, 2026 at 11:57 AM
Confirmed, the correct length of a weekend is three days.
Excited to be moderating a panel at @awpwriter.org's 2027 conference centering emerging Queer Minnesota authors as they discuss their roles as writers in our resistance movement.
August 18, 2026 at 6:39 PM
Excited to be moderating a panel at @awpwriter.org's 2027 conference centering emerging Queer Minnesota authors as they discuss their roles as writers in our resistance movement.
THIS.
August 18, 2026 at 6:37 PM
THIS.
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That sound you hear is Minnesota loudly saying FUCK ICE
August 12, 2026 at 3:26 AM
That sound you hear is Minnesota loudly saying FUCK ICE
Peggy wins! (And @justinsmithwrites.bsky.social, I see you and your parents up front!)
PEGGY FLANAGAN WINS HER PRIMARY FOR MINNESOTA’S US SENATE SEAT!!
reaction from her party at first ave in minneapolis!!
reaction from her party at first ave in minneapolis!!
August 12, 2026 at 3:29 AM
Peggy wins! (And @justinsmithwrites.bsky.social, I see you and your parents up front!)
AI is wrecking havoc in education, and I had the opportunity to share my experiences with a New York Times reporter. Sadly, the comments from professors around the world are even more illuminating. Please vote for candidates who will help us regulate this beast. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
A.I. Agents Are Taking Entire Online Courses for Cheating Students (Gift Article)
As colleges and students embrace virtual classes, the ease of A.I. cheating is raising questions about the value of an online degree.
www.nytimes.com
August 11, 2026 at 2:56 PM
AI is wrecking havoc in education, and I had the opportunity to share my experiences with a New York Times reporter. Sadly, the comments from professors around the world are even more illuminating. Please vote for candidates who will help us regulate this beast. www.nytimes.com/2026/08/10/u...
Has a marvelous walk with author, mom, and Minneapolis School Board candidate @shannongibney.bsky.social today. Since she’s running unopposed, let’s support her colleagues Becca Dryden and Christin Crabtree. Links below!
July 21, 2026 at 11:58 PM
Has a marvelous walk with author, mom, and Minneapolis School Board candidate @shannongibney.bsky.social today. Since she’s running unopposed, let’s support her colleagues Becca Dryden and Christin Crabtree. Links below!
Honored to have three Lake Superior poems in @raymondluczak.com’s marvelous new anthology FEET IN THE WAVES from Modern History Press. It features work from @sheilapacka.com, @paulacisco177.bsky.social, Margaret Hasse, and many others. Look for upcoming readings in Michigan and Minnesota!
July 21, 2026 at 2:35 PM
Honored to have three Lake Superior poems in @raymondluczak.com’s marvelous new anthology FEET IN THE WAVES from Modern History Press. It features work from @sheilapacka.com, @paulacisco177.bsky.social, Margaret Hasse, and many others. Look for upcoming readings in Michigan and Minnesota!
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The country is being run like a Trump casino headed for bankruptcy
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
June 19, 2026 at 2:24 AM
The country is being run like a Trump casino headed for bankruptcy
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
www.wsj.com/politics/nat...
Thanks to @major7mag.bsky.social for sharing my poem “Smoke”! Grateful for their fun publication.
Inhale deep to "Smoke on the Water" • Deep Purple by Kathryn Kysar and feel the wild desperation between girlhood and what we believe we should become when we leave it. 💜
@darklake.bsky.social
www.major7mag.com/post/smoke-o...
@darklake.bsky.social
www.major7mag.com/post/smoke-o...
"Smoke on the Water" • Deep Purple (by Kathryn Kysar)
Girls trying to be women in all the wrong ways.
www.major7mag.com
June 16, 2026 at 1:54 PM
Thanks to @major7mag.bsky.social for sharing my poem “Smoke”! Grateful for their fun publication.
There is only one way to remain young: it is to cease doing what you have learnt to do easily and perhaps successfully, and to attempt what you are not certain of being able to do at all.
—Virginia Woolf, “Java Head”
—Virginia Woolf, “Java Head”
June 14, 2026 at 1:52 PM
They are coming for our water, Minnesota. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
Google just bought your Minnesota vacationland for a data center
The state needs better guardrails on data center development before rolling out the red carpet to Google and others while touting benefits.
www.minnpost.com
June 8, 2026 at 4:07 PM
They are coming for our water, Minnesota. www.minnpost.com/community-vo...
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This is a devastating interview.
Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good.
Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.
Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good.
Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.
June 7, 2026 at 1:53 PM
This is a devastating interview.
Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good.
Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.
Scott Pelley tells the NYT that Bari Weiss directly put a “thumb on the scale” for Trump over the killing of Renee Good.
Here’s his explanation of exactly what happened.
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Unbelievably chilling, shameful collaborationist behavior by a medical association
Ta-Nehisi Coates:
“We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: If none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates:
“We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: If none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were.”
This is an example of a scientific association censoring its members, real scientists, for defending attacks on science.
The police were called to remove the scientists for handing out hard copies of this editorial.
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
The police were called to remove the scientists for handing out hard copies of this editorial.
diabetesjournals.org/care/article...
June 6, 2026 at 12:53 AM
Unbelievably chilling, shameful collaborationist behavior by a medical association
Ta-Nehisi Coates:
“We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: If none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were.”
Ta-Nehisi Coates:
“We'll come out of this. And let me tell you something: If none of us are here to see it, tell your children who the cowards were.”
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I support the people of New Jersey and those in need at Delaney Hall. Perhaps you can help them out?
Hey Minnesotans - time to Stand with New Jersey! They’re going through what we did with Whipple.
Info on how to help here:
www.standwithminnesota.com/jersey
Thanks to @ziibiing.com!
Info on how to help here:
www.standwithminnesota.com/jersey
Thanks to @ziibiing.com!
New Jersey — Stand With Minnesota
At the request of many folks who utilized Stand With Minnesota to give to Minnesotans in our time of need, we’ve assembled this list of ways to support the resistance efforts in New Jersey.
www.standwithminnesota.com
June 3, 2026 at 2:59 AM
I support the people of New Jersey and those in need at Delaney Hall. Perhaps you can help them out?
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BREAKING: A Russian attack drone has struck a residential building in Galați, Romania, according to reports from the scene.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
May 29, 2026 at 12:05 AM
BREAKING: A Russian attack drone has struck a residential building in Galați, Romania, according to reports from the scene.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
Romania is a NATO member state. Initial reports indicate multiple people were injured.
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Zohran Mamdani: "We will protect tenants from bad landlords block by block. We will support tenant unions block by block. We will deliver some of the strongest and most expansive tenant protections in the United States of America block by block."
May 28, 2026 at 11:31 PM
Zohran Mamdani: "We will protect tenants from bad landlords block by block. We will support tenant unions block by block. We will deliver some of the strongest and most expansive tenant protections in the United States of America block by block."
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Well holy crap.
Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them.
www.brockovichdatacenter.com
Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them.
www.brockovichdatacenter.com
May 26, 2026 at 1:40 PM
Well holy crap.
Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them.
www.brockovichdatacenter.com
Erin Brockovich (yes, the same one the led the Hinkley, CA toxic groundwater lawsuit in ‘93) launched a website tracking AI data centers across the US and the ecological impacts to the environment and drinking water. MN is riddled with them.
www.brockovichdatacenter.com
@shannongibney.bsky.social’s important new picture book WHERE IS MY SISTER was released this week by @uminnpress.bsky.social. You can find the book at @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social and other independent bookstores!
May 24, 2026 at 9:34 PM
@shannongibney.bsky.social’s important new picture book WHERE IS MY SISTER was released this week by @uminnpress.bsky.social. You can find the book at @redballoonbookshop.bsky.social and other independent bookstores!
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Minnesotans have said enough is enough. We are demanding action to protect our kids.
House Republicans need to show some courage and tell Minnesotans where they stand.
House Republicans need to show some courage and tell Minnesotans where they stand.
Today, Minnesota students and gun safety advocates delivered 8,000 signed letters to House Speaker Lisa Demuth demanding action on gun violence prevention.
May 14, 2026 at 8:29 PM
Minnesotans have said enough is enough. We are demanding action to protect our kids.
House Republicans need to show some courage and tell Minnesotans where they stand.
House Republicans need to show some courage and tell Minnesotans where they stand.
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'Monstrous' Trump Rule Change Could Slash Benefits to 400,000 Adults With Down Syndrome and Other Disabilities
"As they push to build a $400 million ballroom, they are stripping disabled Americans of their meager benefits."
"As they push to build a $400 million ballroom, they are stripping disabled Americans of their meager benefits."
'Monstrous' Trump Rule Change Could Slash Benefits to 400,000 Adults With Down Syndrome and Other Disabilities
"As they push to build a $400 million ballroom, they are stripping disabled Americans of their meager benefits," said one congressional candidate.
www.commondreams.org
April 29, 2026 at 7:39 PM
'Monstrous' Trump Rule Change Could Slash Benefits to 400,000 Adults With Down Syndrome and Other Disabilities
"As they push to build a $400 million ballroom, they are stripping disabled Americans of their meager benefits."
"As they push to build a $400 million ballroom, they are stripping disabled Americans of their meager benefits."