Nathaniel Perry
@longrules.bsky.social
Author of two books of poems, Nine Acres (Copper Canyon, 2011) and Long Rules (Backwaters, 2021), and a book of essays, Joy (or Something Darker but Like It): Poetry and Parenting (University of Michigan, 2024). Also a runner, musician and cocktail maker.
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‘You can see why all the freaks / end up in the desert. / Saint Anthony, Manson, / Brigham Young.’
Poetry by Michael Robbins.
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Poetry by Michael Robbins.
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People Keep Finding Bodies in Joshua Tree
‘The author claims that “bodies / don’t bury themselves” / but the late ’90s taught me / otherwise.' A poem by Michael Robbins.
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September 10, 2026 at 11:46 AM
‘You can see why all the freaks / end up in the desert. / Saint Anthony, Manson, / Brigham Young.’
Poetry by Michael Robbins.
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Poetry by Michael Robbins.
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RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
September 8, 2026 at 4:23 AM
RT if you've never had a tab of ChatGPT open, period.
NYT up to its usual fascism-laundering
September 7, 2026 at 2:43 PM
NYT up to its usual fascism-laundering
This is on par with the dumbest things my students have written over the years. At least they were willing to learn!
Yet, Ben Sasse and the @wsj.com seem to think that it is appropriate to double down on sacrificing American boys to the death sentence that is this sport.
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September 5, 2026 at 2:06 PM
This is on par with the dumbest things my students have written over the years. At least they were willing to learn!
Many thanks for UMich for parenting this book
“Good poems, like all children, share such complexity, a complexity made of the tension between the gestures we can control and the deep currents we can’t.”
– @longrules.bsky.social, from “When Reading Is the Rule”
Available from @uofmpress.bsky.social
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– @longrules.bsky.social, from “When Reading Is the Rule”
Available from @uofmpress.bsky.social
press.umich.edu/Books/J/Joy-...
September 5, 2026 at 1:53 PM
Many thanks for UMich for parenting this book
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Anybody who’s still advocating putting these tools anywhere near a school is not doing so despite the cognitive collapse they cause, but because of it.
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August 21, 2026 at 10:12 AM
Anybody who’s still advocating putting these tools anywhere near a school is not doing so despite the cognitive collapse they cause, but because of it.
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Bret Stephens
wants reparations for woke.....
wants reparations for woke.....
August 19, 2026 at 1:31 AM
Bret Stephens
wants reparations for woke.....
wants reparations for woke.....
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“The effortful mass-production and maintenance of reading circuits in the brains of community members is a necessary precursor to collective conscience and therefore to democratic governance. This mass-production and maintenance is not automatic.”
Neuroplasticity As A Praxis
We Can Read Our Way Out Of Autocracy
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August 9, 2026 at 12:58 PM
“The effortful mass-production and maintenance of reading circuits in the brains of community members is a necessary precursor to collective conscience and therefore to democratic governance. This mass-production and maintenance is not automatic.”
It's you, Ross! You are the bad guy. Helping usher all this in and then pretending you are above it all.
August 8, 2026 at 11:35 AM
It's you, Ross! You are the bad guy. Helping usher all this in and then pretending you are above it all.
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Dr. Iván Chaar López: “If you want a productive university…that supports the state, its citizens, its neighbors, I’m not sure that you want the workers in this institution to be nervous, to be looking over their shoulders… Academic freedom is not under duress—it’s being dismantled.”
Prof Denied Tenure: Academic Freedom at UT Being Dismantled
Border-surveillance researcher Iván Chaar López received a near-unanimous recommendation from faculty and outstanding external support letters. Still, he was denied tenure without explanation.
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July 22, 2026 at 5:21 PM
Dr. Iván Chaar López: “If you want a productive university…that supports the state, its citizens, its neighbors, I’m not sure that you want the workers in this institution to be nervous, to be looking over their shoulders… Academic freedom is not under duress—it’s being dismantled.”
I usually post about poetry or running or who knows what. But here are some demos I finally gathered together. Seemed worth sharing if for no reason other than the fact that they exist. Thanks for listening!
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Demonstration Tracks, by Phantom St.
11 track album
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July 22, 2026 at 1:48 AM
I usually post about poetry or running or who knows what. But here are some demos I finally gathered together. Seemed worth sharing if for no reason other than the fact that they exist. Thanks for listening!
phantomst.bandcamp.com/album/demons...
phantomst.bandcamp.com/album/demons...
It's hilarious to me that the announcers talk about Congo as being these massive underdogs yet every time someone for DRC touches the ball they're like "he's had a great season with such and such Premier league team".....like maybe they are evenly matched?
July 1, 2026 at 4:33 PM
It's hilarious to me that the announcers talk about Congo as being these massive underdogs yet every time someone for DRC touches the ball they're like "he's had a great season with such and such Premier league team".....like maybe they are evenly matched?
When satire and reality look at one another over a razor's edge.....
"Many of you have asked why an institution with a $46 billion endowment is freezing salaries, rescinding job offers, refusing to adjust tenure tracks, and laying off staff instead of using an endowment the size of Iceland's GDP to keep our community afloat."
A University President Responds to Those Who Have Suggested the School Should Dip Into the Endowment
“We hear you. You are valid. You. Matter. Secondly, and no less importantly, let me make something clear: The. Endowment. Is. Not. For. You.” May 11 2021 5/8...
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June 12, 2026 at 6:36 PM
When satire and reality look at one another over a razor's edge.....
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"Many of you have asked why an institution with a $46 billion endowment is freezing salaries, rescinding job offers, refusing to adjust tenure tracks, and laying off staff instead of using an endowment the size of Iceland's GDP to keep our community afloat."
A University President Responds to Those Who Have Suggested the School Should Dip Into the Endowment
“We hear you. You are valid. You. Matter. Secondly, and no less importantly, let me make something clear: The. Endowment. Is. Not. For. You.” May 11 2021 5/8...
buff.ly
June 12, 2026 at 5:20 PM
"Many of you have asked why an institution with a $46 billion endowment is freezing salaries, rescinding job offers, refusing to adjust tenure tracks, and laying off staff instead of using an endowment the size of Iceland's GDP to keep our community afloat."
I'm in Paris and, super fun and all, but no goals scored from the field is a pretty lame way to win the Champions League
May 30, 2026 at 7:43 PM
I'm in Paris and, super fun and all, but no goals scored from the field is a pretty lame way to win the Champions League
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"The LMS isn’t necessary. It never has been." - Audrey Watters.
Speaking from my experience, it became clear over my 20 years of use that the LMS was an active detriment to my pedagogical goals and my students' learning. Disempowering for all.
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Speaking from my experience, it became clear over my 20 years of use that the LMS was an active detriment to my pedagogical goals and my students' learning. Disempowering for all.
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That Damned LMS Dependency
For the second time in less than a year, a major disruption to the learning management system Canvas has prompted cries (and headlines) that “we can’t do school!”
In the fall of 2025, an Amazon Web S...
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May 11, 2026 at 1:13 PM
"The LMS isn’t necessary. It never has been." - Audrey Watters.
Speaking from my experience, it became clear over my 20 years of use that the LMS was an active detriment to my pedagogical goals and my students' learning. Disempowering for all.
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ed-tech-depe...
Speaking from my experience, it became clear over my 20 years of use that the LMS was an active detriment to my pedagogical goals and my students' learning. Disempowering for all.
2ndbreakfast.audreywatters.com/ed-tech-depe...
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Strong oped that adds to my thinking on the mechanisms necessary for achieving a new Reconstruction generally and in higher ed particularly
Gift link
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Gift link
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Opinion | Ruling by Ruling, the Supreme Court Is Undoing the Civil Rights Movement
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May 2, 2026 at 1:41 PM
Strong oped that adds to my thinking on the mechanisms necessary for achieving a new Reconstruction generally and in higher ed particularly
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...
Gift link
www.nytimes.com/2026/05/02/o...
The way hubris drives the boomer gerontocracy can't be underestimated. It's just so infantile and exhausting.
April 29, 2026 at 3:29 PM
The way hubris drives the boomer gerontocracy can't be underestimated. It's just so infantile and exhausting.
Sorry nytimes, any list of greatest living songwriters that doesn't include Randy Newman or Mark Eitzel is just unserious poptimist garbage
April 28, 2026 at 4:37 PM
Sorry nytimes, any list of greatest living songwriters that doesn't include Randy Newman or Mark Eitzel is just unserious poptimist garbage
A student stopped me today to say he'd been listening to a band he thought I'd like. He asked, "Have you heard of The Silver Jews?" .....
April 23, 2026 at 12:04 AM
A student stopped me today to say he'd been listening to a band he thought I'd like. He asked, "Have you heard of The Silver Jews?" .....
I love so many things about this
April 18, 2026 at 12:59 AM
I love so many things about this
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A great talk with James Jackson Toth & @tylerwilcox.bsky.social in the Neil Young "All One Song"
series on @aquariumdrunkard.com
"I don't think I would like Neil to be like the fan service guy. I don't want Neil to always deliver. I want Neil to fail..."
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series on @aquariumdrunkard.com
"I don't think I would like Neil to be like the fan service guy. I don't want Neil to always deliver. I want Neil to fail..."
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All One Song :: James Jackson Toth on “Thrasher” - Aquarium Drunkard
And here to talk with us about “Thrasher” is James Jackson Toth, a terrific songwriter whose career matches Neil in terms of eclectic, exploratory and highly personalized vibes. He’s been a man of m...
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April 15, 2026 at 8:24 PM
A great talk with James Jackson Toth & @tylerwilcox.bsky.social in the Neil Young "All One Song"
series on @aquariumdrunkard.com
"I don't think I would like Neil to be like the fan service guy. I don't want Neil to always deliver. I want Neil to fail..."
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/04/15/a...
series on @aquariumdrunkard.com
"I don't think I would like Neil to be like the fan service guy. I don't want Neil to always deliver. I want Neil to fail..."
aquariumdrunkard.com/2026/04/15/a...
I could watch the clip of the Boozers goofing like a bad high school team in the backcourt and then Duke losing on endless repeat!
March 29, 2026 at 11:40 PM
I could watch the clip of the Boozers goofing like a bad high school team in the backcourt and then Duke losing on endless repeat!
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hey bsky North Carolina heads: Toth is playing a rare solo Wooden Wand set at the Three Lobed anniversary party in Durham this Saturday. Second WW gig in the US in maybe a decade or so, so who knows when the next one will be. Come on out.
February 23, 2026 at 11:42 AM
hey bsky North Carolina heads: Toth is playing a rare solo Wooden Wand set at the Three Lobed anniversary party in Durham this Saturday. Second WW gig in the US in maybe a decade or so, so who knows when the next one will be. Come on out.
The second one here is a Valentine's poem. Seemed worth sharing.
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Two Poems by Nathaniel Perry – New Letters
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February 14, 2026 at 1:29 PM
The second one here is a Valentine's poem. Seemed worth sharing.
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