William F. DeVault
@williamfdevault.bsky.social
New Generation Beat Poet Laureate (lifetime),
US National Beat Poet Laureate Emeritus,
the Romantic Poet of the Internet (Yahoo!),
CEO of Venetian Spider Press,
father of three remarkable kids,
author. Liberal. 🚫DMs. https://www.cityoflegends.com
US National Beat Poet Laureate Emeritus,
the Romantic Poet of the Internet (Yahoo!),
CEO of Venetian Spider Press,
father of three remarkable kids,
author. Liberal. 🚫DMs. https://www.cityoflegends.com
The "King" is brain-dead. Pass it on.
September 21, 2026 at 9:16 AM
The "King" is brain-dead. Pass it on.
theology
poetry persists.
poetry resists.
poetry consists of our communion with self and the universe.
spirit made language
language made spirit
God nods and gods nod at our earnest outreach in verse.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
#poetrysky #booksky
from my upcoming book "fallen"
poetry persists.
poetry resists.
poetry consists of our communion with self and the universe.
spirit made language
language made spirit
God nods and gods nod at our earnest outreach in verse.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
#poetrysky #booksky
from my upcoming book "fallen"
September 20, 2026 at 9:21 AM
theology
poetry persists.
poetry resists.
poetry consists of our communion with self and the universe.
spirit made language
language made spirit
God nods and gods nod at our earnest outreach in verse.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
#poetrysky #booksky
from my upcoming book "fallen"
poetry persists.
poetry resists.
poetry consists of our communion with self and the universe.
spirit made language
language made spirit
God nods and gods nod at our earnest outreach in verse.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
#poetrysky #booksky
from my upcoming book "fallen"
now there's a stanza emerging from the haze of madness and intensity. a baby poem, as it were. #poetrysky #booksky
on the nature of muses
you would not be my wife
so I make of you my life
leaving legacy to history
and the mystery of dreams.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
on the nature of muses
you would not be my wife
so I make of you my life
leaving legacy to history
and the mystery of dreams.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
September 19, 2026 at 1:50 AM
now there's a stanza emerging from the haze of madness and intensity. a baby poem, as it were. #poetrysky #booksky
on the nature of muses
you would not be my wife
so I make of you my life
leaving legacy to history
and the mystery of dreams.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
on the nature of muses
you would not be my wife
so I make of you my life
leaving legacy to history
and the mystery of dreams.
William F. DeVault. all rights reserved.
#poetrysky #booksky something new and dangerous.
September 16, 2026 at 4:07 AM
#poetrysky #booksky something new and dangerous.
Reposted by William F. DeVault
from my ridiculously thick volume knwn as Kintsugi, I read a poem I wasn't planning to read, but I couldn't find the one I wanted and this one refers to that one, so, there you have it #skypoetry #skybook #author #romance
September 1, 2026 at 7:07 AM
from my ridiculously thick volume knwn as Kintsugi, I read a poem I wasn't planning to read, but I couldn't find the one I wanted and this one refers to that one, so, there you have it #skypoetry #skybook #author #romance
Make no mistake: These are not the "End Times". Eschatological BS aside, such thinking is delusional. We are in a muck, to be sure, but human history is full of self-made disasters. We have allowed such thing, endorsed such things, applauded such things in the past. Stand and fight.
September 10, 2026 at 7:15 AM
Make no mistake: These are not the "End Times". Eschatological BS aside, such thinking is delusional. We are in a muck, to be sure, but human history is full of self-made disasters. We have allowed such thing, endorsed such things, applauded such things in the past. Stand and fight.
A brief reading I did for the 2026 National Beat Poetry Festival in my capacity as the US National Beat Poetry Laureate Emeritus and a New Generation Beat Poetry Laureate, including a salute to Carlo Parcelli and Larry Jaffe, former laureates who passed this past year. #poetrysky #NBPF #author
September 6, 2026 at 1:11 AM
A brief reading I did for the 2026 National Beat Poetry Festival in my capacity as the US National Beat Poetry Laureate Emeritus and a New Generation Beat Poetry Laureate, including a salute to Carlo Parcelli and Larry Jaffe, former laureates who passed this past year. #poetrysky #NBPF #author
Remember, Shelley said that poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Let’s get to work.
September 5, 2026 at 1:21 PM
Remember, Shelley said that poets are the unacknowledged legislators of the world. Let’s get to work.
youtu.be/9c2YIwprIPw. 6 years ago for the National Beat Poetry Festival.
William F. DeVault - National Beat Poetry Festival 2020
YouTube video by National Beat Poetry Foundation Inc.
youtu.be
September 4, 2026 at 9:22 PM
youtu.be/9c2YIwprIPw. 6 years ago for the National Beat Poetry Festival.
from my ridiculously thick volume knwn as Kintsugi, I read a poem I wasn't planning to read, but I couldn't find the one I wanted and this one refers to that one, so, there you have it #skypoetry #skybook #author #romance
September 1, 2026 at 7:07 AM
from my ridiculously thick volume knwn as Kintsugi, I read a poem I wasn't planning to read, but I couldn't find the one I wanted and this one refers to that one, so, there you have it #skypoetry #skybook #author #romance
Trump often projects on others his own flaws and follies, but in his comments made last week in re: the Kennedy Center he projected his own flaws on a building: "Kennedy Center is an old and decrepit building that is badly in need of a major construction and public relations fix."
August 31, 2026 at 4:11 AM
Trump often projects on others his own flaws and follies, but in his comments made last week in re: the Kennedy Center he projected his own flaws on a building: "Kennedy Center is an old and decrepit building that is badly in need of a major construction and public relations fix."
August 29, 2026 at 7:46 AM
August 27, 2026 at 1:19 PM
I was recently reminded of an interview I gave to In Other Words, and recall it illuminating and fun. If you are at all curious please enjoy... #poetrysky #author #bookskyhttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/1chDPoSTxG/
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August 25, 2026 at 7:13 PM
I was recently reminded of an interview I gave to In Other Words, and recall it illuminating and fun. If you are at all curious please enjoy... #poetrysky #author #bookskyhttps://www.facebook.com/share/v/1chDPoSTxG/
One of my favorite movies of its time, “The Stunt Man” starring the great Peter O’Toole as the madly out of control director, Eli Cross.
August 25, 2026 at 12:14 AM
One of my favorite movies of its time, “The Stunt Man” starring the great Peter O’Toole as the madly out of control director, Eli Cross.
from my next volume, "fallen". the poem is called "the travesty of shame" and is mockingly close to several truths that I have lived, and not alone. #poetrysky #author #booksky
August 23, 2026 at 11:39 PM
from my next volume, "fallen". the poem is called "the travesty of shame" and is mockingly close to several truths that I have lived, and not alone. #poetrysky #author #booksky
from my upcoming book "Fallen" I give you the poem "rebirth in the potter's field". #poetrysky #booksky #author
August 22, 2026 at 1:20 AM
from my upcoming book "Fallen" I give you the poem "rebirth in the potter's field". #poetrysky #booksky #author
from 2025 and the volume "Ukraine is a Woman" I give you Solferino Amomancies. #poetrysky #author #booksky
August 21, 2026 at 12:27 AM
from 2025 and the volume "Ukraine is a Woman" I give you Solferino Amomancies. #poetrysky #author #booksky
Left out of most anthologies as the lines are long and I despise convenience line wraps. My legendary anti-war poem TRIUMPH, made video by the MindSet crew. #poetrysky #booksky #author #protest youtu.be/4StXbyeetA4
Triumph | William F. DeVault
YouTube video by MindSet
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August 18, 2026 at 9:23 PM
Left out of most anthologies as the lines are long and I despise convenience line wraps. My legendary anti-war poem TRIUMPH, made video by the MindSet crew. #poetrysky #booksky #author #protest youtu.be/4StXbyeetA4
Many years ago a younger version of me wrote this poem to a young woman, celebrating the immortality that poetry, that art, confers on the muse. One of a handful of poems that really awoke this poet to his fate and purpose. Happy birthday, Nancy. #poetrysky #booksky #author #romance #immortality
August 13, 2026 at 1:41 AM
Many years ago a younger version of me wrote this poem to a young woman, celebrating the immortality that poetry, that art, confers on the muse. One of a handful of poems that really awoke this poet to his fate and purpose. Happy birthday, Nancy. #poetrysky #booksky #author #romance #immortality
from my volume Coronato, a little stretching of the poetic membranes. I'd explain it, but that would spoil the mysteries and histories. #poetrysky #booksky #author
August 10, 2026 at 12:46 AM
from my volume Coronato, a little stretching of the poetic membranes. I'd explain it, but that would spoil the mysteries and histories. #poetrysky #booksky #author
Reposted by William F. DeVault
The Trump admin admitted in court that they canceled nearly $8 billion in grants for clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state”.
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August 9, 2026 at 4:39 PM
The Trump admin admitted in court that they canceled nearly $8 billion in grants for clean energy projects “based solely on the political identity of the grant recipient’s state”.
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from my book Invocato. written while I was living in Venice Beach and seemingly doomed and damned to relationships with women who viewed me as the "transitional man" who was to help them get over a messy divorce or break up, then exit from my life. #poetrysky #booksky #author #relationships
August 8, 2026 at 6:21 AM
from my book Invocato. written while I was living in Venice Beach and seemingly doomed and damned to relationships with women who viewed me as the "transitional man" who was to help them get over a messy divorce or break up, then exit from my life. #poetrysky #booksky #author #relationships
August 7, 2026 at 1:09 PM