The 17-Year-Old & the Gay Bar
this gin-heavy heaven, blessed ground to think gay & mean we.
• Danez Smith
#poems #blackgaypoets #blackgaywriters #danezsmith #ablutions #nyash #nyashmagazine #replayVNBMND #thankyou1000followers
this gin-heavy heaven, blessed ground to think gay & mean we.
• Danez Smith
#poems #blackgaypoets #blackgaywriters #danezsmith #ablutions #nyash #nyashmagazine #replayVNBMND #thankyou1000followers
October 22, 2025 at 6:57 AM
The 17-Year-Old & the Gay Bar
this gin-heavy heaven, blessed ground to think gay & mean we.
• Danez Smith
#poems #blackgaypoets #blackgaywriters #danezsmith #ablutions #nyash #nyashmagazine #replayVNBMND #thankyou1000followers
this gin-heavy heaven, blessed ground to think gay & mean we.
• Danez Smith
#poems #blackgaypoets #blackgaywriters #danezsmith #ablutions #nyash #nyashmagazine #replayVNBMND #thankyou1000followers
“let him find honey
where there was once a slaughter”
-Danez Smith
#quotes #poem #poems #poetry #danezsmith #whatimreadimg #booksky
where there was once a slaughter”
-Danez Smith
#quotes #poem #poems #poetry #danezsmith #whatimreadimg #booksky
August 20, 2026 at 5:34 PM
“let him find honey
where there was once a slaughter”
-Danez Smith
#quotes #poem #poems #poetry #danezsmith #whatimreadimg #booksky
where there was once a slaughter”
-Danez Smith
#quotes #poem #poems #poetry #danezsmith #whatimreadimg #booksky
March 26, 2025 at 4:11 PM
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Poetry Please bbcpoetryplease is back! #DanezSmith joins #RogerMcgough with their selection of listeners’ choices incl #ThomGunn #CarolAnnDuffy & #KendrickLamar 4pm Tues 19 Nov #BBCRadio4 #BBCSounds
BBC Radio 4 - Poetry Please, Danez Smith
American poet and performer Danez Smith makes a selection from your poetry requests.
www.bbc.co.uk
November 19, 2024 at 11:41 AM
www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m... Poetry Please bbcpoetryplease is back! #DanezSmith joins #RogerMcgough with their selection of listeners’ choices incl #ThomGunn #CarolAnnDuffy & #KendrickLamar 4pm Tues 19 Nov #BBCRadio4 #BBCSounds
September 20, 2025 at 4:27 PM
August 20, 2024 at 7:08 PM
"Bluff is a kind of manifesto about artistic resilience...Smith turns to honesty, hope, rage, and imagination to envision futures that seem possible."
We need this.
bookshop.org/a/1095/97816...
#DanezSmith *affiliate link
We need this.
bookshop.org/a/1095/97816...
#DanezSmith *affiliate link
Bluff: Poems a book by Danez Smith
Written after two years of artistic silence, during which the world came to a halt due to the COVID-19 pandemic and Minneapolis became the epicenter of protest following the murder of George Floyd, Bl...
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December 3, 2024 at 1:48 PM
"Bluff is a kind of manifesto about artistic resilience...Smith turns to honesty, hope, rage, and imagination to envision futures that seem possible."
We need this.
bookshop.org/a/1095/97816...
#DanezSmith *affiliate link
We need this.
bookshop.org/a/1095/97816...
#DanezSmith *affiliate link
Dissabte 31, a les 12,30 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern
a la llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern
a la llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
January 28, 2026 at 8:48 AM
Dissabte 31, a les 12,30 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern
a la llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern
a la llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
Dissabte 31, a les 12,30 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern.
a Llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith #tonirjuncosa
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern.
a Llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith #tonirjuncosa
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
January 30, 2026 at 10:21 AM
Dissabte 31, a les 12,30 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern.
a Llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith #tonirjuncosa
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosa i la poeta Maria Isern.
a Llibreria Finestres de Barcelona
#danezsmith #tonirjuncosa
#nodigueuquesommorts #alabatre
#poesia
Dissabte 21, dia mundial de la poesia. a les 19 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni R Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a la llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni R Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a la llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
March 20, 2026 at 11:46 AM
Dissabte 21, dia mundial de la poesia. a les 19 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni R Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a la llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni R Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a la llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
Avui, dia mundial de la poesia. a les 19 h, recital de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
#DiaMundialDeLaPoesia
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
#DiaMundialDeLaPoesia
March 21, 2026 at 2:46 PM
Avui, dia mundial de la poesia. a les 19 h, recital de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
#DiaMundialDeLaPoesia
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb Toni Juncosa i Amaa Aaouinti-Haris
a llibreria Antinous
#danezsmith #nodigueuquesommorts
#poesia #alabatre
#DiaMundialDeLaPoesia
Dimecres 4, a les 20 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosadit, Maria Isern, Raquel Pena, Laura Ramos i Yerson Montero.
a L'Horiginal - La Deskomunal de Sants
#nodigueuquesommorts #danezsmith
@horiginalpoesia.bsky.social
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosadit, Maria Isern, Raquel Pena, Laura Ramos i Yerson Montero.
a L'Horiginal - La Deskomunal de Sants
#nodigueuquesommorts #danezsmith
@horiginalpoesia.bsky.social
March 2, 2026 at 12:14 PM
Dimecres 4, a les 20 h, recital presentació de
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosadit, Maria Isern, Raquel Pena, Laura Ramos i Yerson Montero.
a L'Horiginal - La Deskomunal de Sants
#nodigueuquesommorts #danezsmith
@horiginalpoesia.bsky.social
NO DIGUEU QUE SOM MORTS de Danez Smith
amb el traductor Toni R Juncosadit, Maria Isern, Raquel Pena, Laura Ramos i Yerson Montero.
a L'Horiginal - La Deskomunal de Sants
#nodigueuquesommorts #danezsmith
@horiginalpoesia.bsky.social
Nou a @labreu-edicions.bsky.social : No digueu que som morts, de Danez Smith, poeta afroamericà i no-binari. Tradueix Toni R. Juncosa. Una obra que parla de racisme, VIH i memòria col·lectiva. #poesia #literatura #DanezSmith #LaBreu #català
Danez Smith arriba en català amb No digueu que som morts
No digueu que som morts de Danez Smith s’incorpora al catàleg de LaBreu amb traducció de Toni R. Juncosa, dins la col·lecció Alabatre.
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November 12, 2025 at 8:06 AM
Nou a @labreu-edicions.bsky.social : No digueu que som morts, de Danez Smith, poeta afroamericà i no-binari. Tradueix Toni R. Juncosa. Una obra que parla de racisme, VIH i memòria col·lectiva. #poesia #literatura #DanezSmith #LaBreu #català
This is one of the most #powerful #poems I've ever read.
#IfAmericaDoesntWantYouDead by #DanezSmith is a must read.
I don't know when, I don't know how, but one day I will #TeachThisPoem.
#IfAmericaDoesntWantYouDead by #DanezSmith is a must read.
I don't know when, I don't know how, but one day I will #TeachThisPoem.
January 17, 2025 at 1:10 PM
This is one of the most #powerful #poems I've ever read.
#IfAmericaDoesntWantYouDead by #DanezSmith is a must read.
I don't know when, I don't know how, but one day I will #TeachThisPoem.
#IfAmericaDoesntWantYouDead by #DanezSmith is a must read.
I don't know when, I don't know how, but one day I will #TeachThisPoem.
Danez Smith & Black Youth Healing Arts Center—what it takes to create spaces for poets of color to thrive. #LiteraryLandscapes by Chandler Peters-DuRose. #DanezSmith #BYHAC #StPaul #TwinCities #Minnesota newterritorymag.com/literary-lan...
Danez Smith – St. Paul, Minnesota - The New Territory Magazine
Danez Smith & Black Youth Healing Arts Center—what it takes to create spaces for poets of color to thrive. Literary Landscapes by Chandler Peters-DuRose.
newterritorymag.com
February 3, 2026 at 4:33 PM
Danez Smith & Black Youth Healing Arts Center—what it takes to create spaces for poets of color to thrive. #LiteraryLandscapes by Chandler Peters-DuRose. #DanezSmith #BYHAC #StPaul #TwinCities #Minnesota newterritorymag.com/literary-lan...
do you know what it's like to live
someplace that loves you back?
#danezsmith "summer,somewhere"
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/58645
#poetry #amreading
someplace that loves you back?
#danezsmith "summer,somewhere"
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/58645
#poetry #amreading
November 19, 2024 at 5:53 PM
do you know what it's like to live
someplace that loves you back?
#danezsmith "summer,somewhere"
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/58645
#poetry #amreading
someplace that loves you back?
#danezsmith "summer,somewhere"
https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine/poems/detail/58645
#poetry #amreading
"...a lot of great black experimentalists have shown me that sometimes the poem requires, what the poem wants to do requires you to break out of standard lineation and to break into something more visual, more felt, more experienced." Thinking about this today @DanezSmith
Interview With Danez Smith https://gulfstreamlitmag.com/interview-with-danez-smith/ via @wordpressdotcom
Interview With Danez Smith
I met Danez Smith in a low-lit corner of bookshelves at T...
gulfstreamlitmag.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:07 AM
"...a lot of great black experimentalists have shown me that sometimes the poem requires, what the poem wants to do requires you to break out of standard lineation and to break into something more visual, more felt, more experienced." Thinking about this today @DanezSmith
@DanezSmith some tweets to restore parts of yr TL (some of my faves):
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/danez-smiths-ecstatic-body-language
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/danez-smiths-ecstatic-body-language
Danez Smith’s Ecstatic Body Language
In “Don’t Call Us Dead,” the poet brings the unruly power...
www.newyorker.com
December 3, 2024 at 12:02 AM
@DanezSmith some tweets to restore parts of yr TL (some of my faves):
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/danez-smiths-ecstatic-body-language
https://www.newyorker.com/magazine/2017/10/02/danez-smiths-ecstatic-body-language
I've been looking at several book reviews lately, and several really stand out, not only bc they made me want to read the book, but bc of how they stood really in dialogue. This one by @parul_sehgal - re beloved @DanezSmith...
December 2, 2024 at 9:27 PM
I've been looking at several book reviews lately, and several really stand out, not only bc they made me want to read the book, but bc of how they stood really in dialogue. This one by @parul_sehgal - re beloved @DanezSmith...
"...if he asks where he is/ tell him gone." - @DanezSmith
listening to this great poetry foundation audio of "summer, somewhere" which pretty much remains one of my favorite poems, ever.
listening to this great poetry foundation audio of "summer, somewhere" which pretty much remains one of my favorite poems, ever.
December 2, 2024 at 8:44 PM
"...if he asks where he is/ tell him gone." - @DanezSmith
listening to this great poetry foundation audio of "summer, somewhere" which pretty much remains one of my favorite poems, ever.
listening to this great poetry foundation audio of "summer, somewhere" which pretty much remains one of my favorite poems, ever.
Bring the prose @DanezSmith please bring it. :)
‘The Prophets’ Explores Black Love and Memory in a Time of Trauma https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/books/review/the-prophets-robert-jones-jr.html?smid=tw-share
‘The Prophets’ Explores Black Love and Memory in a Time of Trauma https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/books/review/the-prophets-robert-jones-jr.html?smid=tw-share
nytimes.com
www.nytimes.com
December 2, 2024 at 8:33 PM
Bring the prose @DanezSmith please bring it. :)
‘The Prophets’ Explores Black Love and Memory in a Time of Trauma https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/books/review/the-prophets-robert-jones-jr.html?smid=tw-share
‘The Prophets’ Explores Black Love and Memory in a Time of Trauma https://www.nytimes.com/2021/01/06/books/review/the-prophets-robert-jones-jr.html?smid=tw-share
cc: @morganapple @DanezSmith @lilliamr @jasminnemendez please share or dm me if you'd like me to interview you too. :)
Hey!! are you writing a YA novel? do you have a complete or near-complete draft? would you like to be interviewed about it and gain some visibility and early recognition? I am doing a piece where I am looking FOR YOU. please tweet or DM (please retweet this). #POCYADebutAuthors
December 2, 2024 at 3:56 PM
cc: @morganapple @DanezSmith @lilliamr @jasminnemendez please share or dm me if you'd like me to interview you too. :)
Thread!/ Chapbooks (any genre). Chapbooks can be exquisite. Witness early chapbks by Terrance Hayes, or this beaut by @DanezSmith which exhilarated + sorrowed. do you have a chapbook out this yr? did you have a chapbk come out in the past 5 yrs? Please list it here!!
December 1, 2024 at 11:33 PM
Thread!/ Chapbooks (any genre). Chapbooks can be exquisite. Witness early chapbks by Terrance Hayes, or this beaut by @DanezSmith which exhilarated + sorrowed. do you have a chapbook out this yr? did you have a chapbk come out in the past 5 yrs? Please list it here!!