Author of Not on the Last Day, But on the Very Last (@Milkweed_Books, 2016). Opinions are your own.
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28 Oct 2025
How is it that the significance of a building can accrue as it falls apart?
Since Bannerman’s weapons warehouse burned in 1969, it became one of the Hudson’s most romantic ruins.
Check out the latest in Peacham. Story by @KeithYorkCity
peacham.co/journal/bannerman…
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21 Oct 2025
Poet folks, I want every single psychopath to own a copy of this book.
If you want a copy, or want to gift one, share your favorite Devon Walker-Figueroa poem below along with a description of why.
I’ll send a signed copy to the first 20 responses. milkweed.org/book/lazarus-sp…
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16 Oct 2025
The most densely populated place on Earth in the late 1800s had LOWER disease mortality rates than the Manhattan average.
Immigrants were blamed for spreading disease, but the housing built for them actually made NYC safer.
Full article in Peacham
peacham.co/journal/the-unexp…
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28 Jun 2024
Remember: in four years from now, he’ll be twelve years older than he is today.
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4 Jul 2023
Did you all know that Berryman was remixing Kafka? And if you did, why didn’t you tell me? Why don’t you want me to be happy?
3 Jul 2023
“I hate everything that does not relate to literature; conversations bore me, to visit people bores me, the joys and sorrows of my relatives bore me to my soul. Conversation takes the importance, the seriousness, the truth, out of everything I think.”
Franz Kafka
Diary, 1918
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31 May 2023
Fatalism is strong in Kafka. And it always will be.
31 May 2023
In the struggle between yourself and the world, you must side with the world.
- Franz Kafka
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18 Apr 2023
Super looking forward to reading with these fine folks on the other side of the pond. If you plan to be in Glasgow, explain yourself. Also come to this reading.
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9 Dec 2022
Somewhere in Cairo, James Taylor is singing in a Starbucks about how sweet it is to be loved by you.
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5 Dec 2022
Any friends in or around Athens, Greece who can recommend a top-notch dentist? Any advice would be greatly appreciated!
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18 Nov 2022
What if Elon Musk is just trying to make us all more productive by killing Twitter?
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1 Nov 2022
Vonnegut on "Howl", Ginsburg's 'I saw the best minds of our generation destroyed' poem.
Makes me laugh.
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31 Oct 2022
Gotta say, I don’t see the big deal here. Are you all trying to tell me that Musk is a worse person than Twitter?
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25 Oct 2022
The only outlet
in Philomath sells wood, the kind that grows
just here & in the holy lands.
—Devon Walker-Figueroa (@DeVonciFig)
#fromthearchives
poems.com/poem/philomath/
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24 Oct 2022
What a gift this time can be. Please share this application call with those that could benefit from time spent deep in the work.
We are officially open for applications for the Philip Roth Residence in Creative Writing! We’re open for all genres! We hope you’ll apply! Application is linked in our bio!
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18 Oct 2022
I'm so excited to announce a new era of the podcast! What was already occurring I've made official: welcome Ode & Psyche Podcast, devoted to starting conversations around how poetry illuminates the mechanisms of human consciousness. I'll be focusing in on elements of...
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11 Oct 2022
dear friends, here are pics of my poem published today on @POETSorg. Also a link to the sound recording! A thousand laurel leaves to @marcelo_H_ who’s been bringing us October little by little.
🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂🍂
open.spotify.com/episode/0mk…
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9 Oct 2022
My condolences to everyone on the academic job market, which only seems to get more terrible each year.
I’m here to talk about what work on the other side of things can be like if you want. I gave up a tenured creative writing job this summer to work in industry. DM me.
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30 Sep 2022
I had the pleasure of attending a wonderful Q&A with the lovely @DeVonciFig at VCU for our Levis Prize! Pick up her gorgeous (award winning!) collection here: milkweed.org/book/philomath
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