what if octopus are the aliens among us? 🐙

august was always our red flag

heyyyy bb’s! been missing you in PTK land! did you read Larissa’s amazing birthday essay about supermarkets btw?? it was so kind of her as a Leo to grace us with such a tasty present on her very own birthday. anyway, getting back to our regularly scheduled shenanigans, I wrote you all a poem. did you know that scientists can’t disprove that the octopus came here from outer space?

ok love u, smooches, byeee 💋 K

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what if octopus are the aliens among us? 🐙

just need a partner     in crime      to 
boom roast     get drunk     grab the 
gun     & steal    their cake     if you 
have doubts don’t    donkey kong       
in august*   was always our   red flag 
reinforcing   binary forms but      red 
sangria   on the other hand   be fresh 
& groovy   & slide  into their    dm’s    
pinky rings   are trendy  rn  as are only 
fans   for gremlins	gatekeeping 
friends    no remember   it would be 
easier    if you’d stop     being   the 
sidekicks   crying at life   ’s small 
pleasures     our green lawns &    
parking lots    are the size    of two 
Ireland's!!    ancestors  rolling      
their eyes     today     there are more	
people displaced   by the weather     
than     the wars    still want the 

*barnacles still want the trauma still 
want the juice of the fruit trickling 
down my face

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🚨 Poetry Workshop Alert! 🚨

SPEAKING of the aliens… our very own poetry mom, Crista Siglin (poetry editor @ SAND Journal), is hosting a “Poetry As Cosmos” workshop in August & September!! From Crista:

Poetry As Cosmos is thinking about facets of poetic practice in conversation with natural satellites, outerspace, celestial bodies, black holes, mysterious planetary phenomena, and beyond. These sessions are affiliated with Poetry As_A Workshop, which is an experimental and collaborative workshop in poetry held digitally to accommodate participants from multiple time zones.

Dates: August 28th, September 4th, 11th, and 18th

Location: Zoom

Timeframe: 2 hours (from 7 pm to 9 pm Berlin time)

Fee: Sliding scale, depending on what you are able to pay. The suggested range is 90 to 150 Euros. This can be transferred via bank wire or PayPal.

Email cristasiglin@gmail.com to register (or if you have any questions), or send her a DM on the @poetryas_ instagram!

Be there or be square 👽