HeyJaredA Slight Case of Overthinking
Thoughts, ideas & opinions on poetry. Close readings of other people's poems. Some light cultural criticism. Occasional reflections on Gen X existence.
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- Sep 11, 2026
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Something Dark, Turning (opens the original)
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Twenty-five years ago today I was a temp working at the Career Development Office at Boston University School of Law. Two months prior, I had quit my job working for United Airlines at Logan International Airport. I had spent three years working in customer service — an experience I often describe as “wearing a blue polyester uniform and getting yelled at for a living.” I left United for a few reasons. One of them was the whole “getting yelled at” thing, but I was also 26 years old and tired of
A Programming Update (opens the original)
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Just about every year since What The Universe: A (Virtual) Reading Series started I’ve taken some time off from my duties as curator and host so that I might eke out a little more time to work on other things. WTUI is, as I like to say, a labor of love that’s far more love than labor. There is actual labor involved, though, and like all of us, I have multiple things competing for my attention. So I’m taking September off from hosting this year, which means you have time to listen to what I belie
A Rescheduled Reading — What The Universe Is: Felicia Zamora and Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams (opens the original)
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Due to circumstances far beyond our control — tornado warnings and no power for Felicia and a fever for Hannah — yesterday’s planned What The Universe Is installment needed to be postponed. I’m thrilled to say that we’ve rescheduled it already for Thursday, August 20. It will still start at 7:30pm Eastern, and the link to register is still bit.ly/WTUIAug2026. If you had already registered, your registration is still active! If you need the link again, please let me know. <a class="image-link im
A Close Reading of Felicia Zamora's Poem "Not on Geological Time" (opens the original)
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Felicia Zamora is a visionary poet and I am extraordinarily fortunate that she is reading with Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams for What The Universe Is: A (Virtual) Reading Series on Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30pm Eastern time. Register at bit.ly/WTUIAug2026!<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="588" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!EA2b!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%
A Close Reading of Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams' Poem "Apology to the Narrow Moment" (opens the original)
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I’m hosting Hannah Dela Cruz Abrams and Felicia Zamora for What The Universe Is: A Virtual Reading Series on Tuesday, August 11 at 7:30pm Eastern on Zoom. You should register right now to join us: bit.ly/WTUIAug2026.<img alt="" class="sizing-normal" height="1080" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!3aHu!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-medi
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