Poet | PhD Candidate | Editor-in-Chief of American Literary Review | Mitten Man in Cowboy Country | Words in Poetry Magazine, Ninth Letter, Gulf Coast, and more | he/him 💖💜💙https://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3mksa3vhunc2dAs National Poetry Month comes to a close, I'm excited to share this poem of mine, which won an Academy of American Poets University & College Poetry Prize!: https://poets.org/2025-voertmanacademy-american-poets-prize01 May 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mksa3vhunc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3mhldrdyn2s2yGot 2 poems in the newest issue of @theshorepoetry.bsky.social!! Many thanks to the editors for giving these a home 💛 www.theshorepoetry.org/issue-2921 Mar 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhldrdyn2s2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3meyvdrexuc25Come visit me at AWP!: Book Fair - Table 227, American Literary Review & UNT Table Reading - Saturday March 7, 10 AM-12 PM @ Vinyl & Pages16 Feb 2026 20:30 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyvdrexuc25https://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3mbr6w3fqlk2sNew poem up in Sweet: A Literary Confection: https://sweetlit.org/brian-czyzyk-volume-18/06 Jan 2026 14:44 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbr6w3fqlk2shttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3m3i2zsplqk2pSo grateful to have my poem, "Chewing the Green," included in this gorgeous issue of @creamcityreview.bsky.social! 🌱18 Oct 2025 15:10 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3i2zsplqk2phttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lqkwfenxgk2iThe New Yorker called YouTube "JSTOR for people who watch too much TV" and... no lies detected 🤣01 Jun 2025 18:48 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lqkwfenxgk2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lp2rll27qs2uGot a poem in this gorgeous issue of South Carolina Review! Sorry to any Hoosiers for this Michigander's depiction of Indiana. I do miss it sometimes.13 May 2025 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lp2rll27qs2uhttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lomukvupqs2wLoved the insight here [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 May 2025 02:30 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lomukvupqs2whttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lnzwmai6x22tAbsolutely thrilled that this ridiculous, weird, goofy poem of mine found a home in this gorgeous issue of Fairy Tale Review and that I get to share space with absolutely amazing writers like Aimee Bender and Sabrina Orah Mark!!30 Apr 2025 13:46 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnzwmai6x22thttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lnuwzzj52c23Got to share my thoughts on Emily Van Kley's haunting poem, "Vital Signs," for @poetrydaily.bsky.social 's "What Sparks Poetry" feature: poems.com/.../our-read... This poem has stuck with me ever since I first encountered it 7 years ago. Check out "Vital Signs" here: poems.com/poem/vital-signs28 Apr 2025 14:10 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lnuwzzj52c23https://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3ln3tirexuk27Working as Managing Editor for American Literary Review has been one of the most exciting things for me. I'm so thrilled to share our Spring Issue and all the fantastic work inside! You can read ALR's Spring 2025 issue here: https://americanliteraryreview.com/2025/04/15/spring-2025/18 Apr 2025 14:30 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3ln3tirexuk27https://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lkw2udtark24I'll be at AWP with American Literary Review next week! Table T1048 if you want to say hi!21 Mar 2025 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lkw2udtark24https://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lh7fvovc6222Things are dismal right now, but one glimmer of joy I've had is a poem of mine that was rejected 55 times just got accepted!!02 Feb 2025 16:07 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lh7fvovc6222https://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lg24heh7ss25Just learned it's Song's 30th anniversary this year. Was lucky enough to have been gifted this magical book and have been revisiting it over and over. Brigit Pegeen Kelly was a marvel. "Our endless lust for spectacle to rouse / The stupored sight."18 Jan 2025 20:09 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lg24heh7ss25https://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lfvcc7zzcs2iLove that my students now have AI built right into Word for them 🙃 Thanks, Copilot.16 Jan 2025 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfvcc7zzcs2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/bczyzykwrites.bsky.social/post/3lfq3ulyt5k2oKind of a silly generalization, but who would you describe as "a poet of the Image?" Or, who are poets/poems with images you can't get out of your head?14 Jan 2025 20:32 +0000at://did:plc:ewtansviczgpk3buj364v47x/app.bsky.feed.post/3lfq3ulyt5k2o