Poet (LITTLE JOY - Cornerstone Press, 2026 and BULLETPROOF - Jacar Press, 2019), retired school librarian, and Midwest transplant from Florida long, long ago. he/him/his More at https://www.matthewmurrey.net/ #poetsonblueskyhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mjn6soi2u22iThis transplant cardiologist really should be wearing gloves and a surgical mask for Christ's sake!16 Apr 2026 19:53 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjn6soi2u22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mjfn7txxkk26Apologies to Caravaggio. https://www.nationalgallery.ie/art-and-artists/highlights-collection/taking-christ-michelangelo-merisi-da-caravaggio13 Apr 2026 19:50 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjfn7txxkk26https://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mjd4fgnn4s25Now I'm ready for the domino theory! https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/12/hungary-election-latest-results-viktor-orban-peter-magyar-fidesz-tisza-russia-europe-live-news-updates?CMP=share_btn_url&page=with%3Ablock-69dbf1ff8f08ff62487f805e#block-69dbf1ff8f08ff62487f805e12 Apr 2026 19:44 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjd4fgnn4s25https://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mjcj2tfn6s2bWho's blocking the straight of Hormuz now? https://media.tenor.com/GG5iZUWsbhMAAAAC/spider-man.gif?hh=354&ww=49812 Apr 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjcj2tfn6s2bhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mjaawjugnc2whttps://apnews.com/article/israel-lebanon-hezbollah-beirut-strikes-46a82d3758b7d0df9ac6df7bd18f936a Thinking about this re 9/11 in the US. Lebanon's population is about 5.8 million vs. US 281 million (in 2001), so US 48X bigger. Given that, Israels' slaughter of 300+ people in Lebanon in one day, is (proportionally) like 300 x 48 = 14,400. That's literally terrorism.11 Apr 2026 16:27 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjaawjugnc2whttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mj6qwrwg2s2lImagine if instead of JD, the Iranians had insisted on John Kerry being the only one they'd negotiate with.11 Apr 2026 02:08 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj6qwrwg2s2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mj5gbvlwik2nIf you want to catch an interview with me about poetry, the writing life and other little joys you can find the link here (April 8, 2026). https://new.weft.org/publicaffairs/catchthebeat.html10 Apr 2026 13:25 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5gbvlwik2nhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3miymmrpuvs23I appreciate @newversenews.bsky.social for publishing "Bridges" this morning. So much is at risk from the rotten souls running our country. Sigh. [contains quote post or other embedded content]08 Apr 2026 15:35 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miymmrpuvs23https://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mixchgnfvs26"The world survives into another day" https://youtu.be/JY__agG_eXc?si=N6nNmocIn48Oemi8&t=2808 Apr 2026 03:00 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mixchgnfvs26https://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3miw2a76cjk2vOnion-worthy: https://www.theguardian.com/world/live/2026/apr/07/jd-vance-budapest-viktor-orban-hungary-election-france-nicolas-sarkozy-denmark-coalition-russia-ukraine-europe-latest-updates-news07 Apr 2026 15:00 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3miw2a76cjk2vhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mimcozvhsc2hBullet dodged! https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/mar/11/moon-safe-asteroid-is-not-on-collision-course-scientists-confirm03 Apr 2026 18:05 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mimcozvhsc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mi7gs3mkok2sOf course I went to the Champaign-Urbana (IL) "No Kings" day rally and march yesterday. A curse on war mongers, war criminals, genocidal states and their enablers, and the filthy rich who prey on all of us.29 Mar 2026 15:14 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi7gs3mkok2shttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mi4s3l6r7k2zhttps://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/27/us-expects-iran-operation-to-end-in-weeks-not-months-says-marco-rubio?CMP=share_btn_url Come on @theguardian.com ! So you reduce the Houthis intervention to stop the GENOCIDE in Gaza to "support of Hamas." That's pure pro-Israel/US propaganda and you should do better. https://jewishcurrents.org/houthis-yemen-red-sea-attacks-gaza-q-a28 Mar 2026 13:58 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mi4s3l6r7k2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mhyfmpupv22xI appreciate Sweet Lit posting this "Connections" feature today. https://sweetlit.org/sweet-connections-matthew-murrey-2/26 Mar 2026 20:04 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhyfmpupv22xhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mhvzpcpesk2tBonesaw pressures Bonespurs https://www.commondreams.org/news/mbs-trump-iran25 Mar 2026 21:26 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhvzpcpesk2thttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mhoobp72k227"Falling from the Sky," a poem of mine today at Dissident Voice reflecting on recent weather here in Illinois and in Tehran, Iran. https://dissidentvoice.org/2026/03/falling-from-the-sky/22 Mar 2026 23:13 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhoobp72k227https://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mgxqut6kac2dDear Guardian, just helping out. https://www.theguardian.com/world/2026/mar/13/trump-calls-iran-leaders-deranged-scumbags-middle-east-violence #war_of_aggression #war_criminal #Iran #Trump-Epstein_Files #POTUS13 Mar 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgxqut6kac2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mg6mnkggus2iReally pleased (and grateful) to have this flying, ice, Greenland, worry, moon poem up today on the Open Spaces feature at @northamerreview.bsky.social https://northamericanreview.org/open-space/2026/matthew-murrey/between-moon-and-ice03 Mar 2026 20:36 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mg6mnkggus2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mfnm5dojuc2aI'm attending MoveOn's event, “[LIVESTREAM] People's State of the Union” - sign up now to join me! https://www.mobilize.us/moveon/event/903012/?referring_vol=1130299&rname=Matthew&share_context=signup-form-modal&share_medium=bluesky&timeslot=580000125 Feb 2026 02:11 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfnm5dojuc2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mfjtwewvr22mThis poem of mine was published today at The New Verse News: https://newversenews.blogspot.com/2026/02/x-rays.html It is informed by this article - https://www.theguardian.com/global-development/2026/feb/17/x-rays-injuries-iran-protesters-hospital-birdshot-bullets - and to be clear, I DO NOT support the US taking ANY military action against the country where this occurred.23 Feb 2026 14:20 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfjtwewvr22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3meyusrbnqs2a@zoesqwilliams.bsky.social He does like a wedge salad. https://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2026/feb/16/nothing-says-special-relationship-over-like-picture-donald-trump-liz-truss ----- https://cysalad.com/article/what-is-a-trump-wedge-salad16 Feb 2026 20:20 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3meyusrbnqs2ahttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3melvoxflxc2gI'm so grateful to Escape Into Life for posting the first review of my second book of poems, Little Joy. https://www.escapeintolife.com/poetry/little-joy-poems-by-matthew-murrey/11 Feb 2026 16:32 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3melvoxflxc2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mdtdxcj4522zhttps://www.npr.org/2026/02/01/nx-s1-5693182/alex-plechash-chair-of-minnesotas-republican-party-on-federal-agents-in-the-state What @npr.org is the point of running a piece like this where you allow an official to brazenly lie with NO pushback from the interviewer? Plechash states, "the hard work of the administration to remove the worst of the worst criminals from our communities."01 Feb 2026 22:10 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdtdxcj4522zhttps://bsky.app/profile/mytwords.bsky.social/post/3mdjth5gs7227On the morning of January 28th, forty years ago, I was a bike messenger in Chicago. That's when I first heard about the Space Shuttle Challenger disaster. This poem of mine first appeared in Poetry East in 1991, and then later in Bulletproof, my first book.29 Jan 2026 03:21 +0000at://did:plc:ictui65v6o5pheginwvuladn/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdjth5gs7227