Professing English at the University of Louisville. Poetry, poetics, philosophy, translation — plus old books, old cars, cat pics. Views mine.https://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mvbnzyzr7s2mMy cousin Michael made it out of the WTC on 9/11 and helped others do so. He acted heroically. I wish that his heroism, the heroism of others, and the deaths of all those innocents, had not been debased by our using the attacks to justify the Forever War.11 Sep 2026 22:56 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mvbnzyzr7s2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mthbkumu5k2lWent to Brazil this summer where the Association for Philosophy and Literature was kind enough to honor my book. There’s now recording of the panel available. DM for a link. Topics include: skepticism, impersonality, poetry, Stanley Cavell, postcritique, teaching, Larry David.19 Aug 2026 17:39 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mthbkumu5k2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mmjqpsg6m22dGood cover23 May 2026 15:19 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mmjqpsg6m22dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mk3tqplur22mRIP22 Apr 2026 15:45 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3tqplur22mhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3miwr7ttzsc2207 Apr 2026 21:52 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miwr7ttzsc22https://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3miomugw7m223Moving my library and came across one I forgot about04 Apr 2026 16:12 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3miomugw7m223https://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mgbn52egmk2dDidn’t think I could feel worse than when we invaded Iraq for transparently bullshit reasons 23 years ago. But I do. We have learned nothing.05 Mar 2026 01:22 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgbn52egmk2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mew4eybq7s2gSunday15 Feb 2026 17:58 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mew4eybq7s2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3meto325fy22lSaturday14 Feb 2026 18:37 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3meto325fy22lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mdu3st5ois2iMom turned up an end-of-term comment from my freshman year of high school 😬😬😬02 Feb 2026 05:17 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdu3st5ois2ihttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mdqhjdx5ms2lBro almost had it31 Jan 2026 18:36 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdqhjdx5ms2lhttps://bsky.app/profile/vjoshuaadams.bsky.social/post/3mbk7yex4ws2iTime to start this one03 Jan 2026 20:15 +0000at://did:plc:occovylptaexk5uom2kn52zv/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbk7yex4ws2i