100 Thousand Poets for Change

On Saturday, September 29, 2018, Bill read a handful poems at Unnameable Books in Brooklyn as part of 100 Thousand Poets for Change.

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On Saturday, September 29, 2018, Bill read a handful poems at Unnameable Books in Brooklyn as part of 100 Thousand Poets for Change.

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Hugo and Nebula Award nominee. Creator of Proper Manuscript Format, Spelling Bee Solver, Tylogram, and more. Banned in Canada.

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The Details
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The Details

The devil is in them—and in plenty of other pies too. A poem composed for Tuesday night’s “100 Days of Protest” reading.

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The Details
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The Details

On April 29, 2025, Bill participated with many other poets in 100 Days of Protest, an act of poetic resistance on Zoom. He closed his segment with a new poem called “The Details.”

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Life on Earth
Poetry Online

Life on Earth

This poem is not about the election, but it does accurately represent the way I feel about it.

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By: William Shunn
Salt Crusted on Automotive Glass
Poetry Online

Salt Crusted on Automotive Glass

Between me and the decadent majesty of the salmon-red cliffs of eastern Utah, a ghost landscape stands sentinel. A poem.

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By: William Shunn

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