Dispatches From the Basement

Dispatches From the Basement

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I offer poetry that seeks out the sacred in the ordinary, accompanied by original photography. No politics, not hot takes, just poetry.

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About Joseph Massey

My name is Joseph Massey. I'm a poet. My most recent book is Decades: Selected Poems (The Exile Press, 2024). My subscribers receive a poem a week, sometimes more, as a reprieve from the usual online noise.