Tony Pennino

“If a thing loves, it is infinite.” ― William Blake

I’m a professor, and the semester begins on Tuesday. Part of my job is to prepare 18-22 for the world and their future. And honest to God - looking at the chaos, the cruelty, the insanity - I don’t know how to do that part of the job anymore. #AcademicSky

🎶 August, die she must The autumn winds blow chilly and cold September, I remember A love once new has now grown old🎶 Simon & Garfunkel #MusicSky

As some of you know, I wrote a very raw and brutally honest play that absolutely terrifies me. I submitted it to a festival, and it was accepted. I’m committed to the path. Bravery in the arts is good, right? Right?!?! Oh fuck. 🤦‍♂️ #TheatreSky

This week in teaching. #AcademicSky

“Forget about what you are escaping from. Reserve your anxiety for what you are escaping to.” ― Michael Chabon

I was in Manhattan on 9/11. It was bad. But many people had it a lot, lot worse. And that’s all I’ll say on the subject.

“Poetry is not an expression of the party line. It's that time of night, lying in bed, thinking what you really think, making the private world public, that's what the poet does.” ― Allen Ginsberg

“In an expanding universe, time is on the side of the outcast." - Quentin Crisp

"Unions have been the only powerful and effective voice working people have ever had in the history of this country." - Bruce Springsteen

“The summer ended. Day by day, and taking its time, the summer ended.” - James Baldwin

Went to The Rocky Horror Show tonight to commemorate the passing of Tim Curry, and there was a memorial to him. 🎭

“A feminist is anyone who recognizes the equality and full humanity of women and men.” ― Gloria Steinem

“If you believe you're a poet, then you're saved.” ― Gregory Corso