My poem in the latest issue of @susurrusmag.bsky.social #poetry #poetrysky #newpoems #grief

Here are audio recordings of two of my published poems, I Date the Allergist and Ode to the Bad Poems. We're so fortunate to have a local literary magazine in St. Pete 😍 #newpoetry #newpoems #poetrysky #poetry open.substack.com/pub/christaf...

I didn't get a Writer's residency in October. Of course in my head, I planned the whole week out already. Since that's not happening I'm just diving in anyway. We'll see what surfaces. #poetrylife #poetryprojects #erasure #managingdisappointment

I know some writers say they hate facing a blank page but I think there's nothing better than starting a new notebook. All that potential 😍 #writerslife #poetproblems #poetrylifestyle #poetry

I'm loving @tracibrimhall.bsky.social new book. Such lush language. "...all those xerces flexing, blue apexes on the hust of a poppy's lip until silence ushers them into a quieter fog." #poetry #poetrybooks #poetrybook #quotes

I'm down for the count today with a vestibular migraine. This has been going on for a month and it SUCKS 🤢😱😭

Excited for the book launch of THE NATURE OF OUR TIMES, which I co-edited with Aileen Cassinetto & David Hassler: at Kent State U/Wick Poetry Center, 18 Sept. 🌳🌿 There will be additional events: a reading at Cleveland Public Library, & this reading at Last Exit Books. Stay tuned for more info!

We are still taking submissions for our fourth issue, Corkscrew Willow! Submit to [email protected]!

Snapshots from my morning poetry walk listening to Eugenia Leigh. I think there's a poem in a pile of dead sea pens. #poetrywalk #morningwriters

Thanks to @robmclennan.bsky.social for inviting me to write this article about my approach to being a poet laureate. If you want your community to create a program, there are suggestions for making that happen😀 #poetrysky #poetry #poetlaureate #poetryarticles

I have a haibun, Pain is a romance novel, in the latest issue of Call of the Page. There's a lot of interesting work in the issue 😀 #poetry #newpoems #poetrysky #haibun www.callofthepage.org/the-pan-haik...

This is exciting to have another journal in this space. Please share @mailbykite.bsky.social @kimmalinowskipoet.bsky.social @emilyhockaday.bsky.social @aislingwalsh.bsky.social @louisekenward.bsky.social @sonyahuber.bsky.social

So happy to feature the excellent @pascalepetit.bsky.social as part of The Book Bag: Poetic Voices monthly feature. It is a real honour 📚💼

The Southword poetry podcast is back with their latest season and I'm enjoying the latest episode with @tracibrimhall.bsky.social this morning 😀 #poetrypodcast #poetry open.spotify.com/episode/6phF...

No! As a Floridian I can say this is a slippery slope. Do not go there 😱

I have two new poems out with plants as the overt theme. Like all good poems, the underlying themes are quite different 😉 #naturepoetry #poetry #poems #poetrysky christafairbrotherwrites.substack.com/p/plant-poems

Interesting perspectives in this article. I especially appreciate the reference to Dr. Bristow's framework. #ecopoetry #poetry poetryschool.com/how-to/how-t...

This - 1,000% #chronicillness #naturewriting #memoir lithub.com/nature-is-no...

Waiting to hear back on your submissions is some sort of bardo specifically for writers - impatient purgatory 😩

They include writing poems 😉

A frog sauna. There's got to be a poem in that image 😀 www.nature.com/articles/d41...

The poetry was authentic and emotional at last night's open mic night. If you're ever in Gulfport, Florida, on the third Thursday of the month, come and join us at the public library. #librarypoetry #poetryopenmic #poetryevents #poetry #poetrysky #poetryreading

After a rough couple of weeks health-wise, I'm returning to my poetry practice after a break. A reminder - "The body is not a thing. It is a situation: it is our grasp on the world and our sketch of our projects." - Simone de Beauvoir #writerquotes #quotes #artquotes #inspiration #chronicillness

I have a poem in this great issue of @susurrusmag.bsky.social. It was written for a dear friend who passed away just before Christmas last year. #grief #poetry #poetrysky #poems #poetry #newpoems

This is a gorgeous poem examined in a way that's going to make you worship this Sunday, today, with everything you've got ❤️ 🙏 open.substack.com/pub/ordinary...

This is a great article in the latest issue of Tricycle Magazine. tricycle.org/magazine/alf... #poetry #buddhism #romantics

#sealeychallenge book. As a stunning anthology I'm not getting through this in a day but it's a diverse collection of contemporary eco poetry well worth reading 😀 #whatimreadingnow #poetry #poetrysky #ecopoetry #poetrybooks #poetrybook

go.bsky.app/4AhPtPv Made a pack of ballast contributors! If we missed you, let us know! We’ll update this list as often as needed! Go follow this crew, #poetrycommunity! Dazzling!

I'm sick which makes things muddled. But sometimes life is just muddled anyways. I've been waiting on this poem to come out for months and just found out it's actually been out for months 🙃 @tangledlockslit.bsky.social share.google/SHKsxJMn1JFC... #newpoems #newpoetry #poetrysky #womensrights

Poems about bones - a sestina and a villanelle. Since bones give our body structure, poetic forms seem a natural choice. #poetry #poetrysky #substackpoets #arthritis #newpoems #sestina #villanelle open.substack.com/pub/christaf...

I'm excited to add this to my reading list ☺️ #newpoetry #poetrybooks #crippoetry

There's some great sounding books in here: therevelator.org/environmenta... #poetryreviews #poetrybooks #ecopoems

What is Poetry? | Close Reading Poetry for Beginners “What is poetry?” How we read poetry, and how we enjoy it, depend upon the basic question of what poetry essentially is. youtu.be/DK1kLlNZ2Vk?... #PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetryCommunity #PoetrySky

Yesterday I had the privilege of getting lost in a good old fashioned used bookstore. One that smelled of books, with aisles stuffed with overflowing boxes and you knew if you were patient and kept searching, you'd find bound treasure. #bookstore #booklover

Since I didn't yet see one, I made a starter pack for scholars with interests in POETICS & POETRY, LYRIC THEORY, VERSE GENRES, etc. Please share, suggest friends, and/or reply to be added. The more the merrier! go.bsky.app/4fxbKvR

Thanks to @mohnslate.bsky.social for including me in this interview series. My article covers my two biggest passions- #poetry and #aquaygoga ✍️🌊🧘‍♀️

A great haul from the lovely Crow books in Burlington. Adding to my Sealey Challenge pile 😀 #sealeychallenge #whatimreadingnow #poetrysky #poetrybooks #poetry

If I had my own dedicated writing room this is what it would look like 👍 In reality it's the docent desk at the Shelbourne Inn 😀 #writingroom #vermont #poetrydreams

A sweep of fabric that darts.

The sunrise was serene this morning and got me meditating on the role of pink in Florida. What is your relationship to the color pink?

It was a double donut kind of day here 🤪

I hope you have a sunny Sunday 🌞

I'm getting ready for the #sealeychallenge early with poetry in the pool 💧✍️ #weekend #writerslife #floridalifestyle #poetryinthepool

I share six tips I've borrowed from doing aqua yoga that help me write as a poet with chronic illness. #poetry #poetrylifestyle #writingtips #yoga #substack

23 of us poets in VERSUS VERSUS: 100 POEMS BY DEAF, DISABLED & NEURODIVERGENT POETS, edited by @rachaelboast.bsky.social, perform: vimeo.com/1102502312 Click Subtitles button for Closed Captioning. #CripLit

I just finished Kathleen Jamie's selected. The thing I appreciated the most were the poems written in English with phonetic spelling for a Scottish accent. It made it feel like a live reading in my head even though I haven't been to Glasgow in 25 years 😍 #poetrybooks #poetrysky

I found this to be a very tangible, helpful review that gave me what I needed to know and made me want to read the book 😍 #poetryreviews #poetryreview #poetrysky #poetry

I read yesterday there are 3 Billion, with a B, less birds in the US now than when I was born. It doesn't seem quieter, just lessened.😥

Quote of the week about long poems, "The story is the whale under the surface of the ocean." - Alice Notley Being a water person, this metaphor resonates and is a beautiful way to think about what's moving through the tale you need to tell. #poetryquotes #quotes #poetry #poetrysky

While it's obviously lovely to win prizes, it's also amazing to be able to admire and get behind the work of others who do win. Read the work of Stephanie Saywell, this year's Clare Keyes Award Winner in Soundings East. #poetry #poetrysky #poetryawards #newpoems