"You can also save someone’s life by loving them, by just being with them so they’re not alone." - @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social in the intro to this beautiful and gutting poem about friendship by @jennymolberg.bsky.social

“It can be so hard to accept help from others, especially if you pride yourself on being self-sufficient," host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1387 of The Slowdown. Read “Different Kinds of Sadness" by @jennymolberg.bsky.social and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4oIADBE

For the first time in our 54-year history, we’re thrilled to name a Nonfiction Editor to the masthead: the essayist, poet, cultural critic, and all-around beautiful human Hanif Abdurraqib. He's excited to read your essays! Read more about Hanif below, or visit his website: https://www.abdurraqib.com

I'll be at #AWP26, with @jennymolberg.bsky.social, @michellementing.bsky.social, Iliana Rocha, and Lisa Fay Coutley

Finally, celebrate with me by buying a book from Tupelo's remarkable and important catalogue -- @ilyakaminsky.bsky.social, @jennymolberg.bsky.social, @lillianyvonne.bsky.social -- and so many more!

“My sister lies awake, recording sputters that drum her belly like two bagged birds. These days I want to sleep, really sleep, with the window thrown open. I want to meet my sister’s son.” -Jenny Molberg www.poetrynw.org/jenny-molber...

"On the beach we’d found a giant / Pacific chiton, prehistoric in orange / armor, vulvar foot still pulsing / between its gills ..." This week's miCRo is "The Red Negligee" by @jennymolberg.bsky.social, a love poem with complex emotional sentiments. Link in first comment:

An early holiday edition of the Friday Five! Music by SG Goodman, McKinley Dixon and Oldstar Words by Ione Skye and @jennymolberg.bsky.social Get into it: aarikdanielsen.com/blog/july-04...

Big thanks to The Missouri Review for featuring my poem as the Poem of the Week! missourireview.com/number-1-by-...

Israel has just assassinated two Palestinian journalists. I learned about the assassination of Hossam Shabat from breaking news that interrupted the news of the assassination of Mohammad Mansour. Hossam’s car was targeted by an Israeli missile.

BRING IT ON, DREAD. www.versedaily.org/2025/pentime...

Wow: this poem. "Pentimento" by Jenny Molberg on Verse Daily today. @jennymolberg.bsky.social www.versedaily.org/2025/pentime...?

A dream come true to have a poem in APR. I hope this reaches those who need not to be alone in this. 💛

Glad to feel a glimmer of Texas pride in this hot mess.

Thanks to North American Review for naming my poem,”Veronica,” a finalist for the James Hearst Poetry Prize, surrounded by many poets I admire. Here she is 💜

"Poems are the best time machines humans have invented so far" - @erinwriter.bsky.social 👏 Phenomenal discussion on writing and revision with @tracibrimhall.bsky.social @jennymolberg.bsky.social @erinwriter.bsky.social and Jenny Yang Cropp www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ov31...

Aren't you

CONGRATULATIONS to Andrew Garvin, winner of this year’s Prufer Poetry Prize, selected by Sarah Ghazal Ali. Andrew will receive $1,000 and publication in the Spring 2025 issue of PLEIADES. Read more here: pleiadesmag.com/congratulati...

Thanks for sharing, Chen Chen, from The Trees Witness Everything

new David Wojciechowski ALWAYS a cause for celebration! "The director is having fun with angles. He falls down the stairs. He fires a gun at his temple and the ocean pours out. Two ghosts float out of an accident. They spiral like water and disappear..." https://www.havehashad.com/2aez7

Nikki Giovanni ❤️

We're absolutely glowing about our Poetry Faculty for this round of our Winter Online Adult Writers Workshops. See the entire faculty and apply by December 15th at the link below! kenyonreview.org/event/winter...

If you don’t know about the Unsung Masters series, in which authors lost to history or the whims of publishing are given the readership they deserve, you should. A fantastic series founded by Kevin Prufer with a wide range of interesting editors. And they’re here! @unsung-masters.bsky.social

Really happy to have a recent poem in the fall issue of Pleiades, which is packed with great work. Many thanks to @jennymolberg.bsky.social & @caitlincowan.bsky.social.

I knew I'd love this book, but this poem just destroyed me. @toddedillard.bsky.social needs to give a class on how to end a poem, and this is a prime example of why.

Solmaz Sharif

Tis the season for your car to be covered in white stuff

“All acts of kindness are lights in the war for justice.” —Joy Harjo

Our Poetry Contest is accepting submissions until the end of the month! This year's judge is @dseuss.bsky.social. All guidelines at the link below. kenyonreview.org/submit/poetr...

"I’m not even being horny right now; this Hand Turkey just gives off a vibe that I like. It’s not even a weird thing, it’s just that this Hand Turkey looks like he would be cool, too, you know?" https://buff.ly/4i29hDX

In most of my writing I don't care too much for autobiography, but I tried to in this poem.

Thank you Pleiades and @jennymolberg.bsky.social and @caitlincowan.bsky.social ❤️❤️ this issue is a joy to be part of.

Your homework. inthesetimes.com/article/toni...

I’ve known many great Berts, but I’ve never known anyone to out-Ernie my Ernie

And in case you don't have your copy of @lenakt.bsky.social 's (National Book Award-winning!) SOMETHING ABOUT LIVING, get it here: bookshop.org/a/169/978162...

To see @lenakt.bsky.social win the National Book Award is to see a true heart seen

"Shuang-zi" is a pen name, lit. "twins" in Japanese. Before her twin sister and co-author Ruohui died at age 26 from breast cancer, Ruoci promised her that she would finish the novel they started together. #TaiwanTravelogue is therefore their joint work- which the name "Yang Shuang-zi" commemorates.

Congratulations, @izineh.bsky.social Issam Zineh! 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

The great Lena Khalaf Tuffaha @lenakt.bsky.social just won the National Book Award for Poetry, for Something about Living. You can get it @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social, where all proceeds go to HEAL Palestine, providing essential aid, healthcare, educational resources to Palestinian youth: t.ly/Sqvw2

Book lovers in Gaza Writers in Gaza Palestinian human beings in Gaza

LENAAAAAAA!!!!!!!!!!!!!! 😭❤️❤️❤️

Our Pushcart Nominees 🤩

idk why but christians on twitter always get mad when i post Chrussy

William Bradford reminded the men that they were a Christian people and had never before engaged in such carnal pleasures. “Right?” he asked. They all looked around sheepishly and murmured, “Yeah, of course,” but in a way that wasn’t entirely convincing.

All of this.

Check out Issam Zineh’s stunning poem, “Beach Reading,” from our new fall issue. @izineh.bsky.social pleiadesmag.com/online-exclu...

Modern Poetry is out today in paperback. 💋

Hey all! Pleiades Magazine is now on Bluesky—give us a follow? 🙏🏼✨🦭@pleiadesmag.bsky.social