WGA Statement on ABC’s Decision to Pull Jimmy Kimmel Live!

The battle against authoritarianism is fought in the streets, but also in the mind.

Chronicles (launching September 1st) Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.

Chronicles (launching September 1st) Getting back in the newsletter game: I'd love to see you there.

Lemon Grove Writers has collected all of our Writing Sprint prompts into a PDF and all sales made in August will be sent to the Palestinian Children’s Relief Fund. lemongrovewriters.com/products/pro...

He has kept among us in times of peace Standing Armies without the Consent of our legislatures. He has affected to render the Military independent of and superior to the Civil power. He has combined with others to subject us to a jurisdiction foreign to our constitution & unacknowledged by our laws.

@marthasilano.bsky.social's "When I'm On the Bed": "called death, I hope / to be thinking about / the texture of the bucatini / at Campiello, how they seated us / in the bar by the pizza cooks..." poets.org/poem/when-im... (posthumous volume, TERMINAL SURREAL, forthcoming Sept.) #poetry🎉

I asked how can you ever be sure that what you write is really any good at all and he said you can't   you can't you can never be sure you die without knowing whether anything you wrote was any good if you have to be sure don't write —W.S. Merwin, from “Berryman”

Thinkinge of askinge Chat GPT a questioun about your plannes, thoughtes, ideas? Trye a tarot deck ynstead. Cheaper, bettir for the environment, bettir resultes, not evil.

Susan is such a kind poet- this lifted my spirits so much. What are you reading today? I suggest Dressing the Bear, a profound collection: triohousepress.myshopify.com/products/pre...

With all the hard and heavy and heart-breaking news, I’m taking a sliver of a moment to celebrate. My third full-length collection, Our Lady of Thread, will be coming to a bookstore near you in 2027.

The people of G*z* are living an unspeakable nightmare inflicted upon them with absolute impunity & on our watch by the I*r***i occupation. The least we can do is to not give in to resignation. Find some resources here or compile your own. burgizenhaeusern.com/links-for-ga...

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Looking forward to this!

One of my favorite poets!

Children, they are moving amongst children.

These people think they’re at the end of a story — that they ARE the end of a story — and they are wrong. More than that: the story is changing around us all the time, in the ways that people who think they will always have the power to write it cannot even begin to anticipate.

Mark this for the history books: “We’re talking about the president exercising his authority, and the president is of course limited to his authority. That’s the difference between a constitutional government and King George,” said Judge Charles Breyer.

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Back by popular demand! "The Revision Strategy I Wish Someone Had Taught Me: Approaching Changes with Confidence, Clarity, and Wisdom" with Megan Merchant. This course is open to 20 students and will begin in August. blacklawrencepress.com/books/revisi...

This is the spirit of Los Angeles. This is California. Don't let anyone tell you otherwise. #FreeDavidEndRaids

If you are in the National Guard or Active Duty military and you are being ordered to violate the constitutional rights of US citizens call the GI Rights Hotline, 877-447-4487 Please share 🙏🏼

Now available: Tana Oshima’s (in collaboration with the inmates) WEATHER REPORT: from the juvenile detention center. All proceeds will go to Planned Parenthood.

Public employees have long relied on High Country News for trusted reporting on the West. Now, as agency staff face layoffs, budget cuts & political pressure, we’re offering free digital access to support the people who serve the public. buff.ly/4BrOyRV #KnowTheWest

‘They say, We leave you our deaths. Give them their meaning.’ —Archibald MacLeish Remembering the fallen this Memorial Day, we can consider our own duty to strive so that our lives and our country are worthy of the price they paid.

ENDS TODAY! National Poetry Month 25% off sale closes down tonight--grab your favorites now! buff.ly/YkqXL0i

The powerful immediacy and wonder of a child's voice and Pantea Amin Tofangchi's capacity to summon it. Her collection GLAZED WITH WAR (@masonjarpress.bsky.social, 2023) remembers the Iran/Iraq war. The astounding ordinariness of war. #poetry #bookSky 📚💙 #writingCommunity

Lisbeth White will be at the Writing&& Retreat coming up this May in BC through Artists&&. Lisbeth will “lead a generative workshop on ritual, reverence, and spell-casting. Together, we’ll find playful and heartfelt ways to connect with our writing and the world around us.” @earthmaven.bsky.social

April is National Poetry Month! From full-length collections to broadsides and eBooks, our poetry titles are 25% off! bullcitypress.com/on-sale/

Honoring Trans Visibility and Two Spirit folx by checking out this publication: beestungmag.com/issues/

“I insist on being shocked. I am never going to become immune. I think that’s a kind of failure to see so much of it that you die inside. I want to be surprised and shocked every time.” ― Toni Morrison

Next 🍋 Writing Sprint: Saturday, April 12th 11 AM CT / 12 PM ET / 9 AM PT Free • On Zoom • Open to all genres Join us for two quiet, focused hours of writing. Bring your project or start something new. Prompts provided (but totally optional). RSVP: lemongrovewriters.com/sprint

I used to think I wrote because there was something I wanted to say. Then I thought, “I will continue to write because I have not yet said what I wanted to say”; but I know now I continue to write because I have not heard what I have been listening to. -- Mary Ruefle

Things It Is Possible To Do: 1. Love people/community & critique their choices. 2. Critique people/community without character assassinations. 3. Accept critiques of choices/actions as an invitation to grow. 4. Create boundaries with people/community without causing harm. 5. Change your mind/stance

Well, this sure is making my day! Thanks to @acrebooks.bsky.social (publisher of TERMINAL SURREAL, 09-02-2025), & @suzannematson.bsky.social for making this special feature happen! www.postroadmag.com/2025/03/02/s...

This is how it’s done.

“Our predecessors deposed a brain-addled king; they crushed the violent insurrectionists of a slaveholding confederacy; they kicked the Nazis’ asses throughout Europe.” “No entitled reality-TV has-been backed by an addle-brained billionaire who cheats at video games is going to roll over us now.”

The recent Café Muse salon featuring Joan Kwon Glass and Cynthia Marie Hoffman reading from their stunning books is now on the Word Works Café Muse YouTube channel. It was an amazing night, and now you can listen in if you missed it live! @joankwonglass.bsky.social @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social

@mcuban.bsky.social if you were to re-post this, maybe we really could have this up and running by Friday? 🤷‍♀️ kategace.substack.com/p/the-realit...

Cover reveal: TERMINAL SURREAL! With a devoted naturalist’s eye, @marthasilano.bsky.social unflinchingly confronts the reality of mortality. From the early symptoms of ALS to full-blown illness, these #poems touch on the medical, metaphysical, & cosmological, connecting readers to the larger world.

It's BOOK DAY!!! My poetry collection is officially released to the world today! 🎉🎉🎉 To celebrate, if you buy my book today (Feb. 7) & forward the receipt to me ([email protected]), I'll offer you FREE FEEDBACK on one poem or prose piece up to 500 words! 😃 elj-editions.com/lighting-is-...

A new Scarecrow Letter for you: a selkie, a guardian angel, and a journey over water. sarahstockton.substack.com/p/february-2...

We’re here for you, more than ever. Please help spread our page far and wide many are desperately seeking reliable updates on public health, especially regarding bird flu, COVID-19, and tuberculosis. No one can silence us when it comes to sharing crucial health news. Together, we stay strong!

Lighthouses in these storms. Grateful! Organizing: @prisonculture.bsky.social & @mskellymhayes.bsky.social Ed policy: @bakerdphd.bsky.social & @dcollier74.bsky.social Disability policy: @matthewcort.land Gov't: @celestepewter.bsky.social Digital: @blackamazon.bsky.social & @hypervisible.bsky.social

Something that 2024 taught me in spades is that when you treat ppl as disposable - by ghosting them, by making assumptions, by ignoring cries for help to insulate yourself -you lose your humanity. You become callous and shallow. And you’re going to need every bit of your humanity in 2025

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