Super excited to return to @allisonkwilliams.bsky.social's Craft Talks to teach a webinar on Micro Memoirs. This tiny form combines the best parts of memoir and poetry. And the early bird price is only $15! Learn more: writingcraft.com/event/micro-...

Any other poets have a spouse who doesn't really "get" poetry? Here's my latest published poem from The Indianapolis Review, entitled "I Take My Husband to Readings by Award-Winning Poets." Thank you, editor @nataliesolmer.bsky.social theindianapolisreview.com/i-take-my-hu...

I was just notified that I received a 2026 Best of the Net nomination from @south85journal.bsky.social for my poem "Anxiety is a Bear." I'm honored! Thank you, editors! 😃

I'm absolutely THRILLED to have a poem out with @chestnutreview.bsky.social today! (After many years & dozens of submissions to them.) 😃 I hope you'll read (or listen to) it here: chestnutreview.com/bethany-jarm...

I read a 225-page book yesterday, practically in one sitting. I can't remember the last time I had the opportunity to do that. It was glorious! (Props to my husband for taking the kids to the playground for a couple hours.) 😃📖📚

Today! I'm excited for this conversation about poetry! Join us at 3 p.m. EDT! Link: meet.google.com/crf-hkeb-dzk

Suffering from writer's block? Or just want to write some new drafts? Join us! I'll provide three sets of prompts (each set will include one for poetry, fiction, CNF). We'll write for 30 minutes on each one, then a sharing time! shorturl.at/ePpXM

Thrilled that my piece from @gonelawn.bsky.social made the @wigleaf.bsky.social Top 50 longlist! Congratulations to all the wonderful writers who were recognized!

It's my book's birthday! 🎉 I can't believe it's been a year since my mini-memoir TAKE ME HOME was released from @BellePointPress! I'm proud of this little book, and I'm thankful to everyone who has read it. To celebrate, use code MICRO to get 20% off: bellepointpress.com/products/tak...

I've been so busy having summer fun with my kids, I almost forget to share that I have a new poem published in Lunch Ticket, about a childhood favorite toy: Polly Pocket! lunchticket.org/polly-pocket/

When @mycoachart.bsky.social and I were regulars at the Tiffin Inn way back in college, I loved the random, rotating lineup of friends who would roll through! So having the interspectacular @bethanyjarmul.bsky.social drop a refill from the corner booth just makes me sooo happy (and nostalgic).

"In this breathtaking, expansive poetry collection, @bethanyjarmul.bsky.social explores identity, spirituality, motherhood, and nature. This book opens in creation, unflinchingly faces the dangers and wonders of our world, and ends looking into a future bursting with possibilities."

Do you ever just stand in awe of vastness of the universe? I'm thrilled to have a new poem up with The Inflectionist Review about just that feeling! Link: www.inflectionism.com/20-bethany-j...

I've been thinking about HOPE lately. How it's a radical act. How I want to live in it, to write from it. How so often, I've failed at that. But I'll try again. And again.

I was asked "How can I invest in my writing if I have no money?" My answer: read craft books & anthologies (local library & Libby app), listen to writing podcasts, look out for free events/classes, join a writing group, and most importantly: establish a regular writing practice.

I have a client who is starting to submit poems for the first time. Which lit mags do you recommend?

Reminder for writers: It’s the end of the academic year, so all the university lit mags are clearing out their queues. In case it’s raining rejections over there too. 🌧️

About 90% of the time, I write the title first when I'm writing a new piece. It's so much easier than trying to come up with a title afterwards! Anyone else?

Had a lot of fun writing this "Mad Libs" style poem, published in The Interpreter's House!

An open letter that’s heavy on the open from @bethanyjarmul.bsky.social: jakethemag.com/to-the-wendy...

Two "Mad Libs" poems up with The Interpreter's House. Writing is how I wrestle with and make sense of the world. I wish this topic wasn't part of that reality... *Content Warning on this one. theinterpretershouse.org/jarmul-83

Unpopular opinion: I love buying/reading a used book that has been annotated, underlined, well-loved by the previous owner. It feels like I'm in conversation with them. (So long as the original content is still readable, of course.)

There’s a lot of bad news right now in the literary world, including things that affect me. Despite all, I’m feeling grateful. I’m going to spend my life writing beautiful words, supporting other writers, and being a force for hope in the midst of it all. That’s enough. 💜

New flash nonfiction piece up with @publishedbyjake.bsky.social today: "To The Wendy's Cashier Whose Husband Is Dying" jakethemag.com/to-the-wendy...

Poetry collection recommendations, please! For our anniversary, we’re doing a romantic getaway in the forest. I’d like to read poetry about love & nature while we’re there. What do you recommend? (I’ve already read most of Mary Oliver.) 💜🍃📖

Did y’all know I’m really good at “drawing real words”? 😆😊

What are the top 5 things you value in a lit mag? Mine are: 1. Quality of writing they publish 2. Readership (prestige or popularity = more readers) 3. Design (readability/ share-ability) 4. Response time 5. Kind/ engaged editors

I'm so excited to read with fellow Pittsburgh poet Claudia Reder at Woolly Bear Books in Carnegie, PA on May 9th. Pittsburgh people, I'd love to see you there! FREE event! Reserve your seat: www.eventbrite.com/e/poetry-rea...

After four years & 27 attempts, I have secured an acceptance from @chestnutreview.bsky.social!!! (Their tagline is "for stubborn artists," and I think they mean it! 🤣) My poem "Five Trees Marked for Removal" is forthcoming in their summer issue. I can't wait to share it with you all! 🎉

I don't seem to be getting much traction or engagement here compared to X. Any tips?

We have a great new piece of nonfiction from @bethanyjarmul.bsky.social! Check out “My Son Asks About Death, a Diptych.” lost-balloon.com/2025/04/23/m...

Honored to have a flash nonfiction piece up with @lostballoon.bsky.social! This piece means a lot to me! lost-balloon.com/2025/04/23/m...

Had a blast leading my Lit Mag Submission Strategies webinar for @beckyltuch.bsky.social's Lit Mag News today! Loved seeing new faces and answering new questions. :)

The more I read, the more easily the words flow out. Which is why I take a book with me everywhere and visit the library more often than the grocery store. If you want to write well, you've got to fill up with good words! 📚📖 😃

Eeeek! So excited for an acceptance from @versedaily.bsky.social for a poem from my book LIGHTNING IS A MOTHER! 😃

Happy to have a haiku in @oneart.bsky.social's Haiku Anthology! Thank you to @markdanowsky.bsky.social & @katiedozier.bsky.social! Be sure to read all the fantastic haiku here: oneartpoetry.com/2025/04/17/t...

"I now see how much more powerful stamina can be than talent; or, to say it another way, how powerless talent is, on its own, without stamina—rather like what is said about the body once the soul has left it." - Carl Phillips, MY TRADE IS MYSTERY (Reading now... loving it!)

Taking a break from writing for a few days to visit family and spend time with my kids. This too is an important part of my writing life. 💜

Thank you, Tracie, for including my poem "Ghazal: Like a Prayer" from @rattlepoetry.bsky.social in your poetry display! What an honor!

Several years ago, @literarymama.bsky.social published one of my first essays. I'm happy to say I'm returning to their pages with a poem entitled "The Patience Museum" in an upcoming issue!

New poem "Prayer During a Storm" up with @ecotheo.bsky.social! "build from my brokenness a bowl to catch the rain"

I'm working on a webinar/class on lyrical writing. Please share some short lyrical pieces (any genre) that I might consider including as examples. 😃

Thrilled to receive a poetry acceptance from Relief Journal (www.reliefjournal.com) ! 🎉🎉🎉

New syllabic poem published today with The Wild Umbrella! Thank you, editors! Link: www.thewildumbrella.com/post/what-to...

Had a great reading today at Barnes & Noble today! Grateful to everyone who came to support me! 💜🎉📚

Today, a lifelong dream come true—I got to see my book on the shelves of a bookstore for the first time. And tomorrow, I’m doing a reading & book signing at a Barnes & Noble (Morgantown, WV)! Someone pinch me!!! 😃📚🎉

So excited for two readings this weekend! What a great way to start off National Poetry Month! 😃

I finally have more author copies!!! Score a signed book for $20. Free US shipping! 😃

I have three poems up with @doesithavepockets.bsky.social today! This one, in particular, means a lot to me. Read all three: www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/betha...

Happy National Poetry Month! May you read, write, share, sing, dream in poetry this April!