Thank you to @joeynicoletti.bsky.social for a most wonderful review of Perforated (Lily Poetry Review Books) in the latest issue of VIA (Vol 37.1) published by Bordighera Press! Grazie mille. bordigherapress.org/via/

Read co-founder Shasta Grant's piece in Literary Hub about her hometown and writing her debut novel, When We Were Feral (Regal House Publishing) lithub.com/a-love-lette...

Will you be in Florence, Italy, on June 22? I'll be reading at NYU in Florence, where I worked from 2000 - 2003 as a residence hall manager! Very excited to return as a poet! RSVP here: events.nyu.edu/event/400023...

We were so proud to publish @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social's “Poem In Which I Never Had Low Self-Esteem,” and we were so moved by this brave and beautiful piece about its origin story on @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social's Substack.

Thank you to Tina Cane for sharing my reading from Perforated (Lily Poetry Review Books) for Poetry Is Bread, a distance reading series. www.facebook.com/share/v/1GH3...

Thank you to @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social for sharing the origin of his poem, "Poem In Which I Never Had Low Self-Esteem," first published in @screendoorreview.bsky.social! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...

I look forward to reading with MER online on Sunday at 3 pm to celebrate the new issue! I’ll be reading my poem they published, “Why can’t I,” alongside some wonderful poets! Details: merliterary.com/2026/05/30/m...

We sent out an email update! Let us know if you'd like to be added to our mailing list. While we're pausing our writing accountability group and events for the summer, you can read our Milk Journal pieces for recommendations, check out our recordings & register for a fall poetry workshop!

What is the "why" behind your writing? What is the spark? Join The Writing Jar for weekly reflections on the writing life, writing prompts and more! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/the-writin...

#RandomWritingPrompt from Brown Bag Lit: Start with an expression and see where it takes you. For example, "Bless your heart" or "Aren't you precious?" What are some of your favorites? Find more here englishlive.ef.com/en/blog/engl...

Thank you to DMQ Review for featuring my reading from Perforated in their June Salon! Hear from Stevie Edwards (The Weather Inside, @uarkpress.bsky.social) and Marcela Sulak (trans. of Music of the Wide Lane: Poems by Sharron Hass @utexaspress.bsky.social ), too! www.dmqreview.com/salon/2026/5...

TODAY! Hope to see you, friends in the DMV! (I was happy to help organize the event through our local chapter of Writers for Democratic Action.)

Last call! This is tonight! Hope you can join us!

Tomorrow! Let's raise all the money for Smith College's trans/nonbinary students AND have a fun time writing about belonging! Join us: chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

We'll miss our Lunch Break Writers over the summer! Thanks for a great open mike yesterday! See you in the fall! www.brownbaglit.com/lunch-break with @shastagrant.bsky.social and @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social

Let's write together on Thursday evening (7-8:30 pm EST) online! I'm offering a generative writing workshop - on the topic of belonging - to benefit Smith College and its protection of trans and nonbinary students. Details: chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

Thank you to Jessica Genia Simon for sharing not one, but three Poems' Origin Stories! She writes about three poems first published in Day Eight's Mid-Atlantic Review. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...

#RandomWritingPrompt: Write the most human thing you can write - use all of your senses - that is to say, don't use AI. Remember your body, our planet and all of our human sensations. Go outside and stand in the rain. Look up. Look at trees. Look at your hands. You are here. Write.

Is today another rainy day by you? Maybe it is a good day to write! Today I share some encouragement and examples of ways to work with another poet or in more than one art form. Subscribe for full access to weekly posts on The Writing Jar! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/the-writin...

Hope to see local friends at the Writer's Center one week from today for Reimagining America: Toward a Poetry of the Demos by Writers for Democratic Action - DC/MD Chapter www.eventbrite.com/e/reimaginin...

I just sent out my (irregular) email with some upcoming and recent events and joys! I also note that I'm not staying cool and professional about it. All true. Let me know if you'd like to be added to the mailing list. mailchi.mp/b96d788b2ed9...

Let's support Smith College and trans students! I'm offering a generative writing workshop as a thank you for donations to Smith College. We're almost halfway to our goal of raising $500.00! Will you join us?

Congratulations to @shastagrant.bsky.social , my friend and @brownbaglit.bsky.social co-founder! HER DEBUT NOVEL IS HERE! It officially releases in June but my pre-order is HERE! www.shastagrant.com

Fresh poetry on offer today at Washington Unbound. Contributing Writer Naomi Thiers says of Chloe Yelena Miller’s new collection : "[D]escriptions of daily moments widen into deeper explorations.” www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...

Thank you to Naomi Thiers for such a close reading and review of Perforated (Lily Poetry Review Books) published in Washington Unbound! www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...

Fresh poetry on offer today at Washington Unbound. Contributing Writer Naomi Thiers says of Chloe Yelena Miller’s new collection : "[D]escriptions of daily moments widen into deeper explorations.” www.washington-unbound.com/bookreviews/...

14 years ago today I learned that Unrest, my chapbook, was accepted for publication! Reach out if you'd like to order a signed copy directly from me ($14.00.) finishinglinepress.com/product/unre...

So proud of my alma mater and fellow alums such as @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social. Please support Smith College and the right of trans and nonbinary students to a Smith education!

“I am not / exactly / my body today.” - @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social voicemailpoems.org/2026/04/28/m...

Donate to support Smith College fight the Department of Education as they try to deny trans and nonbinary students access to education at Smith. As a thank you for your donation, I'm offering a generative writing workshop in one week (Thursday, May 28, from 7-8:30 pm EST.)

Thank you so much to @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social and @slowdownshow.org!

Thank you to Bernadine (Dine) Watson for discussing Dixon, Descending (Dutton) with Karen Outen for Brown Bag Lit's Milk Journal! www.brownbaglit.com/milkjournal

Thank you to @sagustocox.bsky.social for sharing the origin story of her poem “Family History," first published in The Mid-Atlantic Review and then in her debut poetry collection, Echoes Carry (Beltway Editions.) chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...

Thanks, @dorothybendel.bsky.social !

🎊😍🎉! @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2026...

Today's Writing Jar prompt is about physicality in a poem. I offer examples of poems by Renée Watson, Lucille Clifton, Gregory Orr, Frances Donovan and Deborah Landau, too! Subscribe today for access. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/the-writin...

Join my next Beyond the Picket Sign Workshop-As-Fundraiser! As a thank you for a donation to Smith College to protect trans and nonbinary students, I'm happy to offer a generative writing workshop on Thursday, May 28, from 7 - 8:30 pm EST! Join us!

Thank you to Philip Wexler for inviting me to read with G.H. Mosson in the Words Out Loud series today!

Today! Hope to see you, DMV friends!

First there was Capital Queer... then Capital Love... now... ANNOUNCING the next in our series of 'Capital' anthologies: CAPITAL TRANSLATION. Submissions open JUNE 1. FREE to submit. More details and guidelines here. washingtonwriters.org/submissions/... #translation #literaryfiction #translators

I am so excited to read & hear poetry all day at the Gaithersburg Book Festival! At 3:15, I'll be on a panel with (Smithies!) Michele Evans and Megan Leonard, moderated by Courtney LeBlanc! Join us in the Edgar Allan Poe tent! Book sales and signing afterwards. www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org

So far all of the donations have been made by non-Smithies (including one Seven Sisters alum)! Let's keep donating to the Smith College (link in the Substack post here.) And as a thank you, you are welcome to join my writing workshop! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

Let's support Smith College - as a thank you for your donation, I'm happy to offer you an online creative writing workshop on Thurs., May 28, 7 - 8:30 pm EST! Cost: donation of $20.00 (or more) to the Smith College President's Discretionary Fund. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...

Thank you to the Georgetown Neighborhood @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social for choosing my haiku, "We set them free," as a staff favorite in the 2026 Haiku contest! I love that it is displayed on the wall with the others; it was lovely to read through them. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poetry-geo...

I'm looking forward to teaching another MFA-style poetry workshop this fall through @brownbaglit.bsky.social. ONE spot (out of four) remains. Let me know if you're interested in applying to join us! Details here: www.brownbaglit.com/classes

Thank you to @dctex.bsky.social for sharing the origin of his chapbook's title poem, "Smells like rain," for this week's installment of Poem's Origin Story! This poem was first published in Gargoyle and later in his chapbook (Sligo Creek, 2024): chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...

Looking forward to this event sponsored by our local chapter of the @writersforda.bsky.social and hosted by @thewriterscenter.bsky.social ! RSVP for Reimagining America: Toward a Poetry of the Demos on Sunday, May 31 (2-5) here: www.eventbrite.com/e/reimaginin...

#RandomWritingPrompt from Brown Bag Lit: What's up the stairs? Can your character hear sounds that map the space that they can't see? (You can change this prompt to be "what's down the stairs," or "what's down the hallway?")

In today's Writing Jar post for subscribers, I share some thoughts about storytelling in poems and offer some examples, too. Subscribe to my Substack to join the conversation! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/the-writin...

Thank you, @burgi.bsky.social !