‼️I'll be teaching a 6-week poetry workshop at @thelynxbooks.bsky.social starting in January! In or near Gainesville? Please join me! We'll explore how various contemporary poets capture joy, gratitude & hope on the page & the multiple lenses through which gratitude can be written & perceived.

Such a magical experience this morning at a special "Thursdays in Advent" reading at The Community Church of Vero Beach. Paired with organist Logan Koller, I read poems as part of the church's "Music & Poetry Series." So many thanks to poet #SeanSexton for this special invite. My heart is full...

Thrilled to offer a sneak peek at the cover of my next book, Bloodstream, forthcoming from Mercer University Press early next year! Pre-orders aren't yet available but will be soon. This is a botanical study of a passion flower, alluded to in my poem, "Consistency," first pubbed in Frontier Poetry.

Crazy how this year has on one hand been a really lousy one for publications, but also a really exciting one with new connections, some special readings & planning for my next book. I mean that alone -- great, right? Trying to keep perspective as getting very very humbled in the writing dept.

Today's the day! Over the years, @swwim.bsky.social has helped me immeasurably, offering reading opportunities at AWP & at the Betsy Hotel in Miami, nominating 1 of my poems for the Orison Award, & publishing me several times. Their efforts are personal to me. Please consider a gift! bit.ly/4p4RZso

Inspired by retirement, instructor @kavetchnik.bsky.social & of course, Jericho Brown, I wrote this duplex, today's poem online in @swwim.bsky.social.

My review of Jules Jacob's Kingdom of Glass and Seed, now live in @tinderboxpoetry.bsky.social . As always, gratitude to EIC Lauren Carlson & my amazing editor, Brandon Reim, for their support. Full review here: bit.ly/48jOVTL

🚨 Early giving for #GiveMiamiDay starts TODAY (Nov. 15–19)! I’m fundraising for SWWIM, which has supported me by publishing my work & by inviting me to read in Miami and twice at AWP. SWWIM supports women-identifying writers everywhere. Please consider donating! Give now: 👉 bit.ly/4p4RZso

1 month ago, our 11-yo Lab yelped & broke lame on his right forelimb. My last dog died from osteosarc, so I was sure that was it. Turns out it was an inflamed nerve w/radiated pain in the RFL. Many hospital trips for Dx, MRI + Rx + meds + rest & he is walking & feeling so much better! Toys again!

A wonderful Zoom poetry reading today by @katierpoet.bsky.social, coming at us from Scotland with several remarkable, devastating poems from her new collection, Our Bodies Are Mostly Water (May 2025, Cornerstone Press.) An unforgettable tribute to her late sister & the love they shared.

Tonight! One hour! I am SO excited about this...

this is sickening

I won't lie. Prepping a book for publication is stressful! But it's happening, y'all. Bloodstream, my second full-length collection of poems, is in the final stages of proofing. I am so excited! More info about publication ETA & a planned book launch when I'm able to share!

Thrilled to share that I'll be reading from my book, The Grief Committee Minutes, at @thelynxbooks.bsky.social on Oct. 2 from 7:30-8:30 p.m. with Eric Doise, who'll read from his late wife, Saara Raappana's book, Chamber After Chamber. From Gainesville or nearby? Hope you can make it!

It's been a minute since I updated my blog. New post up! I hope you enjoy! sarahkcarey.com/write-it-dow...

Working with a copyeditor on the 1st pages of Bloodstream, my new poetry collection, forthcoming from Mercer U Press in spring-summer 2026! Exciting but stressful, too, coming so close on the heels of my 1st book. If anyone is interested in doing a review, let me know! 🙏🙏

Yesterday, an editor I've worked with in the past, tho not for years, accepted every poem I sent her, including one from my new book, Bloodstream (forthcoming from Mercer U Press in 2026) which I was thrilled to place. It was so validating. Words to savor during the down times.

I first crossed paths with former Alabama poet laureate Jennifer Horne about 5 years ago, when @alinaetc.bsky.social did a joint review of two of our books for the sadly now-defunct New Southern Fugitives journal. We reconnected recently & traded books. Excited for this beauty!

@mitchnobis.bsky.social 's recent post inspires me to share this poem from his debut collection, The Size of the Horizon, or, I Explained Everything to the Trees. So much heart here, & I'm just getting started...

Obsessed

The ordering of a manuscript can be such a challenge! I've heard writers I respect argue that it's really the poems, not the order, that matters, but I tend to group poems both strategically & intuitively. It's so cool when someone pays attention. Thanks again, @mitchnobis.bsky.social !

Happy 1st book birthday to @susanlleary.bsky.social 's Dressing the Bear! Such a moving book by such a talented poet ✨

New head shots! Thanks to GNV photog Adrienne Fletcher & MUA Kara Winslow for always helping me out when I have a need. One of these will hopefully be the author photo for my forthcoming book, Bloodstream. But which one? Up to my publisher & his team to decide...it's in their hands now:)

Worth getting up early for. #Day2 #PostUF #StAugustineBeach #retirement

Key returned. P-card surrendered. Heart full. Let the next chapter begin...

I have stickers. Fancy! Hit me up if you would like a signed, personal copy. I'll even throw in some swag! #hofferaward #erichofferaward

Go, little book, go!

Thrilled to have a poem up in the latest issue of @splitrockreview.bsky.social ! Thanks to Crystal Gibbons as always for her support & for selecting "Bearings" for this amazing issue. Thrilled to be in such talented company.

One of the things I'm proudest of from my career at UF is managing Animal Airwaves, a nationally syndicated 2-part public radio program for 14 years, in partnership our local NPR affiliate, WUFT-FM. I talked about it & the show's history on air last week. Take a listen (& fight for NPR.)

So many thanks to @anthonyframe.bsky.social & @glasspoetry.bsky.social for believing in & publishing "Anchorage," the opening poem in my next book, Bloodstream, (Mercer University Press, 2026.) TIA for reading & for sharing!

With apologies to all the real poet laureates out there, but with so much gratitude to UF Health writer Bill Levesque for this wonderful article in the latest issue of Florida Veterinarian magazine, which I developed 35 years ago. Only 3 more weeks to retirement! It's bittersweet.

@emmabolden.bsky.social I literally just came across this poem, reading the last issue of the Gettysburg Review. So thoughtful & well done. I relate.

So grateful to the Gainesville Sun & talented writer Voleer Thomas for this insightful story about my writing journey & my new book. bit.ly/3Ek2ypY

And more photos... didn't remember I could only get a few on here, lol

Photos from our reading, with thanks to the editors at SWWIM, Whale Road Review, Perugia Press, Mom Egg Review & Cultivating Voices for sponsoring 🔥🔥🔥

Reading as part of the epic Off Site.On Purpose Reading of women poets Thursday at AWP! Thanks, SWWIM, for inviting me!

Wondering how many people understand the work that goes into getting a book into final form, even when accepted for publication, even with a six-month deadline to turn in the final manuscript. TL:DR: It's a LOT.

well hey, writers & AWP-goers! I'm looking forward to seeing many of you soon in LA. Here's where to find me. Can't wait!

This.

Few journals am I more excited to receive than the Sewanee Review. This is a short read: dogs and horses, histories known & unknown & the ability all of us still have to change. "Ghost Horses" by Laura van den Berg. Check out this beautiful piece. thesewaneereview.com/articles/gho...

I've only been to this conference once, but everyone who cares about science writing & the availability of accurate & probing scientific news to the public should be concerned about this. Hopefully a new sponsor or sponsors will step up

In today's mail, more treasures for my [email protected]

Yes, it was as good as it looks, and easy, too: mushroom spinach casserole with parmesan & mozzarella.

Who'd'a thunk my poem on the Gainesville Burger Club website would warrant a weekly spotlight shout-out from SWWIM?! Thanks, @kavetchnik.bsky.social & Cat Prescott for the honor! Link to poem in comments! TL;DR: I'm not a rubric person when it comes to burgers

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Absurd.

Oooooh this new reel featuring my UF vet med colleague, @paleofox.bsky.social & her research on bird lungs! I wrote a news release about her work last June when her publication appeared in @nature.com. Kudos to UF's social media team for putting this together. Well done, Emma!

The gift of meaningful conversation is like no other, especially when it's relating to a shared love...in our case, poetry. I'll always be grateful to @hanvanderhart.bsky.social for her gentle prompts to think more fully about where my words come from & what community means to me. ✨✨✨

A bridge too far.

A few people have kindly lobbed this into the tl, but here's my own gift link: Me, in NYT Opinion, arguing we're not failing to handle H5N1 flu in cattle because the response is based on plans for bird flu in poultry and doesn't match dairy farming structures. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/20/o...