Winning this contest last year for my villanelle “The Knife, The Throat,” opened the door for me to attend the conference and meet some amazing fellow poets! Please consider sending one of your own villanelles their way!!! #poetry

Next stop. #tistheseason

Beautiful translation: “To live without this grief is to see the mountain without its weight, rivers without depth.”

Sturgeon moonrise. #moon

Accurate.

*adds "keeper of the spark of madness" to resume. #robinwilliams #we'reallmadhere

Embrace radical candor. #followyourbliss

May Luca, our neighborhood leucistic groundhog, bring you a momentary respite in these dark times. #nature #animals #groundhog

Flood Diary: the exciting sequel #nature #rainbow #creeklife #coveredbridge

Flood Diary from the Tollhouse on the Manatawny. (Part 1) #storm #nature #creek

Sun rain with corn and power lines and big RAINBOW energy. 😁🌈🌦️ #happypride 🏳️‍🌈 #rainbow

The Poe abides. #cat

I had an amazing time at Poetry by the Sea this year as The Gylys Villanelle Prize recipient!

This eastern dobsonfly came to visit. Despite the intimidating mandibles, they are quite harmless. This one was about five inches long and seemed as curious about me as I was about him. #fridaythe13th #nature #friendshipgoals

Cheers! #fridaythe13th

Scott’s a bad influence on the gargoyles.

He just keeps putting out bangers! ❤️❤️❤️ #writer #historian #bestpartnerever

Behold Samantha: the incarnation of hot messes. #cat #hotmess

Happy Beltane!

This tribute by Dimitri Reyes is such a great way to start the day. #poetry

Another fine poem from Christian J. Collier:

'Fun fact' as mood for this Pink Moon weekend. #activelydying

Happy friday, ya filthy poets! #poetrymonth

Manifesting peak ND poet- powers over here. #neurosparkly

Everytime I take him out, there's the risk he'll go full Dying Gaul on me...

Loving today’s pocket-sized poem by Sarah Freligh up at AAP (link in comments):

Can’t stress enough how much I needed this totally 80s moment today. #mood #neverendingstory

Time to eat ALL the donuts!

The Scottish Register of Tartans has issued a memorial tartan for all those who were persecuted as witches ♥️🖤💔

I’ve got a hard crush on this poem by Kim Addonizio! #poetry #poem #valentinesday

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Our blog features a letter to our community from the Perugia Press Board regarding our ongoing commitment to gender justice in response to the current administration’s recent organized erasure of, and attacks upon, gender expression, diversity, equity & inclusion. Read it at the link in bio. ♥️📚🌈

This is how we lean in! So grateful to know publishers like Tupelo Press are out there continuing the work!

happy superb owl day to all who celebrate! #Superbowl

"So, how motivated are you, on a scale of 0 to 9 where 0 is Bartleby and 9 is Ahab?"

New poem up at The Los Angeles Review: “There’s nothing obscure about our sorrow…” #poetry #poem #cancersucks

I’m reminded this weekend that when they cannot kill a goddess, they make her a saint. And, there’s six more weeks of winter. #brigid #imbolc #punxsutawneyphil

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Fun fact:

Prepping for how bananas things are about to get… #cats

Happy New Year! Make it weird. #happynewyear

Mischief is afoot. #cats #mondaymood

May you all be blessed🎄🪐🎁🕎♥️✨📚🕯️#happyholidays

Congrats to making it through the longest night to all who celebrate! #solstice #winter

Minerva makes her winter debut in MINK ON ICE!!! #nature #animals #winter #mink

Our little golden girl is in dental surgery today. Please send healing vibes and prayers her way. #cat #furbaby

OMG!!! Some excellent news in dark times! *add to wishlist* #poetry

The annual nesting of the cats in the garlands. Absolutely may not put them up till the cats are thoroughly finished. #cats #tistheseason #decoratingwithcats

New snake poem out from Sonora Review!!! #poetry #poem #nature #ratsnakes #snakes

Once upon a time, this little dude showed up in our alley being stalked by a hawk. Our neighbor and co-colony caretaker stayed up all night until the kitten crept out from behind some barbed wire and he could grab him. He’s been our Eddie Poe ever since. #tbt #cat #kitten