Haven’t been here in a while but I am accepting clients for manuscript consultations! ✅ Poem Packets for Journal Submissions ✅ Chapbook Length Manuscripts ✅ Full-length Manuscripts Visit thomaskneeland.com/contact to inquire!

Creative Writing: It is one of the reasons why God has placed me on this earth, and I stand by that 100%. The words I write enter spaces I’ve only dreamed of (but will one day reach, myself), and they’re creating a roadmap—a narrative—for my daughter to follow one day.

Poets have always been the bearers of truth. We don't do this for fun. open.substack.com/pub/thomaskn...

That's definitely me right now. I'm learning so much about where I come from just by filling each page with a poem...or maybe it's CNF/Poetry/Memoir/Fiction. Idk, but I like it.

writing is the best. one minute there’s a blank page & the next there are characters whose dreams, memories, desires, yearning, & heartbreak feel so real

New poem-in-progress for those of you who love a good story "Marítima" open.substack.com/pub/thomaskn...

It's hard to want to live in this country when the billionaires have all banded together to support the country's biggest threat who seems to be above the law. I'd love for you to follow Thomas Kneeland Poetry on Substack! "de esta américa a la nuestra américa" open.substack.com/pub/thomaskn...

I find it hard to believe that those who find themselves in positions of power (and abuse said power) are ignorant of the meanings behind words like “Diversity” “Equity” and “Inclusion”. I do believe, however, that they choose an arrogant ignorance—perhaps a god complex—because they fear truth.

You know what else pisses me off? Our bigot/idiot of a governor (state of Indiana) has defunded the ONLY Black University in the state, along with other programs that have historically helped our young learners have the tools they need to succeed and thrive.

You know what makes me tired beyond belief? Knowing that there are people in this country who claim “Christian values” but have no ounce of empathy unless it feeds capitalist agenda. I watched 47 and 47.1 (and their lil friends) scoff at a religious figure, as she pleaded for their mercy.

Our Emerging Scholars + Spring Academic Kickoff edition with stories on Coppin State University, UNCF, anti-racism/anti-oppression in education, and more, is out now! Link to Access: bit.ly/3ZMAfq5 Subscribe to our Newsletters and Magazine: bit.ly/3ZMxZPy

It’s an honor to be one of 15 Emerging Scholars. Especially at a time like this, we need all hands on deck (in whatever form that takes) to keep our humanity intact.

a residency where someone teaches you how to sleep & then you wake up well rested with energy to read & write

Thankful for a good book and hot tea on a cold night like this one. The tag on my tea reads: “In all things of nature, there is something of the marvelous.” — Aristotle Let this be your reminder to remember who you are…You are—we are—truly something of the marvelous. #selfcaretips #poetry

Hi everyone! My name is Arriel Vinson and my debut YA novel, UNDER THE NEON LIGHTS, publishes on 6/3/25 with @penguinteen. If you’re looking for a book about: 🛼 first love ✨ female friendship 🛼 building community ✨ complex family dynamics then you’ve found it! 🛼🪩✨ Preorder here: bit.ly/3ZkVG3H

And this is why I’m writing about the ancestors I never knew.

"To survive, you must tell stories." —Umberto Eco, The Island of the Day Before #writingcommunity #writingquote

After several attempts over a period of 6 years, patience finally paid off. For an all too brief moment, Argentinian Patagonia's vast, breathtaking Perito Moreno glacier is dressed in the most beautiful light! #photography #travel #nature #bluesky #landscapephotography #naturephotography #landscape

Grab something to write with, and something to write on— I’m MxPrompt, and I have your #WritingPrompt for today. (I won’t write it every time, I promise. For now, just say hi and let me know what you write! ✍️)

Hello Bluesky! Excited to be here after the awful Zuck announcement, and happy to be in a Meta-less space. Looking to engage with folks who care about running, how food is grown, why wine is beautiful, and local Maine goings-on.

You never really forget a love that shows you the purest parts of who you are and what you deserve. #poetry #afrolatinxpoetry #newmanuscript

#BlueSkyTip Since BlueSky doesn’t use the sort of algorithms that X and Threads use, content is boosted by reposts, not by likes. If you enjoy something, sharing it is the best way to help others find it. #KidLit #WritingCommunity

I want you to imagine how much we don’t know about our own bodies. Now, add that to what we may or may not know about our ancestors. I was thirty-one years old when I learned that my grandmother’s paternal grandparents were Cuban.

My finished manuscript, CIENFUEGOS, is currently looking for a home! I’m looking to connect with publishers and editors who have a passion for poetry and championing the stories of Afro-Latinx ancestry and identity. #poetry #blackpoet #literarycommunity #ancestry #afrolatinx

Sharing a poem here with you tonight: It’s very much a WIP

I replenished my stash of shea butter and man….imma be sliding all across this house 😂😂😂😂😂

First Christmas romance movie of the season, at the end of a long day teaching and grading (and working out and cooking) seems like a decent way to calm down for the night.

Hub City Press is pleased to announce that @paradiselaust.bsky.social will judge the tenth biennial New Southern Voices Poetry Book Prize. The prize will now award an increased advance of $1,500 and publication to the winner. Submissions open on January 1, 2025. www.hubcity.org/news/derrick...

Consider purchasing my chapbook directly on this post-Thanksgiving Friday! #gratitude www.thomaskneeland.com/books

Just a reminder that Black poetry in the US begins with Black women poets! Congrats to all of these Gwendolyn Brooks Permissions Living Legacy poets & to all of the Black women poets writing our literature into the 21st century!

One of my students, very clearly in an essay, stated that our beloved Dr. King served as POTUS. ssskkkkrrrrt Let’s stop right there, my guy. Frfr. Whew Lordt.

What if we get off everything and just start reading?

It's my first day on BlueSky, so here goes the classroom-like introduction: My name is Thomas Kneeland & I'm a poet. My areas of interest include the African Diaspora and poetry as a means of introspection. I'd love to exchange ideas and workshop poems anytime. This is my full-time work. Cheers!