that dreaded "your course evaluations are ready" email arrived. panic and then I logged in to find none of my students filled had out the evaluations.

is there something in the water today?

Dreamt I made a pitch to a press for a new poetry book and promptly bumped into the editor of said press five minutes later. And it wasn’t even AWP.

guy at the coffee shop just asked his friends if they've ever heard a song by Aerosmith called "Bittersweet Symphony"

The second issue of AUTOCORRECT is live. Thank you to these fabulous poets and thank for reading. Send me your poems! www.autocorrectmag.com

Volume 22, Issue 1 is in PRINT! ✨ Featuring work from 23 writers, this is an issue you want on your book shelf. Check out the contents list on our website, and order your copy today! Link in bio 💚 . . . . . . . #litmag #poetry #creativenonfiction #shortstory #creativewriting #literaryjournal

Last night I landed an acceptance at a mag I’ve been sending to since 2005. You got to be stubborn, I guess, to be a poet.

Franz Wright

The editors at Ninth Letter have been supportive of my work for years, and I’m grateful this new poem (from book six!) has landed in their latest issue. This issue’s TOC is full of stars—I’m lucky to be among them! ✨

Everette Maddox

Hi friends-- At LSU this year we are hiring three Assistant Professors: One in Folklore, one in Linguistics, and one in Writing and Rhetoric studies. Full guidelines can be found here: lsu.wd1.myworkdayjobs.com/en-US/LSU Feel free to DM me if you have questions and help us spread the word!

wondering if there are any literary agents here that might be down to Zoom into a class? or if anyone knows an agent who might be a good match, let me know?

Mary Ruefle

Hi poetry reviewers, writers, readers: here’s a document I made of paying reviews markets. Holler at me if you see something that needs to be updated/deleted/added! 🙏 I would appreciate it. Would love this to be a community resource for freelance writers to be paid for their criticism.

Thinking back to your MFA days, what are some things you wish you'd been taught regarding professionalization. I have a decent list going, but I'd to hear others. Thanks, friends!

With four days to spare until the contract at work starts up, I finished a manuscript today.

The next spring 2025 Ruth Awad Poetry Pick is Adam Clay's “A Photograph of a Grain of Salt”: www.usi.edu/sir/ruth-awa... @adamclay.bsky.social‬ Instagram: @tomakeroomforthesea

Adam Clay 💙 in Southern Indiana Review @adamclay.bsky.social @southerninreview.bsky.social

An overdue thanks to @jackbedell.bsky.social and the @louisianalit.bsky.social team for publishing four of my poems in the latest issue. Here’s one with a nod back to Illinois—

Graham Foust in Issue One-- Read more here: www.autocorrectmag.com/01/index.html

Day 150. 5/30/25. “Some Mood”. Adam Clay. #poemaday365

Here is a new Literary Online Journal project by Adam Clay. The first issue. Please give it a read. www.autocorrectmag.com/about.html

Grateful to have a couple of new poems in here. Big thanks, @adamclay.bsky.social

Issue one of @autocorrectmag.bsky.social is live: autocorrectmag.com

I had thoughts about the plantation burning. Lots of thoughts. time.com/7287295/burn...

Wanda Coleman

"Your sister has no thesis" really stuck with me. If I was teaching comp, this would be a good stock comment that 1% of my students would get.

@postcardlit.bsky.social issue 3

Issue 3 is here! 10 postcards with 10 poems by 10 amazing poets (Emma Bolden, Adam Clay, Jessica Cuello, Erin Dorney, Susan Leary, Erin Malone, Nora Nadjarian, Michael Robins, Diane Wald, and Jane Zwart). Order your copy at www.postcardlit.com/store today! Preorders and orders ship soon!

You've got a few more weeks to send your poems my way for the first issue of @autocorrectmag.bsky.social -- www.autocorrectmag.com Please feel free to repost!

One year VAP in poetry at Notre Dame:

Thank you to @poetrydaily.bsky.social for sharing this one from Circle Back—🪁🔥🏍️ poems.com/poem/some-mo...

Jury duty summons for Spring Break. Cool.

As of yesterday, I've run 281 miles this year--had an amazing 8 miler yesterday. Woke up this morning and my now my left knee will barely bend. Right one is fine. I guess this is just late 40s living?

Love this generous description of Larry Levis' "system": "Extant documentation of the state in which Levis's materials were initially found following his death indicates that Levis likely maintain only a very rudimentary organizational system."

overheard my son this morning talking to his sister: "even though it's not still Valentine's Day, we can still be nice to each other."

widespread chaos always means profit for the rich. especially when the rich create the chaos.

Louise Glück

safe to say those of us expecting tax refunds this year should just go ahead and stop expecting?

biggest weekend plan is taking a long nap tomorrow.

Best audiobook platform/subscriptions? Would like to avoid Audible. I have Hoopla, but I'd like a little more diversity in books I can check out.

If you're at a Southern university/institution that is closing your LGBTQ or DEI/DEIA offices please reach out to us. We are helping people preserve their department's archival history and will work with you to help ensure folks remain anonymous.

New Orleans ain't done yet. time.com/7204560/the-...

tfw a journal takes the whole packet 💙💙💙

Adam Clay

Love NEA announcement day. Congrats to the poets and translators!

Visited three old friends a few weeks back (all in the same cemetery) and it has me thinking about where I’d like my remains to end up one day. What’s your plan?

Still looking for your poems! Yes, you.

Before bed last night my partner asked me if I knew of any "good poems about water," and I turned to her as if I had been waiting for that moment my whole life.

Happy Birthday CD Wright.