I know a lot of worthwhile work doesn't gets its due. And I know a lot of good things are less a matter of deserving than grace. That makes this mean more to me. Grateful to the reviewer, to Orison Books, and to any of y'all who decide to preorder: www.orisonbooks.com/product-page...

For folks (and journalists) who want to search the Oversight Committee email texts, I made a database for searching the 20k text files: splendorous-chaja-f79791.netlify.app

poem where no one is deported BY JOSÉ OLIVAREZ #poetry #immigration #ICE www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/160700...

My 8 year old asked to tryout for the basketball team so he can play with his friends. Im super excited, but also I’m very nervous for him. He’s autistic and this is first attempt at a team sport. Kids can be so cruel and I want to protect him from that. But I can’t coddle him. 😭

I'm still at the stage when a poem who I admire likes a post, I sit up and get giddy that they even know who I am. And yes, sometimes I screenshot it.

"What's your book about?" Okay, hold on. Give me a second. I know this. I wrote it. It has a plot and things to say. I just need to think about how to explain it in under four hours of rambling tangents so I don't scare you away

I’m sitting here listening to the latest episode of Vibe Check & I just got so hype hearing @theferocity.bsky.social talk about Castlevania! I hadn’t planned to watch tv tonight, but now I got a hankering for some good fight scenes & sexy vampires. lol

Apparently the KKK was in my town today & yesterday plastering flyers around. The hung them up around my son’s school, so I now have the privilege of explaining to me 8 year-old how racism works. Yay.

Random thought: it bothers me deeply that so many book covers look…the same. Wassup with that?

That’s the other thing that baffles me about AI and creative writing, actually. The work IS the joy for me. I don’t want to be able to snap my fingers and have a completed “product.” I want to be transformed by the process. I’m an author but I do this because I enjoy the rigor of being a writer.

I love letting revision turn me every which way but loose

I am learning how to self-promote via social media, and my god is it tedious!

It broke my heart to write this poem, and I would give it back if I could reverse my brother's death or my mom's diagnosis. But it doesn't work like that. So I'm trying to open my hands to the joy of having a poem in @thenation.com. Thank you, Kaveh Akbar, et al. www.thenation.com/article/cult...

I don’t make enough money to keep up, so I need my favorite writers to slow down with the books. Be a little less prolific, please! Thank you!

Interior design is done. Proofs have been submitted. We are about five months away from my book baby being in the world! I’m excited to share this with you all.

Interior design is done. Proofs have been submitted. We are about five months away from my book baby being in the world! I’m excited to share this with you all.

Just noticed the date—my yearly Best New Poets rejections should be coming soon!! It’s always so nice to hear from them lol

👠👠 + 🎣👨🏿‍🦳 + 👰🏿‍♂️ THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN'S WIFE well, im just over a month out for the collection's Oct. 14th release and preorders (as well as my anxiety!) are in full gear for both hardback AND paperback versions... ❤️ www.kentuckypress.com/978198590345...

Announcement time! October 14th, 7:00 Eastern: Hear poems from @clbpoetry.bsky.social, @mitchnobis.bsky.social, and @djvorreyer.bsky.social! Hosted by the amazing @readinstead.bsky.social! Hit the eventbrite link to register. NAWP! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-nawp-rea...

today is the last day to apply to be a 2026 Periplus Fellow! application closes at 11:59pm EST

Manifesting a really dope book tour for myself.

Da homie asked me to explain poetry to him and I said: most folks say, “in sickness and in health, til death do us part”. But poets say, “Until dear Mother Nature says her work is through. Until the day that you are me and I am you..I’ll be loving you always” He gets it now.

Just watched the trailer for the upcoming film Plainclothes and I hope it lives up to the hype cuz i am SWEATING!! Looks good af!

Just turned in the FINAL edits for my book and now I’m gonna go have a good cry lol we are about six months away from my book being in the world!

AWP: The Conference Where Writers Pay to Present As with anything... buyer beware. www.septimusbrown.com/post/awp-the... #writingcommunity #booksky

I’m sitting here thinking how the most likely reason we’ve yet to see a comprehensive dramatic portrayal of the undoing of Black Wall Street is because the main antagonist in the script would have to be Whiteness, & that there couldn’t be a White savior. What yall up to today?

Do you have your copy of @taylorbyas.bsky.social's newest collection, Resting Bitch Face, yet? You still have time before our September In Conversation! Find registration info here: thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...

Somehow we've made it to August, and @mbwwelch.bsky.social has his picks ready... From breaking form in poetry, exploring the life of one of sci-fi’s greatest visionaries, or falling into the endless pit of online mysteries, there's something for everyone. chireviewofbooks.com/2025/08/01/1...

I don't know how to untangle joy from all the rest. But here's a joy: my debut poetry book is coming out with Orison & it has a cover & I'm pretty sure my mom beat you all to pre-ordering it. But if you'd like a copy, that'd mean the world to me. Here's the link: www.orisonbooks.com/product-page...

Hanif Abdurraqib 💙 from A FORTUNE FOR YOUR DISASTER (Tin House) Day 24 - #SealeyChallenge @tinhouse.bsky.social @sealeychallenge.bsky.social

Decided to make “thanksgiving” dinner today and forgot to buy sage. What the absolute fuck is wrong with me?! Lol

My editor: so…this comma splice here, did you mean to do this, or…. Me: nah, girl. I’m just a lil dumb. 🤣

Taking a break from working on the proofs for my manuscript & I just wanna take this time to shoutout copy editors!! Without y’all, everyone would know how bad I am at spelling & punctuation!!! 🤣

Received my contributor copies of this year’s Best American Poetry anthology & I’m hype af!! All these amazing ass writers & lil ole me somehow in the mix. 🤣 Shoutouts to The Indiana Review for first putting this poem into the world.

Applying to the Periplus collective has proven to be one of the best decisions I ever made as a writer. Check it out if you’re ready to join a growing community of thinkers & makers. You won’t regret it.

i know how daunting it can be to apply for things, but this is a relatively chill application with no references required. & i’m not on the application committee this year but the people who are want to hear from you. we’re an all-volunteer collective & it’s meant a lot to be part of this

📣 applications are open for periplus, a mentorship collective serving writers of color! 📣 if you’re looking for mentorship & more community & you’re a writer of color, you can find more info below. this will be the sixth year our collective is active docs.google.com/document/d/1...

In today’s “things I didn’t imagine saying before having children” “Stop farting on me, I’m trying to give you a compliment”

I have an experimental cento on Irises (eye/Goddess/flower) that's color-coded. Anyone know of a pub that might consider such a monstrosity?

Went to shake us up a cocktail while dinner cooks & discovered that my cocktail shaker set has two bottoms. (sigh) It’s always something. I guess I’ll go make this guacamole. Smh.

Hey Michigan friends, do you have any indie bookstores you'd recommend I try to get this puppy into?

How does one go about recording an audiobook? Do I need to pitch my book to someone? Is there an application process? How does this work?

Cover reveal: INSIDE THE GARDEN OF ALCHEMY WITH DMX AND KARL MARX August 22. Thankful for Kevin and Justin of @ghostcitypress.bsky.social FREE / pay what you can model.

It's really weird to demand accountability from a NYC mayoral candidate for a deadly NYC shooting rather than the current NYC mayor, an ex-cop who campaigned on a "tough on crime" platform and promptly got indicted for crimes

I'm really never gonna get used to seeing amazing people share my stuff. What is this "feeling good" business? What do I do with this sensation? Is this, what do ya call it, *happiness*?

It’s me! 😊

Today's poem is "Ricky Rozay raps 'put Molly all in her champagne, she ain't even know it'" by Raphael Jenkins from The Cincinnati Review All Subscribers got to hear this poet from their inbox! www.versedaily.org/2025/rickyro...

🚨🚨🚨Ricky Rozay raps, “put Molly all in her champagne, she don’t even know it”, my poem which was originally published @cincinnatireview.bsky.social is the featured poem for today @versedaily.bsky.social !!

Editing / revising is the best part of writing poems, in my opinion.