🌿 New in #Archipel | #Currents 📣 Pamilerin Jacob’s chapbooks trace the interior shifts that shape a life into art. 🗺️🫶 Read Cordial With Disillusionment for free & you can also donate to a stellar poet, editor & community builder! 🎁🇳🇬 tr.ee/MhsaRw 🔗 #NigerianPoetry #NigerianPoet 🌱

🌊 New in #Archipel | #Currents 📣 Pamilerin Jacob says his art is “a transliteration of the subconscious” — a way to carry interior life into language without losing its pulse. ❤️‍🔥 Read the full feature here: tr.ee/MhsaRw 🔗 #NigerianPoetry #NigerianPoet #NaijaPoetry #AfricanPoetry #PoetryCommunity 🌀

🌊 📚 Before it was a book, #TheRacialImaginary began as a public exchange — a collective act of noticing how imagination is shaped by history. ✍️ I explores how imagination isn't neutral in my latest #Archipel post: tr.ee/V4KNhY #Poetry #ClaudiaRankine #BethLoffreda #ArtsAndEquity #Currents

🌊 #Currents Prompt #2: The Syllabus Is Flammable What happens if we stop worshipping the canon and start rewriting it? 🔥 Write your own controlled burn. Read + respond on #Archipel: tr.ee/SiFyQP #PoetryCommunity #WritingPrompt #ControlledBurn #Archipel #CraftTalk #Poetry #AmWriting

✨ New on #Archipel — The Small Work of Staying Reflections from Abidjan on creative continuity, daily gestures, and how we hold steady in changing times. Read: tinyurl.com/3h4469w7 #PoetryCommunity #TheSmallWorkOfStaying #WestAfricanPoetry #CreativeMentorship

"To write is to build home inside language." Meet Nigerian poet & essayist Joel Oyèlékè, 📖 author of God Is a Poet (Faithful Global Publications, 2024). Read The Philosopher-Poet in #Archipel Interview #28: 28https://tinyurl.com/bd4sx2h6 #NigerianPoet #PoetryOfPlace #CreativeCommunity

Nigerian poet Joel Oyèlékè writes where devotion becomes craft — where scripture and streetlight meet. Read his story in Archipel: tinyurl.com/bd4sx2h6 #Archipel #CurrentsVoicesInMotion #FaithAndArt #PoetryCommunity #NigerianPoet

Archipel Alumni #2: 5 writers making waves: Featuring: @kimfahner.bsky.social, @robmclennan.bsky.social, Virginia Ryan, @kevinspenst.bsky.social & Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi. Read, respond, relay → tinyurl.com/zc836xnf #Poetry #CreativeCommunity #PoetsOfBluesky #CreativeCommunity

In Abidjan, the city writes itself. Every gbaka—our shared minibus—is a poem in motion: Respect Obligé. Y’a Dieu Dedans. Turbo. I call it **Gbaka Grammar**—Abidjan’s rolling archive of belief, hustle & humour. 🌊 Read the essay → tinyurl.com/ddfjk425 #Abidjan #PoetryOfPlace #CotedIvoire

Year Two starts now 🌊 Support the DEW Scholarship—and celebrate our inaugural scholar Isaiah Adepoju — by: 💳 subscribing, 🔁 sharing, or ✉️ emailing to underwrite a need. Give an emerging poet a community & a compass 🧭.” Begin here: carawaterfall.substack.com/subscribe #Poetry #ArtsSupport #Mentorship

Introducing our 1st DEW Scholar: Isaiah Adepoju: “The least I expect is to win anything for poetry—I am still shocked.” Our Judges: "Not ornament for its own sake, but cadence as a path to understanding." Celebrate with us & read more: tinyurl.com/4eu52e2f #Poetry #Mentorship #EmergingPoets

🔬✍🏾 Med student → poet at the edge of language: **@ademindpoems**. Read the **Currents** feature: tinyurl.com/yzw7uhcr If language falters, Adesiyan Oluwapelumi’s lines keep vigil.

🌊 New on Archipel: Currents launches: mentorship & multilingual poetics—plus a feature on Adesiyan Oluwapelumi's Mouthful of Cinders (@akashicbooks.bsky.social/APBF, Dec 2025). Read: tinyurl.com/yzw7uhcr #PoetryCommunity #NigerianPoetry #AfricanPoetry #Chapbook

Travel was Elizabeth Jaeger’s pulse—6 continents, countless blog posts, always writing on the move. Then the world stopped moving. Out of lockdown & grief came Stolen. Read our Archipel interview → tinyurl.com/3skhrcfx #WritersOfBsky #TravelWriting #COVIDMemoir

New in Archipel: a dialogue with Elizabeth Jaeger on loss, persistence & memory. Her memoir Stolen is part diary, part testimony — a record of grief & resilience in the time of COVID. @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social Read→ tinyurl.com/3skhrcfx #Poetry #WritersOfBsky #GriefLit #COVID19 #YearOfTheWomxn

I spent the summer writing poems & came back to Côte d’Ivoire full of pages. Two weeks into la rentrée & I already need another holiday. 😅 Excited to announce the first Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship Fund recipient soon! Until then… mountain nap. 💤 👉 carawaterfall.substack.com/p/sept-2025-...

🐍 In #MotherViper, snakes — once symbols of sin in my faith — became power, freedom, rebirth.” Interview with Savannah Cooper on leaving the Southern Baptist church, reclaiming symbols & writing from the sacred & profane. tinyurl.com/mrxb353c #poetry #UnsolicitedPress #YearOfTheWomxn

Elena Barcia’s masterful translation of Chilean poet Malú Urriola's brilliant collection, EXQUISITE CORPSE @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social out July 15! Her work blends surrealism, Dadaist experimentation & personal reflection. tinyurl.com/yc8fns26#Poe... #WomenInTranslation #YearofWomxn

6th-grade poetry workshop ✍️ where students found their wild selves through verse. 🐘🦁🪳Turns out 12-year-olds have a lot to teach us about authenticity & creative expression. Read more: : tinyurl.com/ydzbkjkw #Poetry #Teaching #CreativeWriting #Education #WritingCommunity

📢 Applications close in 3 DAYS for the Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship Fund! ✍️ 1-year poetry mentorship program 🌏 Open worldwide to poets 18+ 💫 Distinguished judges: @robmclennan & @salimaTM Apply by June 15th (midnight UTC): bit.ly/4k2u7U5 #Poetry #Writers #LiteraryMentorship

📚 Powerful and unflinching, Zaynab Iliyasu Bobi's "Uncensored Snapshots" bears witness to Northern 🇳🇬's ongoing crisis through masterful poetry. A vital collection that challenges systemic silence while documenting history. Read more: tinyurl.com/6m6w9kxd Available now: tinyurl.com/yrtz7fvt

🎉 The Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship Fund is Accepting Applications! Deadline June 1st! ✨ Key Details: Open worldwide to poets 18+ writing in English; Deadline: June 1, 2025 (UTC) Apply now: bit.ly/4k2u7U5 #PoetryMentorship #CreativeWriting #LiteraryArts #PoetsCommunity

@michaelimossan.bsky.social's poetry profoundly articulates Nigerian identity, transforming multiple inner voices into a unified chorus. In "For the Love of Country & Memory," he seamlessly bridges personal experience & national consciousness. bit.ly/3SaeihY #NigerianPoetry #WritingCommunity

"I learned to work with fear, to listen to the noise within me and make music out of it" — @michaelimossan.bsky.social discusses creative challenges & transformation in my latest interview: bit.ly/3SaeihY The Smell of Absence is available this December! 🌟📚 #Poetry #WritingCommunity #NigerianPoet

Following the bold path of her dream mentor Marina Abramovic, Sharmila Nezovic becomes a living "360-degree canvas." Her performances transform abstract concepts into visceral experiences that demand attention. 🎭 bit.ly/42B1TbM #PerformanceArt #ContemporaryArt #LiveArt #AustralianArt

Like an archaeologist mapping a dig site, Sharmila Nezovic approaches her canvas with precision, yet spontaneous creative impulses emerge spawning raw interpretations of urban life. Read more about Sharmila in Archipel's 22nd interview: bit.ly/42B1TbM #creativecommunity #urbanart #Australianartist

🌟 My heart is full after my first 'Radiant Wound' book launch at American Space, Université Felix Houphouët-Boigny! Discovered #Cotedivoire as my "daughterland", a conscious, developing connection rather than one tied to ancestry. 🙏📚✨ bit.ly/43Vqr1r #RadiantWound #UnsolicitedPress #Abidjan

This #WomensHistoryMonth, I’m amplifying the voices of the extraordinary women who have been profiled in my Substack, Archipel. 🌍✨ bit.ly/4hF8ffC #WomenInArts #CreativeCommunity #GlobalVoices

The Antique Lemonade ecosystem in #Accra is a masterclass in cultural innovation: Franka's café includes a gallery, store & foundation for preserving #Ghana 's heritage. The experience extends to ghananipa.com, a #digitalarchive of Ghana's everyday heroes. 🇬🇭🎨🌐 bit.ly/43jdjTv #CreativeEconomy

From children's literature to documentary film, Franka-Maria Andoh weaves Ghana's rich cultural tapestry into every medium she touches. Her award-winning books connect readers with their heritage, while her film "Omo Ghana, Man for Chop" explores migration & survival. 🇬🇭📚🎬 Read more: bit.ly/43jdjTv

2 generations of trailblazing Ghanaian entrepreneurs: from Mrs. Josephine Andoh's Phines Golden Toast to daughter Franka-Maria's Josie's Cuppa Cappuccino — a legacy that has grown into a creative ecosystem fostering inclusivity, cultural preservation & community building in Accra. 🇬🇭📚☕️ bit.ly/43jdjTv

On building poetic geographies: where verses become longitude lines and metaphors mark the meridians. Creating maps of the unmappable, one stanza at a time. Read more about the journey to my 1st poetry book, Radiant Wound: bit.ly/3EQvk1t 🗺️📝 #Poetry #PoeticGeography #WorldBuilding

@francesboyle19.bsky.social embodies the power of community building: from founding writing groups to editing @arcpoetry_mag & leading @canadianpoets.bsky.social, she creates spaces where writers thrive. 2 decades of nurturing voices proves great literature grows thru connection. ✨📚 bit.ly/3WTECQt

OPENWORK AND LIMESTONE by @francesboyle19.bsky.social is a luminous exploration of feminine experience, where ancient wisdom meets modern insight. These poems celebrate women's strength through mythology, motherhood and memory. 📚✨ Read more about Frances & buy OPENWORK AND LIMESTONE: bit.ly/3WTECQt

Meet @francesboyle19.bsky.social: From crafting legal briefs to award-nominated literature, Frances Boyle's creative journey spans poetry, short stories & novellas, demonstrating the power of professional reinvention 📚✍️ Read more in Archipel’s 19th interview: bit.ly/3WTECQt

✨ Nancy Christie amplifies women's voices, from empowering podcasts to founding Midlife Moxie Day (Sept 25), making her a perfect choice for @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social's Year of the Womxn. 📚✍️ MM Series: bit.ly/3WHKSdK LWL podcast: bit.ly/3CvB9k0

✍️ New book alert! Nancy Christie's "The Language of Love and Other Stories" launched Feb 4. A collection exploring human connections, relationships & the moments that transform us. 📚 Interview & order links in bio! #WritingCommunity #NewRelease

✍️ Meet @nancychristie.bsky.social: a writer's writer whose dawn-to-dusk dedication has produced an impressive body of work, including her latest book "The Language of Love" @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social which continues her exploration of human connection & transformation. 📚 Read more: bit.ly/4aKFtID

From empowering young girls through 'The Loudest Voice of All' to joining @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social's Year of Womxn initiative, Kerry Donoghue's literary journey shows the power of amplifying womxn's voices at every age. Her work reminds us: every story matters. Order her book: bit.ly/3DVltXt

From mall culture to storytelling: Kerry Donoghue's debut MOUTH emerged from countless hours observing life in 80s/90s SoCal shopping centers. "Malls were sometimes places of aspiration, sometimes anesthesia. But ultimately they're where I learned how to observe." Order here: bit.ly/4hkjEBT

✨ NEW Archipel Interview: Kerry Donoghue's debut collection MOUTH dives into our deepest secrets & hungers. "The truest work is rooted in intensely personal moments...It's worth doing when it sets my soul right." #writingcommunity #shortfiction #newrelease #authorinterview

🌺 "A poet-translator of the diaspora is a survivor, defying structural biases...Each attempt bears witness to what's lost & what endures." - From Archipel's interview with @yilinwriter bit.ly/3BXoCWc #DiasporaPoetry #LitTranslation #ChineseLiterature

🌺 "A poet-translator of the diaspora is a survivor, defying structural biases...Each attempt bears witness to what's lost & what endures." - From Archipel's interview with @yilinwriter bit.ly/3BXoCWc #DiasporaPoetry #LitTranslation #ChineseLiterature

🎉 Groundbreaking: "The Lantern and the Night Moths" @yilinwriter.bsky.social sky.social (@invisibooks.bsky.social 2024) becomes 1st book of Chinese translations to win the John Glassco Translation Prize in its 40-year history. bit.ly/3BXoCWc #LitTranslation #ChineseLiterature #WriterWednesday

✨ Meet @yilinwriter.bsky.social: A voice weaving Chinese mythology & diaspora stories through poetry & translation Advocate for heritage languages & translators' rights. ✨ Read Archipel's latest interview: bit.ly/3BXoCWc #ChineseLiterature #Translation #DiasporaWriting #Poetry

Thank you to everyone who took the time to read Archipel & contribute to The Donald E. Waterfall Scholarship Fund in my father’s honour. ($2,265 raised!) Updates on the 1st 15: bit.ly/3VHiecr D.E.W. Fund details: bit.ly/3OXMHPo (Archipel on pause until Jan. 7) #gratitude #creativecommunity

Inspired by the mentorship he received from artists Mozzay &Akirash, Musah Swallah co-founded NMA, dedicated to mentoring young artists & fostering community development through public art in #Nima. #streetart #mentorship #Ghana Read more: bit.ly/4f6Stc7 Follow his Instagram: bit.ly/3Df4WND

#Ghanaian artist Musah Swallah documents the #Nima community with the intimacy of the invisible observer. His 1st solo exhibition addresses the perilous phenomenon of West African migration to Europe. Read more: bit.ly/4f6Stc7 Musah's Insta: bit.ly/3Df4WND #Creativity #Wednesdayart #Africandiaspora

Now then: poetry is one of the Major Trends in African publishing this year!

We’re heartbroken as we say goodbye to the legendary Nikki Giovanni. Her poetry was power—celebrating Blackness, love, and freedom in ways that lifted us all, especially Black LGBTQ+/SGL people. Rest in power, Nikki. Thank you for showing us how to fly. 🖤✨