When you reject the trauma/attachment patterns handed down to you & refuse to contort into something that makes you feel ill in misalignment, you find beautiful things! Thank you Jane Wong for writing How to Not Be Afraid of Everything! This collection is meant to be paired with sunsets & jammies

#nationalpoetrymonth Why do you write or read poetry? Tell me in the comments!

DOGE has gutted the IMLS. Library lovers, this is your time to shine: app.oneclickpolitics.com/campaign-pag...

I had so much fun at #awp25 this year! So grateful I had the opportunity to learn from and read with such talented writers ☺️

I want to connect at AWP! Let me know if you're looking for readers for your off site or open mic. Let me know if you want a copy of my book. Let me know how I can promote your event, workshop, or panel. Just come say hi 😁

What a different world we could have.

it's called throwback because if you recognize the songs you're likely to throw out your back. not many people know this

I have a sweet interview posted with @sevenstory.bsky.social ! Check it out 🤗

On 2/15, I was part of a Love Latine poetry reading at @bluecactuspress and with @claudiacastroluna @sachavez81 @pigeongirl @warshingtonian @poetruiz It was so special to hold space for pain & to promote safety/love in these bleak times. Community is the light that cuts through the dark

Another great day to: Buy books Call your reps Support small businesses And fight the patriarchy! Even small acts of resistance are resistance! ❤️

Clinical studies are frozen, “leaving people around the world with experimental drugs and medical products in their bodies, cut off from the researchers who were monitoring them.” The admin must reinstate USAID funding immediately—people will die without it. www.nytimes.com/2025/02/06/h...

So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund. www.arts.gov/news/press-r...

Reminder #tacoma #washingtonstate ! We have a super awesome lineup of poets coming up for Valentine's weekend!

I loved writing this poem as an homage to @titaniayellow.bsky.social 's joyful language in her own poems.

Whenever I start to feel anxious I immediately have another coffee and scroll through the worst news imaginable on my phone and omg it does not help at all

Jose Hernandez Diaz' new poetry collection The Parachutist is out now! Order your copy at sundress-publications.square.site/product/the-... 🪂✒️🌵

I think instead of saying “namaste” at yoga we should say “ohhh BIG stretch” like we do with our pets

Happy book birthday and launch to “THE PARACHUTIST”! …🎉 sundress-publications.square.site/product/the-...

Valentine’s weekend with your honey at Blue Cactus Press on 2/15/25, at 5pm, for Love Latine: A Poetry Reading, featuring Latine poets living in the Puget Sound: Dawn Pichón Barron, Sarah A. Chavez, Claudia Castro Luna, Vincent Rendoni, Ricardo Ruiz, & me! There will be time to mingle & buy books!

New episode this week with Abbie Kiefer, author of Certain Comfort (@juneroadpress.bsky.social)! 🎙️💙 @abbiekiefer.bsky.social www.juneroadpress.com/certain-shel...

Thrilled tonhave a new interview up over at @ecotheo.bsky.social with author @mgarrigan.bsky.social You can read it here: www.ecotheo.org/etreview/all...

I've been off socials for the most part until recently. I needed the time to focus on school and living in the present. Here's a little update via my SubStack! open.substack.com/pub/writessa...

I won a Pacific Northwest Book Award! Now, when I do anything ridiculous, I can mutter to myself, "Way to go, award-winning author."

Meet Gertie Nevels, our newly named hen! You can name your own sheep or chicken with a tax-deductible donation to the Sundress Academy for the Arts! ow.ly/we0P50UBgil

from Brenda Hillman from ::[in a place with no light]::

If anyone in planning to read HATCH with students this Spring, please know that I would be happy to visit to talk about the book, writing, answer reader questions, or be part of a conversation. HATCH is available from @nupress.bsky.social

I received this sweet message from an ENGL 102 TA, and to say it made my heart swell is an understatement. I'm so grateful I get to share my words ❤️🙏

Robert Bly

“…he wanted me to know / that he knew I was there.” —James Davis May, “Tumult and Peace” in UNUSUALLY GRAND IDEAS (LSU Press) 💙 @jamesdavismay.bsky.social

"On a scale of 1 to Nature Valley Granola bar, how bad is this falling apart?" from "Alexa, Why Am I Falling Apart?" from my next book, Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon Press, 2026) #poetry

35. aging is a funny, gorgeous, achy little miracle. 🌀 here’s a poem from We Contain Landscapes, forthcoming with @tinhouse.bsky.social in March

Feels good to part ways with X! If you're an author, poet, press/mag/journal, or literary agent, let's connect! 👋