That glorious and terrifying moment when the poet prints her manuscript...

Book banning is real and is terrorizing teachers, librarians & students from marginalized identities now. It is worse than it has ever been. If you’re remembering your quaint “Celebrate Freedom. Read a Banned Book” T-shirt, adjust your perspective. You’ve brought an umbrella to a hurricane.

One of the best things you can do right now is read books. Buy them. Borrow them from the library. Gift them. Read history. Read fiction. Read science writing. Read anything that shows you the world is bigger than what fascists say it is. Read to remember why your resistance matters. 📚💙

I might be on a contrapuntal kick right now. Thank you to the kind editors at Hoxie Gorge for giving this piece such a good home! The whole issue is now live at HoxieGorgeReview.com

Created a starter pack for the insanely talented members of my writing group. Let me know if I missed anyone? go.bsky.app/PtNE3bv

I'd dump all social media right now, but I'd miss the poets so much. 😭

OKD's #3 most-viewed poem of 2024: "A Poem Buried Under the Floorboards" by @helloamandaroth.bsky.social

Would any French-fluent mutuals be up for translating two short sentences from English into French for me? I don’t trust Google. DM if so! 🫶

Y'all! A Pushcart nomination!!

Sci-fi nerds of Bluesky: Any recommendations for introducing a 9yo to the genre? Books, TV, movies, games are all welcome.

I have a new poem published today at @hfr.bsky.social "Can’t I have what I’ve been promised? Amen and amen and so forth? I just wanted the hem of your robe. If not, closure." heavyfeatherreview.org/2024/12/04/d...

Sharing my published pieces from 2024! First up: The Bear published by @literarymama.bsky.social and inspired my childrens' obsession with the book We're Going on a Bear Hunt. literarymama.com/articles/dep...

I launched my Substack (finally!) helloamandaroth.substack.com

I'm late to the Becky Chambers Fan Club, but y'all... Monk and Robot! What hopepunk/cozy sci-fi should I read next?

I never really joined Twitter, and I'm not convinced I want/need more social media, but the FOMO is winning today. So, hi! Hello!