today is the day! she’s out in the world 🍋♥️

one last teaser from THE OTHER TREE, out tomorrow with @smallharborpub.bsky.social 🦋

Hurry up and submit. https://newwordspress.submittable.com/submit

@writesloud.bsky.social, @theoriginalison.bsky.social. 3 great Caribbean Islands, 3 days at sea, 1 stunning ship. Just sayin'

🚨BREAKING: Cal State LA just moved classes online and let faculty work remotely, not for a storm, not for COVID, but because ICE is in the area. Let that sink in, an entire university is treating immigration enforcement like a public health crisis.

join me for poetry at sea 💜🧜🏼‍♀️✨ and also yoga ofc

The recording of last night’s Night Light reading is now available for viewing! It was such a joy to host @natallman.bsky.social, Ari Lisner, @lowermelody.bsky.social, & Zach Spruce—run it back at the 🔗 below! 💡

tomorrow!

Our summer reading period closes in six (6!) days! 📚💙👇

Toni Morrison is one of the greatest writers to ever live. What many don’t know, is that she was also the first Black woman to become a senior editor at Random House. I wrote about a new book that discusses how she edited by day, wrote by night, and ushered in a new generation of Black writers.

TONIGHT, philly babes 😘

two new poems! thank you so much, @diodeeditions.bsky.social ♥️

here we come, NYC! 🥰✨

The Best Debut Books of 2025 (So Far) is coming on June 16. Sign up for the email to be the first to know. debutiful.net/email

so grateful for this generous review— thank you @lowermelody.bsky.social 💜💜

Not everyone who writes about you wants you back.

Heaven Looks Like Us: An Evening of Palestinian Poetry 🇵🇸 Join @intifadabatata.bsky.social, @noorhindi.bsky.social, and contributors to the new Palestinian poetry anthology Heaven Looks Like Us for a virtual reading in commemoration of Nakba Day. RSVP to join: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

beestung is now open for new work by two-spirit, genderqueer, and non-binary writers! we'll probably only be open for another week or so! beestungmag.com/about/

thank you so much for sharing this ♥️

LAST DAY TO SUBMIT! ⌛️call & send in a poem by midnight pacific time to be considered for our spring issue 🌷

thank you thank you thank you for such a wonderful glimmer at AWP ✨

so many great writers & friends ♥️✨

we made it 💅✨

here’s my AWP schedule post! see you in the golden state soon enough ☀️✨

surprise new work at the end ✨

next week, on the first day of spring, we couldn’t be more excited to have this reading with the brilliant stylings of @sophieklahr.bsky.social, Corey Zeller, @martinezfjulian.bsky.social, & @theoriginalison.bsky.social! see below to sign up, it’s going to be terrific :)

@theoriginalison.bsky.social and I had THE BEST time at Big Blue Marble Books playing popcorn between flash and poetry, feeding off each others energies, and sharing bits of wisdom regarding craft, creative creation, and finding community!

surprise! incredibly honored and excited to be part of the 2025 @pw.org Get the Word Out Poetry Cohort!

The Olde Headboard from the album How We Quit the Forest (1998). #Rasputina #cello #cellist #Edwardian #Victorian #gothgirl #goth youtu.be/RVsF2whuzIM?...

Heaven, Ekphrasis is an indictment, a reckoning, an exhale in preparation to pounce. arcadia cuts through the abstract of distance to place trans bodies directly at the intersection of pop and culture and exposes the currency we hold but are never allowed. @selizabeth.bsky.social

‪Want to get your hands on a copy of THESE WORN BODIES (@mooncitypress.bsky.social)?‬ ‪Order here:‬ ‪https://www.uapress.com/product/these-worn-bodies/‬ ‪Want to grab ALL titles published by @theoriginalison.bsky.social?‬ ‪Click here:‬ ‪https://www.alisonlubar.com/publications‬

I hope you’ll join me and @theoriginalison.bsky.social for an incredible afternoon! We’ll be reading from THESE WORN BODIES (@mooncitypress.bsky.social) and METAMOURPHOSIS (@fifthwheelpress.bsky.social) TODAY at Big Blue Marble Books 2PM EST! www.bigbluemarblebooks.com/events/2025/...

Did you see what chapbook we released yesterday? 👀 The Latest: 20 Ghazals for 2020 by Denise Duhamel and Julie Marie Wade weaves together 20 evocative ghazals. Order your copy: www.smallharborpublishing.com/chapbooks/th...

TOMORROW! 2 PM EST An afternoon of flash and poetry! Celebrate my collection, THESE WORN BODIES (@mooncitypress.bsky.social) AND @theoriginalison.bsky.social will be reading from their poetry collection, METAMOURPHOSIS (@fifthwheelpress.bsky.social) www.bigbluemarblebooks.com/events/2025/...

Your poems will be called "too abstract, "too depressing," or "too weird." The gatekeepers are rigged & the apocalypse is near. Write that poem!

SATURDAY 2 PM (EST) At Big Blue Marble Books Celebrate my flash fiction collection, THESE WORN BODIES @mooncitypress.bsky.social AND @theoriginalison.bsky.social will be reading from their poetry collection, METAMOURPHOSIS @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social www.bigbluemarblebooks.com/events/2025/...

NYC 👼Vibes @theoriginalison.bsky.social (left) Olivia Zarzycki (center) and @keslentz.bsky.social (right)

MARK YOUR CALENDARS! Featuring my debut flash fiction collection, THESE WORN BODIES (@mooncitypress.bsky.social) and @theoriginalison.bsky.social’s METAMOURPHOSIS (@fifthwheelpress.bsky.social) Where: Big Blue Marble Books When: March 8, 2025 2 PM (EST) www.bigbluemarblebooks.com/events/2025/...

Although a judge ordered the restoration of HHS, CDC, and FDA web pages this week, I wanted to put together a collection of health resources that are free and available online. We have a right to information we need to improve our health and well-being. #publichealth #healthcare #knowledgeispower

my babies! ⛈️🐊

Monsoon Daughter (2022) @mandrigall.bsky.social

a new poem of mine is out in the world! www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com

See & hear the poets from Issue 36 on Fri Feb 7th @ 7:30 PM EST registration info at www.soflopojo.com

✨ new poem ✨ “The Treachery of Poetry” on Magritte and the moon 🌙 merionwest.com/2025/01/22/t...

Not suggesting to spam this email—that would be irresponsible ;) —but simply providing it: [email protected]

✨🍋 C O V E R R E V E A L 🍋✨ thank you to @smallharborpub.bsky.social for bringing this to the world— winner of the 2023 Laureate Prize

thank you so much to @jenstjude.bsky.social and @chicagorevbooks.bsky.social for including my full length poetry debut, METAMOURPHOSIS @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social to this list — what an incredible way to end the year ♥️✨

Blue Stoop, an incredible philly lit mag, is nearing the end of their fundraising auction! lots of great items & services! plz take a look givebutter.com/c/bluestoop/...

a favorite from PHILOSOPHERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LOVE @thirtywestph.com

wow, i do my best edits AFTER i submit a poem 🫠