"The audience is anyone whom language has othered and who are reclaiming and revising the stories that are leveled against them." Acre author @cdeskilson.bsky.social (SCREAM / QUEEN) in an interview with @electricliterature.com. 📚🎉 electricliterature.com/what-if-him-...

it’s Friday after Night Light — you know what that means! the recording of last night’s beautiful reading is now online — check out the link in the thread to listen; it was such an honor to host & hear these poets!! cc: @cdeskilson.bsky.social, @unionherald.bsky.social, & @quasireader.bsky.social

we’re back this Thursday with a marvelous lineup!! sign up at the 🔗 below to hear @cdeskilson.bsky.social, @unionherald.bsky.social, L Scully, & @quasireader.bsky.social read their brilliant poems :) 💡

Cannot wait! Make sure to register!

We're back from our hiatus and what better way to celebrate than a SLM FAM ACCOMPLISHMENT! Poetry Editor @cdeskilson.bsky.social's collection SCREAM / QUEEN has received much well-deserved love, including a selection for the @sealeychallenge.bsky.social! Find the full list here: buff.ly/XemsFSB

Delighted to see Acre #poet @cdeskilson.bsky.social's SCREAM QUEEN among the recommended reads for this year's @sealeychallenge.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉 press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... #booksky

Check out our first book review done by the brilliant @lillian-durr-art.bsky.social! Lillian covered the awe-inspiring debut from @cdeskilson.bsky.social! dogyard mag is accepting fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction and more! #writing #writer #writingcommunity #poetry #review #bookreview

Excited to be part of a virtual event on 7/10 with Writers & Books--register here! wab.org/event/cd-esk...

Excited to be part of a virtual event on 7/10 with Writers & Books--register here! wab.org/event/cd-esk...

Some #ExpoFam love from Village Well Coffee & Books! @cdeskilson.bsky.social @lenakt.bsky.social @acrebooks.bsky.social @uakronpress.bsky.social #booksky

I have a review of @cdeskilson.bsky.social 's book debut Scream / Queen in this issue. It was an honor to get to spend time with Eskilson's collection and think through it's complicated relationship with horror, queerness, and monstrosity 💛

Favorite review of Scream / Queen so far

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Heads up for our Texas FAM: SLM Poetry Editor @cdeskilson.bsky.social‬, former Social Media Director @sgpoet.bsky.social, AND contributor @earthtokb.bsky.social will be discussing and reading from their recent collections at Alienated Majesty Books in Austin on 6/10! More info here: buff.ly/mRYd3DT

San Francisco! I'll be up at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social on 5/27 reading with two incredible poets--come through!! greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...

Favorite review of Scream / Queen so far

Let’s get some trans joy going, here is an updated version of my Trans Writers & Authors starter pack! The folks in here are either moots and/or i’ve read & enjoyed their work. Whether you need some escapism or a dose of revolutionary optimism, there’s something in here for everyone. 🏳️‍⚧️💖🏳️‍⚧️

Next Tuesday at @booksonthepark.bsky.social !

San Francisco! I'll be up at @greenapplebooks.bsky.social on 5/27 reading with two incredible poets--come through!! greenapplebooks.com/event/2025-0...

NYC! Excited to be reading at @hivemindbookstore.bsky.social 5/17 alongside amazing poets @spaghettiutopia.bsky.social and e.jin. RSVP here! :)

🎭 Life is full of fiascos—let’s write about them. This workshop turns disappointment, frustration, and poetic collapse into rich creative material. Sign up for CD's @cdeskilson.bsky.social workshop here: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit/30888...

Attention #Nashville! Don't miss your chance to meet Maria Zoccola (Helen of Troy, 1993) and Acre #poet @cdeskilson.bsky.social (SCREAM / QUEEN). Thurs. May 15th, 6 to 7 pm. Link to RSVP. 🎉📚🖊️ thebookshopnashville.com/events/21531...

⚡Write back to the mess. This is a space for the poems that break form, spill over, and say the things you're not supposed to say. Sign up for CD's @cdeskilson.bsky.social workshop here: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit/30888...

💔 What if your poems failed on purpose? Discover how poetic breakdowns, missteps, and emotional messiness can become your most powerful tools. Sign up for CD's @cdeskilson.bsky.social workshop here: fahmidanjournal.submittable.com/submit/30888...

"I ultimately want to demonstrate to readers that we all possess the agency to find out who we are and craft the selves that we want to become." Poetry Co-editor @cdeskilson.bsky.social shares wisdom on their debut SCREAM / QUEEN in this interview w/ Write or Die Magazine: buff.ly/2ZXhJcw

Thanks for including me @thetransfemininereview.com !! :D

@horrorvanguard.bsky.social has been one of my absolute favorite podcasts since it began. The book would not exist without them. It is now an absolute dream to be featured in the latest episode to chat about Scream / Queen and queer horror. Listen and subscribe!!

Thank goodness Zoom resolved their issues today - there's still time to register for tomorrow's poetry month extravaganza at 6:30 PM Central. Hope to see you there! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

The Split Lip FAM’s work over the past two months has been sometimes funny, sometimes heart-wrenching, and always important. Take a moment to enjoy this batch of good news and great publications from our community. buff.ly/zQNZ5yN

"Introspective & highly vulnerable, showcasing chronic illness & failed relationships... @cdeskilson.bsky.social writes family history & current events, weaving in pop culture & other #poets’ work for a solid collection that respects the art while pushing boundaries." #booksky tinyurl.com/2nrfb4dv

She's alive! Grab your copy wherever books are sold 👻

Come through virtually 4/17! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Come through virtually 4/17! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Excited to read with such wonderful folks!

Today at @barrelhouse.bsky.social, @cdeskilson.bsky.social examines Elizabeth Galoozis's debut, LAW OF THE LETTER. Peruse: www.barrelhousemag.com/blog/law-let...

This event was incredible --thank you to everyone who came and surpassed @cavar.bsky.social and my dreams!!

Thurs. 6:30 to 8 pm! #AWP25 off-site hosted by Village Well Books (Culver City), featuring a showcase of titles by seven Acre #authors: @cdeskilson.bsky.social, @josehernandezdz.bsky.social, Malia Márquez, @bydanobrien.bsky.social, @thejs3.bsky.social, @jessejohnson.bsky.social, and Jenn Scott. 🎉📚

In their debut collection Scream / Queen, CD Eskilson (@cdeskilson.bsky.social) taps into pop culture references and horror genre tropes to dissect the real-life horrors of transphobia (interview by @theoceanisgay.bsky.social)

Can't wait!!

Calling all friends at #AWP25! Don't miss your chance to have books signed by Acre authors @cdeskilson.bsky.social (SCREAM QUEEN, 10:30 am) and @hughsheehy.bsky.social (DESIGN FLAW, 3:00 pm) on March 28 at Booth 307! #poetry #fiction #booksky 🖊️📚🎉

Congratulations to contributor @cdeskilson.bsky.social , whose collection, SCREAM / QUEEN: POEMS is out today from @acrebooks.bsky.social ! buff.ly/f2qeWDS #booklaunch #amreading #smallpress

Join us on 3/29 @ 7PM @ Bar Franca for a night hosted by Paula Macena & @shzehuitjoa.bsky.social, the #AWP25 off-site features readings by Sofía Aguilar, T Bambrick, Edwin Bodney, @cdeskilson.bsky.social, Nick Martino, Xochitl-Julisa Bermejo & Alejandra Medina: www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/awp-offsit....

She's alive! Grab your copy wherever books are sold 👻

"For a long time, I used knowledge as a defense mechanism and a means of gaining validation from people whose rejection I feared." Poetry Editor @cdeskilson.bsky.social was interviewed in Poetry Northwest about SCREAM/QUEEN🎉 Read it here buff.ly/eOHifzQ And preorder now! buff.ly/kCSVKFD

Loved getting to chat about monsters with Poetry Northwest! Read it here: www.poetrynw.org/interviews-d...

On March 19, hear former #ExpoReview Poetry Editor @cdeskilson.bsky.social read from their debut poetry collection SCREAM / QUEEN at Skylight Books, with a double #ExpoContributor bonus of Edwin Bodney & @dare-williams.bsky.social & Sarah Ellen Fowler: www.skylightbooks.com/event/skylig...!

Loved getting to chat about monsters with Poetry Northwest! Read it here: www.poetrynw.org/interviews-d...

Very excited to be hosting this book's birthday with friends like @dare-williams.bsky.social!