BREAKING: Indigenous activist Leonard Peltier released from prison after nearly 50 years

It's a gorgeous day. Feeling gratitude for a lot of things today, really expensive and hopeful. I used to draw the eight of swords alllllll the time. Less and less, as I change my life. Thanks Cincinnati Review

Should I apply for literary arts grants if I have no intention of 1) going back to school for an MFA, 2) teaching children, or 3) stridently drumming up interest in either my 2-yo book or my new manuscript that's still cocoon jelly? Like is it a total fool's errand??

I haven't been writing much at all in 2024 but tomorrow is my birthday and I'm ending a 15-year era in 2025 and I'm just basically maybe going to put another poetry manuscript together as a 39-yo. Eras ending is kinda crazy sad and completely thrilling at the same time. New ms title: Deep Cuts

I understand the urge to respond to the post-election Bluesky activity uptick by posting a poem for visibility and engagement, but I, an intellectual, am instead posting a poem for visibility and engagement

"Is this putting runts in a bag with a brick to drop in the river? Tell me, since you know so much." By @annalaurareeve.bsky.social in The Journal

Now that EOY chaos is resolving itself a bit, I am having a moment of gratitude that my book has apparently sold 278+ since April. For a nobody debuting with a brand-new small press, I'm honestly stunned and feeling like a million bucks. Happy winter you'uns. @bellepointpress.bsky.social

This is happening tomorrow and Saturday! Never been to Louisville before, if you follow me and end up there, please say hi!!

Omg. I just did the thing where you stand in a line outside Aldi on November 1st so you can load up on their wine/beer/cheese/hot sauce/whatever Advent calendars 😭😭😭😭😭 I am now too fancy to even talk to, pls use my website's contact form to get in touch from here on out Thnk U

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My daughter wants a phoenix Halloween costume and there's none on the internet that look cool and I don't know how to make costumes I wanna d!e Anyway, 🙏 dear God, it's been a while since we spoke, but I have this daughter

"Don't call me ma'am bc patriarchy" excuse me?? Honey in the new south ma'am ate sir and left no crumbs. Ma'am reigns victorious & can say I love you & fuck you at the same time, it is three miracles in a trench coat don't @ me

Wrote a fun thing on this book in my insta and it is too long for these micro sites. So I'm forced to scrap everything except the sock-shoe-book-beer combo

Local poetry podcasts. Like Big Ears, this podcast is one of the things that really clocks me when I remember it happens here. Poet Alan May and Knox County Public Library supported. Listen to me read poems at the-beat.captivate.fm

Feels like mom stuff is having a moment. I literally could not be happier, I am smiling this huge smile as the patriarchal fascist machine cranks the screws on everybody writing and elevating mom stuff rn Anyways thank you @merliterary.bsky.social for all you do, all of it

For folks here.... Sawmill Poetry (still @sawmillpoetry over at the other place) w/ @annalaurareeve.bsky.social was lit this week. 🔥

Oh shit! Well it is a terrifying poem so maybe it deserves it

Been jealous of your all's Best of the Net nominations... finally got one fuck yeah 🍻

Wrote this a year ago, after Tennessee's abortion ban went into effect. Got any poems about reproductive rights I should read? I wanna read em! thejournalmag.org/archives/22403

I'm reading in Knoxville, Tennessee, on Thursday! I'm way rusty! But there will be really good hazy IPAs! No one will be sorry they came!!!

**Call for Submissions! Special Issue** 𝗕𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗸 𝗔𝗽𝗽𝗮𝗹𝗮𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗮: 𝗣𝗮𝘀𝘁, 𝗣𝗿𝗲𝘀𝗲𝗻𝘁, 𝗮𝗻𝗱 𝗙𝘂𝘁𝘂𝗿𝗲 Guest Edited by @crystalwilki Deadline: Oct. 31 Submission portal: https://callaloo.expressacademic.org/login.php Please share widely!

Never want to forget the feeling of seeing Barbie for first time may there be many other times

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Two faves from the Gerhard Richter & Vija Celmins exhibition in Hamburg. Celmins doing eerie domestic in the 60s

Hamburg and franzbrötchen

I run an online reading series called A Hundred Pitchers of Honey. The next event is July 20 with @annalaurareeve.bsky.social @thefoxmother.bsky.social and Joey Gould! Register here! https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUkc--qpj4sHNK78726ENN8GhWgeGuOHxZG

Dear God it would be nice to be floating in a clear blue sky instead of on elun musks twit. Fingers crossed. Feeling like a kite rn, waiting for string to get jerked back down to the ground. In the meantime here is a selfie of me with my book in my new jean jacket. JEAN JACKETS ROCK