Looking forward to facilitating “In Praise of Badass Women: A Generative Poetry Workshop” for @smallharborpub.bsky.social! Register here: secure.givelively.org/event/small-.... #poetrysky #poetrynews #poetry #poets #writers #poetryworkshop #writingprompts

Tonight I present 5+ hours of the ‘Best of 1988’ in college & alternative rock on Twitch. Pixies, Siouxsie & the Banshees, REM, The Church, Jane's Addiction, Sonic Youth, Cocteau Twins, Peter Murphy, My Bloody Valentine, etc Live at 8pm central here: twitch.tv/djjakerudh

"Black-capped chickadees shiver to stay warm, pectoral muscles flexing and releasing, flexing and releasing, like bros in the mirror on an Instagram reel." I adore this piece in @memezine.bsky.social by my friend Colleen Ovelman www.memezinelit.com/spring-2026/...

States across the country are approving massive new AI data centers with very little public oversight, creating noise pollution, threatening water quality, and depleting natural resources. Call your state level reps to oppose data centers in your community! 🔥📞🔥 5calls.org/issue/ai-dat...

"I was so lonely I would leave my hands on the sides of the microfiche machines after turning them off so I could feel some kind of warmth." I love this perfect piece of writing by @fklein907.bsky.social 💙💙💙 milkcandyreview.home.blog/2026/05/14/g...

TONIGHT! TONIGHT! Join the WPLS on 5/27/26 to hear Lauren Camp, Jami Macarty, & Catherine Esposito Prescott. #poets #poetry #writers #poetrysky #poetrynews

Applications for the 2027-2028 SWWIM Residency at The Betsy-South Beach will be open from 6/1 to 8/1. We can’t wait to read yours! XO SWWIM Team #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #Inclusive #SWWIMResidency #TheBetsyHotel #SWWIMReadingSeries

Love this piece by @ruthjoffre.bsky.social in @matchbooklitmag.bsky.social ! Words really are so powerful... #FlashInTheFeed www.matchbooklitmag.com/mb/joffre/on...

Oh and finally (I promise), how could I forget this STUNNING sestina from @claudiamonpere.bsky.social : splitlipthemag.com/flash/0524/c...

Hey friends, have you used poetic forms or devices in your flash fiction? I'm writing about this now and I'd LOVE to include some more published examples. Thanks!

I also hate the way we keep going back to the same dead white men, as if we peaked back then. Like, read a book.

In case it's helpful, I am seeing these reader comments on flash fiction submissions in our submittable queue with frequency recently: -not enough arc/conflict/movement -too on-the-nose -exposition heavy -lacking tension/stakes

Catherine Esposito Prescott joins the WPLS on Wed (5/27)! Enjoy her poem “The Dictionary of Unknowns,” which was published in TAB Journal. #poem #poet #poetrysky #poetrynews #writers

Me, too! Come join us!

Happy Weekend! Join us in celebrating this week's SWWIM #Shoutouts! #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #Community #WeeklySpotlight #ShoutOuts

Starting at 8pm central tonight, we celebrate ’The Best of 1987’ with 5+ hours of classic alternative music videos at twitch.tv/djjakerudh Depeche Mode, Cure, U2, Bunnymen, Cult, REM, Smiths, INXS, Sisters, Mary Chain, Siouxsie, The Furs, Hüsker Dü, Replacements, Sinéad, L&R

Happy World Goth Day!

FUCK YEAHHHHHHHH

Today's Feature: "In Maryland, Before the Dayton Accords" by @majda.bsky.social from In the House of Modern Upbringing for Girls published by @wapress.bsky.social Read here: poems.com/poem/in-mary...

From “He Came Forth Like a New Beginning” by Romana Iorga . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #HeCameForthLikeaNewBeginning #RomanaIorga #FridayPoem

Happy Friday! Things have mostly been rough, but I was thrilled to wake up to a double acceptance today! And one for a poem that had been declined 33 times.

Are we on your calendar?

An urgent, long-armed Ars Poetica by @jillkitchen.bsky.social northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...

Delighted to welcome this luscious late May season with a new poem out in @northamerreview.bsky.social's Open Space section. So very grateful to the editors for choosing this piece. Here is "when they ask you to name the muse": northamericanreview.org/open-space/2...

ICYMI: We accept ART SUBS during MAY!! We love art and photography steeped in memory & awareness. Check out our past covers to see what we like 😉

We're closing ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a poem and we're wishing you a beautiful night🌙 Poetry Reader Arah Ko’s poem "Citrus Paradisi" was featured on The Slowdown 💕 Find it here and enjoy: buff.ly/qBURlTW

@porcupinelit.bsky.social is looking for an associate fiction editor and a social media manager. If you are a teacher and interested in either position please send an email outlining your interest and experience to porcupinesubmissions @ gmail

“–yips that hint at laughter, high-tinged howls that sound just like a woman screaming. each time, i rush to the window, squint my eyes into the blue-black, listen hard from throat edges, try to discern tragedy from jubilation.” Beautiful piece by @jillkitchen.bsky.social

A Sunday freebie: baltimorereview.org/blog/post/br...

We love some poetry on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY 😍 Contributor @jillkitchen.bsky.social has a gorgeous poem in The Vassar Review we know you'll love too: buff.ly/mrFXuTy

I'm thrilled to share the news that my debut poetry collection Cleavage is available for pre-order from Finishing Line Press: finishinglinepress.com/product/clea...

Life’s been a lot lately, but I’m honored to share I’ll be part of the Gaithersburg Book Festival 2026. Mark your calendars for May 16 & join me for a celebration of books and storytelling. 📖💫 #BookFestival www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/featured_aut...

"Today’s poem examines the many possibilities of giving love in a temporary world," @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social shares in episode 1515. Read “True Story” by Camille T. Dungy — from AMERICA, A LOVE STORY (@weslpress.bsky.social) — and our full episode transcript: bit.ly/4wrFQSS

"Everyone has a high tolerance for pain until pain / comes along." You've got to check out Quinn Franzen's poem GUAVA JELLY before it hits the archives. 💕 buff.ly/f1arD1M

And...we're open for Issue Seven submissions! Send us your poems, your prose, your artwork...your oddballs, your beloveds, your I'm-not-sure-who-will-like-this. We want to see it all! asteralesjournal.com/submissions

Hey reminder you can get all the UFO information you need in my book ALIENS ATTACK!, out now from the mighty @masonjarpress.bsky.social! masonjarpress.com/chapbooks-1/...

How I decide where my poems go in my collection:

How do you decide on the ordering for your poetry collection? Wrong answers only.

Sometimes I look at my bookshelves and am overwhelmed by how much heart and heartache went into each book.

The good folks over @chillsubs.bsky.social have shared a recording of my AMA about @splitlipthemag.bsky.social, if you are interested. As you can see, I made some weird faces during the event! I hope I sound semi-coherent. 😂 www.youtube.com/watch?v=DP0m...

In case you missed my poem in The Vassar Review!

Is Mercury Retrograde again or am I just having a nervous breakdown?

I share some upcoming events - the next one is Wed. from 7 to 8:30 PM at the Writer’s Center in Bethesda, MD, with poets Sara R. Burnett and Majda Gama for our panel discussion: How Do You Pronounce That? A Panel on Non-English Words in English Language Poetry. RSVP here: writer.org/event/how-do...

Don’t forget to RSVP, fam! We hope to see you there. buff.ly/w6ScxVp

May is a free submission month! 🚨 We're especially on the lookout for your flash, nonfiction, and book reviews. Send us your work before we reach our submission cap!

It’s Beltane and a Full Moon in Scorpio tonight! Light a bonfire! Read a poem at an open mic! Go for a hike! Smolder at your crush! 🌕🔥🖤

From “Just Outside Rome” by Jill McDonough . . . #SWWIMEveryDay #SWWIMWithUs #Poetry #Poem #ItsLit #WomenWriters #WomenPoets #WomenPublishingWomen #WomenSupportingWomen #Ciswomen #TransWomen #Nonbinary #Intersex #GenderExpansive #Inclusive #JustOutsideRome #JillMcDonough #FridayPoem

I’m so very grateful to the editors of The Vassar Review for including my poem “urgent” in the gorgeous new Temper and Testimony issue. The link to a free downloadable PDF is in my bio. So much beautiful art and language contained within. Spend some time with this issue when you can.

I'm excited to have a poem out this week in the Temper & Testimony issue of The Vassar Review: vassar-review.vassarspaces.net

reposting bc what's the worst that can happen at this point, rejection? lmao