Announcing Italian Americana Vol. 43, No. 2, with a new article, poetry, creative nonfiction, and book reviews. With contributions from @jtreev.bsky.social, @joeynicoletti.bsky.social, @danadelibovi.bsky.social, @andreaciribuco.bsky.social & more. scholarlypublishingcollective.org/uip/ia/issue...

Writers! Readers! I have a wonderful publishing opportunity for you! VIA (Voices in Italian Americana) is looking for you; for talented writers to read and review some books by fantastic writers. Please feel free to DM me and we'll take it from there. Onward!

I'm especially grateful to the editors of the Under Review for giving my poem, "Ode for Rasmus Dahlin," such a splendid home. Salute! 😀🙏❤🏒 shorturl.at/FUFn7

Loved to see our Italian Americana contributors reading their work at #IASANJ2025! From L to R: journal editor Alan Gravano, Maria Giura, Joanna Clapps Herman, Peter Covino ( @universityofri.bsky.social ), @gguida.bsky.social & @joeynicoletti.bsky.social www.press.uillinois.edu/journals/?id...

I'm always grateful to have my work published. But this publication is especially important to me, as my poem, "Lines for Jennifer Martelli," is in this issue. Jenn was as magnificent off the page as she was on it. RIP, my incredible poetry sister. ovunquesiamoweb.com/joey-nicolet...

I am thrilled and grateful to have new work published! With thanks to the editorial staff of Mad Swirl for giving my poem "The Dismantling" a lovely home. Salute! 😀 madswirl.com/poetry/2025/...

“‘Poetry,’ says Lehman, ‘is freedom.’ The emptiness of this freedom is unsettling.” // so good; do read!! 🙏

I am heartbroken to hear of the passing of Jennifer Martelli. Jenn wasn't just a light: she was a singular galaxy of talent and benevolence. All condolences to her family and her many other friends: RIP, my wonderful poetry sister. www.swwim.org/swwimeveryda...

I am thrilled and grateful to have new work published. With thanks to the editorial staff of Home Planet News (HPN) for giving my poem "Reading and Listening to Pat Cooper" a lovely home. Salute! homeplanetnews.com/issue-21-nic...

What I needed to read this week. ❤️

I'm honored, humbled, & overjoyed beyond measure to have a new poem in the farewell issue of Green Hills Literary Lantern (GHLL). With thanks to Joe Benevento for bringing GHLL into existence. The literary landscape is better off for it. Facts. 🙏 ghll.truman.edu/leaving-the-...

I couldn't be more overjoyed to have new work published if I tried! I'm grateful to the editorial staff of Mocking Heart Review for giving my prose poem, "Resolve," such a gorgeous home! Cheers! 😀🙏🥃 mockingheartreview.com/volume-10-is...

I couldn't be more overjoyed to have new work published if I tried! I'm grateful to Kelli Allen and Nicholas Christian for giving my poem, "A Full Stomach," such a lovely home! Cheers! online.fliphtml5.com/qoqiq/alap/#...

Behold the nebula goddess—her wings woven from stardust and twilight's hues, a celestial ode in scarlet, sapphire, and indigo.

“Our valleys will no longer sustain us” A poem by Diane di Prima.

Delighted to have new work published. With gratitude to the editorial staff of The Big Windows Review for giving "Diagnosis" such a lovely home. Cheers! thebigwindowsreview.com/2025/02/

Friends! Make your Hump Day and Night happier by checking pout this rad poetry book by Jina Ortiz. See the link below for more deets! 👍💯 www.broadstonebooks.com/shop/p/miss-...

WNY Friends! Buffalo Peeps! Come see me perform some new work! Check the image below for more deets. Bring a friend! Bring 4! We'll have fun! Facts! 😀👍💯

Today's poem was written by the fantastic Juan Felipe Herrera. Check it here: www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/91750/...

Today's poem was written by the wonderful Louise Glück. Cheers! www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49601/...

Today's poem is by Langston Hughes, my favorite writer. www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/150995...

Today's poem is by the wonderful Robert Hayden. Cheers! poets.org/poem/those-w...

Today's poem of the day pays tribute to the incredible Lucille Clifton. Cheers! www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/49487/...

Poem of the day. This is one of my favorites. Here's The Portrait by Stanley Kunitz. poets.org/poem/portrait

Friends! The terrific Tina Schumann (@tms2072.bsky.social) has some poetry published. Check it! www.southernhumanitiesreview.com/574-self-por...

CNN's Jim Acosta signing off: "I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too." I will not give in to the lies. I will not give into the fear. Post it on your social media so people can hear from you too. Pass it on.

It's my birthday! If you'd like to give me a lil present, please share the word about the Ossabaw Writers' Retreat, where writers take workshops, see alligators, pet donkeys, and share their work. Scholarships available! www.ossabawwritersretreat.org?gad_source=1...

This. www.youtube.com/watch?v=oWMz...

I found out this week that Larks’ publication date has been moved up a month—! when does this ever happen??—so your preorders will arrive in March versus April. Also she’s a Pisces not an Aries now and YES I have feelings about it, haha. The water makes sense, though. 🌊

“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist” James Baldwin

This is so cool. Congrats to Ichiro Suzuki on being selected for the National Baseball Hall of Fame.

Available for pre-order! Boneyard Heresies by Tina Schumann, winner of the 2023 Moon City Poetry Award. Reserve your copy today! www.uapress.com/product/bone...