🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️ From @laurencraw.bsky.social, here is "First Day," which originally appeared in @redogrereview.bsky.social. It was a treat to hear Lauren read this poem last year at the Poetry by the Sea Conference. 🏳️‍⚧️ 🏳️‍🌈 #PrideMonth2025 #Pride2025 #pridemonth #Pride #poetry

Thank you @merliterary.bsky.social for listing my debut 'CATCH & RELEASE' on your bookshelf! I'm truly grateful! Friends, I still have more author copies available if you would like one signed. merliterary.com/2025/04/20/m...

Had a lot of fun writing this "Mad Libs" style poem, published in The Interpreter's House!

Bashing successful poets for being successful is wild. Like, maybe let's not? Maybe go look at a sunflower? Maybe write better?

'CATCH & RELEASE' spotted at Sundog Bookstore in FL for the Longleaf Writer's Conference!

Had a blast this week at the Longleaf Writer's Conference where I was honored as a Poetry Fellow! I met new brilliant faces, and reunited with familiar writers from the past.

Good news in the NAWPiverse--Mitch didn't flub the recording buttons this time, and we have last night's reading with @janezwart.bsky.social and @laurencraw.bsky.social on our YouTube channel! youtu.be/OFZfaol_wKA

The new book from @laurencraw.bsky.social is here: bookshop.org/p/books/catc...

I hear April is poetry month, so register to hear two of the best read their poems! @janezwart.bsky.social! @laurencraw.bsky.social! April 22nd! NAWP! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-nawp-rea...

'Catch & Release' is making the rounds! Thank you Lesley!

Our storied Contributor Features feature from ballast 3.1 rolls on and on and on Here’s Lauren Crawford and “Poem to the Unnameable Father” @laurencraw.bsky.social www.ballastjournal.com/lauren-crawf... #contributorfeature #poetry #ballast #LaurenCrawford

@laurencraw.bsky.social, Matthew Hittinger, & Courtney LeBlanc join the WPLS on 3/19/25. #Poets #Poetry #Writers #PoetrySky

Please join me and @taylorfthiel.bsky.social this SATURDAY for our book launch! Hope to see you there! Zoom link on my website!

@laurencraw.bsky.social, Matthew Hittinger, & Courtney LeBlanc join the WPLS on 3/19/25. #Poets #Poetry #Writers #PoetrySky

“First Day” by @laurencraw.bsky.social. The poem first appeared in @redogrereview.bsky.social. Lauren reads for the WPLS on Wed (3/19) at 7:30pm (EST). #poems #poetrysky

The poet 🤝 the cover 🤝 the poems As of yesterday my debut poetry collection is officially out in the world! I took the day to eat cake and be with my amazing husband BUT Bone Valley Hymnal is here and I hope if you haven’t already, you’ll consider ordering it. (link in comms!)

Happy publication week to my reading mate! Watch our virtual book launch on Zoom on March 22!

“For My Sister, Who Turned 40 Eleven Days After Our Father Died” by Courtney LeBlanc. The poem first appeared in @oneart.bsky.social. Courtney reads for the WPLS on Wed (3/19) at 7:30pm (EST).

@laurencraw.bsky.social, Matthew Hittinger, & Courtney LeBlanc join the WPLS on 3/19/25. #Poets #Poetry #Writers #PoetrySky

My debut poetry collection 'CATCH & RELEASE' is officially out in the world! I’m incredibly grateful for everyone who’s been part of this journey — your support means everything. 💙 Special thanks to Susan Kinsolving for these thoughtful words!

@laurencraw.bsky.social, Matthew Hittinger, & Courtney LeBlanc join the WPLS on 3/19/25.

Tomorrow, my debut poetry collection, 'CATCH & RELEASE' officially enters the world! I’m so grateful for everyone who has supported me, and I can’t wait to share. 💙 See you all tomorrow for launch day! 🎉 In the meantime, you can preorder for 20% off using my author website link in my bio📖✨

A huge thank you to Sara Henning for her generous words about my debut poetry collection: CATCH & RELEASE! I’m so grateful for the support and can’t wait to share this book with my friends next week! If you’d like to grab a copy for 20% off, you can find it on my author website, linked in my bio.

“'The Immortal Woman' uses Lemei’s mother-daughter relationship to illustrate the lasting effects of trauma and the ways we sacrifice pieces of ourselves in the name of self-preservation.” From a review of Sue Chang’s new novel from House of Anansi. Full review: buff.ly/3F66N8o #writingcommunity

My debut collection CATCH & RELEASE launches in just seven days! If you haven’t already, now is the perfect time to pre-order your copy. Pre-orders are incredibly important for small independent presses—they help determine print runs, support distribution, and show interest in the book.

Today's poem is "Fires Burn Our Tomorrows" by Julene Tripp Weaver from Slow Now with Clear Skies Subscribe to our substack and find out what you're missing. www.versedaily.org/2025/firesbu...

Last night I witnessed two men sharing a bottle of Everclear at the dinner table of my local Italian restaurant. They were sipping it like Kool-Aid. On a Sunday night. I had a duck breast.

Have you signed up for NAWP yet?

Eating lunch and look what arrived in my inbox, the draft interior design of my last @smallharborpub.bsky.social chapbook, REPEAT AS NEEDED.

We are trying something new for our third NAWP celebration: a panel/talk/presentation. Did you get rejected but still want to give that talk? Do you have ideas about poetry and other cool things? Submit your proposal here: docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1F...

Poetry is how we find each other in the dark. Keep writing, keep sharing, keep shining your light.

Loved hearing from Denise Duhamel tonight!!

Here is Katie Saltoun's beautiful interpretation of my poem, "Artichoke" from my debut collection 🐟 'Catch & Release' 🐟 (pre-order available!) This piece is for sale and 100% of that sale will be donated to The Animal Welfare Institute 😀

Get your poems ready! Two calls for poetry submissions coming up on March 1. We love to read your work. Send it on in. Links in profile.

Don't miss this!! 🤓https://www.upupbooks.com/events/mmkxnf8sy2d74009qybk8vh1cs1ar8

Here's an excerpt from my new book OF TYRANT, called, "Two Lives." It's a hopeful poem. I want to remind people, the tyrant wants you to operate out of hate and fear. Don't let him win. #oftyrant

Do you want to be a part of our 3rd annual poetry NAWP open mic??? Yeah you do! Fill out the form and we'll be in touch. Share with friends and please RT! forms.gle/U6svf9vDyzqh...

Unboxing Katie Saltoun's beautiful creation inspired by a poem from my debut collection 🐟CATCH & RELEASE🐟 (pre-order available now!) **This painting is for sale, and 100% of the proceeds will be donated to The Animal Welfare Institute** see my author website for details 🐟

PLEASE call your Representative this AM!!!!! I left a VM for my Rep this AM asking that he oppose cuts to Medicaid, & I asked for a return call from the office to confirm his position. action.aclu.org/send-message...

Esther Morgan:

I'm doing a reading with another cool human! Please come! It's over zoom so if you'd like the link and passcode just let me know!

Today's poem is "My Father Drives to Muskegon with a Bouquet of Flowers" by Caitlin Cowan from Happy Everything All Subscribers got to hear this poet from their inbox! www.versedaily.org/2025/myfathe...

elj-editions.com/bone-valley-... I am so stoked about this! Here is the link to preorder my collection. Also, look how cool our covers look together!!!

Had a wonderful time at the Connecticut Flower & Garden Show last weekend. I loved learning and connecting with others who genuinely cared about our growth on Earth, both plant & human 🌹 Now I have to figure out how to put Joe Pye weed into a poem.

very sad to learn of Danielle Legros George's passing. what a poet, so attuned to both history & dream. what a community builder, as Boston Poet Laureate & as a person who always asked about you, yes you, & meant it

if you/yours believe this to be true, go ahead and block me. I am not in community with cowards and navel-gazers. oh and free palestine 🍉

Friends, please join me and fellow poet @taylorfthiel.bsky.social in celebrating our book launches for 'CATCH & RELEASE' & 'BONE VALLEY HYMNAL' 🙂 Taylor and I will read from our new collections and have a friendly chat about love, family, the self, and perseverance. Don't forget to pre-order!

Rage gardening really is the biggest fuck you to fascist fuckers who’d prefer I just crumple up and die. I am taking time and planning for my future. For the pure, unadulterated love of beauty and nature. Not just for me, but for my neighborhood. Watch me bloom, assholes.

Upon this response, JK burst into a million shards and a great wind scattered her unhappy soul beneath the arc of a newly formed rainbow.