NAWP's co-founders are teachers whose summers get busier than the school year because they're also parents, so it's now hiatus time at NAWP HQ. Catch up on (most) previous NAWP events on our YouTube, which you can reach through our site below! Love you crazy kids. NAWP! notatawp.com

The April NAWP event with @chiaradilello.bsky.social, @mgarrigan.bsky.social, & @esylviapoet.bsky.social is finally posted on our YouTube channel! Woohoo! www.youtube.com/watch?v=nPCN...

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This isn't the end of poetry month because in truth poetry is year round.

At this point I'm mostly thinking of starting a NAWP newsletter just so I can do it on a platform that doesn't embrace Nazis (or at least as far as we know because this seems to be how things go now).

Come hear @chiaradilello.bsky.social on May 7! I heard her read last night for @notatawp.bsky.social, and I can tell you that you won't be sorry to hear these poems! Register here: us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Here, have a one-stop shopping post of my recent poetry stuff! 1. Book reviewed in Plume: plumepoetry.com/mitchell-nob... 2. New poem in Inscape: inscape.byu.edu/2026/04/09/u... 3. Reading this Saturday a half-hour from where I grew up: www.schulerbooks.com/event/nation...

Didn't even try to write poems this month and I am ok with that. I tend to write in bursts now and the poems seem better that way. Trust your process.

Buy these books: www.gameoverbooks.com/store/p/chil... graysonbooks.com/products/gho... riverriverbooks.org/store/Scythe... sundress-publications.square.site/product/unri... matchfactoryeditions.com/books/Its-Ea... www.orisonbooks.com/product-page... matchfactoryeditions.com/the-size-of-...

Remembering when Tw*tt*r was good and WNYC invited folks to write poems about each NYC borough for #nationalpoetrymonth. (Also a way of saying THANK YOU to Queens poet Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social for having me as a guest on @notatawp.bsky.social yesterday, & @mitchnobis.bsky.social too!)

Sheesh, sorry about that! Copying the wrong link is SO NAWPstrich, y'know? To be clear, these are both amazing poets with amazing new books! @djvorreyer.bsky.social: sundress-publications.square.site/product/unri... @janezwart.bsky.social: www.orisonbooks.com/product-page...

Hey, we're rolling, and we already have two attendees making or eating dinner. (COMPLIMENTARY!) NAWP!

Come hear @esylviapoet.bsky.social @mgarrigan.bsky.social and me! Brought to you by the fine folks of @notatawp.bsky.social!

HURRRRYYY! Great poets! Starts in an hour! Be there! Be NAWPy!

Tonight! There's still time to register!

Hey! This week stunk, huh? But poetry will make ya feel better (or commiserate artistically...), so: 1. Click below to register for the reading w/ @chiaradilello.bsky.social, @mgarrigan.bsky.social, & @esylviapoet.bsky.social!!! 2. Click this for previous NAWP readings: bsky.app/profile/nota...

Looking forward to this!

Have you rsvp'ed yet? Come NAWP it up with me and these wonderful poets!

Our April reading at NAWP is a killer lineup! @chiaradilello.bsky.social, @mgarrigan.bsky.social, and @esylviapoet.bsky.social! Holy cow! Register at the eventbrite link so you can get into the ZoomRoom on April 27th! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-nawp-rea...

Register for this great reading coming soon! Hey @gameoverbooks.bsky.social & @riverriverbooks.bsky.social, your authors are reading on Monday! (Sorry, @mgarrigan.bsky.social's latest publisher doesn't appear to be on Bluesky, which means they're probably healthy and outside or something.) NAWP!

Have you registered yet? This is next Monday night!!!

Yep and we have a reading coming up with @chiaradilello.bsky.social @esylviapoet.bsky.social and @mgarrigan.bsky.social Monday the 27th www.eventbrite.com/e/a-nawp-rea...

You kinda have to slur two syllables into one, but to the tune of "Werewolves of London": 🎶 Awoooo, assholes of literature, awooo... 🎶

I'm still doing a GoFundMe to help my parents rebuild after a devastating house fire. The costs of doing so, with an uninsured house, are extremely high. My parents are elderly and low-income and my disabled brother lives with them. I deeply appreciate shares of this link! gofund.me/ac93c03d5

NAWP never rests. Keep going! (Actually NAWP rests all the time. NAWP is very tired. But! NAPW also keeps going.)

Hear our editor and some great poets read here!

Hey! This week stunk, huh? But poetry will make ya feel better (or commiserate artistically...), so: 1. Click below to register for the reading w/ @chiaradilello.bsky.social, @mgarrigan.bsky.social, & @esylviapoet.bsky.social!!! 2. Click this for previous NAWP readings: bsky.app/profile/nota...

It's me! And so many other magnificent writers!

What fun to be able to revisit this reading, my very first for April and Back Again, and to check out the March open mic! Thanks a million to @mitchnobis.bsky.social and @readinstead.bsky.social for all they do to support fellow poets.

Awesome news! Hope some of you who missed it will take a listen. It was a treat to hear & virtually get to know @clairemtaylor.com & @maudlavin.bsky.social through their work, thanks to NAWP poobahs @mitchnobis.bsky.social & @readinstead.bsky.social Seriously guys, thanks so much for inviting me!

HEY! At long last, the February* and March**2026 NAWP events are on our YouTube channel. Better late than never, and enjoy***! www.youtube.com/@NotAtAWP *readings from @saycarey1.bsky.social, @maudlavin.bsky.social, & @clairemtaylor.com! **our 4th annual NAWP during AWP open mic! ***NAWP!

Chiara knows what's up!

Come by Friday and help celebrate the release of @clairemtaylor.com's great new poetry collection! Booksweet in Ann Arbor, 6:30. See you there, locals! Or maybe you're not local and are flying in for it. What do I know, crazier things've happened.

My poem is going to be read on WNYC morning edition on Friday at 8:19AM!!

Our April reading at NAWP is a killer lineup! @chiaradilello.bsky.social, @mgarrigan.bsky.social, and @esylviapoet.bsky.social! Holy cow! Register at the eventbrite link so you can get into the ZoomRoom on April 27th! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-nawp-rea...

POW! www.eventbrite.com/e/a-nawp-rea...

HEY WE TOLD YOU, COOL NEWS INCOMING

HEY

April reading news coming soon!

A reminder to authors: yell about your books! And often! I follow several authors, who I adore, and had no idea they had books up for preorder!

April reading news coming soon!

We're counting this as meaning that the wonderful @malarkeybooks.bsky.social is in our #NotAtAWP26 game!

A pause in #NotAtAWP26 jokes: I have 2 copies left of my book if you want one. At the @notatawp.bsky.social reading, @cwahmanholm.bsky.social shared www.standwithminnesota.com. I'll mail a book to the first 2 people that can show me a $25+ donation to this. DM for my email to share screenshot etc.

Mitch wrote a book so at least his ideas could travel while he drives his kids to and from baseball and basketball and haircuts and grocery runs and and and

Couldn't make AWP, so I brought Party Favors to read at @notatawp.bsky.social along with another misfit. Curious to know if anyone at AWP is handing out doorknobs this year?

It's Friday. The world is burning in many ways, but righteousness & beauty are hard to defeat. What are some good poems, stories, comics, etc. about continuing the good fight?

Some days you write the poem, and some days the poem writes you.

AI is useful in that it is often (always?) good to have reasons to call people who suck "dorks"

A morning after shout-out to all the excellent writers who read their work at the 4th annual NAWP AWP open mic last night!