Grateful to have four new poems in this issue of Kenyon Review. I wrote this one in Vamvakou, Greece, where I was introduced to the hawk moth (also called sphinx moth) after running from planter to planter thinking I was watching a rather drab hummingbird up close. 💛

We created a mini portal for anyone wanting to trial CWC for a week. It's been an amazing way to meet and answer new members' questions before they jump fully in. ✨ consciouswriterscollective.circle.so/forms/74b6b508

We have an EXTRAORDINARY National Poetry Month lined up in CWC. Join us this April—14 meetings, 200+ hours of past courses in the vault, 3x live workshops for feedback. www.consciouswriterscollective.com

It’s National Poetry Month! So take a poet to lunch. I’m speaking literally. 🥪 🍷 I don’t like poetry much. But I’d take this lady to lunch Even figuratively! I like her poems a whole bunch. —Yours, Lord

We have an EXTRAORDINARY National Poetry Month lined up in CWC. Join us this April—14 meetings, 200+ hours of past courses in the vault, 3x live workshops for feedback. www.consciouswriterscollective.com

Wrote a post today sharing the blurbs for IF YOU LOVE THAT LADY for the first time. Profoundly grateful to anyone who pre-orders (wrote a whole post about why pre-orders matter to the literary ecosystem, too!). 🤍

Wrote a post today sharing the blurbs for IF YOU LOVE THAT LADY for the first time. Profoundly grateful to anyone who pre-orders (wrote a whole post about why pre-orders matter to the literary ecosystem, too!). 🤍

Every time I re-read Mueller, I'm reminded I should teach a class on her work:

Oh, does this session promise to be a juicy one. If you’re not a CWC Member, as usual, we have 5 tickets reserved for you: luma.com/27l7cemw

Oh, does this session promise to be a juicy one. If you’re not a CWC Member, as usual, we have 5 tickets reserved for you: luma.com/27l7cemw

Sylvia Plath:

William Bronk:

How does myth function in contemporary poetry? In this generative craft class, we'll explore myth through close reading of contemporary poems & writing exercises. We'll experiment with voice, embodiment, & transformation, creating poems that draw on myth to expand their imaginative and formal range.

Robert Hayden masterpiece:

How does myth function in contemporary poetry? In this generative craft class, we'll explore myth through close reading of contemporary poems & writing exercises. We'll experiment with voice, embodiment, & transformation, creating poems that draw on myth to expand their imaginative and formal range.

Penelope Shuttle:

FYI: CWC has a (free) Substack newsletter FULL of craft tips and exercises pulled from our recent sessions. It's a wonderful resource run by our members. 💛

Grateful to @thetls.bsky.social for giving this poem a home:

Beginning in January, this three-part course with @alinaetc.bsky.social 1)Techniques to Fictionalize Photography 2) Epigraphs in Fiction 3) Terrible and Beautiful Angelic Forms in Fiction We have FIVE spots for non-CWC members to join us:

Sneak peek of January in Conscious Writers Collective ✨ www.consciouswriterscollective.com/poetry/

Beginning in January, this three-part course with @alinaetc.bsky.social 1)Techniques to Fictionalize Photography 2) Epigraphs in Fiction 3) Terrible and Beautiful Angelic Forms in Fiction We have FIVE spots for non-CWC members to join us:

Really moved to see this as it's one of my favorite poems I've written. Thank you, @matthewterrill.bsky.social.

Sneak peek of January in Conscious Writers Collective ✨ www.consciouswriterscollective.com/poetry/

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Ellen Bass:

thankful to @mayacpopa.bsky.social for including this wonderful Ellen Bass poem in her newsletter today

Mary Ruefle:

On this national day of shopping (🙄) here are two craft classes I’m teaching in December: 🎯 ON DESIRE for @Five Things I've Learned: myfivethings.com/class/maya-c... 🎯 ON MORTALITY & POETRY luma.com/1kaxbfbg

Robert Bly:

Poets aren’t bad at self-promotion because we’re inherently humble, but because the habits that sustain poetry have very little to do with the habits required to promote it. Promotion can feel like an assault on the inner world by the outer one.

A poem from my forthcoming book in Poetry London today 🤍

On December 21, from 2-4 PM EST, I’ll be teaching a 2‑hour generative craft class diving into the underrated, luminous work of poet Laura Gilpin. We will read well beyond “The Two-Headed Calf,” discussing the work of caregiving & poetry, approaching both with deep curiosity & attention to mystery.

On this national day of shopping (🙄) here are two craft classes I’m teaching in December: 🎯 ON DESIRE for @Five Things I've Learned: myfivethings.com/class/maya-c... 🎯 ON MORTALITY & POETRY luma.com/1kaxbfbg

A poem from my forthcoming book in Poetry London today 🤍

On December 21, from 2-4 PM EST, I’ll be teaching a 2‑hour generative craft class diving into the underrated, luminous work of poet Laura Gilpin. We will read well beyond “The Two-Headed Calf,” discussing the work of caregiving & poetry, approaching both with deep curiosity & attention to mystery.

@mayacpopa.bsky.social , I love your poem, "They Are Building A Hospital", which I first heard on Padraig O'Tuama's podcast. 🌞 onbeing.org/programs/may...

Maya C. Popa, from “Dear Life”, Wound Is the Origin of Wonder

Li-Young Lee:

So glad to host this amazing session in Conscious Writers Collective (CWC) in collaboration with Five Things I’ve Learned. Get a ticket here—you don’t want to miss this session! myfivethings.com/class/buildi...

“You have made me an Eden, / …by which I mean, you will leave me. “ Stunning new work by @mayacpopa.bsky.social. Can’t wait for this book to come out.

❤️‍🩹 bsky.app/profile/maya...

Friends, I'm grateful to have a poem from my forthcoming book, IF YOU LOVE THAT LADY, in this week's New Yorker. 🤍