thank you for the share, @bookgaga.bsky.social !!

Hey birds! I've got news on my Queer Joy writing opps happening this month - online & in person! Learn more at my substack: open.substack.com/pub/amiewhit...

Thank you, Mike, for the share!

I'm so rarely on bluesky, but wow, what an honor to see someone sharing my poem! Thank you Vicki! <3

Today is the final day to submit to the AHP Nonfiction Prize! Send us your work before midnight ET!

“As a true poet, Whittemore pushes on, never abandoning lyric mode; rather, searching for the right metaphor, which is what poets do.” Check out a lovely review of Amie Whittemore's (@amiewhittemore.bsky.social) NEST OF MATCHES in Merion West! merionwest.com/2025/04/13/s...

Congratulations to AHP poet Amie Whittemore! Her recent collection, NEST OF MATCHES, was named an Honorable Mention for the 2025 Midland Author Award. Thank you to the committee for their support of Amie's work, and congrats to the winner. (@amiewhittemore.bsky.social)

As I try to branch away from the meta-verse, I am trying to spend more time in substack, where things tend to move a bit more slowly and at length. If you're there, consider adding me to your subscribe list! open.substack.com/pub/amiewhit...

Today’s Featured Poem: “Memo to the Man Who Spat on Me” by Cara Dees, from the Summer 2024 Issue of the Georgia Review. Read here: poems.com/poem/memo-to...

New class alert! Chromatic Poetics w/ Poetry Barn in April. This six-week course will feature zoom-based book talks and asynchronous sharing of generative work inspired by color and our three colorful reads: AUTOBIOGRAPHY OF RED, BLUETS, & GREEN, GREEN, GREEN! www.poetrybarn.org/poetry-works...

A very smart look at the way the 2/28 boycott shaped out -- and what should/could be next. The economic boycott caught fire. What’s next? wagingnonviolence.org/2025/03/econ...

**DEADLINE EXTENDED** Get your subs in by March 7 for our Summer 2025 issue!

"Writing a poetry book is strange business." Check out this interview with AHP all-star poet Amie Whittemore!

Hey! I'm terrible at using this space. But here's an interview about NEST OF MATCHES @autumnhousepress.bsky.social ! And if you want a signed copy + matching matchbook, you can DM me! sites.rutgers.edu/writers-hous...

“Today’s poem takes up the idea that human cells contain light. This discovery makes it possible for us to theorize about communication between plants and other life forms,” shares Major in today’s episode. Read “Hello, the Roses” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge (@ndbooks.bsky.social): bit.ly/3WZZSE4

Today's the day! The 2025 Michael Waters Poetry Prize Prize: $6000 Deadline: February 3, 2025 Final judge: Monica Youn www.usi.edu/sir/michael-...

ICYMI! Love this interview with @amiewhittemore.bsky.social about her newest collection, NEST OF MATCHES. 🪹

If you love this poem, do I have a podcast episode for you this morning: share.transistor.fm/s/05f5c3ef

1 week until the inauguration. What can we do to speak up and fight for our rights? Writers, we can write. We can tell our stories. We can make change with those stories. For more on how to Write for Change, join me tomorrow in my @brownbaglit.bsky.social workshop: buymeacoffee.com/brownbaglit/...

I'm offering "Relook, Rethink, Renew: Rewilding Nature Poems" through the Poetry Barn next month! 4 weeks! Async! If you're looking to liven up your nature writing practice, read some excellent texts, & exchange feedback w/ other lovely writers--this is for you! www.poetrybarn.org/poetry-works...

Feels good to make this my first note in this blue sky. Thanks @brownbaglit.bsky.social for giving this interview a home!

May Swenson, with found annotation

Think there's nothing to look forward to in 2025? Not so. Midwest friends, come see us at EIU where we'll cohost Julia Fine, Minda Honey, and Jacqui Germain at EIU.