Remembering how to dream & more w/ @djvorreyer.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @carolee.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @stickpoet.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @richfergusonpoet.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social 3/3 www.vianegativa.us/2025/10/poet...
Climbing a mountain in the dark, feral feminine energy and more w/ victoriamoul.bsky.social @suefinch.bsky.social @pi-and-anne.bsky.social @johnglenday.bsky.social @writtenbyallison.bsky.social @carolee.bsky.social @koshtra.bsky.social @aempoet.bsky.social 2/3
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This still life has such color, movement, and surprise that we couldn't resist. Check out @carolee.bsky.social's Canary #1 in Issue 4!
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(they work for longer works, too 😉)
who else is working on a poetry manuscript?
This week in the poetry blogs with @velveteenrabbi.bsky.social @garybarwin.bsky.social @jwikeley.bsky.social @victoriamoul.bsky.social @shotscarecrow.bsky.social @carolee.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @clareshawpoet.bsky.social @aempoet.bsky.social 1/3
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Cleaver Mag has an exciting call for its Visual Poetics Contest! If you’re planning to submit & looking for inspiration, I have some for you. Check out my list of different, inventive poem formats: gooduniversenextdoor.com/2022/12/18/e... Many are visual!
poets be like omg i really needed this & it’s literally a flower that opens just ONCE… & only at NIGHT 🌝
add a bumble bee serenade? i’m 💀 (sound ON!)
Issue Three is live! Poems from @readinstead.bsky.social
@johnpauldavis.org, @mfitejohnson.bsky.social, @fklein907.bsky.social, Gail Martin, Kerry Trautman, Meghan Sterling and art from @carolee.bsky.social, Rachel Turney,
@lauriemmarshall.bsky.social & Sandra Wilcoxon!
The poetry of rainy summers, bad politics & more w/ @carolee.bsky.social @pearlpoet.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @grantclauser.bsky.social @emmalee1.bsky.social @mcrucefix.bsky.social @teatimehaiku.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social 2/3
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muttering to myself: the revolution will have stickers
Good idea! 😎
Soooo tired of proclaiming how terrible I am at poem titles.
Even more tired of BEING terrible at poem titles! 😔
I’m convinced it’s holding many drafts back from being picked up by lit mags.
Help! What tips or resources can you share?
omg you’re right 🤣
This is 100% true for me, too, and yet… do I write consistently? No. No, I do not.
a boy with a chicken on his shoulder but the chicken blends perfectly with his face and eye. the boy is labeled “me” and the chicken is labeled “the speaker in my poem”
Sometimes I forget that making something makes me feel inordinately better about the world.
Writing for the bees, the planet as a prayer wheel & more w/ @aempoet.bsky.social @pfanderson.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @carolee.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @collinkelley.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social 3/3
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I’m reaching out with a one-time request I believe is important. You might remember me from my PEN days.
My social reach has shrunk off Meta. I’m hoping you'll find this worth sharing. @carolee.bsky.social
@catiporter.bsky.social
@robbienestor.bsky.social
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It’s suuuuch a good poem! ❤️
Love that my poem “Happy Easter, you Sonofabitch” is alongside beautiful poems by @wendywisner.bsky.social and @djvorreyer.bsky.social for April’s monthly poem curation by @carolee.bsky.social 🙏💙🌼
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I love assembling these resources & am so happy they’re useful (& that they get more eyes on so many good poems). ❤️
@carolee.bsky.social curates such a wealth of poetry resources on her site! So happy to see "Faith is Believing What You Cannot" asking with these other wonderful poets on her April list.
Girding our loins for NaPoWriMo & more w/ victoriamoul.bsky.social clareshawpoet.bsky.social jntod.bsky.social @susanrich-poet18.bsky.social @ren-powell.bsky.social thepoetslizard.bsky.social carolee.bsky.social romanaiorga.bsky.social robinhoughton.bsky.social 2/2 www.vianegativa.us/2025/03/poet...
Thank you for spreading the word about the prompts!
Looking for some 30/30 prompts for April? @carolee.bsky.social has you covered with 30 prompts, including one based on Issue One's "and in the poem we search for the birds" by @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social.
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3/3 @carolee.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @teatimehaiku.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @romanaiorga.bsky.social @kristybowen.bsky.social @robinhoughton.bsky.social @roguestrands.bsky.social
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i’m so glad you like it. these lists have all been private collections, but i realized others may appreciate them.
Anyone else smitten with all the “Someday I’ll Love [insert your name here]” poems?
3/3 @ren-powell.bsky.social
@jamesbrush.bsky.social @thepoetslizard.bsky.social @carolee.bsky.social @webbish6.bsky.social @lesleymwheeler.bsky.social @andotheritems.bsky.social @jillpearlman.bsky.social @lauragraceweldon.bsky.social @charhamrick.bsky.social
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