SoFloPoJo Reviews online now
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SoFloPoJo Reviews online now
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Good morning, poetry people. Four new poetry book reviews are live this morning at SoFloPoJo - reviews of Yael Valencia Aldana's Black Mestiza, Laura Creste's In the Good Years, Michele Evans's purl, and MaKshya Tolbert's Shade is a Place - www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/reviews-2026...
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A green desk blotter with several books stacked on it and some bath salts and bath oil take up most of the photograph. The top book is The Natural Order of Things by Donika Kelly, then there's a pink hardback copy of Scattered Snows, to the North by Carl Phillips, a copy of Head Off & Split by Nikky Finney, a copy of Mario Benedetti's Witness, and a hardback copy of Dark Renaissance by Stephen Greenblatt.
Books and baths = Merry Christmas. β€οΈ
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Friday, November 14th at 7:30 PM Eastern
SoFloPoJo Issue 39 POETRY Launch Reading
featuring poets from our November Issue
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Plus, my reading/TBD pile... Which is always growing...
Poetry shelfie #3 - journals, prosody, and anthologies
Poetry shelfie #2 - Millay through Zagajewski
Poetry shelfie #1 - Allen through Mickiewicz
"Rich and sensuous, Dallis's debut weaves together ekphrasis, clear poetic imagery, and the eternal sounding of the sea to create a portal through which reader becomes witness, and prosaic contains holy.." Christina Linsin reviews Encounters for the Living and the Dead in South Florida Poetry Journal
Read the new review of Jameela F. Dallisβs Encounters for the Living and the Dead by @christinalinsin.bsky.social in @soflopojo.bsky.socialβs November issue here! π www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/reviews-2024... #poetry #booksky
New reviews live today in SoFloPoJo's 39th issue:
@taylorbyas.bsky.social
Resting Bitch Face
@josehernandezdz.bsky.social
The Parachutist
Jameela F. Dallis's
Encounters For the Living and the Dead
@riverriverbooks.bsky.social
and
Judith H. Montgomery's
The Ferry Keeper
A blue flyer with an American flag on it. The flyer has white lettering which indicates a free poetry workshop for veterans will be held at the Clifton Forge Public Library on Church Street in Clifton Forge, Virginia from 6:30-8:00pm on September 9th.
I will be giving a free, local poetry workshop for veterans. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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ποΈMonthly reminder: The Circle is always open.
No fee. Quick turnaround. Link to guidelines in bio.
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The book cover of Resting Bitch Face: poems by Taylor Byas looks like a sepia-toned photograph, mirrored into a double image of a beautiful, stylish African-American woman. Her manicured hand rests under her chin. The cover is in greens and browns with cream, bright salmon and red lettering.
I have been looking forward to this absolutely gorgeous book's arrival and know I am going to enjoy my weekend now that it will be filled with @taylorbyas.bsky.social 's work. β€οΈ
Twenty-eight years ago today, we started an adventure. β€οΈ
There is so much fantastic poetry in this issue!! Come listen with us!
I am so grateful to have three new poetry book reviews in the August issue of South Florida Poetry Journal. This issue, I review books by Jessica Nirvana Ram, Robin Walter, and Joe Wilkins. Please check it out at the link in the comments.
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I can't decide if I'm just feeling b*itchy tonight or if my school's new SLOGAN - "Race to Excellence" is really as horrific as I'm thinking it is.
(I teach sixth grade in a struggling school)
(Why are we racing?)
(Is there a finish line?)
(What about those who can't/don't want to race?)
A close-up image of a cylindrical cactus takes up most of the frame. The cactus needles and three pink and yellow cactus blossoms are clearly visible.
If you're stuck living on a cactus, try to be the flower, not the needle...
A gray cat with one eye looks directly at the camera. He is lying on a white and pine staircase, and the front part of his body is between two rungs of the staircase. He is very cute.
Pirate (my foster-fail from two years ago). β€οΈ
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I am very proud to have a new poem up at Porcupine Literary. If you would like to read it, you may find it here:
www.porcupineliterary.com/post/no-life...
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Psstβ¦weβre reading full-length poetry manuscripts now. Yes, we read them all. Yes, all submitters hear back from us before we announce selections. No, thereβs no mandatory reading fee. ππππ
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I am so proud to have a new poem live this morning in South Florida Poetry Journal's May issue. You may read it here, if you'd like:
www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com
It's absolutely gorgeous. β€οΈ
Last Friday, we were evacuated from our middle school for a suspicious gas smell. OSHA has now taken over our building, and we are trying to cobble together online learning for the 650 children we serve without access to any of our materials.
So, how is your week going?