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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Read the full intro note & issue here: wildroofjournal.com/issue-35

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Anteroom (formerly The Winged Moon) @anteroompoetry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026

Today's wonderful offering from #Biophilia by @aaronlelito.bsky.social Read the full poem here: www.anteroompoetry.com/biophilia/aa... #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #EcoPoetry

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Thanks to @unearthedjournal.bsky.social for including this poem in their "Nourish" issue. See more at unearthedesf.com

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 17/02/2026

From Winter 2026 issue: wildroofjournal.com/issue-32

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Did you know you can gift yourself a poem on your birthday? This one is from last year at @wildroofjournal.bsky.social (thanks, @aaronlelito.bsky.social)

Poem on the Last Day of my Thirties, by Jessica Whipple. Found online here: https://wildroofjournal.com/issue-31-gallery-3/

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 04/02/2026

Check out our new interview with Sophia Indelicato & Bethany Cutkomp, who share their insights into @thomasonianmag.bsky.social, a publication showcasing knowledge about the natural world from the minds who pay it the most attention. wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/plotting-t...

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 21/01/2026

In this episode, @rachelturney.bsky.social joins host Aaron Lelito to talk about how to maintain an organized chaos while writing, the influence of music in her new work & the dilemma of publishing poems about family. Rachel closes us out with a piece called "Meditation." wildroofjournal.podbean.com

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 13/01/2026

On this Wild Roof Podcast episode, authors Simmons Buntin and Kathryn Wilder talk about creative nonfiction as a genre and cultivating awe in our daily lives. Get the full clip here: youtu.be/9rpOBi03c_Y?...

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 07/01/2026

It's pub day for our new issue! Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art Check it out: wildroofjournal.com/issue-32

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 30/12/2025

For today’s post, I asked some of WRJ’s friends and collaborators to offer a few of their favorites from 2025. Check out the list here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/notebook-n...

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 04/11/2025

We have new nominations to announce! Congrats to our amazing contributors.

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 16/10/2025

In this podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's new novel, Bloom Again, and we get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all. youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?...

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Anteroom (formerly The Winged Moon) @anteroompoetry.bsky.social · 07/10/2025

This time, our poetry excerpt lands in the fragility of the ecosystem with ‘Weight of the Vine’ by Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social You can read the poem in full, as well as the whole Biophilia issue, here: wingedmoon.com/biophilia Please let us know what resonates #poetrycommunity #poetry

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 02/10/2025

wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-anythi... Today, I have the pleasure of sharing an interview with Rachel Becker (Asst. Poetry Editor) & Judy McClure (Asst. CNF Editor), who share their insights about Porcupine Literary, a publication by and for teachers.

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 30/09/2025

Plant People: An Anthology of Environmental Artists, Vol. 5 Thanks to the editors for including my haiku series "corporeal kin" in this collection. Well done! It is available to view online, as well as PDF & print versions for purchase at plantsandpoetry.org.

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Jessica Whipple @jessicawhippl17.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Evening reruns

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Ben Brindise @benbrindise.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Thanks to @wildroofjournal.bsky.social for publishing my flash fiction story Bonus Land in their Fall 2025 issue today. If you like dark comedy about the absurdities of modern economic life, find the full story in the issue.

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Samuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

Awesome news, friends! Issue 31 of @wildroofjournal.bsky.social of live today: wildroofjournal.com with great art & writing by lots of very cool people, including me. Find my poem, "Rewilding," in Gallery 1 but make sure to check out the rest of the journal as well! #poetry

Cover of Wild Roof Journal Issue 31: an art collage with butterflies, pressure gauges, chain jewelry & other things titled "If This Is A Book" by Sarah Walko.

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 18/09/2025

This week’s Substack feature is a preview of WRJ contributor Jennifer Handy's book DIRT: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/a-cautiona... "When I wrote DIRT, I had been camping and living outdoors on undeveloped land for several years. During that time, dirt, dust, and mud became a constant..."

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A cautionary narrative of exoticism and the disruption of intergenerational memory: An Excerpt of Dirt by Jennifer Handy

Preview the human and environmental consequences of growing up in a spiritual and cultural wasteland in Jennifer Handy’s ecopoem Dirt

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 24/09/2025

It's pub day for our new issue! Poetry | Fiction | Nonfiction | Visual Art Check it out: wildroofjournal.com/issue-31 #poetry #creativecommunity #litmag

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 17/09/2025

Awesome new edition from @santafereview.bsky.social - digital copy available at www.sfcc.edu/santa-fe-lit...

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 12/09/2025

Read our new book review: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/navigating... Organic Matter paints a luminous portrait of the rural ecosystem that feeds the city and explores one perceptive young woman’s relationship with faith, labor, love, family, the body, and the ground. @autofocusbooks.bsky.social

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

WRJ contributors Nico Gargiulo and @ejoylevinson.bsky.social joined @aaronlelito.bsky.social to read some poems.

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 10/09/2025

In our new podcast episode, we learn about Marybeth Holleman's diverse background that bridges the arts and sciences, as well as her new novel, Bloom Again. Watch the full episode: youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?... #litmag #books #writers

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 09/09/2025

From Summer 2025 issue | Read the full story: wildroofjournal.com/issue-30-gal...

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 04/09/2025

NEW Wild Roof Podcast: youtu.be/1IsuB-yzWbk?... WRJ contributor Marybeth Holleman returns to talk about her new novel Bloom Again. We get into the central themes of the book: climate anxiety, changing ecosystems, and the question of how to navigate it all.

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Wild Roof Podcast, Episode 42: Marybeth Holleman, Author of Bloom Again

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 02/09/2025

Here's a clip of the August episode with Fr. Isaac Slater, author of "Do Not Judge Anyone": Desert Wisdom for a Polarized World. Listen to the full episode on any podcast app or watch on YouTube (youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?...)

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 28/08/2025

Wonderful new piece up on the WRJ Substack. Check it out here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/the-wisdom... @ellisedenauthor.bsky.social #thehobbit #tolkien #books

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Our lit mag features are great ways to learn more about the publication process and editors behind the scenes. Our new post is an interview with @redbranchreview.bsky.social out of Knoxville, TN. @noahsoltau.bsky.social Read here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/kaleidosco...

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 20/08/2025

Some snippets of an interview I did with Tiny Spoon for their Issue 13 release. See the full piece here: tinyspoon.org/2025/08/12/t... #litmags #interview #art

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 19/08/2025

~2025 Best of the Net Nominations~ Congratulations to the nominees! We appreciate that you are a part of WRJ. 🌿📖👏 @sundresspub.bsky.social @msatris.bsky.social @chelcampbell.bsky.social

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 13/08/2025

From Summer Issue | wildroofjournal.com/issue-30 #poetrycommunity #PoemOfTheDay

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 12/08/2025

Here's a clip from the new Wild Roof Podcast. Isaac Slater shares a little story passed down from the Desert Fathers . . . It involves a monk getting caught with a woman(!) and the lesson that follows. Get the full episode here: youtu.be/Ev8fGCidTL4?... #podcast #litmag #books

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 07/08/2025

New Wild Roof Podcast | Listen here: open.spotify.com/episode/1FDf...

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 31/07/2025

Check out the new guest post by @chelseatikotskyart.bsky.social : wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/breaking-f... Chelsea is one of the artists featured in our Summer issue.

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

From Summer 2025 issue | wildroofjournal.com/issue-30 #poetry #litmag #summer

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

From Summer 2025 issue | photo by @rachelturney.bsky.social | poem by Devorah Levy-Pearlman | wildroofjournal.com/issue-30

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 24/07/2025

If you're a writer and want to explore the role of nature in your creative journey, check out our podcast with Gabriela Blandy, founder of the Wild Muse Nature Writing Prize. Learn more here: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/39-wild-ro... #nature #wild #creativity

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Recent/current reads... As usual, it's a mix of thift store pick-ups (Faulkner) and used book shop finds (Carver, Snyder singed copy)... plus a review copy from Issac Slater, who will be a guest on an upcoming podcast episode for @wildroofjournal.bsky.social #books #reading #summerreads

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Wild Roof Journal @wildroofjournal.bsky.social · 17/07/2025

A great new guest post is up on the WRJ Substack! This one is from @feed-me-poetry.bsky.social and offers personal insight into the depths of the one and only Moby-Dick: wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/no-kings-o... #classiclit #mobydick

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No Kings, Only Ishmaels: How Melville’s Moby-Dick Became My Other Constitution

A guest post from Candice M. Kelsey

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 12/07/2025

Haiku feud: When nature seems to be watching 👀

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Kelly R Samuels @kellyrsamuels.bsky.social · 10/07/2025

New piece up at Wild Roof Journal’s Substack. Big thank you to @aaronlelito.bsky.social for all he does for writers. wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/getting-aw...

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Getting Away: On the question of writers traveling to write

A guest post from Kelly R. Samuels

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

My micro-chapbook Secret Meetings is available as a free download: ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-... This is an excellent series, so please check out all the great collections!

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Secret Meetings — Ghost City Press

Secret Meetings by Aaron Lelito Published July 8, 2025 PDF Micro-Chapbook 14 Pages

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 08/07/2025

Thanks for series editors @tomsnarsky.bsky.social & Gabrielle Grace Hogan and Ghost City publisher @kevinbertolero.bsky.social for putting out so much awesome work this summer. Glad to be a part of it!

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Aaron Lelito @aaronlelito.bsky.social · 07/07/2025

Glad to be a part of the @doorisajarmag.bsky.social Summer reading.... and what's an extra "a" among friends ;) The poems "Room Tone" and "Myna Birds" appear in Issue 35 of Door Is A Jar. www.youtube.com/watch?v=1mma...

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Room Tone by Aaron Lelito

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