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Amie Whittemore (she/her)

@amiewhittemore.bsky.social
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Poet, Yoga Teacher, Fox-Flower Hybrid, Queer Human. Author of three poetry collections, most recently NEST OF MATCHES (Autumn House Press). Rarely flying in this blue sky; find me at amiewhittemore.com

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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 05/01/2026
thrilled that my first pub of 2026 is with these babes! thanks, Rogue Agent!
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 22/12/2025
Thank you, Susan!! <3
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 07/12/2025
I'm so bad at blue sky, but I am happy to share this month old post! Thanks @poetrydaily.bsky.social !! <3
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 01/07/2025
thank you for the share, @bookgaga.bsky.social !!
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
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...
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
Thank you, Mike, for the share!
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 03/06/2025
I'm so rarely on bluesky, but wow, what an honor to see someone sharing my poem! Thank you Vicki! <3
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 30/04/2025
Today is the final day to submit to the AHP Nonfiction Prize! Send us your work before midnight ET!
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 16/04/2025
“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...
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Strawberry Fields Forever: Amie Whittemore’s “Nest of Matches”
Merion West is an online magazine for culture and politics.
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 18/04/2025
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)
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 15/03/2025
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...
Decorative image linking to my stubstack featuring a white feather on top of brown leaves.
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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 08/03/2025
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...
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Memo to the Man Who Spat on Me
That morning, my mother was dying in another country
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 06/03/2025
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...
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Chromatic Poetics: Reading & Writing in Color — The Poetry Barn
Course Dates:&nbsp; Monday, April 7 to Monday, May 20 (6 weeks) Format : Hybrid (Asynchronous with three two-hour Zoom meetings) While we think of visual artists as being mesmerized by colors...
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
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...
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The economic boycott caught fire. What's next?
The economic blackout on Feb. 28 was an important first step. But future boycotts will require these ingredients to be effective.
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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · 28/02/2025
**DEADLINE EXTENDED** Get your subs in by March 7 for our Summer 2025 issue!
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 26/02/2025
"Writing a poetry book is strange business." Check out this interview with AHP all-star poet Amie Whittemore!
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 26/02/2025
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...
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An Interview with Amie Whittemore – Writers House Review
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The Slowdown @slowdownshow.org · 20/02/2025
“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
An excerpt of the poem “Hello, the Roses” by Mei-mei Berssenbrugge
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SIR @southerninreview.bsky.social · 03/02/2025
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-...
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Michael Waters Poetry Prize - University of Southern Indiana
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Autumn House Press @autumnhouse.org · 29/01/2025
ICYMI! Love this interview with @amiewhittemore.bsky.social about her newest collection, NEST OF MATCHES. 🪹
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Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 14/01/2025
If you love this poem, do I have a podcast episode for you this morning: share.transistor.fm/s/05f5c3ef
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Abbie Kiefer (Of the Minor, a Poet's Work Vs. Productivity, and the Poem's Record-Keeping of Ordinary Life) | Of Poetry Podcast | Episode 65
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Chloe Yelena Miller @chloeyelenamiller.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
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/...
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 13/01/2025
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...
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Online Poetry & Writing Workshops, Classes, & Courses | Poetry Barn
Poetry Barn offers MFA-level workshops for creative writers.
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Amie Whittemore (she/her) @amiewhittemore.bsky.social · 17/12/2024
Feels good to make this my first note in this blue sky. Thanks @brownbaglit.bsky.social for giving this interview a home!
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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 14/11/2024
May Swenson, with found annotation
UNTITLED

I will be earth you be the flower
You have found my root you are the rain
I will be boat and you the rower
You rock you toss me you are the sea
How be steady earth that’s now a flood
The root’s the oar’s afloat where’s blown our bud
We will be desert pure salt the seed
Burn radiant sex born scorpion need
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Bluestem @bluestemmag.bsky.social · 11/11/2024
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.
A sparkly graphic with either snow or twinkling lights in the background that reads "Lions in Winter January 29 & 30, 2025 Doudna Concert Hall." Below the text are the three headshots of our featured writers. In the bottom right corner, text reads, "Craft talks, readings, open mic and more!"
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