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Caitlin Conlon

@cgcpoems.bsky.social
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leo, award-winning poet, & buffalo bills fan. I wrote ‘Burning the Ghost Light’ and ‘The Surrender Theory.’ [she/her] linktr.ee/cgcpoems

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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 31/10/2025
tonight is a biblically accurate Halloween (cold & rainy & a lot of wind)
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 13/10/2025
I need Hot Ones to do a series with writers.
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 07/10/2025
I think there is no better feeling than the five minutes immediately following a long & painful headache. Just pure unadulterated bliss.
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haunted milk 🎃 @bagmilk.swifties.social · 27/09/2025
SUPPORT MY FRIEND 🫵🤨
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 27/09/2025
Friends! Family! Kind strangers! I’ll be reading poems & signing books at Rust Belt Books in Buffalo, NY, one week from today! Come celebrate my new poetry collection ‘Burning the Ghost Light’ with me :) *I’ll only be able to accept cash or venmo payments for books & merch at this venue!*
OCT. 4th

1-3 PM

RUST BELT BOOKS
415 Grant St
Buffalo, NY, 14213
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 18/09/2025
about to rehearse my setlist for Sunday🥲
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 14/09/2025
In case you missed it, my new book 'Burning the Ghost Light' is available now! I'm also going on tour this Fall! Come see me read poems if you're in/around Albany (NY), Buffalo (NY), Cleveland, (OH), or Ann Arbor (MI). More info can be found in the tour posters below!
SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1-3 PM

The Warbler Brewery
155 Delaware Ave
Delmar, NY, 12054OCTOBER 4TH, 1-3 PM

Rust Belt Books
415 Grant St
Buffalo, NY, 14213OCTOBER 5TH, 1-3 PM

Fireside Bookshop
29 N Franklin St
Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022OCTOBER 7TH, 6:30 PM

Literati Bookstore
124 E Washington St 
Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
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Molly Ringle @writermollyringle.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
Hurray, my upcoming novel is on @bookshop.org! Preorder there and benefit an indie bookseller.🥰 A runaway witch, a fae-cursed actor, and a traveling troupe—The Quicksand Theatre Company is a cozy, queer fantasy full of romance, rebellion, and joy. 🌈📚🪐📚💙 bookshop.org/p/books/quic...
bookshop.org
Quicksand Theatre Company
Check out Quicksand Theatre Company - <B>A runaway witch, a cursed actor, and a magical theatre troupe full of sequins and secrets&#8212;this cozy, queer fantasy takes the stage with romance, rebellio...
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I’m reading & signing books in New York, Ohio, & Michigan this Fall!! I hope you can come!!!
September 21st, 1-3PM at The Warbler Brewery, 155 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY, 12054.October 5th, 1-3PM, at Fireside Bookshop, 29 N Franklin St, Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022.October 7th, 6:30 PM, at Literati Bookstore, 124 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104.
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 24/07/2025
I fear South Park nailed it tonight 😭
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 22/06/2025
feeling very normal 😀 not at all anxious or stressed out about anything 😀
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
@aribcofer.com & I are thrilled to announce our next retreat, INTERROGATION, is happening this August in Grand Island, New York. FAQ & more are at this link!! www.unearthwritingretreats.com/interrogatio...
PRESENTED BY
UNEARTH WRITING RETREATS
YOU'RE INVITED TO THE
INTERROGATION
RETREAT
AUGUST 15-17,
2025
GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK AT THE ALT NATURE PRESERVE & CENTER
JOIN US FOR POETRY WORKSHOPS, LIVELY DISCUSSIONS, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, & MORE, WITH ARI B. COFER & CAITLIN CONLON
apply now at
unearthwritingretreats.comWhen a person sits down to write, there are familiar wells they tend to draw from. These wells are different for everyone, and can look like anything; your family history, the beautiful image you saw on your walk yesterday, or your fears for the future are all examples. But what happens when you allow yourself to sink down to the bottom of the well?
What would you find if you dug underneath?Welcome to the Interrogation Retreat, a retreat that challenges writers to interrogate where their poems are truly coming from and teaches how to bring the heart of their ideas to the surface. By the end of this three-day retreat, facilitated by Ari B.
Cofer and Caitlin Conlon, writers will leave with a greater understanding of why they write in the first place and how to engage with their own work in a meaningful way. If you're a writer that feels stuck in a rut, a writer looking to delve deeper into their craft, a writer looking to experiment and grow their work in a safe, supportive community, or a combination of the three, the Interrogation Retreat is for you.picture of ari & caitlin :)
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 12/05/2025
I'm so happy & excited to announce that my sophomore poetry collection, Burning The Ghost Light, is officially available to preorder!! I'll link my publisher below, but you can preorder through any indie bookstore or online retailer--wherever you get your books! :) (1/3)
graphic with the cover of BURNING THE GHOST LIGHT by Caitlin Conlon. arrows come out from the book and point to these bits of text:

poems about complicated family relationships, grief, romantic love, self-discovery, and, most of all, performance

genre-bending
(primarily poetry, but includes theatrical references &
formatting, as well as some dialogue between characters)

narrative is told through four characters
(THE MOTHER, THE FATHER, THE LOVER, and THE SELF)

now available to preorder through simon & schuster, bookshop, barnes & noble, & anywhere else you buy books :)
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 05/05/2025
my most delusional opinion is that I could handle the hot ones wings
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Satan @thedevil.bsky.social · 29/04/2025
happy bruno mars staring at pete wentz day to all who celebrate
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
If you were planning on preordering my book through Barnes & Noble, today is the last day to take advantage of their 25% off sale!! www.barnesandnoble.com/w/burning-th...
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INCLUDES eBOOKS &
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*Online only. See page for details. Ends 4/25
Premium Members Save 10%
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 25/04/2025
can’t stop thinking about this
Doctor Doofenshmirtz meme, which I’ve edited to say “If I had a nickel for every time Hozier showed up while I’m seeing Lucy Dacus live I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.”
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silas denver 🍎 @sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 22/04/2025
happy lesbian visibility week!! 🧡🤍🩷
[image ID: a grayscale sticker design surrounded by a dark outline. Large text on the left reads “you could learn a lot from a lesbian.” On the right are several different intricately shaded drawings, including a hammer, a tall black boot, a heart-shaped lollipop, several connected carabiners, two cherries with their stems tied in a heart-shaped knot, an open metal lighter, a keychain, an apple neatly sliced in half, a bouquet of flowers, a heart-shaped lock and key, and a butterfly wing. All these items are surrounded by a variety of little drawn stars. end ID.]
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 21/04/2025
y’all this movie is so good
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 12/04/2025
so so excited to reveal the cover to my upcoming poetry collection!!!! I love it so much!!!!
The cover of Burning The Ghost Light by Caitlin Conlon. We are on stage, looking out at an audience of empty chairs. One ghost light burns on the stage. The colors are yellow, brown, and orange-toned.
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Bits @bitshammer.bsky.social · 11/04/2025
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Brendel @brendelbored.bsky.social · 10/04/2025
Kurt Vonnegut man
Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope:
"Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man.
You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet?
And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope.
I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by.
And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around
And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around.
And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."
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Abigail E. Penner @abigailepenner.bsky.social · 27/03/2025
I want to stay under water just long enough to drown out the noise
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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/03/2025
KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN. ☎️: (202) 224-3121 Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid. The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING. Call retiring Senators too!
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Ceej @ceejoyner.bsky.social · 07/03/2025
joke's on you I DID 'go cry about it' and compassion has made me more powerful
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Abigail E. Penner @abigailepenner.bsky.social · 05/03/2025
We are all trying to get somewhere, doesn’t matter how you get there.
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 02/03/2025
I’d argue that Challengers could not have existed without this coming before it.
Chad and Ryan during the baseball scene in High School Musical 2.
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Siobhan Thompson @vornietom.bsky.social · 01/03/2025
I personally consider the boycott a success because it was a baby practice action for people who have never done that before. People got on board! They got to feel what it was like! It was easy! And when they get asked to do something next, they’ll have an experience to build off of.
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rax ‘levon honkers’ king @raxkingisdead.bsky.social · 24/02/2025
tweet by lichthauch: your ancestors didn't have therapy. they had forests, mountains, deserts and oceans.
(‘forests, mountains, deserts, and oceans’ is crossed out and replaced with ‘alcoholism’)
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 14/02/2025
having to take one tum per each beer I drink is so embarrassing
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 13/02/2025
I sent out a newsletter today about the act of letter-writing, & pen pals. You can read it here🫶 open.substack.com/pub/cgcpoems...
open.substack.com
The Death of The Pen Pal
& a very exciting announcement!!!
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victoria zeller🫛 (RISEBALL, summer ‘27) @dirtbagqueer.rocks · 12/02/2025
how did saquon barkley say this into a microphone before travis kelce did
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ari b. cofer @aribcofer.com · 12/02/2025
apply!!!
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
@aribcofer.com & I are thrilled to announce our next retreat, INTERROGATION, is happening this August in Grand Island, New York. FAQ & more are at this link!! www.unearthwritingretreats.com/interrogatio...
PRESENTED BY
UNEARTH WRITING RETREATS
YOU'RE INVITED TO THE
INTERROGATION
RETREAT
AUGUST 15-17,
2025
GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK AT THE ALT NATURE PRESERVE & CENTER
JOIN US FOR POETRY WORKSHOPS, LIVELY DISCUSSIONS, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, & MORE, WITH ARI B. COFER & CAITLIN CONLON
apply now at
unearthwritingretreats.comWhen a person sits down to write, there are familiar wells they tend to draw from. These wells are different for everyone, and can look like anything; your family history, the beautiful image you saw on your walk yesterday, or your fears for the future are all examples. But what happens when you allow yourself to sink down to the bottom of the well?
What would you find if you dug underneath?Welcome to the Interrogation Retreat, a retreat that challenges writers to interrogate where their poems are truly coming from and teaches how to bring the heart of their ideas to the surface. By the end of this three-day retreat, facilitated by Ari B.
Cofer and Caitlin Conlon, writers will leave with a greater understanding of why they write in the first place and how to engage with their own work in a meaningful way. If you're a writer that feels stuck in a rut, a writer looking to delve deeper into their craft, a writer looking to experiment and grow their work in a safe, supportive community, or a combination of the three, the Interrogation Retreat is for you.picture of ari & caitlin :)
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maura quint @mauraquint.bsky.social · 10/02/2025
thank you to Kendrick and the Eagles for making terrible people angry tonight
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Ben Collins @bencollins.bsky.social · 08/02/2025
Deleted a skeet because everyone underneath it was yelling at each other. Anyway, I liked the movie Flow a lot and think it should've been in the Best Picture discussion. Anti-capybara bias from the Academy as usual.
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
the more writing workshops I put together, the more I realize that there’s truly a Sharon Olds poem for every situation
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
wish I was 13 & on club penguin rn
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silas denver 🍎 @sweatermuppet.bsky.social · 06/02/2025
repost from nov 2022
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Britton Peele @brittonpeele.com · 01/02/2025
If, for various reasons, you find yourself with a tighter budget in the coming months/years (or just want to save/invest as much as possible), remember to take full advantage of your local library — and not just for books.
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JEFF @jeffisrael.bsky.social · 02/02/2025
The first Senators to actually do anything about the Trump admin
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It’s Jenn! 🇵🇸 @singing-kitsune.bsky.social · 01/02/2025
Langston Hughes

“NOTE TO ALL NAZIS FASCISTS AND KLANSMEN” 

You delight,

So it would seem,

At making mince- meat of my dream.

If you keep on,

Before you’re through,

I’ll make mince- meat

Out of you.
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Chelsea Parlett @chelseaparlett.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
Let’s give libraries more money
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Emily Austin @emilyraustin.bsky.social · 28/01/2025
My new book WE COULD BE RATS is out today 💗🙂🐀 www.emilyaustinauthor.com/order-we-cou...
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
afc championship vibes
Meme with a countdown to kms, then postponed, then back on.
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ArtButMakeItSports @artbutmakeitsports.bsky.social · 27/01/2025
The Martyrdom of Saint James, by Francisco de Zurbarán, 1640
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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · 26/01/2025
This poem of mine came out at the end of 2023 with “midsummer magazine." I've been thinking a lot about my teenage self lately, who she could've been if she wasn't so self-conscious. In some ways, l've spent my whole life trying to be seen (something I explore a lot in my upcoming book, lol).
COOL GIRLS
Caitlin Conlon

Angie takes her shirt off in Molly's bedroom and because I'm sixteen and avoiding mirrors, I take mine off too. I've never been kissed and I think being cool will solve all my problems. Cool Girls take their shirts off at parties. Cool Girls don't think, they reflect. As we compare ourselves I wait to feel something and am still waiting.
Molly keeps
her flesh-colored bra on but, in the spirit of being a Cool Girl, slides the right cup over with her fingers to reveal one mound. I'm trying not to look for too long at anyone's chest but I've never seen bare bodies that weren't mine in person, before. I'm moonlighting as a wildlife explorer, glancing between skins, my heart a feral animal growling above my abdomen.
There's so much anxiety scratching
at my
ribcage, adolescent grievances begging to be let out of my mouth but, right now, what's important to the Cool Girls is that 1 have the biggest arcolas. Angie points this out, not unkindly. She doesn't use the word arcolas, though. She says nipples. As a teeanger you hardly have the language to say how you hurt, let alone identify your biology. Later that night, alone in the bathroom, I lift up my cotton pajama top and examine my breasts with gentle hands. Squeezing, and tugging.
Imagining how it might feel to be touched, noticed, with purpose. Do I have to like my body to live with it?
The truth is that sometimes, even now, in the middle of the night, I wake from a dream and think I'm still there.
Standing breathless in a hushed room, begging everyone there to see me.
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taylor swift lyrics @tswiftlyrics.swifties.social · 25/01/2025
Black text on white background reading: If you want to tear my world apart, just say you've always wondered.
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Simeon Berry @simeonberry.bsky.social · 25/01/2025
“Driving out of town, I see him crossing / the Brooks Pharmacy parking lot, and remember // how he would drop to his knees in the kitchen / and press his face to my dress” —Marie Howe, “Separation”
SEPARATION. Driving out of town, I see him crossing the Brooks Pharmacy parking lot, and remember how he would drop to his knees in the kitchen and press his face to my dress, his cheek flat against my belly as if he were listening for something. Somebody might be waiting for coffee in the living room, someone might be setting the dining room table, he’d place his face under my dress and press his cheek against my belly and kneel there, without saying anything. How is it possible that I am allowed to see him like this—walking quickly by the glass windows?—what he wears in the world without me, his hands swinging by his side, his cock quiet in his jeans, his shirt covering his shoulders, his own tongue in his mouth. Marie Howe.
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