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Our second poetry anthology “What We Hold On To: Poems of Coping, Connection, and Carrying On” is now available to read or download for free at: thechaossectionpoetryproject.com/wh…

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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 3h
Steve Babb Caged share.google/PGlAISd5UfMl... "The seconds and the seasons multiply But she stays mired in eternal now And zeroed out at midnight’s stroke And it’s always midwinter in the cockles of her heart" #poetry #booksky #immigration #detentioncenter #NoKings #ICE #Trump #VOTE
Original poem by Steve Babb
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Eileen McCluskey What You Can Do For Me share.google/awqC9RlmXbrY... "You can walk our streets, watching for them. You may know them by their masks, or their guns. You can remind me of the hotline number, and of the rights I am still supposed to have." #poetry #NoKings #booksky #immigration
Original poem by Eileen McCluskey
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 05/10/2026
Meghan Woodward Coda share.google/7MtoojPMPwUU... "It all culminates in this, masked faces grabbing brown people because they do jobs we want but won’t ever do; Then magically, wands in the wind, industries get exceptions because capitalism Trumps humanity— greed always wins" #poetry #booksky
Original poem by Meghan Woodward
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Chad Parenteau There’s Options share.google/t1cVdyU2ykx0... "All orders are clear and never wrong. And if any orders seem to contradict, then do them in the order heard, give in to confusion then collapse." #poetry #booksky #books #immigration #ICE #NoKings
Original poem by Chad Parenteau
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 04/10/2026
Michelle DeRose Morning Ghosts share.google/GeoZ7ZNJqtT6... "Five-dollar breakfast on a plastic tray. A dark-eyed family slips into the booth behind, whispers in Spanish, mutes even the crinkles unwrapping their muffins." #poetry #booksky #books #immigration #ICE #NoKings
Original poem by Michelle DeRose
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 02/10/2026
Delores Gilmore Donde esta Eduardo? Yo no se share.google/gVMxlJWE1Kmp... "Fear tastes like Cotton candy strawberries Rotting in the fields After the raid Fear tastes like Salty tears and Empty fruit stands At the farmers market Donde esta Eduardo? Yo no se" #poetry #immigration #books #NoKings
Original poem by Delores Gilmore
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Nick received the paperback proof today!!! Keep an eye out for us to announce when those are ready for folks who would like one. #poetry #chapbook #booksky #ICE #immigration #NoKings
Paperback proof of Uprooted
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
Julissa R. Yael Weissburg share.google/QIFXQIXpGQrM... "That day outside the courtroom when you fell into my arms ... I didn’t realize how quickly I’d come to love you, in our broken sentences, our tightly held hands, our reassuring touch when we ran out of words." #poetry #LaPoesía #immigration
Original poem by R.Yael Weissburg
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
The Interpreter R. Yael Weissburg share.google/HaZe18h6UBg6... "What is it like, I wonder, to know someone’s fate before they do? To translate their future into existence? To be its messenger?" #poetry #LaPoesía #chapbook #immigration #ICE #NoKings #booksky
Original poem by R. Yael Weissburg
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 29/09/2026
R. Yael Weissburg In Seminerio’s Courtroom "I wonder, how did his people arrive here? From Mexico? Ecuador? Peru? Did they come on Spanish ships, preaching Christ? Did his grandmother, young and pregnant, also flee violent men?" #poetry #LaPoesía #chapbook #immigration #NoKings #vote #booksky
Original poem by R. Yael Weissburg
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Espejo Roto / Broken Mirror Sofía Reyes "mis papeles dicen que existo, que soy real pero el miedo no sabe leer, no pide documentos" ... "my papers say I exist that I am real but fear doesn’t know how to read doesn’t ask for documents" share.google/GCmdeZg4BFlv... #Poetry #LaPoesía
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
Keep an eye out for our #paperback copies to drop online and in #bookstores soon, but in the meantime please take a look at our free online version - and don't forget to #VOTE!!! #books #poetry #booksky #writing #protest #NoKings #resist #ICE #Trump #FDT #immigration #ReneeNicoleGood #AlexPretti
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“Uprooted: Poems of Resistance, Witness, and Survival” is now live
Uprooted: Poems of Resistance, Witness, and Survival is now available to read free on the site. It’s our third collection, and it gathers poets writing about ICE enforcement and immigration o…
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 28/09/2026
#BlueSky, the third Chaos Section Poetry Project #chapbook has launched online, free to #read. This timely and deeply moving #anthology is dedicated to all of those harmed by police brutality during the #Trump administration. We hope you'll take a look. And VOTE!!! #booksky #poetry #vote #NoKings
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Uprooted: Poems of Resistance, Witness, and Survival
Uprooted: Poems of Resistance, Witness, and Survival gathers poets writing about ICE enforcement and immigration overreach. Read free online or download the PDF.
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God @thegodshow.com · 27/09/2026
Thou shalt not use tax dollars to pay for fascist commercials.
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 24/09/2026
We just received the custom painting for the third book's cover from Bonner Fowles and WOW! It's stunning and meaningful. We are so excited to share it with you all very soon. #art #poetry #books #booksky #publishing
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 23/09/2026
Hello, #BlueSky! Just wanted to update you all on our third poetry chapbook. We are in the final stages of edits and hope to publish the online copy within a week or so. Stay tuned and keep resisting 💪 #poetry #chapbook #publication #BookSky #book #ImmigrationEnforcement #ICE #fascism #trump
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James Talarico @jamestalarico.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
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ScubaSuzyQ💙🦋 @susanmcgraw88.bsky.social · 19/09/2026
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No Kings Vote Early
Find An Event Near You
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/09/2026
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 15/09/2026
Hello, Chaos Section Poetry Project authors! Please check your inbox for book proofs. We need your requests for changes by evening on Sunday, September 20th. We are near the finish line and so excited to share this timely and powerful anthology.
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Bernie Sanders: Alixx Attention Seeker Meme
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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 06/09/2026
Okay, friends, I need some inspiration for an epigraph for the beginning of our next Chaos Section chapbook. The theme is immigration enforcement brutality. Any quotes that you love that speaks to this? @nickallison80.bsky.social
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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 03/09/2026
L.E. Bowman shared this this morning in honor of Gloria Steinem 👊 💪 Many good eggs leaving the earth lately. #poetry #LEBowman #Steinem #GloriaSteinem
Poem by L.E. Bowman
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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 31/08/2026
@hspf.bsky.social shared this on Facebook, and it's too good to not share! I spot @kaicoggin.bsky.social!
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 27/08/2026
Hi, friends!! Nick and I have both done our first passes on the book and will be reaching out to authors soon to proof their poems. Keep an eye on your mailboxes! We are still aiming to publish before midterms in November 🤞
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You've Got Mail - Email Notification Graphic
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
Hi, everyone! Nick has been hard at work on the first steps of this next book and has passed it to me for review and edits. We are chugging along in the editorial process and are so excited to see it come together and to share soon. Sending you all love and light.
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Funny Cat Types 'A's on Laptop
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Meanwhile in Indiana… @robertlandrumjr.bsky.social · 26/07/2026
It’s what dictators do. Even “wanna-be-never-was” versions.
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Jane Doe @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Thanks @mother-poet.bsky.social for the inspiration They scared! They should be state by state gaining momentum, state by state flipping progressive; They scared! They should be angry about hate angry about destruction, flip midterm elections They scared! They should be! #vss365 #poetry
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Nancy Levine Stearns @nancylevinestearns.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
This is what fighting fascism looks like.
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𝕖𝕔𝕜𝕤𝕥𝕖𝕚𝕟 ♬ @ecksteinish.bsky.social · 16/07/2026
#CurrentMood 💭
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 15/07/2026
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Snjex @snjex.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
www.versopolis.com/initiative/p... Mrtve matere žive majke / Umbilical Cord is a bilingual, experimental poetry project written in Slovenian and Croatian that explores the political, bodily, and collective dimensions of motherhood and womanhood in times of crisis.
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Mrtve matere žive majke / Umbilical Cord | Versopolis
Versopolis Review is a pan-European cultural and humanities magazine.
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𝙹*𝚊𝚍𝚘𝚛𝚎 𝙼𝚊𝚐𝚛𝚒𝚝𝚝𝚎 🍏 @artmyoldfriend.bsky.social · 06/07/2026
“Art is Resistance” ✊
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Jenn R-J @jennfel.bsky.social · 05/07/2026
on a metro packed end to end with cowardice alone she sits (A nod to Cheney Orr of Reuters) #SenryuSunday #Senryu
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🧙🏻‍♂️ Mark Sebring @msebring.bsky.social · 04/07/2026
My poem "An Atheist Perspective" has been selected by The Chaos Section Poetry Project for inclusion in their third poetry collection (Immigration Enforcement) to be published this fall. @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Aaaaand DONE! All emails have gone out.
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Nick and I are working on getting decision emails out today! Not sure if we will get them all out this afternoon, so do not panic if you don't hear from us yet. We will update everyone who sent something. Thanks for creating with us and for trusting us with your work ✨️ -Rachel
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Kevin from The Office Says Thank
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Nick Allison @nickallison80.bsky.social · 29/06/2026
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Out of Office: Two Months of Deliberate Political Ignorance
Nick Allison I’ve been on vacation for the past two months. It was only supposed to be one month when I planned it. In a country where paid vacation is perhaps the most coveted and least distribute…
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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
"It's hard, because you wanna do SOMETHING. And what can we do? And I, I guess... I asked myself that question and was like 'Well, I'm a singer. And people listen to what I say.'" "Love is strong. People, PEOPLE are powerful. We just gotta know, we gotta KNOW that."
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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 27/06/2026
Oh man. I am so beautifully emotional over this interview and the fact that we are doing such similar things with our art right now with such similar mindsets. If you listen to anything, let it be 12:50 to 14:50.
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Amy Lee of Evanescence on Authenticity, Purpose, and Why Music Still Matters | Full Interview
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 21/06/2026
Rachel here! I am reviewing submissions *tonight*. In true ADHD fashion, I missed our self-imposed deadline. Nick stayed up until 3am like a good editor a few weeks ago to review, and now I look bad ;-) Looking forward to reading y'alls wonderful work. We will be in touch soon!
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Plastic Surgery Beauty: Five Stars!
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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 11/06/2026
I thought I had already shared this, oh no! #Arkansas poets and artists: The second annual Hot Springs Poetry Festival is coming up in November. Submissions are open through September 1. AND they have a shiny new BlueSky account! Give 'em a follow! (Thanks for doing this, Samm!) @hspf.bsky.social
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Hi, everyone! Just a quick checkin: submissions are closed for our third chapbook, and we have started reviews. We hope to be in touch soon about decisions. In the meantime, keep resisting any way you can 🖊 ✍️ #poetry #fdt #protest #books
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Enough Is Enough Protest
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Rachel Armes-McLaughlin @mother-poet.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Evanescence out here using their platform like artists should right now. "This is for the ones who gather strength in silence It isn't over (It isn't over) This is for the ones who rise against your violence It isn't over (It isn't over)" ...."The power is ours." #fdt
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Evanescence - Sanctuary (Official Visualizer)
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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 05/06/2026
Trump found a new way to steal. The Trump administration is redirecting at least $90 million in National Park Service fee revenue to Washington, D.C. projects tied to this year’s July 4 and America 250 celebrations. According to published reports, that includes a $1.6 million fireworks
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Jane Doe @mwplovesmusic.bsky.social · 03/06/2026
victory by design! swindle and rob from the ignorant and poor while convincing them it’s struggling immigrants taking it all #vss365 #poetry
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 31/05/2026
Submissions close at the end of today, Central Standard Time! #poetry #chapbook #book #booksky #opencall #ImmigrationEnforcement #ICE #ICEOut #trump #politics #america
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WomenRiseUp2026 @womenriseup2026.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Abolish #ICE #Epstein #EpsteinFiles
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 26/05/2026
Calling all #writers: Less than one week left to send your #poetry on this book's theme of Immigration Enforcement Brutality. This is going to be a very powerful and emotional #book, and we are excited to build this with you all. -Closes May 31st- #NoKings #ICE #ICEOut #Trump #booksky #publishing
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Submissions Are Currently Open Theme: Immigration Enforcement / Immigration Enforcement Brutality Submission Deadline: May 2026 (or whenever we have enough submissions)Publication Date: Fall 2026 O…
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 17/05/2026
We have gotten some AMAZING poems for the upcoming #chapbook with the theme of #ImmigrationEnforcement. You still have a little time to send your poems, if you are interested! #poetry #poem #trump #fdt #booksky #writing #ICEOUT #politics #news
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The Chaos Section Poetry Project @chaossectionpoetry.bsky.social · 20/04/2026
We hope this call will reach anyone who has been #writing about #Immigration Enforcement under the #Trump administration. Not only do we want to see your work, we want to connect you with others and give a platform to your voice. #CallForSubmissions #poetry #ICE #fdt #NoKings #booksky #published
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