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Cynthia Manick

@cmanick.bsky.social

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Poet, Editor, & Curator 📙No Sweet Without Brine (HarperCollins-Amistad, 2023) 🚀The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, & Superhero Poetry (Blair Publisher, 2021) 🙌Blue Hallelujahs (Black Lawrence Press, 2016) www.cynthiamanick.com

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 28/05/2026

I’m excited to be a part of the 12th annual Bay Area Book Fest this year! I’ll be speaking on #NoSweetWithoutBrine via @amistadbooks.bsky.social 🔥Sunday 5/31, 4pm on the Poetry Stage in Downtown Berkeley #BABF2026. If you're in Cali, I'd love to see you!💫

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 11/05/2026

I’m thrilled to announce that I will be speaking at the 2026 #GaithersburgBookFestival on May 16! I'll be there w/ #nosweetwithoutbrine via Amistad Books, and doing a panel at 2:15pm. Hope to see you there! gburg.md/GBF #GBF2026 #BookFestival

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 05/11/2025

Come thru, Sat. 11/8 5pm for No, Dear (Re)Present Reading Series. Each reader will give flowers 💐to a NY voice that has passed but also left their mark on our poetry💫The event is free & we'd love to see you! tinyurl.com/52spcbw3 @robleswrites.bsky.social @sashabursh.bsky.social #nycpoetryreading

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 17/10/2025

This poem was hard to write, but one I'm so proud of! #poetry #writingcommunity #mentalhealth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity

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Futurepoem @futurepoem.bsky.social · 14/08/2025

Next Wednesday 8/20 at @phbookstores.bsky.social a salon style evening of poetry and jazz @clmporg.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 03/07/2025

@blairpub.bsky.social & I are proud to announce the ⭐️ Polaris Poetry Series!⭐️ Featuring collections of Afrofuturistic and Afrofuturism-adjacent poetry! Submission is open for the month of July! #bookpublishing #poetrybooks #afrofuturism #opensubmissions #writers #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 26/06/2025

Happening tomorrow at Word Up bookstore @7pm tinyurl.com/yc6mrkac We'll be celebrating the lovely Nadia Alexis & her collection Beyond the Watershed!⭐ #nadiaalexis #nycbooklaunch #wordupbooks #cynthiamanick #debutpoetrybook #poetrylovers #blackwomenpoets #washingtonheights #harlem #buyblackbooks

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 22/03/2025

Official ⏰to #AWP25 in LA😍 I'll be signing copies of #nosweetwithoutbrine via @poetshouse.bsky.social, supporting @stevenleyva.bsky.social new collection, & doing a panel on writing about the body. Come through for a hug, head nod, or shared space! linktr.ee/cmanick #poetrycommunity #writingcommunty

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Steven Leyva @stevenleyva.bsky.social · 19/03/2025

And AWP we got the freshest poems and the lit 🔥 experimental music 🎼, to make your Friday night hype. Come out 3/28, 7pm and celebrate the west coast launch of my book THE OPPOSITE OF CRUELTY, published by @blairpub.bsky.social

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Cynthia Manick @cmanick.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

Big thanks to @penamerica.bsky.social for listing #nosweetwithoutbrine as one of their #blackhistorymonth #poetry reads! pen.org/black-histor... I'm in honored company 📚⭐

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Our Favorite Reads for Black History Month

In honor of Black History Month, PEN America staff selected some of our favorite titles from Black authors. Whether you’re hoping to celebrate literature’s greats or find Black history month books for...

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