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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

A heartfelt thank you to my church family at First Presbyterian Church Elizabethton for supporting me, my poetry & Spoonful of Gravity! Your love and encouragement mean so much to me. I’m grateful to be part of FPCE! #FPCE #CurtisCarmen #SpoonfulOfGravity #PoetryCommunity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🍂 Autumn invites us to slow down & reflect. 🍂 Spoonful of Gravity explores faith, identity, love, loss, resilience & survival—the seasons we carry within us... Signed copies: $30. DM me to order. Allow 30 days for delivery. #SpoonfulOfGravity #CurtisCarmen #FallReading #Poetry #PoetryCommunity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Thank you to the Kingsport Public Library for having me for TWO book events at the library at the mall! Special thanks to Kate Woodworth! Thanks so much for all you do for local authors. I really appreciate it! #CurtisCarmen #LocalAuthors #SpoonfulOfGravity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

🍂 🍁Happy October from Curtis Carmen Poetry! 🍁🍂 Hey, everyone! May this month bring crisp autumn air, brilliant leaves, quiet moments, inspiration & a little poetry along the way! 🎃Happy, October! 🎃 🎃🍂 🍁🎃🍂 🍁🎃🍂 🍁 #CurtisCarmenPoetry #HappyOctober #Autumn #Fall #PoetryCommunity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

I've taken some time to focus on my family and friends. Thanks to everyone for the prayers and thoughts for my family in the time of loss of a friend and 2 cousins. It's been a difficult year since before and after mom's death.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 06/06/2026

Please go out to Mr. K's Books in Johnson City to support my friend, Aubrie Abernethy! She will be selling her book, "Finding Peace in the Promise." It chronicles her amazing journey! Thanks, everyone. Sending peace and love. #LocalAuthor #TN #JohnsonCity #AubrieAbernethy #Book

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

🌌 The journey continues… Spoonful of Gravity returns for another signing. 📅 April 14, 2026 📍 Fort Henry Library 🕛 12–4 PM If you missed the first one… here’s your moment! Thanks! Thanks, Curtis #SpoonfulOfGravity #BookSigning #Kingsport #LocalAuthor #Poetry

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 09/04/2026

Say no to genocide. This is not who we are. Come on, people, America is better than this.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

#NOKINGS Happy No Kings Protest Day III, everyone. With you in spirit!

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 28/03/2026

Here's a short video introducing Mrs. Wanda, who is courageously fighting lung cancer. She’s going through chemotherapy & radiation. She’s also living in extremely difficult conditions. Please, please share. 🎥 Video: www.youtube.com/watch?v=vFNF... 🔗 GoFundMe: www.gofundme.com/f/help-wanda...

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Donate to Help Wanda Fight Cancer & Find Safe Housing, organized by Curtis Davis

Wanda, our sweet friend and neighbor, is courageously battling lung cancer. … Curtis Davis needs your support for Help Wanda Fight Cancer & Find Safe Housing

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Mrs. Wanda's fighting lung cancer—chemo, radiation, severe headaches from treatments & now spots on her liver. She’s also living w/o a working shower or bath. No one should have to face that while fighting for their life. Please support or share: 🔗 www.gofundme.com/f/help-wanda... #LungCancer

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Donate to Help Wanda Fight Cancer & Find Safe Housing, organized by Curtis Davis

Wanda, our sweet friend and neighbor, is courageously battling lung cancer… Curtis Davis needs your support for Help Wanda Fight Cancer & Find Safe Housing

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 27/02/2026

Thanks so incredibly much to everyone who came to my book signing on Tuesday! It means so much! Thank you!!!

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

Years ago, I stood on Arthur’s Seat—the ancient volcanic summit overlooking Edinburgh—with the wind rushing past and the entire city spread below me. From that height, the world just felt immeasurable. #Poetry #SpoonfulOfGravity #PoetryBook #NewBook #LGBTQPoet #AppalachianVoices #SouthernWriter

AI generated image of a younger version of me looking at the stars and cosmos from the mountains.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

I didn’t yet know about the house fire—the rewriting. The weight life would carry. But I was small inside something vast—and I was still here. This month, I share Spoonful of Gravity. 🌌🥄🌌 #Poetry #SpoonfulOfGravity #PoetryBook #NewBook #LGBTQPoet #AppalachianVoices #SouthernWriter

AI Silhouette of a man with a pony tail (me when I was younger) looking out on a mountain side into the stars across the universe.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 19/02/2026

🌌 Another year under the same universe. 🌌 Years ago I climbed Arthur’s Seat above Edinburgh. From that summit, the world felt ancient and immense. That moment became my poem “Universe.” 🌌🥄🌌 #Poetry #SpoonfulOfGravity #PoetryBook #NewBook #LGBTQPoet #AppalachianVoices #SouthernWriter

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 05/02/2026

Please join me for my upcoming book signing on February 24th at the library at Fort Henry Mall from Noon to 4 pm (with the possibility of it being extended til 5:30 p.m.) I'm happy to announce that Spoonful of Gravity was completed on December 13th 2025. Hope to see you there!

Poster for Spoonful of Gravity book signing at the library at Fort Henry Mall from Noon to 4 pm (with the possibility of it being extended til 5:30 p.m.) Woman holding a book. Cosmos background with purple swirls.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Inhumane conditions exist inside detention facilities with delayed medical care & delayed water. Lives lost: Chaofeng Ge, Nhon Ngoc Nguyen, Tien Xuan Phan, Kaiyin Wong, Huabing Xie, and Shiraz Fatehali Sachwani. 🔗 facebook.com/StopAAPIHate... #EndICEViolence #SayTheirNames #WorldwideSolidarity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

2025 marked the deadliest year in decades for people held in ICE custody — at least 32 lives lost as detention numbers soared and oversight collapsed. www.facebook.com/StopAAPIHate... #EndICEViolence #HumanRights #WorldwideSolidarity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

This report matters — and it predates the current violence. Oversight groups warned what would happen if care was reduced instead of improved. #EndICEViolence #HumanRights #WorldwideSolidarity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Remembering Renee Nicole Good — a mother, writer, & poet whose life was taken by a federal ICE officer in Minneapolis. Her kindness & courage mattered. We honor her memory & call for accountability & justice in the face of state violence. #JusticeForReneeGood #EndICEViolence #WorldwideSolidarity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 26/01/2026

Remembering Alex Pretti — an ICU nurse, community member, and compassionate soul who lost his life during an ICE operation. His death is a wound carried by many, and a call to stand for dignity, justice, and humanity. #JusticeForAlexPretti #EndICEViolence #InMemoriam #WorldWidesolodarity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Thinking about the people of Minneapolis and standing in solidarity with them. Sending prayers and peace. #YouAreNotAlone #Solidarity

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

Happy Martin Luther King Jr Day!

MLK Quote graphic: "Injustice anywhere is a threat to justice everywhere."

MLK Quote Graphic with purple blgrd against black and white photo of MLK: "Life's most persistent and urgent question is: what are you doing for others?"

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

I'm not live, I was just testing a new beta feature in Bluesky.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 20/01/2026

It was a rocky year-end for 2025 and a rocky start to 2026. The holidays were devastating without mom and my Uncle Jack. I spent them mostly alone or quarantined. After losing my mother, and switching jobs, I ended up battling different ailments & apartment problems. I hope to feel much better soon.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 06/08/2025

I'm in a tough spot after an emergency trip to care for my mom. I need help to stay housed and keep my cats safe. Any support matters, even sharing means the world. www.gofundme.com/f/help-curti...

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Donate to Help Curtis Catch Up After Family Emergency, organized by Curtis Davis

Help Curtis Stay Housed, Stay Connected & Keep His Cats Safe Hi, my name … Curtis Davis needs your support for Help Curtis Catch Up After Family Emergency

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

The 14th Amendment and Due Process are super important tenets of our democratic republic, and the current administration is violating them.

The 14th Amendment: " graphic with ripped parchment or handmade paper with the shadow of a tree and blooms. "Guarantees that anyone born in the USA is a US citizen." Ratified in 1868!

2025: Due Process protects everyone is the USA-including non non-citizens. Learn what's at stake as policies threaten this constitutional right. "If one group has no due process. No one has due process." 5th and 14th Amendments of the US Constitution.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🦋 Bluesky: The Latest Poetry Video: Thoughts on a Butterfly A soft meditation on life, beauty & mortality through the lens of a butterfly—fragile, beautiful & meaningful. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=5IaJ... #CurtisCarmenPoetry #ThoughtsOnAButterfly #PoetryCommunity #LGBTQPoet #ButterflyPoem

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🦋🌿 Thoughts on a Butterfly | Curtis Carmen Poetry 🌿🦋

YouTube video by Curtis Carmen

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 23/07/2025

🩸🌕 Latest Video on the Curtis Carmen Poetry Channel! Under the blood moon on May 23, I filmed the sky—then was reminded of something terrifying inside. Watch now: www.youtube.com/watch?v=4CjO... #BloodMoon #NineLives #NearMiss #Raffscryer

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The Door to Nowhere, the Blood Moon Eclipse and Raffscryer

YouTube video by Curtis Carmen

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Check out everything else and the haikus and my latest piece of art over at my Buy Me a Coffee page. Thanks! Hopefully I can figure out how to schedule these posts soon. buymeacoffee.com/curtiscarmen...

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The Journey of Heroes V2 — Curtis

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Disclaimer: The Journey of Heroes was a haiku written in 2016. Definitely nothing to do with politics now.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

⚔️🌌The Journey of Heroes Sometimes we set out without knowing the road… My haiku, The Journey of Heroes, explores courage, cosmic wonder, and the quiet truths found between each step. 👉 buymeacoffee.com/curtiscarmen #JourneyOfHeroes #HaikuSeries #CurtisCarmenPoetry #PoetryCommunity #BlueSkyPoets

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

🌱🦋 Untitled Haiku #3 A meditation on growth, rebirth, and the invisible threads between us: A small poem for a season of returning. 🖋️ More at: 👉 buymeacoffee.com/curtiscarmen #SpringPoetry #Haiku #CurtisCarmenPoetry #UntitledHaiku3 #BlueSkyPoets buymeacoffee.com/curtiscarmen...

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Untitled Haiku #3 by Curtis Davis — Curtis

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Dragonflies in an Amethyst Dusk: 3 dragonflies drift across a violet-lit forest at sunset—a meditation on transformation, stillness & the fading light. 🌌🦋 🖼️ Read more & support #PoetryArt #Dragonflies #NaturePoetry #CurtisCarmen #ArtWithSoul #AmethystDusk #BuyMeACoffee

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

I posted a rant on FB on the 4th about where things are headed in the country but I don't think a lot of people are listening. I think I'm going to start celebrating Canada Day every year. Forget the 4th of July! Til Amerikkka becomes America again.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 22/07/2025

Wow! This issue had so much good stuff! Chris Claremont is phenomenal!

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Cascade PBS @cascadepbs.org · 18/07/2025

Thanks to all who have stood by us. Your continued support can make a difference. 💚 Visit CascadePBS.org/Donate to make a donation and support local public media today.

It's official: Federal funding for public media has been eliminated

This is a difficult moment. But we are not giving up.

Your support has never been more important. Please consider making a donation today.

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Uncommon Ephemera @uncommonephemera.org · 19/07/2025

Donations and patronage keep me able to save #filmstrips. We are way behind, and dangerously close to having to shut down. We aren't eligible for grants, and this is full-time work. Can you help us spread the word? uncommonephemera.org/donate #FilmPreservation #RetroMedia #LostMedia #VintageMedia

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Robert Reich @rbreich.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

ICE detained a veteran and U.S. citizen for three days. They didn’t let him contact his family or a lawyer. They didn’t let him change or shower. They didn’t give him a reason for his detention. Under this regime, no one is safe. apnews.com/article/us-a...

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Army veteran and US citizen arrested in California immigration raid warns it could happen to anyone

A U.S. Army veteran arrested during an immigration raid at a California marijuana farm says he was sprayed with tear gas and pepper spray before being dragged from his vehicle on his way to work.

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 18/07/2025

GoFundMe has started a Flood Relief 2025 Fund. Please donate to help the Texas flood victims. gofund.me/5eb5b1d9

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CurtisCarmen @curtiscarmen.bsky.social · 26/05/2025

This is sadly so true. Le sigh.

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ilovelibraries.bsky.social @ilovelibraries.bsky.social · 19/05/2025

Miriam Tuliao, marketing manager at Penguin Random House, is running 18 miles on Global Running Day to support future librarians of color through ALA’s Spectrum Scholarship. She’s swum around the Statue of Liberty, walked 32 miles, and more—all to open doors for the next generation. bit.ly/4jW1J6s

Librarian to Run 18 Miles to Raise Money for Diversity Scholarship. This is Miriam Tuliao's 18th consecutive year as an athlete fundraiser for the ALA Spectrum Scholarship Program, I Love Libraries, American Library Association. Photo of Miram Tuliao standing on a dock surrounded by water.

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