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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 26/10/2025

Honestly getting my sub into @havehashad.com in time is its own rush

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Litbowl @litbowl.bsky.social · 16/07/2025

From @victoriachang.bsky.social's book, The Trees Witness Everything: bit.ly/treeswitness #poem #booksky #writing

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n+1 @nplusonemag.com · 28/05/2025

“We are what makes Barnard, and you have chosen to abandon us.” New online: a speech by Tali Beckwith-Cohen, written for a disciplinary conduct meeting at Barnard College, where she was charged for participating in anti-ICE demonstrations. www.nplusonemag.com/online-only/...

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Your Best and Brightest | Tali Beckwith-Cohen

We run clubs, we start projects, we advocate for ourselves and for fellow students. We have watched the most documented genocide in history play out, have watched our international friends be targeted...

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HAD @havehashad.com · 23/04/2025

🚨🚨 Submission Call Time! 🚨🚨 We're going to be open for submissions for ONE HOUR... late tonight/early tomorrow morning! shoutout the night owls, the early risers, but maybe most of all, the int'l peeps! this link will be live between 4am and 5am ET havehashad.submittable.com/submit/32629...

Submissions will open for one full hour, so insofar as you're racing, you're doing so against the clock rather than each other.

BUT. We're HAD, so we gotta mix it up.

Let's make that hour middle of the night! (At least for me here on the east coast. And, really most of us in the US.) Y'all gotta stay up late, or wake up early, or wake up in the middle of the night just to prove to us you love us, or be international (I hope this time works for the international skullers?).

Which is all to say...
Submissions will be Thursday, April 24, 4am – 5am ET.

A few specifics:
No theme
600 words max
Any/all genre ok
For poems and reeeeal short stuff, you can send two, but make 'em short!

You (probably, hopefully) know the deal.I am going to try to get through as many as possible, as fast as possible, but its a timed call rather than quantity so I have no idea how many I'll get, so getting through everything might spill over into the next day or two... or longer? We'll see!

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Donna Vorreyer @djvorreyer.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

I would love to see some of you here! I love the poems in this workshop, and I've been told that previous, much shorter versions of it have yielded some published poems by attendees. Only $35 for 3 hours of discussion, notes, prompts, and generative work.

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sarah clark (they) @sarahclark.bsky.social · 28/03/2025

Urgent Mutual Aid Ask! An ANMLY team member became unhoused last December. He's finally secured a safe place to live, but needs help with his security deposit GFM is too slow & we don't want him to lose this opportunity. His shelter shuts down at the end of the month! Goal: $700 Venmo: JLMoultrie

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Ben Kline @benkline.bsky.social · 23/03/2025

sometimes, I just want to see if I can still be the poet who hangs the rhyme on the rims of their lines, rather than twisting the beats in breaths primed to express the peel, the oils like a man I don't want to see most of the time

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Joy-Ann Reid @joyannreid.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

The nature of a cult is that it will turn you against your own family. Your loved ones will cheer as you are led off to the camps because hurting even you is what is necessary to bring on the glorious nation. apnews.com/article/trum...

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Thrust into unemployment, axed federal workers face relatives who celebrate their firing

Scrambling to replace their health insurance and to find new work, some fired federal workers are running into another unexpected unpleasantry: Relatives cheering their job loss.

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NAWP @notatawp.bsky.social · 26/02/2025

Do you want to be a part of our 3rd annual poetry NAWP open mic??? Yeah you do! Fill out the form and we'll be in touch. Share with friends and please RT! forms.gle/U6svf9vDyzqh...

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NAWP Open Mic

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Oh, you can't spell problem without poem

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 17/03/2025

Always a joy to see @landrewhuffman.bsky.social pieces out in the world. They showed me this piece of few months back and it wows me just as much today! I think I've at least partly been writing towards this piece since I read it. Andrew is one of those friends I think I'm often writing towards!

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 15/03/2025

Thought I was going to write a short little poem tonight and wrote a long little poem

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

"all I’m looking for is a little piece of that worship you practice in the little hours"

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Growing up I used to have plenty of nightmares. Those dreams never really stopped but now they feel more like watching a suspense movie.

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 04/03/2025

Amusement parks and fairs are two of the most common settings for my dreams. I can think of maybe a dozen or so amusement park dreams in the last couple months. I think that vibe is often a bit forlorn but that could be more the feeling of waking up and wanting to be back in the park.

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Sequoia Nagamatsu @sequoian.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Sometimes being a creative writing prof is writing stuff like “Really loved this image!” Or “Keep going with this for a few more lines” to things like murder scenes 😂

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I love to see my love's books find their way two different corners! I love Jimena and love libraries! Hoping it finds its way to many more!

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

Most of my poems want to be ghost stories lately. Ghost stories. Ghost messages. Ghost parties. Ghost symposiums

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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 28/02/2025

A little less than a month until this reading!

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I need to resist reducing my mom to her death--both in my writing and my memory, which go hand in hand.

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 01/03/2025

I regret to report that I've broken my streak of going to sleep roughly the same time as my partner

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Lincoln Michel @thelincoln.bsky.social · 25/02/2025

Don't let anyone tell you that you can't live your dreams

News article with this passage highlighted: "who asked not to be identified because she has always wanted to be an anonymous source"

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Jolena_Texan @jolena.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

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Matt @mattferrel.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

I think about this a lot. Also don’t know if he’s dumb or lying and it doesn’t really matter

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

Letters went out to federal workers this morning stating they were fired due to poor performance. However, all employees had been rated as “exceptional” performers by their supervisors. Please keep these records and pursue wrongful termination claims. Let the lawsuits begin.

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Belle Gibson, Ruby Franke, and Amanda Riley will all have their lies, scams, and abusive actions dissected in television series and documentaries over the next several years, and I fear we won’t meaningfully address how whiteness works in this, and why they were able to get away with it for so long.

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 16/02/2025

The core of my canon are poets that are living and writing now. One thing I love about that is even as I try to learn from their work they're probably cooking something else I'll learn from down the line

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Molly Jong-Fast @mollyjongfast.bsky.social · 15/02/2025

Richest guy in the world is doing this

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Roxane Gay @roxanegay.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It’s so ridiculous to have two presidents especially when one is being cucked or whatever the kids are calling it these days.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

“MaYbe shE’s goiNg to be in TroUble nOw” Maybe he can learn to read. The Constitution would be a good place to start

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SassyMetisChick @sassymetischick.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

The Indigenous People of North America have decided to go back to calling the Gulf of Mexico, “Chalchiuhtlicueyecatl”. It is what the Nahuatl People originally called it as it is the domain of the goddess Chalchiuhtlicue, who is assoc w/water bodies, including the Gulf of Mexico.

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Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez @aoc.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

It is perfectly legal to know your rights and to educate others about them, too. EVERYONE in the United States, citizen or not, has rights. I will not allow this administration to intimidate us from helping you know about them. Here’s our shareable guide ⬇️: (pt. 1/2)

KNOW YOUR
RIGHTS
IN CASE OF ICE:
CONOCE TUS DERECHOS
EN CASO DE ENCUENTRO CON ICE:

DO NOT OPEN YOUR DOOR.
ICE cannot enter your home without a warrant signed by a judge.
Tell the agents to show you the warrant by sliding it under the door.
NO ABRAS TU PUERTA.
ICE no puede entrar a tu casa sin una orden firmada por un juez. Diles a los agentes que te muestren la orden deslizándola debajo de la puerta.

ASK THEM
TO LEAVE.
If ICE doesn't have a warrant, tell them you do not consent for them to enter your home and ask them to leave. At work, ICE cannot enter employee-only areas without permission.
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PÍDALES QUE SE VAYAN.
Si ICE no tiene una orden judicial, diles que no das tu consentimiento para que entren a tu casa y pídeles que se vayan. En el trabajo, ICE no puede ingresar a áreas exclusivas para empleados sin permiso.

REMAIN SILENT.
You have the right to remain silent.
If the agents ask you questions, tell them,
"I wish to remain silent."
PERMANECE EN SILENCIO.
Tienes derecho a permanecer en silencio.
Si los agentes te hacen preguntas, diles:
"Deseo permanecer en silencio".

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 14/02/2025

"What makes these poems especially tender... is the way in which Dillard’s sense of witness and connection with his family bears a preemptive energy, love often fearing its inevitable demise..." @susanlleary.bsky.social reviews @toddedillard.bsky.social's “Ragnarök at the Father-Daughter Dance”

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“I will show you how you can / make a sky out of anything”: A Review of Todd Dillard’s “Ragnarök at the Father-Daughter Dance”

Review by Susan L. Leary

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Greg Andree @gregandree71.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Got my first "Violating an Executive Order" and "I'll make sure you lose federal funding" parent threat today for teaching "DEI" books in our upcoming "Liberty and Justice" themed unit. Even in "Blue" Massachusetts we're dealing with this. Anyway, don't obey in advance, and don't obey later.

Book covers for: Hollow Fires by Samira Ahmed, The Poet X by Elizabeth Acevedo, The Many Half-Lived Lives of Sam Sylvester by Maya MacGregor, Just Mercy by Bryan Stevenson, Monster by Walter Dean Myers, To Kill A Mockingbird by Harper Lee.

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Oh how I miss my childhood park said at least half of my poems

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Growing is realizing which mentors don't hold up

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

Got in there! Whether I get a skull or not I'm proud to say I'm getting the hang of the extreme sport of submitting to a HAD call in time Also shout out to my Wi-Fi for cutting off immediately AFTER I got the submission confirmation! I won't forget I'm at your mercy

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Todd Dillard @toddedillard.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

If you’re not sure how to write a love poem just write a description of a beautiful car and the music that’s playing on the radio and how smooth the road has been and then end it with “I am so grateful / you’ve put me in the trunk”

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Donna Vorreyer @djvorreyer.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

@fahmidanjournal.bsky.social has created a series of spring workshops, & I'll be teaching a 3-hour class on The Sacred and the Profane: Blending the Everyday and the Spiritual in Writing. Both discussion-based and generative, the course is on April 26 for only $35! www.fahmidan.net/fahmidan-edu...

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Fahmidan Education | Fahmidan Journal

Rooted in Fahmidan’s desire to spread knowledge and literary excellence, Fahmidan Education is dedicated to fostering curiosity, critical thinking, and lifelong learning. Fahmidan Education strives to...

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Ashley C. Ford @smashfizzle.bsky.social · 13/02/2025

We could just be reading great books, watching good movies, and eating fruit. Instead we have to survive/fight miserable power hoarders. What a waste of limited time.

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davidcronenbergscrash @selizabeth.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

wrote a chapbook about concerts, white silence around the genocide, and other shit — if you dm me a receipt for $10+ to mutual aid in palestine i’ll mail you a copy (internationally you’ll have to cover postage), or you can venmo me and i’ll send that full amount to gaza sunbirds or other aid

book cover for “A NOTE THAT WILL SHATTER THE WAY THINGS ARE” by sterling-elizabeth arcadia. black text on a tan background, with a full color painting by Audubon of three bluejays eating another bird’s eggs while perched on a dead branch with a flowering vine around it.

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Dr. Taylor Byas, Ph.D. @taylorbyas.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

COVER REVEAALLLL: The cover for my second poetry collection, RESTING BITCH FACE, is HERE!!! Soft Skull and Nicole Caputo did their BIG ONE with this one 😭 And, word on the street, you can preorder it RIGHT NOW. softskull.com/books/restin...

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 12/02/2025

My poems are becoming rehearsals of the person I'm trying to be

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Frances “Poet Laureate of the Robot Alliance” Klein @fklein907.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

A little over a week ago we got together to celebrate the launch of my debut poetry collection, Another Life! If you missed the reading, you can catch it here on my website: www.frances-klein.com You'll see readings by @toddedillard.bsky.social , @hanvanderhart.bsky.social and myself

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 11/02/2025

Shout-out to the person celebrating their 87th birthday by going to Monday night raw tonight. Hope I can keep up that energy

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Nathan Kalman-Lamb @nkalamb.bsky.social · 10/02/2025

Greatest moment in football history and it is not close.

Member of Kendrick Lamar’s Super Bowl halftime show holds up flags ❤️ Sudan and ✊🏿 Gaza

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Stephen Energia Gifford-Bell @energiapoet.bsky.social · 08/02/2025

I am sure fumbling through this Cantomundo application but I think I'm getting somewhere!

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