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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 02/10/2026

excited to have a new piece out with Palisades. Light NSFW. This is one of those pieces where I reread and I’m like “wow, girl you were going through it” lol. But I’m honored to share it with the world. Thank you again to Palisades Review www.thepalisadesreview.com/new-stories/...

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safeword — By Naa Asheley Ashitey — The Palisades Review

My high school chemistry teacher pretended to not remember my name and instead referred to me as “the other one.” My name means princess or queen. It’s why my mother says my first and middle name toge...

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ｐｅｔｒｉｃｈｏｒ @petrichorlit.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

petrichor 31 is here! w/ - New text & image from 20 contributors + - Pebbles vol. 7 w/ 39 contributors! + - Digital chaps from Laura Wetherington and Grzegorz Wróblewski (trans. by Peter Burzyński) - Cover by Jeanne Ranz! Submissions are open too!!! petrichormag.com/petrichor-31/

A collage by Jeanne Ranz. Scraps of paper assembled haphazardly. Some from books, some with text scrawled onto them. Artist's signature and the date "'25" are in the lower right corner.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

New piece out with @petrichor_journal . Honored to have this piece published with them. Check it out! petrichormag.com/31-naa-ashel...

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#31 – Naa Asheley Ashitey – petrichor

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 30/09/2026

Contemplating trying a manuscript consult for my poetry collection. Any writers have experience with this?

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Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · 29/09/2026

Today's Feature: "COURAGED! by the body as a quiver of arrows" by @tommywyattblake.bsky.social from Mutually Assured Destruction published by @the-ethelzine.bsky.social Read here: poems.com/poem/courage...

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COURAGED! by the body as a quiver of arrows

the body as toyhacked. body as premature goreform, a marionette of blood and fluid and sinewy muck.

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Cover reveal + preorder link for my very gaysian book of craft essays!! IN CAHOOTS WITH THE RABBIT GOD out December 1st 💫 🐇

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 23/09/2026

Double publication day. Also excited to have my first piece ever with @bullshitlit.bsky.social Been submitting since 2023 so this means a lot to me. A piece heavily inspired and in honor of @chenchenwrites.bsky.social www.bullshitlit.com/blog/naashitey Thank you again @bullshitlit.bsky.social

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A POEM by NAA ASHELEY ASHITEY — BULLSHIT LIT

“I look like my mother now”

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Doctors for America @drsforamerica.bsky.social · 04/09/2026

Welcome 2026/27 Copello Fellowship Cohort! The advocacy program brings together emerging clinician-advocates to strengthen their skills in policy engagement, media strategy, community organizing, and health equity. ow.ly/VPUY50ZJC5K

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 05/09/2026

Truly honored to be a part of this fellowship program and continue to be able to use advocacy to make a difference in the physician/physician-scientist path

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 02/09/2026

Yesterday was a very busy day so I’m behind on posting this, but new poem just dropped with SARKA. It’s a short one but I think a good one. Check it out: sarkapublishing.com/naa-asheley-...

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Naa Asheley Ashitey — SARKA

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I want Corey Ruiz to be the last person whose name occupies a space in my brain because they were fundamentally killed for being Black, being houseless, for having any sort of proximity to marginalization. RIP Corey Ruiz.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

So, in support with A Room of One’s Own Bookstore, on August 30th, 2026, please stop by for a reading by fellow Madison poets to honor Corey, continue to fundraise for his family and their fight, and support our Madison community.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I’m tired of having so many names occupy my brain, all because this country cannot treat Black people as human. There has to be something better than this. There is something better than this.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I am a Midwest Princess forever and always, but the midwest has a funny way of breaking your heart, especially growing up Black in the midwest.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I thought about how I walked the exact block where he was killed about a week or two prior. I grew up in Chicago, a city very different from Madison, but midwest nonetheless.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

I thought a lot about this poem by Tiana Clark, written about Madison, the moment I read the headline about the death of Corey Ruiz. I thought about how I had just gotten dinner with a friend a few blocks away from where Corey died just a few weeks prior.

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Dr. Raven the Science Maven @ravenscimaven.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

I need help. I've been releasing science content daily and it's getting a ton of attention, but with that comes a lot of the social attacks. I do need some fellow supporters/scientists that I can flag sometimes to get in these comments and help me cultivate a positive space and shun the negativity 🧪

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 16/08/2026

excited to have a new piece out in @eunoiareview.bsky.social ! Thank you Ian for giving this piece a home.

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Opinion @cp-trendsimmuno.bsky.social @sjturn.bsky.social Targeting the fate of exhausted CD8+ T cells www.sciencedirect.com/science/arti...

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 30/07/2026

@lionsledbydonkeys.bsky.social @bloodwork.show if you're looking for someone to guest to talk about how violence functions in academia, hit ya girl up!!

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 17/07/2026

the recording of last night’s Night Light reading is now live!! it was such a joy to hear @lowghost.bsky.social, Dorsía Smith Silva, & @foreverasheley.bsky.social read their work — check it out at the 🔗 below :)

A screenshot of Dorsía Smith Silva from the July 2026 Night Light reading

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

this is tomorrow night!! excited for this tremendous lineup — hope you can join us at the 🔗 below :)

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Waggoner Lab @labwaggoner.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Tumor reprograms neutrophils to promote metastasis, but this reprogramming also unravels their vulnerability www.science.org/doi/10.1126/...

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Tom Snarsky @tomsnarsky.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

so excited to announce the lineup for this coming week’s Night Light reading — @lowghost.bsky.social, Dorsía Smith Silva, Chandler Hyde Camerato, & @foreverasheley.bsky.social are going to read some brilliant work this Thursday!! sign up to listen in below :) 💡

NIGHT LIGHT
THURSDAY 7/16
9PM EASTERN
ZOOM
MIKE BAGWELL
DORSÍA SMITH SILVA
CHANDLER HYDE CAMERATO
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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

The way we do science and the ability to do high risk, high reward science especially, is at risk and needs to be protected.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 13/07/2026

Hello, today is the last day to comment on the OMB Proposal and its potential changes to scientific oversight. Please follow the links in my op-ed on how to submit public comments related to the OMB Proposal. www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | Science Has Always Been Political. Now Politicians Want the Final Say.

We cannot afford to stay silent about the proposed federal grant-making rule

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MedPage Today @medpagetoday.com · 09/07/2026

A Republican senator criticized a proposed rule from the White House's budget office that would substantially change how federal grants are managed, arguing that it has the potential to harm patients. www.medpagetoday.com/washington-wat…

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Republican Senator Blasts Proposed Changes to Federal Grantmaking Process

And Senate Democrats called for the proposed rule to be 'immediately rescinded'

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 09/07/2026

Thank you to The Wisconsin State Journal (@madison.com) for giving me the chance to talk more about the gaps HR-1 aka the one Big Beautiful Bill, and it's impact on the future of medical school admissions. Low-income students deserve to be in medicine: madison.com/news/local/e...

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Trump student loan caps causing some Wisconsin students to rethink graduate degrees

New federal student loan changes in effect this week are meant to lower tuition but have left some Wisconsin students with concerns about how they will finance their education.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

I’m 27 today which means no lit journals can send me rejections today right?

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 24/06/2026

I hope people read this piece, share it with folks in your community about what Black trainees are going through right now in academia and can help spark efforts to better protect Black trainees. Thank you so much for reading.

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On Being a Black Trainee in Medicine | The Scientist

Legacy students and children of faculty have never had to prove they belong. Black trainees, even when we exceed every standard, have not been afforded the same privilege.

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 18/06/2026

Thank you again to @medpagetoday.com for giving me a platform to speak on this important issue

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

thank you @medpagetoday.com for letting me share why this recent announcement about research funding from the OMB is extremely concerning. Please read, share this op-ed and a reminder that public comments are still open. info in op-ed: www.medpagetoday.com/opinion/seco...

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Opinion | Science Has Always Been Political. Now Politicians Want the Final Say.

We cannot afford to stay silent about the proposed federal grant-making rule

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Naa Asheley Afua Adowaa Ashitey @foreverasheley.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

excited to share new pieces out with Subnivean Mag. I recently became a finalist for their 2026 poetry prize so it's an honor to know my work was read and considered by @chenchenwrites.bsky.social, who is one of my favorite poets! That itself is a win to me. www.subnivean.org/post/naa-ash...

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NAA ASHELEY ASHITEY

Naa Asheley Ashitey is a Chicago-born writer and MD–PhD candidate at the University of Wisconsin–Madison. A first-generation, low-income Ghanaian-American and University of Chicago alumna, she writes ...

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