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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 21/08/2025

Thank you to The Dodge for spotlighting my poem, "Lessons in Figuration!"

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The Dodge @thedodgemag.bsky.social · 09/08/2025

Today we're spotlighting "Lessons in Figuration," one of two poems written by @ifkexists.bsky.social and featured in our Summer 2025 Issue, OUT NOW at the link in our bio!

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

I definitely get this -- The problem is that after child-rearing and the work you do to stay in the black, you are 20 to 25 years older. I finally got to go to a wonderful residency last fall, but then health problems and caregiving interrupted my momentum. Things are better now, so, I'll see . . .

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

poemeleon.me/carol-dorf Here's one

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Carol Dorf — Poemeleon

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 21/07/2025

Wow -- I had forgotten I wrote the note -- thanks for reposting it and the prose poem!

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 04/07/2025

Where is the link to a peer-reviewed article?

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 27/06/2025

There are a number of irl friends and writer friends I keep in touch with on FB/Instagram.

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Exposition Review @expositionreview.bsky.social · 04/06/2025

We've been enjoying the golden shovels in Maria Zoccola’s HELEN OF TROY, 1993, and this one from fellow #ExpoContributor @ifkexists.bsky.social is a little gem! ...now diving into this issue full of them from @tinywrenlit.bsky.social!

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 27/05/2025

Ann Fisher-Wirth's fulbright to go to Turkey and talk about eco-poetry was rescinded. Maybe you could carry one of her eco-poetry anthologies, or one of her books. (She also grew up in the East Bay, and graduated from BHS.)

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 21/05/2025

Will Landau's poem is in Painted Bride Quarterly!

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 16/05/2025

I used the NYT recipe for vegan chocolate chip cookies -- it was good but kind of labor intensive. 1cup/ creamy peanut butter ¾( cup/light brown sugar 1 mashed large banana ½teaspoon fine salt 1teaspoon baking soda ½cup all-purpose flour 1cup/vegan chocolate chips Stir together in that order

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 25/04/2025

Not good -- there was a press that tried to do that to the writers in an anthology -- fortunately another press picked up the anthology.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

This is a very tiny golden shovel

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 24/04/2025

Thank you to the editors of Tiny Wren!

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 19/04/2025

It's like entering a lottery

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Vivian Faith Prescott @alaskapoet.bsky.social · 18/04/2025

Poem by my FB friend & fellow poet Deborah Miranda. Myth America! She said everyone is welcome to share it. #PoetsofBlueSky #poetry #poem #Resistance

Cartoon image of Donald tRump grabbing the Statue of Liberty by her lady parts.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 13/04/2025

An issue of a magazine I was in at about that age was in a display case at a museum. Weird to be historic.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

I'm confused -- are subs open?

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 03/03/2025

Officials at the FAA have directed staff to identify tens of millions of dollars to fund a Starlink deal for upgrading air traffic control communications. Staff has been instructed to find the funds while minimizing documentation and avoiding a paper trail.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 27/02/2025

Definitely a poem for the moment! "Use your words."

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 17/02/2025

Yes, he said what he was going to do. So why did so many people vote for him, and why did so many stay home? And are those the people who feel shell shocked or are they happy about this?

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I haven't reread the King book, but I remember some of the stories he told. I liked your prompt. And also the care you showed.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 09/02/2025

I did not have Crebound after taking paxlovid. The first time I had covid was before paxlovid was widely available. I was very sick for a few weeks and tired for a couple of months. The second time I had covid was after paxlovid was available. I was sick for several days and tired for three weeks.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 01/02/2025

You could take up lap swimming where it is pretty standard.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 24/01/2025

How do I create a feed? I'd like to create feeds for family and for irl friends.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 18/01/2025

Expectation – torn between wanting affection and the flight response

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 13/01/2025

All night cold wind swirled through rafters open to sky – to the night

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 11/01/2025

Eve Merriam wrote some wonderful kid's poems. She's (was?) Jewish though the poems are not as far as I recall.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Gift card? "The Green Glass Sea" by Ellen Klages. "In Other Lands" by Sarah Rees Brennan. "The Very Secret Society of Irregular Witches," by Sangu Mandanna. Helpful to know about your niece's personality and what she likes. If you have brick and mortar bookstore,let her choose,or ask the bookseller.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 28/12/2024

Powerful story -- it is so hard to face that stage of life.

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 21/12/2024

Are you continuing their LA times subscription? Why or why not?

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Carol Dorf @ifkexists.bsky.social · 09/12/2024

I got one of those weird unsolicited messages. How do I block someone?

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