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October poetry recommendations thread!
In this thread, I'll highlight some fantastic poems I read and reviewed in September on Stardust & Verse. If you want to check out all the reviews now, you can do that here: www.patreon.com/StardustAndV...
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![Excerpt of first paragraphs "Recipes for the Course of Living" by Jeané D. Ridges:
[a clustered trio of black stars]
You haphazardly park in your floatlodge’s dock. Bout kick open your glider’s door in frustration, fidgeting till it finishes unfolding. Thankfully, your neighbors’ are empty because you know the Abdellah flock would gripe, Mx. Wuti would fuss, and you’re exhausted with communing to
others even if it’s out of concern for you.
Due to the flashes of the sinking moon, your lodge’s vapor-
panels—mimicking it and its abutting roofs’ moss—sparkle throughout the rigid foam of its exterior. Unlocking the door [end excerpt]](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:rt24rxjoxhys3euppnwpdqxm/bafkreihpm7xmwlysycu5artimy36f55kcf35jzzkr34m7qsgkag2diam6e)
![Across top, Spec Colorways (above icon of fist clutching rainbow on starry backdrop) + Jeané D. Ridges (above picture of their brown skin masked and puff of curls banded by a green scarf) + Flights of Foundry (dragons fly through block font of logo, below QR code flights-of-foundry.org). Under, schedule (columns labeled Title, What's Goin' On?, and Time* [If you pull up program on site, should show in your local]: Immortality and the Aunties: Living Forever in the Diaspora (Panel with Ash Huang and Jeané where they'll discuss how diasporic existence complicates cultural fantasies of immortality; September 18 21-22 UTC), Spec Colorways In Verse Showcase (Jeané presenting poetry broadsides [+readings will be played] and talking process—Lysz Flo guest appearance {beside a picture of Lysz, who has an oval brown face, braids, and wears dangling earrings}; September 20 16-17 UTC), Speculative Poets Meetup (A gathering space for speculative poets and others who are interested in poetic forms and techniques—Jeané moderating; September 20-21 UTC).](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ynoaws4ejwzsca25rkdkmdjd/bafkreicpam6gl2ebhd2uw7eqm7tw3y7drk6ds3qlmbeukg6zsm5j2bgydu)
![Our FIRST Con!
[LAconV Logo of a winged compass rose]
Black, Queer, & Speculating In Verse (Online Panel Aug 27 4:30 pm PST/7:30 EST)
Official Description: During this panel, poets will delve into poetry to explore meaning with an eye towards utility in speculating with wonder while encouraging community.
(Pitch: During this panel, Lysz and Jeané will responsively, duetishly read a selection of their work. In the course of the ebb, flow, and afterglow, they will delve into their offerings on a distinctive as well as collective level; what it means, what it do to poetically speculate toward wonder for its own sake and calling up present futures of us/our communities fullest living; and talk about the journey thus far jointly cultivating a community space centering queer BIPOC speculative poetry with Spec Colorways In Verse.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ynoaws4ejwzsca25rkdkmdjd/bafkreicel5y7qh5rfm7mwyq6as2tnf36villbjd5lupfvkj4qpy7sow5vi)
![The Return of Prompts! [Next to text: a thought bubble full up with ragged haint, spacecraft-ridin’ antennaed entity departed from a ringed planet, robot dog and qilin ready for play, sparkly spell book and wand-wielding fantastical figure, and scatterings of question marks.]
#1 Releases Aug 7 & #2 Aug 21
12 pm EST/4 UTC
Our FIRST Creative Gathering! [Next to that text and Join Us!: Someone with a determined sticked-out tongue types on their laptop as the chat/livestream pops off.]
Aug 21
7 pm EST/11 pm UTC
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Our FIRST Con!
[LAconV Logo of a winged compass rose]
Black, Queer, & Speculating In Verse (Online Panel Aug 27 4:30 pm PST/7:30 EST)
Official Description: During this panel, poets will delve into poetry to explore meaning with an eye towards utility in speculating with wonder while encouraging community.
(Pitch: During this panel, Lysz and Jeané will responsively, duetishly read a selection of their work. In the course of the ebb, flow, and afterglow, they will delve into their offerings on a distinctive as well as collective level; what it means, what it do to poetically speculate toward wonder for its own sake and calling up present futures of us/our communities fullest living; and talk about the journey thus far jointly cultivating a community space centering queer BIPOC speculative poetry with Spec Colorways In Verse.)](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ynoaws4ejwzsca25rkdkmdjd/bafkreih5qemhjobhkhg6lqgjkqcef6ogsg7cxw5ml7ylml7pksrkan2fnm)
