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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 01/10/2026

Grateful I had no clue at nineteen of how many times I’d be reliving this 💔 Thank you again to @salamandermag.bsky.social for publishing.

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 25/09/2026

Best office buddy—though still useless at grading 💛

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 24/09/2026

Grading essays to my favorite record of the year—Black Mozart by @jonbatiste —next-level musical beauty and genius 🖤

Picture of Jon Batiste on his Black Mozart album cover with carnations.

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

Excited to be sharing poems at this fall’s Puma Reads event with two of my colleagues from Valencia’s School of Writing & Literature. We hope you’ll join us for this free reading and Q&A in the Osceola Campus Auditorium on Thursday, October 15th, from 2:30-3:30pm 💙

Flyer with bios and pictures of three authors reading at event

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 11/09/2026

The little goof’s latest adventures 💜

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 07/09/2026

Excited to share this thank-you/love poem in abecedarian form for two wonderful humans who’ve made my life immeasurably better. Thanks to Tarik Dobbs and the poetry.onl team for including “Therapy Is My Love Language” in the September edition of Poetry Online 🧡 Link to full issue: poetry.onl

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 01/09/2026

Thank you to Guest Editor Beth Dulin and Quartet Editors Linda Blaskey and Jane C. Miller for including my poem, “Bride,” in the fall issue of Quartet 🩵 Link to full poem/issue: www.quartetjournal.com/current-issue

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 27/08/2026

Celebrating 25 years completed as a @valenciacollege.bsky.social professor this week! 🎊🥳🎉

Cake and confetti with list of folks celebrating work anniversaries

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 21/08/2026

Got the most amazing surprise from my honey—love, love, love this new Emily the Strange tarot deck! 🖤

Collage showing Emily the Strange tarot set

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 18/08/2026

Back in work meetings today to prepare for fall semester, but Whimsy and I got to spend the last four days doing nothing but revising the manuscript I’ve been letting stew since March, adding new poems and reweaving the order—what a joy 🤍

Boston terrier on bed with manuscript pages

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 07/08/2026

Thank you to Lindsay Wilson and The Meadow editorial team for including my poem, “Hibernate,” in the new issue 🩶 Link to full poem/issue in comments & story: sites.tmcc.edu/flipbook/mea...

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 06/08/2026

Whimsy’s in love with her new Snoopy toy—thank you, Harriet! ♥️

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 05/08/2026

That’s a wrap on another successful season of playing wizard rock at Cabana Bay for kiddos and their grandparents, visiting from Canada—absolutely loved getting to sing harmonies with the awesome @erinpyne77 again ♥️

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 04/08/2026

Had a lovely time sharing details of my Underwater publication journey with @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social with @kitfrick from @blacklawrence.bsky.social for today’s Sapling newsletter, which can be checked out on Substack 💚

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 03/08/2026

Need more poetry this August for the Sealey Challenge (or just because it’s awesome)? All books at @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social are on sale for $10 this month, including my debut collection, Underwater ♥️ Link to catalog: riotinyourthroat.com/book-catalog/

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 01/08/2026

Honored to have a new poem, “Self-portrait as Hospital Bed,” in the beautiful issue of Up the Staircase Quarterly out today—thank you to April Michelle Bratten and the editorial team 🩵 Link to poem/issue: www.upthestaircase.org/jill-michell...

Beginning of poem under black and white illustration

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 28/07/2026

Whimsy loving her new blanket fresh from the dryer 🩶

Boston terrier peeking from plush green blanket

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 26/07/2026

Sunday poetry buddy 🤍🐾🤍 (With bonus pic of Whimsy’s roaring Saturday night 😂)

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 15/07/2026

Join us next Wednesday night on Zoom for this Meeting the Muse workshop, led by award-winning poet Jill Michelle, and start four new pieces, based on literary magazine calls. Link to register: litartsccf.org/writer-class...

Picture of Jill with workshop info and journal graphic

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 12/07/2026

Think Whimsy likes her new light-up ball?! 💙🐾💙

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 10/07/2026

Thanks to the @tampa_review editorial team for including my poem, “Labor,” in the latest issue, which just arrived in the mail and is absolutely gorgeous 🩵 Link to issue: utampapress.org/product/tamp...

Journal with artwork of a female and cat on wooden table

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 08/07/2026

Thank you to @amydupcak and the whole @cagibilit editorial team for including my new poem, The Compass of My Grief, in the just-released Issue 28, which is utterly gorgeous! 🤍 Link to full poem/issue: cagibilit.com/the-compass-...

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 06/07/2026

Super-excited for match 5—go, @usmnt ♥️⚽️💙

Jill in US Soccer jersey with her Boston Terrier, Whimsy.

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 05/07/2026

Some silly pics with Whimsy during last night’s neighborhood fireworks, which had her plastered to my side🖤🤍🖤

Boston terrier cuddled up against her owner

Boston terrier face next to woman’s face

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 03/07/2026

Can’t get enough of this little pup 🖤🤍🖤

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 02/07/2026

Ready for match 4–best of luck, @usmnt ♥️⚽️💙

Lady in soccer jersey with Boston terrier

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 27/06/2026

Why wait for the muse to strike? Join the Literary Arts Council of Central Florida online on July 22nd, from 7-8:30 pm for the Meet the Muse generative workshop, led by award-winning poet, Jill Michelle, author of Underwater (Riot in Your Throat, 2025). Register: litartsccf.org/writer-class...

Art with typewriter and writing workshop information

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 26/06/2026

Ready for World Cup Match 3 with my team pin from 1994 —let’s go @usmnt ♥️⚽️💙

Lady in white shirt with us soccer pin holding her Boston terrier

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 25/06/2026

Got this sweet surprise at work today made by my awesome (and talented!) friend, Yuli 🩵

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 17/06/2026

What an absolute joy to see my book and @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social press on this finalist list from @jacarpress ♥️♥️♥️

List of finalists for the Julie Suk award

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 16/06/2026

Deeply honored (& downright giddy) that Underwater made the finalist cut for the Julie Suk Award from @jacarpress —thank you to the press/judges & good luck to the other finalists moving forward! ♥️♥️♥️ And thank you @wordperv.bsky.social at @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social for the beautiful graphic! 🖤

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 14/06/2026

Whimsy’s weekend adorableness ♥️

Boston terrier on US Soccer team blanket

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 12/06/2026

Whimsy and I are all ready for the first US World Cup match tonight—go, @usmnt.ussoccer.com @♥️⚽️♥️

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 10/06/2026

All ready to write with the summer-semester poets at Valencia ♥️

Composition notebook decorated with cherry scrapbook paper and artwork with cute black cats on bookshelves

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 08/06/2026

Honored to have my poem, “Afterward, Medusa Asks Athena for a Makeover to Drive the Guys Away,” selected as finalist for the Rhino Founders’ Prize and included in the beautiful 50th anniversary issue of @rhinopoetry.bsky.social 🩵 Link to order: rhinopoetry.org/buy/rhino-2026

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 01/06/2026

Happy 1st Book Birthday to Underwater! Thank you to @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social and @wordperv.bsky.social for making my childhood poet dreams a reality!! I’m grateful too for the amazing year this collection has had out in the world ♥️🎂♥️

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Jill Michelle @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social · 30/05/2026

The many faces of waking Whimsy ♥️

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