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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 18/06/2025

Currently scheming stops for book tour next year — where should I go!? 🩸

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Haymarket Books @haymarketbooks.org · 06/05/2025

Heaven Looks Like Us: An Evening of Palestinian Poetry 🇵🇸 Join @intifadabatata.bsky.social, @noorhindi.bsky.social, and contributors to the new Palestinian poetry anthology Heaven Looks Like Us for a virtual reading in commemoration of Nakba Day. RSVP to join: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

Heaven Looks Like Us: An Evening of Palestinian Poetry
Virtual Launch Event
Thursday, May 15
5:00 pm CT

Rasha A.
LDA A
Dina Abdulhadi
Leena Aboutaleb
George abraham
Rimona Afana
Fadia Antabli
Summer Awad
Asmaa’ Azaizeh
Farah Barqawi
Sarona Bedwan
Carolina Ebeid
Olivia Elias
Summer Farah
Layla Azmi Goushey
Maen Hammad
noor hindi
Lenna Jawdat
Emily Khilfeh
N Mankinem
Angie Mazakis
Hajer Mirwali
Sara Saleh
Hind Shoufani
Jen Siraganian
Rewa Zeinati
Omar Zahzah

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Pretty please come to this fundraiser reading? It’s this Thursday, and I want to see you there so we can support @translifeline.bsky.social and @translatinacoalition.org 💗✨ register to attend here: us05web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

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‘Transcendent: A Fundraiser Reading Benefitting Trans Lifeline and Trans Latin@ Coalition — Virtual, Thursday, March 13, 5-7 pm PST / 8-10 pm EST — Readings from Meg Bromley, Jos Charles, D.L. Cordero, Paige Lewis, Mordecai Martin, Celina McManus, Vanessa Micale, Michelle Moncayo, Dakota Smith, Tovah Strong, Mia S. Willis — Hosted by Kay E. Bancroft and Melissa Ferrer Civil

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 11/03/2025

Went on a walk in the sunshine and there were flowers, and honestly? It healed me a little.

Two light purple crocuses among green and brown grass

Small bright yellow flowers among greenery and soil

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Erika Meitner @rika99.bsky.social · 08/03/2025

Hey poets! These are the words now banned or discouraged at federal agencies—on yer mark, get set, ✍️….

List of words banned from federal agencies

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Vanessa Micale @vanessamicale.bsky.social · 06/03/2025

On March 13, 5 p.m. PT I'll be reading at a virtual event fundraiser for Trans Lifeline and TransLatin@ Coalition, organized by poets Kay E. Bancroft and Melissa Ferrer Civil. Registration details in the Linktree in bio. Donations and loving presence welcome!

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Nic Anstett @nicanstett.bsky.social · 06/02/2025

So, the National Endowment for the Arts announced today that they are reworking the guidelines for all 2026 grants and will be prioritizing projects that center the 250th anniversary of the signing of the Declaration of Independence. It's now just a propaganda fund. www.arts.gov/news/press-r...

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Updates on National Endowment for the Arts FY 2026 Grant Opportunities

The National Endowment for the Arts is updating its FY 2026 grant guidelines, with deadlines in March and July 2025. These changes impact organizations applying in the Grants for Arts Projects or Chal...

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Ellen Austin-Li @ellenaustinli.bsky.social · 03/02/2025

If you're in Cincy this Tuesday (Feb. 4th), come to Sitwell's Coffee House for some electric poetry from @taylorbyas.bsky.social & @kebpoet.bsky.social! We'll have an open mc, too!

Two photographs on a bright green flyer advertising featured poets: A Black woman with long, dark hair & a black sleeveless top in the top photo, and a non-binary white person with short, brown hair, a black sleeveless top with a blue & white neckerchief, and tattooed arms in the photo below.

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Heather Christle @heatherchristle.bsky.social · 31/01/2025

Metaphors are bad at listening when you try to tell them you are full.

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The Transfeminine Review @thetransfemininereview.com · 30/01/2025

Guys, I know I’ve posted this article a lot in the last two weeks. But I’m so serious. They’re not fucking around, and major executive action aimed at trans literature could happen as soon as tomorrow. The time to take action to protect trans books and authors is *now.*

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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Call for Work: Until You Get Here, Queer Epistolaries Deadline: March 15, 2025 "Queer folks have been keeping each other company on the page for as long as we’ve existed—to practice solidarity, extend generosity, resist, wonder, flirt..." medium.com/anomalyblog/...

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Call for Work: Until You Get Here, Queer Epistolaries

For six years and counting, we — Jody and Zoë — have been sending each other love notes: epistolary poems, long form emails with subject…

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

Oh hey, that’s me and my cohort of baddies ✨🩸

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

So, my debut poetry collection “Bloodroom” is being published in summer 2026 by @sundresspub.bsky.social ! 🩸✨This book is full of explorations, of diving into intergenerational trauma, parent/child relationships, queerness and sexuality, pop horror from the 90s to now, and more.

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 23/01/2025

Started a lil substack to feel more connected and make things feel a little less terrible! Come hang ✨ open.substack.com/pub/kayebanc...

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Margaret Killjoy @margaret.bsky.social · 21/01/2025

alright you wanna know how to support trans people? hire them. It's REALLY hard already for visibly trans people to get jobs, even before this shit. Support places that have trans people working front of house, and make sure owners know that's part of why you're there.

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Alejandra Caraballo @esqueer.net · 20/01/2025

These executive orders on banning federally funded entities from recognizing trans people or disallowing them from using the bathroom are not self-executing or immediately enforceable. They require formal rule making at a minimum. They are a scare tactic. Ignore and do not comply in advance.

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Gabino Iglesias @gabino.bsky.social · 16/12/2024

Writing is an act of rebellion. Writing is an act of creation. Writing is an act of salvation. Writing is an act of exploration. Writing is an act of emotion. Writing is an act of confession. Writing is an act of speculation. Writing is an act of reflection. Keep writing.

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 17/12/2024

Wrote a poem for the first time in 3 months and I feel relieved that I remember how to do it 😭

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Julia Carrie Wong @joolia.bsky.social · 20/11/2024

Banning trans women from using bathrooms, banning cis women from getting abortions, and appointing sexual predators to lead government agencies are all acts of a movement that seeks to remove women and queer people from public life.

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 08/11/2024

Saw this little guy on a live video last night and would love to feel the peace and happiness he’s exuding.

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Ilya Kaminsky @ilyakaminsky.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

"If they cannot love and resist at the same time, they probably will not survive [...] This is what mothers teach -- love, survival” --Audre Lorde * "I love you, love you, love you, / sad as you are, O world." --Adelia Prado

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Aside from the horrors that persist, that is.

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 07/11/2024

Back here babes, what’s happening?

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 18/09/2023

If you were at our reading tonight, you saw how great it is.

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 13/09/2023

New poem up in Passengers Journal today about the love in my home & my sweet spouse 🤍 take a read or a listen if you’d like! www.passengersjournal.com/volume-4-iss...

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

You know what I DIDNT need this week? Emails from the federal government about paying back my student loans.

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 23/08/2023

The way I’m so excited for and proud of @taylorbyas.bsky.social 😭💜✨ go buy her book!!! It’s truly stunning!!!!

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

Asked on Instagram and asking here — my husband (who is okay now) had emergency surgery yesterday and will be off work for a month. If I hosted a pay-what-you-can workshop to help us sustain our living and pay our bills, would y’all register? Let me know!

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 22/08/2023

I know this sounds dramatic, but this day has sucked so much that if I didn’t get my honey mustard with my chicken nuggets, it would’ve sent me into a full spiral. (Don’t worry, I got the honey mustard)

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 09/08/2023

I have 2 new poems in Honey Literary, and I’m so grateful to be a part of this hive with so many beloveds 🍯🐝 go read them here: www.honeyliterary.com/issue-6-/poet…

Lime green background with magenta font, reading “Poetry: “Burning Haibun for a Half-Life” and “Catalog of Witness” by Kay E. Bancroft

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 08/08/2023

I think our cats missed us while we were gone 🥹 (pictured here: Ivy, ultimate mommas girl)

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 27/07/2023

On Monday I received a hate message, and on Tuesday I wrote one of the best poems I’ve written in a minute because of one turn of phrase in said message. Shoutout to that person for accidentally fueling my fire 🤷

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 27/07/2023

Psssst writers: what are some residencies opening for application soon? 👀

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

Asking here — does anyone want to publish a non-binary perspective essay on the end of the Barbie movie? 👀🎀

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hua xi @huaxi.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

imagine if they made hell invite-only

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 25/07/2023

Since the writers are here, I’m grateful to be here 👏

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

This is a weird thing about me: when I have a rough day/am exhausted, I REQUIRE a Vitamin Water XXX from the gas station by my house. It’s on tap, it’s better, and it’s nice emotional support.

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 05/07/2023

Alright poets/writers: sound off with an intro! I’m Kay (they/them), a queer non-binary poet/editor/educator based in Cincy, OH. My writing surrounds fatness, queerness, & intergenerational relationships. I love to write in form and I LOVE hybrid work! Also I have 2 cats & a sweet spouse ✨

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

Okay, but what if for my birthday, people send me money so I can submit my manuscript to prizes? 👀

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Erin Vachon (they/them) 🍉 @erinvachon.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

Big amazing news I’m an Editor at SmokeLong Quarterly now okay bye. 📚

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aureleo sans 🇨🇴 @aureleo.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

current vibe:

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Kay E. Bancroft, MFA @kebpoet.bsky.social · 03/07/2023

To the homophobe who audibly scoffed at my “Gay for Books” pin and loudly said “OH MY GOD” when I was walking past him at Target today: I hope you have a truly awful day.

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