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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry

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Free Bleeding (dogleech books, ‘25) Keeper, Seeker, Dragon of the Sea (Bottlecap Press, ‘25) All the Little Church Girls’ Paper Dolls (fifth wheel press, ‘26) Associate Editor, Sage Cigarettes Magazine

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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 03/10/2026
If I am killed for simply living, let death be kinder than man.
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HAD @havehashad.com · 01/10/2026
today from Guy Cramer! www.havehashad.com/hadposts/hai...
October 1, 2026
Haiku
Guy Cramer

not cold enough 
to ask dad
for more firewood
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Glass Poetry Press @glasspoetry.bsky.social · 01/10/2026
ICYMI - it's Thursday! Chapbook submissions are open!! www.glass-poetry.com/submissions....
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Submissions Guidelines | Glass Poetry Press
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Epistemic Literary- Read Issue 8: Righteous Rage now! @epistemiclit.bsky.social · 30/09/2026
#LitMagWeek My favorite way to find new litmags to read is to follow our contributors here on Bluesky — then I read whatever you all publish, plus whatever else you’re reading and posting about.
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Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 22/09/2026
I’ve been fielding a lot of questions about writing book reviews in my inbox, so I updated this handout from a review writing workshop I offered a few years back:
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Book Review Handout
What is a book review? A presentation of your reading of the text. Thoughtful labor. A good review, where the text is centered, shows the reader what the poems look like, sound like, feel like. As...
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Identity Theory @identitytheory.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
"My parents aren’t going to be okay with it. They’re really Catholic." Read "Devout," a new essay by Laura Mullen.
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Devout by Laura Mullen - Identity Theory
It was a foreign concept to me, this idea that the religious commitment of people I barely knew would impact my life choices.
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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 21/09/2026
My plan for marriage was courage the way a plane lands by sinking - My Plan For Marriage, @merriandrew.bsky.social Holds Up When Shattered writes into the hard rush of insecurity and disorientation that floods in as childhood's left behind. kithbooks.com/shop/p/shattered
Holds Up When Shattered
Merri Andrew

A close up photo of glass fracturing out from an impact point near the center top of the image. The reflected image shows the interior of a parking structure painted white with sporadic graffiti in black and red. A banner of robin's egg blue spans the bottom of the cover bearing the title and author's name in very dark brown.

My Plan For Marriage

My plan for marriage
was courage
the way a plane
lands by sinking
then with a rush of strength
flexes to kiss the tarmac
as an equal
a drama soon forgotten
as we wait to see
whose luggage is whose
looping round the lucky horseshoe
magnet pull of what will emerge
and what must be swallowed again
whole
but when I’m nearly asleep
and my hand starts
to fall from his shoulder
and I wake sick once more
with knowing I’m still
not the person I want to be
not someone who holds on
instinctively like a baby
or an animal
or a baby animal
not someone who falls asleep
and lets go
and it means
nothing
is it not a kind of courage
to lift the curse, my hand
and place it on the sheet
between us?
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ANMLY @anmlymag.bsky.social · 17/09/2026
we'll be reopening for new work on october 1 💜🌀💜🌀💜🌀💜
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 08/08/2026
In my dream I apologize to everyone I meet.
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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 03/08/2026
sealey timed reminder: our ebooks can always be sourced for free. email me at wim@kithbooks.com with a title, and I'll send it along.
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Identity Theory @identitytheory.bsky.social · 01/08/2026
Submissions are now open! www.identitytheory.com/about/submis...
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Submission Guidelines - Identity Theory
Literary journal submission guidelines for Identity Theory. Our online magazine publishes interviews, fiction, essays, poetry, and more.
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 18/07/2026
Grateful for this deep and thoughtful review of ATLCGPD by Dave Higgins davidjhiggins.wordpress.com/2026/07/17/a...
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All the Little Church Girls’ Paper Dolls by Lydia Rae Bush
Retelling ancient stories in modern verse, Bush both draws forth timeless insights into the human condition and rejects the weaponisation of scripture to oppress or divide. Bush collects eight poem…
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Underbelly Press @underbellypress.bsky.social · 03/07/2026
Poetry: ☆ Aerin Higginbotham ☆ Arielle Arbushites ☆ Arthur Neong @arthurneong86.bsky.social ☆ Brandon Shane ☆ C.W. Bigelow ☆ D.L. Husband ☆ Edward Lees ☆ Ellen Williams ☆ Geoffrey Aitken @8cakey.bsky.social ☆ JD Clapp @jdclappwrites.bsky.social ☆
Issue 7 Poetry
☆ Aerin Higginbotham ☆ Arielle Arbushites ☆ Arthur Neong ☆ Brandon Shane ☆ C.W. Bigelow ☆ D.L. Husband ☆ Edward Lees ☆ Ellen Williams ☆ Geoffrey Aitken ☆ JD Clapp ☆ Lee Fraser ☆ LindaAnn LoSchiavo ☆ Louis Faber ☆ Lydia Rae Bush ☆ Marie-Louise Plum ☆ Peter Devonald ☆
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Malarkey @malarkeybooks.bsky.social · 01/07/2026
Preorders make the world go round, although truthfully by “world” one means “tiny press” and by “go round” one means “not go defunct,” which is considerably less catchy. Below are some books that are available or preorder, all signed by their respective authors.
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 26/06/2026
My new microchapbook "All the Little Church Girls' Paper Dolls" from fifth wheel press explores heritage, protest, and violence. You can find it now as part of their pride micro chapbook series. fifthwheelpress.com/pride-series
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pride series — fifth wheel press
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
I said, "Is it good, friend?"
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Bethany Cutkomp @bdcutkomp.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
SO PROUD OF THIS ISSUE! ✨ thomasonian.com/read
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Read - Thomasonian
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Lamp Lit @lamplitmag.bsky.social · 18/06/2026
Can you believe it? This issue will mark Lamp Lit's first Anniversary! We made it to a year! 😭 What are you waiting for? Submissions are open now to July 30th! lamplit.net #poetry #fiction #essay #art #submisionsopen #lamplitmag
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Sadee Bee @sadeebee.bsky.social · 19/06/2026
And this begins my reign of terror to tell you to preorder the hell out of The Reaper! Out with Laughing Man House Publishing October. Get ready for some feminine rage and #sapphichorror #books #blackauthor
At times, she could not separate the wrath of Keres trom the wrath that already existed within her. It crawled, always just beneath her skin, begged for something to sink its teeth into.
from The Reaper by Sadee Bee
Now Available for Preorder from Laughing Man House Publications
Get yours at Imhpub.comThe Reaper
A Novella by Sadee Bee
Now Available for Preorder from Laughing Man House Publications
Preorder at Imhpub.com
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 04/06/2026
Loved how natural, flowing, and emotional this poem's narration was!
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Ghost City Press @ghostcitypress.bsky.social · 02/06/2026
Pretty much the entire GCP catalog is on sale for $5.00 right now… please help me clear out some inventory 🙏🏼
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 28/05/2026
To see if I am what it wants.
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 13/05/2026
I feel like
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Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 07/05/2026
The AI-generated essay pro-AI use ALAS did not receive a good grade from me. Probably because it failed to offer a thesis and respond to the prompt.
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Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · 27/04/2026
Props to the people kissing the poets and taking them out to dinner and walks in spring sunshine and watching the movies with them they’ve been longing to see, and in general & specific ways caring for poets during National Poetry Month. 🌼
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 22/04/2026
Thanks so much for the lovely feature! It was a joy working on this prompt and an honor to work with what @carriganak.bsky.social and @suzchef.bsky.social had created!
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Stanchion @stanchion.bsky.social · 19/04/2026
Haven't done this in ages: Everyone go get a free PDF of anything I've ever published, magazine issue or book. Use code FREEPDF to zero out your bill @ checkout. Choose any PDF at StanchionZine.com/shop (scroll waaaay down to see all the PDFs. I'm so curious what you'll pick.
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Lamp Lit @lamplitmag.bsky.social · 10/04/2026
🛋️ Submissions are open until April 30th 2026 for our Spring issue! . We accept poetry, fiction, other prose, and art. Please see the full guidelines at LampLit.net. . We can't wait to see you! 🛋️ . #poetry #prose #fiction #art #essay #nonfiction #submissionsopen #lamplitmag
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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 05/04/2026
we just need one more sign up!
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 02/04/2026
Lovely work by Allison Burris. So fun to see my words somewhere new. ❤️
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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 01/04/2026
SIX THOUSAND SIX HUNDRED AND SEVENTY FIVE!!?? our eternal thanks to the tireless organizers of the Trans Rights Readathon. your dedication and persistence does us all proud. every day, every year keep reading trans kithbooks.com
THANK YOU!

As many of you know, it’s a heartbreaking and frightening time to be trans. Over the last two weeks you’ve welcomed 6675 kith books by trans, Crip, queer, & sick authors (and those standing with us) into your homes. We mean this in earnest: you are holding our futures, you’re holding our hearts. Vote for us, fight for us, help keep us alive. Every day of every year, keep reading trans.

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the engine(idling lit @the-engine-idling.bsky.social · 25/03/2026
Can we get 1 more sign-up for our Collaborations Matchmaker? We've got someone in Alaska who needs a partner! forms.gle/VxgUZGA7DVkj...
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the engine(idling Issue 9 Collab Matchmaker
Our 9th Issue will be all about Collaborations! *** *** *** *** *** *** Fill out this Google Form if you need a creative partner for this project. We'll match you up with another interested c...
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Sadee Bee @sadeebee.bsky.social · 22/03/2026
“Since my inception, I have struggled with conventions and notions pressed up against me like scorching branding irons. I no longer want to be prey.” Available now from @whitestagpub.bsky.social whitestagpublishing.com/poetry-books...
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 14/03/2026
Whoohoo! Had such a fun time with this. New collaborative poem up. Thank you to @johannah.bsky.social for making this a great experience!
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Lamp Lit @lamplitmag.bsky.social · 12/03/2026
🛋️ Submissions are open until April 30th 2026 for our Spring issue! . We accept poetry, fiction, other prose, and art. Please see the full guidelines at LampLit.net We are also on ChillSubs! . We can't wait to see you! 🛋️ . #poetry #prose #fiction #art #essay #nonfiction #submissionsopen #lamplitmag
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Full Mood Mag @fullmoodmag.bsky.social · 09/03/2026
Inbox open for submissions till noon Friday 👀 Check out the extension details for some tips on what we're looking for share.sender.net/campaigns/f2...
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extension-subs-open-till-friday
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 08/03/2026
Full Mood's back ❤️🔥
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Lydia Rae Bush Poetry @lrbpoetry.bsky.social · 06/03/2026
So many different form and style directions the contributors took this challenge. 👏 Shoutout to @the-engine-idling.bsky.social for all the editorial work. 😮
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 28/02/2026
You go in. You quicken.
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
Eileen Myles
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 27/02/2026
you rang? 🙂‍↕️
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 11/02/2026
I can be dumb, vain, clueless.
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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 03/02/2026
grass roots collaborations between artists, shop owners, and presses are how we persist. through local distribution, Australian trans stories cross oceans without steep postage; and through partnership, alliances of support and mutual aid are strengthened and forged. make art. build bonds.
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Vic Nogay @vicnogaywrites.bsky.social · 06/02/2026
Are we paying our taxes this year or…
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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 04/02/2026
call Chuck and tell him ABOLISH means ABOLISH and I'll give you $3 off any kith book code: ABOLISHICE kithbooks.com
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Alex Carrigan @carriganak.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
The new issue of @flightlit.bsky.social is live! My poem "Ars Poetica: Tulips" is the poetry selection, so check it and the rest of the pieces here:
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 31/01/2026
it's as simple as that!
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ONLY POEMS @onlypoemsmag.bsky.social · 30/01/2026
idc
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Duosuma @duosuma.com · 29/01/2026
fifth wheel press ⭐ is open to submissions for 2026 Pride series. #CallforSubmissions
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Opened to Submissions on Duosuma: fifth wheel press ⭐
fifth wheel press ⭐ is open to submissions for 2026 Pride series. #CallforSubmissions
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kith books @kithbooks.bsky.social · 27/01/2026
if you're a self-pub author of eBooks looking for somewhere to host them that isn't propping up ICE, our inbox is open. give me a shout. we'll take no cut, hold no rights.
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