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Holly Brians Ragusa @mothergusa.bsky.social · 08/01/2026

A poet’s life was taken today “how often and how well / and what dies there.” - Renee Nicole Macklin-Good poets.org/2020-on-lear...

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2020 Academy of American Poets Prize

On Learning to Dissect Fetal Pigs by Renée Nicole Macklin

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ajsammarco.bsky.social @ajsammarco.bsky.social · 11/10/2025

Ohio Poetic - together to raise our voices in poems and songs celebrating our Ohio River Roots! @ohiopoetry.bsky.social @mothergusa.bsky.social @ellenaustinli.bsky.social @richardhague.bsky.social @sherrycook.bsky.social #poety #ohio

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Holly Brians Ragusa @mothergusa.bsky.social · 14/04/2025

Call for Poets!! Ohio Poetry Association & America's River Roots Finals days to submit! www.ohiopoetryassn.org/events

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Alt National Park Service @altnps.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.

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Holly Brians Ragusa @mothergusa.bsky.social · 06/04/2025

Poets-include your poem today!! Deadline extended to April 15! Details: Poem Themes * The River * Home * Place/Region/River City * Freedom * Community GUIDELINES *One poem *12 lines max *No profanity *No Edits after submission *Attribute poems previously published @americasriverroots

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Holly Brians Ragusa @mothergusa.bsky.social · 03/04/2025

Youth Poets!!!! Deadline to apply 4/15/25!!

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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 26/01/2025

Early notice: the Ohio Poetry Association is happy to serve as Community Partner for this special free haiku event to be presented April 29th at Gramercy Books in Bexley. Join poets and WOSU personalities Fred Andrle and Jennifer Hambrick. More info: www.gramercybooksbexley.com/event/nation...

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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 27/01/2025

If you haven't yet seen our Ohio poets starter pack, here it is. So many good writers and resources here! If you're an Ohio poet who we inadvertently missed and who would like to be included, please let us know. go.bsky.app/V5fnSTW

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Ohio Poetry Association @ohiopoetry.bsky.social · 28/01/2025

We at the OPA have had the great privilege of working with Poets Against Racism and Hate USA over the past year. Here is the latest blog post by their founders, Debbie Allen and Patricia Thrushart: poetsagainstracism-usa.org/taking-stock...

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Taking Stock of 2024 | Poets Against Racism & Hate USA

By Debbie Allen and Patricia Thrushart, Founders, Poets Against Racism & Hate USA Every January, we at Poets Against Racism & Hate USA take time to step back and contemplate the year that has passed. ...

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Holly Brians Ragusa @mothergusa.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Song for the moment. Song for the movement. Blue Sky Mama, by the ethereally real, Deej. #Bluesky #Blueskymama #Deej #blueskynewbie open.spotify.com/track/6oO69Q...

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Dionne Warwick @dionnewarwick.bsky.social · 20/01/2025

Happy MLK Day.

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Literary Pearls @literarypearls.bsky.social · 14/12/2024

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil." Thomas Mann

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Little James Baldwin @nnemmanuels.bsky.social · 15/12/2024

Don't lose your self in the work forgetting this world of yours wants you to live in and not through it. Witnessing the world is a kind of prayer. You must strike a balance, dearest Joyce, or you might get a parcel of wet matchsticks as inspiration on days when your emotions cannot light a spark.

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Holly Brians Ragusa @mothergusa.bsky.social · 14/11/2024

Song for the moment. Song for the movement. Blue Sky Mama, by the ethereally real, Deej. #Bluesky #Blueskymama #Deej #blueskynewbie open.spotify.com/track/6oO69Q...

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