Tag: creative writing
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community feature: Through These Realities (call for submissions)
This week I’m taking a moment to highlight a current opportunity for Boston area poets and photographers of color via a project called Through These Realities. Check out the details, links, and posters below. Also, speaking of collaborative work, here’s a link to “Our Lady of Sorrow” by Brenda Cárdenas, a stunning ekphrasis poem inspired […]
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recent news + upcoming event!
Just a quick post to share some recent happenings as well as information on an upcoming event: First, I’m excited to share that I was recently interviewed as part of Frontier Poetry’s “In Class” series of profiles of creative writing professors. Check out the interview here. Many thanks to Jose Hernandez Diaz for the invite […]
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not in the weeds, the weeds are in me, so to speak
Summer teaching started for me this week. Excited to start new conversations and encourage young writers to engage with articulating their authentic selves while navigating the rules of different spaces. Am exhausted, won’t lie, but that’s also the life. Did want to share two quick things: First, here’s another article to help navigate the ever-evolving […]
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book news & co.
Excited to share that my next book, we say Yes way before you, is forthcoming from Black Lawrence Press in March 2020! You can read about the project as well as two poems from it in this profile. Special thanks to Diane Goettel and the BLP crew for being so welcoming! Been sitting on this […]
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exhaustingly onward
Since my last post in April, there’s been a lot of life. The short of it is that I’m writing this after moving to a new city. Along with the move, there was wrapping up teaching for two semesters as well as production for the spring/summer issue of Salamander. All of this is exciting but […]
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heartlines
National Poetry Month is winding down and its got me remembering myself a bit. Been some deep conversations throughout–with students, fellow writers, friends old and new–as well as some struggle. I’m grateful for all of it, to still be here. As NPM wraps up, I’d like to share my recent publication in another of Oxidant […]
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virtual reading preview
Just a quick post to share some of the work from the poets who will be reading at this Saturday’s event. Here are the details for the event including the link to register: Event: A Virtual Celebration of National Poetry Month with Readings by Julia Koets, Meg Day, and Jenny JohnsonDate & Time: Saturday, April 24th, 6-7pm […]
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writer feature: Quintin Collins
This week I am proud to feature the work of Quintin Collins whose debut collection The Dandelion Speaks of Survival arrives this month from Cherry Castle Publishing. I have been admirer of Collins’ work both on and off the page for a few years now. As an activist and organizer, Collins has helped foster a […]
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microreview & interview: Radiant Obstacles by Luke Hankins
review by José Angel Araguz One of my favorite things about poetry is how it can not only detail an experience but also be an experience. The intimacy of language to be known and shared between us, to be changed and yet hold despite the changing, speaks to the human experience in a way that […]
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virtual reading: Salamander issue #51
Just a quick post to share that Salamander is hosting a virtual reading on Friday, March 26, from 6-7 PM EST, featuring readings from three contributors from Issue #51: Jinwoo Chong, Natalie Shapero, and B.M. Owens. This event is free and open to the public; registration is required. Register here, and after registering, you will […]
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