Photo of a green book with the title 'The earth that whispers at my feet' in white. Logo for The Poetry Society at the bottom. The book is sitting in a tree with green leaves, white flowers and a blue sky.

Our new Young Poets Network anthology, The earth that whispers at my feet, out in the wild!

The anthology contains winning poems from a series of eco-poetry challenges we've run with People Need Nature. All the poems were written by young people aged <25. Online version at bit.ly/EarthThatWhispers

Remote 6-Week Workshop: Leah Umansky: How to Live a Creative Life - Poets House Participants will journal, write poems, and think about what the creative life can look like. There is no one way to live a creative life!

I'm teaching a course on 'creativity' this June at @poetshouse.bsky.social online! Won't you join me? Anyone can be creative; it's also an antidote for these dark times!

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Very excited to be part of a pop culture panel with Gary Jackson, @toddkaneko.bsky.social, @leahumansky.bsky.social, and Maria Zoccola. And as always, honored to be signing books and reading with my beloved @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social!

Calm down, PHONE, we know about the snow

I am over the moon with excitement to announce that I have signed with Dzanc Books for the publication of my memoir, Delicate Machine. I am so grateful to Annie DeWitt (Enliven) who has been such a champion of it since day one.
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#grateful

hooray for you and @coupletseries.bsky.social

February’s Final Lap (& a Recap) for Singing from the Deep End! It’s been a real honor to share my new book Singing from the Deep End with readers and audiences so far this year. I have three more events coming up this month, the first being my local book launch a...

Here's my latest blog post w/news about Singing from the Deep End, incl. 3 Feb. readings (local launch this Thurs!), links to past readings & more. I'd love it if you followed my site by adding your email there - I only send a few posts a year. Thanks, folks! ❤ rebeccahartolander.com/februarys-fi...

Remote 6-Week Workshop: Leah Umansky: How to Live a Creative Life - Poets House Participants will journal, write poems, and think about what the creative life can look like. There is no one way to live a creative life!

I'm teaching this wonderful course on 'living a creative life' online at @poetshouse.bsky.social this summer. More info below.
poetshouse.org/event/worksh...

Ars Poetica with a Bird, a Pay Phone and Spock - Plume Ars Poetica with a Bird, a Pay Phone and Spock for Faith, Scott, Heather, and the writers of  Star Trek’s Strange New Worlds   I officially understand why people enjoy Star Trek, and it’s because of t...

I wrote a poem inspired by Star Trek's 'Strange New Worlds' on @paramountplus.com at Plume. @ansonmount.bsky.social, I'd love for you to share it with Ethan and Jess. It's inspired by that amazing 'wedding' episode. plumepoetry.com/ars-poetica-...

'Stay Brave' with Tina Cane ‘Stay Brave’ is an interview series by woman-identifying creatives for woman-identifying creatives to inspire bravery in the creative life. [Created and curated by Leah Umansky]

A new #staybrave is live with Tine Cane. Read. Enjoy. Share. Subscribe.

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i love it when people care. about words, about meaning, about each other, about what we mean to one another, about the world we’re making—or could make

My poem "Ars Poetica: Moonlight" has been reprinted at @thepvdeye.bsky.social with thanks to Tina Cane . It was originally published at @northamerreview.bsky.social
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Read Sophie Newman’s interview with “Tacoma” author Aaron Burch. They talk about the last 20 years of the literary scene, writerly obsession, autofiction, and more.

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This is me!

Had a super fun chat with Sophie Newman on zoom and now here it is in Electric Lit. In her intro, she calls me "the Rick Rubin of online literary publishing," which seems really funny but also I'm kinda into it.

omg i love this rick rubin analogy. i'm obsessed with him.

This link will be live next hour, from 10–11am ET, for the full hour.

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Celebrate in Baltimore

@kattywompuswriter.bsky.social will be at AWP launching new anthology

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I’ve Been Laid Off. I’m Not Done. After 20 years at The Washington Post, I’m suddenly on my own — and still writing about books.

After 20 years, I've been laid off at The Washington Post.
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Grateful to Kristen for sharing this with the world, though I wish she didn't have to write it.

Bonus points for some in poetic forms!

We hopped on the B68 to the Nitehawk Prospect Park for a matinee; the bus was full of families, each with a sled or two, on their way to play in the snow. Children bundled up, excited. It made my heavy heart heavier, but heavy with lightness.

Write this poem my friend.

thank you keep em coming

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Thank you to everyone who is reading and subscribing to my #staybrave substack. I love getting the notifications. Thank you for reading and subscribing. NOW is the time to be brave. Thank you.

I already have a good list, and several anthologies, but thought I'd ask here: What are your favorite poems about nature -- for high schoolers?

Timeline: How the Shooting of Alex Jeffrey Pretti Unfolded A moment-by-moment analysis of video from the scene shows that Mr. Pretti was already restrained when fatal shots were fired, which appears to contradict the federal government’s account of the event.

Alex Pretti was already restrained when federal agents shot and killed him in Minneapolis, a New York Times analysis of video shows. The footage contradicts the Department of Homeland Security’s account of the shooting.

Do you want to draw, paint and sip? This great class starts on Friday in person in Downtown Manhattan

www.churchstreetschool.org/drawpaintsip

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Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey: "To everyone listening: Stand with Minneapolis. Stand up for America."