30 poems in 30 days this month! Here’s the prompts I put together for myself, if any writers would like to join me :)

On the Void, and Shouting Into It I have tried to write this first post, an introduction of sorts, quite a few times, and each time I’ve been stopped by the overwhelming feeling that to send it into the inboxes of all twenty of my dea...

Things I’ve been thinking about:
open.substack.com/pub/esmeprom...

Thank you so much for reading!!

Thank u Matt!!

A photo of the author, wearing a dark blue sweatshirt, sitting outside next to a rock wall and a fern plant.

@esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH searches for a change of heart in the very darkest part of the ocean. Here, they share just one thing about the piece: buff.ly/REF7Oom

Thank you for reading!

"Grandfather is ninety-four, and none of his organs are his own."

@esmepromise.bsky.social's flash piece JELLYFISH tackles oceanic creatures, hearts, and immortality. Read it right here! buff.ly/ePT4ZNT

Thank you for the nomination!!

I so appreciate you reading!!

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I’ve got a new piece up in @splitlipthemag.bsky.social !

Image of fire Text: So I will meet you at the summit. Dirt in my stomach — gardens of it. Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey with my back to the city https://www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html

Today on Glass!

"with my back to the city" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey (@esmepromise.bsky.social)!

www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html

Congratulations to our nominees for the first ever Monarch Queer Literary Awards!!! You should 100% go give these wonderful pieces a read if you haven't already.

Leaves on a white background with the text: 2026 Best of the Net poetry nominees. March Abuyuan-Llanes Sara Eddy Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey j marvain mukethe kawinzi Mandy Seiner

Congratulations to ALOCASIA's #BotN Best of the Net nominees in poetry for 2026!

March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner

Read their work at alocasia.org

Thank you so much for your reading!! :)

I waited for him to run from my obvious institutional power so I wouldn’t have to assert it.

Welp, it’s Thursday and it’s May, and along with the the incredibly cool writing in Four Score 84, we have a lot to be grateful for! “Owl” by @esmepromise.bsky.social is one of TWO short stories published by this author! Humbling work! Read it here!

www.roifaineantpress.com/post/owl-wha...

In my twenty-first summer, I learned how to be nocturnal. Once I realized I prefer the dark, it was simply a matter of reorganizing my time.

When you start to lose your faith in humanity, a story like this might just be a little bit of a balm for your soul. This is "Owl" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey @esmepromise.bsky.social And it will be live in our 84th issue on 4/27. I highly suggest you read it. Seriously.

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Screenshot of linked story, which has an audio version, with inset image: painting of a bug in the dark looking up to a moon-like light

ICYMI: We nominated Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey's marvellous Issue 85 micro, "Posthuman Walks Into A Bar" for this year's Pushcart Prize. You can read/listen to it here: www.smokelong.com/stories/post... @esmepromise.bsky.social

y’all are incredible thanks so much <3

Thank you so much @cincinnatireview.bsky.social for this nomination! Here’s the full piece.

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Thank you so very much to @smokelong.bsky.social

Congrats! Belinda Rowe , Joshua Wetjen , Grace Anne Lowry , Shauna Friesen , @esmepromise.bsky.social

"my cube of nothing one thousand
feet in the sky with the potted orchid
in the corner that blooms violently
pink twice a year, budget blossoms
because HR says: studies show
the presence of plants is soothing"

—Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey

Amazing Patricia thank you! :)

Trying out this app since Twitter is fast becoming a fascist hellscape, can someone direct me to the writers?