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On Family, History, and Identity in My Poetic Practice A Q&A with Aaron Caycedo-Kimura | I teach Introduction to Creative Writing at Trinity College in Hartford, CT, where most of my students are freshmen and sophomores. The goal of the course is t…

Making poetry, making art of any kind, is a human act. And @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social is so right when he says that’s what we need more of—humanity. Especially in this maddening timeline. #NationalPoetryMonth

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Stop by T449 to grab BU-branded goodies, chat with members of the BU community, and learn about our program!

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We recently revealed our July 2026 special guests, as well as our commencement speaker Charles Baxter and Spotlight Poet Mary Simmons, nominated by our partner @notebookscltv.bsky.social! Check out their bios on our website: www.lasell.edu/graduate-stu...

I am impeaching Secretary Kristi Noem, who is an incompetent leader and a disgrace to our democracy.

She wreaked havoc in the Chicagoland area and has brought her reign of terror to Minneapolis. One of her rogue ICE agents shot and killed an innocent woman today. It must come to an end.

Homeland Security’s description of what happened and the narrative they’re pushing clearly doesn’t match up with the videos we’re all seeing.

They’re asking people not to believe what we can all see with our own eyes.

I’ve been in contact with DHS demanding more information.

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📣 Poetry lovers! ⁠Join us Tues, Dec 9 at 6:30pm PST / 9:30pm EST for Nikkei Uncovered V, a virtual poetry reading hosted by traci kato-kiriyama featuring @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, Erica Isomura, and Syd Westley! ⁠
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Nikkei Uncovered V: a poetry reading 6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. PST / 9:30 p.m.–11 p.m. ESTFREE; registration required for Zoom link TICKETS Join us for the fifth annual virtual poetry reading wit…

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Feasting As a (pre)Holiday season treat, we are grateful to share a piece from each of the poets who will be featured in our annual Nikkei Uncovered poetry event, happening on Tuesday, December 9, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. (PST), in the virtual space through the Japanese American National Museum. We have a small feast here of text …

This month’s “Nikkei Uncovered” poetry column, curated by traci kato-kiriyama, features poets featured in this year’s annual virtual poetry reading event, on Tuesday, December 9, 6:30-8 p.m. (PST), Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Erica Isomura, and Syd Westley.

2025 Granum Prize Shortlist Announced — Granum Foundation October 30, 2025 — We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Granum Foundation Prize!

I’m incredibly grateful and honored to have made The Granum Foundation Prize shortlist! www.granumfoundation.org/news/granum-...

You can never have enough poetry in your life!

Collections from our Raised Voices series by @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, @roqueraquel.bsky.social, and others are 15% off on @bookshop.org from October 14 to November 5! We got the hook up with promo code LOVEBOOKSELLERS.

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Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Next Saturday at JustBook_ish in Dorchester, MA. We would love to see you.

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Opening lines to my story, "A Soft Seduction"

Pleased as punch to have a new story in the latest issue of @funfunfunicular.bsky.social! Big thanks to everyone involved. The issue looks terrific.

One of Amorak Huey’s two poems in Shō No. 7! ⤵️

Free submission for BIPOC poets are now open!

Thank you so much!

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Page 1 of “From the Great Depression” by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

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“Summer Evening” by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

Many thanks to @domkeykong.bsky.social and @johnnycordova.bsky.social for including my poems “From the Great Depression” and “Summer Evening” in the latest issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful issue. #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders

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The poem “Concert Dress” by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura.

Many thanks to @rhetttrull.bsky.social for including my poem “Concert Dress” (based on memories from my past life as a musician) in Cave Wall #18! #poetry #poets #poems #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders #cavewallpress

We know too well the devastating consequences of such action—families torn apart, livelihoods destroyed, and multigenerational trauma inflicted on a community for decades.

#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow

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We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Shō Poetry Prize for our summer issue: Christian J. Collier for his poem “Nocturne.” Congratulations, Christian!

“Nocturne” and two other poems by Christian J. Collier will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: tinyurl.com/shono7

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura Grandmother I imagine the delicate pucker of her mouth gaping like a wound. Her sokuhatsu updo, an oily black tangle on a dusty pillow. On May 24, 1945, eighteen years before I was born, Suyeme Kimura...

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Coming soon: Shō No. 7 | Summer 2025 ✨
Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart).

Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below.

Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7

Issues will ship in July.

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⚡ Gordon Square Review is back! ⚡

Issue 15 is out today with 17 new writing about sacrificial sisters, fleas and conspiracies, epigenetics and Modern Standard Arabic, Jackie Chan and Chick-Dumpling’s Chief Accounting Officer.

Check out the full issue now!
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