This'll hurt me more I concentrated on the view outside the back window. America, have you ever noticed how well you stretch the imagination?

For Earth Day, this beauty by Camille Dungy from @poetrydaily.bsky.social. "America, there is not a place I can wander inside you and not feel a little afraid." poems.com/poem/thisll-...

PRE-ORDER: Water. Witness. Word. Water. Witness. Word., by Marianne Worthington **This is currently a PRE-ORDER title. Forthcoming Publication Date: June 23, 2026** Water. Witness. Word. is a meditation on loves and griefs of many sh...

EXCITED that my new poetry collection is available for pre-order from @bellepointpress.bsky.social! You may know how important pre-sales are, especially for independent presses, so I hope you’ll be interested in pre-buying a copy. Release date is June 23. bellepointpress.com/products/wat...

so grateful to the editors at DIHP!! Thank you!!

Marianne Worthington — Does It Have Pockets Blues (ii) | Pop Quiz! Autoimmune Diseases— Lupus

I'm so lucky to have two new poems up at DOES IT HAVE POCKETS to kick off National Poetry Month, with big thanks to the editors. If you want to read, find them here: www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/maria...

For 13 weeks, Marine recruits aren’t allowed to see their families. Not once. Graduation day is the first reunion. It’s supposed to be a celebration. At Parris Island in South Carolina this week, ICE agents will be stationed at the gate checking the immigration status of anyone who shows up to watch

The 2026 Best of the Net Anthology is live! Check out all of this year's award-winning poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art plus our full list of 2026 finalists! https://bestofthenetanthology.com/

Hope all can rest a little. I honestly can't remember a spring break when I didn't have a sick kid.

Poetry Writing Group (ONLINE) – Spring 2026 - Carnegie Center Spend some time in a workshop setting writing new poems, revising old ones, and sharing your poems with others in class. This workshop will focus on the basics, such as […]

Come write poems with me! The Poetry Writing Group at Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning runs for 6 weeks starting on Tuesday, March 31 and meeting each subsequent Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m.(online). I hope you’ll join me. Descriptions and details are here: carnegiecenterlex.org/class/poetry...

Review of Kingfisher Blues: Poems by Erik Reece

I wrote about Erik Reece's poetry collection KINGFISHER BLUES for Appalachian Journal's online component (AS THE CROW FLIES). Thanks to editor Jessica Cory! as-the-crow-flies.pubpub.org/pub/worthing...

Two Poems by Hayden Saunier Something Is Not Right My neighbors never turn off the light in an upstairs room, so one eye seems always open in the face of that house which is how ducks sleep, and dolphins, and wary parents of …

Love these Hayden Saunier poems at @oneart.bsky.social !
"That’s the god we were taught we had.
. . . A clear-eyed god, unmoved
by megachurch money and gold filigree.
God as shepherd.." oneartpoetry.com/2026/03/11/t...

Poetry Writing Group (ONLINE) – Spring 2026 - Carnegie Center Spend some time in a workshop setting writing new poems, revising old ones, and sharing your poems with others in class. This workshop will focus on the basics, such as […]

Come write poems with me. I’m teaching a six-week class (virtually) via the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning. I hope you will join me! Deets and registration: carnegiecenterlex.org/class/poetry...

In a Nutshell: an anthology of micropoems IN A NUTSHELL: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MICROPOEMS Julia Caroline Knowlton, Guest Editor Mark Danowsky, ONE ART Editor ~ 2026 ~ ~~~ Editor’s Note: It has been a privilege to curate this anthology of very sh…

Really enjoying @oneart.bsky.social's anthology of very short poems! oneartpoetry.com/2026/02/22/i...

Mac Shows Sonny How To Play The Guitar | Tender Mercies YouTube video by The Dollar Theater

"I've decided to leave here forever . . . "
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@rebunting.bsky.social and I are excited to share this issue with all of you as we start year two! Seven pieces, one for each day of the week...give us a read!

Legislatures are proposing the same in KY and TN

I love a Saturday issue drop because we can stay in our pajamas, drink coffee, and READ all morning! I hope you LOVE this spectacular NEW ISSUE of @splitlipthemag.bsky.social as much as I do. Thank you to our contributors & staff for all the work & love that went into making this issue shine! 💫

Thrilled to offer this poetry workshop in support of the mission of Backwoods Literary Press. Come write with me on December 10! Register here and pay what you can shorturl.at/zWw2q

Cincinnati, see you next weekend at Books By The Banks

Perugia’s annual prize is open for subs through 11/15 (2 MORE WEEKS) for what will be our 30th collection. Open to women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities, who have not published more than one full-length collection. Full guidelines & info in bio. We look forward to reading your work!

Look at my mail! Congrats, @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social !! I'm so happy to have your new collection. (Also, I have poems in this issue of Appalachian Review. You can read them online, but please think about supporting them with a subscription if you can: appalachianreview.net/2025/03/19/t...)

1369: Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell Today’s poem is Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell.

So thrilled that Kathleen Driskell is featured on The Slowdown Show this morning. Her poem is from her new collection, Goat-Footed Gods, first published in Still: The Journal last year. www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...

Backlist Book Club Introducing a new program at Belle Point Press

A new book club opportunity from Belle Point Press! @bellepointpress.bsky.social bellepointpress.substack.com/p/backlist-b...

The Makery: Poems of Hurt and Healing: Reading + Practice - Hindman Settlement School This course combines generative writing and discussion using a book in common. Raye Hendrix’s poetry collection What Good Is Heaven will be our model for writing and reading poems that hurt us and hea...

Ooh! I'm so excited to be teaching this new class for The Makery at Hindman Settlement School in November. I hope you can think about joining me! hindman.org/events/poems...

Actually, Slavery Was Very Bad The president’s latest criticism of museums is a thinly veiled attempt to erase Black history.

The MAGA movement is focused on touting only the exceptional parts of our past “because having to look too closely at the disturbing parts of American history would mean having to look closely at the disturbing parts of themselves,” Clint Smith argues:

The President cannot commandeer any local law enforcement.
The President does not run the Smithsonian.
The monthly BLS jobs report is required by law.
Release the Epstein files.

Thank you for your attention to this matter.

I love Sparrow Envy so much (cover + contents!)

I'm so excited to be reading with Belle Townsend at the next Hill Writers Collective on August 23. But it's not just a reading: it's a whole thing with writing prompts and audience sharing. I hope you'll come. Here's the link to register: marianneworthingtonbelletownsend.eventbrite.com

A British crow is asking passersby if they're alright.

Today's Feature:

Two poems from the Like a Hammer: Poets on Mass Incarceration anthology published by @haymarketbooks.org: "Break from Madness" by Kennedy A. Gisege & "Sometimes I Wonder If God Really Fuck with Me Like That" by Sin à Tes Souhaits

Read here: poems.com/poem/two-poe...

Hub City Press & Writers Project Submission Manager Hub City Press, the publishing arm of the Hub City Writers Project, publishes books of literary fiction, poetry, creative nonfiction, regional nonfiction, nature, and art. We are seeking new and extra...

Wowwee @hubcitypress.bsky.social is OPEN this weekend for single-narrative nonfiction! This is my time, my favorite stuff! Can be personal, reportage, memoir, cultural criticism, history, or a blend of the above. Ends at midnight on Sunday. Drop any questions below.

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