National Poetry Month 2026: Between school (which is very busy right now), marketing ahead of my book launch (on May 2nd), and the book tour which has already begun (appearances started April 11th), I have decided to give mys…

Tonight's poem is an entertaining satire by Paige Poe. Enjoy! sapphostorque.com/2026/04/22/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Kelly Ann Ellis Ekphrastic poetry is one of my favorite forms, and I’m sharing more from How to Tend a Wall this month. Next up is Kelly Ann Ellis’s poem “You can go to hell and I will go to Texa…

One more for tonight: a funny and relatable ekphrastic poem by Kelly Ann Ellis. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/20/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Christa Forster One of my first projects when I became the Director of my school’s Creative Writing Program was to institute a Poet Laureate. Two of them, actually: one from among the high school Creative Wr…

A clever and fun ballad about Timothée Chalamet by the clever and fun poet Christa Forster. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/20/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Mary Wemple This poem, “Healing” by Mary Wemple, resonates soundly with me at this time in my life, when I can feel health concerns that were previously irrelevant making themselves less so. It rem…

I'm back on my poetry stuff again. Happy National Poetry Month! Here's one by Mary Wemple. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/20/n...

Thank you so much! :) I'm really proud of this one.

National Poetry Month 2026: Rebecca Danelly This is a lovely poem by Rebecca Danelly, chosen while my mind is still in the cosmos. This is a revised version of a poem published in Whale Road Review, Issue 37, Winter 2024. Elegiacwith a nod t…

A lovely poem from Rebecca Danelly while my mind is still on the cosmos. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/13/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: James McCrae I recently came across this poem and really enjoyed it, and it hits a little differently now — but still in a good way — after seeing Project Hail Mary last night, which was at times bo…

Some mindfulness in poetry. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/13/n...

A graphic promoting an event with Angélique Jamail, celebrating her new novel, STRAY. The event will take place on Saturday, May 2 at 4:00pm at Blue Willow Bookshop.

Houston, join us for the book launch of local author @angeliquejamail.bsky.social's new young adult novel, STRAY! 💚

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There is a poem in this blog post. Also, come out to a book festival tomorrow afternoon and see me! sapphostorque.com/2026/04/10/n...

A beautiful poem by @sabahusain.bsky.social on the blog today. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/10/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Margo Stutts Toombs Thank you to everyone who has already posted their haiku on yesterday’s post. I love them! Please feel free to keep posting them over there. This was a very nice experiment, and I will be giv…

A splendid litany poem by Margo Stutts Toombs on the blog tonight! sapphostorque.com/2026/04/08/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: All of You Tonight I’m issuing you an invitation. Rather than share someone else’s poem with you, tonight I’m asking you to share a poem with us. If it goes well, I might do it again! Tonigh…

"I have come to issue an invitation." sapphostorque.com/2026/04/07/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Kathi Crawford Tonight’s poem is “Being” by Kathi Crawford. It inspired the gorgeous cover art for her chapbook consider the light; the artist is Brooke Summers-Perry. You can purchase this chap…

A lovely poem by Kathi Crawford on the blog tonight. She expresses all of this more generously than I could these days! sapphostorque.com/2026/04/06/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Joseph Fasano Joseph Fasano is a prolific sharer of other people’s marvelous poetry online and the brilliant creator of prompts that make writing poetry accessible to nearly everyone. Here is one of his be…

A poem by Joseph Fasano on the blog tonight for National Poetry Month. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/05/n...

Stray "Captures the mixed emotions of eagerness for adulthood and the heartache of getting there that all teens go through." - Reader Review Raqia knows the sting of loneliness more than most. As a toddler, she and her grandmother immigrated to Texas to escape the wolf packs terrorizing their home in Lebanon. Growing up with no siblings and an estranged father, Raqia always relied on her neighborhood best friends, siblings Anabelle and Eddie, to keep from feeling like such a stray. But now that Raqia is a teenager, the gnawing pain of isolation is back. Eddie emerged as a wolf in seventh grade, propelling him into the role of a football star in high school. Meanwhile, neither Raqia nor Anabelle shows any trace of an Animal Affinity, a vital rite of passage into adulthood. Despite everyone saying Affinities can emerge later in life, they can't help but feel like they'll never find themselves. Around them, the world grows more dangerous. On the cusp of homecoming, the violent wolf packs Raqia thought she left in Beirut begin popping up in the local news. Even though Eddie swears he's not part of these gangs, both he and Raqia face visceral anger and anxiety over them. And when emotions run high and one weekend erupts in a life-altering event, Raqia, Eddie, and Anabelle's tight-knit trio ends up in tatters. Is it possible for them to go back to the way things were, or will Raqia need to reinvent herself again?

The pre-order link is up for STRAY, the 2nd book in my Animal Affinities Series out from @mementoviverepress.bsky.social ! Join us at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social on May 2nd for the launch party! bluewillowbookshop.com/book/9781964...

National Poetry Month 2026: Melissa McEver Huckabay If you’re in Houston tonight and available, I highly encourage you to come over to Inprint House, where I’ll be hosting 1st Friday. Melissa McEver Huckabay will be the featured reader, …

Join us for 1st Friday tonight at Inprint in Houston, where @melpsoul.bsky.social will be reading from her extraordinary debut. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/03/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Tukaram If you’ve been reading my blog during April for a number of years, you will be familiar with the collection of poetic fragments and devotions called Mala of the Heart. This book was given to …

Happy National Poetry Month! Tonight's poem is by Tukaram of India. sapphostorque.com/2026/04/02/n...

National Poetry Month 2026: Robert Bly Welcome to April and, therefore, to National Poetry Month! Here on my blog we celebrate that every year with a lot of poetry. I try very hard to post every day, but I have a book coming out in less…

Happy National Poetry Month! sapphostorque.com/2026/04/01/n...

Monday Earworm: Paris Paloma This one is catchy. Dark, perhaps, but only because it’s timeless. In other news, April is coming in a couple of days, and that means Poem-A-Day in celebration of National Poetry Month. Yay! …

Have you heard Paris Paloma yet? She was new to me this season, and I'm loving what I'm hearing so far. sapphostorque.com/2026/03/30/m...

I can't wait! @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social always gives such an excellent experience! 🥰

Save the date for May 2nd! STRAY comes out. Join us at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social! bluewillowbookshop.com/event/angeli...

Monday Earworm: Ella Langley This song has been all over the radio lately. I first heard it on a Sunday morning program on NPR last month, maybe? And now music-playing radio has picked it up and run with it. Maybe because it&#…

Monday Earworm, mixed feelings. sapphostorque.com/2026/03/23/m...

Find Me At This Online Reading on Thursday Hello! If you have an hour free this Thursday evening to enjoy some excellent speculative fiction, I’ll be participating in the Strong Women — Strange Worlds group reading on Zoom. It&#…

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First Friday - Third Thursday QuickRead 6 authors * 8 minutes each - come find your next favorite read with us!

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You're seeing it first tonight! Welcome to my cover reveal for STRAY, which comes out this May from @mementoviverepress.bsky.social!! Houston book launch at @bluewillowbooks.bsky.social on Saturday, May 2nd, at 4:00 p.m. Put it on your calendar now, and stay tuned for more details!!

Monday Earworm: Michael Jackson Every time I lament that a young person I care about has fallen into a scrolling habit and can’t get away from TikTok, I remember that I was part of the MTV generation and used to give my own…

Short film earworm. sapphostorque.com/2026/02/23/m...

Monday Earworm: Stevie Wonder So when this song came out I was in 4th or 5th grade. My godmother is hugely a fan of Stevie Wonder, and I remember that his records were always front and center by her stereo. She isn’t a lo…

An earworm especially for my aunt, but I hope you all enjoy it, too! sapphostorque.com/2026/02/16/m...

Monday Earworm: Anita Baker Anita Baker reportedly topped the list of Whitney Houston’s favorites, and she won the amusing accolade of being the most played background music back when telephone party/chat lines were pop…

Something mellow and delightful for your Monday Earworm. sapphostorque.com/2026/02/09/m...