Lisa Allen
@backtoallen.bsky.social
Writer/editor/library person. MFA x 2, @solsticemfa. Co-founder/co-director The Notebooks Collective.
Blogged about #TheSealeyChallenge on @notebookscltv.bsky.social Patreon. Hope you'll read it--and tell me what you're reading this month! www.patreon.com/TheNotebooks...
The Sealey Challenge | The Notebooks Collective
It's August, which means it's Sealey Challenge time! If you don't know what the Sealey Challenge is, it's the genius brainchild of remarkabl
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Come see me next Thursday! As part of the Maynard Book Festival, I will be co-hosting a reading featuring Maynard-area and Lowell poets at 6 PM at Felixology, with a reception at Barrels & Vines at 4:30 PM. Learn more here: maynardpubliclibrary.assabetinteractive.com/calendar/may...
Happy National Poetry Month! We're celebrating by welcoming @gabbat.bsky.social & Sasha Waters for our April In Conversation! thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con... (1/3)
In Conversation: Gabrielle Calvocoressi & Sasha Waters
In this conversation poet Gabrielle Calvocoressi and filmmaker Sasha Waters will discuss Sasha’s American Masters documentary about Mary Oliver (forthcoming Spring 2026) as a means of entering into…
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I am so excited for you all to hear @backtoallen.bsky.social & @mfitejohnson.bsky.social in conversation. It's going to be a vulnerable, intimate and ultimately joyful event. Plus, it's Lisa's debut collection! Join us!
The Notebooks Collective@notebookscltv.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin us Mar. 24th for this In Conversation with TNC's co-director @backtoallen.bsky.social and fellow Kansas poet @mfitejohnson.bsky.social! They'll talk maternal estrangement, form in poetry, authenticity & more. Register here: thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...
Thanks to Pine Row Press for publishing two poems from my book (both in an earlier form) along with a little Q & A. www.pinerow.com/winter-2026-...
I never want anyone to be in the position to talk about maternal estrangement and I'm grateful @mfitejohnson.bsky.social said yes to lending her voice --her poetry speaks to this experience in a beautiful, incisive way.
Melissa Fite Johnson@mfitejohnson.bsky.social · 5mo agoI’m so excited for this conversation with @backtoallen.bsky.social (one week from today!), a poet and person I admire. I think this will be my first public discussion about being estranged from my mother. This event is free and virtual, but you have to register in advance!
Eeek it's me and I'll be reading from my new book, but it's also @mfitejohnson.bsky.social and I feel so lucky that I get to share this space with her--she's such a brilliant poet. If you haven't read her newer poems--many in form!--check out her website :)
The Notebooks Collective@notebookscltv.bsky.social · 5mo agoJoin us Mar. 24th for this In Conversation with TNC's co-director @backtoallen.bsky.social and fellow Kansas poet @mfitejohnson.bsky.social! They'll talk maternal estrangement, form in poetry, authenticity & more. Register here: thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...
Join me & Lisa @backtoallen.bsky.social for a @notebookscltv.bsky.social coffee meet up early Thursday. Help me mentally prepare for #AWP26
Rebecca Kirk Connors@aprilist.bsky.social · 5mo agoNo we won't but we're doing a coffee meet up early Thursday if you can join us!
Issue Five is now live with words from @katiemanningpoet.bsky.social, Katie Kim, @aprilist.bsky.social Svetlana Litvinchuk, @creakyvoice.bsky.social, Amanda Lee, & Stephen Energia Gifford Bell. Art from @sjane.bsky.social and @titaniayellow.bsky.social! asteralesjournal.com/currentissue
Oct. 21st! Come celebrate Iain Haley Pollock's exceptional new collection with us! thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...
In Conversation: Iain Haley Pollock & Nathan McClain
We welcome Iain Haley Pollock & Nathan McClain to The Notebooks Collective in October. We are thrilled to have these two brilliant poets join us to talk about craft, creativity, new work and more.
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The Notebooks Collective@notebookscltv.bsky.social · 10mo agoCan't wait for our next In Conversation with Iain Haley Pollock & @nathanhmcclain.bsky.social. Two creatives talking about craft, new work, and courage. Online - Free - Register to receive event info!
That's this coming Tuesday, everyone! Come join us! thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...
In Conversation: Taylor Byas & jason b. crawford
We welcome Taylor Byas & jason b. crawford to The Notebooks Collective in September. We are thrilled to have these two brilliant poets join us to talk about craft, friendship, using poetry as a means…
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Split Lip Magazine@splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 11mo agoWe're finishing ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a double accomplishment 🎉 Contributors @taylorbyas.bsky.social and @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social will be discussing friendship and poetry with @notebookscltv.bsky.social Sept. 16th! 🙌 Get your free tickets to this virtual event here: buff.ly/tAs68NP
Indulging in beautiful poems by Monica Lee Weatherly & Valerie Smith via @notebookscltv.bsky.social Home & place. Belonging & longing.
Join us on August 3rd to learn how to practice identifying what’s working in a piece, what questions it’s asking, and what possibilities revision can open up. Through interactive lecture and guided prompts, we’ll explore how to cultivate a more generous, self-aware approach to the revision process.
Tools for Self-Critique
Shift your revision practice from one of judgment to one of discovery and accountability.
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Friends, we'd love for you to join us for this class on Sunday, July 27th. @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social is teaching Write Two: The Prose Poem as Diptych Memoir and whew, does it promise to be an amazing two hours. thenotebookscollective.com/event/write-...
Write Two: The Prose Poem as Diptych Memoir
This is a class in dualities: two forms, two poems. (In two hours!) The two forms: We’ll explore the prose poem (a hybrid of prose and poetry) and the prose poem as memoir (a lyric rendering of a…
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Also, don't miss this free opportunity to explore the epistolary form as a way to address current social justice issues in today’s political landscape with Pauletta Hansel and Tabassam Shah: poetsagainstracism-usa.org/events/
Events | Poets Against Racism & Hate USA
Upcoming Events April 23 at 7 PM ET and June 7 at 10:30 AM ET, 2025 Virtual Workshop: Fighting Firehose With Fire Join PARH USA poets Pauletta Hansel and Tabassam Shah for a 90-minute exploration of t...
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The Notebooks Collective@notebookscltv.bsky.social · last yr.We had a great time in Pauletta's Dear Friend class last night! She'll be back in May to talk about giving feedback - don't miss it! thenotebookscollective.com/event/respon...
One week from tonight! Join Fleda Brown & @oomenam.bsky.social for an In Conversation. Both acclaimed poets and essayists, Fleda and Anne-Marie are also both teachers, Michganders, and friends. Registration is free for this virtual event!
In Conversation: Fleda Brown & Anne-Marie Oomen
Emotional openness. An invitation to think together. Fleda Brown and Anne-Marie Oomen aren’t just contemporaries; they’re friends and deep admirers of each other’s work.
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Writing is fine. It's literally the most embarrassing thing on earth to put yourself on full display for rejection or validation, but it's fine. I enjoy it. I find it therapeutic to set myself on fire.
Our next In Conversation is on March 18 with @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social & Sarah Kain Gutowski. They’ll talk their respective collections as book-length “projects,” how their own journeys with OCD/anxiety have impacted their work; and more. thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...
Cynthia Marie Hoffman & Sarah Kain Gutowski
Poets Cynthia Marie Hoffman and Sarah Kain Gutowski will read from their collected works, with an emphasis on their newest respective collections, both of which are cohesively themed (Cynthia’s is a…
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This is happening this Tuesday evening! We're still pinching ourselves a little that we get to host these poets and hope that you join us! Reminder: In Conversation events are free and virtual (via Zoom) and all are welcome :)
The Notebooks Collective@notebookscltv.bsky.social · last yr.Our next In Conversation is on March 18 with @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social & Sarah Kain Gutowski. They’ll talk their respective collections as book-length “projects,” how their own journeys with OCD/anxiety have impacted their work; and more. thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...
Busy Sunday? @jessicacuello.bsky.social is teaching a class about persona poetry and we'd love for you to join us. Find details and registration info at the link. thenotebookscollective.com/event/writin...
If you're in Cincy this Tuesday (Feb. 4th), come to Sitwell's Coffee House for some electric poetry from @taylorbyas.bsky.social & @kebpoet.bsky.social! We'll have an open mc, too!
The phenomenally talented poet @jessicacuello.bsky.social is teaching a persona class on March 2nd for only $60 and I'm irrationally excited. More here: thenotebookscollective.com/event/writin...
Writing Persona: When a Mask Is All We Can Bear
A generative course that will look attentively at poems by Ai, Lucie Brock-Broido, and Patricia Smith among others. We’ll explore ways to enter persona and deepen the imaginative possibilities of…
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So excited for this In Conversation event!
The Notebooks Collective@notebookscltv.bsky.social · 2y agoIt's time to talk about February's In Conversation event with Dzvinia Orlowsky & María Luisa Arroyo! Join us Tuesday, Feb. 25th at 7:30 PM EST. Our events are always virtual and In Conversations are free--just register to receive the link. thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...
This order doesn't just ban trans people from the military. It states that this administration believes trans people lack "an honorable, truthful, and disciplined lifestyle" and that being trans "is not consistent with the humility and selflessness required of a service member."
Chris Geidner@chrisgeidner.bsky.social · 2y agoNEW: Here is Trump's anti-trans military executive order. www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
Your regular reminder to tell the creators whose work you love that you love their work. Doesn't have to be a conversation, can just be "hey, you made a thing I love, thank you for it." It'll make their day, and probably yours too.
I had the chance to work with Poet Lore to pick some amazing poems! I really hope y’all enjoy my selections www.poetlore.com/2024/12/17/v...
Volume 119 Summer/Fall 2024 Guest Editor’s Note - Poet Lore
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This is the energy I need to see from our reps. More of this. Please.
Alejandra Caraballo@esqueer.net · 2y agoAOC comes out swinging against a Nancy Mace for targeting Sarah McBride. "They're doing this so that Nancy Mace can ... fundraise off an email. They're not doing this to protect people. They're endangering women, they're endangering girls of all kinds. And everybody should reject it. It's gross."
