Happy #NationalLimerickDay! PARAGONER by Max Gutmann The departed’s misdeeds are all shed From a eulogy. Buried. Unsaid. As he’s laid to his rest, He is praised as the best. So you want be lauded? Drop dead. #eulogy
Allison Joseph
@allisonpoet.bsky.social
Poet, teacher of poets, lover of poetry.
Sad news today. XJ "Joe" Kennedy—a giant of poetry and great friend to Light—has died at 96. We’ll share more about him and his work soon. For now, here’s one of our favorites of his: #XJKennedy @aestallings.bsky.social @colemanglenn.bsky.social @juliekanepoet.bsky.social @allisonpoet.bsky.social
From Naomi Shihab Nye's book, Everything Comes Next: bookshop.org/a/862/9780063013452 #poem #books #writing
In which #EddieAderne answers the burning question: what if #Cyrano were writing now? *Click link in thread for all 11 Poems of the Week* #loveletters #AI #Rostand @aestallings.bsky.social @juliekanepoet.bsky.social @allisonpoet.bsky.social @paullander.bsky.social @colemanglenn.bsky.social
From “Rondeau for a Long-distance Love,” by Allison Joseph in Ecotone 37 🌕 “I take your books to bed with me / enchanted by the history / of how you’ve lived and where you’ve been...” Read the full poem + subscribe: ecotonemagazine.org/poetry/ronde... @allisonpoet.bsky.social #Ecotone
Rondeau for a Long-distance Love - Ecotone
I take your books to bed with me, enchanted by the history of how you’ve lived and where you’ve been— your days of fortitude or sin, your years of
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She's here and she's beautiful! My new collection of poems!
From Jeffrey McDaniel's book, The Forgiveness Parade. Get it here: bit.ly/forgivenessparade #poem #books #writing
There's still time to apply! DEADLINE EXTENDED: MARCH 15.
Nicole Caruso Garcia@nicolecarusogarcia.bsky.social · 2y agoCalling poet-educators who have been teaching at a 2 or 4 year institution for no more than 5 years! This is a fantastic opportunity to attend the 2025 conference for free! poetrybytheseaconference.org/announcing-t...
If you need something to look forward to, check out www.aurorawritersworkshop.com for a weekend writing retreat in June. Come write, nurture your practice, and be in the company of amazing writers. @allisonpoet.bsky.social and Kathleen Rooney, faculty. #creativewriting #writingretreat
Here's the nonfiction piece that I wrote about my step-brother, who was shot and killed by cops in Milwaukee. This was a tough one but I'm very grateful to Brevity for publishing it. brevitymag.com/current-issu...
Lamentation for Junior | Brevity: A Journal of Concise Literary Nonfiction
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1/4 Poetry by the Sea, the only #poetryconference in coastal Connecticut, is open for registration. On the menu: many happenings perfect for the Light crowd, including "How Can Satirical Poetry Work in a Self-Satirizing World?", a workshop led by Light Ed-in-Chief Melissa Balmain. *LINK IN THREAD*
Another Michael Longley miniature, this one from Man Lying on a Wall (1976).
Happy birthday to American poet and editor Allison Joseph. Aka Me!
Small bit of good news: The Altadena Zine Library survived! Part of the Altadena Library system, they have a substantial zine collection and many programs that encourage folks of all ages to self-publish. www.youtube.com/watch?v=3pw_... www.instagram.com/altadenazine...
Our Altadena Libraries Are Thankfully Still Here
YouTube video by Altadena Library
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Wow we are only 10 days into January and everyone is COOKED
"Your body clothes the flames of earth..." —Gwendolyn Bennett, Harlem renaissance poet, from the #ForgottenPoets collection 'Nocturnes & Other Verses' #poem #poems #poetry
Missing my late husband, poet and editor Jon Tribble, on his heavenly birthday.
Experts have told women for a long time that certain medical conditions and habits, including poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking, make osteoporosis more likely. Now research has added another risk factor to the list: pollution.
How pollution can increase the risk of osteoporosis
Pollution may be another important risk factor for osteoporosis, in addition to poor diet, lack of exercise and smoking.
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You know, you don't have to buy e-books and audiobooks from Amazon's Kindle or Audible. Book experts suggested the best digital book sellers that aren't Amazon. (Wow, people love Libro.fm.) Plus, book recs! wapo.st/3Z9ZFP0
The best alternatives to Amazon for e-books and audiobooks
You have great choices if you want to skip Kindle and Audible for holiday gifts (or all year).
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"When I wake up, sunlight has taken over the room..." —Lisel Mueller #poem #poetry #poetrycommunity
eileen chengyin chow@chowleen.bsky.social · 2y agoPerhaps/ a woman I do not know/ is facing the day with the heavy heart/ that, by all rights, should have been mine. -Lisel Mueller (1924-2020), "In November" one of my favorite poems by Mueller, who, as a young teen, left Germany for the US in 1939. #everynightapoem
Poetry is a way of looking at the world for the first time. —W.S. Merwin