Spotted in the wild: 15 West in print! 😍

New poem in the inaugural issue of Waltz and honored to share space with so many incredible poets. waltzjournal.com/issue-one/

I cannot say enough about Jim Moore and his collection of poems, Prognosis. Poignantly jolting. #poem #poetry #writingcommunity

@matthewolzmann.bsky.social from Rattle 31, Summer 2009 Read the full poem: rattle.com/mountain-dew-commercial-disguised-as-a-love-poem-by-matthew-olzmann #poetry

Highlight of my month so far is going to the opening night of the Paranormal Activity play on Broadway and finding out they posted my meager attempt at acting on their Instagram page 😂

Just learned my mom made history by being the first black cheerleader at her middle school. Iconic.

Soo excited for this drop!

Snoop Dogg's Shy Smile in Lakers Jersey

ALT: Snoop Dogg's Shy Smile in Lakers Jersey

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1455’s first Women Writers Anthology brings together original poetry, fiction, creative nonfiction, and hybrid work from women writers across the globe, each offering a unique perspective on identity, resilience, connection, and the complexities of modern life. Learn more at 1455litarts.org/wwa

I need a Reddit thread to help me process this book I just finished reading

A poem about the sad beast inside for #PromptCombo #Bestiary Previously published in 'Selected Poetry: Autumn' from @thebrokenspine.co.uk thanks to this week's host @janpsolivagant.bsky.social

Currently in that weird liminal space of reflection a good book or movie will put you in. Just finished “Educated” by Tara Westover, a memoir that explores how memory shapes identity, how identity shapes memory, and what it’s like to lose custody of one’s own mind.

The repetition of ‘here’, and even the missing word in the title, in Collette Bryce's poem speaks of absence. The enjambment & line endings fill the poem with thoughtful hesitation. I love the unusual similes too – ‘like discs in a jukebox’ #poetry #poemoftheday #NationalLonelinessWeek

There is nothing I hate more than when people open the door before looking through the peep hole in shows and movies.

It’s going to be 101 degrees today. I’m going to the beach. And my mom asks the most mothering question ever: “Are you sure you’re going to be warm enough?” 😂

This was also one of my favorite books growing up, which, again, explains a lot

Frank Amari @frankamari.bsky.social · 2mo ago

On this date in 1947, Anne Frank’s "The Diary of a Young Girl" was first published, appearing in the Netherlands under the title "Het Achterhuis" (“The Secret Annex”); it became a classic of war literature.

In our day, we stirred Folgers crystals mixed with real sugar and powdered cream and called it, Coffee, called it, Social Time, called our mothers. —Rebecca Evans

We Called This “Under the Influence” by Rebecca Evans - Rattle: Poetry

Image: “Home Is a Puzzle” by Becky Jaffe. “We Called This Under the Influence” was written by Rebecca Evans for Rattle’s Ekphrastic Challenge, May 2026, and selected as the Editor’s Choice.

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Séamus Isaac Fey’s “My Therapist Graduated Me” wrestles with the question of what healing actually looks like. Read the rest of Issue Fifty-Six through the link in our bio.

From Ada Limón's book, The Hurting Kind: bookshop.org/a/862/9781639550494 #poem #booksky #writing

They really could’ve gotten Julie a better wig #From

Absolutely loved “A Series of Unfortunate Events” growing up, which I think explains a lot now

Plumli@plumli.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I always knew my parents were a little different, because they read Series of Unfortunate Events with me and said "this is a good book. Life is unfair. Older men are always trying to trick you into marrying them. Don't do it, they are broke. No one can help you. Good lessons to learn young."

A pet ode will always hold a place in my heart and this one is beautiful

David Atkinson@davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social · 3mo ago

This poem is more than a poem about a dog. It is about loyalty & estrangement, trust and language, family and forgiveness It hinges on a few lines in the middle stanza... And a dog that does what humans struggle to do #poetry #poemoftheday

A poem and drawing, both recent. I didn't do them to go together, but they fit well.

I let go and started reading a new book. And I’m enjoying it.

faithestella.bsky.social@faithestella.bsky.social · 3mo ago

I really want to read something new but I hate leaving a book halfway-read through ☹️ and now I’m psychoanalyzing my reluctancy and fear of letting go ☹️

danez smith SAY IT WITH YOUR WHOLE BLACK MOUTH

I really want to read something new but I hate leaving a book halfway-read through ☹️ and now I’m psychoanalyzing my reluctancy and fear of letting go ☹️

I wrote a poem today.

There is always a man, slight and dark-socketed, standing by a window, gazing at the mute and luminous moon. —Joanna Solfrian

Instead of a Victorian Novel I Write a Victorian Poem by Joanna Solfrian - Rattle: Poetry

There is always a man …

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No thanks, I’ll save the mad scientist who mysteriously disappeared after building a time machine

Anna Vangala Jones@anniejowrites.bsky.social · 3mo ago

an escape room but it’s just a quiet little cottage with a typewriter & no internet access & you don’t leave until your entire book has been written

People tell me to put myself out there and I tell them I don’t want to be on Instagram but I’m on Bluesky and they ask what is Bluesky and I tell them and they laugh

They are birds because I have heard them hit their wings against the window. —Nancy Kangas

I Like Her by Nancy Kangas - Rattle: Poetry

But she sends too many texts.

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