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Friends, please join me two weeks from today for the July installment of A Very Gay Literary Happy Hour, featuring the magical Caridad Moro-Gronlier, @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social & @ritamookerjee.bsky.social & hosted by yours truly for @jacklegpress.bsky.social! 🥂
A Very Gay Literary Happy Hour - July
Join us for laughs, stories, and queer vibes at A Very Gay Literary Happy Hour—books never felt this fabulous!
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We had so much fun last night at the launch of A Very Gay Literary Happy Hour! Thank you @jacklegpress.bsky.social for the platform, to featured readers Achy Obejas, @clayrebenz.bsky.social & @dankraines.bsky.social & to my special open mic readers. I love you all. 🔗to recording 👇
June 2026 A Very Gay Literary Happy Hour
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<i>Talking About Godard</i> is a love letter to tangled friendships chicagoreader.com/performing-a...
Talking About Godard is a love letter to tangled friendships - Chicago Reader
Three women dissect their friendships and passions (and Godard's work) in Curious Theatre Branch's remount of Beau O'Reilly's 1999 play.
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Missed the action last night? It's not too late…
June 2026 A Very Gay Literary Happy Hour
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📣 I’m pleased to announce that A Very Gay Literary Happy Hour will now be a monthly series with 3 featured readers & an open mic! Join us for the Zoom launch on 6/4, 7-8 pm EST, featuring Achy Obejas, Dan Kraines & @clayrebenz.bsky.social, hosted by yours truly with @jacklegpress.bsky.social! 🌈
COME AGAIN NO MORE: In this witty, off-beat, and entertaining ride of a novel, a laid-off reporter considers what his next act in life might look like. Check out the Small Press Picks review at smallpresspicks.com/come-again-n.... @jacklegpress.bsky.social #bookreview #novels
Come Again No More - Small Press Picks
It’s more than fitting that this witty, off-beat, and entertaining ride of a novel begins in–and sets more than a few scenes in–a bar. As the protagonist, Charley Hull, tells the often-hilarious, some...
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I'm so excited to share that my short story collection, Is the Sky Falling or Are We Rising Towards the Lord?, will be published by @jacklegpress.bsky.social in February of 2028. JackLeg has published some of my favorite books of recent times, books by writers I admire so much.
"I do most of my writing in coffee shops, so my playlists are often selected by baristas." Zach Powers shared a playlist for his novel The Migraine Diaries at Largehearted Boy largeheartedboy.com/2026/04/16/z...
I joined @jacklegpress.bsky.social to bring books like Clark's out--essential, unique voices that push the limits of what the literary and the speculative could do. Just super proud of Clark & if you have not bought a copy of EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE now's your chance. bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
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Thank you to Mayor Daniella Levine Cava for the honor of a lifetime, to Caridad Moro-Gronlier and Richard Blanco for paving the way for me, and to everyone who supports poets and poetry. I love you all. ❤️❤️❤️ (Link to announcement in comments below.)
#ClipOfTheDay: In this ABC News segment, Joshua Bennett talks about how his parents inspired him to write his new book, The People Can Fly: American Promise, Black Prodigies, and the Greatest Miracle of All Time (Little, Brown). at.pw.org/ABCBennett
Read @kategaskin.bsky.social and @gendeguzman.bsky.social convo today up @adroitjournal.bsky.social. Genevieve's new book is KARAOKE AT THE END OF THE WORLD (@jacklegpress.bsky.social) and Kate's is A RED KNOCK-KNOCKING LIKE A HEART (@lsupress.bsky.social). theadroitjournal.org/2026/03/30/a...
A Conversation between Genevieve DeGuzman and Kate Gaskin
To read Genevieve DeGuzman’s Karaoke at the End of the World (JackLeg Press, 2026) is to undergo a crash course in marvels. Woven through this debut collection are complex relational intricacies be…
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All my burning hearts to @jacklegpress.bsky.social and fellow readers @mbrrray.bsky.social @shelleywong.bsky.social @tracibrimhall.bsky.social for yesterday's online gathering for KARAOKE AT THE END OF THE WORLD. ❤️🔥
It was an honor to read for the Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize alongside @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social & Judy Ireland. A special shoutout to Michael Mackin O’Mara, @soflopojo.bsky.social, @limpwrist.bsky.social & Judge Denise Duhamel. Congratulations to the finalists! 👇
SoFloPoJo@soflopojo.bsky.social · 5mo agoCongratulations to the 2026 Finalists for the Third Annual Maureen Seaton Poetry Prize: Alexandra Burack, Lindsay D’Andrea, Camilla Downs, Suraj Gupta, Katie Hale, Kate Hayes, Virginia Kane, Danielle Lemay, Remi Recchia, Nnadi Samuel, AJ Saur, & Grace Yang!
Happy pub day to KARAOKE AT THE END OF THE WORLD by @gendeguzman.bsky.social! Find this brand-new poetry collection and more on our AWP Member Bookshelf.
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Thank you @lithub.com.web.brid.gy for featuring this great debut poet! @gendeguzman.bsky.social lithub.com/crying-in-th...
Crying in the Multiverse: On the Potential of Possibility as a Literary Device
When my mother died of cancer in 2023, the grief turned my mind into a speculative machine. For some time, I kept wondering about what choices we could have made differently for her care. I felt ha…
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Portland, come to an Ides of March literary pop-up this Sunday, 3/15, 10am-2pm in SE Portland. There will be books and writers of those books chatting about bookish things. And, if you're lucky, readings! Inside the Eastmoreland Grocery, 3616 SE Knapp. Food & coffee offered by Holding Hearts Bloc.
After Wednesday night’s fun w/ @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social + @masonjarpress.bsky.social we hope you'll join us in Baltimore for this Fab night @ Vinyl + Pages! 🏳️🌈
A Very Gay Literary Hour
Join us for laughs, stories, and queer vibes at A Very Gay Literary Hour—books never felt this fabulous!
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Everyone loves a circus, especially at AWP Baltimore. Come see dope weird stuff! Collecting donations for TransMaryland. @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @jacklegpress.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social @ezewriter.bsky.social #poetryreading #litreading #AWP #weirdwriters #performanceart #burlesque #drag
Join JackLeg writers @christophernelson.bsky.social @gendeguzman.bsky.social @ritamookerjee.bsky.social + friends from @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @masonjarpress.bsky.social & do some good to help Trans Maryland!! Tip donations at the door. #AWP #poetry #dragshow #burlesque #LGBTQPlus
Kick off AWP in Baltimore with drag, burlesque, and literary performances! Hosted by @fifthwheelpress.bsky.social @masonjarpress.bsky.social and @jacklegpress.bsky.social Tips accepted at door for Trans Maryland. #awp #poetry #dragshow #burlesque @ezewriter.bsky.social @aniking.bsky.social
This week we're celebrating the publication of UNDERSEA by the late Maureen Seaton, a CR contributor, with @jacklegpress.bsky.social
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Check out Undersea - <p><strong>Dive into the Depths with <em>Undersea </em></strong></p><p></p><p>Immerse yourself in the enchanting world of <em>Undersea</em>, a collection of poems by the…
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The latest issue of @adroitjournal.bsky.social is live & it features a poem by the late & great Maureen Seaton from Undersea—relaunching on 2/8 via @jacklegpress.bsky.social. Dive in now! 💙
Maureen Seaton
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Happy #pubday to @pintsncupcakes.bsky.social whose IN EVERY GALAXY A CIRCLE ( @jacklegpress.bsky.social)—an intriguing journey through the cosmos of human experience—comes out today! bookshop.org/p/books/ever...
Every Galaxy a Circle
Check out Every Galaxy a Circle - <p>An Intriguing Journey through the Cosmos of Human Experience</p><p></p><p>In <em>Every Galaxy a Circle</em>, Chloe N. Clark masterfully intertwines memories, ghost...
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