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Kelli Russell Agodon

@kelliagodon.bsky.social

(she/her) Poet. Editor. Paddleboarder. Easygoing Capricorn. Next book: Accidental Devotions (Copper Canyon Press, 2026)! Co-host of "Poems You Need" with Melissa Studdard. Faculty at Rainier Writing Workshop at Pacific Lutheran University.🏳️‍🌈Bi/Queer

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David Roderick@droderick77.bsky.social · 3mo ago

There's a wonderful review of @kelliagodon.bsky.social's ACCIDENTAL DEVOTIONS up @adroitjournal.bsky.social today. The book just came out from @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social. theadroitjournal.org/2026/06/03/a...

​​A Review of Kelli Russell Agodon’s Accidental Devotions

Accidental Devotions, Kelli Russell Agodon’s fifth full-length collection published by Copper Canyon Press in May 2026, is an incandescent and tender exploration of what it means to be human in the…

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Kelli Russell Agodon@kelliagodon.bsky.social · 4mo ago

I don't check her much but found my poems/work being shared (omg, THX!) Any advice on how to exist/share here? Is this nice Twitter? Something else? I have 2.9k followers & no sense of how to engage? Ideas? I want to be here but I so awkward...😭 Asking for a poet friend. Here's my cat on a toilet:

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Sam Rasnake@samrasnake.bsky.social · 2y ago

“The night sounds like a murder of magpies and we’re replacing our cabinet knobs because we can’t change the world, but we can change our hardware. America breaks my heart some days, and some days it breaks itself in two.” Kelli Russell Agodon #poetry

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~ Alison Peace@irishali13.bsky.social · 5mo ago

Poem for your Thursday — Alexa, Why Am I Falling Apart ~ Kelli Russell Agodon —I'm sorry, I don't know Why Am I Falling Apart, but I have Remedy for a Broken Heart on my playlist, do you want to hear it? —Do you want me to contact your therapist?

Alexa, Why Am I Falling Apart How often do you feel this way, this falling apart? Things Fall Apart is a Nigerian novel written by Chinua Achebe. Do you want me to play Falling Apart by Papa Roach? There's are 27 apps college students need to keep their lives from falling apart, do you want me download one for you? Sorry. I'm having trouble right now. Are you a tree? Do you need to be watered? I'm sorry, I don't know Why Am I Falling Apart, but I have Remedy for a Broken Heart on my playlist, do you want to hear it? Do you want me to contact your therapist? I'm sorry. I didn't get that. Perhaps, you're falling apart because everything seems impossible without alcohol. I joke, I don't know if you're drinking or not. Did you want me to order glue, file folders, or a broom? You do not have Why Am I Falling Apart on your shopping list, do you want me to add that? Did you know the Aran sweaters of Irish fisherman helped identify their bodies if they washed up on shore following an accident at sea? Yes, I knew you were part Irish. I was just trying to be helpful. Did you say falling apart or fall is a part? I don't know that one. Hmmm, I didn't get that. I have added Falling Apart to your cart. Sometimes, it's easier to give thanks, praise what went right. I'm sorry. I didn't get that. Sorry, I'm having trouble right now. Note: During the pandemic, my Alexa was set to play at different times in different rooms. When you walked into the house, it said - you're distressed - now playing John Mayer - always slow dancing in a burning room - 😂 Alexa is unplugged now, but sitting on my desk to remind me- and I still hear it.
Dana Delibovi@danadelibovi.bsky.social · 6mo ago

Men make up the overwhelming majority of submitters to the journal where I am poetry editor, @cablestreet-litmag.bsky.social. So I share with you this timeless reminder from editor @kelliagodon.bsky.social to “Submit Like a Man.”

Submit Like A Man: How Women Writers Can Become More Successful

by Kelli Russell Agodon Reposted with permission from Ms. Agodon. This article was first published at Medium.com on May 24, 2015. For six years, I worked as Co-Editor-in-Chief at a small literary j…

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Martin McClellan@hellbox.bsky.social · 9mo ago

My favorite part of December is writing a poem every day, inspired by @kelliagodon.bsky.social and the Two Sylvias Press Poetry Advent Calendar. They're a stellar way to consider your world, and yourself at the end of your year. Only $25 and supports an exceptional PNW poetry press.

Advent Calendar Prompts

IT'S BACK!  ​ The Two Sylvias Press Advent Calendar is filled with surprise prompts to help you write 31 new poems in December! Our online virtual Advent Calendar is easy to use--simply click on...

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