Marianne Worthington
@mworthington.bsky.social
Poet, Educator, Editor; author of Water. Witness. Word (Belle Point Press) The Girl Singer: Poems (UP of KY 2021), words in Oxford American, Shenandoah, Calyx, Zone 3, Salvation South. Reformed college professor. . .
"Dolly’s messages of affirmation and acceptance were pivotal for scores of queer Appalachians. And when her embrace rankled the fundamentalists among us, she didn’t back down, often calling them out in their vain attempts at playing God." Jason Kyle Howard for Salon. www.salon.com/2026/08/26/d...
Dolly Parton embodied the best parts of Appalachia
Stereotypes have long defined the region. Parton showed the world its true heart — and offered a challenge
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Happy to share the release of my new poetry collection from @bellepointpress.bsky.social. Later today I'll be reading poems from Water. Witness. Word. at the annual Ironwood Writing Studio. bellepointpress.com/products/wat...
good news--I've got two new poems up today at @salvationsouth.com. Thanks to poetry editor Andy Fogle! www.salvationsouth.com/marianne-wor...
Marianne Worthington Poems: Blue Sheets & Seasoned Sycamore
Two new Worthington poems fold mother memory into Appalachian elegy for her late mentor, Jeff Daniel Marion: blue sheets, a felled sycamore.
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Look who is featured on @poetrydaily.bsky.social this morning!! @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social Congrats, Ron!! poems.com/poem/what-li...
What Light Through <em>Beyond</em> Yonder Window
& the heady poems of mythic black folk both floating to surface in ambush of sky
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On the eve of our submission window opening, we felt we should add an AI policy
So, the folks at CANVAS FREE FOR TEACHERS have opened the portal for TODAY only (May 28) so you can download all your stuff if you have classrooms on that platform (I had four!) In the downloading process I found this photo of Gurney Norman, Andrew Garrison, & Ned Beatty during making of FAT MONROE
Come join me in a 2-part writing class exploring documentary poetics via Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning. Classes meet VIRTUALLY on Aug. 11 and Aug. 18, 6:30-8:00 p.m. carnegiecenterlex.org/class/inquir...
At a quiet writing retreat where I've managed to write five new poems, maybe six. They are rough as the mountain I'm staying on here but I think they will clean up OK. Also, there is a campus dog named Lady, and she has slept outside our building and has kept watch on us all weekend.
Teaching a new virtual class in August via Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning: "Inquiry & Imagination: The Poet as Documentarian." Take a look, and I hope you might think about joining me! carnegiecenterlex.org/class/inquir...
Inquiry and Imagination: The Poet as Documentarian – Summer 2026 - Carnegie Center
Documentary poems combine poetic techniques (imagination) with nontraditional elements (inquiry) such as journalism, government reports, interviews, political and/or religious tracts, advertising, cou...
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For Earth Day, this beauty by Camille Dungy from @poetrydaily.bsky.social. "America, there is not a place I can wander inside you and not feel a little afraid." poems.com/poem/thisll-...
This'll hurt me more
I concentrated on the view outside the back window. America, have you ever noticed how well you stretch the imagination?
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EXCITED that my new poetry collection is available for pre-order from @bellepointpress.bsky.social! You may know how important pre-sales are, especially for independent presses, so I hope you’ll be interested in pre-buying a copy. Release date is June 23. bellepointpress.com/products/wat...
PRE-ORDER: Water. Witness. Word.
Water. Witness. Word., by Marianne Worthington **This is currently a PRE-ORDER title. Forthcoming Publication Date: June 23, 2026** Water. Witness. Word. is a meditation on loves and griefs of many sh...
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so grateful to the editors at DIHP!! Thank you!!
Does It Have Pockets@doesithavepockets.bsky.social · 5mo ago"6. Where is the most likely place for a caretaker to be slapped in the face by grief?" A melodic poem & a quiz, two singular gems from @mworthington.bsky.social new for April | www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/maria... Art @anchalastudio.bsky.social
I'm so lucky to have two new poems up at DOES IT HAVE POCKETS to kick off National Poetry Month, with big thanks to the editors. If you want to read, find them here: www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/maria...
Marianne Worthington — Does It Have Pockets
Blues (ii) | Pop Quiz! Autoimmune Diseases— Lupus
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For 13 weeks, Marine recruits aren’t allowed to see their families. Not once. Graduation day is the first reunion. It’s supposed to be a celebration. At Parris Island in South Carolina this week, ICE agents will be stationed at the gate checking the immigration status of anyone who shows up to watch
The 2026 Best of the Net Anthology is live! Check out all of this year's award-winning poetry, fiction, nonfiction, and art plus our full list of 2026 finalists! https://bestofthenetanthology.com/
Come write poems with me! The Poetry Writing Group at Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning runs for 6 weeks starting on Tuesday, March 31 and meeting each subsequent Tuesday from 6-7:30 p.m.(online). I hope you’ll join me. Descriptions and details are here: carnegiecenterlex.org/class/poetry...
Poetry Writing Group (ONLINE) – Spring 2026 - Carnegie Center
Spend some time in a workshop setting writing new poems, revising old ones, and sharing your poems with others in class. This workshop will focus on the basics, such as […]
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I wrote about Erik Reece's poetry collection KINGFISHER BLUES for Appalachian Journal's online component (AS THE CROW FLIES). Thanks to editor Jessica Cory! as-the-crow-flies.pubpub.org/pub/worthing...
Review of Kingfisher Blues: Poems by Erik Reece
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Love these Hayden Saunier poems at @oneart.bsky.social ! "That’s the god we were taught we had. . . . A clear-eyed god, unmoved by megachurch money and gold filigree. God as shepherd.." oneartpoetry.com/2026/03/11/t...
Two Poems by Hayden Saunier
Something Is Not Right My neighbors never turn off the light in an upstairs room, so one eye seems always open in the face of that house which is how ducks sleep, and dolphins, and wary parents of …
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Come write poems with me. I’m teaching a six-week class (virtually) via the Carnegie Center for Literacy & Learning. I hope you will join me! Deets and registration: carnegiecenterlex.org/class/poetry...
Poetry Writing Group (ONLINE) – Spring 2026 - Carnegie Center
Spend some time in a workshop setting writing new poems, revising old ones, and sharing your poems with others in class. This workshop will focus on the basics, such as […]
carnegiecenterlex.org
Really enjoying @oneart.bsky.social's anthology of very short poems! oneartpoetry.com/2026/02/22/i...
In a Nutshell: an anthology of micropoems
IN A NUTSHELL: AN ANTHOLOGY OF MICROPOEMS Julia Caroline Knowlton, Guest Editor Mark Danowsky, ONE ART Editor ~ 2026 ~ ~~~ Editor’s Note: It has been a privilege to curate this anthology of very sh…
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@rebunting.bsky.social and I are excited to share this issue with all of you as we start year two! Seven pieces, one for each day of the week...give us a read!
Asterales: A Journal of Arts & Letters@asteralesjournal.bsky.social · 7mo agoIssue 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
I love a Saturday issue drop because we can stay in our pajamas, drink coffee, and READ all morning! I hope you LOVE this spectacular NEW ISSUE of @splitlipthemag.bsky.social as much as I do. Thank you to our contributors & staff for all the work & love that went into making this issue shine! 💫
Split Lip Magazine@splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 9mo agoOur NOVEMBER ISSUE is hot off the press. ✨ WORDS by @srirachachang.bsky.social, Chloe Alberta, @dianezinna.bsky.social, & Stella Wong. ART by Danielle Shandiin Emerson. PLUS A.D. Lauren-Abunassar interviews @jessemechanic.bsky.social. buff.ly/PLKRM5J
Thrilled to offer this poetry workshop in support of the mission of Backwoods Literary Press. Come write with me on December 10! Register here and pay what you can shorturl.at/zWw2q
Cincinnati, see you next weekend at Books By The Banks
Perugia’s annual prize is open for subs through 11/15 (2 MORE WEEKS) for what will be our 30th collection. Open to women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities, who have not published more than one full-length collection. Full guidelines & info in bio. We look forward to reading your work!
Look at my mail! Congrats, @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social !! I'm so happy to have your new collection. (Also, I have poems in this issue of Appalachian Review. You can read them online, but please think about supporting them with a subscription if you can: appalachianreview.net/2025/03/19/t...)
So thrilled that Kathleen Driskell is featured on The Slowdown Show this morning. Her poem is from her new collection, Goat-Footed Gods, first published in Still: The Journal last year. www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...
1369: Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell
Today’s poem is Six Hours Lost, Land Between the Lakes by Kathleen Driskell.
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