Rebecca Morgan Frank
@poetmorgan.bsky.social
Author of 4 books, including Oh You Robot Saints!(Carnegie Mellon UP). Board member, National Book Critics Circle. Cofounder/Editor of Memorious.org (2004-2023.)
#booksky 📚💙📚 Just spotted this fellowship for "an emerging writer from an underrepresented community." Deadline July 6. fsgfellowship.com
FSG Fellowship
The FSG Writer’s Fellowship is a yearlong program designed to give an emerging writer from an underrepresented community additional resources to build a life around writing.
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@poetmorgan.bsky.social recommends 7 new poetry collections, including work by Carolina Ebeid, Laura Kasischke, and Luis Muñoz.
7 New Poetry Collections to Read This May
2026 keeps bringing back the dead: there are new books of poems from Larry Levis, Fanny Howe, Franz Wright, and of course Lucille Clifton’s At the Gate: Uncollected Poems 1987-2010 (BOA Editions), …
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One of my favorite covers from my twenty years of editing memorious:a journal of new verse and fiction was ”squares while you wait:girl with bunny” by Elizabeth Schmirl: memorious.org?issue=16&spl...
Memorious: A Journal of New Verse and Fiction
Memorious is an online literary journal publishing quality verse, fiction, and views on literary craft, including reviews, interviews, and criticism.
memorious.org
Relevant reading from the @bookcritics.bsky.social nonfiction finalist list: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/743569...
Empire of AI by Karen Hao: 9780593657508 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books
A New York Times Notable Book • Finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award • An Instant New York Times Bestseller • Named a Best Book of the Year by Smithsonian, Scientific American,...
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I wrote about my childhood friend Alexi Pretti. Please read it and share it and remember him as a human being. @theverge.com
I grew up with Alex Pretti
The kind-hearted ICU nurse shot by ICE agents was my childhood best friend.
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“We didn’t do all that because we are heroes and saviors. We did it because we understand the meaning of our faith: that we are all connected. We join together. We are a part of a people, a body of humanity that is made in the image of a loving and beautiful God that wants all God’s children free.”
Jack Jenkins@jackjenkins.me · 8mo agoHave a larger story on this coming, but I’ve been embedded with this group, and this story from yesterday is part of what they’ve been doing in the city: religionnews.com/2026/01/22/h...
Congratulations to the finalists! Did you know that the @bookcritics.bsky.social John Leonard Prize for a first book in any genre is selected by a volunteer committee open to any of our more than 800 members?
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnnouncing the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Finalists for the John Leonard Prize!
Delighted to be co-chairing the Leonard Prize with @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social! This list comes from both our general membership & the Board, and the members will vote on the winner. (It’s not too late to join @bookcritics.bsky.social.) Cheers to all of these debut authors!
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 8mo agoAnnouncing the 2025 National Book Critics Circle Finalists for the John Leonard Prize!
Congratulations to all of the @bookcritics.bsky.social finalists, all live on @literaryhub.bsky.social now!https://lithub.com/here-are-this-years-national-book-critics-circle-award-finalists-2/
It’s a good day to follow @bookcritics.bsky.social. Our finalist lists drop today!
I wrote about danger ICE poses to the disabled community. We witnessed this just yesterday when ICE agents pulled a disabled woman from her car and violently restrained her as she attempted to get to her doctor's appointment: nonprofitquarterly.org/the-danger-i...
The Danger ICE Poses to the Disabled Community | Nonprofit Quarterly | Civic News. Empowering Nonprofits. Advancing Justice.
Disabled people face increased rates of violence, abandonment, and medical neglect in ICE custody.
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Just days into 2026, the killing of 37-year-old Renee Nicole Good by a federal immigration officer in Minneapolis, Minnesota, has sparked protests around the US. If you’re planning to protest, here’s how to safeguard your digital security.
How to Protest Safely in the Age of Surveillance
Law enforcement has more tools than ever to track your movements and access your communications. Here’s how to protect your privacy if you plan to protest.
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I was honored to join my friends Tom Beer and Megan Labrise to talk about 2025 in books for Kirkus Reviews' Fully Booked podcast: www.kirkusreviews.com/podcast/2025...
Book Reviews, Sites, Romance, Fantasy, Fiction | Kirkus Reviews
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@poetmorgan.bsky.social showcases some of this year’s most anticipated poetry titles, including collections by Bianca Stone, Diamond Forde, and more!
Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026
My former teacher and mentor Gail Mazur, whose newest collection, World on a String, was recently released from Arrowsmith Press, once told me that as poets we maintain maps in our head within whic…
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Kicking off the new year of the poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social with the 2026 anticipated poetry book list! Which of these are you most looking forward to? lithub.com/looking-ahea...
Looking Ahead to the Most Anticipated Poetry of 2026
My former teacher and mentor Gail Mazur, whose newest collection, World on a String, was recently released from Arrowsmith Press, once told me that as poets we maintain maps in our head within whic…
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Congratulations to the poets and publishers on our 2025 Poetry Award longlist!
National Book Critics Circle@bookcritics.bsky.social · 10mo agoAnnouncing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Poetry
Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Criticism
Stay tuned… Our highly anticipated longlists are coming out next week!
Announcing the National Book Critics Circle 2025 Longlist for Fiction
@poetmorgan.bsky.social recommends new November poetry collections featuring ancient algorithms, hauntings, sweet repetitions, and more!
Ancient Algorithms, Hauntings, and Sweet Repetitions: This November in Poetry
In the month’s poetry round-up, repetition reigns as poets push at its boundaries through acts of translation and transformation. Katrine Øgaard Jensen throws a translation party full of corruptive…
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My September poetry column @literaryhub.bsky.social is live! lithub.com/mystics-mart...
Mystics, Martyrs, Bats, Blood Sonnets: Seven Poetry Collections to Read in September
Poetry Readers, what a month. Copper Canyon delivers a much-anticipated one-two punch with Richard Siken’s I Do Know Some Things and Natalie Shapero’s Stay Dead. Our most recent U.S. Poet Laureate,…
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Tonight! Stephanie Burt. David Orr. Anahid Nersessian. There is still time to sign up for our poetry criticism event @bookcritics.bsky.social
Rebecca Morgan Frank@poetmorgan.bsky.social · last yr.Looking forward to co-moderating with @davidwoo.bsky.social @bookcritics.bsky.social. Register today for A Conversation on Poetry Criticism! Be part of the convo by bringing your questions for these three critics!
