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poet | books: DESTRUCTION MYTH @graywolfpress (fall 2027) & SEX DEPRESSION ANIMALS @ohiostatepress | faculty: @smudallas | former Dallas Poet Laureate

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Dallas! I’m coming to celebrate The Sound of Burning at the excellent @deepvellumbooks next month! Join @danimalpena @mag.gabbert and me for an evening of prose and poetry 💫

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I returned to three books I love this week. You can learn more about them on my site. You can buy them wherever awesome fucking books are sold!

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Come say hi! 🍉 Excited to read and be in conversation with some wonderful folks to celebrate my memoir, The Sound of Burning. (Friends in Austin, Atlanta, Orlando, Tuscaloosa, and Asheville, I’ll see y’all in the spring! 🫶)

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Summer is for friendship ☀️

It's been such a privilege to spend time with my writer pals, & to read and participate in local literary events, including this weekends inaugural Deep Vellum Music & Literature Festival in Dallas, organized by the incomparable @deepvellum

Is there such a thing as too much love in one place? Definitely not.
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#literarydallas #literaryfestival #dallaspoetry #writingcommunity

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Proud to present this bonus episode of the Inner Moonlight podcast featuring the third installment of Dirty Moonlight, our collaboration with storytelling event Talking Dirty After Dark, to celebrate @thewilddetectives 12th anniversary! This episode features some previously-featured Inner Moonlight favorites alongside storytellers and it’s truly magical! Tremendously grateful to @kid_rayb (curator for Talking Dirty), all the performers, and of course, The Wild Detectives! Hit the link in bio or check out www.innermoonlightpoetry.com! ✨🌕📚

Performers in this episode:

Shawn Lee (storyteller)
Hannah Smith (poet)
Chris Brown (storyteller)
Alex Temblador (poet)
Devin Kodges (storyteller)
Mag Gabbert (poet)
Kay Brown (storyteller)
Logen Cure (poet, Inner Moonlight curator)
Raymond Butler (storyteller, Talking Dirty curator)

📸 @lorelei.will.etc

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Dallas has appointed its new Poet Laureates! ✍️ Announced this morning at @dallascityhall with the support of Mayor Eric L. Johnson, @blackceasar_ was named the City’s third Poet Laureate and Cadence Diggs, a student at @btwhspva, was named the third Dallas Youth Poet Laureate.

During the span of two years, Ceasar is set to serve as the City of Dallas’ ambassador for literary arts, showcasing his own poetry at schools, city-sponsored events and community gatherings.

He’ll pioneer outreach programs aimed to involve and motivate Dallas residents to embrace reading, writing, performing, and cherishing language in all its forms.

Photography: Kim Leeson Photography, @kimberlysueleeson

@dallaspubliclibrary #LiteraryArts #PoetryCommunity #DallasPoetLaureate #PoetAmbassador #DallasArtsMonth

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April is National Poetry Month!

Until the end of the month, you can get 30% off everything poetry when you use code OSUPOETRY on our website!

#ReadUP #UniversityPress #SmallPress #books #poetry #poems #NationalPoetryMonth #bookish #bookstagram #bibliophile #bookworm #PoetryCollection #LatinAmericanPoets #WomenPoets #AsianAmericanPoets #memory #AmericanWest #pakistani #AwardWinner #latino #AmericanSouth #masculinity #immigration #FemalePoets #FreeVerse #BlackPoets #BlackWriters @jaiaarana @austinaraujo @haint_poet @qcollinswriter @mag.gabbert A 3 x 2 grid of six book covers.

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World Storytelling Day is here!

We can’t wait to share Celebration of Story, our broadcast special that brings together powerful, real stories from SMU English alumni, storytellers across North Texas, and beyond, highlighting the impact of storytelling across disciplines, industries, and everyday life.

Catch it tonight at 7:30 PM on WFAA+, WFAA.com, or the WFAA mobile app!

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It was a great night at AWP, where Project Poëtica and @DeepVellumPublishing poets came together to read to a packed house. Thanks all who shared their work and a special thank you to our collaborator DeepVellumPublishing. #AWP2026 #smuenglish #projectpoëtica #poetryreading

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I’m thrilled to share some photos from the SMU Symposium on Poetic Form! Each poetry reading was gorgeous; every panel was brilliant; the round table discussions were just as much fun as they were insightful. There’s really nothing else like it—a place where some of the most incredible poets and poetry scholars get together. Thank you to everyone who attended! It’s such an honor working with Project Poëtica at @smu.english 💙 (and thank you, @kathytranx, for the extraordinary photos!)

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Looking back on a fantastic few days at our second SMU Symposium on Poetic Form!

Thank you to everyone who joined us on our @smudallas campus for two days of inspiring conversations about rhyme, sonnets, big data, invention, and the evolving possibilities of poetic form.

We were honored to welcome keynote scholar @anahidnersessian and keynote poet @adalimonwriter, along with so many additional extraordinary speakers.

From brilliant talks to new connections and unforgettable discussions, this year’s symposium was full of energy, insight, and community!

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HELLO. Welcome to my annual AWP Dance Card. All dances booked. 🪩

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