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Poet-in-Residence @ghostranchorg
❤️‍🔥The Book of A ❤️‍🔥 @perseabooks 2027
🪞 Glass Jaw 🪞 @perseabooks 2024

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It's hard to wrap my head around the beauty of this landscape and this experience 🩶 the last two weeks have been magical and such an incredible journey.
So much love to the Rainbow Bears @kelehickey @shelbycriswell @deb_mccarroll @aghostinthestudio - the artists who made this time so special! I can't wait to see what we all make after this time at @ghostranchorg
So blessed 🫶🏻 #artresidency #newmexicoart #ghostranchnewmexico #landscape #painting

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Celebrating anniversry with my ultimate travel companion, @raisatolchinsky ❤️❤️❤️

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Emily and Rosa share their stack of buddy reads recs for Summer Book Bingo reading challenge from @seattleartsandlectures

1. Sunburn by Chloe Michelle Howarth
2. The Wickedest by Caleb Femi
3. I Do Everything I'm Told by Megan Fernandes
4. Lost Lambs by Madeline Cash
5. Madea Sang Me A Corrido by Dahlia de la Cerda
6. Good Girl by Aria Aber
7. Strange Girls by Sarvat Hasin
8. Glass Jaw by Raisa Tolchinsky

#buddyread #readingtogether #bookbingo #summerreading

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Tonight fifteen winners of the Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize, spanning 18 years, celebrated the publication of DON'T LET IT KILL YOU by Theo LeGro (1988–2026), the extraordinary 2025 winner, by reading beautifully from the book.

#lexirudnitsky #theolegro #poetrycommunity #firstbook

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We hope you'll join us on Zoom on June 2nd for a special celebration of the publication of DON'T LET IT KILL YOU by Theo LeGro (1988–2026), featuring readings from the book by previous winners of the Lexi Rudnitsky First Book Prize in Poetry. Free and open to all!

“Theo LeGro's poetry does what poetry is supposed to: It tells the truth about the brutalities of survival without ever forsaking the tender beauty of life. Relentless and irreverent, the poems in Don't Let It Kill You transform dive bars and operating rooms, haunted houses and strangers' beds into thresholds of revelation. A stunning debut that stands as a testament to LeGro's singular voice.”—Hala Alyan

#poetry #celebration #booklaunch

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Thanks for hosting us, Indy Type Shop!! We had a fantastic time.

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We are excited to host NOT ONE NOT TWO NOT THREE BUT FOUR phenomenal poets this Saturday April 25th for a special National Poetry Month event!

Please join Shannon K Winston, Susan Michele Coronel, Samantha Fain, and Raisa Tolchinsky for a poetry feature, writing workshop, and poetry open mic. This free, jampacked show starts at 1:00 PM!

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ALL POETRY BOOKS ARE 20% OFF! So come on by and fill that tote bag of yours with some of bookseller Rosa's favorite poetry books! #booksale #20percentoff #booksale #bookrecs

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Y’all!! What a day! Dripping with gratitude for my small biz buds @crybabylouisville @hardtimes.collective without whom the Byway space wouldn’t be possible 🫶🏻 And to @varietal_coffee for cozying up the shop with the tastiest brews. And to EVERYONE who came out and supported us yesterday ✨ Couldn’t be more thankful for this community.

Gorgeous photos courtesy of the man behind the coffee @mauser.media ❤️📷

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Exciting news! The BPJ's double issue is out and it's brimming with stunning poems. Check your mailbox, and if you aren't a subscriber yet, order your copy today!

https://www.bpj.org/product/subscription

https://www.bpj.org/product/vol-74-no-1-2

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If you know me, you know I have always been an animal person—from having frogs and riding horses as a kid to showing off my highly photogenic dog. I don’t think I began to understand the impact we have on the planet until I was in @rootsandshoots in 3rd grade, and the memories of Lake Michigan beach cleanings and peace conferences have informed my sense of empathy for others. Just the other day, I was remembering being 8 years old and watching @pat_cleveland lighting a white styrofoam tray on fire and watching it burn into black oil outside our elementary school. I still don’t think I understand the full impact I have or will have but I do remember the impact @janegoodallinst had on me. Rest in peace. I hope the chimpanzees are waiting for you. 💚

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