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While we wish everyone could join us at DC Lit Fest, tickets are sold out. It's a joy to be a part of the literary scene in a city full of readers! Big gratitude to PEN/Faulkner Foundation, The Inner Loop, and the Goethe-Institut Washington for organizing the event.
Split This Rock will participate in DC Lit Fest on 3/14. There will be an open house, pop-up book sale, panel discussion & reception. Come find our table at the open house to say hello! We'll be sharing about Split This Rock's work & giving out poetry swag to take home.
AWP will host its annual conference in Baltimore, March 4-7. While Split This Rock will not host events or have a booth at AWP's bookfair, staff will be attending the conference. Will you be there too? Share your awesome events and readings! We hope to tune into your work.
Over a white background, a border of illustrations of books, leaves, fronds, and feathers in light blue and pink. Text in the center reads “Where to Find Split This Rock This Month.” There are two events listed below: “March 4-7: AWP Conference. Tell us about your events & panels!” and “March 14: DC Lit Fest. Stop by our table to say hello!” At the bottom, a URL: splitthisrock.org.
Split This Rock staff are excited to represent the organization at two literary gatherings this month: AWP & DC Lit Fest! We look forward to meeting folks, sharing our work & soaking up the richness of our literary community. Check out the rest of the thread to learn more.
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Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "Shaping the Pulse of Your Work. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Ra Avis." Over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Ra Avis wearing a black blazer, a dark teal collared shirt, and gold sun earrings. Ra has short, dark hair and looks forward.
Next week!
SHAPING THE PULSE OF YOUR WORK, a virtual workshop where exploring revision as a path toward uncovering the hidden heartbeat of our poems. Led by Ra Avis (@rarasaur.substack.com) on 2/25, 6:30-8 pm EST. Open to all levels. Take $10 off tickets with code NEWYEARNEWPOEMS: bit.ly/4pw3z0z
Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "Writing The Modern Fairy Tale. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Khadijah Queen." On the right, over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Khadijah Queen wearing glasses, a necklace, and a black v-neck blouse. Wind blows through her silver, curly hair. Photo by Marco Giugliarelli for the Civitella Ranieri Foundation.
Next week!
WRITING THE MODERN FAIRY TALE, a virtual multigenre writing workshop explores an ancient storytelling mode rich with modern possibilities. Led by Khadijah Queen (@khadijahqueen.com) on 2/11, 6:30-8 pm EST. Open to all levels. Take $10 off tickets with code NEWYEARNEWPOEMS: bit.ly/4aF7Gme
NEXT WEEK! Split This Rock presents the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a virtual poetry reading on Thursday, Feb. 5. Hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett & featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek & Joselia Hughes.
Tickets start at $5. Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
NEXT WEEK! Split This Rock presents the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a virtual poetry reading on Thursday, Feb. 5. Hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett & featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek & Joselia Hughes.
Tickets start at $5. Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
Gather with us for the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a virtual poetry reading on February 5, 6:30-8 pm EST! Hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett & featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek & Joselia Hughes. Tickets start at $5.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
#Poetry #Poets
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This event is made possible by the generosity of poets who offered to donate their time & talents. With their help & yours, Split This Rock can bridge a funding gap. Tickets for the Sick & Disabled Showcase reading support our ongoing fundraising efforts. Thank you for your support!
SICK & DISABLED SHOWCASE READING ACCESSIBILITY:
On-screen ASL interpretation, Zoom auto-captions & a document formatted for screen readers with poet bios & poem text will be provided. For accessibility questions, please email info@splitthisrock.org with "ACCESS" in the subject line.
Gather with us for the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a virtual poetry reading on February 5, 6:30-8 pm EST! Hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett & featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek & Joselia Hughes. Tickets start at $5.
Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
#Poetry #Poets
Next week!
UNRULY, UNGOVERNABLE, UNFATHOMABLE POETRY, a virtual workshop where we will explore what makes a poem a poem & rewrite the so-called “rules” of writing poems.
Facilitated by Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin on 1/22, 6:30-8 pm EST.
Take $10 off tickets with code: NEWYEARNEWPOEMS at bit.ly/44SLu4f
Split This Rock’s red logo at the top. Over a black background, a yellow heading: "January and February Virtual Events." Below, a list of 6 titles of upcoming virtual events: 1.14: Workshop / 100 Years and Then Some—Blues Poetry, 1.22: Workshop / Unruly, Ungovernable, Unfathomable Poetry, 2.5: Poetry Reading / Sick & Disabled Showcase, 2.11: Workshop / Writing the Modern Fairy Tale, SOLD OUT: Workshop / Language As Symphony, Poet As Conductor, 2.25: Workshop / Shaping the Pulse of Your Work. At the bottom, a URL: splitthisrock.org.
Kickstart 2026 with creativity at our virtual events! Celebrate the brilliance of sick & disabled poets at the Sick & Disabled Showcase, and sign up to explore fairy tales, what makes a poem, blues poetry & revision in inspiring workshops. Learn more: bit.ly/4i3UBEK
Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "100 YEARS AND THEN SOME—BLUES POETRY. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Jorrell Watkins." Over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Jorrell Watkins, a Black man with cornrows and dark blue glasses smiling warmly, in a navy blazer and a brown turtleneck.
Next week! 100 YEARS AND THEN SOME—BLUES POETRY, a virtual writing workshop where we explore blues poetry through listening to music, reading lyrics/poems & writing our own blues. Facilitated by Jorrell Watkins on 1/14, 6:30-8 pm EST. Take $10 off tickets with code NEWYEARNEWPOEMS: bit.ly/4a1WrnJ
Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "100 YEARS AND THEN SOME—BLUES POETRY. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Jorrell Watkins." Over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Jorrell Watkins, a Black man with cornrows and dark blue glasses smiling warmly, in a navy blazer and a brown turtleneck.
Next week! 100 YEARS AND THEN SOME—BLUES POETRY, a virtual writing workshop where we explore blues poetry through listening to music, reading lyrics/poems & writing our own blues. Facilitated by Jorrell Watkins on 1/14, 6:30-8 pm EST. Take $10 off tickets with code NEWYEARNEWPOEMS: bit.ly/4a1WrnJ
Split This Rock’s red logo at the top. Over a black background, a yellow heading: "January and February Virtual Events." Below, a list of 6 titles of upcoming virtual events: 1.14: Workshop / 100 Years and Then Some—Blues Poetry, 1.22: Workshop / Unruly, Ungovernable, Unfathomable Poetry, 2.5: Poetry Reading / Sick & Disabled Showcase, 2.11: Workshop / Writing the Modern Fairy Tale, SOLD OUT: Workshop / Language As Symphony, Poet As Conductor, 2.25: Workshop / Shaping the Pulse of Your Work. At the bottom, a URL: splitthisrock.org.
Kickstart 2026 with creativity at our virtual events! Celebrate the brilliance of sick & disabled poets at the Sick & Disabled Showcase, and sign up to explore fairy tales, what makes a poem, blues poetry & revision in inspiring workshops. Learn more: bit.ly/4i3UBEK
Collage Photo Credits:
Jonny Teklit by Mikayla Bryant.
Ryan Jafar Artes by David Gray Wright.
Gauri Awasthi by Liang Siheng.
Monica Sok by Andria Lo.
Taylor Alyson Lewis by Michelle Schapiro.
Ana Portnoy Brimmer by Carolina Porras Monroy.
Mia S. Willis by Marcus Jackson.
Image Description: Split This Rock's red logo above the Poem of the Week Series logo. Below, a heading in a burgundy box: "Top Poems of 2025." Collaged images in square frames of 10 featured poets surround the text. Below the photos a URL: splitthisrock.org.
Love the Poem of the Week Series? Please consider donating or purchasing a ticket to our upcoming programs to help us return to amplifying the work of poets whose voices have been historically undervalued. Thank you for your support!
Donate online: bit.ly/GiveSplitThisRock
Split This Rock's red logo is above bold black text, which reads "Poem of the Week." Three red dots are centered beneath. Below the Poem of the Week Series logo is a burgundy red box with bold white text that reads “TOP POEMS OF 2025.” Surrounding the text are 10 collaged images in square frames of the featured poets. In the top left corner is a photo of Jonny Teklit. In the top right corner is Ryan Jafar Artes. From left to right in the second row are Gauri Awasthi, Monica Sok, Jaz Sufi, and Taylor Alyson Lewis. From left to right in the bottom row are Farrah Fang, José Angel Araguz, Ana Portnoy Brimmer, and Mia S. Willis.
Presenting the Poem of the Week Series' 10 Most Read Poems of 2025! Celebrate poems by Jonny Teklit, Ryan Jafar Artes, Gauri Awasthi, Monica Sok, Jaz Sufi, Taylor Alyson Lewis, Farrah Fang, José Angel Araguz, Ana Portnoy Brimmer, and Mia S. Willis: bit.ly/4pVAnAj
#Poems #Poetry
![Over an abstract pastel blue, purple, and pink background, Split This Rock's red logo appears above bold text which reads: “[Split This Rock] presents Sick & Disabled Showcase: a virtual poetry reading featuring Kay Ulanday Barrett, Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek, and Joselia Hughes.” Below, six photos of the featured poets with their names across the bottom of each photo. Joselia Hughes' name appears below the collaged photos. At the bottom, text with the date, time, and ticket prices: "February 5, 2026, 6:30-8 pm EST. Tickets $5-20."](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:ts7ng4rxqo6hzckewanhcxa2/bafkreihncfffyc3adksovfgxuwdlsqpkqjqjrym2gm5tsmyuokwrlst7oq)
Over an abstract pastel blue, purple, and pink background, Split This Rock's red logo appears above bold text which reads: “[Split This Rock] presents Sick & Disabled Showcase: a virtual poetry reading featuring Kay Ulanday Barrett, Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek, and Joselia Hughes.” Below, six photos of the featured poets with their names across the bottom of each photo. Joselia Hughes' name appears below the collaged photos. At the bottom, text with the date, time, and ticket prices: "February 5, 2026, 6:30-8 pm EST. Tickets $5-20."
Gather with us for the Sick & Disabled Showcase, a virtual poetry reading on February 5, 6:30-8 pm EST! Hosted by Kay Ulanday Barrett & featuring Arianna Monet, Ina Cariño, MT Vallarta, Amir McClam, Tala Khanmalek & Joselia Hughes. Tickets start at $5. Learn more: bit.ly/4aWQ4T1
#Poetry #Poets
Workshops are filling up, but there's still time to join Split This Rock on a writing adventure in the new year!
Tickets are offered on a sliding scale & start at $30. All ticket sales support Split This Rock's fundraising efforts & sustain our urgent work.
Choose your adventure & register today!
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The image features a background of a light blue color melded with white and graphic dark blue lines intersecting and coalescing on the right side. Text reads: 2025 Disability Futures Fellow Nominated Awards with the logos of United States Artists, the Ford Foundation, and Mellon Foundation on the bottom.
Split This Rock is honored to receive a 2025 Disability Futures Fellow Nominated Award in honor of our work in the disability community.
Gratitude to United States Artists and to the 2020-2024 Disability Futures Fellow who nominated Split This Rock! Thank you!!
Split This Rock’s red logo at the top. Over a black background, a bold white heading: "Upcoming Virtual Poetry Workshops." Below, five ticket-shaped boxes with virtual workshop dates, titles, and facilitator names. Workshop schedule: Jan. 14 with Jorrell Watkins, Jan. 22 with Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin, Feb. 11 with Khadijah Queen, Feb. 19 with Hanif Abdurraqib, Feb. 25 with Ra Avis. At the bottom is a website icon with a URL: splitthisrock.org.
Choose your writing adventure from our newest slate of virtual writing workshops Jan-Feb 2026! Join us to explore modern fairy tales, what makes a poem a poem, how poets can conduct language as symphony, blues poetry & revising to uncover your poem's hidden heartbeat. Learn more: bit.ly/4i3UBEK
Thank you, Burgi 🌟 Appreciate you!