Andrea Deeken

My tween is learning Latin. This morning they came in the kitchen and said, “Good morning, anus.” I said, “Excuse me??” Then:

Filled with love to have read alongside fellow poets Theresa Tran, Amy Baskin, and Andrea Deeken last night. Thank you to Ali at @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social for hosting us in your stunning space and to Andrea for bringing us all together. ✨❤️✨

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So thrilled to be reading with these powerhouse women tonight! 7:00 @boldcoffeeandbooks.bsky.social. Link in bio! @amybaskin.bsky.social @gendeguzman.bsky.social @astrapoetica.bsky.social

Use This Script to Call Your Congressperson and Ask Them to Please God Just End It All Hello, office of [CONGRESSPERSON’S NAME]! This is [YOUR NAME] from [CITY OR TOWN]. I’m calling to ask about [CONGRESSPERSON]’s stance on simply put...

"If you could pass along a brief message to [CONGRESSPERSON], I would like to express my support for plunging the universe into an eternal and dreamless sleep."

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Here’s a Friday writing prompt from Perugia Press, drawn from the poetry collection DAUGHTER OF THREE GONE KINGDOMS by Joan Kwon Glass. Find more prompts, poems & discussion questions in our reading companions & check out Glass’s book & others in our shop (see linktree). @joankwonglass.bsky.social

The Department of Government Efficiency sounds like something Professor Umbridge would be in charge of 👀

"It's not just the books under fire now that worry me. It is the books that will never be written. The books that will never be read. And all due to the fear of censorship. As always, young readers will be the real losers." ~ Judy Blume

Happy birthday Judy Blume
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yes!! congrats!! so well deserved!!

sorry i missed this! congrats on the book! ✨

“Poetry is a political action.” Thank you June Jordan ✨

hi! i’m new here but delighted for an energy shift. tbh for the last 2ish years my approach to social media has been to open an app once every 6 months, go into fight or flight after about 3 minutes, and repeat. cue astrology podcasts (ty Jessica Lanyadoo!) and lots of Nintendo. happy to find y’all!

Here’s an excerpt from Abby E. Murray’s poem “Two-Hour Delay,” published on February 9 in Rattle’s “Poets Respond.” Read and listen to the whole at www.rattle.com/two-hour-del...