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Susan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · 17h

“Everything ends up being an ode to death.”

—Martha Silano in TERMINAL SURREAL (@acrebooks.bsky.social)

DEATH POEM

Death is the one-day-alive mayfly clinging to a watering can.
When the grass turns brown, how can I not think of death?
In my heart, death lives like a mama raccoon with her two young.
We haven't figured out a way to undo death.
Death awaits the pigeon on a roof, says the Cooper's hawk.
It's not cool to mention corpse beetles when there's a death.
Did you know there's a death's-head hawkmoth?
A scrub jay squawks death, death, death!
Dragonflies and death: they live about six months.
Eating is for sure some kind of elaborate death feast.
Sometimes death is invisible, especially when we laugh.
Our planet: one big tribute concert to death.
Death be not proud, says John Donne, but death is proud, I think.
Everything ends up being an ode to death.

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The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · 2d

Playwrights (and CR contribs!) @bydanobrien.bsky.social and christopher oscar peña in conversation with director and producer @markarmstrong4.bsky.social about the two's recently published play trilogies and more. Link in first comment:

A white quote shape on a red background. Black text on it: "Featured Interview, 'The plays I like, like chris's plays, and the kind of plays I try to write, make people feel contradictory things." Below is a picture of Dan O"Brien, a white man with dark hair, a beard, and blue eyes, wearing a blue shirt.

A white quote shape on a red background. Black text on it says "Featured Interview, 'Part of me misses the whimsical theatricality of my earlier plays. But I just want to be more honest now, you know?'" Below is a picture of christopher oscar peña, a Latinx man wearing a red jacket over dark button-down shirt and resting his hand on his forehead as he leans over and smiles.

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 9d

What better way to wind down the week than with an episode of THE SLOW DOWN, featuring Acre poet @mattminicucci.bsky.social whose work host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social says "captures the pain of longing...to be somewhere, or with someone, when you can’t be"? 🎉🖊️
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...

1366: Nostalgia by Matthew Minicucci

Today’s poem is Nostalgia by Matthew Minicucci.

www.slowdownshow.org

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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 2d

"The problem we’re up against, as writers and people alive in this world is that everything does not happen for a reason, it just happens." ~ Kathryn Nuernberger / @katnuernberger.bsky.social

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 10d

Cover reveal! A collection of fourteen #stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, #Vermont. A THOUSAND SOULS by #CatherineTudish. Preorder your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo.... 🍁📚🎉

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The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · 4d

"I won't call it a detonator. But after pressing the button, I scamper around the refrigerator, taking cover behind layers of sheet metal and white plastic finish from the machine's invisible munitions."

In a miCRo essay, @ellenkfee.bsky.social takes us on a tour of the microwave's origin.

Caption: "I won't call it a detonator. But after pressing the button, I scamper around the refrigerator, taking cover behind layers of sheet metal and white plastic finish from the machine's invisible munitions."

Ellen K. Fee stands smiling in front of a window. She has long brown hair and is wearing earrings, a button-down polo style shirt.

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 4d

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adc @horsdoeuvre.bsky.social · 4d

For The Masters Review, I got to interview @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social about his debut novel, RANGE OF MOTION, inspired by his life as twin to a brother with severe cerebral palsy, due out from Acre Books next week! Please check it out, and read Brian's book! mastersreview.com/a-conversati...

A Conversation with Brian Trapp, Author of Range of Motion - The Masters Review

Brian Trapp’s debut novel, Range of Motion, inspired by his life as twin to a brother with severe cerebral palsy, releases October 15 from Acre Books. In this interview, A.D. Carr talks with Trapp abo...

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 5d

We're excited to see Acre author @amitmajmudar.bsky.social's latest release! Congrats on THREE METAMORPHOSES: #NOVELLAS IN #VERSE AND PROSE! 🎉🎉🎉

The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · 6d

Congratulations to contributor @amitmajmudar.bsky.social -- his new book, THREE METAMORPHOSES: NOVELLAS IN VERSE AND PROSE was released last week by Orison Books!

Three Metamorphoses: Novellas in Verse & Prose by Amit Majmudar | Orison Books

Three Metamorphoses: Novellas in Verse & Proseby Amit Majmudar Orison Bookspaper / 274 pp. / $20.00ISBN: 978-1-949039-62-7Distributed to the trade by Itasca Books952-223-8373 / …

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 6d

Cover reveal! It's 1864 and Robert Riley has deserted his Army of the Potomac. Follow him from war-torn #Virginia to the shadowy streets of #Chicago. A tale of loyalty and survival, DESERTERS will leave you breathless. Preorder Jerry Gabriel's #novel at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉📚 #booksky

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 12d

Counting down to the publication of @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social's debut #novel! Order your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo.... 🎉🎉🎉

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 6d

New work from Acre #poet @bydanobrien.bsky.social in @southernreview.bsky.social! 🎉🎉🎉

Dan O'Brien @bydanobrien.bsky.social · 6d

The start of my poem for my brother in the latest @southernreview.bsky.social — very grateful to editor Jessica Faust 🙏🏻

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 16d

Flashback Friday! "I began w/the idea that there might be a weather event—a mist from the clouds—that created a temporary cancellation, a dreamless sleep...Weather as metaphor—for loss, absence, cancellation, race—all that grew around the original idea."
@kevinprufer.bsky.social on SLEEPAWAY #novel

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 9d

What better way to wind down the week than with an episode of THE SLOW DOWN, featuring Acre poet @mattminicucci.bsky.social whose work host @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social says "captures the pain of longing...to be somewhere, or with someone, when you can’t be"? 🎉🖊️
www.slowdownshow.org/episode/2025...

1366: Nostalgia by Matthew Minicucci

Today’s poem is Nostalgia by Matthew Minicucci.

www.slowdownshow.org

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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 10d

“What you do makes a difference, and you have to decide what kind of difference you want to make.” ~ Jane Goodall

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 10d

Cover reveal! A collection of fourteen #stories interweaving the lives of three generations in the remote town of Neptune, #Vermont. A THOUSAND SOULS by #CatherineTudish. Preorder your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo.... 🍁📚🎉

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 13d

"TERMINAL SURREAL takes all her themes & ups the ante—with @marthasilano.bsky.social addressing her ALS diagnosis head-on, describing both the toll the ALS takes on her body, & the joys she nevertheless finds in being alive." Jeannine Hall Gailey at #Poetry. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/172...

An Oracular Voice: Remembering Martha Silano

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

www.poetryfoundation.org

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 19d

Cover reveal! Mixing Yoruba, Nigerian Pidgin, and English, Acre author KÁNYIN Olorunnisola's "Ará’lúèbó" blends linguistic influences, showcasing the expansiveness of the immigrant experience. Preorder your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo... 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry #booksky

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · Aug 29

Attention #Nashville! Mark your calendars for this exciting event on October 3 with Acre author @thejs3.bsky.social (DEFIANT ACTS) at The Porch! Link for details! 🎉🎉🎉
www.porchtn.org/happenings/t...

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 18d

Acre author @josehernandezdz.bsky.social's BAD MEXICAN, BAD AMERICAN makes the "What to Read for National Hispanic Heritage Month" recommendations list from Chicago! Link to order through October 15 and receive 30% off with code HERITAGE30. 🎉🎉🎉 #poetry
pressblog.uchicago.edu/2025/09/15/w...

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 12d

Counting down to the publication of @btrapperkeeper.bsky.social's debut #novel! Order your copy at press.uchicago.edu/ucp/books/bo.... 🎉🎉🎉

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The Cincinnati Review @cincinnatireview.bsky.social · 17d

"...even if the task is to leap across the aporia or the big vacuous gap, if that is the task that sits before you, then that is your task."

Today on the site, Edgar Garcia discusses research, collaborative listening, and dreams.

Link in thread.

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Acre Books @acrebooks.bsky.social · 13d

"TERMINAL SURREAL takes all her themes & ups the ante—with @marthasilano.bsky.social addressing her ALS diagnosis head-on, describing both the toll the ALS takes on her body, & the joys she nevertheless finds in being alive." Jeannine Hall Gailey at #Poetry. www.poetryfoundation.org/articles/172...

An Oracular Voice: Remembering Martha Silano

Poems, readings, poetry news and the entire 110-year archive of POETRY magazine.

www.poetryfoundation.org

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Jose Hernandez Diaz @josehernandezdz.bsky.social · 13d

From “Bad Mexican, Bad American” which is celebrating 18 months as a published book. 🎉🎉🎉

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Brevity / Dinty W. Moore @dintywmoore.bsky.social · 16d

"Sing and do not stop. March and do not stop. Work and do not stop. Write your story across the sky and don't despair because despair is the most powerful weapon of the dominant." ~ Luis Alberto Urrea / @urrealism.bsky.social

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