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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · 23d

Thank you!

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Al Jazeera English @aljazeera.com · Aug 10

Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19

Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza

Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.

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Luisa Caycedo-Kimura @luisacaycedokimura.bsky.social · Jul 27

Next Saturday at JustBook_ish in Dorchester, MA. We would love to see you.

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Benjamin Woodard @woodardwriter.bsky.social · Jul 14

Pleased as punch to have a new story in the latest issue of @funfunfunicular.bsky.social! Big thanks to everyone involved. The issue looks terrific.

Cover of Funicular magazine. Artwork depicts a female astronaut in an orange space suit blowing a pink bubble gum bubble.

Opening lines to my story, "A Soft Seduction"

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Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jul 8

One of Amorak Huey’s two poems in Shō No. 7! ⤵️

Amorak Huey @amorak.bsky.social · Jul 8

“… or / I must change my understanding of what it means to be satisfied.”

—from the new issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social

AMORAK HUEY
Sumac

I learned as a child which red sumac berries were safe— brittle dots of tartness to suck and spit into the underbrush,

leaving the inside of my mouth puckered, tender.
Today, on a walk starting in the woods, ending beside a meadow,

I discover berries I think are those, but it has been so long.
I must carry my sudden craving

into the angled sunlight of afternoon, unsatisfied, or
I must change my understanding of what it means to be satisfied.

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Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jul 4

Free submission for BIPOC poets are now open!

Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jul 1

Shō Poetry Journal is offering fee-free submissions for BIPOC poets on July 4! Submissions are capped at 75.

Native American and Indigenous Canadian poets, our fee-free submission portal for you remains open until September 1.

Have a submission pending? Please wait for our response.

Warm summer colors.

Text in a square box reads:
Free Submission for BIPOC Poets

July 4, 2025
6am - midnight PST

Send us 3-5 poems
We respond in 30 days
Shō No. 8 (Winter 2024/25)

Capped at 75 submissions

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · Jul 4

Thank you so much!

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · Jul 4

Many thanks to @domkeykong.bsky.social and @johnnycordova.bsky.social for including my poems “From the Great Depression” and “Summer Evening” in the latest issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful issue. #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders

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“Summer Evening” by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · Jul 3

Many thanks to @rhetttrull.bsky.social for including my poem “Concert Dress” (based on memories from my past life as a musician) in Cave Wall #18! #poetry #poets #poems #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders #cavewallpress

Cover of Cave Wall #18 and an origami stegosaurus.

The poem “Concert Dress” by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura.

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Japanese American National Museum @jamuseum.bsky.social · Jul 2

We know too well the devastating consequences of such action—families torn apart, livelihoods destroyed, and multigenerational trauma inflicted on a community for decades.

#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow

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Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jun 19

We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Shō Poetry Prize for our summer issue: Christian J. Collier for his poem “Nocturne.” Congratulations, Christian!

“Nocturne” and two other poems by Christian J. Collier will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: tinyurl.com/shono7

A photo of Christian J. Collier, a Black Poet, wearing a red t-shirt, grey blazer, and off-white flat cap. He is looking directly into the camera. Text on warm grey background reads: Winner of the Shō Poetry Prize • Shō No. 7 • Christian J. Collier • “Nocturne”

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Diode @diodeeditions.bsky.social · Jun 17

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · Jun 16

Two new poems out in Diode Poetry Journal (@diodeeditions.bsky.social)!
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Grandmother I imagine the delicate pucker of her mouth gaping like a wound. Her sokuhatsu updo, an oily black tangle on a dusty pillow. On May 24, 1945, eighteen years before I was born, Suyeme Kimura...

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Diode @diodeeditions.bsky.social · Jun 16

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Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · Jun 13

Coming soon: Shō No. 7 | Summer 2025 ✨
Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart).

Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below.

Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7

Issues will ship in July.

Orange-brown background. Cover image: in a ghostly night forest scene, a full moon and a girl in a long white dress and a bird head mask sitting on a bough. Yellow text reads: Sunmer 2025 Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi

Lavender background. Text reads: Preorder here: tinyurl.com/shono7

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 29

Thank you!

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 15

As does @bonniejillemanuel.bsky.social!! ❤️❤️❤️

Bonnie Jill Emanuel @bonniejillemanuel.bsky.social · May 15

@aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social has a beautiful poem in RHINO 2025.

🦏 ♡

Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 12

Many thanks to the amazing team at @rhinopoetry.bsky.social for including my poem “Coyotes Came Out of the Desert, 1945” in RHINO 2025! #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders

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Literary Cleveland @literarycleveland.bsky.social · May 15

⚡ Gordon Square Review is back! ⚡

Issue 15 is out today with 17 new writing about sacrificial sisters, fleas and conspiracies, epigenetics and Modern Standard Arabic, Jackie Chan and Chick-Dumpling’s Chief Accounting Officer.

Check out the full issue now!
www.gordonsquarereview.org

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 15

Many thanks to the editors of Gordon Square Review and all the folks at @literarycleveland.bsky.social for including my poem “Girl at a Sewing Machine” in the new GSR issue! www.gordonsquarereview.org/caycedo-kimu... #poetry #poems #poets #poetryreaders #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #edwardhopper

Girl at a Sewing Machine

Poetry by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 12

That ought to do it. 👍 Thanks.

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 12

Many thanks to the amazing team at @rhinopoetry.bsky.social for including my poem “Coyotes Came Out of the Desert, 1945” in RHINO 2025! #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders

RHINO 2025 poetry journal with origami rhinoceros on top.

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 12

Yes! Thanks for the reminder. Can I edit this post?

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RHINO Poetry @rhinopoetry.bsky.social · May 7

JUNE 7: Help us to welcome a new RHINO into the world!

Featuring readings by contributors and an open mic, this is a party you don't want to miss. 🦏

Save your spot: bit.ly/rhinoparty25

Flyer with textured white paper background, confetti, and the cover of Rhino Poetry's issue. Red text reads, "Rhino 2025 Launch Party. Featured readers: Alex Bortell, Casey Thayer, Christopher Stewart, Farah Peterson, Katana Smith, Michael Dean, Yolanda Nieves, and an open mic! June 7, 2025. 3–5 PM. 21C Museum Hotel Chicago."

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Shō Poetry Journal @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social · May 10

Mark your calendars: Shō Poetry Journal opens for submissions on June 1! We’ll be reading for our winter issue, Shō No. 8.

Warm pastel brown/orange colors on a pale blue background. Text reads: Get your packets ready! Submissions open June 1. Shō No. 8 Winter Issue

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Aaron Caycedo-Kimura @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social · May 11

A Mother’s Day poem about my mom. ranoffwiththestarbassoon.com/firstsession...

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Tokyo Army Hospital, 1957 She looks over her left shoulder, body slightly twisted toward the shutterbug interrupting her conversation with the doctor. Nurse Hoshino, give us a smile! All in white. …

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