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Atena O. Danner

@atenaoyadi.bsky.social

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Poet and cultural worker for justice and Black liberation/collective liberation Atena’s Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/user?u=17480755&utm_campaign=creatorshare_creator Blog: https://blog.atenadannercreative.com Linktree: https://linktr.ee/atenadanner

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Prisonculture @prisonculture.bsky.social · 5d

This is what I am talking about!!

beckytaylor927.bsky.social @beckytaylor927.bsky.social · 5d

If you come to my house on Halloween, kids will get candy and adults will get a candy with a free zine illustrated by @meganpiont.bsky.social

A pile of Maryland edition zines of How to Report Ice to Help Keep Your Neighbors Safe.

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Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · 5d

I wrote the letter I wish had been there for me when my kiddos were littles, when I was a newly single mom, and all the times I have been haunted by Not Enoughness. I hope someone who needs it finds it and then reads this while book which is full letters that we need at different times of life.

Four author headshots, enclosed in circles with a yellow background, set in a broader background of deep cobalt blue, from top-left to bottom-right: Kelly Hayes, Shane Burley, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasimha, Atena O. Danner. The title of their book is in yellow capital letters above their images: ‘READ THIS WHEN THINGS FALL APART.

Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · 5d

Today! I’ll be in conversation with my brilliant fellow authors about our newly published anthology, ‘Read This When Things Fall Apart.’

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

This is today at 4 pm CT!

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · 6d

Tomorrow, we have the first virtual launch event for Read This When Things Fall Apart: Letters to Activists in Crisis. I will be in conversation with my friends @shaneburley.bsky.social, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena Danner. Register: www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

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Chris White @cmworganizer.bsky.social · 6d

@atenaoyadi.bsky.social is in a new book edited by @mskellymhayes.bsky.social
and there's an online book launch tomorrow 10/28
www.tickettailor.com/events/hayma...

Read this When Things Fall Apart – YouTube, Tue Oct 28, 2025 - Join Kelly Hayes in conversation with Shane Burley, Leah Lakshmi Piepzna-Samarasinha, and Atena O. Danner as they discuss the launch of R...

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Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · 29d

Tell them!

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Oct 3

@emanabdelhadi.bsky.social tells these cops about themselves.

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Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Sep 9

Fuuuuuuck yeah!

Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Aug 4

I love having a book available in public libraries! A friend saw Incantations for Rest on the poetry features page of the Antioch Public Library in Antioch, IL.

Want to keep up with poetry #InThisEconomy? Utilize public libraries! And if they don’t have the books you want, you can request them.

Screenshot of the poetry landing page on the Antioch Public Library website; the cover of Atena’s book Incantations for Rest is visible in a line of featured books.

Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Jul 29

LISTEN…!!!!! 🎯

Juliette Wade @juliettewade.bsky.social · Jul 29

"AI" is IT from A Wrinkle in Time.
"Just give in," the AI pushers say. "We can all be together in this. You don't have to think."

Time to hold onto your inner Meg, friends.

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Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Jul 29

Don’t poison your own water, y’all. Misery immobilizes.

Cats of Yore @catsofyore.bsky.social · Jul 27

I’ve said this before and I’ll probably say it again, but every hardcore IRL activist I know makes a very deliberate effort to interject joy into their lives and appreciate little things. I’ve only ever seen this dedication to misery in extremely online meme “activists”.

Stone Cold “Crazy” Hat @kenwhite.bsky.social · Jul 27

Some people are unhappy and always will be and deserve to be.

Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Jul 28

Thank God for friends, trees, rain, joy.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Jul 28

Spent a little healing time in the woods with my dear friends @emanabdelhadi.bsky.social and @atenaoyadi.bsky.social.

A selfie of Kelly, Eman, and Atena in the woods.

Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Jul 28

From a very smart friend, Mariya Strauss - Memory Work: Palestine Edition
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Memory Work: Palestine Edition

I remember.

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Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Jul 20

Help them. Help them. Help them.

Preorder Read This When Things Fall Apart @mskellymhayes.bsky.social · Jul 20

Today, I made a donation to support Alaa and her children in Gaza. Alaa is a mother I've been in contact with for some time, and her family is facing immense hardship. Her children are in poor health and urgently need support. If you're able to contribute, it could make a real difference for them.

Help me save my family and escape from Gaza to Eygpt

My name is Alaa, and I am a mother of three precious children: Musa, who is 12 years old, and my twin daughters, Ella and Ellen, who are 8 years old. Before October 7th, our lives were filled with hop...

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Atena O. Danner @atenaoyadi.bsky.social · Jun 27

Classic! 😂

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Molly Shah @mommunism.bsky.social · May 23

Oh this is infuriating and how they treat Palestinian men is horrible

Save Nidal & Najla and their Families @nidalnajla.bsky.social · May 23

This happens to @yousefq.bsky.social again and again - he tries to get aid and is told he and his 2 brothers are "not a family." 🤬 I'm worried they'll be denied food boxes under the 🇺🇸 distribution plan.

Can anyone help Yousef get food today? gofund.me/d6c908ef

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Screen shot of message from Yousef: "I'm tired of waiting so long for food today but they didn't give it to me because have no family and don't have a mom or dad. I am very hungry and tired, mom

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Hany family 🇵🇸 @hanyfamily-10.bsky.social · May 18

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Hi, I'm Kifah from Gaza. Our home is gone, and now we’re living in a tent no food, no medicine, no warmth. Every single day is a struggle just to survive😥. The cold and hunger never stop. If you can help with any donation you will help stay alive.🙏🏻💔