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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Jul 17

Looking forward to this!

Cassandra Whitaker @casswhit.bsky.social · Jul 17

Come hang out as we launch Wolf Devouring A Wolf: 7/29 7-8 EST Featuring @tara-a-eliot.bsky.social, John Nieves, @katiekemple.bsky.social reading from her Chestnutt Review Chapbook, tinyurl.com/2vtnunku !

I hope to see you there!

Virtual Book Launch: Wolf Devouring A Wolf Devouring A Wolf, Jackleg Press

Join us for the online launch of "Wolf Devouring A Wolf Devouring A Wolf" by Jackleg Press - it's gonna be wild!

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Sixth Finch @sixthfinch.bsky.social · Jul 16

New summer issue

Featuring @1andrewcollard.bsky.social, @katiekemple.bsky.social, @alisonpelegrin.bsky.social, @sambranopoet.bsky.social, @kellyrsamuels.bsky.social, @mhwack.bsky.social, @ellenwelcker.bsky.social, @tracylchandler.bsky.social, @gregory-euclide.bsky.social, @todaysaaron.bsky.social

Sixth Finch

Sixth Finch: a quarterly online journal of poetry and art. The current issue features poems by Katie Berta, Conor Bracken, Ava Chen, Andrew Collard, Sofia Fall, Kelle Groom, Katie Kemple, W. M. Lobko,...

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Jun 25

Grateful to New Verse News for curating this pocket sized poem

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Jun 9

Great time reading & signing Big Man at Barnes & Noble, Carmel Mountain.

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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · May 31

Check out Katie Kemple’s @katiekemple.bsky.social chapbook, “Big Man”.

Big Man speaks about Kemple’s father’s experience as a public school teacher and a veteran. It is also available as an audiobook on Amazon.

www.amazon.com/Big-Man-Ches...

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Jorie Graham @joriegraham.bsky.social · May 2

Those who can, shld donate like crazy. It’s a very visible form of resistance.

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Trump orders end to federal funding for NPR and PBS

In an executive order, President Trump directs the Corporation for Public Broadcasting to stop funding NPR and PBS, the nation's primary public broadcasters.

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thrilled to have one of my BIG MAN poems on All of It (WNYC) today, “Heart failure as River Styx” alongside many other wonderful poems in the segment. Big thank you to the producers ❤️❤️❤️

All Of It, with Alison Stewart @allofitwnyc.bsky.social · Apr 30

Today: The Infatuation's picks for best cinnamon buns; @amandarozon.bsky.social & @verodlv.bsky.social; How #SinnersMovie could impact the film industry; @harrybliss.bsky.social on cartoons, pets, and grief

Live at noon on 93.9 FM, AM820 or @wnyc.org

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 30

Thank you for including my poem, “Heart Failure as River Styx.” ❤️🙏 Enjoyed hearing so many wonderful poems in this segment!

katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 25

Free on Sunday? Stop by my launch event for Big Man w/ @chestnutreview
at 1pm PT

This is a reading + generative workshop. I'll read work from the collection, and we'll take breaks to write (...or if you don't want to write, snack break!)

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Big Man: Chestnut Review Press Chapbook Launch Event with Katie Kemple

This event takes place Sunday, 4/27/25 at 1pm PST/4pm ET. The zoom link will be emailed as a reminder on Thursday, 4/24/25.

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Karen Attiah @karenattiah.bsky.social · Apr 21

Latest podcast is out: Get in everyone, we are going to Resistance Summer School!

Thank you to everyone who indicated they would like to take my course on Race, Media and International Affairs 101.

Please fill out this quick interest form to begin to sign up!
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Columbia Canceled My Course on Race and Media. I'm Going to Teach It Anyway.

This is not a time for media literacy or historical knowledge to be held hostage by institutions bending the knee to authoritarianism.

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Electric Literature @electricliterature.com · Apr 15

Submissions for The Commuter and Personal Narrative open in one week! Get ready to send us your best. buff.ly/5jrE0YZ

blue background with yellow & gold highlighting. Text: Electric Lit Submissions Call: The Commuter & Personal Narrative. Open 4/21 - 4/27 or until cap is reached. Each capped at 750 submissions. More info on EL's Submittable page

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 15

A truly great read & looking forward to the launch!

Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Apr 15

Big Chapbook weekend. Sign up to attend!
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Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Apr 15

Big Chapbook weekend. Sign up to attend!

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 15

Excited to have an interview & two poems from Big Man in this issue 💗🥰

Chestnut Review @chestnutreview.bsky.social · Apr 15

🌺 Our Spring issue is ready for you! 🌺

Big thanks to our talented contributors!

chestnutreview.com/cr_v6_n4/

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 10

“Fear” by Charles Simic #nationalpoetrymonth #poetry #poetrymonth2025 #charlessimic

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 8

“The Death of the Ball Turret Gunner” by Randall Jarrell #nationalpoetrymonth #poetrymonth2025 #poetry #randalljarrell

katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 7

“One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop. Never get tired of this one 💙 #poetrymonth2025 #nationalpoetrymonth #elizabethbishop

katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 6

“The Bean Eaters” by Gwendolyn Brooks #poetrymonth2025 #gwendolynbrooks #nationalpoetrymonth

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 5

Gorgeous cover 😍

katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 5

A little Walt Whitman seems right for today. #waltwhi

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 5

Congrats, Katie!!

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 4

“A Coney Island of the Mind” by Lawrence Ferlinghetti (poem 14) #poetrymonth2025 #poetry #lawrenceferlinghetti

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Victoria Chang @victoriachang.bsky.social · Apr 4

To celebrate National Poetry Month at @georgiatech Poetry@Tech put up our Pause for Poetry yard signs all over campus @gt_lmc thanks to @expeditionpress for helping to curate our lines @ivanallencollege.bsky.social

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 3

“I’m Nobody” by Emily Dickinson #poetrymonth2025 #emilydickinson

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katiekemple.bsky.social @katiekemple.bsky.social · Apr 2

“Hair Poem” by Bill Knott from the newly re-released classic The Naomi Poems: Corpse and Beans (Black Ocean, 2024) #nationalpoetrymonth2025 #poetrymonth2025 #BillKnottPoetry

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