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Ren Wilding

@renwilding.bsky.social

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they/them. nonbinary. queer. neurodivergent. poet. Co-curator of Words Like Blades reading series. Trans Artifacts: Bones Between My Teeth forthcoming from Porkbelly Press.

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Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Apr 6

I’m really excited to announce my first chapbook, “Trans Artifacts: Bones Between My Teeth,” will be published by Porkbelly Press in 2026/7!

Porkbelly Press @porkbellypress.bsky.social · Apr 3

forthcoming in 2026/7 to Porkbelly Press. ✨ Chapbooks by Hilda Downer, Debbie Feit, Audrey Gidman, Fay L. Loomis, Trinity Tibe, Sasha Weiss, Ren Wilding, and Juliette Zhu.

a yellow background with hand-drawn red and pink roses. Text blocks overtop list forthcoming chapbooks from Porkbelly Press by authors Hilda Downer, Debbie Feit, and Audrey Gidman.

a photo of orange and pink spools of waxed linen thread. Text blocks overtop list forthcoming chapbooks from Porkbelly Press by authors Fay L. Loomis, Trinity Tibe, and Sasha Weiss.

A photo of sky blue and teal spools of waxed linen thread. Text blocks overtop list forthcoming chapbooks from Porkbelly Press by authors Ren Wilding and Juliette Zhu.

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Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 21

Sealy Challenge Day 20 and 21: Water I Won’t Touch by Kayleb Rae Candrilli.

www.coppercanyonpress.org/books/water-...

The cover of a poetry book titled Water I Won’t Touch by Kayleb Rae Candrilli.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 20

Sealy Challenge Day 18 and 19: Dead Dad Jokes by Ollie Schminkey.

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Cover of a poetry book titled Dead Dad Jokes by Ollie Schminkey.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 19

Poets, consider submitting to this amazing anthology!

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 19

Join us tomorrow night!

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 13

The next Words Like Blades reading is next Wednesday 8/20 at 7PM EST. Please join us for a moment of light in dark times.

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Event poster for Words Like Blades online poetry reading featuring Mahogany L. Brown, Tiana Clark, and Safia Elhillo.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 17

Sealy Challenge Day 16 and 17: I Don’t Want To Be Understood by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza.

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Cover of a poetry book titled I Don’t Want To Be Understood by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 16

Sealy Challenge Day 15: Slip by Nicole Callihan.

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Cover of a poetry book titled Slip by Nicole Callihan.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 14

Sealy Challenge Day 13-14 Public Abstract by Jane Huffman.

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Cover of a poetry book titled Public Abstract by Jane Huffman.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 13

The next Words Like Blades reading is next Wednesday 8/20 at 7PM EST. Please join us for a moment of light in dark times.

ticketbud.com/events/47bcd...

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 12

Sealy Challenge Day 12: All the Flowers Kneeling by Paul Tran.

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The cover of a poetry book titled All the Flowers Kneeling by Paul Tran.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 11

Sealy Challenge Day 11: Transitory by @subhaga.bsky.social — a beautiful and heart shattering honoring of trans lives lost to violence on 2020.

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Photo of the cover of a poetry book titled Transitory by Subhaga Crystal Bacon.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 10

Sealy Challenge Day 10: The Boy in the Labyrinth by Oliver de la Paz.

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Photo of the cover of a poetry book titled The Boy in the Labyrinth by Oliver de la Paz.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 9

Sealy Challenge Day 8 and 9: four-legged Girl by Diane Seuss

Photo of the cover of a poetry book titled four-legged girl by Diane Seuss.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 7

Thanks to Lit Mag News for reviewing my poems that recently came out in Does It Have Pockets!

Who Reads Lit Mags? Spotlight on Joyland, Short Story, Long, Does It Have Pockets, and Mag Gently

"part reunion, part discovery..."

litmagnews.substack.com

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Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sealy Challenge Day 7: All Things Gone by Patricia Hemminger. If you want nature poetry with heart, this chapbook is for you.

www.redbirdchapbooks.com/catalog/p/al...

Photo of the cover of a poetry book titled All Things Gone by Patricia Hemminger.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 7

Sealy Challenge Day 6: Nothing Is Okay by Rachel Wiley.

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Phot of the cover of a poetry book titled Nothing Is Okay by Rachel Wiley.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 5

Sealy Challenge Day 5: Mom in Space by Lisa Ampleman. The body as celestial, the celestial as body.

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Photo of the cover of a poetry book titled Mom in Space by Lisa Ampleman.

Reposted by Ren Wilding

Erin Reed @erininthemorning.com · Aug 5

1. State AGs have sued Trump for intimidating providers from providing trans care.

Meanwhile, institutions are dropping trans people left and right out of fear of Trump.

Suing Trump isn't enough. State AGs MUST enforce equality laws against cowardly orgs.

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Suing Trump Isn't Enough: Blue State AGs Must Enforce State Laws Protecting Trans People

Private entities overcomplying with Trump executive orders and targeting transgender people must not be given free passes to do so by blue states.

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Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 5

Sealy Challenge Day 4: Yellow Rain by Mai Der Vang. A really excellent example of deeply researched poetry.

www.graywolfpress.org/books/yellow...

Photo of a poetry book titled Yellow Rain by Mai Der Vang.

Reposted by Ren Wilding

Does It Have Pockets @doesithavepockets.bsky.social · Aug 4

"But if I die because
of government violence,
I want a fucking grave."

Two unflinching, deft, & timely poems from @renwilding.bsky.social | #poetry #augustissue
www.doesithavepockets.com/poetry/ren-w...

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Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 3

The Sealy Challenge Day 3: If Some God Shakes Your House by @jfranklinpoet.bsky.social. She uses the persona of Antigone and refrain of memento mori to come to terms with a world unraveling. Also full of love for what is still beautiful and good in the world.

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Photo of the cover of a poetry book titled If Some God Shakes Your House by Jennifer Franklin.

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Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Sealy Challenge Day 2: Willow Hammer by @patrickdonnelly.bsky.social

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A photo of a poetry book titled Willow Hammer by Patrick Donnelly.

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 2

The Sealy Challenge Day 1: Repeat As Needed by @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social

www.smallharborpublishing.com/chapbooks/re...

Photo of a poetry chapbook titled Repeat As Needed by Dustin Brookshire.

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Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thanks to the editors of Does It Have Pockets for publishing two of my political poems.

Ren Wilding — Does It Have Pockets

Resistance | On January 20, 2025, I Thought of My Own Grave

www.doesithavepockets.com

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Jul 28

New poem!

Second Coming No. 190 — July 28, 2025

A poem-a-day protest against the threat posed to our democracy by Donald Trump and his fascist regime

secondcoming.substack.com

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Jul 17

Tonight!

Ren Wilding @renwilding.bsky.social · Jul 13

The next Words Like Blades online reading is this Thursday, 7/17 at 7PM EST. Registration link: ticketbud.com/events/e832e...

Promo poster for the Words like Blades online poetry reading series featuring Lisa Ampleman, Dustin Brookshire, and Denise Duhamel. Thursday, July 17th at 7PM - 8:30PM EST. Free event with optional donation. Register for Zoom link and passcode.