Erika Meitner
@rika99.bsky.social
poet • professor • parent • perambulator • erikameitner.com | also keeper of https://post-mfa.tumblr.com
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Assembled Audience | Milkweed Editions
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Y’all, I have a book cover + a pre-order page for my 7th book of poems, Assembled Audience, due out from @milkweededitions.bsky.social on Sept 29th! milkweed.org/book/assembl... #poetry #poetrycommunity
Y’all, I have a book cover + a pre-order page for my 7th book of poems, Assembled Audience, due out from @milkweededitions.bsky.social on Sept 29th! milkweed.org/book/assembl... #poetry #poetrycommunity
Assembled Audience | Milkweed Editions
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February 5, 2026 at 5:09 PM
Y’all, I have a book cover + a pre-order page for my 7th book of poems, Assembled Audience, due out from @milkweededitions.bsky.social on Sept 29th! milkweed.org/book/assembl... #poetry #poetrycommunity
Yesterday - Madison, WI
February 1, 2026 at 1:11 AM
Yesterday - Madison, WI
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Madison Wisconsin State Capitol where a huge crowd of people came to make their voices heard! Abolish ICE!
January 30, 2026 at 10:43 PM
Madison Wisconsin State Capitol where a huge crowd of people came to make their voices heard! Abolish ICE!
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Stumbled across this podcast episode today. I love Levine and this poem. Meitner’s close reading really adds to my appreciation of it. Also, shout out to the power of a great poetry anthology. The Poulin anthology she mentions, I found at a used bookstore in my hometown, struggling, post undergrad.
It is possible you maybe want to hear me talk about “What Work Is” by Philip Levine with Kevin Young over at the @newyorker.com poetry podcast? www.newyorker.com/podcast/poet...
Erika Meitner Reads Philip Levine
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January 31, 2026 at 5:45 AM
Stumbled across this podcast episode today. I love Levine and this poem. Meitner’s close reading really adds to my appreciation of it. Also, shout out to the power of a great poetry anthology. The Poulin anthology she mentions, I found at a used bookstore in my hometown, struggling, post undergrad.
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"This isn’t the time to say nothing."
Indie journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social beautifully and heart-breakingly reminds us how important it is right now to find solidarity in our neighbors, wherever they're from, and fight the power being rained down upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/crackdown-...
Indie journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social beautifully and heart-breakingly reminds us how important it is right now to find solidarity in our neighbors, wherever they're from, and fight the power being rained down upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/crackdown-...
Crackdown
Writing through history and heartbreak.
www.thehandbasket.co
January 29, 2026 at 4:28 AM
"This isn’t the time to say nothing."
Indie journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social beautifully and heart-breakingly reminds us how important it is right now to find solidarity in our neighbors, wherever they're from, and fight the power being rained down upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/crackdown-...
Indie journalist @marisakabas.bsky.social beautifully and heart-breakingly reminds us how important it is right now to find solidarity in our neighbors, wherever they're from, and fight the power being rained down upon us.
www.thehandbasket.co/p/crackdown-...
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Normal thing for a major urban American newspaper to have to post.
Here's how to identify some crowd control munitions, canisters of which federal agents have left on the ground after deploying them against people in Minnesota. bit.ly/3YWp1jE
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
Graphic by Mark Boswell/The Minnesota Star Tribune
January 26, 2026 at 8:43 PM
Normal thing for a major urban American newspaper to have to post.
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A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
January 25, 2026 at 1:18 AM
A video of Alex Pretti reading out the final salute of an unnamed veteran he cared for until the end of his life in the ICU, posted to Facebook by his son.
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Superb reportage on Minneapolis from one of the all time greats.
January 23, 2026 at 5:15 PM
Superb reportage on Minneapolis from one of the all time greats.
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Not now exploding trees, we’re busy
I've lived in Minnesota my whole life and have experienced some major cold snaps but this is the first time I've heard about exploding trees.
January 22, 2026 at 2:47 AM
Not now exploding trees, we’re busy
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i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
Every time the Trump regime uses the words "funded protesters" and "outside agitators" news outlets need to cut to this photo from last week.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
ICE has invaded these communities. Outside agitators don't show up in their fucking bathrobes.
January 18, 2026 at 4:39 PM
i was talking with someone in the twin cities about how it’s not even accurate to call them protesters. they’re literally just people protecting their city from TERRORISTS.
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ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
Vehicles that are abandoned due to an ICE detention and towed to the City's impound lot will be released to their owners or a representative at no cost.
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
Learn more: https://www.minneapolismn.gov/getting-around/parking-driving/impound-lot/#d.en.200746
January 16, 2026 at 11:42 PM
ICE has kidnapped so many people from their cars that the city had to put out this statement. Let that sink in.
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On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
January 15, 2026 at 5:05 AM
On the ground here in Minnesota, it’s hard to reconcile the immense bonds of community that have been built in a week with the fact that we live in a country whose government appropriated billions of dollars to an unaccountable paramilitary force whose sole purpose is ethnic cleansing.
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…it should break your heart to kill.
January 8, 2026 at 4:02 AM
…it should break your heart to kill.
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Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
January 7, 2026 at 6:40 PM
Jacob Frey: "To ICE -- get the fuck out of Minneapolis"
It is possible that this Hanukkah, especially, you might need a little poetry to bring some light through the darkness. If so, we’ve got you covered. #hanukkah #poetry
Register (for free) here and join us on Zoom: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...
Register (for free) here and join us on Zoom: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...
December 14, 2025 at 10:41 PM
It is possible that this Hanukkah, especially, you might need a little poetry to bring some light through the darkness. If so, we’ve got you covered. #hanukkah #poetry
Register (for free) here and join us on Zoom: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...
Register (for free) here and join us on Zoom: www.eventbrite.com/e/from-darkn...
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Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
December 13, 2025 at 11:02 PM
Just saw a Parkland survivor post about being on lock down at Brown University.
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
We've failed generations of kids with our gun fetish
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I got to talk 100 Notable Small Press Books on the Lit Hub podcast this week!
We're trying hard to make 2026 happen, but we need a handful more reviewers. If you want to celebrate small presses & their authors, sign up here: tinyurl.com/100smallpress
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#100smallpress
We're trying hard to make 2026 happen, but we need a handful more reviewers. If you want to celebrate small presses & their authors, sign up here: tinyurl.com/100smallpress
lithub.com/its-best-of-...
#100smallpress
It’s Best-of Season on The Lit Hub Podcast
A weekly behind-the-scenes dive into everything interesting, dynamic, strange, and wonderful happening in literary culture—featuring Lit Hub staff, columnists, and special guests! Hosted by Drew Br…
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December 12, 2025 at 6:12 PM
I got to talk 100 Notable Small Press Books on the Lit Hub podcast this week!
We're trying hard to make 2026 happen, but we need a handful more reviewers. If you want to celebrate small presses & their authors, sign up here: tinyurl.com/100smallpress
lithub.com/its-best-of-...
#100smallpress
We're trying hard to make 2026 happen, but we need a handful more reviewers. If you want to celebrate small presses & their authors, sign up here: tinyurl.com/100smallpress
lithub.com/its-best-of-...
#100smallpress
You guys: this is an actual Buche De Noel complete with fondant mushrooms 🍄🟫 that my amazing colleague @bethnguyen.bsky.social made for our Secret Wisconsin Interdenominational Solstice (gift) Swap (SWISS) + party!
December 11, 2025 at 3:08 AM
You guys: this is an actual Buche De Noel complete with fondant mushrooms 🍄🟫 that my amazing colleague @bethnguyen.bsky.social made for our Secret Wisconsin Interdenominational Solstice (gift) Swap (SWISS) + party!
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Hanukkah is just a week and a few days away. Sign up for @notatawp.bsky.social's third annual Hanukkah reading!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1976404024...
www.eventbrite.com/e/1976404024...
From Darkness to Light: Poetry in Celebration of Hanukkah
A group of Jewish poets sharing poetry for Hanukkah. Hosted by NAWP.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Hanukkah is just a week and a few days away. Sign up for @notatawp.bsky.social's third annual Hanukkah reading!
www.eventbrite.com/e/1976404024...
www.eventbrite.com/e/1976404024...
Calling all fiction writers: our MFA application deadline here at UW-Madison is fast approaching! Apply! We fully fund everyone we admit! We’ve got everything: lakes, stellar faculty, snow, cheese, and summer funding!
December 10, 2025 at 5:10 AM
Calling all fiction writers: our MFA application deadline here at UW-Madison is fast approaching! Apply! We fully fund everyone we admit! We’ve got everything: lakes, stellar faculty, snow, cheese, and summer funding!
I love a residency that offers shorter options especially for parents & caregivers alongside standard residencies! Go Saltonstall! Calling all New York artists! #artist #ny #poetrycommunity #artistresidency
December 8, 2025 at 3:26 AM
I love a residency that offers shorter options especially for parents & caregivers alongside standard residencies! Go Saltonstall! Calling all New York artists! #artist #ny #poetrycommunity #artistresidency
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than gin-&-limes you are cooler, darling, o come back to me (john berryman)
December 7, 2025 at 3:00 AM
than gin-&-limes you are cooler, darling, o come back to me (john berryman)
today was over 20 so i went out skiing. i am trying to winter. this is a color photo. 🥶 #wisconsin
December 7, 2025 at 3:02 AM
today was over 20 so i went out skiing. i am trying to winter. this is a color photo. 🥶 #wisconsin