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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · Jul 23

‘CT Scan with Contrast: A large polo or doughnut masquerading as a Time Machine’

A Patient’s Guide to Scans and Medical Acronyms by Kath Gifford, on @wordgathering.bsky.social

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“Cello”: A poem’s life continues

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Emily K Michael, Writer @emilythepoet.bsky.social · Aug 31

My poem "Cello" has gone farther into the world than any other, and I wanted to share its journey: emilykmichael.com/2025/08/30/c... @finishinglinepress.bsky.social @wordgathering.bsky.social #poetry #poems #poetchry

Last year I had the privilege of teachinng a creative writing class with an extrarordinary group of high schoolers. Many of these students had taken previous classes with me and were interested in …

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Emily K Michael, Writer @emilythepoet.bsky.social · Sep 1

Excited to have my essay “Too Close to Text: How Writing Revives a Blind Poet”
published in the latest issue of
@wordgathering.bsky.social

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Emily K Michael, Writer @emilythepoet.bsky.social · Sep 1

@wordgathering.bsky.social also features my poem “Backyard by Ear.” #Poetry #Birds #Poem

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Sep 1

Volume 19, Issue 1 – Summer 2025 – Wordgathering

Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Sep 1

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Jul 27

A Reading List for Disability Pride Month 2025 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

We asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature they recommend reading in honor of Disability Pride Month, observed ann...

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Diane R. Wiener (she/they) @dianeoctopod.bsky.social · Jul 26

Celebrate the ADA at 35

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Celebrate ADA 35 Years

Celebrate ADA 35 Years (1990-2025) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). + #ThanksToTheADA Campaign + ADA Anniversary Tool Kit, Logos and Themes + Add Your ADA 35 Event

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Chlorophyll: Poems about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; Lunafly; and Far from Atlantis(Raymond Luczak) – Wordgathering

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Diane R. Wiener (she/they) @dianeoctopod.bsky.social · Jun 26

One month from today, the ADA will be 35 years old.

Let's make sure it keeps on.

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Jun 9

Journal website down for maintenance!

Please check back Monday, 6/9!

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Raymond Luczak | deafwoof @raymondluczak.com · Jun 3

Beep beep! @wordgathering.bsky.social has posted a most lovely review of three (yes, THREE) of my poetry books!

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Jun 2

Happy Pride

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Ahoy

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mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · Feb 12

Especially glad that this issue includes tributes to the work of disability poetry pioneer Kathi Wolfe.

In Hospital Environments: Essays on Illness and Philosophy (written by Jake Goldsmith with illustrations by Wend Rend) – Wordgathering

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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia) @mailbykite.bsky.social · Jun 2

Tk you so much for this kind review of amuk @ninearchespress.bsky.social (& connecting it to ULTIMATUM ORANGUTAN… Makes me think of my books as being in a relay race, passing on the baton). 🙏🏼

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Jun 2

<3 I'll be reviewing your new book, too. <3 @dianeoctopod.bsky.social

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The B'K Magazine @thebkmagazine.bsky.social · May 17

#FF It’s National Walnut Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these folks in the lit community beginning with the letter “W”:
@wirewormmagazine.bsky.social
@wiseacrecomics.bsky.social
@wolfsonpress.bsky.social
@wordgathering.bsky.social

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Sagging Meniscus @saggingmeniscus.bsky.social · May 31

In @wordgathering.bsky.social, Kate Champlin on @jgoldsmith.bsky.social's IN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS: "another epic ... a unique take on global events". wordgathering.com/vol18/issue2...

Volume 18, Issue 2s – Book Reviews and Review Essays Special Supplement – Spring 2025 – Wordgathering

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Jun 1

We are delighted to inform you that the Spring 2025 book reviews and review essays special supplement of Wordgathering is now “live.” Our next full issue (Summer 2025) will be published in early August or late July. Huzzah!

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Mar 2

Happy 18th birthday, Wordgathering! <3

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Feb 25

“Spruce Cones for Everybody”: Reflective Conversations with Christopher C. Audette – Wordgathering

Barbara Melville-Jóhannesson – Wordgathering

Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Feb 18

You're wonderful, @mikenorthen.bsky.social

mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · Feb 12

Especially glad that this issue includes tributes to the work of disability poetry pioneer Kathi Wolfe.

Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Feb 18

Honored to publish your work @barbmel.bsky.social

Barbara Melville-Jóhannesson she/they @barbmel.bsky.social · Feb 15

When I moved house last year, I felt forced to erase parts of myself; my neurodivergences, my chronic conditions, and the traumatic aches of nostalgia.

I wrote about the unsettling overwhelm.

Thank you to @wordgathering for giving my story a home of its own.

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Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Feb 18

Donald Trump’s Next Diversity Target: People With Disabilities — The Nation

The president’s disdain for disabled people—and obsession with genetic superiority—harks back to a grim past.

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Brett Stuckel @brettstuckel.com · Feb 10

Let’s gather:

Wordgathering @wordgathering.bsky.social · Feb 10

The Winter 2024-2025 issue is live! HOORAY!

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@stevekuusisto.bsky.social
@razubal.bsky.social

#solidarity
#CripArts
#CripLit

Volume 18, Number 2 – Winter 2024-2025 – Wordgathering