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Betsy Mitchell Martinez

@betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social

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Lawyer/Poet. Poems appear or are forthcoming in EPOCH, Washington Square Review, Indiana Review, New Letters, Shenandoah, Southeast Review, and elsewhere.

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Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · 8d

Thanks to the editors of @eldiagram.bsky.social for including this Barbie poem alongside so much other great work!

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Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · Aug 6

I recently had an MRI during a week when my preschooler was listening to La Bamba on repeat. I'm so grateful to have a poem about that experience in the current issue of @epochliterary.com!

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Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · Jun 18

I'm so excited to have two poems in @newlettersmagazine.bsky.social: my very first abecedarian and a group of sonnets inspired by Jerry Pallotta's wonderful "Who Would Win?" books for kids.

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Two Poems by Betsy Mitchell Martinez – New Letters

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Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · Jun 16

Thank you to the editors of Shenandoah Literary Magazine for including this poem in their amazing 75th anniversary issue!

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Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · Mar 31

I love this! So glad you found your way back to poems, too!

Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · Mar 12

I'm thrilled to have this new poem in @rattlepoetry.bsky.social!

Rattle Poetry @rattlepoetry.bsky.social · Mar 12

My son asks at breakfast if today can be
a yes day, grinning up from his bowl of fruit …

—Betsy Mitchell Martinez

Yes Day by Betsy Mitchell Martinez - Rattle: Poetry

My son asks at breakfast if today can be a yes day, grinning up from his bowl of fruit because we’re not that kind of family.

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Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · Feb 24

So excited to have this new poem up at @pinchjournal.bsky.social. Thanks so much to the editors and to @katiedozier.bsky.social for the inspiration!

The Pinch @pinchjournal.bsky.social · Feb 24

Check out “Song of the Peloton Mobile App” by Betsy Mitchell Martinez on PJO. The poem features an English bulldog named Dolly, workouts and dance routines. Go to pinchjournal.com to read it. #poetry #pinchjournal #litmag

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Betsy Mitchell Martinez @betsymitchellmtz.bsky.social · Dec 9

This is wonderful. I would love to see the same type of list from a poet's perspective!