BrendaJoycePatterson
@bjoycepatterson.bsky.social
Poet. Writer/columnist. Literary talk show host. Librarian Emeritus. More at linktr.ee/Brenda.Joyce.Patterson
February 11, 2026 at 10:16 PM
February 8, 2026 at 5:37 PM
January 28, 2026 at 5:57 PM
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"Megan Reid: My heart breaks following the recent murders carried out by ICE. One way I cope is by turning to picture books. They aren't a fix all, but I hope they help Eyou navigate things with vour little readers." #ICE #Deportation #FamilySeparation
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"Megan Reid: My heart breaks following the recent murders carried out by ICE. One way I cope is by turning to picture books. They aren't a fix all, but I hope they help Eyou navigate things with vour little readers." #ICE #Deportation #FamilySeparation
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January 24, 2026 at 2:54 AM
Repost from TikTok:
"Megan Reid: My heart breaks following the recent murders carried out by ICE. One way I cope is by turning to picture books. They aren't a fix all, but I hope they help Eyou navigate things with vour little readers." #ICE #Deportation #FamilySeparation
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThDsXBhp/
"Megan Reid: My heart breaks following the recent murders carried out by ICE. One way I cope is by turning to picture books. They aren't a fix all, but I hope they help Eyou navigate things with vour little readers." #ICE #Deportation #FamilySeparation
www.tiktok.com/t/ZThDsXBhp/
On February 8, the WORLD will dance... with Bad Bunny.
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January 16, 2026 at 3:23 PM
On February 8, the WORLD will dance... with Bad Bunny.
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@badbunnypr
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Angela Cochran . 2025-12-26
Angela Cochran . 2025-12-26
January 13, 2026 at 9:07 PM
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Angela Cochran . 2025-12-26
Angela Cochran . 2025-12-26
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Walk for Peace Official
Not every road is flat.
Not every season is easy.
But we keep walking anyway - don't give up.
Keep choosing peace.
#WalkForPeace #BuddhistMonks
#PeaceWalk #Mindfulness
#Compassion
Walk for Peace Official
Not every road is flat.
Not every season is easy.
But we keep walking anyway - don't give up.
Keep choosing peace.
#WalkForPeace #BuddhistMonks
#PeaceWalk #Mindfulness
#Compassion
January 12, 2026 at 3:31 PM
Re-post from TikTok:
Walk for Peace Official
Not every road is flat.
Not every season is easy.
But we keep walking anyway - don't give up.
Keep choosing peace.
#WalkForPeace #BuddhistMonks
#PeaceWalk #Mindfulness
#Compassion
Walk for Peace Official
Not every road is flat.
Not every season is easy.
But we keep walking anyway - don't give up.
Keep choosing peace.
#WalkForPeace #BuddhistMonks
#PeaceWalk #Mindfulness
#Compassion
Don't forget our history, brothas & sisters. Our future depends on it.
Megyn Kelly orders Joshua Doss and other Black people to get over their melanin.
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Megyn Kelly orders Joshua Doss and other Black people to get over their melanin.
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January 7, 2026 at 2:07 PM
Don't forget our history, brothas & sisters. Our future depends on it.
Megyn Kelly orders Joshua Doss and other Black people to get over their melanin.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTLr4e5...
Megyn Kelly orders Joshua Doss and other Black people to get over their melanin.
www.instagram.com/reel/DTLr4e5...
[H]ave a passion for non-fiction? [E]ngaged with real-world news, particularly
in politics, business, and current affairs?
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in politics, business, and current affairs?
Support publicity efforts across Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel!
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November 1, 2025 at 7:02 PM
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in politics, business, and current affairs?
Support publicity efforts across Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel!
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Support publicity efforts across Portfolio, Thesis, and Sentinel!
[H]ybrid candidates are preferred. [P]osition is open to remote applicants.
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TW: menstruation, blood, surgery, undergarments BLOODING is a first in several ways for me: 1) my first Fib, a poem where each line follows the Fibonacci number sequence, 2) first poem I've shared publicly addressing menstruation & surgery. Thanx @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social for the read.
October 29, 2025 at 1:20 PM
TW: menstruation, blood, surgery, undergarments BLOODING is a first in several ways for me: 1) my first Fib, a poem where each line follows the Fibonacci number sequence, 2) first poem I've shared publicly addressing menstruation & surgery. Thanx @owlnsquirrels1111.bsky.social for the read.
A blessing for today and every day.
AMEN.
AMEN.
June 16, 2025 at 2:29 PM
A blessing for today and every day.
AMEN.
AMEN.
February 8, 2025 at 1:27 PM
full of love and sorrow. I have no favorites; they all sing a song beautiful and true enough to break my heart.
At 2019 Looking Glass Rock Writing Conference workshop, Frank altered the way I look at writing poetry. 2/3
At 2019 Looking Glass Rock Writing Conference workshop, Frank altered the way I look at writing poetry. 2/3
August 6, 2023 at 4:19 AM
full of love and sorrow. I have no favorites; they all sing a song beautiful and true enough to break my heart.
At 2019 Looking Glass Rock Writing Conference workshop, Frank altered the way I look at writing poetry. 2/3
At 2019 Looking Glass Rock Writing Conference workshop, Frank altered the way I look at writing poetry. 2/3
Day 3: Steep Tea, Jee Leong Koh #TheSealeyChallenge #SealeyChallege
Koh used an epigraph on every poem. It gave me, the reader9, a place to start, a door to enter. My favorite poem was "Eve's Fault". My second favorite was "Fall:Five Poems". 1/2
Koh used an epigraph on every poem. It gave me, the reader9, a place to start, a door to enter. My favorite poem was "Eve's Fault". My second favorite was "Fall:Five Poems". 1/2
August 4, 2023 at 4:02 AM
Day 3: Steep Tea, Jee Leong Koh #TheSealeyChallenge #SealeyChallege
Koh used an epigraph on every poem. It gave me, the reader9, a place to start, a door to enter. My favorite poem was "Eve's Fault". My second favorite was "Fall:Five Poems". 1/2
Koh used an epigraph on every poem. It gave me, the reader9, a place to start, a door to enter. My favorite poem was "Eve's Fault". My second favorite was "Fall:Five Poems". 1/2
August 3, 2023 at 11:44 AM
Day 2: #TheSealeyChallenge #SealeyChallege
Inside My Electric City, Caylin Capra-Thomas
The poems felt gritty and surreal. My favorite was "Sometimes the Only Remedy". My second favorite was "I Wish For the Flash".
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Inside My Electric City, Caylin Capra-Thomas
The poems felt gritty and surreal. My favorite was "Sometimes the Only Remedy". My second favorite was "I Wish For the Flash".
yesyesbooks.com/product-page/i…
caylincaprathomas.com
August 3, 2023 at 4:02 AM
Day 2: #TheSealeyChallenge #SealeyChallege
Inside My Electric City, Caylin Capra-Thomas
The poems felt gritty and surreal. My favorite was "Sometimes the Only Remedy". My second favorite was "I Wish For the Flash".
yesyesbooks.com/product-page/i…
caylincaprathomas.com
Inside My Electric City, Caylin Capra-Thomas
The poems felt gritty and surreal. My favorite was "Sometimes the Only Remedy". My second favorite was "I Wish For the Flash".
yesyesbooks.com/product-page/i…
caylincaprathomas.com
Day #1: #TheSealeyChallenge 8/1/2023
The first poem - For the Poet Who Told Me Rats Aren't Noble Enough Creatures for a Poem - I read in Elizabeth Acevedo's chapbook, Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths, knocked a gasp from me. The rest of them did the same. Such good, strong writing. 1/2
The first poem - For the Poet Who Told Me Rats Aren't Noble Enough Creatures for a Poem - I read in Elizabeth Acevedo's chapbook, Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths, knocked a gasp from me. The rest of them did the same. Such good, strong writing. 1/2
August 2, 2023 at 4:48 AM
Day #1: #TheSealeyChallenge 8/1/2023
The first poem - For the Poet Who Told Me Rats Aren't Noble Enough Creatures for a Poem - I read in Elizabeth Acevedo's chapbook, Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths, knocked a gasp from me. The rest of them did the same. Such good, strong writing. 1/2
The first poem - For the Poet Who Told Me Rats Aren't Noble Enough Creatures for a Poem - I read in Elizabeth Acevedo's chapbook, Beastgirl & Other Origin Myths, knocked a gasp from me. The rest of them did the same. Such good, strong writing. 1/2