Black Earth Institute
@blackearthinst.bsky.social
We are community of artist-fellows and scholar-advisors | A progressive think-tank dedicated to re-forging the links between art and spirit, earth and society. | blackearthinstitute.org | Publisher of the literary journal: @aboutplacejournal.bsky.social
"I can’t think of a poetry collection with a backstory anything like Teresa Dzieglewicz’s Something Small of How to See a River; she’d be the first to tell you that she’s not the star of it." #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Dzieglewicz featured ➡️ @literaryhub.bsky.social
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October 14, 2025 at 1:19 AM
"I can’t think of a poetry collection with a backstory anything like Teresa Dzieglewicz’s Something Small of How to See a River; she’d be the first to tell you that she’s not the star of it." #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Dzieglewicz featured ➡️ @literaryhub.bsky.social
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The day answers everything
after a pause. Autumn slouches and reminds me
of nothing. Just the air and not
our regular invasions.
No one is responsible for light.
From 'Between this scar and that task' by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp.
www.thimblelitmag.com/2025/07/14/b...
after a pause. Autumn slouches and reminds me
of nothing. Just the air and not
our regular invasions.
No one is responsible for light.
From 'Between this scar and that task' by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp.
www.thimblelitmag.com/2025/07/14/b...
September 27, 2025 at 9:08 PM
The day answers everything
after a pause. Autumn slouches and reminds me
of nothing. Just the air and not
our regular invasions.
No one is responsible for light.
From 'Between this scar and that task' by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp.
www.thimblelitmag.com/2025/07/14/b...
after a pause. Autumn slouches and reminds me
of nothing. Just the air and not
our regular invasions.
No one is responsible for light.
From 'Between this scar and that task' by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp.
www.thimblelitmag.com/2025/07/14/b...
It’s been years since my mother and father
turned to ash. Tonight my lover holds me
in the bed where I was conceived.
___
From: “In the Bed Where I Was Conceived,”
by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Todd Davis
Published in the Missouri Review. #Poetry #Poem
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turned to ash. Tonight my lover holds me
in the bed where I was conceived.
___
From: “In the Bed Where I Was Conceived,”
by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Todd Davis
Published in the Missouri Review. #Poetry #Poem
missourireview.com/davis/
September 10, 2025 at 3:44 AM
It’s been years since my mother and father
turned to ash. Tonight my lover holds me
in the bed where I was conceived.
___
From: “In the Bed Where I Was Conceived,”
by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Todd Davis
Published in the Missouri Review. #Poetry #Poem
missourireview.com/davis/
turned to ash. Tonight my lover holds me
in the bed where I was conceived.
___
From: “In the Bed Where I Was Conceived,”
by #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Todd Davis
Published in the Missouri Review. #Poetry #Poem
missourireview.com/davis/
In her new poetry collection "Laura-Gray Street explores the often-overlooked role of women and femininity in the historical struggle for dignity in work."
➡️'Just Labor: Poems' is published by Press 53.
➡️Street is a #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow.
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➡️'Just Labor: Poems' is published by Press 53.
➡️Street is a #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow.
www.press53.com/poetry-colle...
August 31, 2025 at 7:48 PM
In her new poetry collection "Laura-Gray Street explores the often-overlooked role of women and femininity in the historical struggle for dignity in work."
➡️'Just Labor: Poems' is published by Press 53.
➡️Street is a #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow.
www.press53.com/poetry-colle...
➡️'Just Labor: Poems' is published by Press 53.
➡️Street is a #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow.
www.press53.com/poetry-colle...
📖 by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow @orchidtierney.bsky.social is: "Part poem and part poet’s novel, this abattoir is a college explores the hostile demands that higher education places upon capitalised bodies, upon students and faculty..."
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August 10, 2025 at 10:50 AM
📖 by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow @orchidtierney.bsky.social is: "Part poem and part poet’s novel, this abattoir is a college explores the hostile demands that higher education places upon capitalised bodies, upon students and faculty..."
@asterismbooks.bsky.social
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#BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp's poem 'Verge' was selected as the Spring 2025 Ruth Awad Poetry Pick. 👏
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August 7, 2025 at 11:18 PM
#BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp's poem 'Verge' was selected as the Spring 2025 Ruth Awad Poetry Pick. 👏
www.usi.edu/sir/ruth-awa...
www.usi.edu/sir/ruth-awa...
➡️ pedagogies for the planthroposcene
Join #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Orchid Tierney @orchidtierney.bsky.social for a zine workshop hosted by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social. It's happening on Friday, August 8th at 12 PM ET; register to reserve your virtual seat.
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Join #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Orchid Tierney @orchidtierney.bsky.social for a zine workshop hosted by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social. It's happening on Friday, August 8th at 12 PM ET; register to reserve your virtual seat.
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August 7, 2025 at 11:07 PM
➡️ pedagogies for the planthroposcene
Join #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Orchid Tierney @orchidtierney.bsky.social for a zine workshop hosted by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social. It's happening on Friday, August 8th at 12 PM ET; register to reserve your virtual seat.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Join #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Orchid Tierney @orchidtierney.bsky.social for a zine workshop hosted by @sarabandebooks.bsky.social. It's happening on Friday, August 8th at 12 PM ET; register to reserve your virtual seat.
us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
Congratulations to #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Marjory Wentworth who was among the presenters at the 2025 The Columbus Book Festival: Freedom To Read.
@marjory.bsky.social is a writer and social justice activist living in Springfield, Ohio.
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@marjory.bsky.social is a writer and social justice activist living in Springfield, Ohio.
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July 28, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Congratulations to #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Marjory Wentworth who was among the presenters at the 2025 The Columbus Book Festival: Freedom To Read.
@marjory.bsky.social is a writer and social justice activist living in Springfield, Ohio.
www.columbusbookfestival.org/wp-content/u...
@marjory.bsky.social is a writer and social justice activist living in Springfield, Ohio.
www.columbusbookfestival.org/wp-content/u...
#BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp will be a keynote speaker for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies convention happening July 23-28 in Albuquerque, NM. Camp is the New Mexico Poet Laureate. and author of eight poetry collections. nfsps.net/enchanting-w...
July 14, 2025 at 11:18 AM
#BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp will be a keynote speaker for the National Federation of State Poetry Societies convention happening July 23-28 in Albuquerque, NM. Camp is the New Mexico Poet Laureate. and author of eight poetry collections. nfsps.net/enchanting-w...
Congratulations to #BlackEarthInstitute Senior Fellow Ann Fisher-Wirth who was selected as Mississippi’s Poet Laureate. Fisher-Wirth taught in the MFA program at the University of Mississippi for 33 years, and directed the Environmental Studies program.
#Poetry arts.ms.gov/ms-poet-laur...
#Poetry arts.ms.gov/ms-poet-laur...
May 24, 2025 at 11:53 AM
Congratulations to #BlackEarthInstitute Senior Fellow Ann Fisher-Wirth who was selected as Mississippi’s Poet Laureate. Fisher-Wirth taught in the MFA program at the University of Mississippi for 33 years, and directed the Environmental Studies program.
#Poetry arts.ms.gov/ms-poet-laur...
#Poetry arts.ms.gov/ms-poet-laur...
Congrats to #BlackEarthInstitute emeritus fellow Pamela [email protected] on the reissue of her book 'Blood Flower' ➡️"a masterful exploration of resilience, love, and the echoes of history, set against the stark beauty of nature..."@redhenpress.bsky.social redhen.org/book/blood-f...
May 11, 2025 at 3:42 AM
Congrats to #BlackEarthInstitute emeritus fellow Pamela [email protected] on the reissue of her book 'Blood Flower' ➡️"a masterful exploration of resilience, love, and the echoes of history, set against the stark beauty of nature..."@redhenpress.bsky.social redhen.org/book/blood-f...
'What harvest looks like when there is no harvest'
➡️New poem by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Erin Coughlin Hollowell appears in the latest edition of Ploughshares @pshares.bsky.social.
@beingpoetry.bsky.social directs the @storyknife.bsky.social Writers Retreat.
#Poetry
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➡️New poem by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Erin Coughlin Hollowell appears in the latest edition of Ploughshares @pshares.bsky.social.
@beingpoetry.bsky.social directs the @storyknife.bsky.social Writers Retreat.
#Poetry
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April 26, 2025 at 2:02 PM
'What harvest looks like when there is no harvest'
➡️New poem by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Erin Coughlin Hollowell appears in the latest edition of Ploughshares @pshares.bsky.social.
@beingpoetry.bsky.social directs the @storyknife.bsky.social Writers Retreat.
#Poetry
pshares.org/authors/erin...
➡️New poem by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Erin Coughlin Hollowell appears in the latest edition of Ploughshares @pshares.bsky.social.
@beingpoetry.bsky.social directs the @storyknife.bsky.social Writers Retreat.
#Poetry
pshares.org/authors/erin...
The Taking Liberties anthology, presented by Cutthroat, a Journal of the Arts, @1pamuschuk.bsky.social
➡️ features writings by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellows BrendaSPeterson, @melissatuckey.bsky.social, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Linda Hogan, and Patricia Spears-Jones.
#Writers #LitMag
www.cutthroatmag.com
➡️ features writings by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellows BrendaSPeterson, @melissatuckey.bsky.social, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Linda Hogan, and Patricia Spears-Jones.
#Writers #LitMag
www.cutthroatmag.com
April 15, 2025 at 2:30 AM
The Taking Liberties anthology, presented by Cutthroat, a Journal of the Arts, @1pamuschuk.bsky.social
➡️ features writings by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellows BrendaSPeterson, @melissatuckey.bsky.social, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Linda Hogan, and Patricia Spears-Jones.
#Writers #LitMag
www.cutthroatmag.com
➡️ features writings by #BlackEarthInstitute Fellows BrendaSPeterson, @melissatuckey.bsky.social, Ann Fisher-Wirth, Linda Hogan, and Patricia Spears-Jones.
#Writers #LitMag
www.cutthroatmag.com
Congratulations to all #BlackEarthInstitute Fellows who attended the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair!
#Writers #Poetry #Poems #AWP2025
@awpwriter.bsky.social @elegystreet.bsky.social
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#Writers #Poetry #Poems #AWP2025
@awpwriter.bsky.social @elegystreet.bsky.social
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April 4, 2025 at 5:15 PM
Congratulations to all #BlackEarthInstitute Fellows who attended the 2025 AWP Conference & Bookfair!
#Writers #Poetry #Poems #AWP2025
@awpwriter.bsky.social @elegystreet.bsky.social
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#Writers #Poetry #Poems #AWP2025
@awpwriter.bsky.social @elegystreet.bsky.social
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Félicitations ! Congratulations to #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Brenda S. Peterson whose book 'Wild Chorus' has now been published in French!
📚La symphonie sauvage: A l'écoute des animaux et de ce qu'ils nous apprennent📚
#Nature #Author #Whales
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📚La symphonie sauvage: A l'écoute des animaux et de ce qu'ils nous apprennent📚
#Nature #Author #Whales
www.editions-eyrolles.com/livre/la-sym...
March 15, 2025 at 12:14 AM
Félicitations ! Congratulations to #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Brenda S. Peterson whose book 'Wild Chorus' has now been published in French!
📚La symphonie sauvage: A l'écoute des animaux et de ce qu'ils nous apprennent📚
#Nature #Author #Whales
www.editions-eyrolles.com/livre/la-sym...
📚La symphonie sauvage: A l'écoute des animaux et de ce qu'ils nous apprennent📚
#Nature #Author #Whales
www.editions-eyrolles.com/livre/la-sym...
ASU's Virginia C. Piper Center for Creative Writing brings authors Lauren Camp and Jodie Hollander to Changing Hands Phoenix - an evening of reading, conversation, and book signings.
March 7, 2025, 6:30 PM
Camp is a #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow.
www.changinghands.com/event/march2...
March 7, 2025, 6:30 PM
Camp is a #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow.
www.changinghands.com/event/march2...
March 7, 2025 at 4:59 AM
ASU's Virginia C. Piper Center for Creative Writing brings authors Lauren Camp and Jodie Hollander to Changing Hands Phoenix - an evening of reading, conversation, and book signings.
March 7, 2025, 6:30 PM
Camp is a #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow.
www.changinghands.com/event/march2...
March 7, 2025, 6:30 PM
Camp is a #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow.
www.changinghands.com/event/march2...
My ongoing story. I have so many questions and the answers
are lit with translucence.
From #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp's new poem "Muscular Circuits," in the latest issue of Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts. blackbird.vcu.edu/muscular-cir...
are lit with translucence.
From #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp's new poem "Muscular Circuits," in the latest issue of Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts. blackbird.vcu.edu/muscular-cir...
March 1, 2025 at 1:47 AM
My ongoing story. I have so many questions and the answers
are lit with translucence.
From #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp's new poem "Muscular Circuits," in the latest issue of Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts. blackbird.vcu.edu/muscular-cir...
are lit with translucence.
From #BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp's new poem "Muscular Circuits," in the latest issue of Blackbird: an online journal of literature and the arts. blackbird.vcu.edu/muscular-cir...
Congratulations to BEI Emeritus fellow Lauren Camp for receiving the 2025 Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence at Randolph College. #Poetry #Poetry maiermuseum.org/event/readin...
February 15, 2025 at 2:04 AM
Congratulations to BEI Emeritus fellow Lauren Camp for receiving the 2025 Pearl S. Buck Writer in Residence at Randolph College. #Poetry #Poetry maiermuseum.org/event/readin...
She walked from bedroom to the kitchen,
to the front door.
“Don't trip and fall,” she whispered to herself.
Her only fight was to save her child.
Live to see another day.
From On the Morning of December 4, 1969*(for Akua Njeri) by Jacqueline Johnson
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to the front door.
“Don't trip and fall,” she whispered to herself.
Her only fight was to save her child.
Live to see another day.
From On the Morning of December 4, 1969*(for Akua Njeri) by Jacqueline Johnson
evergreenreview.com/read/oracle-...
February 9, 2025 at 2:21 PM
She walked from bedroom to the kitchen,
to the front door.
“Don't trip and fall,” she whispered to herself.
Her only fight was to save her child.
Live to see another day.
From On the Morning of December 4, 1969*(for Akua Njeri) by Jacqueline Johnson
evergreenreview.com/read/oracle-...
to the front door.
“Don't trip and fall,” she whispered to herself.
Her only fight was to save her child.
Live to see another day.
From On the Morning of December 4, 1969*(for Akua Njeri) by Jacqueline Johnson
evergreenreview.com/read/oracle-...
#BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Marjory Wentworth will be among the presenters on January 18, 2025 during the Wild Dunes Author Event & Weekend. She'll be sharing poems and poetry writing tips. maryalicemonroe.com/calendar/wil...
January 12, 2025 at 3:42 PM
#BlackEarthInstitute Fellow Marjory Wentworth will be among the presenters on January 18, 2025 during the Wild Dunes Author Event & Weekend. She'll be sharing poems and poetry writing tips. maryalicemonroe.com/calendar/wil...
#BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp will be among the many talented writers in the lineup for the Mercy Street Readings event on Sunday, January 12th, 3 PM ET.
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January 11, 2025 at 2:33 AM
#BlackEarthInstitute Emeritus Fellow Lauren Camp will be among the many talented writers in the lineup for the Mercy Street Readings event on Sunday, January 12th, 3 PM ET.
www.facebook.com/events/57678... #Poetry #Poems #Writers
www.facebook.com/events/57678... #Poetry #Poems #Writers
At the #BlackEarthInstitute, we are proud of our fellow Austin Smith and his fellow lecturers, all they have done, and what they stand for. Thank you, Austin.
Austin's update on The Stanford Letters here ⬇️⬇️
savethejoneslecturers.substack.com/p/an-update
Austin's update on The Stanford Letters here ⬇️⬇️
savethejoneslecturers.substack.com/p/an-update
December 12, 2024 at 3:47 AM
At the #BlackEarthInstitute, we are proud of our fellow Austin Smith and his fellow lecturers, all they have done, and what they stand for. Thank you, Austin.
Austin's update on The Stanford Letters here ⬇️⬇️
savethejoneslecturers.substack.com/p/an-update
Austin's update on The Stanford Letters here ⬇️⬇️
savethejoneslecturers.substack.com/p/an-update