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Caitlin Palo
@cpalo.bsky.social
Poetry, community gardening, martial arts, reading for work and pleasure. https://linktr.ee/cpalo
My poem "Apartment Contrition" was selected as an Honorable Mention in the Good Shepherd of Norfolk's contest on the Theme "The Rhythm of Life."

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December 30, 2025 at 8:30 PM
Reposted by Caitlin Palo
As of 12/24/25, USPS changed policy on when they postmark mail. Mail dropped off is no longer guaranteed a same-day postmark. Tax returns & other time-sensitive items are now stamped when they reach a regional processing center, which may be days later. Plan deadlines accordingly to avoid penalties.
USPS Announces Changes to the Postmark Date System
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has adopted a final rule (FR Doc.
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December 29, 2025 at 4:32 PM
Listening to: Laurie Anderson performing C.P. Cavafy's "Waiting for the Barbarians."

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Laurie Anderson's Mind-Blowing Performance of 'Waiting for the Barbarians'
YouTube video by ALL ARTS TV (ALL ARTS)
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December 29, 2025 at 4:44 PM
I love when a local celebrity wins national attention. And Northwest translator Shelley Fairweather Vega's turn in the spotlight includes a chance to listen to Uzbek too.

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2025 National Book Awards Finalist Reading
YouTube video by National Book Foundation
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November 21, 2025 at 5:35 AM
With thanks to The Inflectionist Review, I have two new poems out this week! Both written in a year that felt increasingly precarious; I'm glad they've found a published home on the internet.

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and
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June 15, 2025 at 4:44 PM
My poem "Vespers" is published in Hominum Journal. Read the whole poem at www.hominumjournal.org/issue-8-1/palo
February 26, 2025 at 4:38 PM
"but let me tell you there’s never no-war
once you’ve seen it " - Martine van Bijlert

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About 3 — Kitchen Table Quarterly
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February 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I like to pre-order books to give myself something to look forward to. Get it from Open Books or Driftwood!
In Jessica Rae Bergamino's poetry collection, Girlhood x A Haunting, the reader carries Nancy Drew's magnifying glass through an lyrically experimental and visually evocative collection that uncovers the traumas lurking in girlhood. Pre-order using link in bio today! #tbr
February 6, 2025 at 5:06 PM
I wrote about every book I finished in 2024: medium.com/@caitlinpalo...
Books I Read in 2024, with stats and notes
When I was preparing to review this list, 2024 felt like a bad reading year. But as I reviewed this list, it turns out there were many good…
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January 2, 2025 at 1:31 PM
The end of the Gregorian year means I can let go of unfinished commitments, like the 900 page book I've been reading for 6 months with 450 pages still to go.
January 1, 2025 at 4:52 AM
Reposted by Caitlin Palo
“i beg what i love and / i leave to forgive me”:
December 31, 2024 at 4:03 PM
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Best wishes for our poetry community in 2025!
December 31, 2024 at 11:01 PM
Perfect reading in the dark early mornings of jetlag. Also, pro-tip: rotate your phone horizontally to better see linebreaks as written.

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50 Contemporary Poets on the Best Poems they Read in 2024
In the sea of endless year-end lists, poetry often seems to get sidelined, or forgotten—or maybe the critics and listmakers just aren’t reading enough poetry in the first place. Which made me…
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December 28, 2024 at 1:04 AM
I sent Suzannah Watchorn a note appreciating her poem in Kitchen Table Quarterly, and she generously wrote a thoughtful close reading of my KTQ poem in return. Read about her poem and mine at www.suzannahwatchorn.com/post/new-poe...

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New poem, "Estuaries," a close reading, & a prompt
The email 2 hours ago said FWD: FYI: last Friday 1 of our students threatened to rape another I teach both
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December 12, 2024 at 5:17 AM
Suzannah Watchorn's poem in Kitchen Table Quarterly is a beautiful meditation on teaching and care in a violent world--one that enters the classroom in all kinds of ways. Read it at www.kitchentablequarterly.org/watchorn-est...

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December 12, 2024 at 5:13 AM
Reposted by Caitlin Palo
A photo I posted of graffiti in Syria in 2014.
"One day the war will be over and I will return to my poem"
I hope they will return to their poem
December 8, 2024 at 2:51 AM
The trick to scoring 10/10 on the "is it human or AI" poetry quiz was to ask "Is there a volta or a foible"? or, as @biblioracle.bsky.social says, "Essentially, the second you read something that makes you go, Huh?, you’re looking at a likely human text." substack.com/home/post/p-...
Q: Are We Not (Hu)Man?
Why people seem to prefer AI art.
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November 25, 2024 at 4:35 PM