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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · 12h

In just 1 week, I’ll be launching my debut book, WRECKS, in Brooklyn alongside the brilliant @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social & @abipollokoff.bsky.social, my dear friend since MFA days.

Preorder WRECKS from @openpoetrybooks.bsky.social: open-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/products/mcc...

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · 12h

What an honor! This is such an astute and thoughtful review. Thanks to Benjamin and @versecurious.bsky.social 🙏🙏

Noemi Press @noemipress.bsky.social · 13h

Check out the most recent episode of @versecurious.bsky.social reviewing Wrecks by @erinlmccoy.bsky.social!

Link to the full episode in our story

Wrecks will be released on October 15th!

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Suzi F. Garcia @suzig.bsky.social · Sep 8

Take a look at @noemipress.bsky.social for our current & forthcoming book. Wrecks by @erinlmccoy.bsky.social is a stunning collection or “Girl Work” by @zefrrr.bsky.social is a personal fave too!

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · 20d

Thanks, Suzi! 😍

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Daniel J. Cecil @danieljcecil.bsky.social · Aug 28

This is very exciting news — preorder Erin’s book!

Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Aug 27

I am beyond thrilled to share the cover of my debut novel, UNDERLAKE, forthcoming from Doubleday in April 2026.

UNDERLAKE is available for preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804090...

Thank you to @doubledaybooks.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for a gorgeous book 🙏

Underlake by Erin L. McCoy: 9780385552073 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A richly glittering debut about the interlocked fates of two women, raised worlds apart, who must join forces on an extraordinary journey, diving leagues beneath the water's surface—and straight...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Look4theHelpers @look4thehelpers.bsky.social · Aug 28

Louisville artist doing great things! SO excited for you @erinlmccoy.bsky.social ! Congratulations!!!

Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Aug 27

I am beyond thrilled to share the cover of my debut novel, UNDERLAKE, forthcoming from Doubleday in April 2026.

UNDERLAKE is available for preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804090...

Thank you to @doubledaybooks.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for a gorgeous book 🙏

Underlake by Erin L. McCoy: 9780385552073 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A richly glittering debut about the interlocked fates of two women, raised worlds apart, who must join forces on an extraordinary journey, diving leagues beneath the water's surface—and straight...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thank youuuu!!! 🥰🥰🥰

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Aug 28

Thanks so much, Daniel! ☺️

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adnpoetry.bsky.social @adnpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 25

We can definitely relate to this answer from our August featured poet @erinlmccoy.bsky.social:

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Aug 27

I am beyond thrilled to share the cover of my debut novel, UNDERLAKE, forthcoming from Doubleday in April 2026.

UNDERLAKE is available for preorder now: www.penguinrandomhouse.com/books/804090...

Thank you to @doubledaybooks.bsky.social and @penguinrandomhouse.bsky.social for a gorgeous book 🙏

Underlake by Erin L. McCoy: 9780385552073 | PenguinRandomHouse.com: Books

A richly glittering debut about the interlocked fates of two women, raised worlds apart, who must join forces on an extraordinary journey, diving leagues beneath the water's surface—and straight...

www.penguinrandomhouse.com

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Aug 12

Read poems from my forthcoming book WRECKS ( @noemipress.bsky.social ) on A Dozen Nothing!

adnpoetry.bsky.social @adnpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 8

Heed the great auk and check out some great new poems by @erinlmccoy.bsky.social at www.ADozenNothing.com!

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Jul 3

Beautiful!

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NBC News @nbcnews.com · Jul 2

A man who helped save a 9-year-old during a shark attack in Florida last month is now facing deportation after being taken into custody for driving without a license.

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50501: The People’s Movement ❌👑 @50501movement.bsky.social · Jul 1

The Trump regime definitely doesn’t want you to download this app that lets you report and track ICE sightings.

‎ICEBlock

‎Stay informed about reported ICE sightings, within a 5 miles radius of your current location, in real-time while maintaining your privacy. ICEBlock is a community-driven app that allows you to share ...

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Jul 1

"Now the trumpet of your body. Now my mouth full of air."

— @adedayoagarau.bsky.social in @narrativemag.bsky.social

www.narrativemagazine.com/issues/poems...

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Jun 22

Hit a big goal today: 80k words on the first draft of my new novel. 🎉

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Susan L. Leary @susanlleary.bsky.social · Jun 22

Ajanaé Dawkins 💜

from BLOOD-FLEX (New Delta Review)

@moonsatdusk.bsky.social

NO ONE TEACHES US TO BE DAUGHTERS

Stumbling against our instincts, we learn how to be daughters. The first time I saw my mother cry, she was driving and some animal's belly split toward God like an offering. Blood altar of road and rot. At seven, I had fewer words than I do now and smaller hands to hold them. The first time she saw her mother cry, my great-grandmother's body swapped cancer for Spirit. Now, I get it. A daughter observes until her eyes are blood-thick with history. What prepares you to console your mirror? To press your flesh to her warm glass—reflecting you to you while weeping?

BLOOD-FLEX leaning against a vase of purple and white flowers

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Jun 6

You're not too late, Jeremy! 😃 Please DM me — I'd love to know the details!

Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · Jun 6

Reached 66k words on the new novel 🪩

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · May 30

✨COVER REVEAL✨ I'm thrilled to share the cover of my debut poetry collection, WRECKS, forthcoming on Oct. 15, 2025.

The @noemipress.bsky.social team has been a dream: @dianaarterian.bsky.social, @sargzem.bsky.social, Mariah Bosch, Auden Eagerton, & Alban Fischer—what a beautiful design!

The cover of Erin L. McCoy's poetry collection, WRECKS, with purple feathers on it.

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · May 26

#AWP panel organizers: keep me in mind for any talks on debut poetry books, debut novels, magical realism, the lyric, research-driven work, and environmental justice in creative work. I'll be in Baltimore next year celebrating my new books.

@awpwriter.bsky.social #AWP26

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · May 18

Hit 40,000 words on the first draft of my new novel🤞

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Chen Chen @chenchenwrites.bsky.social · May 14

What is it, the heart,
is it the sound of the pine trees
blowing in the painting?

—Ikkyū, tr. Mary Ruefle

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Erin L. McCoy @erinlmccoy.bsky.social · May 14

If you're looking for a participant in your poetry or fiction panel for #AWP26, hit me up:

• Debut poetry collection, "Wrecks": 2025, Noemi Press, finalist for the Noemi Book award

• Debut novel, "Underlake": 2026, Doubleday

#AWP

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Saeed Jones @theferocity.bsky.social · May 4

If someone said “Saeed, it’s important to be respectful” and I interpreted that message as an indictment… well, you’d be right to be concerned about me and for me.

Josh Olson @josholson.bsky.social · May 2

It's a brutal time for young men, and to be raising one. The primary message they now is get is "YOU'RE BAD" without any meaningful attempt to offer healthy pathways beyond "Don't be a boy."

Absolutely perfect time for right wing monsters to sweep in with shitty answers.

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