Laurie Filipelli
lauriefilipelli.bsky.social
Laurie Filipelli
@lauriefilipelli.bsky.social
LAURIE FILIPELLI is an educator, college access coach and the author of two collections of poems: Elseplace (Brooklyn Arts Press, 2013), and Girl Paper Stone (Black Lawrence Press, 2018).
Happy to share a bit of validation for those of us who are very part-time in our creative practices. Thanks @erinnbatykefer.bsky.social for including me in this series!
April 18, 2025 at 2:57 PM
Outrageous Fortune
I just wrote this piece after an inspiring self portraiture class with poet Ayokunle Falomo. If you're interested in Hamlet, small ways to start over, parenting teenagers, the genius of Frida Khalo, or how to embrace your inner fool, you might find something of interest?
Outrageous Fortune
(or what being a writer and applying to college have in common)
open.substack.com
February 13, 2025 at 5:02 PM
I'm breaking my long social media hiatus to join Blue Sky and share that I am thrilled that my latest collection has been selected by @brokensleepbooks.bsky.social Thanks @alyssaharad.bsky.social for introducing me to this wonderful press!
Announcing the winners of the first Broken Sleep Books Poetry Competition:

www.brokensleepbooks.com/post/broken-...
January 16, 2025 at 9:32 PM