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Maya C. Popa

@mayacpopa.bsky.social

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Cheerleader for other poets' poems | Founder of Conscious Writers Collective | www.consciouswriterscollective.com

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 19d

Mary Ruefle:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 20d

"Beyond the shale night / filling with rain."

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 21d

Dear humans, join me and the incredible @mayacpopa.bsky.social alongside the wonderful writers in this collective. If money is prohibitive, you can apply for a scholarship here:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 25d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 25d

So grateful to @mayacpopa.bsky.social for the world she nurtures, the wonder (and hope) to which she commits language and being, and her relationship to poetry as life. ❤️

Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 25d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

Link in bio ✨

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 27d

Please spread the word, friends.

I really hope this scholarship reaches and serves writers who would not otherwise have access to instruction and community.

(Form is on our IG, @consciouswriters)

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 22d

"Why does this light force me back / to my childhood?"

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 25d

We can’t wait to have you teaching again. Thank you so much, wonder!

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 25d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

Link in bio ✨

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 25d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

Link in bio ✨

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 26d

"where we stood, saying I"

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 27d

Please spread the word, friends.

I really hope this scholarship reaches and serves writers who would not otherwise have access to instruction and community.

(Form is on our IG, @consciouswriters)

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 27d

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 28d

Mahmoud Darwish trans. by Mohammed Shaheen

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Aug 14

Excited to be teaching a class entirely on book reviewing. September 18, 4-5:30 PM EST. Replays available. Spots are limited. See you soon. x

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 5

By @poetalicewhite.bsky.social:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 4

A necessary reminder:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not."

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 4

"Each year I hoped they'd keep, knew they would not."

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 2

Love this poem by Kevin Young:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 2

William Bronk:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Aug 27

Kay Ryan:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Aug 27

Kay Ryan:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Being with you or without you is how I measure my time."

— Jorge Luis Borges

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Aug 25

"Being with you or without you is how I measure my time."

— Jorge Luis Borges

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Aug 18

A poem from my next book about visiting the South during the early days of the war in Ukraine. I'd hoped to capture that uncanny sense of pervasive ongoing violence that still announces itself amid beauty.

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