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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 10h

#bloomscrolling #fuchsia #photography

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 1d

Congratulations to the Rhysling and Elgin Award Winners! Inspirational work, it was such a treat to enjoy!

Locus Magazine @locusmag.bsky.social · 1d

2025 Elgin Awards and Rhysling Awards Winners

The Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) has announced the winners of the 2025 Elgin Awards, presented for the best speculative poetry book and chapbook, and the 2025 Rhysling Aw…

locusmag.com

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 3d

'Random acts of kindness' front—thank you. I read your poem, then I scrolled to the whole issue and found a poem from one of my Philly poet circle members from ages ago. I'd lost (sadness) or lost track of (dead computer, shuttered email domain) my group. Now I'm on the (happy) hunt to reconnect!

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 3d

#bloomscrolling (during the Ravens game to distract myself from the pain) #photography #notfootball

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 3d

7 (days under review), image with alt text. M. Frost, contributor. Wrote about birds. Is now in the basement @strangehorizons.bsky.social
Send rescue parties to mfrostwords.com

With crossbows, we fire lines towards the maw.
With magecraft, we hurl words into the dark.
We yield—the ed’s choice is the rule of law.
Yet we still submit, hope we’ve hit the mark.

(Maybe we should try rams or trebuchets.)

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 3d

Congrats! Love the stats.

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 4d

Thank you!!

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 4d

Happy #Caturday

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 4d

One of my own seedlings. Hybridizing daylilies is how I #relax #BlueSkyArtShow #bloomscrolling #photography

Two daylily blooms spotted with raindrops

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 5d

Run fast and free, Mabel, across that rainbow bridge ::hug:: to the family you leave behind

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Haven Spec Magazine @havenspec.bsky.social · 7d

Haven Spec Magazine is now open to submissions by authors of historically marginalized backgrounds only!

We want to read more works by Black writers, Indigenous writers, disabled writers, gay and lesbian and trans writers, and other folks whose voices must be heard!

www.havenspec.com/submit/

Haven Spec Magazine, Submission Page

Fiction and Poetry for the 21st Century!

www.havenspec.com

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations!! (I particularly enjoyed the end)

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 7d

A parting glass for Jane Goodall (why yes, she did farewell us with a toast when we saw her speak earlier this year)

M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 7d

Thrilled for @miguelmitchell.bsky.social! I loved reading Surrealia!

Miguel O. Mitchell @miguelmitchell.bsky.social · 7d

I am proud to announce that my science fiction novel-in-verse, Surrealia, won Second Place in the.2025 Elgin Awards for Best Full-Length Speculative Poetry Book!

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 7d

Congratulations!!!

M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 7d

Sleepy pollinator #photography

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 8d

I do love me a good sestina. Also, kudos Anne! Nicely done.

(See you again maybe on a BSFS poetry gathering, that would be nice!)

Strange Horizons @strangehorizons.bsky.social · 8d

Jorinde Remembers
by Anne E. G. Nydam

"My self was lost in the song, feathered in shadows,
And all I knew became the nightingale."

Link ⬇️
strangehorizons.com/wordpress/po...

#poetry #speculativepoetry #specpo #sff #fantasy

POETRY

by Anne E. G. Nydam
Jorinde Remembers

Quote
My self was lost in the song, feathered in shadows,
And all I knew became the nightingale.

29 September 2025
Strange Horizons

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Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers Association @sfwa.bsky.social · 8d

This week on Planetside…

The Hugos presented their first award for poetry at Worldcon in 2025.

Learn what that means for the genre in “The First Hugo for Poetry: An Interview with Marie Brennan” by @hollylynwalrath.bsky.social & @swantower.bsky.social: www.sfwa.org/2025/09/30/t...

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 8d

Congratulations!

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 9d

Congratulations to the Dwarf Stars winners, and a shout out to @miguelmitchell.bsky.social for a stellar job as Editor!
sfpoetry.org/wp/dwarf-sta...

Dwarf Stars – Science Fiction & Fantasy Poetry Association

sfpoetry.org

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 9d

Love this poem...and the whole issue!

ALOCASIA @alocasiamag.bsky.social · 16d

"How do I write a poem about resilience—
how many times will I be asked to write a poem,
a song, a prayer, a sermon,
a land acknowledgment, an obituary—
about resilience?"

—Danielle Emerson

alocasia.org/2025/08/15/d...

Danielle Emerson :: “For the common sunflowers along the Upper Fruitland, NM ditch” – ALOCASIA

a journal of queer plant-based writing

alocasia.org

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 9d

I'm thrilled to have a short fiction piece in the next issue of Roses and Wildflowers! (Shh...don't tell my other stories...this one is a favorite.)

Roses and Wildflowers @rosesandwf.bsky.social · Sep 6

The line up for Autumn 2025 is spectacular!
Exploring Mytho-Anarchism with Solarpunk Fiction, Poetry and Art. Guest Editor T.K. Rex @tkrex.bsky.social
Renan Bernard
Mark Mitchell
Torger Vedeler
Richard M. Ankers
Laura Briskin
M. Frost
Jade Doumani
Deborah Sage
Ian Tash

M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 9d

Signal boost - RW is open for submissions!

Roses and Wildflowers @rosesandwf.bsky.social · 15d

Autumn 2026. Open now.
forms.gle/9ZUYC41ZrfSn...
PRIORITY writers living in war zones or climate crises affected regions until November 20
Everyone else after that and until June or when full.

forms.gle

M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 10d

How do poets craft our work? On my blog, I wrote about what inspired me to shape "Pterosaur," my poem available this week on Strange Horizons: wp.me/pggMtc-rq

Pterosaur

A / reptile / is kin / to bird

wp.me

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M Frost @mfrostwords.bsky.social · 11d

Happy #Caturday — just hanging out

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