A poet’s life was taken today

“how often and how well / and what dies there.” - Renee Nicole Macklin-Good

poets.org/2020-on-lear...

Ohio Poetic - together to raise our voices in poems and songs celebrating our Ohio River Roots! @ohiopoetry.bsky.social @mothergusa.bsky.social @ellenaustinli.bsky.social @richardhague.bsky.social @sherrycook.bsky.social
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Call for Poets!! Ohio Poetry Association & America's River Roots
Finals days to submit!

www.ohiopoetryassn.org/events

Yesterday was incredible. The official count is in — 5.2 million people joined the #HandsOff protest nationwide. So many are asking: what’s next? Mark your calendars: 4/19 is the next nationwide day of protest.

Poets-include your poem today!! Deadline extended to April 15!
Details: Poem Themes * The River
* Home
* Place/Region/River City
* Freedom
* Community

GUIDELINES
*One poem
*12 lines max
*No profanity
*No Edits after submission
*Attribute poems previously published

@americasriverroots

Youth Poets!!!!
Deadline to apply 4/15/25!!

Early notice: the Ohio Poetry Association is happy to serve as Community Partner for this special free haiku event to be presented April 29th at Gramercy Books in Bexley.

Join poets and WOSU personalities Fred Andrle and Jennifer Hambrick.

More info: www.gramercybooksbexley.com/event/nation...

If you haven't yet seen our Ohio poets starter pack, here it is. So many good writers and resources here!

If you're an Ohio poet who we inadvertently missed and who would like to be included, please let us know.

go.bsky.app/V5fnSTW

We at the OPA have had the great privilege of working with Poets Against Racism and Hate USA over the past year. Here is the latest blog post by their founders, Debbie Allen and Patricia Thrushart:

poetsagainstracism-usa.org/taking-stock...

Hello #poets, we at the #Ohio #Poetry Association are thrilled to be joining you on Bluesky. Learn more about us at www.ohiopoetryassn.org.

Song for the moment. Song for the movement.
Blue Sky Mama, by the ethereally real, Deej.
#Bluesky #Blueskymama #Deej
#blueskynewbie

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Happy MLK Day.

"Tolerance becomes a crime when applied to evil."

Thomas Mann

Don't lose your self in the work forgetting this world of yours wants you to live in and not through it. Witnessing the world is a kind of prayer. You must strike a balance, dearest Joyce, or you might get a parcel of wet matchsticks as inspiration on days when your emotions cannot light a spark.

Song for the moment. Song for the movement.
Blue Sky Mama, by the ethereally real, Deej.
#Bluesky #Blueskymama #Deej
#blueskynewbie

open.spotify.com/track/6oO69Q...