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Ellen Austin-Li @ellenaustinli.bsky.social · 17h

Cincy/ NKY: Such an outstanding opening event for Poetry at Artifact this past Tuesday! Poets @benkline.bsky.social & Michael C. Peterson rocked the house!! Thank you to Urban Artifact & our co-hosts Radio Artifact for the cool new digs! Were the first Tuesday of every month at 7 p.m.—come on in!

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Valerie A. Smith, Back to Alabama, Sundress '24 @valeriesmithpoetry.bsky.social · 1d

Here's the video! Thanks for an Amazing reading with MonicaWeatherly @notebookscltv.bsky.social

The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 1d

Now online: Our August event with @valeriesmithpoetry.bsky.social & Monica Lee Weatherly.
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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 1d

Now online: Our August event with @valeriesmithpoetry.bsky.social & Monica Lee Weatherly.
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Keith W. Dickinson @keithwdickinson.bsky.social · 1d

Today is a day when arts degrees are worthless, but the product of those degrees is so valuable it would kill an entire industry if they were made to pay for it.

The Verge @theverge.com · May 26

Nick Clegg says asking artists for use permission would ‘kill’ the AI industry

Paul McCartne, Elton John and others signed an open letter.

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 1d

Can't wait for our next In Conversation with Iain Haley Pollock & @nathanhmcclain.bsky.social. Two creatives talking about craft, new work, and courage. Online - Free - Register to receive event info!

In Conversation: Iain Haley Pollock & Nathan McClain

We welcome Iain Haley Pollock & Nathan McClain to The Notebooks Collective in October. We are thrilled to have these two brilliant poets join us to talk about craft, creativity, new work and more.

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Ellen Austin-Li @ellenaustinli.bsky.social · 5d

Poetry Night at Sitwell's has a new name & new venue: POETRY AT ARTIFACT! Join us at Urban Artifact on Oct. 7th in the Northside neighborhood of Cincy for featured poets & Michael C. Peterson! Don't forget a poem to share in the open mic!

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Callie Jennings @aporianautics.bsky.social · 9d

In a backwards way I'm grateful for the emptiness of Lehman's vision - so much of the current poetry I love is a reaction against it and I find its politics more urgent & direct & personal & complex than mid-century & earlier American political poetry. _Bettering American Poetry_ was awesome.

Nick Sturm @nicksturm.bsky.social · 9d

It's the end of The Best American Poetry.

I wrote about the forty-year anthology project, poetry’s place in Big Five publishing, and editor David Lehman's culture wars vision of American verse.

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Good Riddance To ‘The Best American Poetry’ | Defector

When David Lehman, a poet then working as a book critic for Newsweek, proposed the project for The Best American Poetry anthology, he was searching for a national platform. His first anthology project...

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 6d

If you miss any of our In Conversations, we have them on our YouTube channel... Most recent event with @taylorbyas.bsky.social & @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social up now!
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In Conversation: Taylor Byas and jason b. crawford

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 11d

Like so many in the poetry community, we were devastated to learn of Jenn Martelli's passing. Not only was Jenn a guest, she was a literary citizen we deeply respected and learned from, watching her cheer on and champion others as she wrote luminous, incisive, insightful poems that left us in awe.

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 11d

Her legacy of an abiding love for poetry--and for poets--is one we'll long remember and do our best to honor. It's been a balm of sorts to see journals and poets share her poems these last couple of days. In that spirit, here's a video of Jenn reading her poem, Angels of Hanover Street.

Jennifer Martelli Reads Angels of Hanover Street

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · 11d

Like so many in the poetry community, we were devastated to learn of Jenn Martelli's passing. Not only was Jenn a guest, she was a literary citizen we deeply respected and learned from, watching her cheer on and champion others as she wrote luminous, incisive, insightful poems that left us in awe.

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · Aug 11

More literary journals regularly soliciting & editing book reviews: @soflopojo.bsky.social, @therumpus.net, @ecotheo.bsky.social, @rhinopoetry.bsky.social, rain taxi, and many other wonderful journals. If you haven’t before, I urge you to write a book review this year; such a gracious labor.

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Eric Doise @edoise.bsky.social · 15d

I'll be in #Gainesville and #Atlanta next week reading from my late wife and favorite human ever @saaramyrene.bsky.social's Juniper Prize-winning #poetry book "Chamber After Chamber" from @umasspress.bsky.social. Come say hi at @thelynxbooks.bsky.social or Tall Tales Book Shop

An image of a heart with listings for two poetry readings: Thursday, Oct. 2, 7:30-8:30 pm at The Lynx Books in Gainesville, FL, with Sarah Carey and Friday, Oct. 3, 5:30-6:30 pm at Tall Tales Book Shop in Atlanta.

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Jessica Cuello @jessicacuello.bsky.social · 13d

I'm heartbroken that poet Jennifer Martelli has died. Her poem "Teeth" appeared in Issue 21 of @tahomareview.bsky.social - one of my first issues as editor. I fell in love with her poems and was lucky to become her friend. She was funny, brilliant, deeply generous, & kind. She will be very missed 🐈‍⬛💔

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MegKearney.bsky.social @megkearney.bsky.social · 29d

What an incredible line-up (and MFA program)!!!! Solstice is taking applications from poets, fiction writers (for young people or adults), creative nonfiction writers, and comics/graphic novel creators through 11/10 (for a winter/spring start).

solsticemfa.bsky.social @solsticemfa.bsky.social · Sep 9

We recently revealed our January 2026 special guests, as well as our commencement speaker @malindalo.bsky.social! Check out their bios on our website: www.lasell.edu/graduate-stu...

Photos of 9 authors in torn paper frames with the following names: Amy Alvarez, Anna Ghosh, Stephanie Elizondo Griest, Shane Hawk, Uchechi Kalu, Beth Cho Little, Porsha Olayiwola, Weslie Turner, Arriel Vinson

Photo of January 2026 Solstice MFA commencement speaker Malinda Lo in a torn paper frame

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Ellen Austin-Li @ellenaustinli.bsky.social · Sep 2

I'm thrilled to have found this wonderful home for my heroic crown! Thank you, @milkandcakepress.bsky.social!

Milk & Cake Press @milkandcakepress.bsky.social · Aug 23

We are so excited to work with these lovely poets!

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Image: Photo of a beach where the sand and water meet diagonally across the image. Text: Announcing Milk & Cake Press’ newest poets whose work we will be publishing 2026-2027: Megan Leonard, Ellen Austin-Li, Erica Reid We’re excited to share their work with you!

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Leah Umansky @leahumansky.bsky.social · 29d

One month ! 10/10 at 7pm
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · Sep 7

We're finishing ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY with a double accomplishment 🎉 Contributors @taylorbyas.bsky.social and @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social will be discussing friendship and poetry with @notebookscltv.bsky.social Sept. 16th! 🙌 Get your free tickets to this virtual event here: buff.ly/tAs68NP

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Aug 27

Our September In Conversation features @taylorbyas.bsky.social & @jasonbcrawford.bsky.social! Click through to snag your (free) ticket and to learn more about these remarkable, brilliant poets.

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In Conversation: Taylor Byas & jason b. crawford

We welcome Taylor Byas & jason b. crawford to The Notebooks Collective in September. We are thrilled to have these two brilliant poets join us to talk about craft, friendship, using poetry as a means…

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Aug 20

Do you have your copy of @taylorbyas.bsky.social's newest collection, Resting Bitch Face, yet? You still have time before our September In Conversation!
Find registration info here: thenotebookscollective.com/event/in-con...

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Aug 20

This is such a joyful, beautiful conversation!

Rebecca Kirk Connors @aprilist.bsky.social · Aug 20

Indulging in beautiful poems by Monica Lee Weatherly & Valerie Smith via @notebookscltv.bsky.social Home & place. Belonging & longing.

Poets Monica Lee Weatherly & Valerie Smith in zoom windows having a conversation.

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Aug 9

Our August In Conversation features Valerie Smith & Monica Lee Weatherly! Click through to snag your (free) ticket and to learn more about these remarkable, brilliant poets and educators!

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In Conversation: Valerie Smith & Monica Lee Weatherly

We welcome Valerie Smith & Monica Lee Weatherly to The Notebooks Collective in August. We are thrilled to have these two poet-educators join us to talk about working in community…

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Jul 24

Join us on August 3rd to learn how to practice identifying what’s working in a piece, what questions it’s asking, and what possibilities revision can open up. Through interactive lecture and guided prompts, we’ll explore how to cultivate a more generous, self-aware approach to the revision process.

Tools for Self-Critique

Shift your revision practice from one of judgment to one of discovery and accountability.

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Jul 24

We are so excited for this class! Please share with anyone who might be interested in diptychs, prose poetry, lyric memoir...

Cynthia is a remarkable poet and generous teacher and these two hours are going to be the perfect way to spend a Sunday afternoon!

Cynthia Marie Hoffman @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social · Jul 21

I blame the root cause of my undying obsession with the poetic series and project books on a creative writing teacher who introduced me to the diptych. Now I want you to to suffer, too! (Ha! I mean... prosper!). And it's just a really cool form.

Would you share with anyone who might be interested?

The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Jul 18

Friends, we'd love for you to join us for this class on Sunday, July 27th. @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social is teaching Write Two: The Prose Poem as Diptych Memoir and whew, does it promise to be an amazing two hours.

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The Notebooks Collective @notebookscltv.bsky.social · Jul 18

Friends, we'd love for you to join us for this class on Sunday, July 27th. @cynthiamhoffman.bsky.social is teaching Write Two: The Prose Poem as Diptych Memoir and whew, does it promise to be an amazing two hours.

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Write Two: The Prose Poem as Diptych Memoir

This is a class in dualities: two forms, two poems. (In two hours!) The two forms: We’ll explore the prose poem (a hybrid of prose and poetry) and the prose poem as memoir (a lyric rendering of a…

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