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"Third Saturday in June" by Georgie Contreras: www.poetose.com/pub/third-sa...

Georgie Contreras (she/her) is a Latine writer raised and residing in the Boston area. Her poetry has been published with The Ana, Loud Coffee Press, Querencia Press, and Rappahannock Review. #poem
December 22, 2025 at 3:27 AM
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Discover hundreds of poetry collections in CLMP's Poetry of 2025 roundup! www.clmp.org/news/poetry-...

Thank you for including Poetose titles!:

TRANSLATING BLUE by Sherre Vernon @sherrevernon.bsky.social

EVERYTHING IS by @eichelbard.bsky.social

THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE by Soon Jones
December 13, 2025 at 8:18 PM
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Thanks so much to @poetshouse.bsky.social for including Poetose titles in their Poets House Showcase, which just opened TODAY! Featured here is our most recent book, THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE by Soon Jones!

Learn more about the wonderful work that Poets House does at www.poetshouse.org.
December 13, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Thanks to Meia Geddes for including this poem of mine in Poetose. Honored to be there.
"Broth" by Sheila E. Murphy
"Broth" poem by Sheila E. Murphy
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November 25, 2025 at 1:07 PM
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A splendid interview with writer, poet, and professor Anthony Walton! ✨ www.poetose.com/pub/creators...

Pre-order 1968 from Staircase Books: staircasebooks.org/1968-Pre-ord...

Read more Creators on Creating interviews: www.poetose.com/creators-on-...
"READ - there’s something I tell my students at Bowdoin: “Good writers are made from good readers; great writers are made from great readers.” -Anthony Walton "My process is to be writing or thinking about writing pretty much all the time. Even if I am watching a basketball game I am probably actually thinking about, mulling, some writing task I need to be dealing with, or some specific writing problem I need to solve. And I trust my unconscious, in that if I am not “thinking” about something, I trust that I am 'actually thinking about it.'" -Anthony Walton "I am hyperconscious of sound, both overtly, and what I would call covertly. I loved poets like Gerard Manley Hopkins and Paul Laurence Dunbar growing up, the music that their poems made, and I think that prepared me for the absolute beauty of poets like Seamus Heaney, who pushed that play to a music you can feel on your tongue, in the muscles of your mouth." -Anthony Walton Anthony Walton author photograph and cover images of his books
November 22, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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"The Last Summer" by Soon Jones: www.poetose.com/pub/the-last...

Soon Jones is a Pushcart Prize-nominated Korean lesbian poet and author originating from the rural countryside of the American South.

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The Last Summer poem by Soon Jones: I blanket the grass with dried grains so the black bantams and their chicks can rake their claws through something. The dogs gently nip the cows’ noses, keeping them at bay while I fill the troughs with earthy-sweet molasses feed. Hands riddled with plant fibers, I pick the last of the summer squash, tomatoes, bell peppers. When fall arrives for my birthday my stepmother, strung out on opioids, will grab a gun and warn my father we better disappear by morning or else. We’ll take what we can and leave the rest behind. A few years after, all of this land will be sold to the mill. Turned to profit, the dogs sold, the cows slaughtered, the hens left to fend for themselves. Weeds and brush will overtake everything until the mill saws it down, plants orderly rows of pine for paper, peanuts for cash. But for now, I sit on the back porch steps and husk silver queens, dig out green worms and toss them to the chickens.
November 21, 2025 at 11:11 PM
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Thank you to Poetose for nominating my poem "Our Lungs Fill and Empty" for a Pushcart Prize. What an honor! 🙏
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November 21, 2025 at 5:11 PM
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Thank you @poetose.bsky.social for nominating my poem, “The Red Thread,” for a Pushcart Prize. It is part of my poetic memoir, Mother Minotaur, out in February 2026 from @finishinglinepress.bsky.social: www.instagram.com/p/DRTIQG-DDV...
Poetose on Instagram: "We are pleased to nominate these poems for the Pushcart Prize (in no particular order): "Dawn" by Louise Worthington "Drizzly Winter Scene" by Elly Shively "The Last Summer" by ...
The Pushcart Prize is a highly acclaimed literary award that recognizes exceptional poetry. We're excited to share the 2025 nominations, featuring emerging poets and their powerful works. From 'Dawn' ...
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November 21, 2025 at 3:30 AM
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We are pleased to nominate these poems for the Pushcart Prize anthology: www.poetose.com/nominations....

Thank you so much for sending us your lovely work! 🌹

#poetry #poems
November 21, 2025 at 12:55 AM
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“Oh, the whimsical desires of my twenty-year-old self. Who was my perfect partner then? I wanted a tall handsome man with a great sense of humor. I should have aimed higher.”

Don’t miss “Dating for Experts” by Cynthia Gilmore, just published at: www.poetose.com/pub/dating-f... #dating #romance
“Oh, the whimsical desires of my twenty-year-old self. Who was my perfect partner then? I wanted a tall handsome man with a great sense of humor. I should have aimed higher.” –Cynthia Gilmore
November 17, 2025 at 10:57 PM
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Today we have an interview with artist Cristina Hajosy: book maker, educator, co-founder, and so much more. We’ve used her gorgeous marbled paper as the covers for our book earrings! Enjoy, and hope this inspires you to try something new! www.poetose.com/pub/creators... #bookartist #bookarts
November 16, 2025 at 8:00 PM
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Check out these books launching this month! www.clmp.org/news/books-l...

We're grateful to have THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE, a debut book of poetry by Soon Jones, in @clmporg.bsky.social's roundup of books.

Get a copy at: www.poetose.com/store/p16/th...

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These Aren't My Woods Anymore by Soon Jones
November 15, 2025 at 9:50 PM
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Congratulations to the CLMP members publishing new books this month! Find novels, poetry collections, memoirs, and more in our latest roundup: www.clmp.org/news/books-l...
Books Launching in November 2025 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
Support independent literary publishers by picking a read from the list below, which features new books forthcoming in November 2025 from CLMP members.   The Disinherited by Terrence Arjoon Ugly…
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November 13, 2025 at 3:01 PM
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3 poems from THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE by Soon Jones 💚: www.poetose.com/store/p16/th... #poetry #poems #poet #book
November 11, 2025 at 2:39 AM
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Today we have an inspiring Creators on Creating interview featuring Parama Chattopadhyay aka Parma Chai: www.poetose.com/pub/creators...

#musician #interview
"A computer will break at some point or malfunction, a car can end up in the junkyard, but human connection is the only aspect that is everlasting for me. Most of my understanding of the world has come from interacting with others, from housecleaners to professors." -Parma Chai "I had the great fortune of Tagore Indian music training by the illustrious Banani Ghosh as a child. I also spent several months in India learning Hindustani taals. Later, I focused on classical music on the violin, but as an adult I was able to retrain my mind to play microtonal and polyrhythmic music by pairing Hindustani training with Classical Western Music training. The most exciting aspect of learning Indian music paired with hindustani prayer music (bhajans) was creating my unique style for Parma Chai. My music pairs East with West, traditional American music with jazz, and blues with bhajans!" -Parma Chai "My advice for young artists is to move forward in their artistic forms with joy and celebrate other artists in their journeys as well. Music, art, theatre, and poetry has no home if it is done singularly. Each verse, bowing, brush stroke, and stage will blaze that much more powerfully if it is done with loving collaboration. Let community always inspire your artform." -Parma Chai
November 8, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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Writer Soon Jones will read from their brand new poetry chapbook, THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE, at the Edmon Low Library on Thursday, November 13 at 7-9 pm! #poet #poetry #okstate #chapbook
Oklahoma State CWA Presents...Soon Jones: Soon Jones will read from their brand new chapbook, These Aren't My Woods Anymore (Poetose, 2025) on Thursday, November 13 at 7-9 pm at the Edmon Law Library, Peggy V. Helmerich Browsing Room. Free and open to the public!
November 8, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE by Soon Jones complete with blue foil title! www.poetose.com/store/p16/th... #poetry #chapbook #poems
THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE by Soon Jones complete with blue foil title!
November 8, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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Celebrate #NativeAmericanHeritageMonth with us by picking reads from our 2025 reading list! Featuring poetry, fiction, and nonfiction from indie presses and lit mags: www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
A Reading List for Native American Heritage Month 2025 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
For Native American Heritage Month, observed annually during the month of November, we asked our member presses and literary magazines to share with us some of the books and magazines they recommend…
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November 1, 2025 at 4:00 PM
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Happy Pub Day to Soon Jones! We are delighted to be publishing their debut collection of poetry. Read a terrific interview with Soon on writing, teaching, rituals, and more: www.poetose.com/pub/creators...

Buy THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE at www.poetose.com/store/p16/th...

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"...with poetry I'm trying to capture a specific feeling that doesn't have a name, or the truth of a moment in time." -Soon Jones "Absolutely keep everything you write in some way, even if you hate it. You might come back to it years later and find a kernel or a line you can work into something new—plus it’s helpful to be able to look at old work and see how far you’ve come." -Soon Jones "I believe having your own writing ritual is great for getting in the right headspace, and if you repeat it enough you can Pavlov yourself into writing when you don’t feel like it." -Soon Jones About the Author: Soon Jones is a Pushcart Prize-nominated Korean lesbian poet and author originating from the rural countryside of the American South. Their work explores the unending cycles of grief, trauma, and finding inner strength in your darkest moments. Soon is a 2017 Lambda Literary Fellow and is currently pursuing an MFA in Poetry at Oklahoma State University.
November 1, 2025 at 4:48 PM
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We are delighted to be publishing a debut collection of poems, THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE, by Soon Jones! It will be available this coming November 1, 2025, and you can pre-order it now: www.poetose.com/store/p16/th... #poetry #poems #poet
October 27, 2025 at 12:35 AM
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We are delighted to be publishing a debut collection of poems, THESE AREN'T MY WOODS ANYMORE, by Soon Jones! It will be available this coming November 1, 2025, and you can pre-order it now: www.poetose.com/store/p16/th... #poetry #poems #book
Rainbow cover of These Aren't My Woods Anymore by Soon Jones featuring the author when they were young.
October 27, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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Persephone is a favorite piece of mine from this era of my work.

She was featured earlier this year in my collaborative show, Holding Space— and is now part of a private collection.

Materials include found papers, wax, ash, acrylic paint, plastic sheeting, and vintage Czech glass beads.
October 12, 2025 at 12:20 AM
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"Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends." -Helen Keller

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"Literature is my Utopia. Here I am not disenfranchised. No barrier of the senses shuts me out from the sweet, gracious discourses of my book friends." -Helen Keller
October 12, 2025 at 1:53 AM
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"Interior, by Fractions" by Jared Green: www.poetose.com/pub/interior...

Jared Green is an author, literary critic, and professor of English literature at Stonehill College.

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Interior, by Fractions
by Jared Green
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October 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM
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"July writing, No. 17" by Abigail Donovan: www.poetose.com/pub/july-wri...

An artist and founding member of art collective the 181, Abby Donovan is faculty in the Department of Art and Design at the University of Delaware.

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July writing, No. 17
by Abigail Donovan
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October 12, 2025 at 1:52 AM