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Porcupine Literary
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A journal by and for teachers. ​We publish writing about the hard, the beautiful, the exhausting, the outrageous, the moving, the maddening, the anything-but-perfect teaching and teacher world. Read us: https://www.porcupineliterary.com/
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 6d
Read this amazing interview with our amazing editors Judy McClure and Rachel Becker about their work here at Porcupine with @wildroofjournal.bsky.social

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The Anything-But-Perfect World of Teaching: An Interview with Porcupine Literary
A conversation with Editors Rachel Becker & Judy McClure
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 6d
Read this amazing interview with our amazing editors Judy McClure and Rachel Becker about their work here at Porcupine with @wildroofjournal.bsky.social

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The Anything-But-Perfect World of Teaching: An Interview with Porcupine Literary
A conversation with Editors Rachel Becker & Judy McClure
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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 6d
You need to register for this event! Seriously, who wouldn't want to see @mitchnobis.bsky @djvorreyer.bsky.social and Chris L Butler read from their new books!?

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A NAWP Reading: Chris L. Butler, Mitch Nobis & Donna Vorreyer
A NAWP Reading: Chris L. Butler, Mitch Nobis & Donna Vorreyer. Hosted by Jared Beloff.
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 6d
Still true! Keep sending your work!
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 15d
Teachers! We need your words (now more than ever)! Send us your poems, CNF, and stories. We want your protests, your triumphs, your adoration, and your care.

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​We publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the hard, the beautiful, the exhausting, the outrageous, the moving, the maddening, the ugly, the loving, the grieving, the anything-but-perfect teach...
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Melissa Fite Johnson @mfitejohnson.bsky.social · 8d
I'm Poetry Editor at @porcupinelit.bsky.social, and I just got to give someone their first acceptance! I think that's a first for me, so it's just a very exciting night all around
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 15d
Teachers! We need your words (now more than ever)! Send us your poems, CNF, and stories. We want your protests, your triumphs, your adoration, and your care.

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Porcupine Literary Submission Manager
​We publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the hard, the beautiful, the exhausting, the outrageous, the moving, the maddening, the ugly, the loving, the grieving, the anything-but-perfect teach...
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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · 15d
Send us your work!
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 15d
Teachers! We need your words (now more than ever)! Send us your poems, CNF, and stories. We want your protests, your triumphs, your adoration, and your care.

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Porcupine Literary Submission Manager
​We publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the hard, the beautiful, the exhausting, the outrageous, the moving, the maddening, the ugly, the loving, the grieving, the anything-but-perfect teach...
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Melissa Fite Johnson @mfitejohnson.bsky.social · 15d
I'm the poetry editor of this terrific journal by and for teachers, and I'd love to read your poems.
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 15d
Teachers! We need your words (now more than ever)! Send us your poems, CNF, and stories. We want your protests, your triumphs, your adoration, and your care.

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Porcupine Literary Submission Manager
​We publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the hard, the beautiful, the exhausting, the outrageous, the moving, the maddening, the ugly, the loving, the grieving, the anything-but-perfect teach...
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 15d
Teachers! We need your words (now more than ever)! Send us your poems, CNF, and stories. We want your protests, your triumphs, your adoration, and your care.

porcupineliterary.submittable.com/submit
Porcupine Literary Submission Manager
​We publish fiction, nonfiction, and poetry about the hard, the beautiful, the exhausting, the outrageous, the moving, the maddening, the ugly, the loving, the grieving, the anything-but-perfect teach...
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · 15d
We came back this week after a short hiatus with this amazing poem from Violeta Garcia Mendoza titled "Teaching Romeo & Juliet"

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Teaching Romeo & Juliet
Violeta Garcia-Mendoza is a Spanish-American poet, teacher, and suburban wildlife photographer. Her poetry has appeared in numerous literary journals, and in 2022, she received a grant from the Sustai...
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Split Lip Magazine @splitlipthemag.bsky.social · 17d
A visceral poem on ACCOMPLISHMENT SUNDAY ❤️‍🔥 Poetry reader @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social published this piece in @porcupinelit.bsky.social on the frustrations of teaching through censorship: buff.ly/CWNbSZc
A college classroom with empty brown chairs.
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jul 20
Our EIC @readinstead.bsky.social , our Poetry Editor and contributor @fklein907.bsky.social are in @asteralesjournal.bsky.social Issue 3.

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Current Issue (Jul 2025) — Asterales: A Journal of Arts and Letters
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Emily M Goldsmith, PhD (they/them) @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social · Jun 30
Thanks to @porcupinelit.bsky.social for publishing this poem about teaching during a time when research funding is pulled, and being on the job market when people give you advice like, "don't say diversity or inclusion in your job interviews."

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TEACHING AT THE END
Emily M. Goldsmith (they/them) is a queer Cajun-Louisiana Creole poet originally from Baton Rouge, Louisiana. They are a Ph.D. candidate in Creative Writing at the University of Southern Mississippi. ...
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Nate @nfako.bsky.social · Jun 9
I have two poems out today in @porcupinelit.bsky.social
just a warning the first includes a slur.
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Kid Skipping Class Calls Me Mr. Faggot
Nathan Fako (he/they) is a poet from Salt Lake City, Utah. He currently lives in Bowling Green as an MFA candidate in poetry at BGSU. He has work forthcoming in West Trade Review. @nfako.bsky.social
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 9
This week's publication: Two poems by Nathan Fako.

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Donna Vorreyer @djvorreyer.bsky.social · Jun 8
Sorry that I missed this little cnf also dropping yesterday... I wrote this piece while I was still teaching middle school, and re-reading makes me remember what I loved about it.
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 7
Read this new CNF by @djvorreyer.bsky.social

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Stuff On My Desk or Reasons to Teach Middle School
Donna Vorreyer is the author of Unrivered (forthcoming, 2025), To Everything There Is (2020), Every Love Story is an Apocalypse Story (2016) and A House of Many Windows (2013), all from Sundress Publi...
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 7
Read this new CNF by @djvorreyer.bsky.social

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Stuff On My Desk or Reasons to Teach Middle School
Donna Vorreyer is the author of Unrivered (forthcoming, 2025), To Everything There Is (2020), Every Love Story is an Apocalypse Story (2016) and A House of Many Windows (2013), all from Sundress Publi...
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Lisa Piazza @lmpiazza.bsky.social · Jun 7
Looking forward to reading your poetry submissions!
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 2
Teachers! Send us your work!
Poster for Porcupine Literary's call for submissions: fiction poetry and creative nonfiction. A beautiful old drawing of a Porcupine underneath.
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 7
Read this new CNF by @djvorreyer.bsky.social

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Stuff On My Desk or Reasons to Teach Middle School
Donna Vorreyer is the author of Unrivered (forthcoming, 2025), To Everything There Is (2020), Every Love Story is an Apocalypse Story (2016) and A House of Many Windows (2013), all from Sundress Publi...
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 5
a black and white photo of a man wearing glasses and the words `` for - eh - ver '' .
Alt: a black and white photo of a man wearing glasses and the words `` for - eh - ver '' .
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 2
Teachers! Send us your work!
Poster for Porcupine Literary's call for submissions: fiction poetry and creative nonfiction. A beautiful old drawing of a Porcupine underneath.
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Jared Beloff @readinstead.bsky.social · Jun 2
Teachers, send us your best!

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Porcupine Literary is open for submissions: Fiction, CNF, Poetry...a pretty drawing of a Porcupine.
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Jun 2
Teachers! Send us your work!
Poster for Porcupine Literary's call for submissions: fiction poetry and creative nonfiction. A beautiful old drawing of a Porcupine underneath.
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Apr 11
Our CNF editor @mehpoeting.bsky.social and our EIC @readinstead.bsky.social will be reading poetry and talking about religion on May 1st.

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The Divine Poetry Reading- Register!
Register here to attend The Divine Poetry reading and discussion, featuring Frances Klein, Jared Beloff, Matthew E. Henry, and Megan McDermott. The event will feature poetry reading, as well as in dep...
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Porcupine Literary @porcupinelit.bsky.social · Mar 20
That's our co-founder!
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The Worthy Educator @theworthyeducator.bsky.social · Mar 20
@writesloud.bsky.social calls for teachers to share their stories and flip the narrative about our profession during this tumultuous time in public education in the spring issue of our journal, Legacy: Transformation in Action coming out Saturday, April 5th! www.theworthyeducator.com/journal #EduSky
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