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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 3d

They are beautiful poems!! Thank you for the shout out Chiara <3

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Chiara Di Lello @chiaradilello.bsky.social · 9d

Congrats to the nominees! Love seeing @janezwart.bsky.social and @jackbedell.bsky.social on this list (psst their poems are beautiful read them!) 🌻

Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 9d

We are so excited to share our BEST OF THE NET @sundresspub.bsky.social Nominees!

Best of the Net Nominees. Poetry: “A Tool Imposes Itself Upon Us To Use It” by Jacob Scheper “I apologize for the inconvenience” by Jane Zwart “Curve” by Rachel Trousdale “Milkweed” by Rose DeMaris “Votive” by Lisa Bickmore “Ruskin and the Puddle of Water” by Jack B. Bedell Nonfiction: “Time Keeping” by Susan Marie Swanson “Sea Glass, Yellow Basket” by Abigail Myers

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Chiara Di Lello @chiaradilello.bsky.social · 9d

Just finishing my coffee and reading this beautiful @janezwart.bsky.social poem that got nominated for Best of the Net. Love that it's "about" our commonplace phrases, but these neat lil' jigsawing stanzas cover a deep emotional core. So good!
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First 1.5 stanzas of Jane Zwart's poem "i apologize for the inconvenience" in Psaltery & Lyre

and miss begging to be pardoned;
the poetry in it fit what I meant, I
wanted someone to grant me the
indulgence of being, of needing
favors and water, I wanted someone
to intuit that I spoke
with cupped hands.

The thing is
people would prefer you excuse

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 3d

We're so grateful you sent it our way!

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Abigail Myers @abigailmyers.bsky.social · 8d

I'd been knocking on @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social 's door for a long time, and I was so honored that they chose to publish "Sea Glass, Yellow Basket" -- my 2nd BotN nom is just the icing on the cake. Thanks to Millie and her team! You can read it here:

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 3d

“Halfway there, curtains / of sudden rain came down.”

"Delivered" by Matthew Murrey @mytwords.bsky.social

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Delivered

by Matthew Murrey

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 9d

We are so excited to share our BEST OF THE NET @sundresspub.bsky.social Nominees!

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 10d

"Barred Rock hens sing, same measures, over / and over as they pass over the earth"

"Favorite Passages" by Daye Phillippo

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Favorite Passages

by Daye Phillippo

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 16d

She’s a girl, // not born but imagined. Imagination, I say-- / Another word for God."

"Another Daughter Poem" by Lisa Dordal.

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Another Daughter Poem

by Lisa Dordal

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Lee Potts @leepottspoet.bsky.social · 17d

Just in case tomorrow really is the day the other shoe finally drops, here is one of my Rapture-trauma poems. "Angel Triptych" appeared in @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social almost exactly two years ago.

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · 24d

"and again, i’m digging / for the hand //
around my neck"

"fossil fuel" by Sunny Dizon

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fossil fuel

by Sunny Dizon and again, i’m digging / for the hand around my neck / for those mud blind eyes / for that tasteless thing to chew / and swallow / / for the swallow outside the window whi…

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Tara Shea @tsbhoney.bsky.social · 29d

Goodness, I just read this poem and it gutted, no flowered me.

"Like us, thin-skinned and tender, they are
quick to bruise, quick to droop and fail. My dad,

my dad is failing quickly, drooping, bruised."

A mini masterclass in line breaks and repetition!

Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Aug 25

"The cathedrals of the iris don’t last– / in this they are like us, thin-skinned and tender."

"An Untended Field" by Lisa Rhoades

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An Untended Field

by Lisa Rhoades

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Sep 8

"I get on my knees every Sunday not to repent but to get close to other beings, to feel connected to them, knees and hands in the dirt, the world bending all around me. "

"Church Windows" by Brandi Handley @brandihandley24.bsky.social

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Church Windows

by Brandi Handley

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Sep 8

Thank you, dear Dana!

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Dana Delibovi @danadelibovi.bsky.social · Sep 8

This poem really got to me…irises and all. @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social publishes something wonderful every Monday.

Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Aug 25

"The cathedrals of the iris don’t last– / in this they are like us, thin-skinned and tender."

"An Untended Field" by Lisa Rhoades

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An Untended Field

by Lisa Rhoades

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Sep 1

"Here in my fragile house— / a little rain, a little wind, / a little unearned blessing—"

"Tivkah" by Anne Myles

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Tikvah

by Anne Myles

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Aug 25

"The cathedrals of the iris don’t last– / in this they are like us, thin-skinned and tender."

"An Untended Field" by Lisa Rhoades

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An Untended Field

by Lisa Rhoades

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Aug 22

“Andrews’s faith here is not the sort that cuddles you and tucks you into bed, but rather the sort that keeps you awake at night, working out your salvation with fear and trembling.”

Stephen A Allen reviews "The Hours" by Matthew J Andrews

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Book Review: “The Hours” by Matthew J. Andrews

Review by Stephen A. Allen

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Aug 18

"‘whatever human hands take up with love is holy.’

I want to believe that. And in part I do."

"Seferis wrote" by @martin65.bsky.social

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Seferis wrote

by Catherine Rockwood

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Eleanor Ball @eleanorball.bsky.social · Aug 4

Day 4: “Temple of Hephaestus” by @poetbex.bsky.social in @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social. This poem is so immersive and such a joy to read aloud. psalteryandlyre.org/2025/07/21/t...

Temple of Hephaestus

by Bex Hainsworth

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Aug 11

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Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social · Aug 11

Independent lit journals, now is the time to—oh, what was that? you have been shining? This whole time? Carry on 📚💙

@psalteryandlyre.bsky.social, @tinderboxpoetry.bsky.social, @kenyonreview.bsky.social, Poetry Northwest, @moistpoetryjournal.bsky.social, @periodicities.bsky.social, & more!

Mark Harris @markharris.bsky.social · Aug 10

It's profoundly saddening to read that AP will no longer be assigning or running book reviews because readers don't engage with them enough and they take too much effort to plan and assign. People complain about critics as gatekeepers; wait until all that's left is marketing.

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Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social · Aug 11

"Today she watches cloud cover ease off, / scuffs bits of blossom with the edge of her shoe."

"Bonded" by Annette Sisson

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Bonded

by Annette Sisson

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River River Books @riverriverbooks.bsky.social · Aug 2

Read Rebekah Wolman’s review of @rachelsedelman.bsky.social’s Dear Memphis in @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social here: psalteryandlyre.org/2025/07/25/b...

Find your copy here: riverriverbooks.org/store/Dear-M...

"Edelman treats weighty subjects and complex emotions with masterful nuance...[the ] speaker is humble and honest about her role in a world of damage, injustice and inequality.'
Rebekah Wolman reviews

Rachel Edelman's Dear Memphis in Psaltery & Lyre

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