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Split This Rock
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Split This Rock cultivates, teaches & celebrates poetry for social change: https://www.splitthisrock.org/

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Collage Photo Credits:
Jonny Teklit by Mikayla Bryant.
Ryan Jafar Artes by David Gray Wright.
Gauri Awasthi by Liang Siheng.
Monica Sok by Andria Lo.
Taylor Alyson Lewis by Michelle Schapiro.
Ana Portnoy Brimmer by Carolina Porras Monroy.
Mia S. Willis by Marcus Jackson.
December 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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December 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Love the Poem of the Week Series? Please consider donating or purchasing a ticket to our upcoming programs to help us return to amplifying the work of poets whose voices have been historically undervalued. Thank you for your support!
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December 26, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Image Description: A background of a light blue melded with white and graphic dark blue lines intersecting and coalescing on the right side. Text reads: 2025 Disability Futures Fellow Nominated Awards with the logos of United States Artists, the Ford Foundation, and Mellon Foundation on the bottom.
December 22, 2025 at 10:05 PM
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Thank you, Burgi 🌟 Appreciate you!
December 19, 2025 at 4:19 PM
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Image Description: Abstract pastel blue & purple background with Split This Rock's logo at the top. The graphic reads "[Split This Rock] presents SICK & DISABLED SHOWCASE, a virtual poetry reading. Feb. 5, 6:30-8 pm EST. Tickets $5-20." Includes names of the host & featured poets from post.
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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This event is made possible by the generosity of poets who offered to donate their time & talents. With their help & yours, Split This Rock can bridge a funding gap. Tickets for the Sick & Disabled Showcase reading support our ongoing fundraising efforts. Thank you for your support!
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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SICK & DISABLED SHOWCASE READING ACCESSIBILITY:
On-screen ASL interpretation, Zoom auto-captions & a document formatted for screen readers with poet bios & poem text will be provided. For accessibility questions & requests, email [email protected] with "ACCESS" in the subject line by Jan. 22nd
December 19, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Join Split This Rock for Shaping the Pulse of Your Work, a virtual writing workshop where we will explore revision as a path toward uncovering the hidden heartbeat of our poems.

Led by Ra Avis on 2/25/26, 6:30-8 pm EST. Open to all levels. Register: bit.ly/4pw3z0z

#Poetry @rarasaur.substack.com
Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "Shaping the Pulse of Your Work. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Ra Avis." Over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Ra Avis wearing a black blazer, a dark teal collared shirt, and gold sun earrings. Ra has short, dark hair and looks forward.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Join Split This Rock for Language As Symphony, Poet As Conductor, a virtual poetry writing workshop exploring how language choice, repetition, and return impacts the sonic qualities of a poem.
Led by Hanif Abdurraqib on 2/19/26, 6:30-8 pm EST. Open to all levels. Register: bit.ly/4pZqDEO
#Poetry
Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "Language As Symphony, Poet As Conductor. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Hanif Abdurraqib." Over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Hanif Abdurraqib, a Black bearded man wearing an orange sweatshirt. On the sweatshirt is a smiling heart, and the words Fade Into You. Photo by Kendra Bryant.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Join Split This Rock for Writing The Modern Fairy Tale, a virtual multi-genre writing workshop exploring an ancient storytelling mode rich with modern possibilities.

Led by Khadijah Queen on 2/11/26, 6:30-8 pm EST. Open to all levels. Register: bit.ly/4aF7Gme

#Poetry @khadijahqueen.com
Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "Writing The Modern Fairy Tale. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Khadijah Queen." On the right, over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Khadijah Queen wearing glasses, a necklace, and a black v-neck blouse. Wind blows through her silver, curly hair. Photo by Marco Giugliarelli for the Civitella Ranieri Foundation.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Join Split This Rock for Unruly, Ungovernable, Unfathomable Poetry, a virtual writing workshop where we will rewrite the so-called “rules” of writing poems & write poems that defy them.

Led by Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin on 1/22/26, 6:30-8 pm EST. Open to all levels. Register: bit.ly/44SLu4f
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Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "Unruly, Ungovernable, Unfathomable Poetry. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin." Over aqua and orange shapes, there is a black-and-white photo of Kyla-Yến Huỳnh Giffin, a light-skinned person with dark eyes, a dark pixie cut, facial piercings, and tattoos wearing a light-colored vest and an assortment of jewelry. They look at the camera with a straight face. Photo by Taylor Rossi Photography.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM
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Join Split This Rock for 100 Years and Then Some—Blues Poetry, a virtual writing workshop where we study blues poetry through listening to music, reading lyrics/poems & writing our own blues.

Led by Jorrell Watkins on 1/14/26, 6:30-8 pm EST. Open to all levels. Register: bit.ly/4a1WrnJ
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Split This Rock's red logo is at the top of a light grey box with a black border. Bold black text reads "100 YEARS AND THEN SOME—Blues Poetry. A Split This Rock Virtual Writing Workshop. Featuring Jorrell Watkins." Over aqua and orange shapes, there is a photo of Jorrell Watkins, a Black man with cornrows and dark blue glasses smiling warmly, in a navy blazer and a brown turtleneck.
December 12, 2025 at 3:34 PM