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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 18h

"The trees still grew in unnatural patterns, with colors under the bark that didn’t make sense unless you stared too long. In spirals the branches reached down for ya."

“They Think in Circles" by B.C. Brock

They Think in Circles — Susurrus

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Hiram Larew @hiramlarew.bsky.social · 1d

My over and over thanks to the Susurrus Team for this. Hiram

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

🎉Congratulations to our 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nominations! 🎉

Poetry: "Punctuation, Accent, Marks" by Laura Cesarco Eglin; "Taking Up the Cause of Hallelujah" by Jeff Hardin; "a person in my grief group shares about hummingbirds" by Mikey Jones; "Over and Over" by Hiram Larew; "Monarchs" by Gregory Lobas; "Earth Will Curve You to Its Orbit" by Annette Sisson

Fiction: "No Ponyboy" by Faithna Geffrard; "Artificial Intelligence" by Kathleen Reeves

Nonfiction: "Going Back to Miami" by Gustavo Pérez Firmat; "Love in the Time of Dementia" by Cynthia Stock

Photography: Sean Sexton, Kiko Salazar, and Gordon Johnston

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Creative Nonfiction: "Love in the Time of Dementia" by Cynthia Stock

Love in the Time of Dementia — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Creative Nonfiction: "Going Back to Miami" by Gustavo Pérez Firmat

Going Back to Miami — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Fiction: "Artificial Intelligence" by Kathleen Reeves

Artificial Intelligence — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Fiction: "No Ponyboy" by Faithna Geffrard

No Ponyboy — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Poetry: "Earth Will Curve You to Its Orbit"
by Annette Sisson

Earth Will Curve You to Its Orbit — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Poetry: "Monarchs" by Gregory Lobas

Monarchs — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Poetry: "Over and Over" by @hiramlarew.bsky.social

Over and Over — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Poetry: "a person in my grief group shares about hummingbirds" by Mikey Jones

a person in my grief group shares about hummingbirds — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Poetry: "Taking Up the Cause of Hallelujah"
by Jeff Hardin

Taking Up the Cause of Hallelujah — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

@susurrusmag.bsky.social's 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nomination in Poetry: "Punctuation, Accent, Marks"
by Laura Cesarco Eglin

Punctuation, Accent, Marks — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 1d

🎉Congratulations to our 2026 @sundresspub.bsky.social #BestOfTheNet Nominations! 🎉

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 2d

"turn me into a saint for that small feathered thump of breath,
of the truth I that can give, of unknown birds."

"The Saint of Unknown Birds" by @pamelamanasco.bsky.social

The Saint of Unknown Birds — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 5d

"I sit
at the desk and thrum and
absorb and grow
hot then grow cold"

"The Last Human Artist" by Tyler Jagt

The Last Human Artist — Susurrus

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Pamela Manasco @pamelamanasco.bsky.social · 6d

So much love to @susurrusmag.bsky.social for publishing my fossil poem!

Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 7d

"...how wonderful it is to be wrong about the bones
and underneath, to remind absence is only replacement,

that what we are is perhaps necessarily a plan
for what is coming later, some shining reminder."

"On Finally Understanding That Fossils Are Not Bones" by @pamelamanasco.bsky.social

On Finally Understanding That Fossils Are Not Bones — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 7d

"So much is imagined & so much is poured into the foundation.
The fresh windows busted in the storm & now
my child’s eyes are on the sun reflected in the shards
shining up at us."

"Don't Empty Houses Ring?" by Claire Nelson

Don't Empty Houses Ring? — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 7d

"...how wonderful it is to be wrong about the bones
and underneath, to remind absence is only replacement,

that what we are is perhaps necessarily a plan
for what is coming later, some shining reminder."

"On Finally Understanding That Fossils Are Not Bones" by @pamelamanasco.bsky.social

On Finally Understanding That Fossils Are Not Bones — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 12d

"I hadn’t thought or
learned that to want has little to do with to have,
that to love can mean too little."

"The Last Time I Tried to Love a Man" by @emmabolden.bsky.social

The Last Time I Tried to Love a Man — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 14d

"My wife learned
the term for what she had—festination—
sounded joyous, hardly a symptom of Parkinson’s."

"Late" by @markblaeuer.bsky.social

Late — Susurrus

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Christa Fairbrother @christafairbrother.bsky.social · 15d

My poem in the latest issue of @susurrusmag.bsky.social

#poetry #poetrysky #newpoems #grief

Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 16d

"What I notice
is my hibiscus
wilting. The blossoms—
flat, peach
as her palm..."

"My Friend is Dying" by @christafairbrother.bsky.social

My Friend is Dying — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 16d

"What I notice
is my hibiscus
wilting. The blossoms—
flat, peach
as her palm..."

"My Friend is Dying" by @christafairbrother.bsky.social

My Friend is Dying — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 19d

"that after your ten hour shifts at the warehouse
I'm given back a father, emptied
like my hands when you reach out and say:
my son my son, here is America.
& over there is the hoop."

"Dreams" by Azul

Dreams — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 21d

"Afterward on our porch with coffee, we find the fields across the way—
suddenly cleared of cattle, a vacancy in the air, save the lonely mourning
dove’s coo. How devoted she remains to that single tune in her repertoire,
perfected and kenned by her ancestors long ago."

"Between" by Sean Sexton

Between — Susurrus

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Susurrus @susurrusmag.bsky.social · 23d

"as we walk past neat green lawns. Bless you, I say,
clearly, with emphasis. This speaking to creatures

who do not respond is an echo of something earned,
of time spent teaching."

"I Bless the Dog When He Sneezes" by Lisa Zerkle (@lisazerkle.bsky.social)

I Bless the Dog When He Sneezes — Susurrus

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