Jane Hicks
@thecosmicpossum.bsky.social
Poet, teacher, granny, over-educated hillbilly. Possum lover. Cancer survivor.
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...help me help you. 😌☺️
December 17, 2025 at 11:22 AM
...help me help you. 😌☺️
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So here comes the encouragement:
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
December 10, 2025 at 1:25 AM
So here comes the encouragement:
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
* you are not alone
* this, too, shall pass
* keep writing because someone needs your story
* keep writing because you love the craft
* you have survived 100% of the times that felt impossible
* art is rebellion
* art feeds your soul
* winter is for lying fallow 8/
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I say this every ding dang year, but PLEASE if you have friends/family who you don't know what they need for the holidays, ask if they need something for their pets.
I'm helping SO many people raise funds for spay/neuter right now. Many people want help, not presents 💗
I'm helping SO many people raise funds for spay/neuter right now. Many people want help, not presents 💗
December 9, 2025 at 9:46 PM
I say this every ding dang year, but PLEASE if you have friends/family who you don't know what they need for the holidays, ask if they need something for their pets.
I'm helping SO many people raise funds for spay/neuter right now. Many people want help, not presents 💗
I'm helping SO many people raise funds for spay/neuter right now. Many people want help, not presents 💗
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NEW PODCAST EPISODE!
In today’s episode @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social about his new poetry collection THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE. Have a listen!
www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-51-u...
In today’s episode @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social about his new poetry collection THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE. Have a listen!
www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-51-u...
Ep. 51 | Poetry Corner: upfromsumdirt — Read Appalachia
In the latest installment of our minisode series, Poetry Corner, Kendra Winchester is joined by upfromsumdirt.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:20 AM
NEW PODCAST EPISODE!
In today’s episode @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social about his new poetry collection THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE. Have a listen!
www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-51-u...
In today’s episode @kdwinchester.bsky.social talks to @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social about his new poetry collection THE SHOES OF THE FISHERMAN’S WIFE. Have a listen!
www.readappalachia.com/blog/ep-51-u...
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Jeremy B. Jones and Denton Loving discuss Jones’s new memoir “Cipher,” the process of journaling, what it’s like to be haunted, and whether the past offers any hope for our current times.
Decoding an Ancestor’s Scandalous, Encrypted Diaries - Electric Literature
In “Cipher,” Jeremy B. Jones uses the nineteenth-century life of his forefather to better understand the present
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December 1, 2025 at 7:00 PM
Jeremy B. Jones and Denton Loving discuss Jones’s new memoir “Cipher,” the process of journaling, what it’s like to be haunted, and whether the past offers any hope for our current times.
Red Branch Review #4 is gorgeous. I have a poem along with a number of great poets, writers, and artists. Order here:
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December 1, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Red Branch Review #4 is gorgeous. I have a poem along with a number of great poets, writers, and artists. Order here:
www.redbranchreview.org
www.redbranchreview.org
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ALL THESE GHOSTS is a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. This award is special because booksellers pick the finalists and readers pick the winner. I’m honored to be a finalist among such an amazing lineup. You can vote for your favorites here.
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November 3, 2025 at 3:24 PM
ALL THESE GHOSTS is a finalist for the Southern Book Prize. This award is special because booksellers pick the finalists and readers pick the winner. I’m honored to be a finalist among such an amazing lineup. You can vote for your favorites here.
thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/southern-boo...
thesouthernbooksellerreview.org/southern-boo...
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Appalachian Voices is seeking a community outreach intern to join our team. This is a part time, paid 12-week position that will support our ongoing work to fight fossil fuel projects. Apply by July 18!
#NonProfitJobs
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#NonProfitJobs
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July 12, 2025 at 12:30 PM
Appalachian Voices is seeking a community outreach intern to join our team. This is a part time, paid 12-week position that will support our ongoing work to fight fossil fuel projects. Apply by July 18!
#NonProfitJobs
https://appalachian.bamboohr.com/careers/51
#NonProfitJobs
https://appalachian.bamboohr.com/careers/51
Way down yonder in the Pawpaw Patch. Trees are full.
April 24, 2025 at 6:51 PM
Way down yonder in the Pawpaw Patch. Trees are full.
Mood on the ridge this morning.
April 22, 2025 at 1:47 PM
Mood on the ridge this morning.
Thrilled to be in this issue edited by Jeremy Paden
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April 11, 2025 at 2:54 PM
Thrilled to be in this issue edited by Jeremy Paden
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Sent out ten poems yesterday. Moving forward.
April 11, 2025 at 2:49 PM
Sent out ten poems yesterday. Moving forward.
I’m proud to be in this wonderful group.
April 3, 2025 at 1:06 PM
I’m proud to be in this wonderful group.
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Industry capture, a tale as old as time in Appalachia.
1 in 4 water systems in WV had public health violations in 2023.
Industry capture, a tale as old as time in Appalachia.
1 in 4 water systems in WV had public health violations in 2023.
From waterways to storage tanks, Lawmakers are chipping away at West Virginia's clean water protections
Tens of thousands of West Virginians lack access to clean drinking water. Lawmakers are moving bills that could worsen water quality
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March 23, 2025 at 1:38 PM
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Industry capture, a tale as old as time in Appalachia.
1 in 4 water systems in WV had public health violations in 2023.
Industry capture, a tale as old as time in Appalachia.
1 in 4 water systems in WV had public health violations in 2023.
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“My writing is a negotiation with trauma and the world that produced it, so I am motivated by unearthing, exploring, and, hopefully, eventually coming to peace with said trauma....I try to imagine new worlds in my writing, spaces that don’t yet exist...”
J Jennifer Espinoza
#poetry #writer
J Jennifer Espinoza
#poetry #writer
March 21, 2025 at 12:29 PM
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A huge thank you to Sara Henning for her generous words about my debut poetry collection: CATCH & RELEASE!
I’m so grateful for the support and can’t wait to share this book with my friends next week! If you’d like to grab a copy for 20% off, you can find it on my author website, linked in my bio.
I’m so grateful for the support and can’t wait to share this book with my friends next week! If you’d like to grab a copy for 20% off, you can find it on my author website, linked in my bio.
March 6, 2025 at 4:23 PM
A huge thank you to Sara Henning for her generous words about my debut poetry collection: CATCH & RELEASE!
I’m so grateful for the support and can’t wait to share this book with my friends next week! If you’d like to grab a copy for 20% off, you can find it on my author website, linked in my bio.
I’m so grateful for the support and can’t wait to share this book with my friends next week! If you’d like to grab a copy for 20% off, you can find it on my author website, linked in my bio.
For the new folks here, take a look at my latest poetry book, The Safety of Small Things. It’s about cancer treatment, medical trauma, recovery, and healing.
www.kentuckypress.com/978195056437...
www.kentuckypress.com/978195056437...
The Safety of Small Things - The University Press of Kentucky
The Safety of Small Things meditates on mortality from a revealing perspective. Images of stark examination rooms, the ravages of chemotherapy, biopsies, and...
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March 5, 2025 at 9:20 PM
For the new folks here, take a look at my latest poetry book, The Safety of Small Things. It’s about cancer treatment, medical trauma, recovery, and healing.
www.kentuckypress.com/978195056437...
www.kentuckypress.com/978195056437...
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SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT ⬇️⬇️⬇️
March 31 deadline to enter poetry collections to the Trio Award for a First or Second Book & Louise Bogan Award for Excellence in Poetry. $25 fee. Winners receive $1k & publication.
https://www.newpages.com/guide-submission-opportunities/2025-trio-award-and-bogan-award/
@triohousepress.bsky.social
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Trio Award and Bogan Award Poetry Book Publication Contests: Win $1,000and Publication
Explore the 2025 Trio Award and Louise Bogan Award for poets from Trio House Press. Winners receive cash prize and book publication.
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March 5, 2025 at 6:43 AM
SUBMIT SUBMIT SUBMIT ⬇️⬇️⬇️
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NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
March 1, 2025 at 6:21 PM
NEW: Senator Marshall (R-KS) RUNS AWAY, fleeing his own town hall after being asked about DOGE firing Veterans. MAKE HIM GO VIRAL.
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There are so many fascinating stories of Appalachia.
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#truecrime #truestory #news #appalachia #political #murder #crime #writing #book #author #photography #photo #kentucky #history #unitedstates #politics
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#truecrime #truestory #news #appalachia #political #murder #crime #writing #book #author #photography #photo #kentucky #history #unitedstates #politics
Bloody Breathitt: The Murder That Shook Appalachia
Breathitt County, Kentucky, is a place with a complicated history. By the early 1900s, it had earned the nickname “Bloody Breathitt” for its reputation of violence, political corruption, and feuds.…
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March 1, 2025 at 12:46 PM
There are so many fascinating stories of Appalachia.
appalachianmemories.org/2025/03/01/b...
#truecrime #truestory #news #appalachia #political #murder #crime #writing #book #author #photography #photo #kentucky #history #unitedstates #politics
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#truecrime #truestory #news #appalachia #political #murder #crime #writing #book #author #photography #photo #kentucky #history #unitedstates #politics
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Friends, please join me and fellow poet @taylorfthiel.bsky.social in celebrating our book launches for 'CATCH & RELEASE' & 'BONE VALLEY HYMNAL' 🙂
Taylor and I will read from our new collections and have a friendly chat about love, family, the self, and perseverance. Don't forget to pre-order!
Taylor and I will read from our new collections and have a friendly chat about love, family, the self, and perseverance. Don't forget to pre-order!
February 23, 2025 at 4:39 PM
Friends, please join me and fellow poet @taylorfthiel.bsky.social in celebrating our book launches for 'CATCH & RELEASE' & 'BONE VALLEY HYMNAL' 🙂
Taylor and I will read from our new collections and have a friendly chat about love, family, the self, and perseverance. Don't forget to pre-order!
Taylor and I will read from our new collections and have a friendly chat about love, family, the self, and perseverance. Don't forget to pre-order!
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Calling all poets! Enter the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize for a chance to win $2,000 and publication. Submissions open until April 30th! ✍️✨ #PoetryContest #WritingCommunity
February 20, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Calling all poets! Enter the Marsh Hawk Press Poetry Prize for a chance to win $2,000 and publication. Submissions open until April 30th! ✍️✨ #PoetryContest #WritingCommunity
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I realize what a long shot this is, but our kid threw their beloved teddy bear out of the shopping cart at the Target at Sunset and Western in Hollywood. Teddy is much missed if you happen to hear of a missing bear!
February 8, 2025 at 9:55 PM
I realize what a long shot this is, but our kid threw their beloved teddy bear out of the shopping cart at the Target at Sunset and Western in Hollywood. Teddy is much missed if you happen to hear of a missing bear!
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NEW: You can help federal workers! We are fundraising for legal expenses. I have applied for non-profit status so your pledge could be tax deductible! Help support and defend our civil servants here, and please share widely 🙏 Patreon.com/fedoath
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You can help support and defend federal workers!
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February 4, 2025 at 2:04 PM
NEW: You can help federal workers! We are fundraising for legal expenses. I have applied for non-profit status so your pledge could be tax deductible! Help support and defend our civil servants here, and please share widely 🙏 Patreon.com/fedoath
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Event, Jan 31, 2025, 5p | Rx: Conversations about Medicine and Writing, featuring Lenny Grant and Lakshmi Krishnan, and moderated by JHU’s own Jeremy Greene. Open to all. Link for free registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon...
January 28, 2025 at 7:37 PM
Event, Jan 31, 2025, 5p | Rx: Conversations about Medicine and Writing, featuring Lenny Grant and Lakshmi Krishnan, and moderated by JHU’s own Jeremy Greene. Open to all. Link for free registration: forms.office.com/pages/respon...