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Welcome AQR Vol. 40, No. 3 & 4! 🦭Featuring work from Leila Chatti, Jamaica Baldwin (she/her), Kwame Dawes, T.C. Boyle, Derrick Austin, Benjamin Gucciardi, Kim Addonizio. Kelli Russell Agodon, Farnaz Fatemi, Nina McConigley, @FoustRebecca, Shangyang Fang, January Gill O'Neil, and more! Get your copy: aqreview.org/aqr-issues/p/a…

What a gift from Cole. I’ll never forget this.

Thank you, Kelli Russell Agodon and Melissa Studdard for featuring Inlandia's publications coordinator Laura Villareal on Poems You Need! ow.ly/sytH50TbXCa

"Here war is only newsprint. How easy it is not to think about it as we sleep beneath our quiet sky, slip ourselves into foam, neglectful waves appearing endless." From:Of a Forgetful Sea by Kelli Russell Agodon Image of glittering sea by Leah M. Reynolds

Sign of the Day...

Today's poem is "The Naming of Things" by Kelli Russell Agodon from Salt Hill Join our substack and never miss all the other things we post! versedaily.org/2024/thenaming…

Or three words. 😂😂😂🤡

He’s really doubling down on the crazy uncle vibe this evening.

This is the craziest SNL skit I’ve ever watched! #Debate2024

Tim Walz gives his live reaction to Taylor Swift endorsing him and Kamala Harris: “I am incredibly grateful, first of all, to Taylor Swift. I say that also as a cat owner, a fellow cat owner. … This would be the opportunity, Swifties.”

Curious—Are you concerned we’re pretending someone who presents as a lunatic and has no grasp of numbers or facts is equal to a qualified, prepared, and intelligent candidate? It’s like handing a grenade to someone & calling him a peacekeeper. This is not normal. #NoHandshake

I have spent 8 lifetimes on a single poem. . .

A little late to post, but on the blog this week: Fall is here! Sign up for a "Spooky Season" Zoom Poetry Writing Class with me and Kelli Russell Agodon, Zoo Visits and More: webbish6.com/fall-is-here-s… #spookyseason #zoompoetryclass #fallishere

“[this is what happens] when we love a little Black girl well" - Maya Moore, 🏀🐐 the Lenore Marshall recognizes the "Most outstanding collection in the U. S. in 2023." My *very first* book. The book I wrote at 23 yrs old. thank u Mom & Dad. thank u God & home & blk poetry.

We'll have much more to share in the coming months. For now, an announcement of an important new collection, edited and translated by TAYSEER ABU ODEH (@odehtayseerabu) and SHERAH BLOOR.

— James Baldwin

In paperback in one month! Preorder now!

Welcome back Maze‼️ #ForEverett

If you are voting for Kamala Harris, or have already voted for Kamala Harris, reply to this post with "#HarrisSurge" and retweet.

Certainly a more inspiring close than “America is a garbage can” and Democrats are “the enemy within”