June Jordan. 1985.

HERE IN THE (MIDDLE) OF NOWHERE (HarperCollins) is 'an exploration of the mystic within community, told through poetry & flash fiction'— Booklist. Don't miss Anastacia-Reneé at the Westchester Poetry Festival, Sat, April 6, at The Masters School! writerscenter.org/calendar/wpf24/

In honor of National Poetry Month, all poetry titles are 50% off on our website until May 1!

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As a parent, I use the library all the time

So sad to see Seattle devote itself to business & policing, & not helping families, students, the unhoused & all the folks that use libraries 😞

republicans are putting Trump’s agenda on the ballot in our state, bankrolled by hedgefund manager Brian Heywood.

it’s on all of us make sure the people in our lives that don’t pay attention to politics know to vote NO! #waelex

Happiest of pub days to Rosa Alcalá and her new collection ***YOU*** 🎉🎉🎉'a collection of incredible strength and wisdom, much of it hard-won, but one that emerges out the other side, stronger for having not only survived, but thrived.” - Rob Mclennan

A poem by Eduardo Corral in You Are Here: Poetry in the Natural World, edited by Ada Limón.

Browse and bookmark our 2024 #ArabAmericanHeritageMonth reading list, which features Nightboat Books, Graywolf Press, Three Rooms Press: Open for Submissions, Tupelo Press, Copper Canyon Press, Haymarket Books, and 41 other indie publishers: clmp.org/news/a-reading…

seattle, come to Open Books on april 26 to see me read with the one and only س in celebration of her book I Could Die Today and Live Again (@GameOverBooks)! it’ll be really cute and fun! …n-books-a-poem-emporium.myshopify.com/pages/4-26-rea…

Ruth Stone, from *In the Dark*
☀️🌑 Copper Canyon Press

Thank you Poetry Northwest for giving this poem a home in this time. This is a blessing over all the incredible organizing work happening every single day, every single hour— amidst the unfathomable horror of ongoing genocide in Gaza.

This is such a profound and moving book—Saretta Morgan’s Alt-Nature Coffee House Press

Tonight’s the night! Join us for this wonderful reading! Starts at 7pm ✨

Tomorrow—Friday—I’m reading with an amazing line up Open Books

We’re celebrating Saretta Morgan’s new book Alt-Nature Coffee House Press 🙇 📖 🎂

Thank you to everyone who pulls us closer to the world we need. Thank you to shelby handler for this poem and their organizing.

“May new homes be formed between our marching shoulders.”

My Seattle ppl—

the migrants that were evicted from Kent are here at the Garfield play area

They are accepting warm clothes, food, etc

A reminder to care for our neighbors, wherever they are from ❤️

It's National Poetry Month and The Rumpus will have new work for you every Monday-Friday this month. We're kicking things off with K. Iver's beautiful poem, 'Passing,' which you can read at the link.
therumpus.net/2024/04/01/nat…

Seattle PD literally pulled over a bus driver for honking when the unmarked cop car cut him off 🤦🏻‍♂️

grateful to have a poem in Parentheses Journal--thank you to Sneha Subramanian Kanta and everyone else who worked on this beautiful issue. make sure you read the whole issue here! parenthesesjournal.com/issues/issue-1…

Hi, book friends. I found the list of publishers distributed by Small Press Distribution (SPD) as of the end of January 2024 on the Wayback Machine. I created a spreadsheet with links I could find quickly. It's a work in progress but I hope this is of use. docs.google.com/spreadsheets/d…