My family in North Gaza were able to buy chicken for the first time in 7 months. For the first time in 7 months they had fresh meat of any kind. I cried.

I'm so moved by the writers withdrawing from PEN prize lists in solidarity with Palestine. As a debut author myself, I know winning such an award can be life-changing, and I deeply respect seeing this kind of solidarity in practice. Let's all order their books and support them.

Hey. I just realized that there have been over 350 Audible downloads of my book, and only 11 reviews have been posted. If you've listened, could you help me out with a review?

Sophie Calle from 'True Stories'

I talked visual art, labor politics, and organizing as collective embodiment with my dear Preeti Vangani for The Adroit Journal theadroitjournal.org/2024/04/08/a-c…

Spoke to my dearest Rachel Edelman she/they about her debut book of poems! About friendship, care, labor politics and community organizing. Read here, and order her book from River River Books 🌊🌊
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Join us next Saturday 4/13 at Grace Cathedral for FREE poetry in the pews by Brenda Hillman cph DongLi 李栋 Brian Tierney curated by @powell_da Preeti Vangani

Signing & sales to follow w @greenapplebooks

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Brenda Hillman cph Brian Tierney & I will read at Grace Cathedral in SF on April 13, thanks to D. A. Powell & Preeti Vangani for all the work with Litquake & also to Headlands Center for the Arts for hosting me this spring. Link to register & get free tickets: eventbrite.com/e/grace-notes-…

Anil kapoor in nayak

It’s poetry month and NY just learned a little something about shifting timelines, so I share this offering.

From the unedited galley #AMapOfMyWant

Like hundreds of other small presses, we are reeling from the sudden closure of SPD. We rely on our distributor, and to be suddenly without one leaves us in a perilous place. We love our community and are asking for your help.
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“Sorry the train’s delayed
The cops looted the budget”

A comrade sent me this pic of an abolitionist public service announcement spotted on the M train in NYC.

Israel accidentally bombed a food aid convoy which had shared their coordinates with the IDF in advance. Then they accidentally bombed it again. Then they accidentally bombed it a third time to finish off the survivors

Friends, poets, poet friends, I have just lost a teaching gig I was dependent on for the upcoming year and need to supplement the income. If anyone needs any poems, stories, essays edited let me know 🥰

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The least likeable person I met in Berlin was a gay dude from Delhi.

an easter essential

At this point, most literary institutions are looking very close to that one racist, fascist uncle you get exhausted of and ultimately cut ties with trying to evangilize them into a sliver of decency.

Today's poem-a-day covers the whole spectrum from being plain awful to cowardly to unapologetically violent. Hope Kendra recognizes it. though any action won't instantly transform the consciousness that crafts such both-sideism drivel, I hope, in the least, they consider it.

Poets! We're looking for a Contract Poetry Editor for remote work this summer! This position is grant-funded at a rate of $40/hr with the expectation of up to 40 hours of service within the 8-week contract period. Previous book-length poetry editing experience is required.

The Jawad Memorial Prize for Urdu-English translation 2024 is now open for entries. The theme for 2024 is 'Resurgence'. Translators invited to submit (unpublished) translations into English of an already published Urdu poem. Please share widely: alijawadzaidi.com/2024-details