Let me be clear, there is a genocide happening and a liberation movement opposing it. I hope that you'll be ready to say that, too.

Our OutWrite 2023 Call for Proposals is open! Can’t wait to fill out our festival schedule. Deadline to submit is May 15th — head to our link in bio for the submission form.

Join us at the The Writer's Center as we party for Poet Lore! 🥳 Meet the editor Emily Holland, current guest editor Chet'la Sebree, and get a sneak peek at the upcoming issue 👀 🎉 FREE 🎉 & open to the public. Food and drink provided. RSVP: ow.ly/qNJK50Opmp6 #poetry #poetlore #event

the brief horror of arriving to a reading at a literal church and realizing that i only brought my most fucked up poems about lesbian sex 🤡

We are heartbroken to learn of the passing of revolutionary poet Minnie Bruce Pratt. May her words continue to inspire us. It was a great honor to publish three of her poems in our Spring/Summer 2020 issue. Here is one:

maybe now that twitter is dying I will be able to overcome the anxiety that keeps all my tweets in drafts until they are no longer relevant

sitting down to write with the blinds still pulled open and catching little bursts of fireflies drifting by the window 🥹

very excited to chat about Toska & poetry with Emily Holland next month for this The Writer's Center / Poet Lore event--- it's free & virtual! 📕 register here: writer.org/event/alina-pl…

THAT'S ABSOLUTELY BRILLIANT 🤩 GOLAZOOO SAM KERR 🇦🇺

Poet Mosab Abu Toha is in grave danger, as is everyone in Gaza. We are offering his book as a free digital download as a gesture of love, a tribute to our dear friend, and in fervent hope for peace. city-lights-books.sellfy.store/p/things-you-m…

Writers Against the War on Gaza is an ad hoc coalition committed to solidarity and the horizon of liberation for the Palestinian people. Join 700+ writers, artists, and others in signing our open letter, and find out more: writersagainstthewarongaza.com

Incredible scene here at Freedom Plaza right now. As speeches kick off, tens of thousands prepare to #MarchOnWashington. In our thousands, in our millions WE ARE ALL PALESTINIAN 🇵🇸🇵🇸🇵🇸

Reports suggest Palestinian poet Mosab Abu Toha has been kidnapped by Israeli forces. lithub.com/reports-sugges…

Silenced Verses: On the Kidnapping of Mosab Abu Toha thejerusalemfund.org/2023/11/silenc…

We are thrilled to announce our Winter/Spring 2024 Guest Editor: Luther “Lue” Hughes! Submissions for their curated folio of love poems by queer writers are open Dec. 15 through Jan. 5. More details in the thread below and over on our site: poetlore.com/guest-editors-…

Not sure how some people still call themselves poets & they haven’t spoken up about the genocide in Gaza. Not a single word about the killing and kidnapping of other fellow writers and poets? You should be ashamed of yourselves and of your poems.

This, by Thea Lim, for all the writers and poets still silent on Gaza

If you’re waking up angry and devastated and helpless, the very least you can do is give to on-the-ground aid campaigns. From The Sameer Project, here’s one focused on obtaining tents, cash aid, & medical assistance: chuffed.org/project/113222… h/t @dragonfliesout