Oatmeal with blueberries. #breakfastmanifestations

Some words never stick. I still have to look up the word UNCANNY. I never know how to use it properly in a sentence. What’s your word? I’m curious.

Viola Ford Fletcher, the oldest living survivor of the Tulsa race massacre, has released her memoir "Don't Let Them Bury My Story” Today marks 102 years since a white mob burned down Tulsa’s Black Wall Street fox23.com/news/local/old…

Distressing dreams are an awful way to wake up.

How poets should end a reading.

Free Puerto Rico—125 yrs of US occupation has devastated our nation & enriched the imperial power. Still. See tax haven: Special Committee on Decolonization Approves Resolution Reaffirming Puerto Rico’s Inalienable Right to Self-determination, Independence press.un.org/en/2023/gacol3…

“The life of a city as manifold and colonized as L.A. is often hidden by garish surfaces, and sometimes the most portentous meanings are located — to use Ralph Ellison’s term — “on the lower frequencies,” those which our poets attend.” — Sesshu Foster latimes.com/entertainment-…

I am so proud to be part of the organizing team for this year’s conference. There will be a wardrobe change at one point.

Yooooo, this Friday night is going to be 🔥 (literally too with these temps)

East & West coast represented! Come through on the Zoom.

For anyone who couldn’t make it, here’s the full event from last Friday night Grand Performances “LA Stories” hosted by Mike the Poet (live poetry nights at Grand Perform... youtu.be/TOeuM244r_8 via YouTube Luivette Resto Hear in LA esther tseng 鄭怜欣 it's chi. i also hate it here.

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We are thrilled to announce that acclaimed poets Teresa Mei Chuc (Teresa Mei Chuc) and Luivette Resto (Luivette Resto) have joined our Board of Trustees. We are honored by their commitment to Beyond Baroque. Please join us in warmly welcoming them both! #BeyondBaroque

🚨 WORKSHOP ALERT! 🚨 ☀️ Summer’s here and it’s time to lighten up! Join Luivette Resto on Saturday, July 20, at 11 AM, for a workshop on bringing fun (and funny) into your poetry! 💌 Sign up! eventbrite.com/e/lighten-up-h…

🌊 On this #poetrytuesday, dive into “Yemaya’s Pantoum” by Luivette Resto from her Living on Islands Not Found on Maps. You won’t want to miss having fun writing alongside Luivette on Sat., July 20, in her workshop on humor and wit in poetry! 💌 Sign up! eventbrite.com/e/lighten-up-h…

If you know the movie where the original reference came from, then we are from the same generation. #poetrycommunity #poetry #poetrytwitter

IT'S ON!! REGISTER for our August 10, 2024 Submission Conference. "Beyond the writing: Building Community, Advocacy, & a Literary Career" A full day of #literary panels, #workshops, & #performances to choose from, + NEW MEMBER ORIENTATION! Go here: eventbrite.com/e/beyond-the-w…

Find out about the Aug. 10 Women Who Submit conference. Poet Luivette Resto talks about the upcoming event at Plaza de la Raza. "If we can just help one writer,” she says. “I think our job is done that day.” ocregister.com/2024/07/28/the… Ashton Cynthia Clarke 🇯🇲 🇺🇸 🎤