I’m truly honoured to be awarded a 2024 Guggenheim fellowship, alongside so many of my literary heroes! All my immense gratitude to the GuggenheimFoundation Foundation, and a huge congrats to the other amazing fellows in this class! gf.org/announcements/

Overwhelmed to be on this list of Guggenheim Fellows along with so many writers I admire. Immensely grateful to GuggenheimFoundation
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Congrats to these poets! What an amazing group.

Kaveh Akbar
Jos Charles
Elaine Equi
Vievee Francis
Airea D. Matthews
Robyn Schiff
Safiya Sinclair
Tracy K. Smith
Mai Der Vang

Landed in NYC yesterday to this news! Thank you Bocas Lit Fest and the esteemed poetry judges for this honor! And to be listed alongside my dear sister @safiyasinclair is an absolute gift! This win is for the place of my birth and dreams, St. Thomas, U.S.V.I. 🙏🏽✨

#CeasefireNow

Like many small publishers, we're exploring distribution options and dreaming new dreams now that Small Press Distribution's closed. In the meantime and always, you can get our books directly through our website.

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The Boutelle-Day Poetry Center Smith College hosts Nicky Beer & winners of the #Poetry Prize for #highschool girls for a reading & conversation w/ Jen Jabaily-Blackburn. Info: ow.ly/OHaB50R8jbk #northamptonma #CenterForTheBook Massachusetts Library Association 📚 MBLC Mass Poetry

Gifting this The Washington Post by Sophia Nguyen to spread the word about a recent disaster in the literary world. I appreciate that Nguyen notes its effect on poets in particular.

Small Press Distribution closes, leaving indie publishers reeling wapo.st/3PNZyou

For the bold and brave: my new journalism/copywriting/Paranoid Style website Career Opportunities is up and running! If people out there know of opportunities for an experienced copywriter with strong journalism and research bonafides, please do reach out! elizabethnelson.org

I donated. Maybe you would like to as well, and/or publicize their fundraiser?

Like so many other small presses, Black Lawrence Press
is devastated by the sudden closure of Small Press Distribution which leaves us and hundreds of other small presses to grapple with logistical nightmares and financial peril.

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Consider purchasing James Allen Hall's mind-bendingly brilliant essay collection I LIKED YOU BETTER BEFORE I KNEW YOU SO WELL directly from Cleveland State University Poetry Center!

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…

I just bought Leila's Chatti's FIGMENT from the Bull City Press 🐂 website. Maybe you would like to make a purchase directly from them as well?

Well this is unexpected!

Woohooo!!!!!! 🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳🥳

Congrats to all the finalists!

SHORT FILM is going to the Lammys!
Oceans of gratitude to Lambda Literary for selecting it as a finalist 🎬🌈

lambdaliterary.org/2024-lammy-awa…

So tickled to have 'The Magicians at Work' in SPELLBOUND: POEMS OF MAGIC AND ENCHANTMENT, the latest from Everyman's Library Pocket Books! Big thanks to Harold Schechter and Kimiko Hahn for inviting me to the party!

My first full-length book of poetry, Transgenesis, is now available for pre-order. I spent ten years writing this book and I can't wait to share it with you! Out from Milkweed Editions this August. Cover design by Mary Austin Speaker

More info and pre-order here: milkweed.org/book/transgene…

Help the brilliant and dear Rickey Laurentiis get back on her feet. Please donate and share as you are able 💜

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