The City of Charlotte's first poet laureate, 🙌🏽preorder Composition 🙌🏽, creates ‘music in language’ through his love of poetry. We have his story: charlotteobserver.com/entertainment/…

Being adored is nothing to be taken lightly

you are the magic, friends. you. the thing you’re trying to find, that you’re trying tap into? it’s already inherently in you. it’s you, love. it’s always been you.

It's depressing how much of our national life is spent arguing over whether we truly need to treat all people with dignity and respect.

Interrupting a sermon during mass because what was being said was explicitly violently homophobic transphobic racist etc is exactly what jesus would do, plus flip a table.

seeing a “Poetry is Dead” opinion piece in the NYT which suggests that poetry is dead because no poem will be lauded in 100 years the way “The Waste Land” just was—without referencing a single living poet—is just too much, how dull, what an unfrosted wedding cake of a thought

Here’s our annual list of forthcoming poetry books by queer people of color! There are so many great books dropping in 2023, and we are beyond excited to share them and celebrate them! shadeliteraryarts.org/single-post/20…

You are everything!

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#AACTE2023 #AACTE #HolmesScholars #VCUHolmesScholar Poster session was a success! I presented a systematic literature review/my comprehensive exam. After discussing with scholars from various universities, I’m motivated to continue writing the results of this important work! 🤓✍🏽

Still trying to recover from Mardi Gras

love gives us new language to speak over ourselves.

The B'K Volume 15, Issue 2 features poetry by A. Jenson, Adele Nwankwo, Ami Patel, Dayna Hodge Lynch, dianna ?, Eben E. B. Bein (they/he), trve evie gf, Jonathan Chan, @nrrrivers, salem paige ☾, Sarah Peecher, Vanessa Y. Niu, and Venus Knowles. View these pieces and more on May 1!

This body. This face. This hair. It’s been worn by my ancestors for generations. Hating on any single part of me is hating on all those women before me.

Thank you for giving this piece a home! I am so appreciative!

Tomorrow's Friday

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