I’ve had this hurled at me. Why do they think it’s an insult? Lizzo is gorgeous, talented, and has money I do not have. Her name has become the new “Precious” which was the new “Aunt Jemima.” Sending love to my siblings who endure this particular form of fatphobic misogynoir.

Watching people who vehemently opposed hate speech codes attack university administrators for not putting a stop to hate speech.

Introducing our fifth print volume, Time. A collection of new work from poets, writers, scholars, and artists, including Tyson Yunkaporta, Jenny Odell, Linda Hogan, Marcia Bjornerud, Evie Shockley, Nick Hunt, Robert Moor, and Jane Hirshfield. Pre-order: store.emergencemagazine.org/products/volum…

Any students in search of a project? Deborah E. McDowell Farah Griffin The Langston Hughes Review No Comps Evie Shockley Courtney Thorsson …. Please pass it on! Read the excerpt then tell me if it’s as provocative a puzzlement as it seems.

thrilled to share one of a handful of new poems (my first post-book poems 😬) in the stunning Kenyon Review summer issue Nature’s Nature folio, introduced by the inimitable Evie Shockley—what an honor to be read by, *seen* by, Evie Shockley 💫 here is “On Loveliness” 🐞🐞🐞

To my people (all of you): In the name of Fannie Lou Hamer, I humbly ask you to vote in Nov. 2024. ✊🏽💋✍🏽📚💪🏽🦾🏳️‍🌈⚧️🌎🌍🌏✌🏽✅ instagram.com/p/C98loTlPM6s/…

Thank you, Carl Phillips, for this interview, which just makes me love you & your work all over again! 💜💫👏🏽👏🏽👏🏽 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/bet…

.Tim Walz has defended the sacred freedom to vote. As governor, he signed the most significant expansion of voting rights in Minnesota in over 50 years. With his help, when I am president, we will finally pass the John Lewis Voting Rights Act and the Freedom to Vote Act.

Cori Bush losing the primary is devastating. We need our representatives present to hold those at the top accountable. If you have a rep that has spoken out against IsNOTreal support them.

#LetUtahRead in the news! Please fight book banning here in Utah--

JOB: The Bowdoin College Africana Studies Department is conducting a search for a tenure track Assistant Professor in African Studies. The job description is here:  Direct link: careers.bowdoin.edu/postings/14461

#Delta attendants FORCED me to check my cinematic camera (despite available overhead), unsurprisingly broke it, and now refuse to honor any claim. Yes that’s me never flying #Delta again.

Having sex didn’t make me grown to my elders. BUT, I knew they considered me grown when they started talking to me about sex without lecture. Thinking about how a Black girl goes from “acting” grown / womanish to being grown in the eyes of her momma. New poem in The Adroit Journal

Eight writers—Lucy Corin (Lucy Corin), Aaron Hamburger 🇺🇦, Ann Hood, Sarai Johnson (Sarai Johnson (READ GROWN WOMEN)), Isle McElroy, Rajiv Mohabir, Matthew Salesses (the writer formerly known as Matthew Salesses), and Evie Shockley (Evie Shockley)—share lessons they learned the hard way. #SubscriptionOnly at.pw.org/SeptOct2024

Countdown to tomorrow for this residency application! We go to Canada (or maybe you’re a Canadian poet) and we all get two weeks to write + me and you sit down and talk about your work + I do a craft talk. Sound good?

Q: So you still don’t have a health care plan? Trump: I have... concepts of a plan

sure I guess you *could* get an MFA, orrrrr you could just take a minute with this paragraph on Sharon Olds

Whoa. This was Florida State University last night during the debate. More than *450* students showed up to watch the debate & support Kamala Harris — so much that they had to turn students away to an overflow room. Young Floridians are fired up. Don’t count Florida out.

Visit the Foundation’s website to learn more about the titles on the 2024 #NBAwards Longlist for Poetry! nationalbook.org/2024-national-…

What a joy to see this list full of excellent poets—& to know how wonderful this experience is for them! Congrats to all! 🎉🎉🎉