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ohdiglib.bsky.social
“No, I am describing-and also … eagerly hoping to activate-readers willing to open their full selves to being startled, challenged, and even possibly changed by a voice on a page.” #BookSky #Poetry #ReadLivingPoets #TracyKSmith
February 24, 2026 at 7:53 PM
ohdiglib.bsky.social
As my #SealeyChallenge concludes the real revelation: the intimacy, the vulnerability, the pure access that poetry offers to people, experiences, ideas, ways of living that I would never be able to connect with ordinarily. #BlueSky #ReadLivingPoets

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The Sealey Challenge & an Invitation to Read Living Poets
Each August, the Sealey Challenge invites readers to explore one book of poetry each day of the month. The most determined will read 31 books of poetry to satisfy the challenge. While I enjoy struc…
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September 4, 2025 at 8:02 PM
mwatsonfore.bsky.social
BLADE BY BLADE by the incomparable @danushalameris.bsky.social is in my backpack right now. And when I walk back downtown and sit in the sun, it will be in my hands.

(And The Tradition by #jerichobrown is on my bedside table!)

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coppercanyonpress.bsky.social Copper Canyon Press @coppercanyonpress.bsky.social · Feb 27
We strive to keep Black voices centered year-round, and we are honored to celebrate just a few of those we love this February.

Today we give shout-outs to the talents of: DANUSHA LAMÉRIS (@danushalameris.bsky.social), JERICHO BROWN, CAMILLE RANKINE (@camillerankine.bsky.social), and ROGER REEVES.
Graphic featuring the cover of BLADE BY BLADE by Danusha Laméris, a photo of the author, and a poetry excerpt from “They Say the Hearts Wants” that reads: So here’s a list, mine: tall grasses, blowing in the wind, / swirled glass cups, peacock blue, bought in Lebanon. / Fog off the California cliffs, dark boulders on the shore. Graphic featuring the cover of THE TRADITION by Jericho Brown, a photo of the author, and a poetry excerpt from “Crossing" that reads: I’m not crossing / To cross back. I’m set / On something vast. It reaches / Long as the sea. I’m more than a conqueror, bigger / Than bravery. I don’t march. I’m the one who leaps. Graphic featuring the cover of INCORRECT MERCIFUL IMPULSES by Camille Rankine, a photo of the author, and a poetry excerpt from ”After the Fire, I Ask Myself” that reads: Love note penned on the back of my hand: Little girls prefer pink, gentlemen. Cowards put their hands up. Graphic featuring the cover of KING ME by Roger Reeves, a photo of the author, and a poetry excerpt from “After Love” that reads: Pretend this is the first time you’ve seen me/ reach into the hollow of a tree and snap a comb / of honey from a hive. Let’s pretend it doesn’t sting.
February 27, 2025 at 11:57 PM
stephenbriseno.bsky.social
Y’all, this session on poetry from @thevogelman.bsky.social @heymrsbond.bsky.social and @joelrgarza.bsky.social is fascinating and balm to my soul. #ncte24 #readlivingpoets
November 23, 2024 at 2:21 PM