Molly Akin

November 22, 2025 Evolution Molly Akin One time I lost words. They slipped out and were buried under sand, finely ground, collected, disbursed. I waited. One time I lost sorrow; it slipped out and was buried under sand. Finely ground shells and bits of fur. One time my ancestors came walking out of the sea. They collected the bits of rock and bone and feather and fur and fashioned me. Now I fly with open mouth, trailing words and shouting meaning: “Look at what I lost.” Another swoop, closer to the ground now: “Look at what I found.” Now tusks curl from my mouth. I charge at memory, tossing aside its fragile weight that once pined me hollow. Now I am the one who will turn and return, slipping gently into water.

what a piece today, from Molly Akin!!

"One time I lost words. They slipped out and were buried under sand, finely ground, collected, disbursed."

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Death leaves Us homesick, who behind, Except that it is gone Are ignorant of it’s Concern As if it were not born. Through all their former Places, we Like Individuals go Who something lost, the seeking for Is all that’s left them, now -

Congratulations and cheers! 🍻 Thanks for sharing reason for hope.

Very much looking forward to reading with @janehuffman.bsky.social and Patrick Donnelly virtually on 11/20, 7pm EST. Hosted by the wonderful @poetmercurio.bsky.social: bit.ly/HospiceBookL...

My first Pushcart nomination! Thanks to @finishinglinepress.bsky.social for nominating "Tail" from my chapbook.

I am afraid to own a Body - I am afraid to own a Soul - Profound - precarious Property - Possession, not optional - Double Estate, entailed at pleasure Opon an unsuspecting Heir - Duke in a moment of Deathlessness And God, for a Frontier.

DST morning call it's been a minute since I did a spontaneous call going to keep this open until 8am ET. maybe 8:30? maybe even 9?? we'll see send me something I'll love no limits (but for these calls I really mostly like short stuff that grabs my attention fast and hard) 💀 —aaron

an extra hour this morning! what if I fill it with a 30-60 minute spontaneous submission call??

— @aaronburch.bsky.social

open now:
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Amazon is helping fund a $300 million build of a ballroom for the White House.

Independent bookstores are donating to food banks and organizations that help with food insecurity.

They are not the same.

Literary Arts Fund logo

Today, a coalition of seven charitable foundations announced the launch of the Literary Arts Fund, a historic philanthropic investment of at least $50 million to strengthen the nonprofit literary arts field in the U.S.

A new fund will route millions to the literary arts A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years.

A coalition of charitable foundations are creating the Literary Arts Fund, which will distribute at least $50 million to various organizations over 5 years. n.pr/3WYkn3o

Signed copies are off!

Thanks, Jose!!!

Molly Akin's debut poetry collection winner of the New Women's Voices Prize — Molly Akin Hospice catalogs a decade in the poet’s life marked by becoming a mother while supporting a terminally ill parent, reckoning with the intimate work of caregiving. "A strong, memorable debut collection...

I'd love to send you a signed copy >> www.mollyakin.com/store/preord...

She's here! Holding my first book is both overwhelming and wonderful. Huge thanks to @janehuffman.bsky.social, @josehernandezdz.bsky.social, and Tatiana Johnson-Boria for the generous blurbs and support. Forever grateful for Jane's guidance and editor's eye.

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Started off 42 by sharing a stage w/ @janehuffman.bsky.social, @chloemartinez.bsky.social, Ellen Kombiyil, and Minal Hajratwala at Lit Youngstown. It was a soul filling birthday weekend!

Sharing my new (and first!) craft essay on the Brevity Blog. brevity.wordpress.com/2025/09/18/f...

Brevity literary magazine showcases essays by @stevenchurch.bsky.social, @marjiealonso.com. Richard Robbins, Toni Judnitch, Heather Shaw, @mollyakin.bsky.social , @jtwattles.bsky.social, Dana Wall, Heather Kindree Thomas, @suelick.bsky.social, Julie Hou, and Lori White.
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Today's the last day to preorder "Hospice" before 9/26 pub date. Preorders are 15% off the list price.

sometimes you really do write a whole poem just to give one beautiful phrase a home

Detail of a child's fairy house showing a piece of bark, a fern, hydrangeas and an oyster shell balanced on a rock as a sink.

Stopped all the adulting for thirty minutes to build a fairy house with the eight year old. We especially like the kitchen sink that holds water. By far the best part of today.

We are thrilled that ONE BOAT by @jcbuckley.bsky.social is longlisted for the 2025 Booker Prize: thebookerprizes.com/the-booker-l...

“In these poems, the reader sojourns across a defamiliarized world, acutely described with a Dickinsonian economy and cataloged, freshly, by Akin’s fine-toothed aesthetic.” Such generous words about "Hospice" from @janehuffman.bsky.social.

Preorder: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/hosp...

An ocean view showing multiple wave breaks in front of a blue sky

A little ocean for today

My debut poetry collection is now available for preorder. Called "A strong, memorable debut collection!” by @josehernandezdz.bsky.social poems reckon with the intimate work of caregiving. Preorder by August 31st for a 15% discount from my publisher. www.finishinglinepress.com/product/hosp...

The Rumpus Submission Manager The Rumpus publishes original fiction, poetry, literary humor writing, comics, essays, book reviews, and interviews with authors and artists of all kinds. Founded in 2009 and independent from the star...

Some personal news…

@roxanegay.bsky.social and @debbiemillman.bsky.social are relaunching @therumpus.net!!! And I’m excited to be joining their team as poetry editor! 🤓 WEEEEE!!! You can submit your poetry for consideration here: therumpus.submittable.com/submit

Beautiful review of @dcazdn.bsky.social latest book. I'm very much looking forward to being in conversation with David and @poetmercurio.bsky.social this evening. Sign up: us06web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

Thanks! Hope to see you there. 💖