Susan Robertson

I'm such a blue jay (bird) fan it took me a while to realize this is probably a tribute to baseball. Doh!

What a treat to meet and hear Steve McOrmond and Jeremy Luke Hill.

Come out Friday for poetry and ghosts galore!

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The front of a beige, tall rectangular chapbook on a dark wood background. The left side features an etching of a snakemouth orchid. The title, Cleft, and the author's name, Michael Goodfellow, are printed in the upper left hand corner.

The back of a beige, tall rectangular chapbook on a dark wood background. The right side features an etching of a snakemouth orchid.

The title page of a chapbook. A mirrored image of a snakemouth orchid is printed in dark ink on the top of a beige sheet of paper. The title, Cleft, is printed, also in dark ink, in block letters underneath, and under that the author's name, Michael Goodfellow, in italics. The author has initialled the bottom.

One page of a long poem printed on beige paper. Three text reads: Cleft stone, then the eel then the room within water it happened before then he used another name a stream bed, stone heaved it happened by rivers places I would never see bog fern, granite, pebbles, dark soil below also meant inside

Michael Goodfellow's chapbook Cleft is gorgeous.

Come hear Steve, Jeremy, and me and help celebrate Baseline Press!

Ooh, nice!

That's gorgeous!

Congratulations! 💐🎉💐

Yay! (For the new book coming NOT for the not soon.)

May it continue!

Yes! I did! (And you should too if you haven't!)

Thanks for putting on a spectacular event again this year, Amanda. You make it look effortless but I know it's not.

It looks delicious! My kryptonite is cornbread stuffing.

So sorry.

Amazing poem by Joy Harjo.

Damnittybitch! I'll be out of town.

Whoa! That's high blood pressure! I'm glad it and the pain are under control. Hope the downward trend in pain continues.

You must be exhausted. Hope your tomorrow is ER free.

I'll be there!

What an ordeal. I hope your pain is managed well until the problem can be resolved and you can catch up on your rest.

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Amazing piece, Nancy. Hugs.

Read this astonishing work!

It's wonderful!

A three line poem that reads screen door-- one hundred sunrises in the baby's palm

For @tomsnarsky.bsky.social 's #smallpoemsunday one from @roblucastaylor.bsky.social 's Weather.

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Congrats!! 🎉🎉🎉

A brilliant reading!

Thrilled to have the opportunity to hear you read!