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Leona Sevick

@lsevick.bsky.social

Lover of beaches, books, dogs, yoga, and the Oxford comma. Author of Lion Brothers and The Bamboo Wife. Work in The Southern Review, Orion, The Sun, Pleiades. Board member: Furious Flower and Longleaf Writers Conference.

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Still finalizing your AWP schedule? Check out some of these great panels and presentations from @triohousepress.org authors
@izineh.bsky.social
@heideerdrich.bsky.social @davidgroff.bsky.social @davigray.com @tarabetts.bsky.social @lsevick.bsky.social & more!

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16.02.2026 21:14 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On Sunday I received an acceptance from The Threepenny Review for a personal essay I wrote about my father, and I was absolutely stunned. It should be out within the year!

06.02.2026 11:35 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you everyone @swwim.bsky.social!

16.01.2026 15:25 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come see @triohousepress.org at the Decatur Book Festival on October 4 β€” and before you go, get an insider’s take on what to see and do at the Festival by @lsevick.bsky.social!

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23.09.2025 13:44 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Here we come, Baltimore! #awp2026

26.08.2025 12:15 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Love it when your old college friend finds your books on the shelf of an indie he happened to pop into!

28.07.2025 15:38 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thrilled to be heading back to @the-vcca.bsky.social this yearβ€”a place I love! I am grateful to these wonderful folks who make the arts possible. ❀️

11.06.2025 19:06 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Only one more day to save 25% on books by @kalekim.bsky.social @rhonierika.bsky.social @lsevick.bsky.social @snajmi.bsky.social & @debkossmann.bsky.social! Order today!

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30.05.2025 21:01 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to Emerald Coast Storytellers for inviting me to be its featured storyteller in an ideal setting: a brewery at my favorite beach!

17.04.2025 01:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Leona Sevick The Cortland Review - Issue 93 The Cortland Review - Issue 93

So grateful to Christian Gullette and the entire editorial team at The Cortland Review for publishing my poem about airplane disasters, siblings, and loss. You’ll also find a gorgeous poem in the new issue by my pressmate @kalekim.bsky.social.
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15.04.2025 15:59 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Had a blast at this spring’s double header: AWP2025 and The Oxford Conference for the Book. Read with some pretty remarkable folks from a great new eco-poetry anthology, met up with friends, and of course ate like an all-star! Heading home….

05.04.2025 16:41 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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AWP highlight reel from @triohousepress.bsky.social!
Featuring @rhonierika.bsky.social @izineh.bsky.social @snajmi.bsky.social @debkossmann.bsky.social @reneethewriter.bsky.social @lsevick.bsky.social @natashakane.bsky.social @kalekim.bsky.social and many others!!

03.04.2025 00:23 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Thanks so much to @alltheradreads.bsky.social for sharing these great photos of last Saturday's Virginia Festival of the Book poetry panel with @thepoetslizard.bsky.social, Jennifer Chang, and
@lsevick.bsky.social in the shop! [1/2]

28.03.2025 15:37 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Come See us at AWP in Los Angeles! Trio House Press Events, Panels, Signings, and More!

Come see us and our authors at AWP, including @izineh.bsky.social @kalekim.bsky.social @snajmi.bsky.social @debkossmann.bsky.social @reneethewriter.bsky.social @lenakt.bsky.social @christiangullette.bsky.social @lsevick.bsky.social & more!

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17.03.2025 13:04 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 6    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Threads of Legacy: Poetry on Memory, Identity, and Love – New Dominion Bookshop

Local and semi-local friends: Who needs some love just about now? Come hear us read this Saturday, March 22 at 4pm at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville!

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16.03.2025 13:05 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Check out some new work by women @triohousepress.bsky.social!

10.03.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Small Town Dispatches: Leona Sevick – The Peak

Many thanks to Shenandoah’s Nadeen Kharputly for her series β€œSmall Town Dispatches” that features writers who live and work in small towns. In addition to my contribution, you can read my friend Ann Fisher-Wirth’s piece on Oxford, MS!

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20.02.2025 14:05 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 1
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I’m thrilled to be reading on Saturday, March 22 with Luisa A. Igloria and Jennifer Chang @ndbookshop.bsky.social. More than ever we need strong community and fearless conversations. Grateful to all of the organizers of the VA Festival of the Book who are making it happen!

07.02.2025 21:38 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
UF Visiting Writers Series: Poet Leona Sevick
YouTube video by UFTV UF Visiting Writers Series: Poet Leona Sevick

My interview with @lsevick.bsky.social is live on UFTV! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0cs...

23.01.2025 23:43 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Can’t wait for this event!

13.01.2025 00:10 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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The Bamboo Wife was interviewed in the new issue of @sugarhousereview.bsky.social.
She’s a strutting peacock, my book, but you’ll find some gorgeous new poems alongside her!

11.01.2025 10:48 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

I did it! Deactivated my Twitter. It’s you and me, Bluesky! Don’t let me down. 🀞

08.01.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Last day! Free shipping on all titles, including pre-orders! Titles by @heideerdrich.bsky.social @lenakt.bsky.social @susanlleary.bsky.social @susanap.bsky.social @christiangullette.bsky.social @lsevick.bsky.social and more..(continued)

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31.12.2024 15:50 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 3    πŸ“Œ 1
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I can never wrap a gift without thinking of my mother, who was a pro. She learned how to wrap by observing carefully the gift wrappers at the JCPenney the next town over. Holidays were important to our immigrant mother, who always strove to get them right. Merry Christmas Eve! πŸŽ„

24.12.2024 14:32 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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I have wanted to be published in Poetry Northwest since I started writing poems 15yrs ago. Thanks to the whole editorial team! I’m honored to have my little poem brushing shoulders with the work of some of my favorite poets. The new issue is a beautyβ€”get one for yourself! β€οΈπŸ™

19.12.2024 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 26    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0
"Retold" by Lynsey Weatherspoon.
YouTube video by TheHambidgeCenter "Retold" by Lynsey Weatherspoon.

So grateful to Lynsey Weatherspoon and The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences for this opportunity to talk about my writing and who inspires it. youtu.be/Y-NJaax65TM

14.12.2024 16:10 β€” πŸ‘ 3    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Many thanks to my dear friend Susan Norman and my new friend Hannah Smith for their great questions and love of words. Thanks also to Sanderia Faye for hosting a fun pre-event reception and to all the folks who came out to @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social and supported this fabulous indie! ❀️

10.12.2024 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
Financial Aid – LONGLEAF WRITERS CONFERENCE Accepting Applications until January 10th, 2025 Fellowship and scholarship programs The Longleaf Writers Conference was founded on philanthropy and inclusion. We began our scholar and fellow programs ...

Hello BlueSky writers and poets! Don’t miss out on our under-represented artist scholarships! Deadline is January 10th.

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05.12.2024 00:21 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dallas area friends: I’ll be @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social on Monday, December 9 at 7pm. Engaging me and the delightful Hannah Smith in a discussion about poetry is my dear friend and Longleaf Writers Conference co-conspirator Susan White Norman!! Come and join us if you can!

03.12.2024 17:16 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free shipping on titles by @lenakt.bsky.social @christiangullette.bsky.social @susanlleary.bsky.social @lsevick.bsky.social @izineh.bsky.social and many more β€” plus buy two get one free! Only this weekend at triohousepress.myshopify.com
#supportindiepresses

29.11.2024 12:19 β€” πŸ‘ 20    πŸ” 9    πŸ’¬ 4    πŸ“Œ 0