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A book I reviewed, stevie redwood's A N G E R O U S B O D I E S / A N G E R O D E S, is featured on this #DisabilityPrideMonth reading list. An excerpt from my review for @paraselenemag.bsky.social :

Laurie Kuntz Leaving We invent our own ways of leaving.It is morning in Manila,we begin to dress, surveyour bodies as friends can.Our lives are revealed in scars we have acquired.The accident slashed across the…

"We confirm what is left of our beauty
after the years have marked us
with sons and skids down icy roads . . ."

from "Leaving" by @poetlaurie.bsky.social in issue #2

read here:
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Laurie Kuntz Leaving We invent our own ways of leaving.It is morning in Manila,we begin to dress, surveyour bodies as friends can.Our lives are revealed in scars we have acquired.The accident slashed across the…

"We confirm what is left of our beauty
after the years have marked us
with sons and skids down icy roads . . ."

from "Leaving" by @poetlaurie.bsky.social in issue #2

read here:
paraselenemagazine.com/2025/05/17/l...

Helen Robertson untitled for AllisonI find myself sleeping next doorTo the first look in your eyesNails ten deep in my hipsI count crescent moonsIn skin tidal lockedTo the ghost of first devotionTo the flavor of s…

Woof okay, finally off work and not trying to sneak "yays" in-between customers.

So happy that this poem found a home at @paraselenemag.bsky.social (and that they included a recording — always a fan of that). It feels appropriate

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In case you missed it: this new workshop will focus on the analysis of what makes poetry work stand out with “wow” factor and leads to publication and readership and hopefully we can employ some of these techniques to our own work. Come and join us! Starts June 7.

Officially terminated my contract with ELJ. Anyone interested in reprinting a book of poetry about climate change?

Submissions for our Short Story Award competition open soon! First prize is €1000, second prize €500, as well as a €300 third prize. Guest judge @nualaoconnor.bsky.social @jmcm.bsky.social and I cannot wait to read your words.
Send us your best!

Rules below:

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Yaaaaaaaaaaayyyyy!

Molly Akin 8 Postpartum Reflections in Almost Tanka 1. Melinda says sixty percent Would be prevented If we could collect The palpating liquor As it spills out of our wombs2. When there is so much Daily life i…

Sharing an intimate reflection on childbirth and our poor maternal outcomes in the US in @paraselenemag.bsky.social issue 2:
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Featuring works by:

@helendestroy.bsky.social
@mollyakin.bsky.social
@poetlaurie.bsky.social
@clayrebenz.bsky.social

... and many more!

Astronomy: the Aurora Borealis, with pine trees in the foreground. Coloured lithograph after a pastel by M. Raebel, 1909

💜 Issue #2 is UP and waiting to be READ on our website! 💜

This is an absolutely incredible issue filled with amazingly talented poets y'all, from top to bottom. Fill your poetry bucket and read the newest issue here:

paraselenemagazine.com/issues/curre...

Wondering where to send poetry? Add these places to your list:

@audilocus.bsky.social
@poetrycurrency.bsky.social
@publishedbyjake.bsky.social
@paraselenemag.bsky.social
@cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social
@rhinopoetry.bsky.social
@oneart.bsky.social
@fahmidanjournal.bsky.social
@rfpress.bsky.social

Issue #2 coming this Saturday. Mark your brain calendars.

ICYMI ⤵️

Smart Search List of the Day The Smart Search List of the Day is: Experimental Poetry feat. @diodeeditions.bsky.social @paraselenemag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com/search/smart/poetry/experimental-poetry-CALiV7wM

The Smart Search List of the Day is: Experimental Poetry feat. @diodeeditions.bsky.social @paraselenemag.bsky.social et al. https://duotrope.com...

@helendestroy.bsky.social
@mollyakin.bsky.social
@poetlaurie.bsky.social
@clayrebenz.bsky.social

(Our apologies if we missed any tags!)

‼️Contributors for Issue no. 2‼️

On its way. Thank you all for your patience. ❤️

<3

Happy friday! Here's a few places to hit up if you're sending poetry out:

@onlypoemsmag.bsky.social
@publishedbyjake.bsky.social
@maudlinhouse.bsky.social
@rejectionlit.bsky.social
@stonecirclereview.bsky.social
@oneart.bsky.social
@paraselenemag.bsky.social

Locking in for Issue #2

ICYMI ⤵️

Rage and Roses: On D A N G E R O U S B O D I E S / A N G E R O D E S by stevie redwood In the fifth line of “It’s San Francisco Summer,” poet stevie redwood calls readers to imagine “a fist of rage; a fist of roses; the fist erected / in solidarity or demand.” Like much of redwood’s …

New review: DANGEROUS BODIES/ANGER ODES by stevie redwood (@sundresspub.bsky.social)

"this book's major achievement: to personalize survival amid capitalist decay vividly enough to celebrate the 'uppercut to the fascist' as a logical act of righteous anger."

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Rage and Roses: On D A N G E R O U S B O D I E S / A N G E R O D E S by stevie redwood In the fifth line of “It’s San Francisco Summer,” poet stevie redwood calls readers to imagine “a fist of rage; a fist of roses; the fist erected / in solidarity or demand.” Like much of redwood’s …

A new review is up on our website! Click here to read "Rage and Roses: On D A N G E R O U S B O D I E S / A N G E R O D E S by stevie redwood" by contributor @lowermelody.bsky.social!

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Please read our submission guidelines before you submit! 😇

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if u missed our sub window, don't fret–here's some mags open4subs 💫
@mosspuppymag.bsky.social
@trashcatlit.bsky.social
@the-engine-idling.bsky.social
@cosmicdaffodil.bsky.social
@westtradereview.bsky.social
@sillygoosepress.bsky.social
@stonecirclereview.bsky.social
@paraselenemag.bsky.social

helloooo gorgeous people!!!

issue two drops on April 25th!!! thank you to all these wonderful people <3

Please read our submission guidelines before you submit! 😇

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(inspired by cherry blossom season in animal crossing)

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(inspired by cherry blossom season in animal crossing)