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KT Herr

@ktherr.bsky.social

Poet / Musician / Educator / Curious Person PhD / University of Houston Poetry Editor / Gulf Coast Journal Board member / Four Way Books Words in Foglifter, Grist, ALR, Mass Rev, Black Warrior Rev, Frontier, etc.... https://linktr.ee/kt_herr

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Last fall, I taught a class for Inprint Houston. For one exercise, I used 3Elements Review's three-word prompt, & ended up with a poem of my own. I think it's healthy to practice sending really fresh work out into the world, even when it feels vulnerable & raw.

www.3elementsreview.com

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Gender study; gestalt - SmokeLong Quarterly A woman is driving 100 miles-per-hour toward a brick wall. She’s slamming the brakes, but they don’t work. Her boyfriend, in the passenger’s seat, chews gum and scrolls Instagram. He pumps one fist an...

β€˜Cloud vomit litters the berm; the wall holds its bricks a little tighter.’

Brilliant, original, prize-winning flash from @ktherr.bsky.social in @smokelong.bsky.social 🧱

www.smokelong.com/stories/gend...

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Gender study; gestalt - SmokeLong Quarterly A woman is driving 100 miles-per-hour toward a brick wall. She’s slamming the brakes, but they don’t work. Her boyfriend, in the passenger’s seat, chews gum and scrolls Instagram. He pumps one fist an...

β€œLove me says the woman, talking to the wall. Love me says the wall, turning to mist.” - @ktherr.bsky.social

www.smokelong.com/stories/gend...

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Tytyty to @smokelong.bsky.social for this v generous reading of my work, & thanks to Michael for a super fun interview!! Living for all these micros πŸ₯°

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Catherine of Siena considers her marriage by KT Herr

"it got so He was popping in so often / I had half an eye out"

"Catherine of Siena considers her marriage" by @ktherr.bsky.social

psalteryandlyre.org/2025/04/21/c...

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