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Dr. Colleen S. Harris πŸ’™πŸ“š #booksky #libraries #spoonie

@warmaiden.bsky.social

Poet & academic library scholar. Author: The Light Becomes Us (Main Street Rag, 2025), Toothache in the Bone (boats against the current, 2025), These Terrible Sacraments (Doubleback, 2019) & more! www.colleensharris.com - Also a spondylitis & IBD #spoonie

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Hey folks - I'm one of the #poetry editors at IOE, and we're actively seeking full-length poetry manuscripts from women and BIPOC authors. It's a team I'm really proud to work with -- do consider us if you have a book the world needs to see!

11.08.2025 17:03 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you! Grateful just to be asked for the full ms. 😁

06.08.2025 05:02 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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When you query a newer press you're sort of in love with and they like your excerpt enough to request the full ms #fainting #actualsyncope #booksky #poetry #writing πŸ“šπŸ’™ πŸ“ πŸ“–

05.08.2025 04:12 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
The Light Becomes Us / Colleen S. Harris | Main Street Rag

Proud to have 2 #poems, "I Know Why She Writes" and "Gift Shop, Museum of Natural History" in the Summer 2025 issue of Main Street Rag along w/other fantastic writers! They also published my most recent book, The Light Becomes Us: mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/the-... DM for review copies!

03.08.2025 04:46 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Received a crazy flattering compliment from my poetics professor that has me looking at my life and wondering... 🀣

01.08.2025 20:52 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

As I understand it, 'insufferable asshole' is not a protected class, right?

01.08.2025 00:57 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Kittens and cats, thees and theys, #spoonie friends... I’m working on a hex that the next doc that casually says β€˜wait & see what happens over the next 6 weeks’ has to suffer the exact same for those 6 weeks. same pain level, same twinges, same nerve issues, same nonresponse to meds. #chronic

31.07.2025 01:30 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!

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I am so excited. @doesithavepockets.bsky.social will publish 3 of my #poems in Dec '25, & in March '26 will publish my long poem "It Begins This Way." Over the moon that their editorial team liked my work & shared kind comments 🫢
#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š #poetry πŸ“– #writing πŸ“

31.07.2025 00:26 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0

Now you've gone too far πŸ˜‚πŸ’•

29.07.2025 16:11 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

YES. Not me throwing out my shoulder regularly trying to turn over in bed under my 30 lb blanket πŸ˜…

29.07.2025 04:47 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!! I keep looking at my inbox convinced they sent me the wrong email πŸ˜… It's wild to get to sit beside poets I study!

29.07.2025 03:39 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

I can't believe it! I keep waiting to get the 'oops we emailed the wrong person' email πŸ˜…

29.07.2025 03:36 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Jackdaw Press just accepted 3 #poems ("Considering a Diagnosis at Martin’s Fort Lake," "Ocean Aubade," & "Tragedy Should Be More Dramatic") for the fall issue! Their last 2 amazing issues they published poems by Kooser, Fisk, Hass, & Laux. Imma die. *keels over*
πŸ’™πŸ“š #booksky πŸ“ #writing πŸ“– #poetry πŸ“šβ˜οΈ

29.07.2025 02:24 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1
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Issue 1 Fiction: β€œThe Space Between Sweet Pages” by Allister Nelson β€œF*ck Steve” by Loria Harris β€œMoonwalker” by Madison Ellingsworth Flash/Micro: β€œThe Chicken or …

Another win - my poem "What You Don't Learn as a New York Catholic" has been accepted into the 2nd issue of The Orange Rose lit mag! Their first issue was fantastic, take a look: theorangeroselitmag.com/2025/07/14/i...

#poetry πŸ’™πŸ“š #booksky πŸ“– #writing πŸ“ #Publishing #poetsky

28.07.2025 21:30 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 4    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Auspicious start to the week! Masque & Spectacle accepted my #poem "The Magic of You Lingers," and Failed Haiku accepted one of my senryu!
πŸ’™πŸ“š #booksky πŸ“– #poetry πŸ“ #ReadMorePoetry #writing

28.07.2025 17:06 β€” πŸ‘ 9    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Woot!! Eclectica Magazine just accepted three of my #poems: "As I Take My Blood Pressure Pills, I Remember," "Casting About for Image of Comfort, I Remember," and "A Sonnet for Gifts That Last Long Beyond Their Giving."
#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š #poetry πŸ“ #writing πŸ“– #publishing πŸ“šβ˜οΈ #spoonie #CripLit #CripLib

27.07.2025 21:18 β€” πŸ‘ 17    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 1

This is fucking terrible

26.07.2025 16:53 β€” πŸ‘ 375    πŸ” 143    πŸ’¬ 7    πŸ“Œ 2

Proud to have a new #poem, "The Discipline of Drowning," in @skyislandjournal.bsky.social 's Issue 32, out today. The writing in this journal is top-tier, & I'm honored to see my work published alongside such talent by such caring editors!
#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š #poetry πŸ“– #writing πŸ“ #publishing πŸ“šβ˜οΈ #librarians

26.07.2025 21:52 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 7    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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25.07.2025 20:50 β€” πŸ‘ 7    πŸ” 2    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!!

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I need a polish daddy who would see the new Mooncat collection dropped today and Venmo me $200 like, "Hey kitten, Polish Daddy's treat, just send me pics of your nails when you paint them." πŸ˜‚

25.07.2025 19:07 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Thank you!! I'm seriously over the moon

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Y'all, I am floored. Sheila-Na-Gig online, one of the best literary magazines I've ever had the pleasure of reading (fan for years), accepted my poem "The Friendship of Older Women" (written for and dedicated to BFF @parisnoire.bsky.social, no less)!

#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š #poetry πŸ“– #writing πŸ“

25.07.2025 01:18 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0

For fiction, Catherynne Valente's Palimpsest is amazing #booksky

24.07.2025 20:03 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jason & Jeff at @skyislandjournal.bsky.social - your postcard absolutely made my month!! The personal touch of a handwritten note was really heartwarming during a difficult week for me. Thank you for the thoughtfulness! πŸ’•πŸ’•

24.07.2025 03:07 β€” πŸ‘ 6    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Toothache in the Bone Toothache in the Bone [Harris, Colleen S.] on Amazon.com. *FREE* shipping on qualifying offers. Toothache in the Bone

Have you read my recent #poetry collections yet & rated them on Amazon/Goodreads/Storygraph? DM for review copies!
Toothache in the Bone on Amazon: www.amazon.com/dp/B0FCMCXQS...
The Light Becomes Us at the press site: mainstreetragbookstore.com/product/the-...
#booksky πŸ’™πŸ“š #skypoets πŸ“šβ˜οΈ #CripLib πŸ“– πŸ“

23.07.2025 16:02 β€” πŸ‘ 5    πŸ” 5    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

(Also, I swear I didn't call myself 'acclaimed' or 'a major voice,' but I'm totally flying high that @salvationsouth.com did!!)

21.07.2025 22:29 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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