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Cynthia Manick

@cmanick.bsky.social

Poet, Editor, & Curator 📙No Sweet Without Brine (HarperCollins-Amistad, 2023) 🚀The Future of Black: Afrofuturism, Black Comics, & Superhero Poetry (Blair Publisher, 2021) 🙌Blue Hallelujahs (Black Lawrence Press, 2016) http://www.cynthiamanick.com

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This poem was hard to write, but one I'm so proud of! #poetry #writingcommunity #mentalhealth #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity

17.10.2025 03:41 — 👍 5    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Next Wednesday 8/20 at @phbookstores.bsky.social a salon style evening of poetry and jazz @clmporg.bsky.social @asterismbooks.bsky.social

14.08.2025 00:05 — 👍 5    🔁 2    💬 1    📌 0
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@blairpub.bsky.social & I are proud to announce the ⭐️ Polaris Poetry Series!⭐️ Featuring collections of Afrofuturistic and Afrofuturism-adjacent poetry! Submission is open for the month of July! #bookpublishing #poetrybooks #afrofuturism #opensubmissions #writers #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers

03.07.2025 16:31 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0
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Happening tomorrow at Word Up bookstore @7pm tinyurl.com/yc6mrkac We'll be celebrating the lovely Nadia Alexis & her collection Beyond the Watershed!⭐ #nadiaalexis #nycbooklaunch #wordupbooks #cynthiamanick #debutpoetrybook #poetrylovers #blackwomenpoets #washingtonheights #harlem #buyblackbooks

26.06.2025 22:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0
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Official ⏰to #AWP25 in LA😍 I'll be signing copies of #nosweetwithoutbrine via @poetshouse.bsky.social, supporting @stevenleyva.bsky.social new collection, & doing a panel on writing about the body. Come through for a hug, head nod, or shared space! linktr.ee/cmanick #poetrycommunity #writingcommunty

22.03.2025 19:48 — 👍 7    🔁 2    💬 0    📌 0
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And AWP we got the freshest poems and the lit 🔥 experimental music 🎼, to make your Friday night hype.

Come out 3/28, 7pm and celebrate the west coast launch of my book THE OPPOSITE OF CRUELTY, published by @blairpub.bsky.social

19.03.2025 14:44 — 👍 4    🔁 5    💬 0    📌 2
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Our Favorite Reads for Black History Month In honor of Black History Month, PEN America staff selected some of our favorite titles from Black authors. Whether you’re hoping to celebrate literature’s greats or find Black history month books for...

Big thanks to @penamerica.bsky.social for listing #nosweetwithoutbrine as one of their #blackhistorymonth #poetry reads! pen.org/black-histor... I'm in honored company 📚⭐

28.02.2025 23:11 — 👍 6    🔁 1    💬 1    📌 0

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