Sarah Wolfson

Close-up of a pelican, wings spread, in full flight

Morning field report:

“The crazy river of your mind, / Framed by endless strings of small whortleberry lights, ablaze,…”

— Lucie Brock-Broido, from “Moon River” in Stay, Illusion

Micro-season: Indigo Girls, fresh snow, blue bird day.

“How extravagant and human this conceit. / Would things be better if she could see herself as otter?”

Lorna Crozier, from “Otter” in The Wrong Cat

a close-up of large red and gold striped Christmas ornement hanging from a tree over snowy ground

Field report: embodied February ennui

Pope Leo tells priests not to use AI to write homilies or seek likes on TikTok "To give a true homily is to share faith," and artificial intelligence "will never be able to share faith," the pope said.

“Pope Leo XIV has urged priests to not to use artificial intelligence to write their homilies or to seek ‘likes’ on social media platforms like TikTok.”

“‘To give a true homily is to share faith,’ and artificial intelligence ‘will never be able to share faith,’ the pope added.”

less celestial, I celebrate a tail

If you like Olympic gold medalist Alysa Liu's spirited commitment to self-expression and performing on her own terms, wait until you meet middle-aged women. ;)

Seed pods on snowy stairs.

Morning field report.

Throwback winter poem of mine: www.radarpoetry.com/winter-congr... ❄️❄️❄️

The Important Work continues The conversation we’re having isn’t about AI; it’s about teaching and learning

The Important Work is about to turn 1, and I wrote a final post about what I've learned and what resonated with readers. Here, a thread of some of our most read and most shared posts of 2025. theimportantwork.substack.com/p/the-import... /1

Throwback winter poem of mine: www.radarpoetry.com/winter-congr... ❄️❄️❄️

Seed pods on snowy stairs.

Morning field report.

Ruminating on the perspective-shaking fact that the Olympics are only a few days longer than a typical university drop/add period.

microseason: a phoebe calling and calling outside my morning window as if the groundhog had been utterly mistaken.

Lorna Crozier on pumpkins:

“Because they are moons defeated by gravity, // hugging the earth in their orbits, as we do, / dust to dust. Because in soups and pies / and thick slices of pumpkin bread, // we taste what they know of time.”

from “Why I Love Pumpkins” in The Blue Hour of the Day

King Arthur Baking eyes retail expansion, starting in Virginia The Norwich flour and baking products company will open a retail store and baking school in Alexandria, Virginia, later this year. More locations could follow.

The fast-growing Vermont flour company, fueled by its pandemic success, thinks it has found the recipe to replicate its brick-and-mortar experience nationwide.

Lorna Crozier on pumpkins:

“Because they are moons defeated by gravity, // hugging the earth in their orbits, as we do, / dust to dust. Because in soups and pies / and thick slices of pumpkin bread, // we taste what they know of time.”

from “Why I Love Pumpkins” in The Blue Hour of the Day

The final lines of a poem called “The Day of the Animals” by Lorna Crozier.

Better late than never to come to the poetry of Lorna Crozier.

Ruminating on the perspective-shaking fact that the Olympics are only a few days longer than a typical university drop/add period.

microseason: a phoebe calling and calling outside my morning window as if the groundhog had been utterly mistaken.

Here’s my advice on how to use 10 fiendish & deeply “assorted” words to craft a decent poem in just 48 hours. (To students & former students reading this post: don’t make a habit of writing poems this fast. But @cv2magazine.bsky.social’s 2-Day Poem Contest is too fun to pass up.)

Sarah Wolfson, 1st place winner of the 2025 2-Day Poem Contest, is here to share her perspective on writing a poem in 48 hours!

Follow the link to sign up for the 2026 contest! contemporaryverse2.ca/2-day-poem-c...

Read @sarahwolfson.bsky.social 's advice below!

Announcing: The 2026 QWF Mentorship Pairs - Quebec Writers' Federation Meet the mentors and mentees of the 2026 QWF Mentorship Program!

Introducing: The 2026 QWF Mentorship Pairs!

From February to May, seven emerging writers and one emerging translator will work with their mentors to make the transition to the next stage of their careers, culminating in a public reading in June.

See the pairs 👉️ qwf.org/announcing-t...

Fresh Pages Workshop Scholarships for Underrepresented Writers and Playwrights - Quebec Writers' Federation The Fresh Pages Workshop Scholarships are designed to help aspiring writers and playwrights who are … More info Read more

🚨 Scholarship opportunity for #BIPOCwriters! 🚨

We still have Fresh Pages Scholarships to award for the Spring 2026 Workshop season. Each scholarship covers the full cost of registering for one of our workshops and a free one-year membership in QWF. Open to BIPOC applicants. qwf.org/activities/p...

If your study is framed as asking whether "AI" does X as well as humans do, it's fundamentally misguided and I'd argue not scientifically sound.

A short 🧵>>

“On the common, there were swans // Pretending to be boats that carried people // Who imagined they felt joy.”

— Lucie Brock-Broido

‘Abstract VT’ Podcast Uncovers Creative Hidden Gems | Seven Days Host Abbey Berger-Knorr, aka Abbey B.K., takes her music-and-arts podcast to the next level after the closure of its former home at Burlington’s Big Heavy World.

Host Abbey Berger-Knorr, aka Abbey B.K., takes her music-and-arts podcast to the next level after the closure of its former home at Burlington’s Big Heavy World. www.sevendaysvt.com/music/musicf...

“The crazy river of your mind, / Framed by endless strings of small whortleberry lights, ablaze,…”

— Lucie Brock-Broido, from “Moon River” in Stay, Illusion

“I stopped loving a boy one day, which day, exactly / I wouldn’t know, much the same as the never-knowing // When or how the trout I caught regrew the wound // His inner cheek took on….”

— Lucie Brock-Broido, from “Just-So Story” in Stay, Illusion