Nicole Robinson

A Conversation with Spencer Reece Visit the post for more.

We've got lots more great reading in @adroitjournal.bsky.social #55, which launched yesterday. Here's a conversation with Spencer Reece conducted by Kimberley Grey. Spencer's most recent book of poems is ACTS, from @fsgbooks.bsky.social.

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Wow! We are blown away and so honored. Huge thanks to Peter Campion, ‪@coryfirestine.bsky.social‬, Eleanor Safe, Joe Floresca, ‪@patricktdavis.bsky.social‬ and @clmporg.bsky.social‬.

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PEN America Condemns Attacks on Journalists Covering Los Angeles Protests - PEN America PEN America joined 24 other press freedom and media organizations in signing a letter, led by the First Amendment Coalition, Freedom of the Press Foundation, and Los Angeles Press Club, condemning att...

PEN America joins 24 other press freedom and media organizations in condemning attacks on journalists covering immigration protests in the Los Angeles area. pen.org/press-releas...

People in Gaza are starving, sick & dying as the aid blockade continues

The entire 2.1 million population of Gaza is facing prolonged food shortages, with nearly half a million people in a catastrophic situation of hunger, acute malnutrition, starvation, illness and death. This is one of the world’s worst hunger crises, unfolding in real time.

Photo of a girl with her hands outstretched at a food distribution point asking for food.

End the aid blockade: Since the aid blockade began on 2 March 2025, 57 children have reportedly died from the effects of malnutrition, according to the Ministry of Health. This number is likely an underestimate and is likely to increase.

End the aid blockade!

People in Gaza are dying while WHO and partners' medical supplies and food are minutes away, ready for deployment. WHO calls for the release of all hostages and a ceasefire.

Peace is the only medicine.
Read more: www.who.int/news/item/12...

We had a fantastic time at our first AWP. What a joy to see so many friends and authors and to share interesting conversations and create new connections with all of the fascinating folks who stopped by. See you next year!

#awp25 #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #indiepublishing #resist

Thinking about cuts to humanities across many universities, I can't help but think about all the lists of words being expunged from gov't websites, grants, etc. A sign that words matter, and the humanities are those disciplines that give us methodology & rigor to interrogate how they matter.

Last Day on Earth in the Eternal City | Angie Estes | Poetry - Unbound Edition Press A dedication to the transformative power of language itself defines Estes' Last Day on Earth in the Eternal City. These poems excavate Baudelairean correspondences -- secret relations in the world of ...

What surreal joy it is to be entrusted with the publication of Angie Estes' seventh collection. She is among our nation's very finest poets... and was a finalist for the Pulitzer Prize for very good reasons! www.unboundedition.com/product/last...

YouTube video by Rep. Al Green Impeachment Announced by Rep. Al Green: Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere (MLK).

Impeachment Announced by Congressman Al Green:
Injustice Anywhere is a Threat to Justice Everywhere (MLK). Injustice in Gaza is a Threat to Justice in America. Watch Rep. Green's floor speech online: youtu.be/N2xG1K0izqs?...

Mark Joseph Stern: It is horrific. Foreign aid is a tiny portion of the federal budget, less than 1 percent. But Elon Musk targeted it first out of the gate, and now people are suffering. Musk has claimed the power to shutter USAID-to defund the entire agency unilaterally. Because of that, right now, millions of people around the world have lost access to life-saving drugs. People have been cut off from HIV treatment. Regions of the world suffering from famines have suddenly been cut off from their food supply. Patients in the middle of clinical trials, which hold great promise for breakthrough treatments, have been totally stranded in the midst of their own treatments because the trial got suspended overnight. There are vital programs that promote democracy and protect free elections all around the world that are being obliterated. There are thousands of Americans who are doing crucial humanitarian work promoting democracy abroad who are abruptly being called home with no notice, their lives and careers thrown into total disarray. It is a tragedy.

Don’t look away from the needless death being inflicted around the world by the Trump/Musk shutdown of USAID. Even if the federal courts ultimately save the agency, thousands of people will have died in the meantime. Because of a billionaire’s spite, sadism, and paranoia. slate.com/news-and-pol...

We are honored to announce that Unbound will publish Angie Estes’ 8th book, The Swallows Come Out: Selected Poems, 1995-2025, a volume of her most inventive and compelling poems. Coming March 2026.

“These are poems for the ages."
-Patrick Davis, publisher and editor in chief

More: loom.ly/Jv9FWAY

Prose, poetry, and the body-- my little piece on Ferry's poem about Johnson's prose about Pope's body. poems.com/features/wha...

My press is offering 30% off all titles for a limited time. Grab my book — or one of the other fabulous books!

Just purchased it. Looking forward to the read.

Lumen - Volume III Lumen (ISSN 2998-1751) aims to build and foster community through thoughtfully curated storytelling that shows the humanities at play today, highlights noteworthy humans throughout Ohio and dares to e...

Interested in #narrativemedicine? You can read about the work I have the honor to do in Lumen (page 31). I’m thankful for Ohio Humanities, my mentors & colleagues at Akron Children’s & Columbia University, and most importantly: I’m thankful for the children & families I’m privileged to serve.

YouTube video by TEDx Talks Can Medical Storytelling Save Lives | Rachel Fleishman | TEDxNewRiver

Honored to give this #tedx talk about my journey as a physician author and the magic of storytelling for patients and healthcare workers
If you watch, please let me know what you think!
#meded #MedSky #NeoSky #NICU #Neonatology #WomeninMedicine #narrativemedicine

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Thank you so much for sharing your experiences & journey. You capture so much of the impact of NM within such a short talk. I’ll forward to sharing this with many. Thanks again!

I have a lot to learn from you & others as well. Great to connect & support each other in the work. 💜

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Important announcement!

Tmrw, Sunday, Nov 17th 9pm-10pm ET/6pm-7pm PT, I'll be hosting my first ever narrative medicine #skychat! Come and join in to build community, talk #narrativemedicine and engage in a workshop.

Like if you're interested in attending. Repost so that we can reach folks.

I’m the narrative medicine coordinator at Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio where I lead narrative medicine workshops and interventions with patients, families, providers, and other staff throughout the hospital. Also teach at Northeast Ohio Medical University. Poet who then studied NM at Columbia.

Hoping to join.

I’m here & thankful for all of you. Poet & narrative medicine coordinator at Akron Children’s Hospital in Ohio.

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Present.

Wildly humbled and thankful to recieve an OAC Individual Excellence Award in poetry for 2024. Thank you so much for the generous support, Ohio Arts Council! Big congratulations to all of the recipients for their hard work!💜🎊

Yay!