@christinalinsin.bsky.social
Poet, teacher, librarian. Western Region VP, The Poetry Society of Virginia Reviews Editor, South Florida Poetry Journal
Friday, November 14th at 7:30 PM Eastern
SoFloPoJo Issue 39 POETRY Launch Reading
featuring poets from our November Issue
us02web.zoom.us/.../register...
Plus, my reading/TBD pile... Which is always growing...
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Poetry shelfie #3 - journals, prosody, and anthologies
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Poetry shelfie #2 - Millay through Zagajewski
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Poetry shelfie #1 - Allen through Mickiewicz
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"Rich and sensuous, Dallis's debut weaves together ekphrasis, clear poetic imagery, and the eternal sounding of the sea to create a portal through which reader becomes witness, and prosaic contains holy.." Christina Linsin reviews Encounters for the Living and the Dead in South Florida Poetry Journal
Read the new review of Jameela F. Dallis’s Encounters for the Living and the Dead by @christinalinsin.bsky.social in @soflopojo.bsky.social’s November issue here! 👉 www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/reviews-2024... #poetry #booksky
04.11.2025 17:56 — 👍 10 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0New reviews live today in SoFloPoJo's 39th issue:
@taylorbyas.bsky.social
Resting Bitch Face
@josehernandezdz.bsky.social
The Parachutist
Jameela F. Dallis's
Encounters For the Living and the Dead
@riverriverbooks.bsky.social
and
Judith H. Montgomery's
The Ferry Keeper
A blue flyer with an American flag on it. The flyer has white lettering which indicates a free poetry workshop for veterans will be held at the Clifton Forge Public Library on Church Street in Clifton Forge, Virginia from 6:30-8:00pm on September 9th.
I will be giving a free, local poetry workshop for veterans. Please let me know if you have any questions.
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🗓️Monthly reminder: The Circle is always open.
No fee. Quick turnaround. Link to guidelines in bio.
#Poetry #PoetryCommunity #CallForSubmissions #LitMag
The book cover of Resting Bitch Face: poems by Taylor Byas looks like a sepia-toned photograph, mirrored into a double image of a beautiful, stylish African-American woman. Her manicured hand rests under her chin. The cover is in greens and browns with cream, bright salmon and red lettering.
I have been looking forward to this absolutely gorgeous book's arrival and know I am going to enjoy my weekend now that it will be filled with @taylorbyas.bsky.social 's work. ❤️
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Twenty-eight years ago today, we started an adventure. ❤️
15.08.2025 10:24 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0There is so much fantastic poetry in this issue!! Come listen with us!
10.08.2025 19:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I am so grateful to have three new poetry book reviews in the August issue of South Florida Poetry Journal. This issue, I review books by Jessica Nirvana Ram, Robin Walter, and Joe Wilkins. Please check it out at the link in the comments.
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26.07.2025 19:08 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0I can't decide if I'm just feeling b*itchy tonight or if my school's new SLOGAN - "Race to Excellence" is really as horrific as I'm thinking it is.
(I teach sixth grade in a struggling school)
(Why are we racing?)
(Is there a finish line?)
(What about those who can't/don't want to race?)
A close-up image of a cylindrical cactus takes up most of the frame. The cactus needles and three pink and yellow cactus blossoms are clearly visible.
If you're stuck living on a cactus, try to be the flower, not the needle...
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A gray cat with one eye looks directly at the camera. He is lying on a white and pine staircase, and the front part of his body is between two rungs of the staircase. He is very cute.
Pirate (my foster-fail from two years ago). ❤️
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Monthly reminder: Stone Circle Review reads year-round and publishes weekly. Send one poem (no themes, no fees) and hear back in within 28 days. Link in bio. #Poetry #PoetryCommunity #Poems
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I am very proud to have a new poem up at Porcupine Literary. If you would like to read it, you may find it here:
www.porcupineliterary.com/post/no-life...
OPEN TO SUBS! RIVERRIVERBOOKS.ORG Purple background graphic with a wheel of books
Psst…we’re reading full-length poetry manuscripts now. Yes, we read them all. Yes, all submitters hear back from us before we announce selections. No, there’s no mandatory reading fee. 📚💙🌊🌊
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I am so proud to have a new poem live this morning in South Florida Poetry Journal's May issue. You may read it here, if you'd like:
www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com
It's absolutely gorgeous. ❤️
12.02.2025 21:17 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0Last Friday, we were evacuated from our middle school for a suspicious gas smell. OSHA has now taken over our building, and we are trying to cobble together online learning for the 650 children we serve without access to any of our materials.
So, how is your week going?
My review of @britrogers.bsky.social Good Dress is live on South Florida Poetry Journal. If you would like to read it, here is the link:
www.southfloridapoetryjournal.com/reviews-2024...
I loved it, too. So, so good!
23.01.2025 22:22 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0It was my pleasure to write a review for your book. I really loved it. Thank you so much for sharing your art with the world. ❤️
21.01.2025 18:14 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0My review of Brittany Rogers's (@britrogers.bsky.social ) Good Dress:poems will be published by SoFloPoJo in their February issue, so please be on the lookout for it. And if you haven't had a chance to read Good Dress, please do. It is wonderful.
21.01.2025 15:09 — 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0Me, please! I would like to be added to the reviewer list. 😁
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