R. Quesada

Thinking about title for my talk. Leaning toward something like Poetry in the Age of the Image…I might just fall into it.

Congratulations!

In which I talk to a Mid-American Review editor about the value of local community.

Revisiting Sharon Olds's iconic poem "Satan Says" this week on the podcast, in a discussion that nerds out about metaphor, point of view, and casting off the hell that is shame.

Listen online at breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com, or wherever poetry makes you horn-y.

to measure the blue unravelling.

the poet’s task (du Bouchet, tr. Young)

Diane Seuss, this poem is haunting me. (Go get Diane’s new book Modern Poetry. Now.)

The pipes 😍 💋

Libraries are the glue holding us together.

If you're anywhere near Pasadena, join us this Thursday evening at 6 p.m. for Golden Verse: A Poetic Homage to Friendship. There will be cheesecake! 😁

Location: 1540 Lincoln Avenue, Pasadena, CA 91103

www.eventbrite.com/e/golden-ver...

In just a few weeks, I will be joining an exceptional group of poets at Baylor University's Beall Poetry Festival, a three-day event showcasing modern poetry through readings, discussions, and lectures.

beall.artsandsciences.baylor.edu

Haha wouldn’t that be great!

Poetry lifts the veil from the hidden beauty of the world, and makes familiar objects be as if they were not familiar. -Percy Bysshe Shelley.

My family has roots in Toledo and it seems Cervantes may have been inspired by a great grandfather of mine.

Thinking about seminar on prayer as revision. How to charm a draft toward music and clarity. Incense or patchouli required.

This would be a small revision workshop for US-based and another for International writers.

Yesterday My friend says I was not a good son

Read this. Don’t ever forget it.

poets.org/poem/yesterday

I’m applying for an award given by the Modern Language Association for the publication of a literary work—Latinx Poetics—by scholars with no tenure, or in a non-traditional role. Hmm, I think I was unemployed when the book was published. I hope that qualifies.🤞🏼

Embracing the vibrant spirit of renewal, families unite under the glow of lanterns and fireworks, welcoming prosperity and happiness in the Year of the Dragon. Happy Chinese Lunar New Year! 🧧

#chinesenewyear #dragon

One of the most exciting poetry books I’ve read in a long time. Congratulations to Mandy Gutman-Gonzalez—this is a stunning poetry chapbook from End of the Line Press.

In March, I'll be teaching two new courses for the Attic. Consider sharing or joining me!

Learn more: atticinstitute.com/node/2587

To those who act with kindness and contend with failures as an opportunity for grace and friendship, thank you. People like me with ADHD and anxiety will sometimes not meet your expectations but don't count us out. I love you.

I am not trying to seduce you... Would you like me to seduce you? Is that what you're trying to tell me?

breakingformpod.buzzsprout.com

Had a convo with the managing editor of an established literary journal. We began discussing how ideal it would be if a wealthy literary organization acquired journals struggling to survive. Why not create a consortium to ensure the longevity of small magazines? 👀

The inaugural ✨Sarabande Prize in the Essay✨ is open to manuscript submissions through February 15!

Just what exactly are we looking for when we say ✨ESSAY✨? Swipe for a breakdown! —>

Learn more and submit at the link in our bio.

Finding ways to use “inter alia” in casual conversations.

Tomorrow, get ready for a vexing story of sex, lies, and Prufcock er Prufrock. It's "Sex Lives of Poets," featuring T.S. Eliot.

Poets and Writers!

Join me at the following events for the AWP Conference in Kansas City.

My manuscript is the 2023 Editors’ Choice: BRUTAL COMPANION!

Coming in autumn 🍂 2024!

I’m so happy to share in this honor with Carrie Bennett who is the winner of the 2023 Barrow Street Book Contest, chosen by Nathalie Handal for her manuscript, THE MOUTH IS ALS0 A COMPASS.

Hello, Los Angeles! I missed you.

Spent the day at Colorado College where I gave a reading and visited their Special Collections.

Rocky formation landscape

Visited the Garden of the Gods in Colorado Springs.