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Debbra Palmer

@palmerpdx.bsky.social

Publicist, CALYX Press | Associate poetry editor, CALYX Journal | Book Reviewer, NY Journal of Books

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I Couldn't Stop Thinking About Her Let's widen the pride with LIONESS.

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20.02.2026 21:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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On White Girls & deconstructing whiteness

"Let us bring about a mutation in human relations! Carry yourself towards a vast movement, towards a world that holds and protects all of us. Reject supremacy in all its forms. The future for us is a reunification of humanity.

On White Girls
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03.02.2026 02:45 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

Hey, I’ll add here that performance reviews for neurodivergent people can be outright traumatic. They need to stop.

03.05.2025 15:47 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#corporateculture #toxicbosses #listentothepoets #jobbyjob #humanresources #bullshit

03.05.2025 15:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Feng’s poem (May/June American Poetry Review) speaks to working poets out there, and to everyone who is subject to these stupid evaluations. And now with AI aiding in the construction and writing the reviews of our effectiveness, our β€œsuccess”, now can we finally call B.S. on performance reviews?

03.05.2025 15:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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#bonzo is classic.

21.04.2025 06:26 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

#calyxpress #poetry #womenpoets #bookreviews

22.03.2025 21:44 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read my review of Jessica Pierce’s latest. @calyxpress.org

22.03.2025 21:16 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Do you love where you live? #NEPDX

23.02.2025 19:33 β€” πŸ‘ 2    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Jane Hirshfield on Substack A Second Post Β  Once again, history repeats itself. Β  January 24th 2017, the newly arrived Trump administration ordered scientists working for the government to be silent, instructing them not to ...

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"Moving toward liberation requires all of us to care β€” about where we are going, but also about each other. This means, revolutionize your friendships, have friends that are aligned with your vision of the world you want to live in.

This is spiritual work."

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The Great Humbling Are we ready for all the spiritual work to come?

The Great Humbling
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Sinister Wisdom: More Love!: Lesbian and Feminist Publishing in the 2000s and 2010s
YouTube video by Sinister Wisdom Sinister Wisdom: More Love!: Lesbian and Feminist Publishing in the 2000s and 2010s

Hear the words of Stephanie Andrea Allen (NIP). Start (again) where we are. Literary movements. In person. Ground ourselves in the people we live with and around. & at 35:57 Eesha Pandit speaks to telling a story as a feminist practice. The whole session is great! #communityofwriters #feministpress

21.02.2025 21:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Stories shape culture. In a time when book bans, censorship, & attacks on women's voices are ramping up, one of the most powerful things we can do is amplify stories that matter. Let’s make sure stories by Women+ and BIPOC authors are not erased! Book list & sign-up link in bio. #communityofwriters

09.02.2025 21:40 β€” πŸ‘ 8    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Dear little me: I became the artist you wanted to be. #artist #poet #poetlife #iowehereverything #andmywife

07.02.2025 17:49 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of our latest issue, a stunning collection of poetry, prose, and visual art created by women+ artists.

🌸 Preorder now @calyxpress.org

#CalyxPress #Poetry #Prose #VisualArt #WomenArtists #PreorderNow #GiftIdeas #SupportWomenInArt

06.02.2025 19:21 β€” πŸ‘ 11    πŸ” 3    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Hate tyrants. Dismiss whatever insults your soul. #poetry #poets #communityofwriters #loveyourneighbors

02.02.2025 21:21 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Read, share, act.

28.01.2025 18:32 β€” πŸ‘ 2059    πŸ” 1024    πŸ’¬ 38    πŸ“Œ 61

Yes. Plus, there's something about the suggestion that we stop using the bad channels that feels like someone telling me to shut up. And it's not the Bad Tech Bros. It all feels unsettling and sad.

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Turn Off Your Virtue Signals Not everyone can manage to do what you consider to be correct

Turn Off Your Virtue Signals
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I see people deactivating various social media accounts, which I understand & respect, but I’m done letting Bad Tech Brosℒ️ chase me out of my community spaces.

Maybe there are no more β€œgood places.” Maybe there are only good people doing their best to navigateβ€”& use for goodβ€”problematic spaces.

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An image of the cover of the book β€œWhat If We Get It Right” by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

An image of the cover of the book β€œWhat If We Get It Right” by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

If you need some optimism in your reading world, I highly recommend giving this collection of essays/interviews a read. We’ve heard all the doom about our climate emergency. β€œWhat If We Get It Right” takes a moment to share a vision of the future if we do make changes. It’s hope, for a change.

25.01.2025 16:13 β€” πŸ‘ 43    πŸ” 8    πŸ’¬ 2    πŸ“Œ 0
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My 8 y/o niece and I made this comic. Seems like a good one to keep handy. She’s so f’ing rad. #donthate #dohats AND I just heard @alisonbechdel.bsky.social has a new book coming out! #reasonstolive

24.01.2025 15:18 β€” πŸ‘ 4    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 1    πŸ“Œ 0
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Passing it on. From #NEpdx #imstillpissedtho

24.01.2025 15:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

this genuinely, without exaggeration, healed a little fracture inside of me that has been broken my whole adult life

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And when you try to leave the stores by passing through closed-off security gates! Once I tried to leave (I couldn't find my favorite trail mix :) & I still had to go through the security gates--there was NO OTHER WAY out. Big panic. I always fear I will be wrongly accused.

23.01.2025 17:29 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners! www.bookcritics.org/2025/01/23/n...

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A Way of Living: On Direct Action and Survival Work in the Face of American Fascism The morning after Trump was elected for the first time, Quaker elders, radical Black youth, anarchists, parents and toddlers circled around my woodstove to continue planning our solidarity action a…

β€œEmbrace reality as it is…Embrace action and practice. Embrace the possibilities in everyday life. Embrace mystery, learning, and the brutality of the truth. In times of authoritarianism…Let’s gather with the people we trust and the resources we have and get started.”

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Thanks a bunch!😁

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Next time you update, please add me. Thanks!

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