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@officialdonikaAuthor of Bestiary and The Renunciations| @GraywolfPress | Kate Tufts | Hurston/Wright | Anisfield-Wolf | @IowaEnglish | she/her/dr.
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Been hearing lots of confusion around how to pronounce my name. The emphasis is on the second syllable: Duh-KNEE-kah. More like Shanika and not at all like Monica.
📢 We are now open to submissions for contemporary poetry in translation! Guidelines here: graywolfpress.submittable.com/submit/304532/…
Come join us for a writing workshop with @officialdonika @melissafebos on Dec. 14, 1-2:30 pm EST! Generative writing exercises will be inspired by the work of June Jordan. All proceeds go to @sameerproject 💖 Sign up here: workshops4gaza.com/calendar/direc…
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Tomorrow in Minneapolis: Check out this incredible reading and conversation with @NebeolisaO and @officialdonika! The event link is in the comments!
A year ago, we said goodbye to my sweet old dog, Chuck. He was my dearest companion for almost 16 years, and I miss him. He was a very good, very strange bean.
Congratulations to Evie Shockley (@seminewblack), winner of the Academy of American Poets’s (@POETSorg) “Academy Fellowship.” The award is given to one poet each year to recognize distinguished poetic achievement.
In two weeks' time, I'll be having a conversation with Donika Kelly at Milkweed Books. I'm really looking forward to this one!!! I hope people will find the time to attend this one.
Join us at 7pm with the Iowa City Book Festival! Carrie Lowry Schuettpelz will read from and talk about her new book, The Indian Card: Who Gets to be Native in America! She'll be joined in conversation by retired journalist Harry Smith.
Thru 10/28: The John Lewis Writing Grants (@gawriters) are awarded annually in the categories of fiction, non-fiction, and poetry. The purpose of the grants is to elevate, encourage, and inspire the voices of Black writers in Georgia. georgiawriters.org/john-lewis-wri…
"A poet come to wake us up for good.” — @angelnafis ✨💛✨ Debut poetry collection Good Dress by @brittanyroger_ out 10.15.24! Read more & pre-order now!✨ bit.ly/GoodDressBook
War crime after war crime...
BREAKING: An Israeli airstrike has killed at least 20 people including children at a school-turned-shelter in central Gaza, according to local hospitals. apnews.com/article/israel…
i titled the book the silence that remains; because it’s “liberation movement” not liberalized movement “Hills of the north wind rise of the south” Here’s Ghassan Zaqtan 1988
We have a BIG weekend coming up full of online workshops and readings, with all proceeds going to families in Gaza or families who need support post-evacuation. Here are three you can join us for: 🧵
Today’s Featured Poem: “Flo Milli Shit” by @brittanyroger_ , from Good Dress, published by @Tin_House Read here: poems.com/poem/flo-milli…
The happiest of Happy Pub Days (and a belated happy 31st birthday! 🥳) to TERMINAL MALADIES and @NebeolisaO! Winner of the 2023 CAAPP Book Prize selected by @Nic_Sealey, Okwudili's "thunderous" debut is available, from @AutumnHousePrs, at your local bookseller today!
DL Sep 30: The X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize; submit an unpublished full-length collection of poetry to win a $10,000 advance, @TxReviewPress's X. J. Kennedy Poetry Prize Fellowship at @vtstudiocenter & a standard royalty contract; fee: $28; judge: @dlseuss texasreviewpress.org/submissions/x-…
The level of suffering & need in Gaza is tremendous, & it’s perhaps impossible to choose who to help. But, helping someone is better than helping no one. I’m listing below some fundraisers that I’m following closely. These have all been thoroughly vetted. All the details👇🧵
Debut poetry collection Good Dress by @brittanyroger_ is out 10/15/24!✨ “A once-in-a-generation debut.”—Angel Nafis “This self-assured, dazzling debut has a story to tell.”—Aricka Foreman Read more: bit.ly/GoodDressBook
Translators! The Wisconsin Poetry Translation Prize at the @UWiscPress is open until November 7! Judge this year is @IdraNovey !Submit your manuscripts of poetry in translation! Guidelines below! Jhttps://uwpress.wisc.edu/poetryguide.html
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