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Mapping our world with our voices in poetry Igneus Press is a mission-driven publishing house committed to art and literature as peace-keeping tools in a world divided by social, economic, and political issues. https://igneuspress.com
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don't forget to write your story. write it now. We'll need real-life accounts of now to prove we were here, to tell how it really happened. all of it. write your story however you need to: in form or freeverse, in a letter to yourself, in a letter to me. It doesn't matter. write it now.

how we got to here we buried our stars and ploughed new soil bowed to the silver god lost the definition threw out the bitter herbs smiled like it's enough it should have been enough it was enough dce 2024 annandale

Una Pañuela Blanco read by Melinda A. Smith and her relative. www.youtube.com/watch?v=muIV...

8. Will you edit my poetry? If we notice something that might be a typo, or some inconsistency throughout the volume, we may ask you about your intent. The content is yours. Our poetry editing service is available as an add-on to our publishing package. Contact info@igneuspress for more details.

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Attention, music-centered writers: Jerry Jazz Musician is a wonderful friend of the arts! They accept jazz-related poetry, and run a semi-annual short fiction contest. Also, they host Community Bookshelf, promoting writers, like our anthology, Entangled: www.jerryjazzmusician.com/community-bo...

Of course there was the time a reader gently pointed out what they thought was a continuity error in one of our books and it turned out that four pages' worth of text had gone missing years before.

smart to do this ... maybe responsible media will consult gavinnewsom.com/california-f...

Short Poem of the Day. 📝

■ The Prevention of a Duel Between Karachiano, the Interpreter of the Italian Embassy, and Vitalis Pasha Due to the Death of a Dog, September 22, 1886 #italian #dog #duel #storia #historia

...and it would be remiss of us to not acknowledge this fine work of the Rural Oklahoma Museum of Poetry: wackypoemlife.com

We like this blog: spokenwordwithfofo.blogspot.com

When Ted Hughes and Daniel Weissbort founded MPT in 1965 they intended to get poetry out from behind the Iron Curtain into a wider circulation in English and benefit writers and readers in Britain and America by confronting them with good work from abroad. podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/i...

Who needs a pep talk? Here you go: creators.spotify.com/pod/show/pep...

One more, specific to comic book mechanics: podcasters.spotify.com/pod/show/com...

I'm watching Age of Innocence and calling it course prep. Happy last Sunday before the semester starts to all who celebrate.

A blog for poets who are currently incarcerated: freemindsbookclub.org/poems/

more thoughts on manuscript submissions by Diane Lockward: dianelockward.blogspot.com/2024/03/more...

another great podcast: commonplace.today/commonplace-...

Canadian Wrestling Poetry. Who knew? cjsw.com/program/body...

Center for Book Arts likes humans & supports their creativity. centerforbookarts.org

We love this podcast title. bostonartbookfair.com/Weird-Sounds...

Bartholomew Barker, Poet: Poets lie all the time but there are some truths only poetry can tell. bartbarkerpoet.com

Here's a great resource for African poets: africanpoetrybf.unl.edu/blog/

Let's see what J.P. is thinking: On Why Modern Poetry Could Be Better 2ndwasteland.wordpress.com/2022/04/21/o...

our editor @debewing.bsky.social is so excited about finding this website: "for those who think poetry is *still* a crime" thenewblackbartpoetrysociety.wordpress.com/tag/poetry-b...

visiblepoetry.ca On Losing Power: Reflections on Generational Sadness

A case for semicolons. www.alcoholicpoet.com

Another interesting project: Backlisted.fm

We should just start another thread on great websites and podcasts, yeah? Yeah. The Creative Process: www.creativeprocess.info/poetry/

Another great website: Cultural Front www.culturalfront.org/p/poetry.html

#vss365 #question “What is your purpose?”, was the #question he always posed she had her answer ready this time… “to find someone better than you”. his dominance removed he was merely a boy pretending to be Alpha was his mirage and decoy 👄 #cOc

writers are the reason literature departments exist lest we forget

President Jimmy Carter's motorcade on its way through Atlanta.

Here's another cool website with life advice for poets: www.datingapoet.com/poetry

Another fascinating podcast: Haiku Chronicles www.haikuchronicles.com/podcasts/