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mayacpopa.bsky.social
Cheerleader for other poets' poems | Founder of Conscious Writers Collective | Writes the Substack newsletter Poetry Today
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Woke up to this milestone. 😭🙏🏻 20,000 newsletter readers. I can’t believe my musings on poetry have drawn this beautiful crowd, landing me in the company of the serialized Dracula. I am SO grateful to you. 💛

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Check out @mayacpopa.bsky.social wonderful post on Easter Sunday and one of my poems (from SMALL GODS) included: The Irrepressible Theme of Resurrection open.substack.com/pub/mayacpop...

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Joy Harjo:

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Mary Oliver:

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Mary Oliver:

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Join us on 4/10 at 7 PM ET for an evening of poetry and conversation celebrating Carlie Hoffman, Rodney Terich Leonard, Ricardo Alberto Maldonado, and @mayacpopa.bsky.social 😄 Readings in Kray Hall with a reception to follow in the Reading Room! (1/2)

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“To what purpose, April, do you return again?”

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Forever revisiting this:

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E.E. Cummings:

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Alice Oswald on the moon:

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Forever revisiting this:

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Beyond honored that genius Jorie Graham is visiting Conscious Writers Collective (CWC) to speak on Robert Hayden's drafts. Our CWC guest teachers in April include Jorie Graham, Jane Hirshfield, Andre Dubus III, & Adam Dalva. Join the waitlist: www.consciouswriterscollective.com/join-the-wai...

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June Jordan:

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June Jordan:

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Returning to this beauty:

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Returning to this beauty:

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It's honestly a dream running this community. 💛

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It's honestly a dream running this community. 💛

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Beyond honored that genius Jorie Graham is visiting Conscious Writers Collective (CWC) to speak on Robert Hayden's drafts. Our CWC guest teachers in April include Jorie Graham, Jane Hirshfield, Andre Dubus III, & Adam Dalva. Join the waitlist: www.consciouswriterscollective.com/join-the-wai...

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"what are years if not measured by trees"

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Odysseus Elytis:

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Timeless and marvelous:

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Tonight in Seattle 💛

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This is tomorrow, friends. Hope to see you/meet you in Seattle at Elliott Bay Books!

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Last chance to join us TODAY! 💛💛💛

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In times of rational and primitive fear, hope has to do push-ups out in the parking lot to stay pumped—and it does. – 𝗔𝗻𝗻𝗲 𝗟𝗮𝗺𝗼𝘁𝘁

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Can't wait for this session on Sunday! Join us here: www.mayacpopa.com/onlineclasse...

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Can't wait for this session on Sunday! Join us here: www.mayacpopa.com/onlineclasse...

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Love this poem by Ha Jin:

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Love this poem by Ha Jin:

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"But some bonuses, like morning, / like right now."

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Love these lines from Mary Oliver:

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"But some bonuses, like morning, / like right now."

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Love these lines from Mary Oliver:

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I love this quiet little poem so much:

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I love this quiet little poem so much:

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"The shoreline and its principle of hunger / foregone that something else may overtake." 'The Scores' from WOUND IS THE ORIGIN OF WONDER by @mayacpopa.bsky.social 🤍 #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity

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Kimiko Hahn is speaking in Conscious Writers Collective (CWC) tomorrow. Her craft talk will include the haiku, senryu, tanka, haibun, & the little-known zuihitsu. We have one spot left for non-CWC members to join. Enroll below: www.mayacpopa.com/onlineclasses

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"If people did not love one another, I really don't see what use there would be in having any spring." — Victor Hugo

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Kimiko Hahn is speaking in Conscious Writers Collective (CWC) tomorrow. Her craft talk will include the haiku, senryu, tanka, haibun, & the little-known zuihitsu. We have one spot left for non-CWC members to join. Enroll below: www.mayacpopa.com/onlineclasses

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My new hopeful spring poem (vs. my grim spring poem…see last page of WOUND).

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