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wordperv.bsky.social
Poet. Feminist. Dog mom. Books: Her Dark Everything (forthcoming, Riot in Your Throat), Her Whole Bright Life (Write Bloody), Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart (Riot in Your Throat), Beautiful & Full of Monsters (VA Press). she/her www.courtneyleblanc.com
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Join me next Thursday, 13 March at 7pm for the Local Writer's Showcase at The Writer's Center in Bethesda!

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Write poems with our EIC next week!!

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The blurbs for Underwater by @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social are gorgeous. This blurb by @eugenialeigh.bsky.social is spot on! If you haven't pre-ordered Underwater, do it now! riotinyourthroat.com/product/unde...

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Join me next week for the March Poetry Coven!! Tuesday, 11 March (in-person) or Wednesday, 12 March (zoom). Details and registration here: courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-coven/

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Join me tomorrow night for an Inner Loop Women's Voices reading!! Tuesday, 4 March at 7pm at the @dcpubliclibrary.bsky.social (MLK Branch).

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Join me on Tuesday, 4 March at 7pm at the DC Public Library (MLK Branch, New Books on the first floor) for The Inner Loop: A Literary Reading Series celebrating women's voices as part of the DCPL Women's History Month Reading!! Free and open to the public, I hope to see you there!!

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Tonight's bedtime poetry

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March is going to be busy!! Catch me at these readings and events!!

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We are WILDLY EXCITED to announce the winners of our January 2025 open submission period! Joining the RIYT family are: We the Destroyers by @sweetmachine.bsky.social Bright Scar by Hayley Bowen The Sky Will Hold by Elizabeth Hazen Other Side of Broken by Kimberly Casey

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Tonight's bedtime poetry.

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There's still time to register for the Poetry & Yoga Mini-Retreat led by Shannon Cody and I on Sunday, 23 March! Join us!! Register here: courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-yoga-...

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"Her Dark Everything is a testament to poetry's power to heal, transform, and find light and beauty even in the darkest times." writes poet Kelli Russell Agodon about Her Dark Everything, the forthcoming collection by @wordperv.bsky.social Head to the link in our bio to pre-order your copy!

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Started reading this last night and it's so good!! Run out and buy it from @stanchion.bsky.social!!!

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The blurbs for my forthcoming collection, Her Dark Everything, are so beautiful! This one, by @joankwonglass.bsky.social, captures the collection's themes of grief and loss and hope and survival. Pre-order your copy today! riotinyourthroat.com/product/her-...

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Tonight's bedtime poetry @martinespadapoet.bsky.social

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Join me Sunday, 16 February at 3pm for the book launch of Ladies Ladies Ladies by Kristen Zory King at Potter's House in DC!

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We interviewed RIYT poet, @jillpoppyflower.bsky.social about her debut collection of poetry, Underwater, her favorite poets, and non-poetry activities! riotinyourthroat.com/an-interview...

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Join me this Saturday, 15 February, 2pm at the DC Public Library, Georgetown location for a FREE workshop, poetry reading, and open mic!

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Tonight's bedtime poetry @sainttangerine.bsky.social

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Join our EIC for her Poetry & Yoga Mini-Retreat next month!!

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One week to go until the massive Ladies, Ladies, Ladies book launch in DC with @wordperv.bsky.social @writesloud.bsky.social and so many more remarkable readers! RSVP now! www.eventbrite.com/e/ladies-lad...

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Today is the LAST DAY to snag early bird pricing for the poetry and yoga mini-retreat I'm leading on March 23rd!! Details and registration: courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-yoga-...

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Join me tonight for the Del Ray Poetry Reading at St Elmo's Coffee Pub in Alexandria! After my feature there's an open mic, come out and share some poems!!

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I meant to post this at the start of the month but it's a stressful time, the world is falling apart around us, and I'm averaging 6 hours of sleep a night. I'M DOING MY BEST PEOPLE!! But please come out and let's lean on each other just a little bit. 🖤🖤 courtneyleblanc.com/upcoming-rea...

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Tonight's bedtime poetry

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Join me next week for the February Poetry Coven where we'll write love/anti-love poems!! Tuesday, 11 February, 7-9pm ET for the in-person option, Wednesday, 12 February, 7-9pm ET for the Zoom option. Details and registration: courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-coven/

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I'm biased but this collection is SO GOOD!!

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This is the LAST WEEK to snag early bird pricing for Sowing Seeds: Creating Intention Through Poetry & Yoga, the one-day mini-retreat led by Shannon Cody and I! Details and registration here: courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-yoga-...

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Tonight's bedtime poetry

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HAPPY PUBLICATION DAY to Another Life by @fklein907.bsky.social!!! This beauty is officially out in the world! Order here: riotinyourthroat.com/product/anot...

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We are CLOSED!! Thank you to everyone who submitted, we're honored you want to join the Riot in Your Throat family! We're busy reading manuscripts and will be in touch soon! And if you missed this window don't worry, we'll open again next January - plenty of time to shine up those poems!

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Today is the LAST DAY to submit your full length poetry manuscript!!! (And because we go to bed early, anything in our inbox when we wake at 6am on Saturday will be considered!) SUBMIT TODAY!!! riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

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We're open just TWO MORE DAYS!! Submit your full length manuscript by 11:59pm Friday night to be considered for the 2025/2026 lineup! Guidelines: riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

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You only have THREE MORE DAYS to submit your manuscript so shine up those poems, we want your words!! Submit here: riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

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Tonight's bedtime poetry @lenakt.bsky.social

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Tonight's bedtime poetry

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"Courtney LeBlanc’s Riot in Your Throat tells it like it is." www.washingtonindependentreviewofbooks.com/features/fie... @cabockwrites.bsky.social @riotinyourthroat.bsky.social

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Join me next Sunday, 2 February (Groundhog Day!) at 2pm for Fox City Lit!! 🦊 I'll be reading some old favorites and also some new poems - join me!!!

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RIYT poet, @fklein907.bsky.social, was featured in the Ketchikan Daily News! If you haven't yet ordered her debut collection, Another Life, had to the link in the comments to snag one, books are now shipping! 💌 Full article: www.ketchikandailynews.com/news/scene/f...

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We're in the FINAL WEEK of open submissions!! Send in your full length poetry manuscripts!! Submission guidelines: riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

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TGIF - we made it! And it's a great time to submit your full length poetry manuscript!! Submission guidelines: riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

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Tonight's bedtime poetry @eveewing.bsky.social

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1. Did you know that Girl Scouts has, for a long time, accepted trans girls and nonbinary scouts? Trans kids are under attack. Every year, I make a thread of trans and nonbinary girl scouts you can get your cookies from. Lets get our cookies from them this year in solidarity!

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The press dogs, Cricket and Piper, along with their friend Maeko, help us read manuscripts!! We've already found a couple we're excited about and can't wait to read more!! If you haven't already submitted, get on it! Submit here: riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

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@canidpress.bsky.social do you have a website? This journal is such a good fit for a few of my poems! 🖤🖤

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Have you submitted your full length poetry manuscript? What are you waiting for? Send us your poems! Guidelines: riotinyourthroat.com/contact-subm...

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Join our EIC for a day of poetry and yoga!!

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The world is shit, our nation is crumbling, but my book is coming out soon and I hope you'll read it. It's part elegy to a friend who died and past love poem to my best friend. The world needs more love right now. 🖤🖤 riotinyourthroat.com/product/her-...

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