‘tis me, the people’s poet laureate of Houston 2023-2025🌻

Submissions for Ascend open on April 15th. Who's astral projecting? What's creeping upward? When was the watershed death? Where was liftoff? Why is she hovering up there? What does ASCEND mean for your tale?

This week we will be announcing our Board Members. To start off, we'd like to formally introduce our Board President and Abode's Founder & Director, @DiamondGBraxton! ♥️ Learn more about our Founder & why she decided to start Abode here:

PSST!👀 Want to get an early look at things coming up like Volume 12? Subscribe to our Patreon for $3 or more to enjoy our Patreon Sneak Peek Week (5/9-5/12) and more! All of the proceeds go towards solely paying our contributors. Subscribe here: https://t.co/k6d7HaTgsC

Lord, I'm old ((Do you remember when you joined Twitter? I do! #MyTwitterAnniversary   ))

“… if my heart really broke every time I fell from love I’d be able to offer you confetti by now. But hearts don’t break, y’all, they bruise and get better.” Buddy Wakefield

REMINDER: WE'RE OPEN FOR SUBS AND WOULD LOVE TO SEE MORE WORK! Fiction, Music, and Poetry are looking for general subs, while CNF and Art are looking for theme-specific work. More info on our Submittable: https://t.co/GGec32m1rw

Save the date!📅 Are you going to AWP23? Be sure to come to our off-site reading on 3/9 @ 7pm in Seattle! SG Huerta, Zoe Maki, Susan Ito, Megan O'Laughlin, and MORE will read, so don't miss out! See you there!

“Do the best you can until you know better. Then when you know better, do better.” #MayaAngelou

What an amazing ws! Thank you @mikeafff @DefunktMag

“It’s not often that I find myself eager to write about love…” @RudyFrancisco x @wanpoetry Live poetry events every week >> https://t.co/iqYzh18Hq1 Full vid on YouTube. Search for Rudy Francisco - “To The Girl Who Works At Starbucks” @WANPOETRY. Give us a follow while you’re

Early bird price for another week, and check out opportunities for scholarships (50% off up to free class!) https://t.co/s03DYemOHS @uhcwp @InprintHouston @HSPVA #writerslunch #houston @DefunktMag @SpaceCityMag @lawndalehouston

So glad you enjoyed it! @kwheat09 @DefunktMag @wanpoetry @tagreathouse It was my last hoorah with the mag. So glad to have been a part of it. 😁🖤

This @DefunktMag workshop about writing the family with @Manda_Panda_92 & @kwheat09 opening with @tagreathouse's Medusa with the Head of Perseus is the clearest, "why pretend, y'all, we know why you're here" https://t.co/Vi8E91McS3

I haven't been on Twitter since July maybe? Idk but OMG @kwheat09 thank youuuuu :)

Mark your calendars! RSVP now for Defunkt's free virtual reading and Q&A from our chapbook winners! 🤩@sg_poetry, Robyn Groth, and Daniel Rodriguez will be reading, so join us on Feb. 5th @ 6pm! RSVP here: https://t.co/5FCP1PVM31

View the rest of the GENRE FEST lineup here: https://t.co/3iSlehK1Vf

For our FIRST workshop for GENRE FEST, Em Fullenwider dives into the genre of confessional poetry and how it works. It’s virtual, $10, and a great way to practice your craft on a budget. RSVP your spot today: https://t.co/3pijxlZd4B