Robert Frost got famous because his book was tucked into the luggage of every US soldier going to WWI. People need poetry in the toughest places, they need it in the moments they have to excavate their humanity on hard days. I love this idea. I am all for it.

RT @ReginaRosenfeld: Love this @keith_leonard_ poem

RT @BellevillePL: Poetry Month ✒️📜. Leaning Toward Light edited by Tess Taylor @Tessathon.In this anthology, Taylor brings together a range….

RT @bookcritics: At the @GettyMuseum, NBCC member @Tessathon records a bonus episode of her award-winning podcast "Intimate Addresses" whic….

RT @art_telephone: Poet/TELEPHONE @art_telephone artist Tess Taylor @tessathon shares a poem from her book LAST WEST: Roadsongs for Dorothe….

RT @Loverdesart: This looks like a fantastic session Tess! Can’t wait to see it #awp2024.

So much goodness coming up, like this panel "Poet to Playwright, On the Dramatic Joy of Changing Hats." See you on Friday, at 1:45 in Room 2104B. #awp2024

RT @LindaHall_org: Readers, gardeners, caretakers, and stewards of the earth are invited to join us for a magical night to celebrate Tess T….

I keep trying to text about @awpwriter @awp24 and all my texts autocorrect to “awl” or “awol” which is kind of funny-.

RT @ecotheo: AWP Off-Site Gathering with @TianaClarkPoet @OurLadyOfNod @fjaragon1965 @MayaCPopa @Tessathon @cionar and @jasonpmyers ! Febru….

RT @LindaHall_org: Join us for a night of poetry cultivating our collective urge to grow, tend, and heal, and to launch @Tessathon’s new po….

RT @LAReviewofBooks: On Jan 27, join @Tessathon, Pietro Rigolo, and @mayabinyam at the @GettyMuseum for a conversation and live podcast rec….

RT @GetLitPoet: Is it just us, or does a daily writing challenge sound like. like a really good idea?! 🤔. @Tessathon .

RT @CNNOpinion: As each year nears an end, CNN Opinion asks some of our fearless contributors to predict the outcomes of the biggest events….

RT @KQEDForum: @Tessathon @FloraGrubb Here are some photos sent by listeners of their gardens. Pic 1 is from Trish in Redwood City/San Car….

RT @StoreyPub: We’re celebrating the trees and plants all around us this holiday season by pairing THANK YOU, TREE with @Tessathon’s LEANIN….

RT @KQEDForum: FRI at 9AM PT w/ @alexismadrigal:. We’ll talk about the wonders of the winter garden with @Tessathon, @FloraGrubb and Maya B….

RT @commonmag: Enter to win a personalized message from the voice behind NPR's poetry reviews, Tess Taylor! . @Tessathon is also the author….

RT @commonmag: You may know Tess Taylor as the voice behind poetry reviews on NPR's Fresh Air or as the author of Rift Zone (2020), named b….

Friends, in the interest of spending less time on this space and more time in real dialogue and work, I’m moving some of what I share to substack- AND: if you’d like to see the first one—