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@chrisabani

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@suzzannescanlon
Suzanne Scanlon
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@AkashicBooks
Akashic Books
4 years
New-Generation African Poets: A Chapbook Box Set (Nane) Edited by @kwamedawes & @chrisabani 14-piece, limited-edition, @AfricanPoetryBF project featuring 13 new African poets, including... Miryam Magdalit by JEREMY TEDDY KARN! Out 10/26: https://t.co/bdvHr2Frda @Jeremy_Karn96
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@suzzannescanlon
Suzanne Scanlon
4 years
👻some happy news - I sold my book! Grateful for @slevittslevitt & @AevitasCreative & excited to work with everyone at @VintageAnchor
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@AfricanPoetryBF
African Poetry Book Fund
4 years
If you’ve been tuned into our Sillerman throwbacks, you’ll know we just highlighted the 2014 & 2016 winners: @mafiasafia & @OsmanLadan! Check the beautiful covers of their books, The January Children and The Kitchen-Dweller’s Testimony!
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@pacificuMFA
Pacific University MFA in Writing Program
4 years
Two spots left for this three-day Masterclass series with @chrisabani! One scholarship available! DM us for info on the scholarship. Don't miss this! FINAL DAY TO REGISTER.
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@Nic_Sealey
Nicole Sealey
4 years
Whether you’ve read 1 or 31 books in August, you did it! We did it! Together we read thousands of poetry collections! Thank you for reading, posting and cheering each other on! 🙏🏽👊🏽 📚🏆 Until #TheSealeyChallenge2022
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@HaikuFest
Regina Baiocchi
4 years
✔️these poets 📚: @john_s_oconnor room full of chairs WAJones, Promise Land by @katriel #DrumVoices: Eugene Redmond, Taught by Women: Haki Madhubuti, Hands Washing Water: @chrisabani Wade in the Water: Tracy K Smith, City of Bones: @kwamedawes Tahir Suite: @matthewshenoda 3)
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@MonsieurParodi
Angelo Parodi
4 years
Day 13 #TheSealeyChallenge The searing, raw poetry of ⁦@chrisabani⁩ “just a reminder that tyranny stalks us.” ⁦@SealeyChallenge⁩ ⁦@SaqiBooks
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@kwamedawes
Kwame Dawes
4 years
@asantewawith1a
Asantewa
4 years
Original cover by Aïda Muluneh Inspired photo by @SavageBolaji
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@kwamedawes
Kwame Dawes
4 years
Ghanaian Jamaican Poet Kwame Dawes a Finalist for International Literature Prize - https://t.co/CzTq19dPPE #GoogleAlerts @matthewshenoda @AfricanPoetryBF
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@TomSnarsky
Tom Snarsky
4 years
I have no finish, Nicole Sealey #TheSealeyChallenge
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@Grolier_Poetry
Grolier Poetry Book Shop
4 years
Here’s our stack of 31 books for #TheSealeyChallenge, which begins tomorrow. The Sealey Challenge, created by poet Nicole Sealey, is a reading challenge where you read an entire book of poetry every day during the month of August. 31 days, 31 books.
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@NarrativeMag
Narrative Magazine
4 years
Staring off into a distance limned by cataracts and other collected debris, you have forgotten none of the long-ago joy of an ice-cream truck and its summer song. —@chrisabani https://t.co/0t9KmYE9m5
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@pacificuMFA
Pacific University MFA in Writing Program
5 years
Check out "A brush with... Julie Mehretu..." (@JulieMehretu) An in-depth podcast conversation on the artist's big influences, from Kara Walker to @chrisabani https://t.co/DLvWNbePds
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@USCDornsife
USC Dornsife College of Letters, Arts & Sciences
5 years
🗓️ Apr. 12: Join Pulitzer Prize-winning author and @USC University Professor Viet Thanh Nguyen of @USCDornsife live in conversation with award-winning writer and USC Dornsife alumnus @chrisabani. ✅ Register: https://t.co/URlxOzLZsY @viet_t_nguyen @USC @USCAlumni @usc_english
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@CzaiaZach
Zach Czaia
5 years
#poetrylockdown day 335. @chrisabani / Pilgrimage "Let me know this, too: The sting of orange zest in my eyes. And chocolate, decadent and truffled. And dancing." https://t.co/v2heT5Ldoz
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@richardalijos
Richard Ali.
5 years
My guest this week is the poet and pianist, @echenduka. Here he talks about poetry, what inspires his writing. His favourite poem might surprise you @chrisabani https://t.co/jxzI2wBtTe
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@chrisabani
Abani
5 years
Video 1 Released: Queering Belonging Video Series:
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@IlhanMN
Ilhan Omar
5 years
Only 11 Republicans voted against the woman who called for the execution of the Speaker of the House. Meanwhile, 61 Republicans vote against the woman who voted to impeach Trump for inciting an insurrection. Let that sink in.
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