Anyély Gómez-Dickerson (poet/writer)
@angiepoetwriter.bsky.social
#Latina 🇨🇺 Cuban poet, writer, artist & all-around trouble maker ✍🏽 Proud to be making GOOD TROUBLE with my art 📚
Visit me at: https://anyelywrites.wordpress.com/
Visit me at: https://anyelywrites.wordpress.com/
BOXING IN A STORM: #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16y/o Yaya, scarred by an abusive mother, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. But will Yaya survive her rage during a deadly storm or lose everything #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 11:25 PM
BOXING IN A STORM: #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16y/o Yaya, scarred by an abusive mother, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. But will Yaya survive her rage during a deadly storm or lose everything #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit
BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyricism about 16 y/o Yaya raised on domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving her abuela, who finds boxing to cope. But will her inner storm & a deadly hurricane destroy all she loves #OWNVOICES #LATINE #POC #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 9:02 PM
BOXING IN A STORM a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16y/o Yaya, scarred by domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. But will Yaya survive her rage & a Miami hurricane or lose everything? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 6:46 PM
BOXING IN A STORM a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16y/o Yaya, scarred by domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. But will Yaya survive her rage & a Miami hurricane or lose everything? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit
BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Elizabeth Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyricism about 16y/o Yaya betrayed by her BFF & living w/ domestic violence, who finds boxing to cope. But when her rage & a deadly hurricane collide, can she forgive & survive the storm? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVPit
October 8, 2025 at 4:52 PM
ONCE UPON A SCHOOL DANCE (60K-word #MG novel) ignites into a flammable school drama when 12 y/o Cuban Yanelís a.k.a. Jo, is forced to battle toxic masculinity after sexual harassment incidents erupt in her Miami middle school. RUNNING x DRESS CODED #OWNVOICES #foundfamily #frenemies #Latine #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 4:26 PM
ONCE UPON A SCHOOL DANCE (60K-word #MG novel) ignites into a flammable school drama when 12 y/o Cuban Yanelís a.k.a. Jo, is forced to battle toxic masculinity after sexual harassment incidents erupt in her Miami middle school. RUNNING x DRESS CODED #OWNVOICES #foundfamily #frenemies #Latine #DVpit
BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45K-word #NIV à la Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyrical style. After a betrayal and a loss, 16 y/o Yaya battles anger, domestic violence & grief in the ring. But will the storm inside her & a deadly Miami hurricane destroy all she cares for? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVPit
October 8, 2025 at 3:16 PM
BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Acevedo w/Safia Elhilo’s lyricism about 16 y/o Yaya raised on domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving her abuela, who finds boxing to cope. But will her inner storm & a deadly hurricane destroy all she loves #OWNVOICES #LATINE #POC #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 2:11 PM
ONCE UPON A SCHOOL DANCE is a #MG #CON 60K-word novel that ignites when middle school drama turns into something bigger as Cuban 12 y/o Jo faces off to toxic masculinity & exposes harassment often ignored at her Miami middle school w/ the help of her new crew #LATINE #FOUNDFAMILY #FRIENEMIES #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 2:02 PM
ONCE UPON A SCHOOL DANCE is a #MG #CON 60K-word novel that ignites when middle school drama turns into something bigger as Cuban 12 y/o Jo faces off to toxic masculinity & exposes harassment often ignored at her Miami middle school w/ the help of her new crew #LATINE #FOUNDFAMILY #FRIENEMIES #DVpit
BOXING IN A STORM is a #YA #CON 45Kword #NIV à la Acevedo & Safia Elhilo about how 16 y/o Yaya, scarred by domestic violence, betrayed by her BFF & grieving the loss of her abuela, turns to boxing. Will Yaya survive her inner rage and a Miami hurricane or lose everything? #OWNVOICES #LATINE #DVpit
October 8, 2025 at 1:14 PM
I wanna share a 5-liner I workshop'd for fun recently & send it into the #poetry ether for our #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetryislife & if you're a poet, jump in cus i'd love to read yours too!
September 28, 2025 at 9:54 PM
I wanna share a 5-liner I workshop'd for fun recently & send it into the #poetry ether for our #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryisnotdead #poetryislife & if you're a poet, jump in cus i'd love to read yours too!
Honored to be included in @ARTE LATINO NOW 2024 exhibition thanks to the work of Arte Latino Now at Queens University of Charlotte & the AMAZING Michele Shaul so #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrylatin let's support all the #latinos #latinoamerica artists showcased by visiting:
ARTE LATINO NOW 2024: Virtual Exhibition, Performance and Readings
Sponsored by The Center for Latino Studies at Queens University of Charlotte in partnership with artist Edwin Gil, and Queens’ Department of World Languages and Department of Art, Design and Music, AR...
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September 28, 2025 at 9:50 PM
Honored to be included in @ARTE LATINO NOW 2024 exhibition thanks to the work of Arte Latino Now at Queens University of Charlotte & the AMAZING Michele Shaul so #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetrylatin let's support all the #latinos #latinoamerica artists showcased by visiting:
A big THANKS to the team at Howard University's The Amistad for honoring my poetry in their esteemed journal alongside some many amazing #poets #poetsandwriters ~ I'm still pinching myself 📚please visit at: theamistad.com/load
here's a sneak peak. . .
here's a sneak peak. . .
Too Heavy a Load | The Amistad
theamistad.com
September 28, 2025 at 9:45 PM
A big THANKS to the team at Howard University's The Amistad for honoring my poetry in their esteemed journal alongside some many amazing #poets #poetsandwriters ~ I'm still pinching myself 📚please visit at: theamistad.com/load
here's a sneak peak. . .
here's a sneak peak. . .
Thanks again @David W. Berner—@WriterWBerner—Writer for the honor to be part of this @whisperedwordspoetry chapbook. now available on Amazon!
September 28, 2025 at 9:41 PM
Thanks again @David W. Berner—@WriterWBerner—Writer for the honor to be part of this @whisperedwordspoetry chapbook. now available on Amazon!
A big thanks to @aerialperspectivejournal & QuillKeepers Press for including my poetry in their beautiful 2024 issue - please visit and enjoy all the #poetry #shortstory #art and interviews at: drive.google.com/.../1clRUfZW...
September 28, 2025 at 9:33 PM
A big thanks to @aerialperspectivejournal & QuillKeepers Press for including my poetry in their beautiful 2024 issue - please visit and enjoy all the #poetry #shortstory #art and interviews at: drive.google.com/.../1clRUfZW...
a little reminder about a HUGE truth...
(& a thank you to Markus Spiske photography from Unsplash)
(& a thank you to Markus Spiske photography from Unsplash)
September 28, 2025 at 9:17 PM
a little reminder about a HUGE truth...
(& a thank you to Markus Spiske photography from Unsplash)
(& a thank you to Markus Spiske photography from Unsplash)
As another school year is underway - I wanna remind the world:
September 28, 2025 at 9:16 PM
As another school year is underway - I wanna remind the world:
I'm grateful for another honor & something I never thought would happen - ME? a 2025 nominee for "Best of the Net" short story! WHAAATTT! so THANK YOU @oyedrum.bsky.social THANK YOU! & check out the link below to read from all the nominees:
September 28, 2025 at 9:14 PM
I'm grateful for another honor & something I never thought would happen - ME? a 2025 nominee for "Best of the Net" short story! WHAAATTT! so THANK YOU @oyedrum.bsky.social THANK YOU! & check out the link below to read from all the nominees:
I am beyond honored! THANK YOU THANK YOU y MIL GRACIAS to @purpleinkpress.bsky.social & and awesome Yael Valencia Aldana ... CONGRATS to all the nominees 🥰🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
September 28, 2025 at 9:12 PM
I am beyond honored! THANK YOU THANK YOU y MIL GRACIAS to @purpleinkpress.bsky.social & and awesome Yael Valencia Aldana ... CONGRATS to all the nominees 🥰🎉🎉🎉🎉🎉
Thank you to the editors of @aerialperspectivejournal & QuillKeepers Press for including my poetry in their beautiful 2024 issue - please visit and enjoy all the #poetry #shortstory #art and interviews at: drive.google.com/.../1clRUfZW...
September 28, 2025 at 9:09 PM
Thank you to the editors of @aerialperspectivejournal & QuillKeepers Press for including my poetry in their beautiful 2024 issue - please visit and enjoy all the #poetry #shortstory #art and interviews at: drive.google.com/.../1clRUfZW...
September 28, 2025 at 9:07 PM
September 28, 2025 at 9:02 PM
another poem inspired by my dearest mentor @margaritaengle.bsky.social :
September 28, 2025 at 9:00 PM
another poem inspired by my dearest mentor @margaritaengle.bsky.social :
Inspired today by my dearest mentor @margaritaengle.bsky.social to share an old poem about how certain things & people give us OXYGEN when we need it the most:
September 28, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Inspired today by my dearest mentor @margaritaengle.bsky.social to share an old poem about how certain things & people give us OXYGEN when we need it the most:
