annaojas.bsky.social
@annaojas.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, mother, former physician, and co-founder of YourWords STL, a nonprofit that amplifies the voices of marginalized youth.
Completed 30 poems in 30 days for the Tupelo 30/30 Project. Below is the last poem draft of mine from the series, a cento. #poetry #independentpress
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Try this writing prompt! Or check out the classic examples of villanelles below. My students at Marygrove Children’s Home especially enjoyed reading “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop.
Check out my poem in the article as well, titled, “Having It All: An Elegy.”

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Let’s Write a Villanelle - The American Scholar
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October 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
A cento from @tupelopress.bsky.social 30/30 Project. Lines from the poems of
Gwendolyn Brooks

Allen Worth

Cathy Park Hong

Sch’erica Wilson

Emily Dickinson

Hart Crane

Patick Gutierrez

Gerald Burton

Apollo Chastain
October 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
I was honored to have a poem of mine included in The American Scholar's "Next Line Please" by David Lehman! You can check it out here and even participate in the next competition for "poem of the week."
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The Stolen Lines - The American Scholar | The American Scholar
As Pablo Picasso (allegedly) said, “Good artists borrow; great artists steal.” Such was the motivation behind last month’s “Next Line, Please” prompt, in which David Lehman offered a handful of “stole...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
There's still time to register for the
#ForwardThroughFerguson Racial Equity Summit! Go to www.racialequitystl.org #stlouis
July 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
I'm excited to have a new poem published in Issue 90 of Bellingham Review. Thank you for all your work, @bellinghamreview.bsky.social !

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June 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
Reposted
MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.

Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...

Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
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