Brandel France de Bravo
@brandelfrance.bsky.social
Poet. Essayist. Teacher of Compassion Cultivation Training. Newest book of poems, Locomotive Cathedral, Backwaters Press/University of Nebraska Press, 2025.
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SPOTLIGHT on award-winning poet @brandelfrance.bsky.social and her poem in AMERICA'S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response to tomorrow (THAT WE NEED NOW) #dc #federalworkers #washingtondc #poetry #writing ✍️💙
Purchase your copy direct at www.washingtonwriters.org or anywhere books are sold! #indiebooks
Purchase your copy direct at www.washingtonwriters.org or anywhere books are sold! #indiebooks
October 2, 2025 at 10:09 PM
SPOTLIGHT on award-winning poet @brandelfrance.bsky.social and her poem in AMERICA'S FUTURE: poetry & prose in response to tomorrow (THAT WE NEED NOW) #dc #federalworkers #washingtondc #poetry #writing ✍️💙
Purchase your copy direct at www.washingtonwriters.org or anywhere books are sold! #indiebooks
Purchase your copy direct at www.washingtonwriters.org or anywhere books are sold! #indiebooks
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It's (almost) a new month which means we have a new In Conversation event to look forward to! In June we're welcoming poets @brandelfrance.bsky.social and Marcela Sulak. Free and virtual and everyone's welcome.
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In Conversation: Brandel France de Bravo & Marcela Sulak
A long-time friendship across continents. Both with roots in Washington, D.C. and with a deep attention to the world. Join us for an In Conversation to discuss their new work and relationship with…
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June 24, 2025 at 10:50 PM
It's (almost) a new month which means we have a new In Conversation event to look forward to! In June we're welcoming poets @brandelfrance.bsky.social and Marcela Sulak. Free and virtual and everyone's welcome.
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So excited to see Marcela Sulak reviewed by The Los Angeles Review!
Check out the full review here: losangelesreview.org/the-fault-by...
Check out the full review here: losangelesreview.org/the-fault-by...
June 21, 2025 at 3:43 PM
So excited to see Marcela Sulak reviewed by The Los Angeles Review!
Check out the full review here: losangelesreview.org/the-fault-by...
Check out the full review here: losangelesreview.org/the-fault-by...
Thanks DMQ Review for inviting me to read in your June 2025 Virtual Salon! If you'd like to hear/watch me read 3 short poems from my new book, Locomotive Cathedral, here's the link: www.dmqreview.com/salon
Also, my book is half off right now @univnebpress.bsky.social using code 6SUMM25
Also, my book is half off right now @univnebpress.bsky.social using code 6SUMM25
June 17, 2025 at 7:36 PM
Thanks DMQ Review for inviting me to read in your June 2025 Virtual Salon! If you'd like to hear/watch me read 3 short poems from my new book, Locomotive Cathedral, here's the link: www.dmqreview.com/salon
Also, my book is half off right now @univnebpress.bsky.social using code 6SUMM25
Also, my book is half off right now @univnebpress.bsky.social using code 6SUMM25
Thanks Tupelo Quarterly @tupelopress.bsky.social for this probing interview about LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL! www.tupeloquarterly.com/uncategorize...
June 8, 2025 at 12:03 AM
Thanks Tupelo Quarterly @tupelopress.bsky.social for this probing interview about LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL! www.tupeloquarterly.com/uncategorize...
THIS THURSDAY, June 5 at 7 pm in Palo Alto at Books, Inc. in Town and Country (855 El Camino Real, #74).
June 3, 2025 at 2:08 PM
THIS THURSDAY, June 5 at 7 pm in Palo Alto at Books, Inc. in Town and Country (855 El Camino Real, #74).
Tuesday, May 27, at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD at 7 pm. I'll be reading and in-conversation with two highly acclaimed poets: @jennmartelli.bsky.social from MA and @subhaga.bsky.social who lives in the "other Washington." Join us! writer.org/event/bacon-...
Poetry Reading with Subhaga Crystal Bacon, Brandel France de Bravo & Jennifer Martelli - The Writer's Center
The Writer’s Center welcomes poets Subhaga Crystal Bacon, Brandel France de Bravo, and Jennifer Martelli for a reading from their latest collections. FREE & open to the public. RSVP below. Subhaga Cry...
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May 21, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Tuesday, May 27, at the Writer's Center in Bethesda, MD at 7 pm. I'll be reading and in-conversation with two highly acclaimed poets: @jennmartelli.bsky.social from MA and @subhaga.bsky.social who lives in the "other Washington." Join us! writer.org/event/bacon-...
Thank you Action, Spectacle and Adam Day for giving this piece a home! It’s one in a series of “redactions and annotations” based on Stephanie McCarter’s Ovid translation. www.action-spectacle.com/winter-2025-...
April 30, 2025 at 2:28 PM
Thank you Action, Spectacle and Adam Day for giving this piece a home! It’s one in a series of “redactions and annotations” based on Stephanie McCarter’s Ovid translation. www.action-spectacle.com/winter-2025-...
Thanks @politicsprose.bsky.social and @univnebpress.bsky.social (Backwaters Press) and fellow prize winner Julie Choffel for a wonderful evening!! As a DC native, born and bred, my book isn’t “out” until I’ve read at DC’s (maybe even the country’s?) best bookstore! And thanks @wwph.bsky.social
April 28, 2025 at 2:24 PM
Thanks @politicsprose.bsky.social and @univnebpress.bsky.social (Backwaters Press) and fellow prize winner Julie Choffel for a wonderful evening!! As a DC native, born and bred, my book isn’t “out” until I’ve read at DC’s (maybe even the country’s?) best bookstore! And thanks @wwph.bsky.social
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Great reading tonight by @brandelfrance.bsky.social of her new book of poems, Locomotive Cathedral #poetry @politicsprose.bsky.social
Good to see @sandrabeasley.bsky.social
Jona Colson, Natasha Saje, @peabody.bsky.social Katherine Smith, Caroline Bock, Mary Kay Zuravleff and other writers there!
Good to see @sandrabeasley.bsky.social
Jona Colson, Natasha Saje, @peabody.bsky.social Katherine Smith, Caroline Bock, Mary Kay Zuravleff and other writers there!
April 27, 2025 at 4:55 AM
Great reading tonight by @brandelfrance.bsky.social of her new book of poems, Locomotive Cathedral #poetry @politicsprose.bsky.social
Good to see @sandrabeasley.bsky.social
Jona Colson, Natasha Saje, @peabody.bsky.social Katherine Smith, Caroline Bock, Mary Kay Zuravleff and other writers there!
Good to see @sandrabeasley.bsky.social
Jona Colson, Natasha Saje, @peabody.bsky.social Katherine Smith, Caroline Bock, Mary Kay Zuravleff and other writers there!
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📚make every day Indie Bookstore Day, and especially TODAY!! show your love at your favorite bookshops!
April 26, 2025 at 7:00 PM
📚make every day Indie Bookstore Day, and especially TODAY!! show your love at your favorite bookshops!
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Tomorrow, join Julie Choffel (DEAR WALLACE) and @brandelfrance.bsky.social (LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL) in conversation with Maria Fernanda at @politicsprose.bsky.social
The discussion starts at 5pm EDT and will be livestreamed. Details:
The discussion starts at 5pm EDT and will be livestreamed. Details:
Poetry Night Panel - with Brandel France de Bravo & Julie Choffel - in conversation with María Fernanda — at Conn Ave
With wit and vulnerability, Brandel France de Bravo explores resilience in the face of climate change and a global pandemic, race, and the concept of a self, all while celebrating the power of breath…
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April 25, 2025 at 6:03 PM
Tomorrow, join Julie Choffel (DEAR WALLACE) and @brandelfrance.bsky.social (LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL) in conversation with Maria Fernanda at @politicsprose.bsky.social
The discussion starts at 5pm EDT and will be livestreamed. Details:
The discussion starts at 5pm EDT and will be livestreamed. Details:
Washington DC peeps (DMV friends), join us Saturday, April 26at the Connecticut Avenue Politics and Prose for my DC book launch. The train is pulling into the station!!Get on board at 5 pm. An hour of poetry and conversation in honor of National Poetry Month.
April 18, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Washington DC peeps (DMV friends), join us Saturday, April 26at the Connecticut Avenue Politics and Prose for my DC book launch. The train is pulling into the station!!Get on board at 5 pm. An hour of poetry and conversation in honor of National Poetry Month.
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But did you get inspired by @brandelfrance.bsky.social and write a poem featuring your laundry? :) Thanks for your beautiful reading tonight!
April 18, 2025 at 3:00 AM
But did you get inspired by @brandelfrance.bsky.social and write a poem featuring your laundry? :) Thanks for your beautiful reading tonight!
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Excerpt: LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL
With wit and vulnerability, @brandelfrance.bsky.social explores resilience in the face of climate change and a global pandemic, race, and the concept of a self, all while celebrating the power of breath as “baptism on repeat.”
With wit and vulnerability, @brandelfrance.bsky.social explores resilience in the face of climate change and a global pandemic, race, and the concept of a self, all while celebrating the power of breath as “baptism on repeat.”
Excerpt: Locomotive Cathedral
Brandel France de Bravo is the author of the poetry collections Provenance and Mother, Loose and the editor of Mexican Poetry Today: 20/20 Voices. Her poems have appeared in Best American Poetry 2024, 32 Poems, Barrow Street, Conduit, Diode, Salamander, Southern Humanities Review, and elsewhere. Her newest poetry collection, Locomotive Cathedral (Backwaters Press, 2025) was published in March.
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April 7, 2025 at 1:40 PM
Excerpt: LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL
With wit and vulnerability, @brandelfrance.bsky.social explores resilience in the face of climate change and a global pandemic, race, and the concept of a self, all while celebrating the power of breath as “baptism on repeat.”
With wit and vulnerability, @brandelfrance.bsky.social explores resilience in the face of climate change and a global pandemic, race, and the concept of a self, all while celebrating the power of breath as “baptism on repeat.”
7:30 ET. Register to get your Zoom link (see below). You don’t want to miss this Hundred Pitchers of Honey reading I’m excited to be reading with this stellar crew: Stevie Edwards, Ben Kline, CD Eskilson, Todd Dillard, and Ruben Quesada.
April 15, 2025 at 1:04 AM
7:30 ET. Register to get your Zoom link (see below). You don’t want to miss this Hundred Pitchers of Honey reading I’m excited to be reading with this stellar crew: Stevie Edwards, Ben Kline, CD Eskilson, Todd Dillard, and Ruben Quesada.
This Sunday in Charm City! It’ll be HOT!
April 11, 2025 at 5:30 PM
This Sunday in Charm City! It’ll be HOT!
Register for this reading! It’s a fun line-up and I’ll be reading from new book LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
April 5, 2025 at 7:08 PM
Register for this reading! It’s a fun line-up and I’ll be reading from new book LOCOMOTIVE CATHEDRAL! us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...
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Now that AWP is done, get your poetry reading fix on April 17 by registering for this incredible lineup of readers!
Don't forget to register for our April 17 reading - look at this lineup! @toddedillard.bsky.social @benkline.bsky.social @stevieedwardspoet.bsky.social @rubenq.bsky.social @brandelfrance.bsky.social @cdeskilson.bsky.social
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March 30, 2025 at 8:06 PM
Now that AWP is done, get your poetry reading fix on April 17 by registering for this incredible lineup of readers!
Thank you @univnebpress.bsky.social for a terrific AWP! I love my poster and loved signing books at the booth.
March 31, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Thank you @univnebpress.bsky.social for a terrific AWP! I love my poster and loved signing books at the booth.
Come say hi Thursday at booth 359 (University of Nebraska Press). I’ll be signing books from 2-2:30, and would love to meet you. Ask me about review copies!
March 27, 2025 at 5:31 AM
Come say hi Thursday at booth 359 (University of Nebraska Press). I’ll be signing books from 2-2:30, and would love to meet you. Ask me about review copies!
Stop by! I’ll be signing from 2-2:30 on Thursday at AWP. Booth 359/361. Ask me about review copies.
March 25, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Stop by! I’ll be signing from 2-2:30 on Thursday at AWP. Booth 359/361. Ask me about review copies.
Will you be at AWP in Los Angeles?? Come find me at my book signing @univnebpress.bsky.social or the offsite reading hosted by @merliterary.bsky.social and @wtawpress.bsky.social and @bettybooks.bsky.social Happy to arrange for a review copy--just ask!
March 17, 2025 at 7:03 PM
Will you be at AWP in Los Angeles?? Come find me at my book signing @univnebpress.bsky.social or the offsite reading hosted by @merliterary.bsky.social and @wtawpress.bsky.social and @bettybooks.bsky.social Happy to arrange for a review copy--just ask!
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the pandemic, this poem from my new book, Locomotive Cathedral. Over 1.2 million deaths. No shuttering of agencies or censoring of data can undo that.
March 12, 2025 at 5:09 PM
To commemorate the 5th anniversary of the pandemic, this poem from my new book, Locomotive Cathedral. Over 1.2 million deaths. No shuttering of agencies or censoring of data can undo that.
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Get ready for our poetry month celebration reading on April 17 with six fantastic readers: @toddedillard.bsky.social, @benkline.bsky.social, @brandelfrance.bsky.social, @stevieedwardspoet.bsky.social, @cdeskilson.bsky.social & @rubenq.bsky.social!
Register at link!
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Register at link!
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March 7, 2025 at 12:37 AM
Get ready for our poetry month celebration reading on April 17 with six fantastic readers: @toddedillard.bsky.social, @benkline.bsky.social, @brandelfrance.bsky.social, @stevieedwardspoet.bsky.social, @cdeskilson.bsky.social & @rubenq.bsky.social!
Register at link!
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Register at link!
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