Carlene M Gadapee
@carlenemgadapee.bsky.social
Coffee-dependent poet and teacher.
Two chapbooks: What to Keep, (Finishing Line Press, 2025) and Relearning the Body, (Finishing Line Press, 2026)
Two chapbooks: What to Keep, (Finishing Line Press, 2025) and Relearning the Body, (Finishing Line Press, 2026)
Poor economic policy is rooted in a sick, anxious, and underfed work force. Unwell people can't work.
How is it even remotely possible that the party that prides itself on being pro-business thinks this is a sane situation?
Frauds.
How is it even remotely possible that the party that prides itself on being pro-business thinks this is a sane situation?
Frauds.
October 30, 2025 at 9:46 PM
Poor economic policy is rooted in a sick, anxious, and underfed work force. Unwell people can't work.
How is it even remotely possible that the party that prides itself on being pro-business thinks this is a sane situation?
Frauds.
How is it even remotely possible that the party that prides itself on being pro-business thinks this is a sane situation?
Frauds.
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A list that includes our faculty-at-large José Angel Araguz!
Today is the first day of #HispanicHeritageMonth! Celebrate with us by picking your next reads from our reading list featuring indie presses and lit mags—and be sure to bookmark the list for year-round reading recommendations: www.clmp.org/news/a-readi...
A Reading List for Hispanic Heritage Month 2025 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses
For National Hispanic Heritage Month, observed annually from September 15 to October 15, we asked our members to share with us some of the literature they recommend reading in celebration. (Learn…
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September 17, 2025 at 5:07 PM
A list that includes our faculty-at-large José Angel Araguz!
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We are honored to have NH Poet Laureate grace the stage, and then we want to hear from YOU!
Thanks to all who participated in this very special summer series, and an extra special thanks to @carlenemgadapee.bsky.social, who made the magic happen. ⭐
Thanks to all who participated in this very special summer series, and an extra special thanks to @carlenemgadapee.bsky.social, who made the magic happen. ⭐
August 21, 2025 at 6:04 AM
We are honored to have NH Poet Laureate grace the stage, and then we want to hear from YOU!
Thanks to all who participated in this very special summer series, and an extra special thanks to @carlenemgadapee.bsky.social, who made the magic happen. ⭐
Thanks to all who participated in this very special summer series, and an extra special thanks to @carlenemgadapee.bsky.social, who made the magic happen. ⭐
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Congratulations to longtime friend of the Frost Place, Meg Kearney, whose new book, Cardiac Thrill, is now available! Meg will kick off her publicity tour at The Frost Place on Sunday, 8/10 @ 3pm with another longtime friend of Frost, @carlenemgadapee.bsky.social
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August 2, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Congratulations to longtime friend of the Frost Place, Meg Kearney, whose new book, Cardiac Thrill, is now available! Meg will kick off her publicity tour at The Frost Place on Sunday, 8/10 @ 3pm with another longtime friend of Frost, @carlenemgadapee.bsky.social
megkearney.com/cardiac-thri...
megkearney.com/cardiac-thri...
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We're welcoming NH poet Kyle Potvin this Sunday! Kyle will open our community open mic with a reading of her work, and then the family-friendly floor is yours. Join us for another "Sunday in the Barn with Bob" at 3pm on 8/3!
July 31, 2025 at 4:26 AM
We're welcoming NH poet Kyle Potvin this Sunday! Kyle will open our community open mic with a reading of her work, and then the family-friendly floor is yours. Join us for another "Sunday in the Barn with Bob" at 3pm on 8/3!
Interesting (annoying) trend: what a bunch of whiners and blamers the MAGA/GOP crew is turning out to be: not my signature, not my screen, not my porn, not my fault, not my...
Yeah, kinda tired of dealing with the 4th grade behavior, thanks.
Adulting is hard, but dammit, give it a try.
Yeah, kinda tired of dealing with the 4th grade behavior, thanks.
Adulting is hard, but dammit, give it a try.
July 28, 2025 at 8:03 PM
Interesting (annoying) trend: what a bunch of whiners and blamers the MAGA/GOP crew is turning out to be: not my signature, not my screen, not my porn, not my fault, not my...
Yeah, kinda tired of dealing with the 4th grade behavior, thanks.
Adulting is hard, but dammit, give it a try.
Yeah, kinda tired of dealing with the 4th grade behavior, thanks.
Adulting is hard, but dammit, give it a try.
I hope you can join us for this Sunday's guest reader, Beth Kanell, and stay for the open mic after! Bring a poem or a song-- yours or a borrowed one! 3pm at The Frost Place in Franconia, NH!
July 26, 2025 at 11:16 AM
I hope you can join us for this Sunday's guest reader, Beth Kanell, and stay for the open mic after! Bring a poem or a song-- yours or a borrowed one! 3pm at The Frost Place in Franconia, NH!
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This is another Trump policy we need to resist, at least if we care about novels, poetry, stage plays, and TV/film. Eliminating copyright protections is anti-human, anti-empathy, anti-intellectual and will make us meaner, stupider, less kind, and less happy. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/t...
Trump Plans to Give A.I. Developers a Free Hand
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July 24, 2025 at 3:20 PM
This is another Trump policy we need to resist, at least if we care about novels, poetry, stage plays, and TV/film. Eliminating copyright protections is anti-human, anti-empathy, anti-intellectual and will make us meaner, stupider, less kind, and less happy. www.nytimes.com/2025/07/23/t...
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America in a nutshell.
July 21, 2025 at 3:56 AM
America in a nutshell.
Hi all!
Join me tomorrow 3pm at The Frost Place for music by Eric Kukler for Sundays in the Barn with Bob, a community open mic event! Bring a poem or song to share. Come to enjoy the view from Robert Frost's porch!
Donations to The Frost Place gratefully accepted.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
Join me tomorrow 3pm at The Frost Place for music by Eric Kukler for Sundays in the Barn with Bob, a community open mic event! Bring a poem or song to share. Come to enjoy the view from Robert Frost's porch!
Donations to The Frost Place gratefully accepted.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
July 19, 2025 at 7:47 PM
Hi all!
Join me tomorrow 3pm at The Frost Place for music by Eric Kukler for Sundays in the Barn with Bob, a community open mic event! Bring a poem or song to share. Come to enjoy the view from Robert Frost's porch!
Donations to The Frost Place gratefully accepted.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
Join me tomorrow 3pm at The Frost Place for music by Eric Kukler for Sundays in the Barn with Bob, a community open mic event! Bring a poem or song to share. Come to enjoy the view from Robert Frost's porch!
Donations to The Frost Place gratefully accepted.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
Unfortunately, Kerrin will not be able to make it to our open mic this Sunday. Instead, enjoy local musician Eric Kukler! His acoustic stylings include music that everyone loves and with many songs from different genres. See you on Sunday, 3pm for the community open mic!
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Unfortunately, Kerrin will not be able to make it to our open mic this Sunday. Instead, enjoy local musician Eric Kukler! His acoustic stylings include music that everyone loves and with many songs from different genres. See you on Sunday, 3pm for the community open mic!
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
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Community Open Mic!
If you are not busy and you would love to hear good words or make good music, come up to The Frost Place in Franconia on Sunday, 3-4:30! We'd love to cheer you on!
Sundays in the Barn with Bob!
Info: frost@frostplace.org
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
If you are not busy and you would love to hear good words or make good music, come up to The Frost Place in Franconia on Sunday, 3-4:30! We'd love to cheer you on!
Sundays in the Barn with Bob!
Info: frost@frostplace.org
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
July 18, 2025 at 2:40 PM
Community Open Mic!
If you are not busy and you would love to hear good words or make good music, come up to The Frost Place in Franconia on Sunday, 3-4:30! We'd love to cheer you on!
Sundays in the Barn with Bob!
Info: frost@frostplace.org
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
If you are not busy and you would love to hear good words or make good music, come up to The Frost Place in Franconia on Sunday, 3-4:30! We'd love to cheer you on!
Sundays in the Barn with Bob!
Info: frost@frostplace.org
@thefrostplace.bsky.social
Next Sunday our next featured reader is Kerrin McCadden!
Kerrin McCadden is the author of American Wake, finalist for the New England Book Award, and Landscape with Plywood Silhouettes, winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social @kerrin-mccadden.bsky.social
Kerrin McCadden is the author of American Wake, finalist for the New England Book Award, and Landscape with Plywood Silhouettes, winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social @kerrin-mccadden.bsky.social
July 14, 2025 at 6:13 PM
Next Sunday our next featured reader is Kerrin McCadden!
Kerrin McCadden is the author of American Wake, finalist for the New England Book Award, and Landscape with Plywood Silhouettes, winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social @kerrin-mccadden.bsky.social
Kerrin McCadden is the author of American Wake, finalist for the New England Book Award, and Landscape with Plywood Silhouettes, winner of the New Issues Poetry Prize.
@thefrostplace.bsky.social @kerrin-mccadden.bsky.social
TOMORROW!!! So excited to see you there!
Bring a poem or a song to share-- your own, or a favorite! Or just come to enjoy the event!
Featured reader Syd Lea is AMAZING and you don't want to miss this! Share the good stuff, friends! @thefrostplace.bsky.social
Bring a poem or a song to share-- your own, or a favorite! Or just come to enjoy the event!
Featured reader Syd Lea is AMAZING and you don't want to miss this! Share the good stuff, friends! @thefrostplace.bsky.social
July 12, 2025 at 2:33 PM
TOMORROW!!! So excited to see you there!
Bring a poem or a song to share-- your own, or a favorite! Or just come to enjoy the event!
Featured reader Syd Lea is AMAZING and you don't want to miss this! Share the good stuff, friends! @thefrostplace.bsky.social
Bring a poem or a song to share-- your own, or a favorite! Or just come to enjoy the event!
Featured reader Syd Lea is AMAZING and you don't want to miss this! Share the good stuff, friends! @thefrostplace.bsky.social
Come to the Frost Place! Good words, community, and the lovely setting.
Sundays in the Barn with Bob - The Frost Place
Sundays in the Barn with Bob: A new community open-mic-style series hosted by The Frost Place in Franconia, NH. Sundays, July 13 - August 24 from 3pm - 4:30pm July 13, Sydney Lea: Author of twenty-thr...
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July 8, 2025 at 9:53 AM
Come to the Frost Place! Good words, community, and the lovely setting.
Sundays in the Barn with Bob
The Frost Place
Franconia, NH
Sundays, 3pm, July 13-Aug. 24.
Bring a poem or a song to share!
Stay tuned for the list... teaser: we have a Pulitzer Prize finalist, several fantastic NE poets, the NH Poet Laureate...and me!
Free, family-friendly
frost@frostplace.org
The Frost Place
Franconia, NH
Sundays, 3pm, July 13-Aug. 24.
Bring a poem or a song to share!
Stay tuned for the list... teaser: we have a Pulitzer Prize finalist, several fantastic NE poets, the NH Poet Laureate...and me!
Free, family-friendly
frost@frostplace.org
July 5, 2025 at 6:10 PM
Sundays in the Barn with Bob
The Frost Place
Franconia, NH
Sundays, 3pm, July 13-Aug. 24.
Bring a poem or a song to share!
Stay tuned for the list... teaser: we have a Pulitzer Prize finalist, several fantastic NE poets, the NH Poet Laureate...and me!
Free, family-friendly
frost@frostplace.org
The Frost Place
Franconia, NH
Sundays, 3pm, July 13-Aug. 24.
Bring a poem or a song to share!
Stay tuned for the list... teaser: we have a Pulitzer Prize finalist, several fantastic NE poets, the NH Poet Laureate...and me!
Free, family-friendly
frost@frostplace.org
Lovely review of my book, What to Keep, by Gretchen Ayoub for MicroLit Almanac:
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The Power of Individual Moments: A Review of Carlene M. Gadapee’s What to Keep by Gretchen Ayoub — BIRCH BARK EDITING
What to Keep Carlene M. Gadapee Finishing Line Press Through a thoughtful and substantive mix of warm visual imagery and heartbreaking scenarios, the question of what stays with us and what we leave...
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June 30, 2025 at 11:56 AM
Lovely review of my book, What to Keep, by Gretchen Ayoub for MicroLit Almanac:
www.birchbarkediting.com/microlit-alm...
www.birchbarkediting.com/microlit-alm...
Flag etiquette:
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/....
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/....
4 U.S. Code § 8 - Respect for flag
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June 27, 2025 at 3:58 PM
Flag etiquette:
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/....
www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/....
Will someone please have the GOP and all their adherents refresh their memory about flag etiquette? Since it's so damned important to them to flaunt it-- like, the rule about NO WEARING IT should be enforced.
June 27, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Will someone please have the GOP and all their adherents refresh their memory about flag etiquette? Since it's so damned important to them to flaunt it-- like, the rule about NO WEARING IT should be enforced.
Not able to participate in a protest in person, but I am wearing my "Spilling the Tea since 1773" shirt.
NO KINGS
NO IDIOTS
NO KINGS
NO IDIOTS
June 14, 2025 at 8:51 PM
Not able to participate in a protest in person, but I am wearing my "Spilling the Tea since 1773" shirt.
NO KINGS
NO IDIOTS
NO KINGS
NO IDIOTS
