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Caitlin Conlon
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leo, award-winning poet, & buffalo bills fan. I wrote ‘Burning the Ghost Light’ and ‘The Surrender Theory.’ [she/her]

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Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · Sep 14
In case you missed it, my new book 'Burning the Ghost Light' is available now! I'm also going on tour this Fall!
Come see me read poems if you're in/around Albany (NY), Buffalo (NY), Cleveland, (OH), or Ann Arbor (MI).
More info can be found in the tour posters below!
SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1-3 PM The Warbler Brewery 155 Delaware Ave Delmar, NY, 12054 OCTOBER 4TH, 1-3 PM Rust Belt Books 415 Grant St Buffalo, NY, 14213 OCTOBER 5TH, 1-3 PM Fireside Bookshop 29 N Franklin St Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022 OCTOBER 7TH, 6:30 PM Literati Bookstore 124 E Washington St Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
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tonight is a biblically accurate Halloween (cold & rainy & a lot of wind)
October 31, 2025 at 10:08 PM
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I need Hot Ones to do a series with writers.
October 13, 2025 at 10:22 PM
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I think there is no better feeling than the five minutes immediately following a long & painful headache. Just pure unadulterated bliss.
October 6, 2025 at 11:31 PM
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cgcpoems.bsky.social Caitlin Conlon @cgcpoems.bsky.social · Sep 27
Friends! Family! Kind strangers! I’ll be reading poems & signing books at Rust Belt Books in Buffalo, NY, one week from today! Come celebrate my new poetry collection ‘Burning the Ghost Light’ with me :)

*I’ll only be able to accept cash or venmo payments for books & merch at this venue!*
OCT. 4th 1-3 PM RUST BELT BOOKS 415 Grant St Buffalo, NY, 14213
September 27, 2025 at 7:46 PM
cgcpoems.bsky.social
Friends! Family! Kind strangers! I’ll be reading poems & signing books at Rust Belt Books in Buffalo, NY, one week from today! Come celebrate my new poetry collection ‘Burning the Ghost Light’ with me :)

*I’ll only be able to accept cash or venmo payments for books & merch at this venue!*
OCT. 4th 1-3 PM RUST BELT BOOKS 415 Grant St Buffalo, NY, 14213
September 27, 2025 at 7:45 PM
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about to rehearse my setlist for Sunday🥲
September 17, 2025 at 11:50 PM
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If you haven’t read Arthur Miller’s The Crucible in a while you probably should because it’s a timely allegory.

Goodnight.
September 17, 2025 at 2:59 AM
cgcpoems.bsky.social
In case you missed it, my new book 'Burning the Ghost Light' is available now! I'm also going on tour this Fall!
Come see me read poems if you're in/around Albany (NY), Buffalo (NY), Cleveland, (OH), or Ann Arbor (MI).
More info can be found in the tour posters below!
SEPTEMBER 21ST, 1-3 PM The Warbler Brewery 155 Delaware Ave Delmar, NY, 12054 OCTOBER 4TH, 1-3 PM Rust Belt Books 415 Grant St Buffalo, NY, 14213 OCTOBER 5TH, 1-3 PM Fireside Bookshop 29 N Franklin St Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022 OCTOBER 7TH, 6:30 PM Literati Bookstore 124 E Washington St Ann Arbor, MI, 48104
September 14, 2025 at 6:59 PM
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Hurray, my upcoming novel is on @bookshop.org! Preorder there and benefit an indie bookseller.🥰

A runaway witch, a fae-cursed actor, and a traveling troupe—The Quicksand Theatre Company is a cozy, queer fantasy full of romance, rebellion, and joy. 🌈📚🪐📚💙

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Quicksand Theatre Company
Check out Quicksand Theatre Company - <B>A runaway witch, a cursed actor, and a magical theatre troupe full of sequins and secrets&#8212;this cozy, queer fantasy takes the stage with romance, rebellio...
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July 24, 2025 at 10:11 PM
cgcpoems.bsky.social
I’m reading & signing books in New York, Ohio, & Michigan this Fall!! I hope you can come!!!
September 21st, 1-3PM at The Warbler Brewery, 155 Delaware Ave, Delmar, NY, 12054. October 5th, 1-3PM, at Fireside Bookshop, 29 N Franklin St, Chagrin Falls, OH, 44022. October 7th, 6:30 PM, at Literati Bookstore, 124 E Washington St, Ann Arbor, MI, 48104.
July 24, 2025 at 10:16 PM
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I fear South Park nailed it tonight 😭
July 24, 2025 at 2:31 AM
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feeling very normal 😀 not at all anxious or stressed out about anything 😀
June 22, 2025 at 3:17 AM
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@aribcofer.com & I are thrilled to announce our next retreat, INTERROGATION, is happening this August in Grand Island, New York. FAQ & more are at this link!! www.unearthwritingretreats.com/interrogatio...
PRESENTED BY UNEARTH WRITING RETREATS YOU'RE INVITED TO THE INTERROGATION RETREAT AUGUST 15-17, 2025 GRAND ISLAND, NEW YORK AT THE ALT NATURE PRESERVE & CENTER JOIN US FOR POETRY WORKSHOPS, LIVELY DISCUSSIONS, SUPPORTIVE COMMUNITY, & MORE, WITH ARI B. COFER & CAITLIN CONLON apply now at unearthwritingretreats.com When a person sits down to write, there are familiar wells they tend to draw from. These wells are different for everyone, and can look like anything; your family history, the beautiful image you saw on your walk yesterday, or your fears for the future are all examples. But what happens when you allow yourself to sink down to the bottom of the well? What would you find if you dug underneath? Welcome to the Interrogation Retreat, a retreat that challenges writers to interrogate where their poems are truly coming from and teaches how to bring the heart of their ideas to the surface. By the end of this three-day retreat, facilitated by Ari B. Cofer and Caitlin Conlon, writers will leave with a greater understanding of why they write in the first place and how to engage with their own work in a meaningful way. If you're a writer that feels stuck in a rut, a writer looking to delve deeper into their craft, a writer looking to experiment and grow their work in a safe, supportive community, or a combination of the three, the Interrogation Retreat is for you. picture of ari & caitlin :)
February 10, 2025 at 6:05 PM
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I'm so happy & excited to announce that my sophomore poetry collection, Burning The Ghost Light, is officially available to preorder!! I'll link my publisher below, but you can preorder through any indie bookstore or online retailer--wherever you get your books! :)

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graphic with the cover of BURNING THE GHOST LIGHT by Caitlin Conlon. arrows come out from the book and point to these bits of text: poems about complicated family relationships, grief, romantic love, self-discovery, and, most of all, performance genre-bending (primarily poetry, but includes theatrical references & formatting, as well as some dialogue between characters) narrative is told through four characters (THE MOTHER, THE FATHER, THE LOVER, and THE SELF) now available to preorder through simon & schuster, bookshop, barnes & noble, & anywhere else you buy books :)
May 12, 2025 at 6:20 PM
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my most delusional opinion is that I could handle the hot ones wings
May 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
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happy bruno mars staring at pete wentz day to all who celebrate
April 29, 2025 at 8:12 PM
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If you were planning on preordering my book through Barnes & Noble, today is the last day to take advantage of their 25% off sale!!

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April 25, 2025 at 1:22 PM
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can’t stop thinking about this
Doctor Doofenshmirtz meme, which I’ve edited to say “If I had a nickel for every time Hozier showed up while I’m seeing Lucy Dacus live I’d have two nickels. Which isn’t a lot, but it’s weird that it happened twice.”
April 25, 2025 at 3:46 AM
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happy lesbian visibility week!! 🧡🤍🩷
[image ID: a grayscale sticker design surrounded by a dark outline. Large text on the left reads “you could learn a lot from a lesbian.” On the right are several different intricately shaded drawings, including a hammer, a tall black boot, a heart-shaped lollipop, several connected carabiners, two cherries with their stems tied in a heart-shaped knot, an open metal lighter, a keychain, an apple neatly sliced in half, a bouquet of flowers, a heart-shaped lock and key, and a butterfly wing. All these items are surrounded by a variety of little drawn stars. end ID.]
April 22, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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y’all this movie is so good
discussingfilm.net DiscussingFilm @discussingfilm.net · Apr 20
‘SINNERS’ stats:

• A on CinemaScore
• 4.3/5 on Letterboxd
• 98% on Rotten Tomatoes
• #1 at domestic box office ($45.6M)
• Best reviewed wide-release film this decade
• Biggest domestic opening for an original film this decade

Read our review: bit.ly/SinnersDF
April 21, 2025 at 4:06 PM
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so so excited to reveal the cover to my upcoming poetry collection!!!! I love it so much!!!!
The cover of Burning The Ghost Light by Caitlin Conlon. We are on stage, looking out at an audience of empty chairs. One ghost light burns on the stage. The colors are yellow, brown, and orange-toned.
April 12, 2025 at 5:55 PM
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April 11, 2025 at 5:53 AM
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Kurt Vonnegut man
Kurt Vonnegut tells his wife he's going out to buy an envelope: "Oh, she says, well, you're not a poor man. You know, why don't you go online and buy a hundred envelopes and put them in the closet? And so I pretend not to hear her. And go out to get an envelope because I'm going to have a hell of a good time in the process of buying one envelope. I meet a lot of people. And see some great looking babies. And a fire engine goes by. And I give them the thumbs up. And I'll ask a woman what kind of dog that is. And, and I don't know. The moral of the story is — we're here on Earth to fart around And, of course, the computers will do us out of that. And what the computer people don't realize, or they don't care, is we're dancing animals. You know, we love to move around. And it's like we're not supposed to dance at all anymore."
April 10, 2025 at 12:27 PM
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I want to stay under water just long enough to drown out the noise
March 27, 2025 at 12:11 PM
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KEEP CALLING. PEEL OFF ALL DEM SENATORS YOU CAN.

☎️: (202) 224-3121

Tell them to vote NO on Cloture and NO on CR. Vote is pushed to after 1:15ish for now. Situation is fluid.

The only public YES votes are Schumer and Fetterman. They need 7-8 total. KEEP CALLING.

Call retiring Senators too!
March 14, 2025 at 2:59 PM