Dawn Manning
@dawnmanning.com
writer, metalsmith, covered bridge troll, cat whisperer. Author of POSTCARDS FROM THE DEAD LETTER OFFICE. ND; she/they
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They literally ruin everything they touch
October 31, 2025 at 3:44 AM
They literally ruin everything they touch
😮😮😮Woke up to this delightful surprise.
I'm very grateful to the editors of The Ilanot Review for this nomination. The support of this wonderful community of writers means the world to me. #poetry #poetlife #writingcommunity
I'm very grateful to the editors of The Ilanot Review for this nomination. The support of this wonderful community of writers means the world to me. #poetry #poetlife #writingcommunity
October 28, 2025 at 12:01 PM
😮😮😮Woke up to this delightful surprise.
I'm very grateful to the editors of The Ilanot Review for this nomination. The support of this wonderful community of writers means the world to me. #poetry #poetlife #writingcommunity
I'm very grateful to the editors of The Ilanot Review for this nomination. The support of this wonderful community of writers means the world to me. #poetry #poetlife #writingcommunity
And if you’d rather listen to me read the two poems I shared a couple days ago, you now can thanks to the The Ilanot Review slow launch! #poetry
Dawn Manning reads 2 Poems for The Ilanot Review
YouTube video by Dawn Manning
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October 26, 2025 at 1:35 PM
And if you’d rather listen to me read the two poems I shared a couple days ago, you now can thanks to the The Ilanot Review slow launch! #poetry
Grateful to the editors of The Ilanot Review for including two of my poems in the Flaw and Favor issue: www.ilanotreview.com
Pics in comments so those viewing on a phone can see the intended linebreaks. #poetry
Pics in comments so those viewing on a phone can see the intended linebreaks. #poetry
Flaw and Favor - Ilanot Review
Back Cover→ About the Cover Art
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October 23, 2025 at 3:53 PM
Grateful to the editors of The Ilanot Review for including two of my poems in the Flaw and Favor issue: www.ilanotreview.com
Pics in comments so those viewing on a phone can see the intended linebreaks. #poetry
Pics in comments so those viewing on a phone can see the intended linebreaks. #poetry
Winning this contest last year for my villanelle “The Knife, The Throat,” opened the door for me to attend the conference and meet some amazing fellow poets! Please consider sending one of your own villanelles their way!!! #poetry
The Gylys Villanelle Prize | Poetry by the Sea
Since last year's contest was such a success, Poetry by the Sea, in partnership with the Wild & Precious Life Series, is running a second Villanelle Contest, The Gylys Villanelle Prize. The winning po...
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September 16, 2025 at 2:11 PM
Winning this contest last year for my villanelle “The Knife, The Throat,” opened the door for me to attend the conference and meet some amazing fellow poets! Please consider sending one of your own villanelles their way!!! #poetry
Beautiful translation: “To live without this grief is to see the mountain
without its weight, rivers without depth.”
without its weight, rivers without depth.”
Departure: <br/>To the Tune "Mu Lan Hua: Magnolia"
After tonight, what's left of you is you
poems.com
August 20, 2025 at 12:16 PM
Beautiful translation: “To live without this grief is to see the mountain
without its weight, rivers without depth.”
without its weight, rivers without depth.”
*adds "keeper of the spark of madness" to resume. #robinwilliams #we'reallmadhere
July 28, 2025 at 6:19 PM
*adds "keeper of the spark of madness" to resume. #robinwilliams #we'reallmadhere
Embrace radical candor. #followyourbliss
July 15, 2025 at 12:25 PM
Embrace radical candor. #followyourbliss
May Luca, our neighborhood leucistic groundhog, bring you a momentary respite in these dark times. #nature #animals #groundhog
I was chillin outside and this little guy walked right up to me. He was startled when I talked to him, but he didn’t scamper off. We’ve left carrots for him.
July 8, 2025 at 1:34 PM
May Luca, our neighborhood leucistic groundhog, bring you a momentary respite in these dark times. #nature #animals #groundhog
July 2, 2025 at 2:25 PM
July 2, 2025 at 2:21 PM
Sun rain with corn and power lines and big RAINBOW energy. 😁🌈🌦️ #happypride 🏳️🌈 #rainbow
June 26, 2025 at 9:51 PM
Sun rain with corn and power lines and big RAINBOW energy. 😁🌈🌦️ #happypride 🏳️🌈 #rainbow
I had an amazing time at Poetry by the Sea this year as The Gylys Villanelle Prize recipient!
The 2025 Conference Photo! We are new to Bluesky so please help us find our friends!
June 16, 2025 at 8:54 PM
I had an amazing time at Poetry by the Sea this year as The Gylys Villanelle Prize recipient!
This eastern dobsonfly came to visit. Despite the intimidating mandibles, they are quite harmless. This one was about five inches long and seemed as curious about me as I was about him. #fridaythe13th #nature #friendshipgoals
June 13, 2025 at 10:58 PM
This eastern dobsonfly came to visit. Despite the intimidating mandibles, they are quite harmless. This one was about five inches long and seemed as curious about me as I was about him. #fridaythe13th #nature #friendshipgoals
Scott’s a bad influence on the gargoyles.
May 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
Scott’s a bad influence on the gargoyles.
Lovely to see Scott Manning, who contributed “Arthurian Legend and the Death of Optimus Prime in Transformers: The Movie (1986)" to the latest vol of Studies in Medievalism, at this year's Kalamazoo conference! #ICMS #kzoo2025 @scottmanning.com
May 9, 2025 at 12:06 PM
May 7, 2025 at 10:21 PM
This tribute by Dimitri Reyes is such a great way to start the day. #poetry
Speakers
And then a kiss, but more than this I wish you love
poets.org
April 24, 2025 at 11:13 AM
This tribute by Dimitri Reyes is such a great way to start the day. #poetry
Another fine poem from Christian J. Collier:
God
Maybe there are a number of Gods to wade through
before falling at the feet of the last true one
poems.com
April 19, 2025 at 1:21 PM
Another fine poem from Christian J. Collier: