Emily M Goldsmith, PhD (they/them)
@emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social
Louisiana Creole Writer, Poet, Educator, and Researcher • MFA, PhD • Poems in the Penn Review, Witch Craft Mag, LaCreole Journal, Eucalyptus Lit, and elsewhere • here & queer 🌈 • Views are my own!
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I’m new here and glad to join you in this space. My name is Emily (they/them) & I’m a Louisiana Creole person who was raised in S. Louisiana. I’m queer and nonbinary.
I’m a poet! I received an MFA in poetry from UKY and I’m currently an English PhD candidate at USM in Hattiesburg, MS.
I’m a poet! I received an MFA in poetry from UKY and I’m currently an English PhD candidate at USM in Hattiesburg, MS.
I had a dream I was chain-smoking last night (I’ve never been a smoker). I think I’m stressed out, lol
January 27, 2026 at 7:40 PM
I had a dream I was chain-smoking last night (I’ve never been a smoker). I think I’m stressed out, lol
If you make the BOARD OF PEACE and you make yourself THE CHAIRMAN and nobody from democratic countries joins you and you declare you will “redevelop” a destroyed country with displaced people (because of ongoing genocide) and you say it’s a “great location” and you want to re-build it?
You’re evil.
You’re evil.
January 22, 2026 at 11:46 PM
If you make the BOARD OF PEACE and you make yourself THE CHAIRMAN and nobody from democratic countries joins you and you declare you will “redevelop” a destroyed country with displaced people (because of ongoing genocide) and you say it’s a “great location” and you want to re-build it?
You’re evil.
You’re evil.
We are playing the long game: whatever you have to do to stay in it for your neighbors, do it. That might mean you increase your tolerance for discomfort. Especially for us white folks who have benefited from systems that are harming others. Mental health isn’t an excuse to disengage / sit this out!
January 20, 2026 at 3:36 PM
We are playing the long game: whatever you have to do to stay in it for your neighbors, do it. That might mean you increase your tolerance for discomfort. Especially for us white folks who have benefited from systems that are harming others. Mental health isn’t an excuse to disengage / sit this out!
My first ever real knit 🧶 project in process—what will be a trial scarf! I’m already on the third ball of yarn. It is crazy to see something come from nothing!
January 20, 2026 at 3:34 PM
My first ever real knit 🧶 project in process—what will be a trial scarf! I’m already on the third ball of yarn. It is crazy to see something come from nothing!
The word of the day on Wordl the other day was Gumbo and baby, we (Creoles) are so up!
* Fuck the NYT
* Fuck the NYT
January 18, 2026 at 2:17 AM
The word of the day on Wordl the other day was Gumbo and baby, we (Creoles) are so up!
* Fuck the NYT
* Fuck the NYT
It’s my mama’s birthday and I am feeling very lucky to have her as my mom and to see her age 💗
January 16, 2026 at 3:23 AM
It’s my mama’s birthday and I am feeling very lucky to have her as my mom and to see her age 💗
Therapist told me to get a hobby, LOL
Picked up knitting. Been doing it for three days. Can my ADHD brain sustain it? Only time will tell!
Picked up knitting. Been doing it for three days. Can my ADHD brain sustain it? Only time will tell!
January 13, 2026 at 1:54 AM
Therapist told me to get a hobby, LOL
Picked up knitting. Been doing it for three days. Can my ADHD brain sustain it? Only time will tell!
Picked up knitting. Been doing it for three days. Can my ADHD brain sustain it? Only time will tell!
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semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
January 12, 2026 at 8:04 PM
semi-regular reminder that ICE was only created in 2003
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
when you are asked to imagine a world without ICE, you're basically being asked to remember where you were when Lilo & Stitch came out
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via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
January 8, 2026 at 3:53 PM
via Minneapolis photographer Chris Juhn on Facebook
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No one who doesn't want to be convinced will be moved by the forensic accounts undertaken by the media but it's still good that they offer the accounts. Not because people will be convinced but so that others can tell accurate stories.
January 8, 2026 at 6:34 PM
No one who doesn't want to be convinced will be moved by the forensic accounts undertaken by the media but it's still good that they offer the accounts. Not because people will be convinced but so that others can tell accurate stories.
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For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
January 8, 2026 at 3:35 PM
For those keeping score, Bellingcat, The New York Times Visual Investigation Team, & Washington Post's Visual Forensic team have all published analysis showing the ICE shooter wasn't in the path of Renee Nicole Good’s vehicle when he shot her, contradicting statements by the President & his cronies
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We're already excited for AWP!! ✨We'll have food, drinks, and a lovely reading to benefit CHARM, an organization that strives to support and publish young writers in Baltimore. Check out their work at charmlitmag.org ✨
We hope to see you there 🤩
We hope to see you there 🤩
December 23, 2025 at 6:05 PM
We're already excited for AWP!! ✨We'll have food, drinks, and a lovely reading to benefit CHARM, an organization that strives to support and publish young writers in Baltimore. Check out their work at charmlitmag.org ✨
We hope to see you there 🤩
We hope to see you there 🤩
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BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
WATCH: The 60 Minutes CECOT Segment
I was sent the CECOT segment anonymously in a group chat.
www.muellershewrote.com
December 22, 2025 at 10:46 PM
BREAKING: WATCH the full 60 Minutes CECOT segment here. This was sent to me anonymously. It appears to be the segment CBS' Bari Weiss killed. www.muellershewrote.com/p/watch-the-...
Say what you want about me, but at least I’m not a Zionist bootlicker.
Some of you are out here using a very weak defense of supposed antisemitism to justify wild Islamophobia and it’s obvious you don’t know what words mean and you’re just racist.
Some of you are out here using a very weak defense of supposed antisemitism to justify wild Islamophobia and it’s obvious you don’t know what words mean and you’re just racist.
December 16, 2025 at 9:04 PM
Say what you want about me, but at least I’m not a Zionist bootlicker.
Some of you are out here using a very weak defense of supposed antisemitism to justify wild Islamophobia and it’s obvious you don’t know what words mean and you’re just racist.
Some of you are out here using a very weak defense of supposed antisemitism to justify wild Islamophobia and it’s obvious you don’t know what words mean and you’re just racist.
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Excited to announce the contributors for our upcoming volume!
@hannaheiserman.bsky.social @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social @sara-eastler.bsky.social
Cover art by @haleandwellmet.bsky.social! :)
@hannaheiserman.bsky.social @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social @sara-eastler.bsky.social
Cover art by @haleandwellmet.bsky.social! :)
December 14, 2025 at 10:09 PM
Excited to announce the contributors for our upcoming volume!
@hannaheiserman.bsky.social @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social @sara-eastler.bsky.social
Cover art by @haleandwellmet.bsky.social! :)
@hannaheiserman.bsky.social @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social @sara-eastler.bsky.social
Cover art by @haleandwellmet.bsky.social! :)
I was in grad school so long, I just got excited about not having to complete the FAFSA this year 😂
December 12, 2025 at 4:28 PM
I was in grad school so long, I just got excited about not having to complete the FAFSA this year 😂
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Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
December 7, 2025 at 12:22 AM
Read this: www.wgbh.org/news/local/2...
Once I spoke up about someone’s racist published poem that was anti-Southern with no nuance and I was told to make that critique via “professional avenues,” so anyway—I have an essay and a poem forthcoming about the complex reality of the South. Keep an eye out for those pieces!
December 7, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Once I spoke up about someone’s racist published poem that was anti-Southern with no nuance and I was told to make that critique via “professional avenues,” so anyway—I have an essay and a poem forthcoming about the complex reality of the South. Keep an eye out for those pieces!
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"I assure her still body, we will bury you first. You will have someone to haunt."
ICYMI: poetry reader @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social published two poems in Midway Journal! buff.ly/FMvQ0YV
ICYMI: poetry reader @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social published two poems in Midway Journal! buff.ly/FMvQ0YV
December 5, 2025 at 6:05 PM
"I assure her still body, we will bury you first. You will have someone to haunt."
ICYMI: poetry reader @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social published two poems in Midway Journal! buff.ly/FMvQ0YV
ICYMI: poetry reader @emilymgoldsmith.bsky.social published two poems in Midway Journal! buff.ly/FMvQ0YV
We must not succumb to hopelessness. We must hold the line. Show up for your neighbors. Chinga la migra ✊🏼
December 4, 2025 at 1:54 AM
We must not succumb to hopelessness. We must hold the line. Show up for your neighbors. Chinga la migra ✊🏼
Solo el Pueblo salva al Pueblo!
December 4, 2025 at 1:49 AM
Solo el Pueblo salva al Pueblo!
AGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH
December 4, 2025 at 1:31 AM
AGGGGHHHHHHHHHHHH
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“That perhaps our / universe exists as one fabric weaved / into a shirt and our beyond just wool.”
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This poem appeared in Vagabond City Literary Journal, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Emily M. Goldsmith
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This poem appeared in Vagabond City Literary Journal, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
November 24, 2025 at 2:01 PM
“That perhaps our / universe exists as one fabric weaved / into a shirt and our beyond just wool.”
— Emily M. Goldsmith
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This poem appeared in Vagabond City Literary Journal, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Emily M. Goldsmith
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This poem appeared in Vagabond City Literary Journal, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
Sometimes people tell me who I am. They tell me (usually unprompted): “this is what a Cajun is” or “this is what a Creole is” and usually also “these are the languages they spoke.” These people are ALWAYS wrong. Let Creoles speak for themselves. I know who I am, my blood tells the story. I remember.
November 24, 2025 at 2:23 AM
Sometimes people tell me who I am. They tell me (usually unprompted): “this is what a Cajun is” or “this is what a Creole is” and usually also “these are the languages they spoke.” These people are ALWAYS wrong. Let Creoles speak for themselves. I know who I am, my blood tells the story. I remember.