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Miriam Calleja (She/Her)
@miriamcalleja.bsky.social
Poet, writer, translator, workshop leader. Latest "Come Closer, I Don't Mind the Silence" (BottleCap Press, 2023). Editor & 2024 Judge of Brick Road Poetry Press.
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Check out PEN Malta's May newsletter – find out more about the Open Mic on Manoel Island, standing up to unchecked development, and how you can raise your voice.
Manoel Island should be for everyone, not for the greedy trying to grab our country with enabling politicians.
May 16, 2025 at 1:47 PM
"I have a confession to make. The you in my writing is never the same you. In fact, it is rarely one you. But rather, it is a fractured you, a many-a-you, a you that contains accumulated gooseflesh, pounding hearts, half-whispered promises..." Read the rest... www.tupeloquarterly.com/reviews/crav...
Craving and Grief: Miriam Calleja Reviews Phantom Number by Spring Ulmer and Blue Atlas by Susan Rich
[Phantom Number by Spring Ulmer and Blue Atlas by Susan Rich] are collections to keep close if you want poetry to save you, over and over, as it does.
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May 15, 2025 at 7:25 PM
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May 6, 2025 at 12:49 AM
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We can't wait to celebrate @alinaetc.bsky.social and her poetry collection MY HERESIES, a “hauntological mapping of life, love, family, & womanhood” (@sarabandebooks.bsky.social), in conversation with @miriamcalleja.bsky.social on Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 pm!

Free as always & RSVP: bit.ly/alinatyb
May 3, 2025 at 6:30 PM
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@miriamcalleja.bsky.social is a poet, workshop leader, and translator. Her work has appeared in Taos Journal, plume, humana obscura, & elsewhere. Her latest chapbook is “Come Closer, I Don’t Mind the Silence” (BottleCap Press, 2023). Miriam lives in Birmingham, Alabama. More on miriamcalleja.com.
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Miriam Calleja is a poet, author, literary consultant, storyteller, and certified proofreader. She crafts words to connect and collaborate.
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April 21, 2025 at 4:29 PM
Are you at #neworleanspoetryfestival? Come to my generative #WritingWorkshop Poetry as Prayer for Change tomorrow Saturday at 2pm at the #healingcenter room 224 #nopf2025 #nopf
April 12, 2025 at 4:03 AM
Can you #smell in your #dreams? I had two dreams lately where I could smell a person and a snake?!
March 25, 2025 at 3:35 PM
My #scammer forgot she tried to #scam me and is trying to do it again. What should I do?? :) miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/the-time-i...
The time I almost got scammed as a ghostwriter
Help me spread the word so other writers won't be harmed!
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March 24, 2025 at 5:38 PM
I'm here to tell you what to #edit in a #poem every day during #poetrymonth. Taking 2 more participants and closing registration in a couple of days. Read more here miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/editing-wo...
Editing Workshop
Bums on seats and let's polish some poems - just 15 minutes a day.
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March 24, 2025 at 1:56 AM
who is taking unhinged #flashfiction or #prosepoetry right now? #submissions #poetry
March 20, 2025 at 3:28 PM
Edit a poem each day during Poetry Month! There are only a few days left to reserve your spot - sliding scale available. Feel free to ask me anything... details here: miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/editing-wo...
Editing Workshop
Bums on seats and let's polish some poems - just 15 minutes a day.
miriamcalleja.substack.com
March 20, 2025 at 3:26 PM
For my sins, I'm also doing this during #poetrymonth. If you want to #edit a bunch of #poems in 30 days, then get in touch. Last few days to book. Look at the deets #Writingchallenge #workshop miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/editing-wo...
March 20, 2025 at 2:33 AM
A special kind of frustration for people asking for your time and expertise for free. I want to help but I also want to pay bills.
March 19, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Dear Elon, I have been busy, thanks for asking. Today I launched my new business spreading creativity and play. A total waste of money, encouraging teams to develop problem-solving skills. Look! CreativeWork.ink
Home - CreativeWork.ink
Boost creativity and productivity with Miriam Calleja’s workshops. Play, write, innovate, create!
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March 19, 2025 at 2:32 AM
Check out my #generative #WritingWorkshop #poetry as prayer starting in April through @corporealwriting
March 17, 2025 at 10:50 PM
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disappearance
March 16, 2025 at 3:45 AM
March 15, 2025 at 12:31 AM
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PEN Malta firmly supports the call to safeguard a healthy democratic culture, as highlighted in today’s Times of Malta editorial. Democracy is about fostering a culture where informed debate, accountability and the protection of fundamental freedoms thrive.
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Editorial: More to democracy than just voting
The safety of journalists is of paramount importance without whom we would lose a crucial component in the democratic functioning of the institution of our democracy
timesofmalta.com
March 14, 2025 at 10:20 AM
Dear Elon, thanks for asking. I feel so seen. Today I designed a creativity workshop for 40 business leaders. You and I both know that negativity is too costly and lack of motivation will bring the country to its knees. I look forward to corresponding with you about my future ventures. Xoxo
March 13, 2025 at 9:25 PM
I'm hosting a 6-week series of workshops titled #poetry as prayer, where you can curate your collection of poems to use in emergencies or daily occasions such as getting to sleep. www.corporealwriting.com/current-offe...
Poetry as Prayer w/ Miriam Calleja — begins April 30th — Corporeal Writing™ - Writing Workshops
Poetry as Prayer with Miriam Calleja a 6-week generative creative lab/workshop over Zoom beginning April 30th Wednesdays - April 30th, May 7th, May 14th, May 21st, May 28th, June 4th, from 3-4:...
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March 5, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Dear Elon, I did not receive your email, so you have yet to ask, but I would like to start telling you about my week already. Since I'm an alien who doesn't like to cause unease, today I learned how to spell my last name in NATO phonetic alphabet. Charlie Alpha Lima Lima Echo Juliette Alpha.
March 3, 2025 at 8:50 PM
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MAKING SILENCED LANGUAGES VISIBLE
Day 11 - Poem 17: Malti
Keith Borg: sakemm (until)
Malti is the official language of the Maltese people. It is the only official Semitic language of the EU, and the only one written in Latin alphabet.
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Keith Borg: sakemm (until) Malti
YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI
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March 3, 2025 at 6:51 AM
#calvino "Plan for a Journal"
March 2, 2025 at 3:36 PM
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PEN Malta expresses solidarity with journalists who were attacked yesterday Wednesday 26 February while carrying out their duties in court.
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'I will f*** your family': journalists threatened outside court, IĠM want action
Journalists 'filmed and threatened by relatives', institute wants police to take action
timesofmalta.com
February 27, 2025 at 7:37 AM
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Maybe corny but it was helpful for me to hear Henry Rollins saying "this is not time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer trained you for... You can be thunderous in your own life, to the eight people around you. That rubs off... Goodness is viral"
February 23, 2025 at 11:54 PM