Elizabeth Johnston Ambrose
@poetlady74.bsky.social
I’m a poet, animal lover, camping fanatic, and educator living in Rochester, NY. Medusa scholar. Author of Imago, Dei ( Rattle Chapbook Prize, 2021) and Wild Things (Main Street Rag, 2021).
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"I’m drawn to structures that create a contrast between tone and mood, so a list felt like a natural choice. It allowed me to explore a sad, messy topic through a neutral lens and gave me some much-needed distance" @colettelh.bsky.social, this week's featured author www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...
Smoke Signals with Colette Love Hilliard - SmokeLong Quarterly
You use a list-style Q&A format between the narrator and a hairdresser. What drew you to this structure, and how did it shape the piece? When I think about it, I’m drawn to structures that create a co...
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November 27, 2025 at 1:12 AM
"I’m drawn to structures that create a contrast between tone and mood, so a list felt like a natural choice. It allowed me to explore a sad, messy topic through a neutral lens and gave me some much-needed distance" @colettelh.bsky.social, this week's featured author www.smokelong.com/interviews/s...
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Good nonfiction books stand as a testament to the value of curiosity and thinking deeply about our lives, our world, and all the people in it. Here are our favorites of the year.
Electric Lit’s Best Nonfiction of 2025 - Electric Literature
Books by Edgar Gomez, Maris Kreizman, and Zefyr Lisowski are among the year's most celebrated nonfiction
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November 25, 2025 at 9:00 PM
Good nonfiction books stand as a testament to the value of curiosity and thinking deeply about our lives, our world, and all the people in it. Here are our favorites of the year.
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We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
November 24, 2025 at 2:58 AM
We’re about to invade Venezuela because trump wants their oil. No other reason. The airspace has been cleared. Embassies are being evacuated. Flights are being canceled.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
He’s going to kill people for oil.
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For the last time, people, "Epstein" is the name of the criminal. The president is "Epstein's monster."
November 22, 2025 at 10:49 AM
For the last time, people, "Epstein" is the name of the criminal. The president is "Epstein's monster."
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One of my favorite erotic poems. So specific, such character, such story.
From Dorianne Laux's book, Smoke: bookshop.org/a/862/9781880238868
#poem #books #writing
From Dorianne Laux's book, Smoke: bookshop.org/a/862/9781880238868
#poem #books #writing
November 22, 2025 at 8:29 PM
One of my favorite erotic poems. So specific, such character, such story.
From Dorianne Laux's book, Smoke: bookshop.org/a/862/9781880238868
#poem #books #writing
From Dorianne Laux's book, Smoke: bookshop.org/a/862/9781880238868
#poem #books #writing
Satire, but not really
Makes as much sense as this goofy peace plan!
November 22, 2025 at 5:06 PM
Satire, but not really
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Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Spotify is helping ICE recruit more agents to infringe our rights and terrorize our communities. Stop paying for or using the app until Spotify stops running ads for ICE: indivisible.org/cancel-spotify?source=bluesky
November 21, 2025 at 6:06 PM
Friends, this is a low hanging boycott action.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
Similar to Hulu and Disney+ actions.
You can help turn the tide and it will make other platforms think twice.
The working class has much more power than they think.
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Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal
Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal
The judge postponed the impact of her decision until Dec. 11 to give the Trump administration time to appeal her decision.
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November 20, 2025 at 8:20 PM
Judge rules Trump’s DC National Guard deployment was illegal
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I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
Acquired Tastes: A Call for Submissions
For younger writers, ages 15-21
audacity.substack.com
November 19, 2025 at 8:23 PM
I'm editing an anthology about unlikable characters and seeking work from younger writers, 15-21. If you know of one such writer who might want to submit their work for consideration, please share this call for submissions: audacity.substack.com/p/acquired-t...
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Lest we forget.
I will never forget having to edit Jamal’s final, posthumous piece for the Washington Post, after he was murdered.
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
He was calling for free expression in the Arab world. You can read it here :
www.washingtonpost.com/opinions/glo...
Opinion | Jamal Khashoggi: What the Arab world needs most is free expression
The Arab world needs a modern version of the old transnational media so citizens can be informed about global events.
www.washingtonpost.com
November 19, 2025 at 4:12 AM
Lest we forget.
When we had a president and vp who I really believed wanted the best for our nation.
The moment when 30 million American's received healthcare (2010) The moment when insurance companies had to start covering preexisting conditions, young adults could stay on their family's policy and I could trust that the small print couldn't screw me if I needed serious medical assistance. 🇺🇸
November 19, 2025 at 7:53 PM
When we had a president and vp who I really believed wanted the best for our nation.
Really psyched to annnounce that I won second place in Cleaver's Visual Poetics contest for my poem, "MASH"!! What an honor to see my work alongside so many amazing writers, and thank you to @kazimali.bsky.social for choosing my work I can't wait to read the issue when it comes out. <3
November 19, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Really psyched to annnounce that I won second place in Cleaver's Visual Poetics contest for my poem, "MASH"!! What an honor to see my work alongside so many amazing writers, and thank you to @kazimali.bsky.social for choosing my work I can't wait to read the issue when it comes out. <3
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Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi:
"A lot of people didn't like that gentleman... Things happen... He knew nothing about it."
A US intelligence report concluded that bin Salman personally "approved an operation" to "kill or capture" Khashoggi.
"A lot of people didn't like that gentleman... Things happen... He knew nothing about it."
A US intelligence report concluded that bin Salman personally "approved an operation" to "kill or capture" Khashoggi.
November 18, 2025 at 5:54 PM
Trump defends Mohammed bin Salman over the 2018 murder of journalist Jamal Khashoggi:
"A lot of people didn't like that gentleman... Things happen... He knew nothing about it."
A US intelligence report concluded that bin Salman personally "approved an operation" to "kill or capture" Khashoggi.
"A lot of people didn't like that gentleman... Things happen... He knew nothing about it."
A US intelligence report concluded that bin Salman personally "approved an operation" to "kill or capture" Khashoggi.
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I have a new poem in @havehashad.com that answers the burning question of "what is the opposite of an 'eating poems' poem"
"it's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango..."
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/hei...
"it's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango..."
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/hei...
Heimlich After I Eat Poetry Too Quickly Again by Todd Dillard
It's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango,
grandmothers in kitchens
with their stoic spoons,
crows barking in alder trees,
enough dead deer to overflow football stadiums,
sad f...
www.havehashad.com
November 17, 2025 at 4:36 PM
I have a new poem in @havehashad.com that answers the burning question of "what is the opposite of an 'eating poems' poem"
"it's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango..."
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/hei...
"it's all coming up now,
milkweed and mango..."
www.havehashad.com/hadposts/hei...
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November 13, 2025 at 3:21 PM
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This is rad!
We're thrilled to announce the Pegasus Poetry Book Prize, recognizing a US poet aged 40 or older for their first or second poetry collection. In addition to publication by Graywolf, the awardee will receive $10,000 from the Poetry Foundation.
www.poetryfoundation.org/awards/poetr...
www.poetryfoundation.org/awards/poetr...
November 13, 2025 at 1:17 AM
This is rad!
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From Ellen Bass's book, Mules of Love.
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social.
#poem #booksky #writing
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social.
#poem #booksky #writing
November 12, 2025 at 5:00 PM
From Ellen Bass's book, Mules of Love.
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social.
#poem #booksky #writing
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social.
#poem #booksky #writing
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here's an old poem of mine that came out in @strangehorizons.bsky.social not long after I started writing poetry again
November 12, 2025 at 12:44 PM
here's an old poem of mine that came out in @strangehorizons.bsky.social not long after I started writing poetry again
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Applications are now open for the 2026 DREAMing Out Loud program! This creative writing initiative supports emerging migrant writers in New York City. The program runs from February to April 2026. Apply today at: pen.org/fellowships/...
DREAMing Out Loud
DREAMing Out Loud is a PEN America’s tuition-free creative writing workshop series for young immigrant writers.
pen.org
November 11, 2025 at 1:32 AM
Applications are now open for the 2026 DREAMing Out Loud program! This creative writing initiative supports emerging migrant writers in New York City. The program runs from February to April 2026. Apply today at: pen.org/fellowships/...
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Call them. Tell them not to surrender.
November 10, 2025 at 12:56 AM
Call them. Tell them not to surrender.