Psaltery & Lyre
@psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
Online literary journal publishing poetry, flash, creative nonfiction, fiction, hybrid work, and book reviews. Publishing the intersection of belief and doubt, sacred and profane. Visit us: psalteryandlyre.org
"He told me I needed wild mushrooms / dried myself in the oven overnight."
"The Chef Told Me" by @magpiedays.bsky.social
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"The Chef Told Me" by @magpiedays.bsky.social
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The Chef Told Me
by Jennifer Saunders
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November 10, 2025 at 12:02 PM
"He told me I needed wild mushrooms / dried myself in the oven overnight."
"The Chef Told Me" by @magpiedays.bsky.social
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"The Chef Told Me" by @magpiedays.bsky.social
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"He had no doubt the mountain range
along the horizon held a message"
"Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation" by @jackbedell.bsky.social
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along the horizon held a message"
"Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation" by @jackbedell.bsky.social
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Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation
by Jack B. Bedell
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November 3, 2025 at 10:04 PM
"He had no doubt the mountain range
along the horizon held a message"
"Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation" by @jackbedell.bsky.social
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along the horizon held a message"
"Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation" by @jackbedell.bsky.social
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When you're writing, you come up with clever little devices and think, "I wonder if anyone will ever notice what I've done here?" Well, Sara Stoudt just reviewed my book in @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social, and she caught every. single. one. I'm thrilled and honored and kind of flabbergasted.
"Rachel Trousdale sees the possibilities in this often-dry form, and stretches beyond it, subverting expectations in her collection, 'Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem.'"
Sara Stoudt reviews "Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem" by Rachel Trousdale
Sara Stoudt reviews "Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem" by Rachel Trousdale
Book Review: “Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem” by Rachel Trousdale
Review by Sara Stoudt
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November 2, 2025 at 2:19 PM
When you're writing, you come up with clever little devices and think, "I wonder if anyone will ever notice what I've done here?" Well, Sara Stoudt just reviewed my book in @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social, and she caught every. single. one. I'm thrilled and honored and kind of flabbergasted.
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Very grateful to have a new poem from my Ruskin series up at @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social this morning. Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation https://psalteryandlyre.org/2025/11/03/ruskin-and-the-struggle-of-revelation/
Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation
by Jack B. Bedell
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November 3, 2025 at 3:31 PM
Very grateful to have a new poem from my Ruskin series up at @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social this morning. Ruskin and the Struggle of Revelation https://psalteryandlyre.org/2025/11/03/ruskin-and-the-struggle-of-revelation/
"Rachel Trousdale sees the possibilities in this often-dry form, and stretches beyond it, subverting expectations in her collection, 'Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem.'"
Sara Stoudt reviews "Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem" by Rachel Trousdale
Sara Stoudt reviews "Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem" by Rachel Trousdale
Book Review: “Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem” by Rachel Trousdale
Review by Sara Stoudt
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October 31, 2025 at 3:03 PM
"Rachel Trousdale sees the possibilities in this often-dry form, and stretches beyond it, subverting expectations in her collection, 'Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem.'"
Sara Stoudt reviews "Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem" by Rachel Trousdale
Sara Stoudt reviews "Five-Paragraph Essay on the Body-Mind Problem" by Rachel Trousdale
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Thank you P&L! 🙏❤️
October 27, 2025 at 9:36 PM
Thank you P&L! 🙏❤️
"This is an ancient ritual, a tradition / that some part of me still understands."
"Last Supper" by Isaac James Richards
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"Last Supper" by Isaac James Richards
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Last Supper
by Isaac James Richards
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October 20, 2025 at 11:07 AM
"This is an ancient ritual, a tradition / that some part of me still understands."
"Last Supper" by Isaac James Richards
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"Last Supper" by Isaac James Richards
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in case you missed it: my story "Call Us Not Weeds" @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
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She felt wonderfully alarmed and effervescent, heroic on an ant-like scale. It could be said that she was becoming brave. She had found that in darkness much can be accomplished, but only in light did it ever matter.
~UH
{from my story "Call Us Not Weeds," published tomorrow at Psaltery & Lyre}
~UH
{from my story "Call Us Not Weeds," published tomorrow at Psaltery & Lyre}
October 19, 2025 at 11:04 PM
in case you missed it: my story "Call Us Not Weeds" @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
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Announcing our Best Spiritual Literature Nominees for 2025! We are so grateful for the amazing work Orison Books does with this anthology and so excited for our nominees! 👏 AND you can read all of these poems all on our website!
October 17, 2025 at 2:39 PM
Announcing our Best Spiritual Literature Nominees for 2025! We are so grateful for the amazing work Orison Books does with this anthology and so excited for our nominees! 👏 AND you can read all of these poems all on our website!
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if you’re in the mood to read my short story about the mystification of love and seaweed, here’s "Call Us Not Weeds," published at Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
with special thanks to EIC Millie Tullis @millietullis.bsky.social
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with special thanks to EIC Millie Tullis @millietullis.bsky.social
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![a photo of seaweed, golden green, wet and forked. [excerpt: Under the featherlike Desmarestia viridis, Horatia had dashed off: 'Found between the tide-marks. A foxy colour, soon green when kept from water. Thus exposed, it becomes soft and slippery, but becomes itself again when dry. I believe it is my favorite.']](https://cdn.bsky.app/img/feed_thumbnail/plain/did:plc:radq5ea3mto23ckpk7qe4j4v/bafkreicakkg53c2ydma5r4j6bwjfluer5egtit2tvt2ha2y37tmg6xe2du@jpeg)
October 13, 2025 at 8:10 PM
if you’re in the mood to read my short story about the mystification of love and seaweed, here’s "Call Us Not Weeds," published at Psaltery & Lyre @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
with special thanks to EIC Millie Tullis @millietullis.bsky.social
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with special thanks to EIC Millie Tullis @millietullis.bsky.social
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"The waves breaking apart, becoming something more. A stillness then, the damp on her skin, the wind a slap."
"Call Us Not Weeds" by Ulrica Hume @uhume.bsky.social
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"Call Us Not Weeds" by Ulrica Hume @uhume.bsky.social
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Call Us Not Weeds
by Ulrica Hume
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October 13, 2025 at 11:03 AM
"The waves breaking apart, becoming something more. A stillness then, the damp on her skin, the wind a slap."
"Call Us Not Weeds" by Ulrica Hume @uhume.bsky.social
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"Call Us Not Weeds" by Ulrica Hume @uhume.bsky.social
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"Waldman’s loyalty seems split between the ethereal realm of transcendence and the vivid quagmire of everyday life. Her poetry contains elements of both because the world contains elements of both—they bleed into each other."
“... poetry is a form of service. Archivist Scissors, then, is an act of stewardship, of care. Both a delight for the ear and a cleansing of the spirit, this book reminds us what great poetry can do.”
Michael McCarthy reviews "Archivist Scissors" by Anne Waldman
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Michael McCarthy reviews "Archivist Scissors" by Anne Waldman
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Book Review: “Archivist Scissors” by Anne Waldman
Review by Michael McCarthy
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October 10, 2025 at 2:14 PM
"Waldman’s loyalty seems split between the ethereal realm of transcendence and the vivid quagmire of everyday life. Her poetry contains elements of both because the world contains elements of both—they bleed into each other."
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Hoping to see you on Tuesday evening! (It's a good thing I looked this up to share it, because I had the time written down incorrectly...time zones, they are a thing...) Registration info below!
Announcement time! October 14th, 7:00 Eastern: Hear poems from @clbpoetry.bsky.social, @mitchnobis.bsky.social, and @djvorreyer.bsky.social! Hosted by the amazing @readinstead.bsky.social!
Hit the eventbrite link to register. NAWP!
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Hit the eventbrite link to register. NAWP!
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October 12, 2025 at 7:58 PM
Hoping to see you on Tuesday evening! (It's a good thing I looked this up to share it, because I had the time written down incorrectly...time zones, they are a thing...) Registration info below!
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Really grateful to @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social for giving this poem a place in their journal today.
“Halfway there, curtains / of sudden rain came down.”
"Delivered" by Matthew Murrey @mytwords.bsky.social
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"Delivered" by Matthew Murrey @mytwords.bsky.social
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Delivered
by Matthew Murrey
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October 6, 2025 at 3:10 PM
Really grateful to @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social for giving this poem a place in their journal today.
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This Best of the Net nomination from the wonderful *Psaltery and Lyre* makes me so happy! My short essay, "Time Keeping," is here.
October 6, 2025 at 3:56 PM
This Best of the Net nomination from the wonderful *Psaltery and Lyre* makes me so happy! My short essay, "Time Keeping," is here.
“... poetry is a form of service. Archivist Scissors, then, is an act of stewardship, of care. Both a delight for the ear and a cleansing of the spirit, this book reminds us what great poetry can do.”
Michael McCarthy reviews "Archivist Scissors" by Anne Waldman
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Michael McCarthy reviews "Archivist Scissors" by Anne Waldman
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Book Review: “Archivist Scissors” by Anne Waldman
Review by Michael McCarthy
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October 10, 2025 at 12:30 PM
“... poetry is a form of service. Archivist Scissors, then, is an act of stewardship, of care. Both a delight for the ear and a cleansing of the spirit, this book reminds us what great poetry can do.”
Michael McCarthy reviews "Archivist Scissors" by Anne Waldman
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Michael McCarthy reviews "Archivist Scissors" by Anne Waldman
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Congrats to the nominees! Love seeing @janezwart.bsky.social and @jackbedell.bsky.social on this list (psst their poems are beautiful read them!) 🌻
We are so excited to share our BEST OF THE NET @sundresspub.bsky.social Nominees!
September 30, 2025 at 12:09 PM
Congrats to the nominees! Love seeing @janezwart.bsky.social and @jackbedell.bsky.social on this list (psst their poems are beautiful read them!) 🌻
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Just finishing my coffee and reading this beautiful @janezwart.bsky.social poem that got nominated for Best of the Net. Love that it's "about" our commonplace phrases, but these neat lil' jigsawing stanzas cover a deep emotional core. So good!
@sundresspub.bsky.social @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
@sundresspub.bsky.social @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
September 30, 2025 at 12:19 PM
Just finishing my coffee and reading this beautiful @janezwart.bsky.social poem that got nominated for Best of the Net. Love that it's "about" our commonplace phrases, but these neat lil' jigsawing stanzas cover a deep emotional core. So good!
@sundresspub.bsky.social @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
@sundresspub.bsky.social @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social
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I'd been knocking on @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social 's door for a long time, and I was so honored that they chose to publish "Sea Glass, Yellow Basket" -- my 2nd BotN nom is just the icing on the cake. Thanks to Millie and her team! You can read it here:
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October 1, 2025 at 12:34 AM
I'd been knocking on @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social 's door for a long time, and I was so honored that they chose to publish "Sea Glass, Yellow Basket" -- my 2nd BotN nom is just the icing on the cake. Thanks to Millie and her team! You can read it here:
psalteryandlyre.org/2025/06/16/s...
psalteryandlyre.org/2025/06/16/s...
“Halfway there, curtains / of sudden rain came down.”
"Delivered" by Matthew Murrey @mytwords.bsky.social
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"Delivered" by Matthew Murrey @mytwords.bsky.social
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Delivered
by Matthew Murrey
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October 6, 2025 at 3:04 PM
“Halfway there, curtains / of sudden rain came down.”
"Delivered" by Matthew Murrey @mytwords.bsky.social
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"Delivered" by Matthew Murrey @mytwords.bsky.social
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We are so excited to share our BEST OF THE NET @sundresspub.bsky.social Nominees!
September 30, 2025 at 11:59 AM
We are so excited to share our BEST OF THE NET @sundresspub.bsky.social Nominees!
"Barred Rock hens sing, same measures, over / and over as they pass over the earth"
"Favorite Passages" by Daye Phillippo
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"Favorite Passages" by Daye Phillippo
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Favorite Passages
by Daye Phillippo
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September 29, 2025 at 11:28 AM
"Barred Rock hens sing, same measures, over / and over as they pass over the earth"
"Favorite Passages" by Daye Phillippo
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"Favorite Passages" by Daye Phillippo
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She’s a girl, // not born but imagined. Imagination, I say-- / Another word for God."
"Another Daughter Poem" by Lisa Dordal.
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"Another Daughter Poem" by Lisa Dordal.
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Another Daughter Poem
by Lisa Dordal
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September 23, 2025 at 11:48 AM
She’s a girl, // not born but imagined. Imagination, I say-- / Another word for God."
"Another Daughter Poem" by Lisa Dordal.
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"Another Daughter Poem" by Lisa Dordal.
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Just in case tomorrow really is the day the other shoe finally drops, here is one of my Rapture-trauma poems. "Angel Triptych" appeared in @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social almost exactly two years ago.
September 22, 2025 at 3:00 PM
Just in case tomorrow really is the day the other shoe finally drops, here is one of my Rapture-trauma poems. "Angel Triptych" appeared in @psalteryandlyre.bsky.social almost exactly two years ago.