Rachel Nelson
@rachelhnelson.bsky.social
Poet, scientific copy editor, Michigander, she/her
I'm inspired by #thesealeychallenge to read more this August. Even if I don't hit double digits, I appreciate the opportunity to focus more on poetry (even though I'm sure my sci-fi/romance novels will miss me).
August 5, 2025 at 1:49 AM
I'm inspired by #thesealeychallenge to read more this August. Even if I don't hit double digits, I appreciate the opportunity to focus more on poetry (even though I'm sure my sci-fi/romance novels will miss me).
I'm thrilled to have a poem in @ecotonemagazine.bsky.social's beautiful moon issue. Thank you for including my work!
From “A hard-edged glow,” by Rachel Nelson in Ecotone 37 🌕
“Who loved me / when I was a tough-skinned / melon—a lump // of red coal...”
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@rachelhnelson.bsky.social
#Ecotone #TheMoonIssue #LitMagLove
“Who loved me / when I was a tough-skinned / melon—a lump // of red coal...”
Read the full poem + subscribe: ecotonemagazine.org/poetry/a-har...
@rachelhnelson.bsky.social
#Ecotone #TheMoonIssue #LitMagLove
A hard-edged glow - Ecotone
Who loved me when I was a tough-skinned melon—a lump of red coal—the porous lip of a dug-out skunk hole? I have only a small amount of magic now. Spells
ecotonemagazine.org
July 28, 2025 at 10:01 PM
I'm thrilled to have a poem in @ecotonemagazine.bsky.social's beautiful moon issue. Thank you for including my work!
Reposted by Rachel Nelson
Loved this evocative, brutal, and tender poetry collection ALL THE BLOOD INVOLVED IN LOVE by Maya Marshall. So glad I came across @haymarketbooks.org at #AWP25 ❤️
June 20, 2025 at 12:08 AM
Loved this evocative, brutal, and tender poetry collection ALL THE BLOOD INVOLVED IN LOVE by Maya Marshall. So glad I came across @haymarketbooks.org at #AWP25 ❤️
Chris Abani's Mbubu, from Smoking the Bible
May 2, 2025 at 8:26 PM
Chris Abani's Mbubu, from Smoking the Bible
Reposted by Rachel Nelson
“We pull the dog away from the bleaching skeleton / but examine stages of decay // up close. We keep our bodies here too, on the shore. / The lake turns the skin…”
Happy to see @versedaily.bsky.social feature this poem by my friend @rachelhnelson.bsky.social
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Happy to see @versedaily.bsky.social feature this poem by my friend @rachelhnelson.bsky.social
www.versedaily.org/2025/ourbodi...
www.versedaily.org
April 21, 2025 at 5:46 PM
“We pull the dog away from the bleaching skeleton / but examine stages of decay // up close. We keep our bodies here too, on the shore. / The lake turns the skin…”
Happy to see @versedaily.bsky.social feature this poem by my friend @rachelhnelson.bsky.social
www.versedaily.org/2025/ourbodi...
Happy to see @versedaily.bsky.social feature this poem by my friend @rachelhnelson.bsky.social
www.versedaily.org/2025/ourbodi...
Reposted by Rachel Nelson
The lake has not yet found a use for the bones.
—Rachel Nelson, "Our Bodies" in @theshorepoetry.bsky.social
www.theshorepoetry.org/rachel-nelso...
—Rachel Nelson, "Our Bodies" in @theshorepoetry.bsky.social
www.theshorepoetry.org/rachel-nelso...
Rachel Nelson "Our Bodies" — THE SHORE
www.theshorepoetry.org
April 4, 2025 at 7:35 PM
The lake has not yet found a use for the bones.
—Rachel Nelson, "Our Bodies" in @theshorepoetry.bsky.social
www.theshorepoetry.org/rachel-nelso...
—Rachel Nelson, "Our Bodies" in @theshorepoetry.bsky.social
www.theshorepoetry.org/rachel-nelso...
Nikki Giovanni 🖤
There aren't enough hearts
There aren't enough hearts
December 12, 2024 at 2:09 AM
Nikki Giovanni 🖤
There aren't enough hearts
There aren't enough hearts
This amazing poem by June Jordan. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...
November 22, 2023 at 1:57 AM
This amazing poem by June Jordan. www.poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazi...