ReadTeachWrite
@readteachwrite.bsky.social
2024/2025 words: Stanza Cannon, Red Ogre, Where Meadows, SHINE Poetry, Suburban Witchcraft, Blood+Honey | SFSU & Goddard College grad | readteachwrite.com | Moved my teacher self to: @justteacherthings.bsky.social
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Today's the day! The 1-year anniversary issue of SHINE Quarterly is AVAILABLE here:
tinyurl.com/36hehcme
Watch the launch video here:
youtu.be/ADqjbsKe1YM
Join #shinepoetry in supporting the:
#internationalcommunity
#poetrycommunity
#booklaunch
#stockingstuffers for
#poetrylovers / #booklovers
tinyurl.com/36hehcme
Watch the launch video here:
youtu.be/ADqjbsKe1YM
Join #shinepoetry in supporting the:
#internationalcommunity
#poetrycommunity
#booklaunch
#stockingstuffers for
#poetrylovers / #booklovers
I was so honored to be a featured writer on the @shinepoetry.bsky.social site and now in book form among these gorgeous poems!:
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these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.social
Exclusive: Detention Center Captives Are Throwing Lotion Bottles Wrapped With Notes to Organizers Outside Otay Mesa Facility ~ L.A. TACO
“For 280 days we haven’t eaten a single piece of fruit, banana, apple, orange, or anything fresh," an Otay Mesa captive communicated through handwritten note. "We are all in one big room with no doors...
lataco.com
February 6, 2026 at 3:11 AM
these conditions are horrifying. this is an amazing story of community organizing strategy and commitment, as well as another example of the criminalization of mutual aid @lataco.bsky.social
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💥 Adopt a Day Labor Corner @ndlon.bsky.social
"Here’s what we are asking: Find out where day laborers and other immigrant workers in your community are at risk of harassment and arrest. Go there and commit to showing up regularly."
Toolkit and more info: ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
"Here’s what we are asking: Find out where day laborers and other immigrant workers in your community are at risk of harassment and arrest. Go there and commit to showing up regularly."
Toolkit and more info: ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
Adopt a Day Labor Corner – NDLON
The National Day Laborer Organizing Network is calling on the public to Adopt a Day Labor Corner. Please submit your information here.
ndlon.org
February 6, 2026 at 2:22 AM
💥 Adopt a Day Labor Corner @ndlon.bsky.social
"Here’s what we are asking: Find out where day laborers and other immigrant workers in your community are at risk of harassment and arrest. Go there and commit to showing up regularly."
Toolkit and more info: ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
"Here’s what we are asking: Find out where day laborers and other immigrant workers in your community are at risk of harassment and arrest. Go there and commit to showing up regularly."
Toolkit and more info: ndlon.org/adopt-a-day-...
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‘HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS,’ EMILY DICKINSON
famously wrote, and that often leads to pictures of doves sitting quietly and looking sweet, but what if hope is an albatross that can soar for years without stopping, or an osprey that can haul a thrashing salmon out of rough waters?
famously wrote, and that often leads to pictures of doves sitting quietly and looking sweet, but what if hope is an albatross that can soar for years without stopping, or an osprey that can haul a thrashing salmon out of rough waters?
February 5, 2026 at 12:43 PM
‘HOPE IS THE THING WITH FEATHERS,’ EMILY DICKINSON
famously wrote, and that often leads to pictures of doves sitting quietly and looking sweet, but what if hope is an albatross that can soar for years without stopping, or an osprey that can haul a thrashing salmon out of rough waters?
famously wrote, and that often leads to pictures of doves sitting quietly and looking sweet, but what if hope is an albatross that can soar for years without stopping, or an osprey that can haul a thrashing salmon out of rough waters?
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This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
February 4, 2026 at 9:59 PM
This pup found a stick shaped like an old timey pipe earlier today and has already solved three mysteries. 13/10
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@washingtonpost.com will survive in some degraded form. But this is literally the day in which a precious and storied institution, which among its thousands of accomplishments has served an indispensable historic role of holding power to account, was killed.
February 4, 2026 at 5:43 PM
@washingtonpost.com will survive in some degraded form. But this is literally the day in which a precious and storied institution, which among its thousands of accomplishments has served an indispensable historic role of holding power to account, was killed.
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New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
February 4, 2026 at 6:05 AM
New fuck/marry/kill list just dropped
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starting to do research on a subject you know nothing about is like
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
February 3, 2026 at 3:21 AM
starting to do research on a subject you know nothing about is like
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
me: "okay. first question: how do lawyers work?"
source: "um... well, what kind of lawyer are we talking about"
me: *writing down enthusiastically* there are types of lawyers
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New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
What it's like to see ICE tear gas kids
Attendees at a Portland, OR protest describe a vicious, unprovoked and sudden attack
www.thehandbasket.co
February 3, 2026 at 1:25 AM
New — I spoke to eight people who were present at the ICE protest on Saturday in Portland, Oregon when federal agents deployed tear gas and rubber bullets into a crowd of families, children, elderly and disabled people, and their pets.
These are their stories:
These are their stories:
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Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
February 3, 2026 at 4:05 AM
Dem leadership: changing this is a difficult process, you fool. You rube. You utter infant. Give us between $5 and $50
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
Mamdani, wiping grease off his hands: So it turns out there's a switch on this machine that puts it into either orphan-shredding mode or free school lunch mode. Just had to flip it
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If you're torn with desire for more WUTHERING HEIGHTS, William Wyler’s 1939 adaptation is coming to The Frida Cinema on Feb 23 as part of our Page To Screen series 🏰💐
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/wuthe...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/wuthe...
February 3, 2026 at 5:21 AM
If you're torn with desire for more WUTHERING HEIGHTS, William Wyler’s 1939 adaptation is coming to The Frida Cinema on Feb 23 as part of our Page To Screen series 🏰💐
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/wuthe...
🎟️: thefridacinema.org/movies/wuthe...
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I can’t believe we’re doing this again. It’s just a bot that generates the text you ask it for. If you put it in charge of critical decisions, it will kill people. Not because it’s secretly evil, but because it’s a word generator. It’s like putting your toaster in charge of air traffic control.
February 3, 2026 at 5:01 AM
I can’t believe we’re doing this again. It’s just a bot that generates the text you ask it for. If you put it in charge of critical decisions, it will kill people. Not because it’s secretly evil, but because it’s a word generator. It’s like putting your toaster in charge of air traffic control.
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What a list from @mayascade.bsky.social for the @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social!
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
28 Films for the 28 Days of Black History Month
28 Films to celebrate the 100th Anniversary of Black History Month
blackfilmarchive.substack.com
February 2, 2026 at 3:01 AM
What a list from @mayascade.bsky.social for the @blackfilmarchive.bsky.social!
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
blackfilmarchive.substack.com/p/28-films-f...
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Anne Frank likely died in a typhus epidemic that spread through the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
ICE now confirming that there is a measles outbreak at the Texas concentration camp where young Liam was held.
February 2, 2026 at 12:22 AM
Anne Frank likely died in a typhus epidemic that spread through the Bergen-Belsen concentration camp
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
History rhymes, it rhymes
Close the camps, set fire to the prisons
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Long Beach congressman to help lead impeachment inquiry of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem lbpost.com/news/politic...
Long Beach congressman to help lead impeachment inquiry of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem
At a press event in Long Beach on Friday, Garcia told reporters that if Noem “doesn’t resign today,” the inquiry will be launched in the coming days.
lbpost.com
January 30, 2026 at 10:42 PM
Long Beach congressman to help lead impeachment inquiry of DHS Secretary Kristi Noem lbpost.com/news/politic...
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Gusto Bread and Ammatoli named semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards lbpost.com/esd/eat-see-...
Gusto Bread and Ammatoli named semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards
Long Beach is well-represented on the list of some of the country's best eateries.
lbpost.com
January 31, 2026 at 3:51 PM
Gusto Bread and Ammatoli named semifinalists for the 2026 James Beard Awards lbpost.com/esd/eat-see-...
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“And also it happens that there is nowhere to go and then / There is somewhere to go”
— Brian Patten
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This poem appeared in The Picador Book of Love Poems edited by John Stammers, published by Picador, 2011. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Brian Patten
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This poem appeared in The Picador Book of Love Poems edited by John Stammers, published by Picador, 2011. Shared here with deep gratitude.
January 28, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“And also it happens that there is nowhere to go and then / There is somewhere to go”
— Brian Patten
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This poem appeared in The Picador Book of Love Poems edited by John Stammers, published by Picador, 2011. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Brian Patten
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This poem appeared in The Picador Book of Love Poems edited by John Stammers, published by Picador, 2011. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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“I look into the glass as I look through it. // When the new beginning comes, what then?”
— Charif Shanahan
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This poem appeared in Trace Evidence by Charif Shanahan, published by Tin House, 2023. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Charif Shanahan
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This poem appeared in Trace Evidence by Charif Shanahan, published by Tin House, 2023. Shared here with deep gratitude.
February 1, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“I look into the glass as I look through it. // When the new beginning comes, what then?”
— Charif Shanahan
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This poem appeared in Trace Evidence by Charif Shanahan, published by Tin House, 2023. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Charif Shanahan
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This poem appeared in Trace Evidence by Charif Shanahan, published by Tin House, 2023. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
Support Independent Journalism | GF
www.georgiafort.com
January 30, 2026 at 4:28 PM
Georgia Fort's is chilling, and it's being overshadowed by the equally chilling arrest of Don Lemon.
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
A GoFundMe is being set up for Fort. In the meantime, you can support her work directly – without paying massive fundraising platform fees – through her website:
www.georgiafort.com/support
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Huge love to @trungles.com @christinenorrie.bsky.social @shing.bsky.social @wilfredotorres.bsky.social @gregpak.com and @ethansacks.bsky.social who have contributed art and words to the initial launch of
#Comics4Liam. Check it out at comics4liam.com - and then draw your own pictures for Liam Ramos!
#Comics4Liam. Check it out at comics4liam.com - and then draw your own pictures for Liam Ramos!
#Comics4Liam - Comix Action
Thank you for caring about five-year-old Liam Conejo Ramos and all the other victims of ICE and the Trump Administration’s reprehensible immigration policies. We’re thrilled that Liam and his father a...
comics4liam.com
February 1, 2026 at 9:18 PM
Huge love to @trungles.com @christinenorrie.bsky.social @shing.bsky.social @wilfredotorres.bsky.social @gregpak.com and @ethansacks.bsky.social who have contributed art and words to the initial launch of
#Comics4Liam. Check it out at comics4liam.com - and then draw your own pictures for Liam Ramos!
#Comics4Liam. Check it out at comics4liam.com - and then draw your own pictures for Liam Ramos!
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The official theme song of “it might happen today”
When that Man is Dead and Gone (1941) - Protest song against Hitler (Live Take)
YouTube video by Lizzy & the Triggermen
youtu.be
February 1, 2026 at 5:00 AM
The official theme song of “it might happen today”
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Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
February 1, 2026 at 9:12 PM
Friends, we're thrilled to announce #Comics4Liam to encourage artists to draw pictures for Liam Conejo Ramos and share links to help Liam's family and other immigrants persecuted by ICE! Check out comics4liam.com and please do feel free to pitch in! Images by the great @trungles.com!
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“And still, as I write this poem, I’m waiting / to see what I’m going to tell myself.”
— Acie Clark
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This poem appeared in The Hopper, Fall 2024. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Acie Clark
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This poem appeared in The Hopper, Fall 2024. Shared here with deep gratitude.
January 10, 2026 at 2:01 PM
“And still, as I write this poem, I’m waiting / to see what I’m going to tell myself.”
— Acie Clark
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This poem appeared in The Hopper, Fall 2024. Shared here with deep gratitude.
— Acie Clark
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This poem appeared in The Hopper, Fall 2024. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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When art reflects the world around us, it has the power to teach us about our history and offers insight into lived experiences. Movies can do that, especially those relevant to Black history and culture.
15 Movies To Watch That Celebrate Black Culture | Black Girl Nerds
I chose 15 films that celebrate Black culture that we shouldn't miss. Add these to your watchlist for Black History Month and all year round.
blackgirlnerds.com
February 1, 2026 at 8:29 PM
When art reflects the world around us, it has the power to teach us about our history and offers insight into lived experiences. Movies can do that, especially those relevant to Black history and culture.
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For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation
Black History Month is not only a celebration of the rich history of Black life, politics, culture, and struggle. It is also a reminder to engage every day with that history as we ...
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February 1, 2026 at 7:19 PM
For #BlackHistoryMonth we're offering 40% OFF Haymarket Books on the Struggle for Black Liberation