Rebecca Lehmann
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social
Poet & novelist. Author of The Sweating Sickness & Ringer (University of Pittsburgh Press) & Between the Crackups (Salt). EIC @coupletpoetry.bsky.social Opinions my own.
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Contributor Publications Winter 2024-2025
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March 20, 2025 at 3:55 PM
Sharing the latest publications from MR contributors, including David Ricchiute, Amanda Hawkins, @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social and more!
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I’m thrilled to announce my forthcoming novel, The Beheading Game, about my girl, Anne Boleyn 🎉🥳🍾🗡️
February 21, 2025 at 1:17 PM
I’m thrilled to announce my forthcoming novel, The Beheading Game, about my girl, Anne Boleyn 🎉🥳🍾🗡️
The Sweating Sickness got a mention in last weekend’s @nytbooks.bsky.social !!! @upittpress.bsky.social
February 19, 2025 at 2:07 PM
The Sweating Sickness got a mention in last weekend’s @nytbooks.bsky.social !!! @upittpress.bsky.social
Chicago!!! I am reading from The Sweating Sickness TONIGHT at 6:30pm at City Lit Books with @rubenq.bsky.social —come join us for an evening of poetry in the Windy City (but hopefully not too windy…).
February 19, 2025 at 2:05 PM
Chicago!!! I am reading from The Sweating Sickness TONIGHT at 6:30pm at City Lit Books with @rubenq.bsky.social —come join us for an evening of poetry in the Windy City (but hopefully not too windy…).
Look I’ve thrown a lot of shade at Thomas Cromwell but the man had a pet leopard and loved to dress in black velvet so…irl I probably would have been his friend.
February 14, 2025 at 5:48 PM
Look I’ve thrown a lot of shade at Thomas Cromwell but the man had a pet leopard and loved to dress in black velvet so…irl I probably would have been his friend.
Valentine’s Day is a great day to order a copy of The Sweating Sickness, and dream about the spouse awaiting us all one day: death ☠️ University of Pittsburgh Press (link to order below)
@upittpress.bsky.social
@upittpress.bsky.social
February 14, 2025 at 4:14 PM
Valentine’s Day is a great day to order a copy of The Sweating Sickness, and dream about the spouse awaiting us all one day: death ☠️ University of Pittsburgh Press (link to order below)
@upittpress.bsky.social
@upittpress.bsky.social
It’s official!! The Sweating Sickness, my third book of poetry, is out today from @upittpress.bsky.social! I’m so proud of these poems, and hope you love them.
February 11, 2025 at 10:45 PM
It’s official!! The Sweating Sickness, my third book of poetry, is out today from @upittpress.bsky.social! I’m so proud of these poems, and hope you love them.
My tragic flaw is that I revert to British spellings when stressed because I read too many British/Canadian novels as a kid.
January 17, 2025 at 1:41 PM
My tragic flaw is that I revert to British spellings when stressed because I read too many British/Canadian novels as a kid.
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Chicago! Start your New Year with Poetry & Biscuits!
Carrie and I are excited to bring you readings by Natalie Eilbert, Donato Loia, Ruben Quesada, and Deborah Shapiro along with biscuits and cozy company.
Fri, Jan. 17 @ 7pm
2145 W Walton
RSVP to the biscuit maker: mailto:carrieolivia@gmail.com
Carrie and I are excited to bring you readings by Natalie Eilbert, Donato Loia, Ruben Quesada, and Deborah Shapiro along with biscuits and cozy company.
Fri, Jan. 17 @ 7pm
2145 W Walton
RSVP to the biscuit maker: mailto:carrieolivia@gmail.com
January 12, 2025 at 3:19 PM
Chicago! Start your New Year with Poetry & Biscuits!
Carrie and I are excited to bring you readings by Natalie Eilbert, Donato Loia, Ruben Quesada, and Deborah Shapiro along with biscuits and cozy company.
Fri, Jan. 17 @ 7pm
2145 W Walton
RSVP to the biscuit maker: mailto:carrieolivia@gmail.com
Carrie and I are excited to bring you readings by Natalie Eilbert, Donato Loia, Ruben Quesada, and Deborah Shapiro along with biscuits and cozy company.
Fri, Jan. 17 @ 7pm
2145 W Walton
RSVP to the biscuit maker: mailto:carrieolivia@gmail.com
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“I’ll move back/to the Midwest, and leave bone cold/New England far behind. I can imagine/all the tattered houses fading from sight/over the back of my son’s car seat as we drive/down the tollway, the mountains receding like sad/contractions” — @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social “Into the Firmament”
December 29, 2024 at 2:02 PM
“I’ll move back/to the Midwest, and leave bone cold/New England far behind. I can imagine/all the tattered houses fading from sight/over the back of my son’s car seat as we drive/down the tollway, the mountains receding like sad/contractions” — @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social “Into the Firmament”
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It’s official: engaging with art and culture benefits health & wellbeing. In the UK, it generates £8bn/year in quality of life improvements & higher productivity. Starving the Arts won’t help Canada’s productivity gap. #cdnpse
@ucalgary.bsky.social #ArtMatters www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
@ucalgary.bsky.social #ArtMatters www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Consuming arts and culture is good for health and wellbeing, research finds
Engaging with arts improves quality of life, increases productivity and creates financial ‘dividend’
www.theguardian.com
December 17, 2024 at 3:32 AM
It’s official: engaging with art and culture benefits health & wellbeing. In the UK, it generates £8bn/year in quality of life improvements & higher productivity. Starving the Arts won’t help Canada’s productivity gap. #cdnpse
@ucalgary.bsky.social #ArtMatters www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
@ucalgary.bsky.social #ArtMatters www.theguardian.com/society/2024...
Reading my first Sally Rooney novel and can I just say I love her attention to clothing? I love clothes, and the way she details what people are wearing is deeply satisfying.
December 13, 2024 at 2:19 PM
Reading my first Sally Rooney novel and can I just say I love her attention to clothing? I love clothes, and the way she details what people are wearing is deeply satisfying.
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it’s all the purest distillation of the idea that society doesn’t actually exist. the only thing that exists is some amorphous “liberty” that entitles you to a life without obligations or responsibilities or anything that might impose a duty on you or a limit on your conduct
December 13, 2024 at 12:13 PM
it’s all the purest distillation of the idea that society doesn’t actually exist. the only thing that exists is some amorphous “liberty” that entitles you to a life without obligations or responsibilities or anything that might impose a duty on you or a limit on your conduct
Let me get this straight: you can now literally take a shit in the halls of Congress, and it’s not a crime? Cool cool cool cool cool.
December 12, 2024 at 10:38 PM
Let me get this straight: you can now literally take a shit in the halls of Congress, and it’s not a crime? Cool cool cool cool cool.
Tbh I wasn’t aware Time magazine still existed 😮💨
December 12, 2024 at 10:07 PM
Tbh I wasn’t aware Time magazine still existed 😮💨
Forgot about this banger from last winter! Still relevant this year as I remain deeply obsessed with Anne Boleyn.
December 12, 2024 at 7:06 PM
Forgot about this banger from last winter! Still relevant this year as I remain deeply obsessed with Anne Boleyn.
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Consider yourself to have been blessed to be alive in any kind of overlap with Nikki Giovanni, May Allah be pleased with her.
She has left her voice with us. This is one of my favorites.
Photo credit: @jana_m_mader on X
She has left her voice with us. This is one of my favorites.
Photo credit: @jana_m_mader on X
December 10, 2024 at 3:49 AM
Consider yourself to have been blessed to be alive in any kind of overlap with Nikki Giovanni, May Allah be pleased with her.
She has left her voice with us. This is one of my favorites.
Photo credit: @jana_m_mader on X
She has left her voice with us. This is one of my favorites.
Photo credit: @jana_m_mader on X
Rest in poetry: one of America’s finest poets. I know I will be rereading her work today.
December 10, 2024 at 1:41 PM
Rest in poetry: one of America’s finest poets. I know I will be rereading her work today.
Yes, and also the economics of it. There is a NINE percent gender pay gap at the assistant level at my college. If your spouse makes more money (and could make more in a more desirable location) why tf would you stay??
"Women full professors are 19% more likely than men at the same career stage to leave academia, as compared with 6% for women assistant professors and 10% for associates."
Women faculty feel ‘pushed’ from academia by poor workplace climate
The gender gap in faculty attrition worsens after tenure, according to a new study
www.science.org
December 10, 2024 at 2:37 AM
Yes, and also the economics of it. There is a NINE percent gender pay gap at the assistant level at my college. If your spouse makes more money (and could make more in a more desirable location) why tf would you stay??
SPACE SPIDERS SLIDE SHOW!!! This is not a drill! If you’re in the South Bend area come join us for what is sure to be a memorable evening with @jillchristman.bsky.social as part of the Visiting Writers Series.
Putting the finishing touches on my space spiders slideshow!
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social
@rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social @kelceyervick.bsky.social
December 9, 2024 at 2:52 PM
SPACE SPIDERS SLIDE SHOW!!! This is not a drill! If you’re in the South Bend area come join us for what is sure to be a memorable evening with @jillchristman.bsky.social as part of the Visiting Writers Series.
Evening plans: sledding; frozen hot chocolate; corny Xmas movie; melatonin; in bed by 11pm. Ahhhh.
December 6, 2024 at 8:28 PM
Evening plans: sledding; frozen hot chocolate; corny Xmas movie; melatonin; in bed by 11pm. Ahhhh.
My students gave presentation on women or nonbinary/GF poets this week and 🥺🥺🥺 I was so proud. From Elizabeth Barret Browning to Natalie Diaz to Eavan Boland: great discussions on great poets.
December 6, 2024 at 6:59 PM
My students gave presentation on women or nonbinary/GF poets this week and 🥺🥺🥺 I was so proud. From Elizabeth Barret Browning to Natalie Diaz to Eavan Boland: great discussions on great poets.
Getting as bi as I can and ordering Blundstones. I am so excited!
December 6, 2024 at 6:54 PM
Getting as bi as I can and ordering Blundstones. I am so excited!
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Sending this around again tonight
A stunning poem of lesbian love by the legend Willyce Kim. poets.org/poem/places
Places
I dreamed you. / I waited 45 years for you
poets.org
December 6, 2024 at 5:50 AM
Sending this around again tonight
Really excited to be hosting @jillchristman.bsky.social in the Visiting Writers Series at Saint Mary’s College Monday, Dec 9th. If you’re in the area, come join us!
I'm coming up to read to y'all, South Bend friends. Big thanks to @rebeccaslehmann.bsky.social for inviting me! @kelceyervick.bsky.social @dionneirving.bsky.social
December 3, 2024 at 3:48 PM
Really excited to be hosting @jillchristman.bsky.social in the Visiting Writers Series at Saint Mary’s College Monday, Dec 9th. If you’re in the area, come join us!