Sheila Black
sheilafionab.bsky.social
Sheila Black
@sheilafionab.bsky.social
Poet. Wanderer.
Stop the doomscroll.
Start the poem.

CantoMundo Fellow Diego Báez "Writing Poetry in an Era of Overwhelm" April 2 | Online
piper.asu.edu/classes

Fair cost & Fabulous. Join from anywhere! With @cantomundo.bsky.social
February 19, 2026 at 10:33 PM
"A poet must be a professor of the five senses and must open doors among them," - Frederico Garcia Lorca. Learn to use your senses to generate powerful poetry in this four-part generative workshop. On-line with Lorin Drexler.
Fun. Fair Cost. Fabulous! Learn more & register:
piper.asu.edu/classes
February 18, 2026 at 5:43 PM
Join one of our open mics - 2/18 and 2/20 in beautiful Tempe. Free and open to the public. Share your voice!
February 17, 2026 at 7:22 PM
Skills for Writers at historic Piper Writer's House at ASU Tempe. "Building Your Author Brand" with Shipra Agarwal. Fun and free. 12:20-1:30PM at Piper Writers House. Cookies will be served. No pre-registration required!
February 17, 2026 at 7:21 PM
Explore where you've been and where you are going with Patricia Brooks' "Write the Memoir to Remember." Get the secrets of making your story a page-turner. Fair cost and fabulous. Piper Writer's Studio classes. On-line. Learn more at piper.asu.edu/classes.
February 16, 2026 at 4:03 PM
Tempe-Phoenix Arizona. Tomorrow. FREE!  12:30- 1:30 pm at Piper Writers House @ASU Tempe—a one-hour session on "Social Media for Writers" with the irrepressible Ofelia Montelongo. Share with all your shy writers. Social media can be your friend! Flyer attached.
February 10, 2026 at 5:02 PM
Tempe, Phoenix friends join us starting Feb 5 for this FREE eight-week course "Workshopping Your Book." Seats are limited so sign up today: specialevents.asu.edu/ereg/newreg....
February 2, 2026 at 3:48 PM
Join us this Wednesday 2/4, 12:30 -1:30pm at Piper Writers House, ASU Tempe for the first Skills for Writers: "Applying to Writers Retreats and Residencies" with Shipra Agarwal. FREE.
February 2, 2026 at 3:32 PM
Reposted by Sheila Black
This just in from Amnesty International: "U.S. authorities must immediately release journalists Don Lemon and Georgia Fort. Journalism is not a crime. Reporting on protests is not a crime. Arresting journalists for their reporting is a clear example of an authoritarian practice."
January 30, 2026 at 6:57 PM
Well, this cheered me up! <3
Americans have had enough. #ICEOUT Protests today across America.
February 1, 2026 at 1:55 AM
General Strike! Stop and smell the flowers. Defend our democracy!❤️
January 30, 2026 at 1:51 PM
Phoenix/Tempe Mark your calendars and join us at Piper Center next Wednesday for "Skills for Writers" at 12:30 pm. Bring your lunch and your questions for "Applying to Writers Retreats and Residencies" with Shipra Agarwal. At the historic Piper Writers House at ASU Tempe. FREE,
January 29, 2026 at 11:09 PM
Reposted by Sheila Black
Below is the buyout offer all CBS Evening News staff received today.

"We hope you are excited about this vision, but we understand that some of you may not be, and we want to provide support. As such, we are offering an extraordinary chance to leave CBS News with an enhanced separation payment."
January 28, 2026 at 10:01 PM
Reposted by Sheila Black
Ossoff: "This is a seismic event. This should have people across the country absolutely shook. This is a huge deal. This is an FBI raid on the Fulton County Elections office ... This is a shot across the bow at the midterm elections. He tried to steal power when he lost it in 2020."
January 29, 2026 at 2:52 AM
Greg Bovino's "demotion" changes nothing--they are still liars and stone cold killers. Stephen Miller is truly the architect here. His statements after the killing of Alex Pretti were unconscionable. He must be fired. Noem, too. As Plath said "Lies. Lies and a grief." Our outrage must not be dimmed.
Reporter: Will Stephen Miller be apologizing to the family of Alex Pretti for calling him an assassin?

Leavitt: This incident remains under investigation.
January 27, 2026 at 8:41 PM
Piper Center is offering a FREE 8-week prose workshop: "Workshopping Your Book," with Michelle Beaver & Tiffany Meuret at Piper Writers House, ASU Tempe. Thursdays 6:30-8:15 PM. With @cantomundo.bsky.social.
Seats are limited so sign up today! specialevents.asu.edu/ereg/newreg....
January 26, 2026 at 9:28 PM
Join us at Piper Writers House at ASU Tempe for a FREE lunchtime "Skills for Writers" series. Up first: "Applying to Writer's Retreats & Residencies," with Shipra Agarwal. Wed. Feb 4 at 12:30 PM. Bring your lunch, bring your questions, and bring a friend!
January 26, 2026 at 7:37 PM
Artist/poet Kelly Houle on sparking new poems and fresh ideas by sketching and drawing from life. No art experience needed! Four sessions: Feb. 21st, Feb. 28th, Mar 7, and Mar 14, 10:00am-12:00pm. Via Zoom. Register at na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....
January 22, 2026 at 10:20 PM
There is still time for some writing sunshine! Tempe/Phoenix kick off your writing practice with the Writers Wellness Workshop with Jamie Glasser. Get inspired while connecting with fellow writers. Fair cost and fabulous! Register at: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....
January 20, 2026 at 4:53 PM
Here comes the sun! Tempe/Phoenix kick off your writing practice with the Writers Wellness Workshop with Jamie Glasser. Get inspired while connecting with fellow writers. Fair cost and fabulous!
Register here: na.eventscloud.com/ereg/newreg....
January 13, 2026 at 11:22 PM
Don't forget to join us for "Holiday Horrors" a fun open mic tomorrow night at the Vib Hotel in Tempe. While we're looking forward to a few stories of holiday disasters - all words are welcome!
November 19, 2025 at 12:23 AM
Tempe, Phoenix come out the Vib Hotel and share your poems, stories, and holiday horrors. Also enjoy some tacos with us! Ho, ho, ho! #AZwriter #poetrycommunity With @cantomundo.bsky.social
November 17, 2025 at 7:14 PM
Join us TONIGHT for "Revisions of Eve" Brooke Sahni + Connie Voisine. Moderated by Isabel Lanzetta. November 14 | 7 PM | Piper Writers House. Free! RSVP at: www.eventbrite.com/e/1677224215...
November 14, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Enjoy this video of Connie Voisine who will be reading at Piper Writer's House at ASU Tempe Friday, Nov. 14 @7m with Brooke Sahni. Join us! #poetrycommunity www.youtube.com/watch?v=DTE4...
Jan Carson in conversation with Connie Voisine - Dublin Book Festival at Solas Nua
YouTube video by Solas Nua
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November 11, 2025 at 7:11 PM
Tempe, Phoenix, join us this Friday for a reading and conversation with 2025 LA Times Book Award Winner Remica Bingham-Risher and CantoMundo Fellows Lauren Espinoza + Lauren Licona “Speaking with the Ancestors.” 📅 Nov 7 | 🕖 7 PM | 📍 Piper Writers House.
November 5, 2025 at 4:19 PM