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‘CT Scan with Contrast: A large polo or doughnut masquerading as a Time Machine’

A Patient’s Guide to Scans and Medical Acronyms by Kath Gifford, on @wordgathering.bsky.social

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July 23, 2025 at 10:03 AM

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My poem "Cello" has gone farther into the world than any other, and I wanted to share its journey: emilykmichael.com/2025/08/30/c... @finishinglinepress.bsky.social @wordgathering.bsky.social #poetry #poems #poetchry

“Cello”: A poem’s life continues

Last year I had the privilege of teachinng a creative writing class with an extrarordinary group of high schoolers. Many of these students had taken previous classes with me and were interested in …

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Excited to have my essay “Too Close to Text: How Writing Revives a Blind Poet”
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September 1, 2025 at 2:19 AM

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@wordgathering.bsky.social also features my poem “Backyard by Ear.” #Poetry #Birds #Poem

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September 1, 2025 at 2:36 AM

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We are very pleased to inform you that the Summer 2025 issue of Wordgathering is now “live.”

Thank you to everyone who has made this issue possible.

Please share widely: wordgathering.com/vol19/issue1/

Thank you for your ongoing support and dedication.

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Volume 19, Issue 1 – Summer 2025 – Wordgathering

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A Reading List for Disability Pride Month 2025 - Community of Literary Magazines and Presses

We asked the many independent literary presses and magazines that make up our membership to share with us some of the literature they recommend reading in honor of Disability Pride Month, observed ann...

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July 27, 2025 at 11:17 AM

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Celebrate the ADA at 35

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Celebrate ADA 35 Years

Celebrate ADA 35 Years (1990-2025) Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA). + #ThanksToTheADA Campaign + ADA Anniversary Tool Kit, Logos and Themes + Add Your ADA 35 Event

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July 26, 2025 at 2:16 PM

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One month from today, the ADA will be 35 years old.

Let's make sure it keeps on.

June 26, 2025 at 9:54 PM

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Journal website down for maintenance!

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Raymond Luczak | deafwoof

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Beep beep! @wordgathering.bsky.social has posted a most lovely review of three (yes, THREE) of my poetry books!

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Chlorophyll: Poems about Michigan’s Upper Peninsula; Lunafly; and Far from Atlantis(Raymond Luczak) – Wordgathering

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June 3, 2025 at 12:19 AM

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Happy Pride

June 2, 2025 at 11:27 AM

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Especially glad that this issue includes tributes to the work of disability poetry pioneer Kathi Wolfe.

February 12, 2025 at 9:30 PM

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Okka (Khairani Barokka; she/her/dia)

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Tk you so much for this kind review of amuk @ninearchespress.bsky.social (& connecting it to ULTIMATUM ORANGUTAN… Makes me think of my books as being in a relay race, passing on the baton). 🙏🏼

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June 2, 2025 at 10:36 AM

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The B'K Magazine

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#FF It’s National Walnut Day! Give some ❤️ and a follow to these folks in the lit community beginning with the letter “W”:
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May 17, 2025 at 4:38 AM

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Sagging Meniscus

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In @wordgathering.bsky.social, Kate Champlin on @jgoldsmith.bsky.social's IN HOSPITAL ENVIRONMENTS: "another epic ... a unique take on global events". wordgathering.com/vol18/issue2...

In Hospital Environments: Essays on Illness and Philosophy (written by Jake Goldsmith with illustrations by Wend Rend) – Wordgathering

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May 31, 2025 at 3:29 PM

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We are delighted to inform you that the Spring 2025 book reviews and review essays special supplement of Wordgathering is now “live.” Our next full issue (Summer 2025) will be published in early August or late July. Huzzah!

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Volume 18, Issue 2s – Book Reviews and Review Essays Special Supplement – Spring 2025 – Wordgathering

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June 1, 2025 at 2:58 AM

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Happy 18th birthday, Wordgathering! <3

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“Spruce Cones for Everybody”: Reflective Conversations with Christopher C. Audette – Wordgathering

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February 25, 2025 at 3:56 AM

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You're wonderful, @mikenorthen.bsky.social

mikenorthen.bsky.social @mikenorthen.bsky.social · Feb 12

Especially glad that this issue includes tributes to the work of disability poetry pioneer Kathi Wolfe.

February 18, 2025 at 2:10 PM

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Honored to publish your work @barbmel.bsky.social

Barbara Melville-Jóhannesson she/they @barbmel.bsky.social · Feb 15

When I moved house last year, I felt forced to erase parts of myself; my neurodivergences, my chronic conditions, and the traumatic aches of nostalgia.

I wrote about the unsettling overwhelm.

Thank you to @wordgathering for giving my story a home of its own.

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February 18, 2025 at 2:09 PM