Ali Gipson
@aligipson.bsky.social
poet & writer • words in: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, Mud Season Review, The Madrigal, etc. • emo music enthusiast • latte connoisseur • big bird nerd
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No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
February 4, 2025 at 12:56 AM
No writer is a failure until they are dead. Full stop. A career in writing is built over decades. It's built like a house, brick by brick, book by book. Not published yet? Emphasis on YET. Book not selling? It's not selling YET. You're only done when you quit.
And I don't think you're ready to quit
And I don't think you're ready to quit
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Spotify Wrapped 2024!!
I’m admittedly a little disappointed in the graphics and execution of this year’s Wrapped. Something tells me they relied heavily on AI… which no one asked for…
I’m admittedly a little disappointed in the graphics and execution of this year’s Wrapped. Something tells me they relied heavily on AI… which no one asked for…
December 6, 2024 at 2:39 AM
Spotify Wrapped 2024!!
I’m admittedly a little disappointed in the graphics and execution of this year’s Wrapped. Something tells me they relied heavily on AI… which no one asked for…
I’m admittedly a little disappointed in the graphics and execution of this year’s Wrapped. Something tells me they relied heavily on AI… which no one asked for…
From “The Best American Poetry 2023”
December 5, 2024 at 3:55 AM
From “The Best American Poetry 2023”
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when someone says they like my poem
December 3, 2024 at 3:27 PM
when someone says they like my poem
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How dare
December 1, 2024 at 2:12 PM
How dare
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For #smallpoemsunday these eight lines by Anaïs Nin! 🖤 @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
December 1, 2024 at 5:37 PM
For #smallpoemsunday these eight lines by Anaïs Nin! 🖤 @tomsnarsky.bsky.social
Anyone know of chapbook presses open for submissions? Or chapbook contests?
Asking for a friend (me) 👀
Asking for a friend (me) 👀
November 25, 2024 at 1:29 AM
Anyone know of chapbook presses open for submissions? Or chapbook contests?
Asking for a friend (me) 👀
Asking for a friend (me) 👀
Hi hi hi Bluesky! Trying this again. Hoping I can be better at posting
November 23, 2024 at 3:17 AM
Hi hi hi Bluesky! Trying this again. Hoping I can be better at posting
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Refaat Alareer who was recently martyred contributed to this volume from Haymarket. To keep him alive through his work & spread his light.
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1885-l...
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1885-l...
Light in Gaza
www.haymarketbooks.org
December 8, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Refaat Alareer who was recently martyred contributed to this volume from Haymarket. To keep him alive through his work & spread his light.
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1885-l...
www.haymarketbooks.org/books/1885-l...
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November 1, 2023 at 1:32 AM
Issue #70 of Mud Season Review is live! I’m incredibly honored to be the issue’s featured poet 🥹
November 1, 2023 at 1:30 AM
Issue #70 of Mud Season Review is live! I’m incredibly honored to be the issue’s featured poet 🥹
The good news keeps coming 🥹 SUPER excited for these poems to be published! Can’t wait to share them!
October 13, 2023 at 2:16 AM
The good news keeps coming 🥹 SUPER excited for these poems to be published! Can’t wait to share them!
Super excited about this!! #poetry #writing
September 30, 2023 at 11:54 PM
Super excited about this!! #poetry #writing
Got some great news today 🥳
September 30, 2023 at 1:55 AM
Got some great news today 🥳
Drop something blue from your gallery 🩵🎂
September 28, 2023 at 8:01 PM
Drop something blue from your gallery 🩵🎂
I’m about to finish a poem I’ve been working on for weeks. A cool, rainy breeze blows through open windows, while the scent of an apple candle fills the air. A glass of moscato sits nearby. Hozier’s new album plays.
This is a phenomenal evening.
This is a phenomenal evening.
September 24, 2023 at 1:30 AM
I’m about to finish a poem I’ve been working on for weeks. A cool, rainy breeze blows through open windows, while the scent of an apple candle fills the air. A glass of moscato sits nearby. Hozier’s new album plays.
This is a phenomenal evening.
This is a phenomenal evening.
“Bubble Gum” was my first published poem, appearing in Eye Contact, the literary and art magazine of Seton Hill University. It was published ~6.5 years ago (!!)
September 19, 2023 at 2:41 AM
“Bubble Gum” was my first published poem, appearing in Eye Contact, the literary and art magazine of Seton Hill University. It was published ~6.5 years ago (!!)
Over the weekend, I worked on a first draft of a poem and did a lot of planning for my chapbook. Still a lotttt of work to go on the chapbook, but it felt great to sit down and plan things ☺️
September 13, 2023 at 2:00 AM
Over the weekend, I worked on a first draft of a poem and did a lot of planning for my chapbook. Still a lotttt of work to go on the chapbook, but it felt great to sit down and plan things ☺️
Hello, Bluesky writing community! I’m Ali, a poet based Pittsburgh, PA. I’ve published 13 poems and 3 pieces of fiction. I’ll be posting my previously published work soon. Looking forward to meeting and connecting with fellow poets!
September 4, 2023 at 7:56 PM
Hello, Bluesky writing community! I’m Ali, a poet based Pittsburgh, PA. I’ve published 13 poems and 3 pieces of fiction. I’ll be posting my previously published work soon. Looking forward to meeting and connecting with fellow poets!