Amanda Johnston
@amandajohnston.bsky.social
Writer, Visual Artist, 61st Poet Laureate of Texas, founder/ED of Torch Literary Arts.
Who will share our truth? Who will tell our stories? Who will have the resources and access to be heard? Support Torch Literary Arts by becoming a monthly donor and fuel the next generation of Black women writers. Visit torchliteraryarts.org/donate and invest in tomorrow's storytellers today!
July 5, 2025 at 3:56 PM
Who will share our truth? Who will tell our stories? Who will have the resources and access to be heard? Support Torch Literary Arts by becoming a monthly donor and fuel the next generation of Black women writers. Visit torchliteraryarts.org/donate and invest in tomorrow's storytellers today!
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July 3, 2025 at 12:23 PM
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Calliope at the Majestic Ball!
June 22, 2025 at 1:00 AM
Calliope at the Majestic Ball!
Happy Juneteenth! Onward until freedom for all!
June 19, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Happy Juneteenth! Onward until freedom for all!
June events not to miss! Visit @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social / TorchLiteraryArts.org/events for details.
June 14, 2025 at 4:16 PM
June events not to miss! Visit @torchliteraryarts.bsky.social / TorchLiteraryArts.org/events for details.
I'm always on a mic, but it's not easy, and other Black women writers rely on Torch for support and to amplify their voices. Become a Community Impact Member for $10 a month and help sustain our vital work.
Join: www.torchliteraryarts.org/donate
Join: www.torchliteraryarts.org/donate
June 11, 2025 at 9:45 PM
I'm always on a mic, but it's not easy, and other Black women writers rely on Torch for support and to amplify their voices. Become a Community Impact Member for $10 a month and help sustain our vital work.
Join: www.torchliteraryarts.org/donate
Join: www.torchliteraryarts.org/donate
Great things are happening at Torch!
Join us: www.torchliteraryarts.org/events
Join us: www.torchliteraryarts.org/events
June 11, 2025 at 1:53 PM
Great things are happening at Torch!
Join us: www.torchliteraryarts.org/events
Join us: www.torchliteraryarts.org/events
Today at Prizer Arts and Letters in Smithville, TX.
June 8, 2025 at 3:06 PM
Today at Prizer Arts and Letters in Smithville, TX.
Take the survey. Join a focus group. Support Literary Arts in Austin!
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May 31, 2025 at 2:58 PM
Take the survey. Join a focus group. Support Literary Arts in Austin!
www.austintexas.gov/acme/creativ...
www.austintexas.gov/acme/creativ...
Congratulations, Octavio Quintanilla and Kevin Prufer, our 2025 and 2026 Texas Poets Laureate!!! Congrats to all of the Texas State Artists. Art is alive and well in Texas. Onward!
May 26, 2025 at 11:46 PM
Congratulations, Octavio Quintanilla and Kevin Prufer, our 2025 and 2026 Texas Poets Laureate!!! Congrats to all of the Texas State Artists. Art is alive and well in Texas. Onward!
Don't miss this event! A day of panels, good food, and fellowship.
Join us for Manuscripts & Mocktails on May 17th at the Colton House Hotel.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/manuscript...
Join us for Manuscripts & Mocktails on May 17th at the Colton House Hotel.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/manuscript...
May 2, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Don't miss this event! A day of panels, good food, and fellowship.
Join us for Manuscripts & Mocktails on May 17th at the Colton House Hotel.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/manuscript...
Join us for Manuscripts & Mocktails on May 17th at the Colton House Hotel.
Tickets: www.eventbrite.com/e/manuscript...
What are you writing, Robert?
May 1, 2025 at 2:13 AM
What are you writing, Robert?
Don't miss the final Praisesong for the People readings in Canyon, Houston, and San Antonio! ✨️🙌🏽💛 RSVP at PraisesongForThePeople.com
April 29, 2025 at 5:21 PM
Don't miss the final Praisesong for the People readings in Canyon, Houston, and San Antonio! ✨️🙌🏽💛 RSVP at PraisesongForThePeople.com
Is this mic on???
April 27, 2025 at 5:24 PM
Is this mic on???
Poets Laureate post New Orleans Poetry Festival panel. ✨️ ✨️✨️✨️✨️
April 14, 2025 at 11:55 AM
Poets Laureate post New Orleans Poetry Festival panel. ✨️ ✨️✨️✨️✨️
New necklace. Good breakfast. Ready to talk about Praisesong for the People with other Poets Laureate at the New Orleans Poetry Festival!
April 13, 2025 at 6:37 PM
New necklace. Good breakfast. Ready to talk about Praisesong for the People with other Poets Laureate at the New Orleans Poetry Festival!
Thank you, Texas Observer, for this feature. I'm proud to be the Poet Laureate of Texas and beyond grateful for the incredible community of outstanding poets across the state. Poetry is for the people! Praise the people! 🙌🏽✨️💛
Read: www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-...
Read: www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-...
April 7, 2025 at 7:33 PM
Thank you, Texas Observer, for this feature. I'm proud to be the Poet Laureate of Texas and beyond grateful for the incredible community of outstanding poets across the state. Poetry is for the people! Praise the people! 🙌🏽✨️💛
Read: www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-...
Read: www.texasobserver.org/texas-first-...
This helped me. ❤️
April 2, 2025 at 6:50 PM
This helped me. ❤️
An absolute joy and honor to be on the Poetry Foundation Vs podcast with Ajanae Dawkins and Brittany Rogers! Click to listen. 💛
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April 1, 2025 at 2:44 PM
An absolute joy and honor to be on the Poetry Foundation Vs podcast with Ajanae Dawkins and Brittany Rogers! Click to listen. 💛
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See you at AWP!
March 21, 2025 at 10:29 AM
See you at AWP!
Let's write prose poems together! Online class April 2nd with @writersleagueoftexas!
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Register: writersleague.org/calendar/bre...
March 20, 2025 at 12:52 AM
Let's write prose poems together! Online class April 2nd with @writersleagueoftexas!
Register: writersleague.org/calendar/bre...
Register: writersleague.org/calendar/bre...