Melissa Eleftherion Carr
@apoetlibrarian.bsky.social
Poetry. Libraries. Adventures. Transformations.
Author of Suture, Malocchia, field guide to autobiography, gutter rainbows, 12 chapbooks, & more.
Busy mom. Poems all over.
Cat butler. Dog wrangler.
https://apoetlibrarian.wordpress.com/
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Author of Suture, Malocchia, field guide to autobiography, gutter rainbows, 12 chapbooks, & more.
Busy mom. Poems all over.
Cat butler. Dog wrangler.
https://apoetlibrarian.wordpress.com/
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I’m in total shock
January 21, 2025 at 6:24 PM
I’m in total shock
Looking forward to reading with these brilliant poets next week!
January 10, 2025 at 11:12 PM
Looking forward to reading with these brilliant poets next week!
When your holds come in but it’s your poetics
December 11, 2024 at 1:52 AM
When your holds come in but it’s your poetics
I’ll be reading poems from my new collection, gutter rainbows, at Mendocino Book Company this Friday, November 15 at 5:30 pm. Since the poems tackle issues of trauma, misogyny, & sa, there will also be a discussion & healing circle. Stay strong, friends ❤️
November 11, 2024 at 8:35 PM
I’ll be reading poems from my new collection, gutter rainbows, at Mendocino Book Company this Friday, November 15 at 5:30 pm. Since the poems tackle issues of trauma, misogyny, & sa, there will also be a discussion & healing circle. Stay strong, friends ❤️
I have two erasure poems in the new Hot Pink - many thanks to Zoe Tuck!
I worked with VC Andrews’ Petals on the Wind & James Salter’s sexist af A Sport & a Pastime, which I took great pleasure in erasing.
I worked with VC Andrews’ Petals on the Wind & James Salter’s sexist af A Sport & a Pastime, which I took great pleasure in erasing.
January 10, 2024 at 5:50 PM
I have two erasure poems in the new Hot Pink - many thanks to Zoe Tuck!
I worked with VC Andrews’ Petals on the Wind & James Salter’s sexist af A Sport & a Pastime, which I took great pleasure in erasing.
I worked with VC Andrews’ Petals on the Wind & James Salter’s sexist af A Sport & a Pastime, which I took great pleasure in erasing.
Brooklyn Poetry Feature in the Downtown Brooklyn Star & Greenpoint Star alongside wonderful author of Heather Has Two Mommies, Leslea Newman!
This Brooklyn girl is a bit starry-eyed ✨✨Many thanks again to Christine Stoddard
This Brooklyn girl is a bit starry-eyed ✨✨Many thanks again to Christine Stoddard
January 8, 2024 at 2:48 AM
Brooklyn Poetry Feature in the Downtown Brooklyn Star & Greenpoint Star alongside wonderful author of Heather Has Two Mommies, Leslea Newman!
This Brooklyn girl is a bit starry-eyed ✨✨Many thanks again to Christine Stoddard
This Brooklyn girl is a bit starry-eyed ✨✨Many thanks again to Christine Stoddard
Dear friends, I am so elated to tell you that I have signed a contract with Querencia Press to publish Gutter Rainbows, my 2nd full-length poetry collection. It has been quite a journey with this book, & I am overjoyed to know it is in good hands with Emily Perkovich & other editors at Querencia.
January 1, 2024 at 8:45 PM
Dear friends, I am so elated to tell you that I have signed a contract with Querencia Press to publish Gutter Rainbows, my 2nd full-length poetry collection. It has been quite a journey with this book, & I am overjoyed to know it is in good hands with Emily Perkovich & other editors at Querencia.
I have two poems in the new issue of The Mantle. Harassment Training is what happens when toxic leadership happens. Three of Wands & Citrine is a gratitude spell for hard times. Many thanks to James Croal Jackson & The Mantle
#poetry #poems #harassment #leadership
#poetry #poems #harassment #leadership
December 27, 2023 at 11:37 PM
I have two poems in the new issue of The Mantle. Harassment Training is what happens when toxic leadership happens. Three of Wands & Citrine is a gratitude spell for hard times. Many thanks to James Croal Jackson & The Mantle
#poetry #poems #harassment #leadership
#poetry #poems #harassment #leadership
I have 2 poems in the gorgeous SPIRIT anthology just released by White Stag - much gratitude to Courtney Jameson for giving these poems a beautiful place to land. Poem for Diane as the LOBA is for Diane di Prima, who sadly left us in October 2020. #poetry
December 22, 2023 at 4:14 PM
I have 2 poems in the gorgeous SPIRIT anthology just released by White Stag - much gratitude to Courtney Jameson for giving these poems a beautiful place to land. Poem for Diane as the LOBA is for Diane di Prima, who sadly left us in October 2020. #poetry
Many thanks to Michael Mackin O'Mara & @soflopojo for nominating my poem "in the scales of empire we say we can't go on" for a Pushcart.
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#poetry #capitalism #pandemic #poetryofinstagram #pushcart
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#poetry #capitalism #pandemic #poetryofinstagram #pushcart
November 30, 2023 at 10:43 PM
Many thanks to Michael Mackin O'Mara & @soflopojo for nominating my poem "in the scales of empire we say we can't go on" for a Pushcart.
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#poetry #capitalism #pandemic #poetryofinstagram #pushcart
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#poetry #capitalism #pandemic #poetryofinstagram #pushcart
Happy Halloween from this cottage-core Core witch in her natural library habitat 📚📚 If you desire a medicinal tea blend for your ailment or a tarot reading, I will respond with an offering.
#happyhalloween #witchesgonnawitch #cozywitch
#happyhalloween #witchesgonnawitch #cozywitch
November 1, 2023 at 4:00 AM
Happy Halloween from this cottage-core Core witch in her natural library habitat 📚📚 If you desire a medicinal tea blend for your ailment or a tarot reading, I will respond with an offering.
#happyhalloween #witchesgonnawitch #cozywitch
#happyhalloween #witchesgonnawitch #cozywitch
Abbie Hoffman says hi
October 10, 2023 at 5:03 PM
Abbie Hoffman says hi
I have two poems in the new print issue of Heavy Feather Review. Piacere is an ekphrastic piece written for Francesca Woodman, & sea glass poem resists digitization as a moral compulsion.
October 8, 2023 at 6:16 PM
I have two poems in the new print issue of Heavy Feather Review. Piacere is an ekphrastic piece written for Francesca Woodman, & sea glass poem resists digitization as a moral compulsion.
I have four weird poems in the new issue of Word for/Word - much gratitude to the editors for selecting these creatures I conjured
September 30, 2023 at 10:49 PM
I have four weird poems in the new issue of Word for/Word - much gratitude to the editors for selecting these creatures I conjured
My generous publisher Rob McLennan sent me fresh copies of little ditch (above/ground press) so I’m casting a little spell into the ether to find a new home for Gutter Rainbows this year. Let me know if you’d like a signed copy & I’ll include treats. $5 plus shipping.
(Photo credit: Eileen Tabios)
(Photo credit: Eileen Tabios)
September 25, 2023 at 7:24 PM
My generous publisher Rob McLennan sent me fresh copies of little ditch (above/ground press) so I’m casting a little spell into the ether to find a new home for Gutter Rainbows this year. Let me know if you’d like a signed copy & I’ll include treats. $5 plus shipping.
(Photo credit: Eileen Tabios)
(Photo credit: Eileen Tabios)
I treated myself to this new deck after overcoming a lot of anxiety to do a big poetry reading. Gotta stop every now & then and acknowledge your progress, right? Well, this deck is power. Any other poets using tarot in their work right now?
#tarot #tarocchi #alchemy #surrealists #tarotpoetry
#tarot #tarocchi #alchemy #surrealists #tarotpoetry
September 25, 2023 at 5:05 AM
I treated myself to this new deck after overcoming a lot of anxiety to do a big poetry reading. Gotta stop every now & then and acknowledge your progress, right? Well, this deck is power. Any other poets using tarot in their work right now?
#tarot #tarocchi #alchemy #surrealists #tarotpoetry
#tarot #tarocchi #alchemy #surrealists #tarotpoetry