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Bronwen Tate
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Poet, Creative Writing Prof at UBC in Vancouver. Writes a nice newsletter: https://bronwentate.substack.com/
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“Today’s poem speaks to how we track our days and how easy it is to get lost in the day’s rigamarole,” shares Ada Limón in today’s encore episode.

Read “Bruised Peaches” by @bronwentate.bsky.social: bit.ly/43jMJIq
An excerpt of “Bruised Peaches” by Bronwen Tate A headshot of Bronwen Tate
May 19, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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eleekg.bsky.social
We loved hearing you read all of With My Back to the World from start to finish! The lines, like Agnes Martin's, are clear and packed with intensity-it was wonderful to see the images while relaxing into your sustained read. @bronwentate.bsky.social and I were happy to host you!
victoriachang.bsky.social Victoria Chang @victoriachang.bsky.social · Oct 16
Thanks to University of British Columbia and Green College, and The Whole Cloth Reading Series for welcoming me so warmly. Pictured here: Bronwen Tate, Elee Kraljii Gardiner, Alix Ohlin, Neil Aitken.
Three people standing Two people Three people
October 17, 2025 at 4:09 PM
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eleanorfuller.bsky.social
Just arrived in Toronto! My nugatory offering to a fav poem by Catullus. 😁 Thanks to Joanne & Derek at The Waxed Lemon for including this one!

#CatullusPoems #Reception #Carmina
Magazine cover with turquoise background, surreal figure in a hat with cut-out face leading to inner courtyard or colonnade, figure wears red scarf. Text: The Waxed Lemon, Issue 8 Text of a poem called Sunday Brunch. A response to Catullus 13.
January 23, 2025 at 4:14 PM
bronwentate.bsky.social
I am once again soliciting creative writing teachers (across levels, genres, and contexts) open to a possible informational interview with UBC MFA students in my pedagogy class this term. You can add yourself to my resource sheet using this brief Google form: forms.gle/x7LtKCTcFDFX...

Thanks!
Sign-up Form for Creative Writing Teachers (Across Contexts!) Open to an Informational Interview with a UBC MFA Student
Thank you so much for being willing to discuss your teaching experiences with a UBC MFA student of Bronwen Tate's CRWR 550: Teaching Creative Writing! I'm especially looking for people who teach out...
forms.gle
January 3, 2025 at 12:36 AM
bronwentate.bsky.social
Sending strength and appreciation to all teachers pushing through this final stretch of the term. Also, any teacher who's been frustrated by corporatized inservice needs to read this piece by @jessicacuello.bsky.social
Why We Resented the Teacher Inservice Speaker Who Was Paid $30,000 for the Day
Jessica Cuello has been awarded The 2022 Nina Riggs Poetry Prize, two CNY Book Awards, The 2016 Washington Prize, and more.
www.porcupineliterary.com
November 29, 2024 at 4:37 PM
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rika99.bsky.social
Now that this place is hopping, it might be a good time to remind #poets that our MFA application deadline is approaching here at UW-Madison! #mfa #creativewriting
rika99.bsky.social Erika Meitner @rika99.bsky.social · Oct 31
Writers! It’s a POETRY application year here at UW-Madison! Our MFA is 2 years, all students are funded at $30k+ per year w/ $4500 of summer funding + travel funds, our faculty is outstanding, we encourage cross-genre experimentation, + Madison is rad!

creativewriting.wisc.edu/masters/
Infographic with information on UW Madison’s MFA program and pics of faculty: Amy Quan Barry, Nate Marshall, Paul Tran, Erika Meitner, Alison C. Rollins, Sean Bishop
November 25, 2024 at 2:45 AM
bronwentate.bsky.social
The first item on my 9-year-old's holiday wishlist is . . . cucamelons. A type of small cucumber that looks like a watermelon. She's the best.
Cucamelon
Plant cucamelon seeds in containers or raised beds, or in the greenhouse where they will produce scores of tiny, sweet, watermelon shaped cucumber fruits.
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November 16, 2024 at 9:13 PM
bronwentate.bsky.social
New newsletter! bronwentate.substack.com/p/the-first-...
How to Do Avoidance Club Gather with one or more supportive people who are committed to confronting avoided things in a way that will move forward and release shame. The Steps: Name something you’ve been avoiding and say why it feels hard. Decide to either take one step closer to completing this thing (it can be a very small step!) or delete it from your to-do list FOREVER. Act! Either delete the thing forever or take that small step forward. Then maybe another step. A friend can help! Sometimes things are easier to do exactly because they aren’t OURS and we don’t have the accumulated weight of having avoided them. You can stick with one thing or just take that first step and move on to something else. Schedule a next meeting when you will pick things back up. Make a plan either A) to take an action in between and report back for encouragement or B) not to move on things (and not to feel bad about it!).
December 24, 2023 at 7:06 PM
bronwentate.bsky.social
UBC Creative Writing is hiring in Black Speculative Writing (TT position). Speculative is understood capaciously—writers across genres are invited to apply. Please share with your networks. 12/11 due date. Happy to answer questions about dept, Vancouver, etc. creativewriting.ubc.ca/about/job-op...
Job Opportunities | UBC Creative Writing | Vancouver, BC, Canada
Current opportunities Assistant or Associate Professor in Black Speculative Writing In support of its commitments to inclusive excellence in academia and research, The University of British Columbia i...
creativewriting.ubc.ca
November 7, 2023 at 12:14 AM
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Our first reader will be Ali Blythe on November 8th. wholecloth.substack.com/p/ali-blythe...
October 18, 2023 at 8:59 PM
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I made a Substack for the reading series I'm hosting with @eleekg.bsky.social at Green College, UBC. Sign up if you're in Vancouver and you'd like to attend some beautiful poetry readings! wholecloth.substack.com
The Whole Cloth Reading Series | Bronwen Tate | Substack
Updates about the Whole Cloth Reading Series, an experiment in deep listening where a poet reads an entire book of poems from start to finish. Hosted by Green College at UBC and organized by Bronwen T...
wholecloth.substack.com
October 18, 2023 at 8:58 PM
bronwentate.bsky.social
My 11-yo: "Can I have a carrot—even if I don't share it? Oh! oh! How about this one? Can I have a shallot—it just might cleanse my palate?"
October 15, 2023 at 8:16 PM
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dorothyproject.bsky.social
It's PUB DAY! We are delighted to be the US publisher for these two completely BRILLIANT and totally ORIGINAL books. Both novels. Both long (for us). Both from award-winning writers (one in The Netherlands, the other in New Zealand) who happen to be lovely people. Please help us spread the word!
A person holds up two books. The one on the left has differently colored stripes and is THE LONG FORM by Kate Briggs. The one on the right shows a blue water wave and is THE NEW ANIMALS by Pip Adam.
October 3, 2023 at 2:47 PM