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Clara Wehling
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Wannabe Appalachian Poet/ MFA Poetry student at Carlow University/ Appalachian Studies student at Marshall University/ Appalachian born and raised/ They/them
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Abolish ICE. 100% of our profits will be donated to the TN Immigrant & Refugee Rights Coalition appodlachia.dashery.com/products/865...
Appalachians Contra La Migra by Appodlachia
F**k ICE All profits will go to non-profit serving immigrants in Appalachia
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January 24, 2026 at 6:19 PM
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Daisuke Miyao's new book, "Ozu and the Ethics of Indeterminacy" re-examines cinema studies through the work of Japanese filmmaker Yasujirō Ozu. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/6h8loNJ
Cover of Ozu and the Ethics of Indeterminacy by Daisuke Miyao. The cover features a skyline with trees and the outline of a large industrial looking object against a grainy dark blue night sky. The black object has two red orbs on it evoking eyes. The title appears below this written in a serif font in red against a black background. "Ozu" appears in white. The authors name is below in a white sans serif font.
January 23, 2026 at 8:15 PM
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Baltimore friends. I am working on a new poetical project about the 80s music scene (and class, of course, this is me) in Baltimore. To that end I am looking for photos of people in places like Gerards, Marble Bar, Hammerjacks, Steeltown, Club Charles, Seagull Inn. Some of these would hopefully be used, with credit and permission, in the final project. Would you be willing to share? Please feel free to share this post with friends.
June 8, 2025 at 1:58 PM
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Some readings so far. Honeslty reading good this year.
March 31, 2025 at 2:27 AM
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I have been to the following mining sites. Who needs safety inspectors?

Monongah (362 dead), Upper Big Branch (28 dead), Darr (239 dead), Harwick (181 dead), Mather (195 dead), Rolling Mill (112 dead), Marianna (154 dead), Farmington (78 dead), Poston (82 dead) and Hawk's Nest (764 dead).
March 30, 2025 at 7:40 PM
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Welcome to the public domain, THE WILD PARTY (1929)! 🎞️💃Clara Bow’s first talkie is a lively collegiate comedy-drama. Directed by trailblazer Dorothy Arzner.

Learn more ➡️ https://blog.archive.org/2025/01/01/welcome-to-the-public-domain-in-2025/

#InternetArchive #PublicDomain #PublicDomainDay
February 12, 2025 at 4:10 PM
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In the midst of awfulness, I'm super grateful to have this wintry mix of linked tanka, #meteorology, from my chapbook #stringofbeads (Diode Editions, 2023) featured on @poetrydaily.bsky.social today! Click on link below to read! poems.com/poem/meteoro...
February 11, 2025 at 4:21 PM
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Hey look, that's my mentor!!!!!
poetrydaily.bsky.social Poetry Daily @poetrydaily.bsky.social · Feb 12
Today's Featured Poet:

Lee Ann Roripaugh’s fifth volume of poetry, tsunami vs. the fukushima 50 (Milkweed Editions, 2019), was named a “Best Book of 2019” by the New York Public Library, selected as a poetry Finalist in the 2020 Lambda Literary Awards, among many other honors.
February 12, 2025 at 11:41 AM
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In case you missed it - and need a timeline cleanse - we published a compilation of over 1,500 accents from across the Appalachian region last week. We think you’ll like it 😊
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1,500 Appalachian Accents
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February 6, 2025 at 3:05 AM
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Tbh, Johnstown was so much fun. I can't wait to go back soon.
February 3, 2025 at 4:15 PM
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It really does look thick enough to make it across the Allegheny, but I wasn't gonna be the guy to try it today.
Fort Duquesne Bridge in Pittsburgh viewed from the Allegheny riverbank in Point State Park. The river is frozen with a thick layer of ice.
January 26, 2025 at 5:32 PM
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Read.
Read books.
Reading books is resistance.

Buy.
Buy books.
Buying books is resistance.

Share.
Share books.
Sharing books is resistance.

Celebrate
Celebrate books.
Celebrating books is resistance.
January 25, 2025 at 5:38 PM
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President Trump's DOE has made themselves clear: they will support book banners in their efforts to strip our institutions of learning of the books that define them.

So let us be perfectly clear: we're going to do whatever we can to try and stop them.
Today the DOE announced plans to dismiss 11 outstanding complaints against book bans, and to eliminate the position of Book Ban Coordinator at the Office of Civil Rights (OCR). This distortion of the intended work of the OCR--the protection of civil rights and students' freedoms in our nation's schools--is negligent, grossly un-American, and in direct conflict with freedom of speech, a bedrock right enshrined in the Constitution. Authors Against Book Bans unequivocally stands against all such attempts at censorship and discrimination. We stand with families, students and educators across the country who exercise free speech every time they open a book, and with the 71% of Americans who are opposed to book bans. Book bans do not protect children; history teaches us that they are a terrifying step toward tyranny.
January 26, 2025 at 3:03 AM
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When we talk about book banning, we often leave prisons out of the conversation. Public libraries and schools are not the only places where books are challenged and banned. Prisoners already do not have sufficient access to educational/literary materials without additional restrictive measures.
January 25, 2025 at 8:43 PM
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Michael Longley
January 23, 2025 at 3:02 PM
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This article is outstanding, AND it links to a spreadsheet! Go read, then pick 5 things to check off. It will help you feel less powerless
bibli0rach.bsky.social Rachel F @bibli0rach.bsky.social · Jan 20
Hey library lovers! Here's a call to action to support the public institution you love 📚
heykellyjensen.bsky.social kelly jensen @heykellyjensen.bsky.social · Jan 19
Not everyone can run or sit on a board.

Good thing there are literally dozens of other proactive means of defending libraries and schools!

Here are but 56: bookriot.com/56-small-tas...
January 20, 2025 at 9:39 PM
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January 21, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Already back on the essay writing grind. 😤😤😤
A writing desk with a notebook and laptop. The laptop has the start to an essay, while the notebook has a draft of what the essay will be about, including quotes and details concerning the form, voice, and theme of the poem.
January 19, 2025 at 10:23 PM
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Just finished my first book of 2025! (Currently, I have 23 more to go, haha). But literally 5/5! Absolutely fabulous collection and has given me so much inspiration on how I want to go about my own writing/manuscript.
A picture of a book of poetry. Background is of snow-covered trees and a grey/cloudy sky. The words state "Last Glimpse," "Valerie Bacharach," and "Poems"
January 13, 2025 at 9:27 AM
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Officially caved and now currently on here! If you want to follow me on other social media, I'm also "active" on Instagram at clara.the.poet!
January 12, 2025 at 10:49 PM