Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
@esmepromise.bsky.social
Writer, enjoyer of living things. Work in Smokelong Quarterly, Cincinnati Review, Adroit Journal
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Today on Glass!
"with my back to the city" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey (@esmepromise.bsky.social)!
www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html
"with my back to the city" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey (@esmepromise.bsky.social)!
www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html
October 8, 2025 at 1:13 PM
Today on Glass!
"with my back to the city" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey (@esmepromise.bsky.social)!
www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html
"with my back to the city" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey (@esmepromise.bsky.social)!
www.glass-poetry.com/journal.html
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Congratulations to our nominees for the first ever Monarch Queer Literary Awards!!! You should 100% go give these wonderful pieces a read if you haven't already.
September 10, 2025 at 3:17 PM
Congratulations to our nominees for the first ever Monarch Queer Literary Awards!!! You should 100% go give these wonderful pieces a read if you haven't already.
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Congratulations to ALOCASIA's #BotN Best of the Net nominees in poetry for 2026!
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
August 8, 2025 at 2:20 PM
Congratulations to ALOCASIA's #BotN Best of the Net nominees in poetry for 2026!
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
March Abuyuan-Llanes
Sara Eddy
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
j marvain
mukethe kawinzi
Mandy Seiner
Read their work at alocasia.org
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Welp, it’s Thursday and it’s May, and along with the the incredibly cool writing in Four Score 84, we have a lot to be grateful for! “Owl” by @esmepromise.bsky.social is one of TWO short stories published by this author! Humbling work! Read it here!
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/owl-wha...
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/owl-wha...
May 1, 2025 at 3:42 PM
Welp, it’s Thursday and it’s May, and along with the the incredibly cool writing in Four Score 84, we have a lot to be grateful for! “Owl” by @esmepromise.bsky.social is one of TWO short stories published by this author! Humbling work! Read it here!
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/owl-wha...
www.roifaineantpress.com/post/owl-wha...
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When you start to lose your faith in humanity, a story like this might just be a little bit of a balm for your soul. This is "Owl" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey @esmepromise.bsky.social And it will be live in our 84th issue on 4/27. I highly suggest you read it. Seriously.
April 22, 2025 at 5:15 PM
When you start to lose your faith in humanity, a story like this might just be a little bit of a balm for your soul. This is "Owl" by Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey @esmepromise.bsky.social And it will be live in our 84th issue on 4/27. I highly suggest you read it. Seriously.
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ICYMI: We nominated Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey's marvellous Issue 85 micro, "Posthuman Walks Into A Bar" for this year's Pushcart Prize. You can read/listen to it here: www.smokelong.com/stories/post... @esmepromise.bsky.social
December 15, 2024 at 10:50 AM
ICYMI: We nominated Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey's marvellous Issue 85 micro, "Posthuman Walks Into A Bar" for this year's Pushcart Prize. You can read/listen to it here: www.smokelong.com/stories/post... @esmepromise.bsky.social
Thank you so much @cincinnatireview.bsky.social for this nomination! Here’s the full piece.
December 12, 2024 at 8:48 PM
Thank you so much @cincinnatireview.bsky.social for this nomination! Here’s the full piece.
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Thank you so very much to @smokelong.bsky.social
Thank you so very much to @smokelong.bsky.social
Congratulations to our Pushcart nominees Shayla Frandsen, @esmepromise.bsky.social, @laurenkarcz.bsky.social, H.J. Shepard, Banchiwosen Woldeyesus, and Karen Kao! Much success to you all from the SmokeLong team!
November 30, 2024 at 10:15 PM
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Thank you so very much to @smokelong.bsky.social
Thank you so very much to @smokelong.bsky.social
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Congrats! Belinda Rowe , Joshua Wetjen , Grace Anne Lowry , Shauna Friesen , @esmepromise.bsky.social
November 20, 2024 at 1:31 PM
Congrats! Belinda Rowe , Joshua Wetjen , Grace Anne Lowry , Shauna Friesen , @esmepromise.bsky.social
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"my cube of nothing one thousand
feet in the sky with the potted orchid
in the corner that blooms violently
pink twice a year, budget blossoms
because HR says: studies show
the presence of plants is soothing"
—Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
feet in the sky with the potted orchid
in the corner that blooms violently
pink twice a year, budget blossoms
because HR says: studies show
the presence of plants is soothing"
—Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey :: “the office/the after” – ALOCASIA
alocasia.org
November 11, 2024 at 1:42 PM
"my cube of nothing one thousand
feet in the sky with the potted orchid
in the corner that blooms violently
pink twice a year, budget blossoms
because HR says: studies show
the presence of plants is soothing"
—Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
feet in the sky with the potted orchid
in the corner that blooms violently
pink twice a year, budget blossoms
because HR says: studies show
the presence of plants is soothing"
—Esmé Kaplan-Kinsey
Trying out this app since Twitter is fast becoming a fascist hellscape, can someone direct me to the writers?
November 11, 2024 at 5:42 PM
Trying out this app since Twitter is fast becoming a fascist hellscape, can someone direct me to the writers?