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Leona Sevick
@lsevick.bsky.social
Lover of beaches, books, dogs, yoga, and the Oxford comma. Forgiver of trespasses. Author of Lion Brothers and The Bamboo Wife. Poems in The Southern Review, Orion, The Sun, Poetry Northwest. Board member: Furious Flower and Longleaf Writers Conference.
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Thrilled to be heading back to @the-vcca.bsky.social this year—a place I love! I am grateful to these wonderful folks who make the arts possible. ❤️
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Come see @triohousepress.org at the Decatur Book Festival on October 4 — and before you go, get an insider’s take on what to see and do at the Festival by @lsevick.bsky.social!

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September 23, 2025 at 1:44 PM
Here we come, Baltimore! #awp2026
August 26, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Love it when your old college friend finds your books on the shelf of an indie he happened to pop into!
July 28, 2025 at 3:38 PM
Thrilled to be heading back to @the-vcca.bsky.social this year—a place I love! I am grateful to these wonderful folks who make the arts possible. ❤️
June 11, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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May 30, 2025 at 9:01 PM
Many thanks to Emerald Coast Storytellers for inviting me to be its featured storyteller in an ideal setting: a brewery at my favorite beach!
April 17, 2025 at 1:29 AM
So grateful to Christian Gullette and the entire editorial team at The Cortland Review for publishing my poem about airplane disasters, siblings, and loss. You’ll also find a gorgeous poem in the new issue by my pressmate @kalekim.bsky.social.
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Leona Sevick The Cortland Review - Issue 93
The Cortland Review - Issue 93
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April 15, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Had a blast at this spring’s double header: AWP2025 and The Oxford Conference for the Book. Read with some pretty remarkable folks from a great new eco-poetry anthology, met up with friends, and of course ate like an all-star! Heading home….
April 5, 2025 at 4:41 PM
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Thanks so much to @alltheradreads.bsky.social for sharing these great photos of last Saturday's Virginia Festival of the Book poetry panel with @thepoetslizard.bsky.social, Jennifer Chang, and
@lsevick.bsky.social in the shop! [1/2]
March 28, 2025 at 3:37 PM
Local and semi-local friends: Who needs some love just about now? Come hear us read this Saturday, March 22 at 4pm at New Dominion Bookshop in Charlottesville!

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Threads of Legacy: Poetry on Memory, Identity, and Love – New Dominion Bookshop
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March 16, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Check out some new work by women @triohousepress.bsky.social!
March 10, 2025 at 12:26 AM
Many thanks to Shenandoah’s Nadeen Kharputly for her series “Small Town Dispatches” that features writers who live and work in small towns. In addition to my contribution, you can read my friend Ann Fisher-Wirth’s piece on Oxford, MS!

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Small Town Dispatches: Leona Sevick – The Peak
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February 20, 2025 at 2:05 PM
I’m thrilled to be reading on Saturday, March 22 with Luisa A. Igloria and Jennifer Chang @ndbookshop.bsky.social. More than ever we need strong community and fearless conversations. Grateful to all of the organizers of the VA Festival of the Book who are making it happen!
February 7, 2025 at 9:38 PM
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My interview with @lsevick.bsky.social is live on UFTV! www.youtube.com/watch?v=t0cs...
UF Visiting Writers Series: Poet Leona Sevick
YouTube video by UFTV
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January 23, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Can’t wait for this event!
We're excited to welcome @lsevick.bsky.social to campus as part of the University of Findlay's Visiting Writers Series, Wed. Jan 22, 7pm, in the AMU! All are welcome to this free event, with an open mic to follow Leona's reading.
January 13, 2025 at 12:10 AM
The Bamboo Wife was interviewed in the new issue of @sugarhousereview.bsky.social.
She’s a strutting peacock, my book, but you’ll find some gorgeous new poems alongside her!
January 11, 2025 at 10:48 AM
I did it! Deactivated my Twitter. It’s you and me, Bluesky! Don’t let me down. 🤞
January 8, 2025 at 4:13 PM
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December 31, 2024 at 3:50 PM
I can never wrap a gift without thinking of my mother, who was a pro. She learned how to wrap by observing carefully the gift wrappers at the JCPenney the next town over. Holidays were important to our immigrant mother, who always strove to get them right. Merry Christmas Eve! 🎄
December 24, 2024 at 2:32 PM
I have wanted to be published in Poetry Northwest since I started writing poems 15yrs ago. Thanks to the whole editorial team! I’m honored to have my little poem brushing shoulders with the work of some of my favorite poets. The new issue is a beauty—get one for yourself! ❤️🙏
December 19, 2024 at 2:24 AM
So grateful to Lynsey Weatherspoon and The Hambidge Center for Creative Arts & Sciences for this opportunity to talk about my writing and who inspires it. youtu.be/Y-NJaax65TM
"Retold" by Lynsey Weatherspoon.
YouTube video by TheHambidgeCenter
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December 14, 2024 at 4:10 PM
Many thanks to my dear friend Susan Norman and my new friend Hannah Smith for their great questions and love of words. Thanks also to Sanderia Faye for hosting a fun pre-event reception and to all the folks who came out to @deepvellumbooks.bsky.social and supported this fabulous indie! ❤️
December 10, 2024 at 7:21 PM
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Hello BlueSky writers and poets! Don’t miss out on our under-represented artist scholarships! Deadline is January 10th.

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Financial Aid – LONGLEAF WRITERS CONFERENCE
Accepting Applications until January 10th, 2025 Fellowship and scholarship programs The Longleaf Writers Conference was founded on philanthropy and inclusion. We began our scholar and fellow programs ...
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December 5, 2024 at 12:21 AM