Maureen E. Doallas
maureenedoallas.bsky.social
Maureen E. Doallas
@maureenedoallas.bsky.social
Writer, Editor, Poet. Collection: "Neruda's Memoirs: Poems." Consultant/Editor for Homestead Lighthouse Press. Founder/Exhibitions Curator, Arts & Faith Ministry, St. Michael's Episcopal Church. Art Collector. Westie Lover.
I'm honored to be published today in Calul Journal on Substack. The journal's editor, Rachel Neve Midbar, has paired my poems with a selection of exquisite artwork by Noor Bahjat.

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Image below: Noor Bahjat in her studio:
August 31, 2025 at 7:34 PM
Part 1 of my new Substack, an interview with storyteller Amirah Al Wassif, published today.

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Introducing Storyteller Amirah Al Wassif — Part 1
I am delighted to have the privilege of introducing to my Substack readers the freelance writer-extraordinaire Amirah Al Wassif.
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August 1, 2025 at 9:55 AM
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NEW: Washington Post crisis continues apace. Ruth Marcus, liberal columnist, quits after saying Will Lewis (former Tel editor, now running things there) spiked a column critical of the recent narrowing of oped subjects...

Ex-editors in despair. Big crisis in one of world's most important newsrooms.
March 10, 2025 at 2:32 PM
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This motion was another desperate attempt to bail out Big Oil from standing trial for their climate lies. Now communities can keep advancing their efforts to hold these companies accountable in court.

Our statement 🔽
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March 10, 2025 at 2:31 PM
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In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse

In This Burning World: Poems of Love and Apocalypse offers readers 64 new, beautifully-written, profound poems by Mary Mackey.

Preorder: buff.ly/4199jmX

#PoetryLovers #poems #poetry #PoetrySky
March 10, 2025 at 3:02 PM
A book of short fictions by Lucy Lippard:

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March 10, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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Sun over the Lake, Bois de Boulogne , 1894 by French Impressionist Berthe Morisot #WomensArt
March 10, 2025 at 12:34 PM
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How Love and Longing Run Together in the Chaos by Jenna Wysong Filbrun

Editor's Note: This poem's lyrical journey from inner eye to outer knowing reflects the questions we are all facing together right at this moment.

Read the rest at AutumnSkyPoetryDAILY.com

#AutumnSkyPoetryDAILY #dailypoem
Autumn Sky Poetry DAILY
one poem each day
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March 10, 2025 at 1:44 PM
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Rebuked by the pope not long after he was rebuked by countless legal scholars for his pretense the judiciary cannot set law for the administrative branch, affirmed in the famous Marbury v. Madison case.
February 12, 2025 at 1:49 PM
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Canned tuna sold at grocery stores in 26 states and in Washington, D.C., was recalled because of botulism risks, the FDA and Tri-Union Seafoods said.

Here’s what to know.
Canned Tuna Sold at Trader Joe’s and Costco Is Recalled Over Botulism Risks
Tuna sold in 26 states and in Washington, D.C., was recalled over concerns that it may have been contaminated. The stores affected include Trader Joe’s, Genova, Van Camp’s and H-E-B.
www.nytimes.com
February 12, 2025 at 2:40 PM
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Congrats to Glass poet Cat Wei for her honorable mention in the 2024 Leonard Cohen Poetry Prize!!
February 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
The Commonwealth of Massachusetts has created a Poet Laureate position:

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Massachusetts Poet Laureate position created by Governor
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February 12, 2025 at 5:15 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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Due to sudden and amazing-to-me demand, I've scheduled a second session of my generative-writing workshop "Poems of Defiance, Poems of Love." May 3 on Zoom. $75.
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February 12, 2025 at 4:23 PM
Applications for The Poetry Foundation's Ruth Lilly and Dorothy Sargent Rosenberg Poetry Fellowships for "exceptional U.S. poets ages 21-31" are due Mar 3.

poetryfoundation.org/articles/163959/new-application-timelines-fellowship-and-criticism-award
February 12, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Illinois is seeking a Poet Laureate. Application deadline: March 5, with announcement April 30.

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To stay updated on Governor Pritzker’s most recent press conferences, please visit the Governor’s Twitter page @GovPritzker or the Governor’s...
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February 12, 2025 at 5:01 PM
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“Gazans have been skilled weavers for centuries…”
—Emily Berry

#PoetryAotearoa #poem #poems
January 30, 2025 at 10:43 AM
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“The Portal” watercolor painting 32”x40”
January 30, 2025 at 2:12 PM
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“Griffin’s study of O’Keeffe’s later works is a revelation, opening new dimensions of this iconic American modernist as she grappled with age and creative evolution. . . a must-read.” --Megan Fox Kelly, Observer
https://observer.com/2025/01/must-read-art-books-2025/
#GeorgiaOKeeffe
Icons, Innovators and Legacies: The Art Books Defining 2025
Discover the stories of groundbreaking artists and collectors shaping the art world narrative in 2025.
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January 30, 2025 at 3:03 PM
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German artist Mary Bauermeister, Steinspirale (stone spiral), 2011 #WomensArt
January 30, 2025 at 3:33 PM
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New Newsletter from host @hanvanderhart.bsky.social on Jane Kenyon and Lyric Survival 📚💙

Read it here: poetrynotesfromhan.beehiiv.com/p/of-jane-ke...
January 30, 2025 at 3:35 PM
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Woke up this a.m. thinking I would start a punk band called "Rogue Bureaucrats," then got distracted by the latest post by @victoriamoul.bsky.social, on Russian poetry anthologies. (Do follow her link to listen to Nina Iskrenko for an intense soundscape.)
Something a bit different today, as I look at four anthologies of Russian poetry from the perspective of a beginning language learner.
Love at the closing of our days
Four anthologies of Russian poetry
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January 30, 2025 at 3:15 PM