Marianne Worthington
@mworthington.bsky.social
I make poems sometimes. Editor at Still: The Journal. The Girl Singer: Poems (UP of KY 2021), words in Oxford American, Shenandoah, Calyx, Zone 3, Salvation South. Reformed college professor. . .
Thrilled to offer this poetry workshop in support of the mission of Backwoods Literary Press. Come write with me on December 10! Register here and pay what you can shorturl.at/zWw2q
November 11, 2025 at 6:33 PM
Thrilled to offer this poetry workshop in support of the mission of Backwoods Literary Press. Come write with me on December 10! Register here and pay what you can shorturl.at/zWw2q
Look at my mail! Congrats, @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social !! I'm so happy to have your new collection. (Also, I have poems in this issue of Appalachian Review. You can read them online, but please think about supporting them with a subscription if you can: appalachianreview.net/2025/03/19/t...)
October 14, 2025 at 5:50 PM
Look at my mail! Congrats, @upfromsumdirt.bsky.social !! I'm so happy to have your new collection. (Also, I have poems in this issue of Appalachian Review. You can read them online, but please think about supporting them with a subscription if you can: appalachianreview.net/2025/03/19/t...)
I'm so excited to be reading with Belle Townsend at the next Hill Writers Collective on August 23. But it's not just a reading: it's a whole thing with writing prompts and audience sharing. I hope you'll come. Here's the link to register: marianneworthingtonbelletownsend.eventbrite.com
August 10, 2025 at 4:05 PM
I'm so excited to be reading with Belle Townsend at the next Hill Writers Collective on August 23. But it's not just a reading: it's a whole thing with writing prompts and audience sharing. I hope you'll come. Here's the link to register: marianneworthingtonbelletownsend.eventbrite.com
Kentucky State Poetry Society sponsors two poetry contests, and the deadline is coming at the end of July. Bernard Clay will judge the open contest (for any US poet), and Elaine Palencia will judge the contest for KSPS members. Details here: kystatepoetrysociety.org/poetry-conte...
July 11, 2025 at 4:03 PM
Kentucky State Poetry Society sponsors two poetry contests, and the deadline is coming at the end of July. Bernard Clay will judge the open contest (for any US poet), and Elaine Palencia will judge the contest for KSPS members. Details here: kystatepoetrysociety.org/poetry-conte...
Whacha reading lately during these dark days? I’ve had such good mail this week. A real bright spot.
February 1, 2025 at 9:32 PM
Whacha reading lately during these dark days? I’ve had such good mail this week. A real bright spot.
Friends, I'm teaching a new class in April via The Makery on writing in poetic forms. I hope you might be able to join me! Here are the details: hindman.org/events/patte...
January 28, 2025 at 8:40 PM
Friends, I'm teaching a new class in April via The Makery on writing in poetic forms. I hope you might be able to join me! Here are the details: hindman.org/events/patte...
Happy to see my book at Carmichael’s in Louisville this weekend. Such a glorious book shop!
December 16, 2024 at 2:13 AM
Happy to see my book at Carmichael’s in Louisville this weekend. Such a glorious book shop!
One of my current reading stacks.
December 3, 2024 at 11:31 PM
One of my current reading stacks.
Are you in WNC and affected by the flooding? Maybe writing your way through the mess would be helpful to you. I can't recommend Nickole Brown's workshops highly enough. All are free. All are welcome. No previous writing experience necessary.
November 21, 2024 at 4:48 PM
Are you in WNC and affected by the flooding? Maybe writing your way through the mess would be helpful to you. I can't recommend Nickole Brown's workshops highly enough. All are free. All are welcome. No previous writing experience necessary.
Love when the mailbox contents look like this!
November 16, 2024 at 5:57 PM
Love when the mailbox contents look like this!
The poem “Cursing of the Party Responsible for Her Suffering” by Amy Gerstler from her collection SCATTERED AT SEA. It’s perfect for this moment.
November 8, 2024 at 7:55 PM
The poem “Cursing of the Party Responsible for Her Suffering” by Amy Gerstler from her collection SCATTERED AT SEA. It’s perfect for this moment.
Jody DiPerna interviews novelist Taylor Brown in our newest issue: “Brown wrote the story from multiple points of view, one decision leading into the next, with resistance, care and cruelty folding into one another like the mountains of West Virginia.” Read here: www.stilljournal.net/interview-ta...
November 4, 2024 at 4:46 PM
Jody DiPerna interviews novelist Taylor Brown in our newest issue: “Brown wrote the story from multiple points of view, one decision leading into the next, with resistance, care and cruelty folding into one another like the mountains of West Virginia.” Read here: www.stilljournal.net/interview-ta...
Big news from Still: The Journal: We've published our fall issue! Read new poetry, CNF, & fiction as well as an interview, reviews of new books, visual art, a Still Life feature, and work from Ironwood Writers Studio. AND this issue is also our final issue. Read about it here: stilljournal.net
October 29, 2024 at 3:05 PM
Big news from Still: The Journal: We've published our fall issue! Read new poetry, CNF, & fiction as well as an interview, reviews of new books, visual art, a Still Life feature, and work from Ironwood Writers Studio. AND this issue is also our final issue. Read about it here: stilljournal.net
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October 2, 2024 at 3:59 PM
Resources for helping around Asheville:
www.washingtonpost.com/travel/2024/...
Resources for helping around Western North Carolina:
www.axios.com/local/charlo...
Resources for helping around East Tennessee:
www.knoxnews.com/story/news/l...
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Resources for helping around Western North Carolina:
www.axios.com/local/charlo...
Resources for helping around East Tennessee:
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Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #742,273!
September 26, 2024 at 2:40 PM
Bluesky now has over 10 million users, and I was #742,273!
The KSPS Contest Deadline is SUNDAY! The Kentucky State Poetry Society sponsors two contests every year: one for members and one for any poet over age 18. (KSPS Members can enter both contests.) When you enter, you support the work of KSPS! Here's the details: kystatepoetrysociety.org/adult-contest/
June 28, 2024 at 7:27 PM
The KSPS Contest Deadline is SUNDAY! The Kentucky State Poetry Society sponsors two contests every year: one for members and one for any poet over age 18. (KSPS Members can enter both contests.) When you enter, you support the work of KSPS! Here's the details: kystatepoetrysociety.org/adult-contest/
Lucky to have poems in the inaugural issue of UNTELLING. You can read several pieces online, and also subscribe at the link. Thanks to editor Melissa Helton. And the cover photo (perfect!) is by Justin Brown. hindman.org/untelling/is...
June 19, 2024 at 5:56 PM
Lucky to have poems in the inaugural issue of UNTELLING. You can read several pieces online, and also subscribe at the link. Thanks to editor Melissa Helton. And the cover photo (perfect!) is by Justin Brown. hindman.org/untelling/is...
At Still: The Journal we're featuring the poets in our current issue during National Poetry Month! Starting off with a poem by Mackenzie Berry, author of SLACK TONGUE CITY from Sundress Publications. Read “Trust a Woman with Many Jars” in our winter issue here: www.stilljournal.net/mackenzie-be...
April 1, 2024 at 2:24 PM
At Still: The Journal we're featuring the poets in our current issue during National Poetry Month! Starting off with a poem by Mackenzie Berry, author of SLACK TONGUE CITY from Sundress Publications. Read “Trust a Woman with Many Jars” in our winter issue here: www.stilljournal.net/mackenzie-be...
from Still: The Journal . . . We welcome Robert L. Penick to our pages with new fiction set in a public library starring two truant patrons, a cranky library director, and a library worker caught in the middle. Read “Punks” in our winter issue here: www.stilljournal.net/robert-l-pen...
March 5, 2024 at 6:52 PM
from Still: The Journal . . . We welcome Robert L. Penick to our pages with new fiction set in a public library starring two truant patrons, a cranky library director, and a library worker caught in the middle. Read “Punks” in our winter issue here: www.stilljournal.net/robert-l-pen...
“Emotive, prescient, and absorbing, these powerful poems address social change, culture, family, race, death, and oppression.” Still: The Journal talked to poet Dorian Hairston about his debut collection, Pretend the Ball Is Named Jim Crow: www.stilljournal.net/interview-do...
February 27, 2024 at 12:52 PM
“Emotive, prescient, and absorbing, these powerful poems address social change, culture, family, race, death, and oppression.” Still: The Journal talked to poet Dorian Hairston about his debut collection, Pretend the Ball Is Named Jim Crow: www.stilljournal.net/interview-do...
New Winter issue of Still: The Journal! New fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, an interview with poet Dorian Hariston, a documentary film by Stephen Newton, book reviews, and a special visual “Still Life” feature by Robert Gipe. Read & Share! www.stilljournal.net
February 22, 2024 at 3:28 PM
New Winter issue of Still: The Journal! New fiction, poetry, and creative nonfiction, an interview with poet Dorian Hariston, a documentary film by Stephen Newton, book reviews, and a special visual “Still Life” feature by Robert Gipe. Read & Share! www.stilljournal.net
Come be with us on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the virtual reading of WOMEN SPEAK, the 15th anniversary anthology from Women of Appalachia Project and publisher Sheila-Na-Gig. Register to get the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/2t529hsm
February 20, 2024 at 5:47 PM
Come be with us on Wednesday at 7 p.m. for the virtual reading of WOMEN SPEAK, the 15th anniversary anthology from Women of Appalachia Project and publisher Sheila-Na-Gig. Register to get the Zoom link: tinyurl.com/2t529hsm
The 15th anniversary of WOAP kicks off next week with a virtual reading. Anyone can attend, and I hope you will! Register here:
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February 16, 2024 at 9:35 PM
The 15th anniversary of WOAP kicks off next week with a virtual reading. Anyone can attend, and I hope you will! Register here:
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for my birthday from my bae-boo!!!!!!!
December 7, 2023 at 3:19 PM
for my birthday from my bae-boo!!!!!!!