Nicole Tallman
@natallman.bsky.social
Poetry Ambassador for Miami 🌴 Author of Dolce Vita⚜️Poetry & Interviews Editor for The Blue Mountain Review & South Florida Poetry Journal ☀️ Communications Director for JackLeg Press 💙 Website: nicoletallman.com 🌈
Most poets I know are also professors/teachers, or freelance writers, or have another career altogether—sometimes writing related, sometimes not. Patronage is dead, as far as I can tell.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Most poets I know are also professors/teachers, or freelance writers, or have another career altogether—sometimes writing related, sometimes not. Patronage is dead, as far as I can tell.
Anyway, I don’t know many “full-time poets” (i.e., people who are able to sustain themselves entirely through their poetry), but if you are one, or know the secret, please feel free to share.
November 12, 2025 at 12:00 PM
Anyway, I don’t know many “full-time poets” (i.e., people who are able to sustain themselves entirely through their poetry), but if you are one, or know the secret, please feel free to share.
Sylvia Plath Was Reading This Novel Before She Died. It’s Brilliant.
www.nytimes.com
November 12, 2025 at 1:40 AM
And of course, thank you to my friends and family, and especially my wife (who wisely doesn’t give her time to social media beyond the occasional IG photo), for putting up with me while I write in my already limited free time.
November 11, 2025 at 1:52 PM
And of course, thank you to my friends and family, and especially my wife (who wisely doesn’t give her time to social media beyond the occasional IG photo), for putting up with me while I write in my already limited free time.
Thank you to my reviewers, and an extra special thank you to @carriganak.bsky.social, who wrote a poem for @havehashad.com inspired by the book, which is the greatest honor of all. 💜
Trying to Write a Poem Inspired by Nicole Tallman’s FERSACE by Alex Carrigan
After Nicole Tallman
I had so many ideas for what I could have made this poem about. How I’ve never been to Miami. Darren Criss and Penelope Cruz. My Florida relatives. Something about the seasons ...
www.havehashad.com
November 11, 2025 at 1:49 PM
Thank you to my reviewers, and an extra special thank you to @carriganak.bsky.social, who wrote a poem for @havehashad.com inspired by the book, which is the greatest honor of all. 💜
Thank you to all who supported the book, including my blurbers @poetrichardblanco.bsky.social, Denise Duhamel, the dearly departed Maureen Seaton, Caridad Moro-Gronlier, and Ariel Francisco. To my launch host @readinstead.bsky.social and my consummate cheerleader @adrianf.bsky.social.
November 11, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Thank you to all who supported the book, including my blurbers @poetrichardblanco.bsky.social, Denise Duhamel, the dearly departed Maureen Seaton, Caridad Moro-Gronlier, and Ariel Francisco. To my launch host @readinstead.bsky.social and my consummate cheerleader @adrianf.bsky.social.
Key takeaway here: Get paid upfront.
November 10, 2025 at 12:21 PM
Key takeaway here: Get paid upfront.
In all seriousness, I can think of at least two organizations I did writing and/or teaching work for that still haven’t shown me the money after months and months, and it’s really sad. Pay the poets!
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In all seriousness, I can think of at least two organizations I did writing and/or teaching work for that still haven’t shown me the money after months and months, and it’s really sad. Pay the poets!
In all seriousness, I can think of at least two organizations I did writing and/or teaching work for that still haven’t shown me the money after months and months, and it’s really sad. Pay the poets!
November 10, 2025 at 11:50 AM
In all seriousness, I can think of at least two organizations I did writing and/or teaching work for that still haven’t shown me the money after months and months, and it’s really sad. Pay the poets!