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aɐrik francis
@phaentompoet.bsky.social
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poet based in Denver, CO, USA

author of MISEDUCATION (2023 New Delta Review) and BODYELECTRONIC (2022 Trouble Department)

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upcoming readings: two music&poetry events local to Denver and one virtual reading to celebrate the chapbook BloodFlex by Ajanaé Dawkins
May 6, 2025 at 5:15 PM
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My poem "No More Masters" was nominated for a Pushcart Prize. The poem appears in the Listen To Your Skin Anthology and was nominated alongside brilliant writers like D.L. Cordero and Ahja Fox.

Thank you Stina <3

Here is a link to the book

www.thegreatbritishbookshop.co.uk/collections/...
December 2, 2024 at 4:34 PM
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TODAY at 8:30pm (EST) is a virtual reading to organize funds for poet Aline Mello !

I personally feel uncomfortable sharing zoom links on social media, but please if you are interested in attending, send me a message and I'll send you the link
Orange flyer with a photo of poet Aline Mello barefoot on grass in front of a white backdrop wearing a rainbow colored skirt and a black top. Text on the flyer says, "DIRECT ACTION! 10 years after filing, artist, author, educator, DACA dreamer and Undocupoet Fellow Aline Mello needs your help traveling to her green card hearing! Join us for a fundraising poetry reading SUN Nov 24 @ 8:30pm EST. Donations for Distribution: Venmo @kimsoandso with "Aline" as memo" Orange flyer with a drawing of an orange monarch butterfly on a pink flower in the bottom right corner. Text of the flyer says" Performances by Aline Mello with Steve Castro, Aerik Francis, Gustavo Hernandez, Adriana Martinez, Alessandra Nysether-Santos, C.T. Salazar, Jess Saldana, Monica Teresa Ortiz, Organized and MC'd by Kim Sousa. $500 goal matched by sponsor!"
November 24, 2024 at 7:03 PM
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i attempted a few first posts but they sucked.

then i thought, what better to be my first post but a poem?

today's poem is an erasure poem called "A Political Science" from my chapbook MISEDUCATION
an erasure poem titled "A Political Science" in the poetry chapbook _MISEDUCATION_ by Aerik Francis. The page included blackedout text and the visible text reads: A Political Science a scientific embrace the way Science embraces science posed passionate pose as process advertise allegiance to the anti and the anti-anti the part anti the part check analytical anti discourse an institution dominated by people who espouse science no longer
September 22, 2023 at 2:54 AM