Raena Shirali
@raenainthemorning.bsky.social
philly based poet // author of GILT & summonings // gujju beti // i will ask to pet your dog
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Black Lawrence Press - Poetry Consultations with Raena Shirali
Raena Shirali is the author of two collections of poetry. Her first book, GILT (YesYes Books, 2017), won the 2018 Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award, and her second, summonings (Black Lawrence Press, 2022...
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in honor of spooky season 🎃 im offering poetry consultations through @blacklawrence.bsky.social & submissions close, fittingly, on 10/31 👻 accepting solo poems, folios, chaps, and full-lengths! let’s work together 🖤 blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit/33864...
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💿 join us on the auspicious date of 11/11 for the next TRACK CHANGES ft. a very auspicious lineup:
@ginabird.bsky.social (Philly) + Ryan Skrabalak (Kingston, NY)!
it’s giving cosmic alignment, it’s giving big admiration, it’s giving we do not dream of labor
🎟️ track-changes-november.eventbrite.com
@ginabird.bsky.social (Philly) + Ryan Skrabalak (Kingston, NY)!
it’s giving cosmic alignment, it’s giving big admiration, it’s giving we do not dream of labor
🎟️ track-changes-november.eventbrite.com
October 13, 2025 at 2:25 AM
💿 join us on the auspicious date of 11/11 for the next TRACK CHANGES ft. a very auspicious lineup:
@ginabird.bsky.social (Philly) + Ryan Skrabalak (Kingston, NY)!
it’s giving cosmic alignment, it’s giving big admiration, it’s giving we do not dream of labor
🎟️ track-changes-november.eventbrite.com
@ginabird.bsky.social (Philly) + Ryan Skrabalak (Kingston, NY)!
it’s giving cosmic alignment, it’s giving big admiration, it’s giving we do not dream of labor
🎟️ track-changes-november.eventbrite.com
BABY’S! FIRST! CREATIVE NON-FICTION! PUBLICATION! “The Woods” is the first essay i wrote about lying and assimilation—& goddess willing, it will be the opener to whatever book comes out of all this Prose Writing 😎 carteblanchemagazine.com/issue-52/shi...
October 13, 2025 at 5:09 PM
BABY’S! FIRST! CREATIVE NON-FICTION! PUBLICATION! “The Woods” is the first essay i wrote about lying and assimilation—& goddess willing, it will be the opener to whatever book comes out of all this Prose Writing 😎 carteblanchemagazine.com/issue-52/shi...
in honor of spooky season 🎃 im offering poetry consultations through @blacklawrence.bsky.social & submissions close, fittingly, on 10/31 👻 accepting solo poems, folios, chaps, and full-lengths! let’s work together 🖤 blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit/33864...
Black Lawrence Press - Poetry Consultations with Raena Shirali
Raena Shirali is the author of two collections of poetry. Her first book, GILT (YesYes Books, 2017), won the 2018 Milt Kessler Poetry Book Award, and her second, summonings (Black Lawrence Press, 2022...
blacklawrencepress.submittable.com
October 8, 2025 at 3:35 PM
in honor of spooky season 🎃 im offering poetry consultations through @blacklawrence.bsky.social & submissions close, fittingly, on 10/31 👻 accepting solo poems, folios, chaps, and full-lengths! let’s work together 🖤 blacklawrencepress.submittable.com/submit/33864...
tomorrow night i’m gonna read new poems off my phone like a YOUNG PERSON!!!! don’t miss it
September 11, 2025 at 4:31 PM
tomorrow night i’m gonna read new poems off my phone like a YOUNG PERSON!!!! don’t miss it
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If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
July 2, 2025 at 2:47 AM
If it took 8 days to build a massive concentration camp in Florida then it means they could build and house the homeless at any point but choose not to
reading 2x this week! for @blacklawrence.bsky.social tomorrow via zoom & friday at american grammar in philly!
June 24, 2025 at 2:05 PM
reading 2x this week! for @blacklawrence.bsky.social tomorrow via zoom & friday at american grammar in philly!
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just quit my job to pursue my dream of BEING GRITTY 🧡
May 3, 2025 at 11:30 PM
just quit my job to pursue my dream of BEING GRITTY 🧡
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Today might be rough, so take this bird cooking tiny pastas.
May 3, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Today might be rough, so take this bird cooking tiny pastas.
when the world is very frightening might I suggest attending a poetry reading
April 8, 2025 at 12:24 PM
when the world is very frightening might I suggest attending a poetry reading
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Imagine being so hated that people all over the country march in the streets to say how much you suck.
April 5, 2025 at 10:07 PM
Imagine being so hated that people all over the country march in the streets to say how much you suck.
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this is the energy that’s needed right now. fuck ‘em up babe!!!
March 24, 2025 at 5:10 PM
this is the energy that’s needed right now. fuck ‘em up babe!!!
…are we going to the streets or WHAT
March 22, 2025 at 2:44 AM
…are we going to the streets or WHAT
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A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
March 17, 2025 at 10:06 PM
A US-born citizen was walking near Chicago in January. ICE snatched him off the street, handcuffed him, threw into a van. His wallet, which contained his ID, was confiscated. He was detained for 10 hours before being released without a record of what occurred.
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
immigrantjustice.org/sites/defaul...
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Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
March 14, 2025 at 2:36 PM
Tesla Model 3 crushed by an Olmec statue
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
By Mexican sculptor @chavismarmol.bsky.social
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thank you to the poets of the world who taught me how to talk shit
March 12, 2025 at 6:59 PM
thank you to the poets of the world who taught me how to talk shit
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i just think it might be better if this gyre were *not* widening
personally
personally
March 10, 2025 at 6:18 PM
i just think it might be better if this gyre were *not* widening
personally
personally
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Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!!
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
Murphy: Six Weeks In, This White House Is On Its Way To Being The Most Corrupt In U.S. History
YouTube video by Senator Chris Murphy
youtu.be
March 8, 2025 at 5:21 AM
Senator Chris Murphy took to the Senate floor on Friday to break down the corruption flowing from the WH. He connects the dots, and makes a clear argument regarding who what where and why Shitler and Muskrat are destroying our govt!! This needs to be shared far and wide!!
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
youtu.be/hycoCYenXls
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I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
February 27, 2025 at 1:39 AM
I made this the other night while procrastinating, mainly because I thought all the posts about the blackout were boring. It feels like there is momentum bringing people together!
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Quit buying shit, write poems, live más
February 25, 2025 at 5:23 PM
Quit buying shit, write poems, live más
PROPHECY. PREDICTION. REVELATION. submit your poetry to Commonweal and maybe I’ll select it or something!!
February 26, 2025 at 12:21 AM
PROPHECY. PREDICTION. REVELATION. submit your poetry to Commonweal and maybe I’ll select it or something!!
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eat shit, you salty old bitch. long live the People’s Republic of Philadelphia www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
Donald Trump has yet to congratulate the Eagles on their Super Bowl win, jabs Taylor Swift instead
While ignoring the Eagles' dominant win over the Kansas City Chiefs Sunday, Trump had some choice words for Taylor Swift and the NFL's kickoff rules.
www.inquirer.com
February 10, 2025 at 7:27 PM
eat shit, you salty old bitch. long live the People’s Republic of Philadelphia www.inquirer.com/politics/nat...
birds rule fascists drool
February 10, 2025 at 8:13 PM
birds rule fascists drool
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i need more than small acts of kindness i need BIG OVERTHROWINGS OF GOVERNMENT
February 8, 2025 at 3:28 AM
i need more than small acts of kindness i need BIG OVERTHROWINGS OF GOVERNMENT