River Elizabeth Hall
@riverhallpoet.bsky.social
Poet. Naturalist. Teacher.
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THANK YOU to Ariel Basom for hosting last night's Collections reading at Hugo House. And to the other great writers: James Keith Smith, @riverhallpoet.bsky.social, Rosa Singer, Isla McKetta, Sara Ramos-Amador, Jalyn Renae Fiske, and Hoard Explorer. I feel lucky to have been among such great writers!
October 2, 2025 at 7:18 PM
THANK YOU to Ariel Basom for hosting last night's Collections reading at Hugo House. And to the other great writers: James Keith Smith, @riverhallpoet.bsky.social, Rosa Singer, Isla McKetta, Sara Ramos-Amador, Jalyn Renae Fiske, and Hoard Explorer. I feel lucky to have been among such great writers!
I am not sure that I have ever felt so disappointed in so many people as I do right now.
Those I seem to be the least disillusioned with are fellow poets and artists. Thank you for seeing the world so clearly, in all its fantastic and devastating realness. It's hard to hold it all, I know.
Those I seem to be the least disillusioned with are fellow poets and artists. Thank you for seeing the world so clearly, in all its fantastic and devastating realness. It's hard to hold it all, I know.
September 18, 2025 at 8:57 PM
I am not sure that I have ever felt so disappointed in so many people as I do right now.
Those I seem to be the least disillusioned with are fellow poets and artists. Thank you for seeing the world so clearly, in all its fantastic and devastating realness. It's hard to hold it all, I know.
Those I seem to be the least disillusioned with are fellow poets and artists. Thank you for seeing the world so clearly, in all its fantastic and devastating realness. It's hard to hold it all, I know.
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If you’re in the Seattle area, I’ll be reading at Third Place Books Seward Park tonight as part of the release of Campfire Stories: San Juan Islands, edited by Dave & Ilyssa Kyu and published by Mountaineers Books. 7-8p.
Join us!
www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/ilyssa...
Join us!
www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/ilyssa...
www.thirdplacebooks.com
September 18, 2025 at 3:57 PM
If you’re in the Seattle area, I’ll be reading at Third Place Books Seward Park tonight as part of the release of Campfire Stories: San Juan Islands, edited by Dave & Ilyssa Kyu and published by Mountaineers Books. 7-8p.
Join us!
www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/ilyssa...
Join us!
www.thirdplacebooks.com/event/ilyssa...
I usually hate September. But this is next level. Guys, I am not ok. Like. I don't know what I feel right now. It's a massive shift.
Terror. I think it's terror. The kind that's slow and paralyzed and helpless. Abandoned on a beach, nowhere to run, and a tsunami pulling the water out to the ocean.
Terror. I think it's terror. The kind that's slow and paralyzed and helpless. Abandoned on a beach, nowhere to run, and a tsunami pulling the water out to the ocean.
September 12, 2025 at 4:00 AM
I usually hate September. But this is next level. Guys, I am not ok. Like. I don't know what I feel right now. It's a massive shift.
Terror. I think it's terror. The kind that's slow and paralyzed and helpless. Abandoned on a beach, nowhere to run, and a tsunami pulling the water out to the ocean.
Terror. I think it's terror. The kind that's slow and paralyzed and helpless. Abandoned on a beach, nowhere to run, and a tsunami pulling the water out to the ocean.
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I am feeling really fucking burned out by humanity tonight, folks. I don't think I'm alone in that. Feeling pretty hopeless. That's it. That's the poem.
September 12, 2025 at 3:14 AM
I am feeling really fucking burned out by humanity tonight, folks. I don't think I'm alone in that. Feeling pretty hopeless. That's it. That's the poem.
I want to discover some new lit mags! What lit mags have you all had positive experiences with this year? I'm gearing up to do loads of submissions, and I want to expand my list!
#poetrysubmission #poetry #literarymagazines #submissions
#poetrysubmission #poetry #literarymagazines #submissions
September 8, 2025 at 8:04 PM
I want to discover some new lit mags! What lit mags have you all had positive experiences with this year? I'm gearing up to do loads of submissions, and I want to expand my list!
#poetrysubmission #poetry #literarymagazines #submissions
#poetrysubmission #poetry #literarymagazines #submissions
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May 19, 2025 at 4:24 PM
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Today’s poem is selected by Molly Zhu as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Torn Map” appeared in Everything Comes Next by Naomi Shihab Nye, published by Greenwillow Books, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Torn Map” appeared in Everything Comes Next by Naomi Shihab Nye, published by Greenwillow Books, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
September 4, 2025 at 2:07 PM
Today’s poem is selected by Molly Zhu as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Torn Map” appeared in Everything Comes Next by Naomi Shihab Nye, published by Greenwillow Books, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Torn Map” appeared in Everything Comes Next by Naomi Shihab Nye, published by Greenwillow Books, 2020. Shared here with deep gratitude.
I am trying to compile a list of Seattle area poets! Let's connect! Are you a Seattle area poet? Do you know a Seattle poet? Lmk if you want to be added:
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September 3, 2025 at 6:37 PM
I am trying to compile a list of Seattle area poets! Let's connect! Are you a Seattle area poet? Do you know a Seattle poet? Lmk if you want to be added:
bsky.app/profile/did:...
bsky.app/profile/did:...
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This poem. Why does this season I love so much make me sad?
September 2, 2025 at 4:03 PM
This poem. Why does this season I love so much make me sad?
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There comes a day when the trees
refuse to let you pass
until you name them.
-Lisel Mueller, from "Your Tired, Your Poor"
#everynightapoem #fragment
refuse to let you pass
until you name them.
-Lisel Mueller, from "Your Tired, Your Poor"
#everynightapoem #fragment
September 1, 2025 at 8:59 PM
There comes a day when the trees
refuse to let you pass
until you name them.
-Lisel Mueller, from "Your Tired, Your Poor"
#everynightapoem #fragment
refuse to let you pass
until you name them.
-Lisel Mueller, from "Your Tired, Your Poor"
#everynightapoem #fragment
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softly rolling to September
August 30, 2025 at 6:04 PM
softly rolling to September
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The Taliban today banned poetry.
August 30, 2025 at 1:43 PM
The Taliban today banned poetry.
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Be ungovernable but it’s me unable to participate normally in a social event
August 17, 2025 at 5:18 AM
Be ungovernable but it’s me unable to participate normally in a social event
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From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water.
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social. Get it here: bit.ly/howtocarrywater
#poem #books #writing
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social. Get it here: bit.ly/howtocarrywater
#poem #books #writing
August 30, 2025 at 2:14 PM
From Lucille Clifton's book, How to Carry Water.
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social. Get it here: bit.ly/howtocarrywater
#poem #books #writing
Published by @boa-editions.bsky.social. Get it here: bit.ly/howtocarrywater
#poem #books #writing
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love love love
August 30, 2025 at 3:40 PM
love love love
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Everything is terrible, except the view-from-below paws of this ready-to-sew trompe l’oeil cat issued by Arnold Print Works, MA c. 1892 (courtesy Fashion and Textile Museum London)
August 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Everything is terrible, except the view-from-below paws of this ready-to-sew trompe l’oeil cat issued by Arnold Print Works, MA c. 1892 (courtesy Fashion and Textile Museum London)
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this is just how it feels sometimes
August 30, 2025 at 4:25 PM
this is just how it feels sometimes
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Today’s poem is selected by Caitlin Cowan (@caitlincowan.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Hurry” appeared in The Kingdom of the Ordinary by Marie Howe, published by W. W. Norton, 2009. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Hurry” appeared in The Kingdom of the Ordinary by Marie Howe, published by W. W. Norton, 2009. Shared here with deep gratitude.
August 29, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today’s poem is selected by Caitlin Cowan (@caitlincowan.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Hurry” appeared in The Kingdom of the Ordinary by Marie Howe, published by W. W. Norton, 2009. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Hurry” appeared in The Kingdom of the Ordinary by Marie Howe, published by W. W. Norton, 2009. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Today’s poem is selected by Noah Falck (@noahfalck.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Not Horses” appeared in Hard Child by Nathalie Shapero, published by Copper Canyon, 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Not Horses” appeared in Hard Child by Nathalie Shapero, published by Copper Canyon, 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
August 30, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Today’s poem is selected by Noah Falck (@noahfalck.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.
“Not Horses” appeared in Hard Child by Nathalie Shapero, published by Copper Canyon, 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
“Not Horses” appeared in Hard Child by Nathalie Shapero, published by Copper Canyon, 2017. Shared here with deep gratitude.
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Hey, #BlueSky! I am beyond grateful for the opportunity to be part of the selection and editorial process for this next #poetry #chapbook. We would love to receive your #poems about #coping mechanisms - the good, the bad, and inbetween - during this time of #Trump #authoritarianism. See below! #fdt
Submissions are open for the next Chaos Section Poetry Project!
Theme: Coping Mechanisms
Submission Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025
Publication Date: Winter 2025
#opencall #poems #poetry #submissions #chapbook #publication #collection #anthology
thechaossectionpoetryproject.com/submissions/
Theme: Coping Mechanisms
Submission Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025
Publication Date: Winter 2025
#opencall #poems #poetry #submissions #chapbook #publication #collection #anthology
thechaossectionpoetryproject.com/submissions/
Submissions
Submissions Are Open! Theme: Coping MechanismsSubmission Deadline: Monday, September 15, 2025Publication Date: Winter 2025 Our first publication, Record of Dissent: Poems of Protest in an Authorita…
thechaossectionpoetryproject.com
August 19, 2025 at 1:23 AM
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Perhaps for most birders, the bird in flight too often means the end of an observation. A warbler flits off through the understory; a hawk glides over the tree line; the shorebirds or ducks lift and tear off across the marsh; and it’s on to the next bird.
Exquisite Flight - American Birding Association
www.aba.org
August 29, 2025 at 3:59 PM
Perhaps for most birders, the bird in flight too often means the end of an observation. A warbler flits off through the understory; a hawk glides over the tree line; the shorebirds or ducks lift and tear off across the marsh; and it’s on to the next bird.
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love this Donna Brook poem
August 28, 2025 at 6:52 PM
love this Donna Brook poem
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"Rainy City Cars" - my oil painting, 12"x16"
August 28, 2025 at 8:56 PM
"Rainy City Cars" - my oil painting, 12"x16"