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Delighted that People headlined our poetry winner Anne Carson (as well as Sandra Cisneros) in their article on our recent NBCC ceremony:
people.com/see-the-full...
people.com/see-the-full...
Sandra Cisneros, Anne Carson and More Among Winners of 50th National Book Critics Circle Awards — See the Full List
The National Book Critics Circle announced the winners of their prestigious literary award during their annual ceremony on March 20. Founded in 1974, the NBCC, made up of over 800 editors and critics ...
people.com
March 25, 2025 at 12:35 PM
Delighted that People headlined our poetry winner Anne Carson (as well as Sandra Cisneros) in their article on our recent NBCC ceremony:
people.com/see-the-full...
people.com/see-the-full...
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Video for our June 26th conversation on poetry criticism is available at this link: bit.ly/40qVIXJ
July 5, 2025 at 6:40 PM
Video for our June 26th conversation on poetry criticism is available at this link: bit.ly/40qVIXJ
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Meet the National Book Critics Circle 2025-2026 Emerging Critics Fellows! www.bookcritics.org/emerging-cri...
August 11, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Meet the National Book Critics Circle 2025-2026 Emerging Critics Fellows! www.bookcritics.org/emerging-cri...
Sowing Seeds of Community Care at Harlem’s Saint Nicholas Miracle Garden | Columbia Neighbors neighbors.columbia.edu/news/sowing-...
Sowing Seeds of Community Care at Harlem’s Saint Nicholas Miracle Garden
The reimagined green space has become a beacon of education and empowerment in Central Harlem.
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November 30, 2025 at 4:41 PM
Sowing Seeds of Community Care at Harlem’s Saint Nicholas Miracle Garden | Columbia Neighbors neighbors.columbia.edu/news/sowing-...
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This Thanksgiving week, Obama Leaders are taking a moment to honor the people who shaped them. From mentors and mothers to teachers and organizations, they’re sharing videos and notes of gratitude.
Who are you giving thanks for this season?
www.obama.org/stories/obam...
Who are you giving thanks for this season?
www.obama.org/stories/obam...
November 24, 2025 at 10:07 PM
This Thanksgiving week, Obama Leaders are taking a moment to honor the people who shaped them. From mentors and mothers to teachers and organizations, they’re sharing videos and notes of gratitude.
Who are you giving thanks for this season?
www.obama.org/stories/obam...
Who are you giving thanks for this season?
www.obama.org/stories/obam...
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⏳Deadline is just a 1 WEEK away! Submit your proposal to present at the 5th International #PlacemakingWeek in📍Detroit, MI! ✍🏽 Submit yours today! www.placemakingweek.org
#PlacemakingWeek #Detroit #Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #WeMakeItHappenTogether
#PlacemakingWeek #Detroit #Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #WeMakeItHappenTogether
November 13, 2025 at 1:55 PM
⏳Deadline is just a 1 WEEK away! Submit your proposal to present at the 5th International #PlacemakingWeek in📍Detroit, MI! ✍🏽 Submit yours today! www.placemakingweek.org
#PlacemakingWeek #Detroit #Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #WeMakeItHappenTogether
#PlacemakingWeek #Detroit #Placemaking #DowntownDet #DowntownDetroit #WeMakeItHappenTogether
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Meet Ismail Rashid, Professor and Chair of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd '32 Chair, who talks about his specialty—African history.
November 13, 2025 at 6:17 PM
Meet Ismail Rashid, Professor and Chair of History on the Marion Musser Lloyd '32 Chair, who talks about his specialty—African history.
Good morning! 😀My apologies for being loud, maybe a little too opinionated...Working on this. Learning to keep my mouth shut. 😀 Sending good vibes to all.
November 14, 2025 at 2:16 PM
Good morning! 😀My apologies for being loud, maybe a little too opinionated...Working on this. Learning to keep my mouth shut. 😀 Sending good vibes to all.
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Very busy this week attending 3 different conferences today!
Author of Civil Sights, Gene Kansas, came by our booth at the Statewide Historic Preservation Conference (SHPC) in Athens, GA, this morning. Come visit Jason and our check out our books at The Classic Center today and tomorrow morning.
Author of Civil Sights, Gene Kansas, came by our booth at the Statewide Historic Preservation Conference (SHPC) in Athens, GA, this morning. Come visit Jason and our check out our books at The Classic Center today and tomorrow morning.
November 6, 2025 at 4:54 PM
Very busy this week attending 3 different conferences today!
Author of Civil Sights, Gene Kansas, came by our booth at the Statewide Historic Preservation Conference (SHPC) in Athens, GA, this morning. Come visit Jason and our check out our books at The Classic Center today and tomorrow morning.
Author of Civil Sights, Gene Kansas, came by our booth at the Statewide Historic Preservation Conference (SHPC) in Athens, GA, this morning. Come visit Jason and our check out our books at The Classic Center today and tomorrow morning.
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Happy Publication Day to all of these wonderful authors! 🎉✏️📖 Check out these New Releases on our website: ugapress.org
#happypublicationday #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases
#happypublicationday #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases
November 1, 2025 at 6:41 PM
Happy Publication Day to all of these wonderful authors! 🎉✏️📖 Check out these New Releases on our website: ugapress.org
#happypublicationday #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases
#happypublicationday #publications #publicationday #UGAPress #newreleases
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Why should young people care about books bans?
That's a question we posed to some of the special guests at our "Who's Afraid of Fiction?" event, hosted by PEN America Young Patrons during #BannedBooksWeek.
Learn more about PEN America Young Patrons at: pen.org/youngpatrons/
That's a question we posed to some of the special guests at our "Who's Afraid of Fiction?" event, hosted by PEN America Young Patrons during #BannedBooksWeek.
Learn more about PEN America Young Patrons at: pen.org/youngpatrons/
October 25, 2025 at 3:46 PM
Why should young people care about books bans?
That's a question we posed to some of the special guests at our "Who's Afraid of Fiction?" event, hosted by PEN America Young Patrons during #BannedBooksWeek.
Learn more about PEN America Young Patrons at: pen.org/youngpatrons/
That's a question we posed to some of the special guests at our "Who's Afraid of Fiction?" event, hosted by PEN America Young Patrons during #BannedBooksWeek.
Learn more about PEN America Young Patrons at: pen.org/youngpatrons/
Just discovered a LinkedIn profile that doesn't belong to me but has my name. I don't know how it got there. Is there someone to contact? Apparently, bots can infiltrate your profile.
October 2, 2025 at 7:23 PM
Just discovered a LinkedIn profile that doesn't belong to me but has my name. I don't know how it got there. Is there someone to contact? Apparently, bots can infiltrate your profile.
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PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
PEN America Criticizes "Alarming" and "Dismissive" Language on Book Bans by U.S. Education Department - PEN America
Kasey Meehan, director, Freedom to Read, at PEN America, said: "For over three years we have countered rhetoric that book bans occurring in public schools are a “hoax.” They are absolutely not. This k...
pen.org
January 24, 2025 at 10:21 PM
PEN America responds to action taken today by the Department of Education dismissing complaints about book bans and referring to them as a “hoax”:
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
"All students deserve to see themselves and the world around them reflected in the books shelved within their public schools.“ pen.org/press-releas...
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As the name suggests, the new #poetry anthology "Hair On Fire: Afghan Women Poets" presents #poems by women from a country where they haven't always been allowed to write. Here's the link to my interview with "Fire" editor Sarah Coolidge.
paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...
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Exclusive Interview: "Hair On Fire" Editor Sarah Coolidge ... .
Exclusive Interview: "Hair On Fire: Afghan Women Poets" Editor Sarah Coolidge \ In which she talks about this poetry collection.
paulsemel.com
September 19, 2025 at 5:42 PM
As the name suggests, the new #poetry anthology "Hair On Fire: Afghan Women Poets" presents #poems by women from a country where they haven't always been allowed to write. Here's the link to my interview with "Fire" editor Sarah Coolidge.
paulsemel.com/exclusive-in...
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One week from today at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social in San Francisco: "Celebrating Euphrase Kezilahabi," presented by @catranslation.org / @twolinespress.bsky.social. I'll be reading from ROSA MISTIKA and conversing w/ the endlessly thoughtful Annmarie Drury :) www.catranslation.org/event/jay-bo...
Jay Boss Rubin on Rosa Mistika with Annmarie Drury | Center for the Art of Translation | Two Lines Press
City Lights welcomes Jay Boss Rubin to read from his translation of Rosa Mistika by Euphrase Kezilahabi, a banned Swahili classic finally in English.
www.catranslation.org
September 22, 2025 at 4:11 PM
One week from today at @citylightsbooks.bsky.social in San Francisco: "Celebrating Euphrase Kezilahabi," presented by @catranslation.org / @twolinespress.bsky.social. I'll be reading from ROSA MISTIKA and conversing w/ the endlessly thoughtful Annmarie Drury :) www.catranslation.org/event/jay-bo...
I'm not anti-police but the authoritarianism pervading society means we don't question parts of the system that need to be questioned.
September 9, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I'm not anti-police but the authoritarianism pervading society means we don't question parts of the system that need to be questioned.
Do you ever listen to old-school hip-hop and realize how much knowledge is packed into a song?: genius.com/Krs-one-soun...
KRS-One – Sound of da Police
“Sound of da Police” is the second single from KRS-One’s first solo album, Return of the Boom Bap. The song begins with KRS-One whooping twice to evoke a police siren (the “sound
genius.com
September 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Do you ever listen to old-school hip-hop and realize how much knowledge is packed into a song?: genius.com/Krs-one-soun...
Every year, up to two million children lose their lives to acute malnutrition—one child every 15 seconds: www.rescue.org/article/maln...
How the IRC treats malnourished children | The IRC
The IRC’s life-saving malnutrition treatment helps over 90% of children recover. But cuts to humanitarian aid from the United States are putting this life-saving work at risk.
www.rescue.org
September 2, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Every year, up to two million children lose their lives to acute malnutrition—one child every 15 seconds: www.rescue.org/article/maln...
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August came with it's sweltering weather and a critical legislative victory. This past month was one of internal reflection and strategizing as the summer comes to an end. Read our monthly newsletter here: conta.cc/45PbYU5
August 26, 2025 at 12:28 PM
August came with it's sweltering weather and a critical legislative victory. This past month was one of internal reflection and strategizing as the summer comes to an end. Read our monthly newsletter here: conta.cc/45PbYU5
Check out this submission opportunity from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council lmcc.submittable.com/submit/79deb...
Lower Manhattan Cultural Council - Creative Learning 2026 - Application Form
Creative Learning is designed to support Manhattan’s teaching artists and small arts organizations in accessing public funds to provide community-based arts education projects and programming for olde...
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August 23, 2025 at 3:47 PM
Check out this submission opportunity from Lower Manhattan Cultural Council lmcc.submittable.com/submit/79deb...
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We are thrilled to open early-bird registration and share the hundreds of accepted events coming to #AWP26 in Baltimore, Maryland! Stay tuned for more information and exciting #AWP26 announcements. Register now online!
#AWP26 Registration
An in-person registration to #AWP26 includes admission to all events, readings, panel discussions, meetings, the bookfair, and public receptions over the days of the conference, as well as all…
conference.awpwriter.org
August 21, 2025 at 5:03 PM
Nice, affordable insurance...Shout out to @Lemonade_inc
August 18, 2025 at 1:03 PM
Nice, affordable insurance...Shout out to @Lemonade_inc
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To find the news stories that are truly most important each day, rely more on human-driven curation, not algorithmic sorting. In the latest #w3w newsletter, I re-visit some tips to help news consumers do just that.
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w3wnews.substack.com/p/reminder-c...
Reminder: Cut the algos from your news diet.
It’s one of the best things we could all do to have better small-d democratic discourse. Here’s how I do it.
w3wnews.substack.com
August 17, 2025 at 3:50 PM
To find the news stories that are truly most important each day, rely more on human-driven curation, not algorithmic sorting. In the latest #w3w newsletter, I re-visit some tips to help news consumers do just that.
w3wnews.substack.com/p/reminder-c...
w3wnews.substack.com/p/reminder-c...
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Congratulations to our second class of graduates of the Veterans Fellowship: Addison Blu, Christopher Harris, LeVonda Lee, Corinthian Maldonado, RJ Palisoc, and Anthony Pittore!
Learn more about our alumni and request access to our lookbook here: bit.ly/Vets-Fellows....
Learn more about our alumni and request access to our lookbook here: bit.ly/Vets-Fellows....
July 21, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Congratulations to our second class of graduates of the Veterans Fellowship: Addison Blu, Christopher Harris, LeVonda Lee, Corinthian Maldonado, RJ Palisoc, and Anthony Pittore!
Learn more about our alumni and request access to our lookbook here: bit.ly/Vets-Fellows....
Learn more about our alumni and request access to our lookbook here: bit.ly/Vets-Fellows....
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Today is your last day to take advantage of early bird ticket pricing for Sublime Primetime!
See our full panelist lineup and get your tickets today at www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...
See our full panelist lineup and get your tickets today at www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...
August 4, 2025 at 7:52 PM
Today is your last day to take advantage of early bird ticket pricing for Sublime Primetime!
See our full panelist lineup and get your tickets today at www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...
See our full panelist lineup and get your tickets today at www.wgfoundation.org/events/all/2...