Lisa
saltlock.bsky.social
Lisa
@saltlock.bsky.social
Poet; author of At Night & 11 chapbooks; lover of little mysteries.

https://lisaciccarello.com/#welcome
In a little bit I’ll be heading out to be a poet in public for the launch of my pals chapbook.
If you are in Portland you shld come by & hear poetry & have some homemade sangria & look at books.
December 4, 2025 at 11:17 PM
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Little clockwork mechanisms obey the investigator.
November 27, 2025 at 5:43 AM
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J1791.3.3
Moon's reflection thought
to be gold
in water.
November 22, 2025 at 5:44 AM
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u have to make the work u wanna see even if nobody wants to see it im begging here
November 16, 2025 at 5:02 AM
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F916
One animal jumps through body
of another.
October 19, 2025 at 4:44 PM
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F441.4.4
Forest-spirits
with wings
and
with backward-pointing fingers
and toes.
October 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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K445.2
Whoever hears singing snake must die.
October 3, 2025 at 4:44 AM
If this world is a little too much, why not make a new world from your creative work?
I just shared a guide for poets to help turn their poems into solo RPGs.
Plus I've set aside the whole day to help anyone who grabs the guide today.
Interested? Read more here: www.patreon.com/posts/137744...
Playable poetry: turn your poem into a solo RPG {even if you’ve never made a game before} $25 | Lisa Ciccarello
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September 16, 2025 at 5:24 PM
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September 15, 2025 at 8:25 PM
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Graveyard earth passes judgement under the beds.
September 10, 2025 at 8:01 PM
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J1024
Quails caught
in net rise up
in a body
with net
and escape.
August 27, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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Now and then just when she thinks she is finally free, she shrinks from the sound of the scrape of a flagstone.
August 25, 2025 at 12:17 PM
Delighted to have a new chapbook out with @ghostcitypress.bsky.social!

You can read it here: ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-...
August 19, 2025 at 3:18 AM
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WE HAVE TRAVELED FAR DOING NOTHING MORE THAN CALLING OUT FOR HOME. by Lisa Ciccarello (@saltlock.bsky.social‬) is now available as part of the 2025 Summer Series! Download your free copy here: ghostcitypress.com/2025-summer-...
August 18, 2025 at 2:55 PM
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A778.2.1
Milky Way
as path
of souls (demons).
August 12, 2025 at 1:44 AM
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It's all happening again, as dictated by blood. One girl removes her presence from the house; another arrives when the land is shrouded in mist, seeking shelter.
July 29, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Inside of the flower, a flower; inside of the flower a seed.
July 24, 2025 at 7:16 PM
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March 5, 2025 at 6:01 AM
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The house is hostile. The schoolroom contracts and expands, as if breathing.
July 13, 2025 at 1:53 AM
a shift in the sun
July 10, 2025 at 11:43 PM
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The Future Exists and Other Lies We’ve Told Ourselves
July 8, 2025 at 12:02 PM
Squirrels chewing the apples down before they are ripe.
June 28, 2025 at 1:40 AM
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D1400.1.5
Magic jewel conquers enemies.
June 25, 2025 at 4:44 AM
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June 24, 2025 at 12:33 PM
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E271.2
Sea-ghost predicting death.
June 24, 2025 at 4:44 AM