Sheree La Puma (Poet)
@shereelapuma.bsky.social
I'm a poet. Cancer survivor. Feminist. Reader OBR. Writes in Baja, MX & Los Angeles. MFA CalArts. Multiple BOTN & Pushcart nominations. Penn Review. Mantis. Pinch Journal. Frontier Poetry. Redivider. The Maine Review. Poetry Salzburg Review. 150 + journals
One of my favorite previously published poems from @rustandmoth.bsky.social
Sunset Beach – Rust & Moth share.google/SWG7xGVpIcim...
Sunset Beach – Rust & Moth share.google/SWG7xGVpIcim...
June 25, 2025 at 5:20 PM
One of my favorite previously published poems from @rustandmoth.bsky.social
Sunset Beach – Rust & Moth share.google/SWG7xGVpIcim...
Sunset Beach – Rust & Moth share.google/SWG7xGVpIcim...
Look what arrived from Penn State. Lake Effect. I'm so excited, so grateful. I worked for several years to get accepted here! 🎉🎉🎉🥰🙏🙏💕💕💕
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Sheree La Puma
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Sheree La Puma
May 5, 2025 at 8:21 PM
Look what arrived from Penn State. Lake Effect. I'm so excited, so grateful. I worked for several years to get accepted here! 🎉🎉🎉🥰🙏🙏💕💕💕
behrend.psu.edu/school-of-hu...
Sheree La Puma
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Sheree La Puma
Hands Off!!! I'm so proud of everyone who protested today. You rock!
April 5, 2025 at 10:43 PM
Hands Off!!! I'm so proud of everyone who protested today. You rock!
A poem of mine published in Catamaran Lit. @catamaranlit.bsky.social
April 4, 2025 at 12:12 AM
A poem of mine published in Catamaran Lit. @catamaranlit.bsky.social
Pyramid Plaza del Mar. I was cleansed and blessed in Baja on Saturday.
March 31, 2025 at 9:11 PM
Pyramid Plaza del Mar. I was cleansed and blessed in Baja on Saturday.
Some of my past published work for World Poetry Day.
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A Few Days After She Fled
Sheree La Puma
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A Few Days After She Fled
Sheree La Puma
March 21, 2025 at 4:48 PM
Some of my past published work for World Poetry Day.
harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/ecotopia/
A Few Days After She Fled
Sheree La Puma
harpurpalate.binghamton.edu/ecotopia/
A Few Days After She Fled
Sheree La Puma
A very dear friend of mine is in the process of leaving this world right now and I can barely breathe. My grief is overwhelming. She wouldn't want me to feel this way. She's been an incredible teacher and a brave and beautiful leader. She's taught me how to LIVE with my own cancer. 🥹
December 31, 2024 at 12:37 AM
A very dear friend of mine is in the process of leaving this world right now and I can barely breathe. My grief is overwhelming. She wouldn't want me to feel this way. She's been an incredible teacher and a brave and beautiful leader. She's taught me how to LIVE with my own cancer. 🥹
I haven't had a chance to share my Pushcart nominated poem. I want to thank the Santa Fe Literary Review for this wonderful honor. 🙏
IF YOU SKIPPED ONE COFFEE A DAY
Or wine, red that slips wantonly between your lips like nectar on a flower petal...
IF YOU SKIPPED ONE COFFEE A DAY
Or wine, red that slips wantonly between your lips like nectar on a flower petal...
December 16, 2024 at 4:12 PM
I haven't had a chance to share my Pushcart nominated poem. I want to thank the Santa Fe Literary Review for this wonderful honor. 🙏
IF YOU SKIPPED ONE COFFEE A DAY
Or wine, red that slips wantonly between your lips like nectar on a flower petal...
IF YOU SKIPPED ONE COFFEE A DAY
Or wine, red that slips wantonly between your lips like nectar on a flower petal...
This little girl had a 6:30 am beauty appt. It was well worth it. Such a cutie. #Minigoldendoodle #ADogNamedJill
December 9, 2024 at 6:40 PM
This little girl had a 6:30 am beauty appt. It was well worth it. Such a cutie. #Minigoldendoodle #ADogNamedJill
The Santa Fe Literary Review just donated my poem, "If You Skipped One Coffee A Day" for the Pushcart. 🥹🙏🩷 I am over the moon and filled with gratitude. Good luck to the other nominees Fadairo, Liz, Christine, Susan and Michael. A big thanks to Faculty Advisor and Editor in Chief, Kate McCahill. 🙏
December 5, 2024 at 6:40 PM
The Santa Fe Literary Review just donated my poem, "If You Skipped One Coffee A Day" for the Pushcart. 🥹🙏🩷 I am over the moon and filled with gratitude. Good luck to the other nominees Fadairo, Liz, Christine, Susan and Michael. A big thanks to Faculty Advisor and Editor in Chief, Kate McCahill. 🙏
More about me. I write a lot about grief & loss. My children's father, my former husband Scott died in a plane crash 6 years ago. I wrote this Pushcart nominated poem shortly after. orangeblossomreview.org/journal/sole...
The first year we married, I spent a great deal of time watching for frost...
The first year we married, I spent a great deal of time watching for frost...
Sole Survivor – Orange Blossom Review
Sole Survivor
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November 25, 2024 at 10:34 PM
More about me. I write a lot about grief & loss. My children's father, my former husband Scott died in a plane crash 6 years ago. I wrote this Pushcart nominated poem shortly after. orangeblossomreview.org/journal/sole...
The first year we married, I spent a great deal of time watching for frost...
The first year we married, I spent a great deal of time watching for frost...
A poem I wrote about my mother, "Joan of California." Juxtaprose Literary Magazine www.juxtaprosemagazine.org/joan-of-cali...
Joan of California by Sheree La Puma
←Back to Volume 21
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November 24, 2024 at 6:20 AM
A poem I wrote about my mother, "Joan of California." Juxtaprose Literary Magazine www.juxtaprosemagazine.org/joan-of-cali...
It's painful and difficult to care for a woman lost in deteriorating health. The woman who birthed me, and raised me up to share my voice no longer registers what's shared between us, day by day. I miss the woman who sat in college writing classes with me. I was 12, too young to go alone. 🥹🥹
November 24, 2024 at 6:16 AM
It's painful and difficult to care for a woman lost in deteriorating health. The woman who birthed me, and raised me up to share my voice no longer registers what's shared between us, day by day. I miss the woman who sat in college writing classes with me. I was 12, too young to go alone. 🥹🥹
I will leave you tonight with this action photo of Jill smiling. Oh to be a dog, off leash, playing with her friends. 🙏🩷🩷🩷
November 22, 2024 at 3:57 AM
I will leave you tonight with this action photo of Jill smiling. Oh to be a dog, off leash, playing with her friends. 🙏🩷🩷🩷
One of my favorite poems from Split Rock Review. You can listen to my reading by following the link. "Each Life A Stream."
www.splitrockreview.org/sheree-la-puma
www.splitrockreview.org/sheree-la-puma
SPLIT ROCK REVIEW — SHEREE LA PUMA
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November 21, 2024 at 5:12 AM
One of my favorite poems from Split Rock Review. You can listen to my reading by following the link. "Each Life A Stream."
www.splitrockreview.org/sheree-la-puma
www.splitrockreview.org/sheree-la-puma
Heading to Vegas this afternoon to go see the B-52's. Should be a fun weekend. 🎸👩🎤🎶🥁
November 15, 2024 at 3:03 PM
Heading to Vegas this afternoon to go see the B-52's. Should be a fun weekend. 🎸👩🎤🎶🥁
For those of you that haven't been introduced, welcome. 💕🙏 Thought I'd share some of what I have gone through in my breast cancer journey. I was hoping the next few years would be stress free but nope!🤔😵💫 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYJAfBPK/
We are in this together. 🩵💙
We are in this together. 🩵💙
#kickingcancerbutt
TikTok video by Sheree La Puma
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November 14, 2024 at 12:01 AM
For those of you that haven't been introduced, welcome. 💕🙏 Thought I'd share some of what I have gone through in my breast cancer journey. I was hoping the next few years would be stress free but nope!🤔😵💫 www.tiktok.com/t/ZTYJAfBPK/
We are in this together. 🩵💙
We are in this together. 🩵💙
I'm so excited to share that I just had a poem accepted at the Santa Clara Review. 🥰🥰❤ I am filled with gratitude.
November 13, 2024 at 11:13 PM
I'm so excited to share that I just had a poem accepted at the Santa Clara Review. 🥰🥰❤ I am filled with gratitude.
Sorry, I'll try this again.
Since we're all catching up here. I thought I'd share a poem published in Salamander last August. 🙏💕 "What the Earth Knows" salamandermag.org/what-the-ear...
Since we're all catching up here. I thought I'd share a poem published in Salamander last August. 🙏💕 "What the Earth Knows" salamandermag.org/what-the-ear...
November 13, 2024 at 8:20 PM
Sorry, I'll try this again.
Since we're all catching up here. I thought I'd share a poem published in Salamander last August. 🙏💕 "What the Earth Knows" salamandermag.org/what-the-ear...
Since we're all catching up here. I thought I'd share a poem published in Salamander last August. 🙏💕 "What the Earth Knows" salamandermag.org/what-the-ear...
Good morning, Sunshine. Good morning beach. Oh the joy this doggo brings to me. #aDogNamedJill
November 13, 2024 at 2:33 PM
Good morning, Sunshine. Good morning beach. Oh the joy this doggo brings to me. #aDogNamedJill
My chapbook "Broken Do Not Use" is available at Main Street Rag publishing. 🎉
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November 12, 2024 at 3:15 PM
My chapbook "Broken Do Not Use" is available at Main Street Rag publishing. 🎉
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I'm grateful to be able to share this poem, "She Introduces Herself As Katie.” It was published in Frontier Poetry on November, 1st.
www.frontierpoetry.com/2024/11/01/s...
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November 12, 2024 at 3:10 PM
I'm grateful to be able to share this poem, "She Introduces Herself As Katie.” It was published in Frontier Poetry on November, 1st.
www.frontierpoetry.com/2024/11/01/s...
www.frontierpoetry.com/2024/11/01/s...
Woo hoo. I just came home to this wonderful acceptance from Sand Hill Literary Journal. Feeling so grateful.
Since 1973, Sand Hills Literary Magazine has been committed to publishing the highest quality creative writing & visual art—including work by alumni and award-winning authors.
Since 1973, Sand Hills Literary Magazine has been committed to publishing the highest quality creative writing & visual art—including work by alumni and award-winning authors.
April 21, 2024 at 12:01 AM
Woo hoo. I just came home to this wonderful acceptance from Sand Hill Literary Journal. Feeling so grateful.
Since 1973, Sand Hills Literary Magazine has been committed to publishing the highest quality creative writing & visual art—including work by alumni and award-winning authors.
Since 1973, Sand Hills Literary Magazine has been committed to publishing the highest quality creative writing & visual art—including work by alumni and award-winning authors.
I'm excited to share my upcoming reading with you all. Robbin Farr, the editor of River Heron Review has supported me and my work for years. I am so grateful.
I hope you can join us.
Link to register for the reading: bit.ly/RHR-April17
I hope you can join us.
Link to register for the reading: bit.ly/RHR-April17
April 4, 2024 at 8:11 PM
I'm excited to share my upcoming reading with you all. Robbin Farr, the editor of River Heron Review has supported me and my work for years. I am so grateful.
I hope you can join us.
Link to register for the reading: bit.ly/RHR-April17
I hope you can join us.
Link to register for the reading: bit.ly/RHR-April17
I'm so excited to share that the San Diego Poetry Annual will be publishing five of my poems! Much gratitude to the editors. San Diego is dear to my heart. I have family that lives there. My work will be on permanent display in every college and university library in the area.
March 5, 2024 at 10:59 PM
I'm so excited to share that the San Diego Poetry Annual will be publishing five of my poems! Much gratitude to the editors. San Diego is dear to my heart. I have family that lives there. My work will be on permanent display in every college and university library in the area.