Tanya Olson
@tanyaolson.bsky.social
Poet.
BOYISHLY.
STAY.
BORN BACKWARDS. All from YesYes Books.
www.tanyaolson.com
BOYISHLY.
STAY.
BORN BACKWARDS. All from YesYes Books.
www.tanyaolson.com
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I've asked around and it's clear the best way to close out Prime Days is by stopping by your local bookstore and getting a recommendation from a bookseller who (most likely) doesn't provide tech to ICE or bully municipal governments into giving them tax breaks.
July 11, 2025 at 2:39 PM
I've asked around and it's clear the best way to close out Prime Days is by stopping by your local bookstore and getting a recommendation from a bookseller who (most likely) doesn't provide tech to ICE or bully municipal governments into giving them tax breaks.
As we come to the end of June, go back and review all the goodness from this year's DC Pride Poem-a-Day
Jona Colson is featured today at DC Pride Poem-a-Day with "Ephemeral": "I am walking hastily to my own extinction/like the luna moth breaking open in rain--" #pridepoems #dcpoetry www.pridepoems.com
Pride Poems 2025
DC Pride Poem-a-Day celebrates queer love! We are proud to present 30 short videos, in celebration of National Pride Month.
www.pridepoems.com
June 26, 2025 at 2:18 PM
As we come to the end of June, go back and review all the goodness from this year's DC Pride Poem-a-Day
You know where it is cool??? Inside a book store. Come join me at this reading tonight as we celebrate our queer capital this June.
Wed June 25
6pm
People's Book
Takoma Park
Park in the lot behind the store- you'll make yourself much happier when it's time to leave!
Wed June 25
6pm
People's Book
Takoma Park
Park in the lot behind the store- you'll make yourself much happier when it's time to leave!
Wed. @6pm, come celebrate @wwph.bsky.social 's new anthology, CAPITAL QUEER, a collection of 32 writers from across the DMV honoring the LGBTQ+ experience through poetry, fiction, and essays. We'll read and chat about love, resilience, identity, & liberation.
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/capita...
peoplesbooktakoma.com/event/capita...
Washington Writers’ Publishing House: Capital Queer
Join us in celebrating the release of Washington Writers’ Publishing House’s first pocket-sized anthology, CAPITAL QUEER: A PRIDE Celebration, a collection honoring the LGBTQ+ experience thro…
peoplesbooktakoma.com
June 25, 2025 at 3:17 PM
You know where it is cool??? Inside a book store. Come join me at this reading tonight as we celebrate our queer capital this June.
Wed June 25
6pm
People's Book
Takoma Park
Park in the lot behind the store- you'll make yourself much happier when it's time to leave!
Wed June 25
6pm
People's Book
Takoma Park
Park in the lot behind the store- you'll make yourself much happier when it's time to leave!
Reposted by Tanya Olson
Check out the full Pride issue of TRIBES Magazine for poems by my fellow 🏳️🌈AIR including: @sunuchandy.bsky.social @kimroberts-dc.bsky.social @tanyaolson.bsky.social, @jcolson.bsky.social @hiramlarew.bsky.social @crochetkingpin.bsky.social and more! @tribesorg.bsky.social #pride #poetry
Tribes Magazine Online — A Gathering of the Tribes
www.tribes.org
June 6, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Check out the full Pride issue of TRIBES Magazine for poems by my fellow 🏳️🌈AIR including: @sunuchandy.bsky.social @kimroberts-dc.bsky.social @tanyaolson.bsky.social, @jcolson.bsky.social @hiramlarew.bsky.social @crochetkingpin.bsky.social and more! @tribesorg.bsky.social #pride #poetry
I've long listened to & written poems about country music so I appreciate @theconversation.com having me write about the Opry100 celebration & the history of queer country music
Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100 theconversation.com/queer-countr...
Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100 theconversation.com/queer-countr...
Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100
LGBTQ+ musicians have always played a part in country music, but even today they are being kept just outside the spotlight.
theconversation.com
May 27, 2025 at 1:36 PM
I've long listened to & written poems about country music so I appreciate @theconversation.com having me write about the Opry100 celebration & the history of queer country music
Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100 theconversation.com/queer-countr...
Queer country: LGBTQ+ musicians are outside the spotlight as Grand Ole Opry turns 100 theconversation.com/queer-countr...
I'm happy to see Born Backwards get some love this award season. Writing poems is the fun/scary/invigorating part but it is always nice to see someone is out there reading and appreciating the work. #poetry
May 6, 2025 at 3:28 PM
I'm happy to see Born Backwards get some love this award season. Writing poems is the fun/scary/invigorating part but it is always nice to see someone is out there reading and appreciating the work. #poetry
Excited to have a poem from Born Backwards be part of WOW8. If you are in the DC area between now and June, check out this artist/poet combination show. #poetry
March 19, 2025 at 2:52 PM
Excited to have a poem from Born Backwards be part of WOW8. If you are in the DC area between now and June, check out this artist/poet combination show. #poetry
Glad to say Born Backwards is one of 10 Foreword Indies Finalists in LGBTQ+ works. Foreword does great work reviewing small press books and I'm thrilled for BB to be recognized for its queer subject matter. #BookSky #Poetry
"Born Backwards" is a 2024 Foreword INDIES Finalist
"Born Backwards" is a Foreword INDIES finalist in LGBTQ+ (Adult Nonfiction). "Born Backwards," Tanya Olson’s third poetry collection, reports from inside butch culture in the 1980s American South as i...
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March 10, 2025 at 2:03 PM
Sticker at our Metro opening. Watching a Russian asset dismantle democracy and destroy America for oligarchs is terrible. The only positive aspect might be the return of a strong sticker and graffiti resistance game. Let's go artists! #FuckLeonandtheIncels
March 5, 2025 at 2:53 PM
Sticker at our Metro opening. Watching a Russian asset dismantle democracy and destroy America for oligarchs is terrible. The only positive aspect might be the return of a strong sticker and graffiti resistance game. Let's go artists! #FuckLeonandtheIncels
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An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
DOGE's savings page fixed old mistakes — and added new ones
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
www.npr.org
March 2, 2025 at 9:10 PM
An NPR review of new data added to DOGE's "wall of receipts" finds the group quietly changed previous errors, added new ones and still has little verified savings to show for its work.
Enjoyed Mrs Robinson last night including a Q&A w/Mary Robinson herself. I wore my campaign pin I've had since 1990. Not much of a keeper of things, but the pin reminds me what good leadership looks like and that good leaders exist #CapitalIrishFilmFestival #SolasNua
February 28, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Enjoyed Mrs Robinson last night including a Q&A w/Mary Robinson herself. I wore my campaign pin I've had since 1990. Not much of a keeper of things, but the pin reminds me what good leadership looks like and that good leaders exist #CapitalIrishFilmFestival #SolasNua
DC is a town under attack from the current oligarchy- workers and residents have lies told about them everyday. Poetry tells both actual and potential truths. I plan to meet this obligation
DCPL Women's History Month Reading
MLK Library
901 G St NW
March 4th 7pm
dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12977248
DCPL Women's History Month Reading
MLK Library
901 G St NW
March 4th 7pm
dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12977248
February 24, 2025 at 3:23 PM
DC is a town under attack from the current oligarchy- workers and residents have lies told about them everyday. Poetry tells both actual and potential truths. I plan to meet this obligation
DCPL Women's History Month Reading
MLK Library
901 G St NW
March 4th 7pm
dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12977248
DCPL Women's History Month Reading
MLK Library
901 G St NW
March 4th 7pm
dclibrary.libnet.info/event/12977248
The waters are deep and the kayaking great
Gulf of Lesbian Poetry
Check out my custom Gulf of Lesbian Poetry map created with MapQuest!
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 19, 2025 at 6:18 PM
The waters are deep and the kayaking great
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Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
Gulf Map Generator - MapQuest
Explore and customize your own Gulf region map with our interactive map tool.
gulfof.mapquest.com
February 13, 2025 at 10:53 PM
Because you TOTALLY asked for this… and MapQuest has NOTHING better to do…
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
We’ve granted you exclusive access to a place very dear to our heart: gulfof.mapquest.com
Think of it as the Upside Down but more... minimalist. Pls share so we can behold your genius (or judge you, lovingly) 😘
The Academy of American Poets (who are maybe not here yet??) poetry poster for April 2025.
February 12, 2025 at 3:26 PM
The Academy of American Poets (who are maybe not here yet??) poetry poster for April 2025.
I'm lucky enough to be in a writing group with Malik- I love his work. Check some out today on Glass
January 15, 2025 at 4:30 PM
I'm lucky enough to be in a writing group with Malik- I love his work. Check some out today on Glass
One of the great parts of being with @yesyesbooks.bsky.social is working with @kmasullivan.bsky.social on your manuscript
Now you can get a taste of this wonder in this video series. Episode 1 tip- Love what you write but don't romance what you write. #booksky #poetry
youtu.be/dPYYFDvvfNw?...
Now you can get a taste of this wonder in this video series. Episode 1 tip- Love what you write but don't romance what you write. #booksky #poetry
youtu.be/dPYYFDvvfNw?...
Build Your Poetry Manuscript with KMA Episode 1
YouTube video by KMA Sullivan
youtu.be
January 9, 2025 at 5:27 PM
One of the great parts of being with @yesyesbooks.bsky.social is working with @kmasullivan.bsky.social on your manuscript
Now you can get a taste of this wonder in this video series. Episode 1 tip- Love what you write but don't romance what you write. #booksky #poetry
youtu.be/dPYYFDvvfNw?...
Now you can get a taste of this wonder in this video series. Episode 1 tip- Love what you write but don't romance what you write. #booksky #poetry
youtu.be/dPYYFDvvfNw?...
11 returned. 15 remain
#EndIndefiniteDetention
#EndIndefiniteDetention
U.S. transfers 11 Yemeni prisoners from Guantánamo to Oman
The men released from Guantánamo Bay on Monday were never charged with crimes. Their resettlement leaves 15 at the U.S. military prison complex.
wapo.st
January 7, 2025 at 5:05 PM
11 returned. 15 remain
#EndIndefiniteDetention
#EndIndefiniteDetention
Thanks to Poetry Mutual for including Born Backwards on their Best of 2024 list.
Get your 2025 reading list started. I'm adding Chris Nealon's All About You and Travis Sharp's Monoculture to my list after reading about them here.
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Get your 2025 reading list started. I'm adding Chris Nealon's All About You and Travis Sharp's Monoculture to my list after reading about them here.
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Year In Poetry 2024 — Poetry Mutual
Glossofile - Poetry Mutual’s Year in Poetry and Best Poetry of 2024
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December 22, 2024 at 6:11 PM
Thanks to Poetry Mutual for including Born Backwards on their Best of 2024 list.
Get your 2025 reading list started. I'm adding Chris Nealon's All About You and Travis Sharp's Monoculture to my list after reading about them here.
goby-azalea-4937.squarespace.com/glossofile/b...
Get your 2025 reading list started. I'm adding Chris Nealon's All About You and Travis Sharp's Monoculture to my list after reading about them here.
goby-azalea-4937.squarespace.com/glossofile/b...
While she should really be getting interviewed and reviewed on the Books section of the WaPo, here is a nice interview with Jaki Shelton Green. Like many NC poets, I learned a ton about writing and existing just by reading and watching her. #poetry
wapo.st/3P16Kwq
wapo.st/3P16Kwq
Older and wiser: A poet found solace in writing and now hopes to share joy
Jaki Shelton Green, North Carolina’s first African American poet laureate, discusses life, loss, joy and sometimes being mistaken for the hired help.
wapo.st
December 17, 2024 at 3:36 PM
While she should really be getting interviewed and reviewed on the Books section of the WaPo, here is a nice interview with Jaki Shelton Green. Like many NC poets, I learned a ton about writing and existing just by reading and watching her. #poetry
wapo.st/3P16Kwq
wapo.st/3P16Kwq
As unis get more admins (and fewer teachers) it is obvious most admins failed up b/c there were awful in the classroom.
Good teachers meet students where they are and make space for them to learn and change when they are ready.
Good admins make trains run on time no matter the cost to people
Good teachers meet students where they are and make space for them to learn and change when they are ready.
Good admins make trains run on time no matter the cost to people
“Columbia University has given students a 2pm deadline to leave the encampment and commit to all university policies or face suspension and ineligibility to finish the semester in good standing.”
via Omar Jimenez
via Omar Jimenez
April 30, 2024 at 2:40 PM
As unis get more admins (and fewer teachers) it is obvious most admins failed up b/c there were awful in the classroom.
Good teachers meet students where they are and make space for them to learn and change when they are ready.
Good admins make trains run on time no matter the cost to people
Good teachers meet students where they are and make space for them to learn and change when they are ready.
Good admins make trains run on time no matter the cost to people
I'm excited to share the cover of my new book, Born Backwards, available June 18th from YesYes Books.
February 16, 2024 at 5:00 PM
I'm excited to share the cover of my new book, Born Backwards, available June 18th from YesYes Books.