Marceline White
@therealmarceline.bsky.social
ED of Economic Action Maryland. Writer. Pushcart & Best of the Net nominated poet. Advocate. Leftist.Tarot reader. chronically ill, perpetually bi, sometimes snarky. Good cook, bad gardener. www.marcelinewhitewrites.com, www.econaction.org
I am so thrilled and honored that @neologismpoetry.bsky.social nominated my poem “ Hunger Ghazal, 1981” for a Best of the Net nomination. Congratulations to the other BOTN & Pushcart nominees.
October 11, 2025 at 5:46 PM
I am so thrilled and honored that @neologismpoetry.bsky.social nominated my poem “ Hunger Ghazal, 1981” for a Best of the Net nomination. Congratulations to the other BOTN & Pushcart nominees.
If you are in Baltimore City or anywhere in Maryland come to our house party with special guest Comptroller Lierman.
October 8, 2025 at 2:01 AM
If you are in Baltimore City or anywhere in Maryland come to our house party with special guest Comptroller Lierman.
#Maryland Did you know I run two organizations? Last year we launched a sister C4 organization (Economic Action Maryland) to build power and ensure that voters know which legislators and elected officials are voting for and leading on economic justice issues. Here is our 1st legislative scorecard!
October 6, 2025 at 5:36 PM
#Maryland Did you know I run two organizations? Last year we launched a sister C4 organization (Economic Action Maryland) to build power and ensure that voters know which legislators and elected officials are voting for and leading on economic justice issues. Here is our 1st legislative scorecard!
In light of the ongoing genocide, thought I would reshare my poem “Meditations on Martyrs, or Shuhada Ghazal” which was published in the About Place Journal’s Shaping Destiny edition last October.
August 11, 2025 at 7:55 PM
In light of the ongoing genocide, thought I would reshare my poem “Meditations on Martyrs, or Shuhada Ghazal” which was published in the About Place Journal’s Shaping Destiny edition last October.
I just received my copy of the Connecticut River Review in the mail. I love the cover! So thrilled my poem “ Self-Portrait: Contents of My Junk Drawer” was included alongside so many great pieces.
July 28, 2025 at 1:25 PM
I just received my copy of the Connecticut River Review in the mail. I love the cover! So thrilled my poem “ Self-Portrait: Contents of My Junk Drawer” was included alongside so many great pieces.
If you’re in Baltimore, come by & hear my “Ted Talk on speed” about 19th century French poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore whose story in verse comprises part of my poetry manuscript of real and fictional “Marcelines”
June 23, 2025 at 3:24 PM
If you’re in Baltimore, come by & hear my “Ted Talk on speed” about 19th century French poet Marceline Desbordes-Valmore whose story in verse comprises part of my poetry manuscript of real and fictional “Marcelines”
1. There is not widespread rioting in LA. The protests are largely peaceful. And
2. …a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? Dr. Martin Luther King
2. …a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? Dr. Martin Luther King
June 14, 2025 at 1:39 AM
1. There is not widespread rioting in LA. The protests are largely peaceful. And
2. …a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? Dr. Martin Luther King
2. …a riot is the language of the unheard. And what is it that America has failed to hear? Dr. Martin Luther King
At KFF for deep dive into medical debt and federal and state solutions. I am one of the contributors to a report on medical debt that Lown will release soon.
May 15, 2025 at 1:38 PM
At KFF for deep dive into medical debt and federal and state solutions. I am one of the contributors to a report on medical debt that Lown will release soon.
Then and now. Happy Mother’s Day to all who mother. What would really make me & lots of mothers happy-paid family leave, affordable child care, universal healthcare, universal basic income.
May 11, 2025 at 9:18 PM
Then and now. Happy Mother’s Day to all who mother. What would really make me & lots of mothers happy-paid family leave, affordable child care, universal healthcare, universal basic income.
Maryland’s 90 day general assembly ended on Monday evening. I’m proud of what @econaction.bsky.social was able to achieve-protections for patients with medical debt, regulation of utilities, gains in housing justice & consumer protection. Thanks to sponsors, partner orgs, and supporters 4 these wins
April 10, 2025 at 12:20 AM
Maryland’s 90 day general assembly ended on Monday evening. I’m proud of what @econaction.bsky.social was able to achieve-protections for patients with medical debt, regulation of utilities, gains in housing justice & consumer protection. Thanks to sponsors, partner orgs, and supporters 4 these wins
Spent the evening of International Women’s Day with a fabulous woman friend of 20 years. Keep your friends close these days! Thanks Dutch Courage!
March 9, 2025 at 3:18 AM
Spent the evening of International Women’s Day with a fabulous woman friend of 20 years. Keep your friends close these days! Thanks Dutch Courage!
Here is what Wednesday’s rain & wind storm did to my roof & a room in my home. Climate is not playing.
Less testifying in person in Annapolis next week, more meetings with contractors & my insurance company.
Less testifying in person in Annapolis next week, more meetings with contractors & my insurance company.
March 9, 2025 at 3:16 AM
Here is what Wednesday’s rain & wind storm did to my roof & a room in my home. Climate is not playing.
Less testifying in person in Annapolis next week, more meetings with contractors & my insurance company.
Less testifying in person in Annapolis next week, more meetings with contractors & my insurance company.
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was born out of the last financial crisis & has returned $21 billion in relief for 200 million consumers. Now it has been infiltrated by the DOGE Bros who are trying to end the CFPB’s work. If you are in the area, rally to protect democracy & the CFPB.
February 8, 2025 at 3:17 AM
The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau was born out of the last financial crisis & has returned $21 billion in relief for 200 million consumers. Now it has been infiltrated by the DOGE Bros who are trying to end the CFPB’s work. If you are in the area, rally to protect democracy & the CFPB.
We want to hear from you! What are your thoughts about the cost of living? What do you think Maryland legislators should do? @econaction.bsky.social
January 21, 2025 at 5:33 PM
We want to hear from you! What are your thoughts about the cost of living? What do you think Maryland legislators should do? @econaction.bsky.social
Took us till last night to make merry & bright but we did it-just in the *nick* of time! Happy Christmas Eve to all who celebrate!
December 24, 2024 at 5:05 PM
Took us till last night to make merry & bright but we did it-just in the *nick* of time! Happy Christmas Eve to all who celebrate!
October was a blur. I got back from my writing retreat, caught up on work, and life. Then, the election. Then analyzing & figuring out a way forward. So in that blur, I missed that my poem had come out alongside some fantastic writers in the October issue of About Place journal.
December 22, 2024 at 4:52 PM
October was a blur. I got back from my writing retreat, caught up on work, and life. Then, the election. Then analyzing & figuring out a way forward. So in that blur, I missed that my poem had come out alongside some fantastic writers in the October issue of About Place journal.
Poets Reginald Harris & S.Shaw at CityLits Cave Canem reading!
December 8, 2024 at 7:40 PM
Poets Reginald Harris & S.Shaw at CityLits Cave Canem reading!
FULL house for CityLit’s Cave Canem poetry reading!
December 8, 2024 at 7:21 PM
FULL house for CityLit’s Cave Canem poetry reading!
While searching the internet to try to figure out what I just wrote, I came across this small wonder. “Broken Sonnet” by John Yau.
November 29, 2024 at 4:44 AM
While searching the internet to try to figure out what I just wrote, I came across this small wonder. “Broken Sonnet” by John Yau.
Thanksgiving (with sausage links & dark gravy) as well as turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, cornbread stuffing, Brussels sprouts with bacon, balsamic vinegar & maple syrup. Dessert may be eaten later tonight or over the weekend.
November 29, 2024 at 1:37 AM
Thanksgiving (with sausage links & dark gravy) as well as turkey, cranberry sauce, mashed potatoes, mashed sweet potatoes, cornbread stuffing, Brussels sprouts with bacon, balsamic vinegar & maple syrup. Dessert may be eaten later tonight or over the weekend.
Barry Is having the day I wish I was having! But cranberry sauce is done & sweet potatoes are baking!
November 27, 2024 at 8:04 PM
Barry Is having the day I wish I was having! But cranberry sauce is done & sweet potatoes are baking!
Went to the sneak preview of this beautiful event at the National Aquarium. A musician created a composition based on feedback loops of algal blooms in the Patuxent River. The composition changes based on audience interaction. Gorgeous and moving immersive experience of film, music, & sea creatures.
November 23, 2024 at 3:37 AM
Went to the sneak preview of this beautiful event at the National Aquarium. A musician created a composition based on feedback loops of algal blooms in the Patuxent River. The composition changes based on audience interaction. Gorgeous and moving immersive experience of film, music, & sea creatures.
Me: Work is done. I can’t wait to draft & revise some poems.
Keras:….
Keras:….
November 19, 2024 at 12:09 AM
Me: Work is done. I can’t wait to draft & revise some poems.
Keras:….
Keras:….
Keras, 18 year old tortie, & Barry White, 10 year old domestic shorthair, say “hello”
November 17, 2024 at 4:40 AM
Keras, 18 year old tortie, & Barry White, 10 year old domestic shorthair, say “hello”