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Tucker Riggleman
@tuckerriggleman.bsky.social
Writer and musician from West Virginia.
New poetry book “The Wind Through the Sycamores is a Violin” out now!

https://www.tuckerriggleman.com
Hey Charleston, WV!

You can hear me and the other WV Creative Network Literary Arts Fellows read at Taylor Books on 11/15 at 5 pm with an open mic to follow!
November 5, 2025 at 8:40 PM
This code works on my new poetry book, “The Wind Through the Sycamores is a Violin”, btw.

50+ poems, 70+ pages. Poems about West Virginia, Dwight Yoakam, copperheads, death, Breece Pancake’s grave, and more.

www.lulu.com/shop/tucker-...
October 27, 2025 at 1:54 PM
Great reading last weekend at South Side Studios in Petersburg, WV!

Up next: virtual reading with the WVCN poetry fellows on 10/28 at 6 pm EST

Free to attend, but you’ve got to register:

www.tickettailor.com/events/wvcn/...
October 17, 2025 at 4:51 PM
Very nice write up/origin story on me in the WVCN Storytelling Newsletter for September alongside the amazing L. Renee!

Read the full piece: mailchi.mp/wvcreativene...
September 28, 2025 at 11:02 AM
Poetry events. Bookselling events. Rock shows with @thecheapdates.bsky.social

See ya out there this fall!

🌭📖🎸
September 8, 2025 at 4:17 PM
Just announced! 10/10 at South Side Studios in Petersburg, WV—join us for a poetry open mic followed by a special reading from yours truly. Books available for sale & signing.

Can’t wait to see lots of family at this one near my old neck of the woods!
August 29, 2025 at 11:16 PM
Excited to be sharing some poems at another Create the Mon exhibit opening, this time in Marlinton, WV on 9/5!

I’ve also got a couple of photos in the gallery show. Hope to see you!
August 26, 2025 at 8:22 PM
Brand new website just launched!

Purchase my books, read reviews, check out upcoming events & more.

Take a gander: tuckerriggleman.com

✍️ 📖
August 3, 2025 at 8:01 PM
Excited to be part of this stacked author meet and greet happening on 8/8 at the Co-op in Morgantown, WV!
July 28, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Incredible weekend at the @tamarackfoundation.bsky.social Literary Arts Fellowship retreat at Concord University! Feeling inspired by my fellow peers, mentors & the TFA staff.

Time to get writing!

#TFAFellow
June 23, 2025 at 11:09 PM
Friday in Thomas, WV! 📖
May 21, 2025 at 1:00 PM
Next reading happens on May 23rd at Rudolph’s in Thomas to kick off the ArtSpring festival! Excited to read with pal Seth Pitt!
May 3, 2025 at 7:30 PM
Thanks to the Times West Virginian for the write-up about the fellowship! ✍️
April 19, 2025 at 8:45 PM
I am honored to announce that I am a recipient of the new @tamarackfoundation.bsky.social Literary Arts Fellowship!

This will be an amazing opportunity for me to hone my craft while growing the business side of my writing career. I also look forward to the mentorship of poet David Prather!
April 17, 2025 at 6:04 PM
Had a really great time talking about poetry and reading a poem live on WDTV last week!
April 11, 2025 at 5:39 PM
Last night was a great time —
thanks to all of the friends & family who stopped by!

BIG news coming soon! 👀
April 5, 2025 at 6:34 PM
Hey North Central West Virginia folks, tune into First at Four on WDTV5 tomorrow at 4 p.m. to hear some WV poetry.

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April 2, 2025 at 4:43 PM
Sharing poems & music this Friday at Morgantown Art Party for the First Friday art series!

Books & records will be for sale. Free to attend. Swing through! 6-9 pm.
March 31, 2025 at 1:43 PM
Tonight in Shepherdstown! Cait kicks it off at 7. Hope to see some buds!
March 29, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Reading a couple of related poems at this retrospective art show happening on Friday at Skull City Studio in Shepherdstown.

THEN catch me on Saturday for a full, proper reading with Cait O’Shea at Four Seasons Books in Shepherdstown at 7 pm!
March 25, 2025 at 12:46 AM
Gentle reminder that I am an independent, self-published, self-funded artist.

My newest book is 70+ pages and includes 50+ poems. I appreciate the support!

Available here: www.lulu.com/shop/tucker-...
March 16, 2025 at 12:33 AM
Headed back to where it all started! Hope to see a big crew of friends at Four Seasons Books (whose used section sustained me during college) in Shepherdstown, WV on March 29th!

My dear friend & mega talent Cait O’Shea joins me for a special reading. See you there!
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February 26, 2025 at 3:21 PM
Is it even a real birthday if your party isn’t at an arcade and your cake doesn’t have Robert Smith decoration while you wear a Cure shirt?
February 18, 2025 at 3:56 AM
Beauty & grace.
February 12, 2025 at 5:46 PM
Today was a very good day for writing. Sneaking that creative rush in at the desk job is just one of my many multi-tasking skills.

I think whatever poured out of me today sparked a new project. Hell yeah. ✍️
February 7, 2025 at 10:40 PM