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Courtney LeBlanc
@wordperv.bsky.social
Poet. Feminist. Dog mom. Books: Her Dark Everything (Riot in Your Throat), Her Whole Bright Life (Write Bloody), Exquisite Bloody, Beating Heart (Riot in Your Throat), Beautiful & Full of Monsters (VA Press). she/her
www.courtneyleblanc.com
Kansas & Missouri -- see you next week!!
September 8, 2025 at 11:49 PM
Join me for poetry workshops at @thewriterscenter.bsky.social!!

Info & registration:
courtneyleblanc.com/workshops/
September 4, 2025 at 11:40 PM
Kansas and Missouri, I'll see you later this month!!

Details: courtneyleblanc.com/upcoming-rea...
September 4, 2025 at 11:39 PM
I have five readings in September -- come out!

Details here: courtneyleblanc.com/upcoming-rea...
September 4, 2025 at 11:38 PM
Come write with me! All levels and genres welcome!

Info & registration: www.eventbrite.com/e/write-now-...
September 4, 2025 at 11:37 PM
Write and move with me at my fall Poetry & Yoga Mini-retreat! Saturday, October 25, 12-4pm.

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August 15, 2025 at 2:14 PM
In ONE WEEK I'm reading with the ever-brilliant Miriam Kramer at Tattooed Mom in Philly!! Join us Thursday, 7 August at 7pm for a poetry reading that will blow you away!! Free but you must be 21+ with ID. SEE YOU THERE!!!
July 31, 2025 at 10:06 AM
Up first on the Philly leg of my book tour: Live at Fergie's!! Join me next Wednesday, 6 August at 7pm at Fergie's Pub!!
July 30, 2025 at 11:29 AM
Philly!! I'm headed your way next week and I have three readings -- come out!!!
July 29, 2025 at 12:06 PM
I've been so busy with book tour I haven't posted about the Poetry & Yoga Mini-retreat Shannon Cody and I will be hosting this fall! Join us for Gather & Release on Saturday, 25 October, 12-4pm.

Register here: courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-yoga-...
July 28, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Join me next Saturday night, 19 July at 7pm for a poetry reading with @wild-doings.bsky.social and @brittneycorrigan.bsky.social at Rose City Book Pub in Portland, OR! COME OUT!
July 12, 2025 at 10:54 PM
Join me next Friday, 18 July at 6:30pm for a poetry reading at Up Up Books in Portland, OR. I'm reading with @wild-doings.bsky.social and Sara Quinn Rivara and it's going to be great!! See you there!!
July 11, 2025 at 12:46 PM
In ONE WEEK I'm featuring at Slamlandia in Portland, OR and I'm so excited to read with them! Thursday, 17 July at 7pm at Literary Arts! Join me, $5 at the door!
July 10, 2025 at 10:00 AM
I'm headed to Portland, OR next week and you have three chances to hear me read. Come out!!
July 9, 2025 at 12:15 PM
Catch me in the PNW next week on book tour!!
July 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
In support of the @sealeychallenge.bsky.social, all my books are on sale for $15 (includes shipping in the US)!! Read a book of poetry each day in the month of August!

courtneyleblanc.com/book-catalog/
July 3, 2025 at 12:20 PM
Write poems with me next week in July's Poetry Coven!! Tuesday, 8 July, 7-9pm ET (in-person) or Wednesday, 9 July, 7-9pm ET (zoom).

Info and registration:
courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-coven/
July 3, 2025 at 12:18 PM
Join me next Tuesday, 10 June, 7-9pm ET (in-person) or Wednesday, 11 June, 7-9pm ET (zoom) for Poetry Coven!! We'll gather, write together, and build community! Head to the link below to register:

courtneyleblanc.com/poetry-coven/
June 3, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Join me this Thursday, 5 June at 7pm for the DiVerse poetry reading series in Gaithersburg. There's an open mic after the feature so come on out and share a poem!
June 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Join me next Saturday, 7 June, 1-3pm to write Blackout Poems at @thewriterscenter.bsky.social in Bethesda! Bring your creativity!

courtneyleblanc.com/workshops/
May 31, 2025 at 3:32 PM
I'm teaching a few workshops at @thewriterscenter.bsky.social, both in-person (in Bethesda) and online. Join me and let's write poems together!!

Register here:
courtneyleblanc.com/workshops/
May 30, 2025 at 12:29 PM
If this isn't the coolest thing I don't know what is! My book is in LitBox, the new book vending machine, located in Western Market (Foggy Bottom area in DC). Seeing it in person was even better than I expected!
May 26, 2025 at 11:38 AM
Have you ordered my newest collection, Her Dark Everything? These poems will break your heart and then heal it. Poems of grief and loss but also of hope and joy. Head to the link below to snag a copy and if you want it signed, just add a note! 😘

riotinyourthroat.com/product/her-...
May 22, 2025 at 9:46 AM
Join me this Saturday, 17 May 2025, 10am-6pm for the Gaithersburg Book Festival! This festival is a favorite, filled with amazing authors, panels and readings!

Find the full schedule here:
www.gaithersburgbookfestival.org/master-sched...
May 12, 2025 at 12:42 PM
May is busy but I hope to see you at one of these events!!
May 3, 2025 at 10:40 AM