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How do we know that what happens to us isn't good?
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Poems for Your Weekend
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A Rose By Any Other Name
Poetic Commons Updates; (Free!) Writing Exercises; Editing Poem-A-Day
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How do we know that what happens to us isn’t good?
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31 Writing Prompts That Work
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"Go and Tell No One"
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The Virtual Wound
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The Poetry of Aging
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"Fireflies" in The New Yorker
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Books Need Early Believers
How preorders quietly determine a book’s life
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Drawing Down the Moon
My poem in this week's issue of The New Yorker
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I Can Finally Tell You About My Next Book
If You Love That Lady forthcoming from W.W. Norton · July 2026
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On Building Community: A Conversation With Ellen Bass
This is a replay of our afternoon discussion on the genesis of Living Room Talks and Conscious Writers Collective. We offered what to think about when…
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Q&A Replay
How to conceive of a newsletter, when to collate work, & how to silence your inner critic
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Writing Poems From Fairy Tales
& how these timeless stories address uncomfortable truths
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Writing Mindset
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Writing on the inner conditions of sustainable creative work
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