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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · May 3

Hey, I’ll add here that performance reviews for neurodivergent people can be outright traumatic. They need to stop.

Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · May 3

#corporateculture #toxicbosses #listentothepoets #jobbyjob #humanresources #bullshit

Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · May 3

Feng’s poem (May/June American Poetry Review) speaks to working poets out there, and to everyone who is subject to these stupid evaluations. And now with AI aiding in the construction and writing the reviews of our effectiveness, our “success”, now can we finally call B.S. on performance reviews?

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Apr 21

#bonzo is classic.

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Mar 22

#calyxpress #poetry #womenpoets #bookreviews

Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Mar 22

Read my review of Jessica Pierce’s latest. @calyxpress.org

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Feb 23

Do you love where you live? #NEPDX

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Feb 23

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A Second Post Once again, history repeats itself. January 24th 2017, the newly arrived Trump administration ordered scientists working for the government to be silent, instructing them not to ...

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Feb 23

"Moving toward liberation requires all of us to care — about where we are going, but also about each other. This means, revolutionize your friendships, have friends that are aligned with your vision of the world you want to live in.

This is spiritual work."

Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Feb 23

The Great Humbling
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The Great Humbling

Are we ready for all the spiritual work to come?

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Feb 21

Hear the words of Stephanie Andrea Allen (NIP). Start (again) where we are. Literary movements. In person. Ground ourselves in the people we live with and around. & at 35:57 Eesha Pandit speaks to telling a story as a feminist practice. The whole session is great! #communityofwriters #feministpress

Sinister Wisdom: More Love!: Lesbian and Feminist Publishing in the 2000s and 2010s

YouTube video by Sinister Wisdom

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CALYX Press @calyxpress.bsky.social · Feb 9

Stories shape culture. In a time when book bans, censorship, & attacks on women's voices are ramping up, one of the most powerful things we can do is amplify stories that matter. Let’s make sure stories by Women+ and BIPOC authors are not erased! Book list & sign-up link in bio. #communityofwriters

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Feb 7

Dear little me: I became the artist you wanted to be. #artist #poet #poetlife #iowehereverything #andmywife

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CALYX Press @calyxpress.bsky.social · Feb 6

We are thrilled to announce the upcoming release of our latest issue, a stunning collection of poetry, prose, and visual art created by women+ artists.

🌸 Preorder now @calyxpress.org

#CalyxPress #Poetry #Prose #VisualArt #WomenArtists #PreorderNow #GiftIdeas #SupportWomenInArt

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Feb 2

Hate tyrants. Dismiss whatever insults your soul. #poetry #poets #communityofwriters #loveyourneighbors

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Rebecca Solnit @rebeccasolnit.bsky.social · Jan 28

Read, share, act.

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Jan 28

Yes. Plus, there's something about the suggestion that we stop using the bad channels that feels like someone telling me to shut up. And it's not the Bad Tech Bros. It all feels unsettling and sad.

Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Jan 28

Turn Off Your Virtue Signals
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Turn Off Your Virtue Signals

Not everyone can manage to do what you consider to be correct

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Maggie Smith @maggiesmithpoet.bsky.social · Jan 27

I see people deactivating various social media accounts, which I understand & respect, but I’m done letting Bad Tech Bros™️ chase me out of my community spaces.

Maybe there are no more “good places.” Maybe there are only good people doing their best to navigate—& use for good—problematic spaces.

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Beth Allan @beth.bsky.social · Jan 25

If you need some optimism in your reading world, I highly recommend giving this collection of essays/interviews a read. We’ve heard all the doom about our climate emergency. “What If We Get It Right” takes a moment to share a vision of the future if we do make changes. It’s hope, for a change.

An image of the cover of the book “What If We Get It Right” by Ayana Elizabeth Johnson.

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Jan 24

My 8 y/o niece and I made this comic. Seems like a good one to keep handy. She’s so f’ing rad. #donthate #dohats AND I just heard @alisonbechdel.bsky.social has a new book coming out! #reasonstolive

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Jan 24

Passing it on. From #NEpdx #imstillpissedtho

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Claire Willett @clairewillett.bsky.social · Jan 24

this genuinely, without exaggeration, healed a little fracture inside of me that has been broken my whole adult life

LynnZ 🦋 @zizij.bsky.social · Jan 24

DID YOU KNOW for 25 years Matthew Shepard had no permanent resting place due to concerns his grave would be vandalized

Reverend Budde learned of this, she invited the Shepards to inter him inside the Washington National Cathedral.

www.matthewshepard.org/matthew-shep...

She was and is a real hero.

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Debbra Palmer @palmerpdx.bsky.social · Jan 23

And when you try to leave the stores by passing through closed-off security gates! Once I tried to leave (I couldn't find my favorite trail mix :) & I still had to go through the security gates--there was NO OTHER WAY out. Big panic. I always fear I will be wrongly accused.

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National Book Critics Circle @bookcritics.bsky.social · Jan 23

Congratulations to all of our finalists and winners! www.bookcritics.org/2025/01/23/n...

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