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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · 13h

For the next six glorious weeks, the submission window for Issue #6 of Public School Poetry is open! Homework is due December 1st!

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · 14d

So excited to check out Laura Passin's new book! (featuring one of our favorite 'A Wrinkle in Time'-themed poems... www.publicschoolpoetry.com/laura-passin)

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 16

Issue #5 reading tonight @ 7pm et! DM for the link. Our contributors meet each other for the first time & discover who wrote what about whose poems. Mystical experiences happen. & we send postcards!

framed postcard from Public School Poetry's Sept. 2025 issue

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David Ward @davidww.bsky.social · Sep 15

Featuring work by @jeffkass21.bsky.social, @kavetchnik.bsky.social, @jessicawalsh.bsky.social, and seven other poets who are not on Bluesky!

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 15

The Countdown is over! Issue #5 has just begun
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/current-issue

CURRENT ISSUE | Public School Poetry

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Sep 13

The TWO DAY countdown to Issue #5 has begun! And will end very shortly! See you Monday on publicschoolpoetry.com

Cover image for Issue #5 of Public School Poetry, featuring 10 poets & an image of Niagara Falls

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Aug 26

Want to know more about Public School Poetry? We answered questions!

Duotrope @duotrope.com · Aug 26

Read our editor interview with Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social: https://duotrope.com... #amwriting

Editor Interview: Public School Poetry

Read our editor interview with Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social: https://duotrope.com/interview/editor/36576/public-school-poetry #amwriting

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 18

Oh hey! PSP Vice-Principal Ellen Stone is on the radio in an hour (5pm EST) with the Living Writers series: wcbn.org

Charming poet, editor, & author of 'Everybody Wants to Keep the Moon Inside Them' (Mayapple Press 2025): Ellen Stone!

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 15

On Father's Day, a final poem from Issue #4: "Antigone Canadensis," by Thomas Lynch.
"A hatch of ladybugs in mid October
and hornets hover in the sunlit air
sugar maples redden, yellow; everywhere"
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/thomas-lynch

Last day to send us poetry for Issue #5!

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 14

2 days left to submit! Have poems by 2 excellent poets: Shou Jie Eng & @patriciaclarkpoet.bsky.social
www.publicschoolpoetry.com

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 13

"It was a summer of violence and wisteria.
The clouds were clambering beastly heads
and raining pink rain."

from "Iphegenia," by @kdawn999.bsky.social
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/kimberly-gib...

(honestly, one of those poems where every line could be a pull quote. So, so good!)

Kimberly Gibson Tran | Public School Poetry

www.publicschoolpoetry.com

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 12

"I read to her about the 𝑜𝑜𝑘 and the 𝑓𝑖𝑟𝑟𝑒 and the 𝑚𝑎𝑝𝑢𝑙
felled to clear the way for the Arcite's sepulcher,
and I look up from time to time
to monitor her eyelids."

from John Popielaski's "Extraordinary Measures"
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/john-popiela...

Submissions end on the 15th!

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 11

Excerpted from Jasmine An's chinavirus erasure sequence. Full thing here! www.publicschoolpoetry.com/jasmine-an

6 days left to submit!
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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 9

"I learned this method from my father // who ate all fruit with a knife and bowl / and a precision that seemed almost vulgar"

Gahl Liberzon, from Issue #4! www.publicschoolpoetry.com/gahl-liberzon

Submissions due 6/15
publicschoolpoetry.submittable.com/submit

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 8

"I preside over a subcommittee of one."
@dalegoingpoet.bsky.social

[the ending of this poem, whew]
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/dale-going

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 6

为 I am held between sleep and desire.

写 I hold her gaze.

一 She waits in the mirror,
首 clocking me,

诗 as the time draws taut.

- Cela Xie, "The Reflection"
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/cela-xie

9 days to send in work!

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Jun 5

10 days left to submit some poetry for Issue #5! Each day, we'll post a poem from one of our 10 poets in the current issue. Today's poet is Alison Swan-- click the link for an accompanying essay by Shou Jie Eng!
www.publicschoolpoetry.com/alison-swan

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · May 20

We're cooking up a new issue! publicschoolpoetry.submittable.com/submit

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · May 1

The submission window is now open for ISSUE #5 of Public School Poetry. If you want to join in the poetry-essay exchange, send us some work! publicschoolpoetry.submittable.com/submit/32704...

A poster displaying concert filled with rainbow light, with overlaid text announcing open submissions and the submission window dates May 1 - June 15.

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Apr 17

What an amazing reading! Our Public School Poetry contributors rock!

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Apr 15

Our fourth issue is out! Featuring poems and essays by:

Jasmine An, Patricia Clark, Shou Jie Eng, Kimberly Gibson-Tran, Dale Going, Gahl Liberzon, Thomas Lynch, John Popielaski, Alison Swan, and Cela Xie

See them read tonight!
7 PM Eastern Standard Time
(DM for Zoom link!)
publicschoolpoetry.com

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Apr 8

Issue #4 is up now at publicschoolpoetry.com! Featuring poetry and essays by Alison Swan, Cela Xie, Dale Going, Gahl Liberzon, Jasmine An, John Popielaski, Kimberly Gibson Tran, Patricia Clark, Shou Jie Eng, and Thomas Lynch.

CURRENT ISSUE | Public School Poetry

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Kimberly Gibson-Tran @kdawn999.bsky.social · Apr 8

Woohoo! I have 3 poems just published in @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social ! The fun is they also assigned me a 5-paragraph essay. It was an honor to get to write about Gahl Liberzon’s poems. 🩵💛 Here’s the issue: www.publicschoolpoetry.com

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Public School Poetry @publicschoolpoetry.bsky.social · Mar 14

Well, we've jettisoned the X account for obvious reasons. Only the small army of porn bots following that account will be sad!

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