Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
@aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social
Poet/Painter/Teacher | COMMON GRACE (Beacon Press) | UBASUTE (Slapering Hol Press) | Macdowell Fellow | Words in Beloit Poetry Journal, RHINO, Cincinnati Review, Shenandoah, Poetry Daily, Salamander | http://aaroncaycedokimura.com |
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📣 Poetry lovers! Join us Tues, Dec 9 at 6:30pm PST / 9:30pm EST for Nikkei Uncovered V, a virtual poetry reading hosted by traci kato-kiriyama featuring @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, Erica Isomura, and Syd Westley!
✨ FREE! RSVP required to receive the Zoom link
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✨ FREE! RSVP required to receive the Zoom link
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December 4, 2025 at 7:39 PM
📣 Poetry lovers! Join us Tues, Dec 9 at 6:30pm PST / 9:30pm EST for Nikkei Uncovered V, a virtual poetry reading hosted by traci kato-kiriyama featuring @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, Erica Isomura, and Syd Westley!
✨ FREE! RSVP required to receive the Zoom link
www.janm.org/events/...
✨ FREE! RSVP required to receive the Zoom link
www.janm.org/events/...
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Nikkei Uncovered V virtual poetry reading is FREE, but registration required:
Nikkei Uncovered V: a poetry reading
6:30 p.m.–8 p.m. PST / 9:30 p.m.–11 p.m. ESTFREE; registration required for Zoom link TICKETS Join us for the fifth annual virtual poetry reading wit…
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November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
Nikkei Uncovered V virtual poetry reading is FREE, but registration required:
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This month’s “Nikkei Uncovered” poetry column, curated by traci kato-kiriyama, features poets featured in this year’s annual virtual poetry reading event, on Tuesday, December 9, 6:30-8 p.m. (PST), Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Erica Isomura, and Syd Westley.
Feasting
As a (pre)Holiday season treat, we are grateful to share a piece from each of the poets who will be featured in our annual Nikkei Uncovered poetry event, happening on Tuesday, December 9, 6:30 p.m.-8 p.m. (PST), in the virtual space through the Japanese American National Museum. We have a small feast here of text …
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November 27, 2025 at 9:56 PM
This month’s “Nikkei Uncovered” poetry column, curated by traci kato-kiriyama, features poets featured in this year’s annual virtual poetry reading event, on Tuesday, December 9, 6:30-8 p.m. (PST), Aaron Caycedo-Kimura, Erica Isomura, and Syd Westley.
I’m incredibly grateful and honored to have made The Granum Foundation Prize shortlist! www.granumfoundation.org/news/granum-...
2025 Granum Prize Shortlist Announced — Granum Foundation
October 30, 2025 — We are delighted to announce the shortlist for the 2025 Granum Foundation Prize!
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October 31, 2025 at 12:54 PM
I’m incredibly grateful and honored to have made The Granum Foundation Prize shortlist! www.granumfoundation.org/news/granum-...
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You can never have enough poetry in your life!
Collections from our Raised Voices series by @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, @roqueraquel.bsky.social, and others are 15% off on @bookshop.org from October 14 to November 5! We got the hook up with promo code LOVEBOOKSELLERS.
Collections from our Raised Voices series by @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, @roqueraquel.bsky.social, and others are 15% off on @bookshop.org from October 14 to November 5! We got the hook up with promo code LOVEBOOKSELLERS.
October 16, 2025 at 2:27 PM
You can never have enough poetry in your life!
Collections from our Raised Voices series by @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, @roqueraquel.bsky.social, and others are 15% off on @bookshop.org from October 14 to November 5! We got the hook up with promo code LOVEBOOKSELLERS.
Collections from our Raised Voices series by @aaroncaycedokimura.bsky.social, @roqueraquel.bsky.social, and others are 15% off on @bookshop.org from October 14 to November 5! We got the hook up with promo code LOVEBOOKSELLERS.
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Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
Anas al-Sharif among five Al Jazeera journalists killed by Israel in Gaza
Al Jazeera staff killed in targeted Israeli attack on a tent housing journalists near al-Shifa Hospital, Gaza City.
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August 10, 2025 at 11:00 PM
Four Al Jazeera staff, including reporter Anas Al Sharif, were killed in an Israeli attack on a tent for journalists outside the main gate of Gaza's al-Shifa hospital aje.io/onll19
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Next Saturday at JustBook_ish in Dorchester, MA. We would love to see you.
July 27, 2025 at 5:14 PM
Next Saturday at JustBook_ish in Dorchester, MA. We would love to see you.
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Pleased as punch to have a new story in the latest issue of @funfunfunicular.bsky.social! Big thanks to everyone involved. The issue looks terrific.
July 14, 2025 at 5:30 PM
Pleased as punch to have a new story in the latest issue of @funfunfunicular.bsky.social! Big thanks to everyone involved. The issue looks terrific.
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One of Amorak Huey’s two poems in Shō No. 7! ⤵️
“… or / I must change my understanding of what it means to be satisfied.”
—from the new issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social
—from the new issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social
July 8, 2025 at 12:42 PM
One of Amorak Huey’s two poems in Shō No. 7! ⤵️
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Free submission for BIPOC poets are now open!
Shō Poetry Journal is offering fee-free submissions for BIPOC poets on July 4! Submissions are capped at 75.
Native American and Indigenous Canadian poets, our fee-free submission portal for you remains open until September 1.
Have a submission pending? Please wait for our response.
Native American and Indigenous Canadian poets, our fee-free submission portal for you remains open until September 1.
Have a submission pending? Please wait for our response.
July 4, 2025 at 1:05 PM
Free submission for BIPOC poets are now open!
Many thanks to @domkeykong.bsky.social and @johnnycordova.bsky.social for including my poems “From the Great Depression” and “Summer Evening” in the latest issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful issue. #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders
July 4, 2025 at 1:16 PM
Many thanks to @domkeykong.bsky.social and @johnnycordova.bsky.social for including my poems “From the Great Depression” and “Summer Evening” in the latest issue of @shopoetryjournal.bsky.social! It’s a beautiful issue. #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders
Many thanks to @rhetttrull.bsky.social for including my poem “Concert Dress” (based on memories from my past life as a musician) in Cave Wall #18! #poetry #poets #poems #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders #cavewallpress
July 3, 2025 at 12:50 PM
Many thanks to @rhetttrull.bsky.social for including my poem “Concert Dress” (based on memories from my past life as a musician) in Cave Wall #18! #poetry #poets #poems #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders #cavewallpress
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We know too well the devastating consequences of such action—families torn apart, livelihoods destroyed, and multigenerational trauma inflicted on a community for decades.
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
July 2, 2025 at 6:44 PM
We know too well the devastating consequences of such action—families torn apart, livelihoods destroyed, and multigenerational trauma inflicted on a community for decades.
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
#AlligatorAlcatraz #NeverAgainIsNow
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We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Shō Poetry Prize for our summer issue: Christian J. Collier for his poem “Nocturne.” Congratulations, Christian!
“Nocturne” and two other poems by Christian J. Collier will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: tinyurl.com/shono7
“Nocturne” and two other poems by Christian J. Collier will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: tinyurl.com/shono7
June 19, 2025 at 5:49 PM
We are thrilled to announce the winner of the Shō Poetry Prize for our summer issue: Christian J. Collier for his poem “Nocturne.” Congratulations, Christian!
“Nocturne” and two other poems by Christian J. Collier will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: tinyurl.com/shono7
“Nocturne” and two other poems by Christian J. Collier will be published in Shō No. 7 (Summer 2025). Get your copy at: tinyurl.com/shono7
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June 17, 2025 at 9:33 AM
Two new poems out in Diode Poetry Journal (@diodeeditions.bsky.social)!
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#tulelake #heartmountain #minnienegoro #japaneseamericanincarceration #japaneseamericaninternment #dontrepeathistory #dueprocess #fairnessforall #socialjustice #wechoosewelcome
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#tulelake #heartmountain #minnienegoro #japaneseamericanincarceration #japaneseamericaninternment #dontrepeathistory #dueprocess #fairnessforall #socialjustice #wechoosewelcome
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
Grandmother I imagine the delicate pucker of her mouth gaping like a wound. Her sokuhatsu updo, an oily black tangle on a dusty pillow. On May 24, 1945, eighteen years before I was born, Suyeme Kimura...
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June 16, 2025 at 5:19 PM
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June 16, 2025 at 3:51 PM
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Coming soon: Shō No. 7 | Summer 2025 ✨
Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart).
Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below.
Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7
Issues will ship in July.
Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart).
Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below.
Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7
Issues will ship in July.
June 13, 2025 at 11:05 PM
Coming soon: Shō No. 7 | Summer 2025 ✨
Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart).
Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below.
Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7
Issues will ship in July.
Cover art: “Interim” by Tanya Rastogi (@tanyarastogiart).
Our summer issue features 67 poems by 48 poets, whose names are listed below.
Preorder Shō No. 7 at: tinyurl.com/shono7
Issues will ship in July.
As does @bonniejillemanuel.bsky.social!! ❤️❤️❤️
Many thanks to the amazing team at @rhinopoetry.bsky.social for including my poem “Coyotes Came Out of the Desert, 1945” in RHINO 2025! #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders
May 15, 2025 at 9:46 PM
As does @bonniejillemanuel.bsky.social!! ❤️❤️❤️
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⚡ Gordon Square Review is back! ⚡
Issue 15 is out today with 17 new writing about sacrificial sisters, fleas and conspiracies, epigenetics and Modern Standard Arabic, Jackie Chan and Chick-Dumpling’s Chief Accounting Officer.
Check out the full issue now!
www.gordonsquarereview.org
Issue 15 is out today with 17 new writing about sacrificial sisters, fleas and conspiracies, epigenetics and Modern Standard Arabic, Jackie Chan and Chick-Dumpling’s Chief Accounting Officer.
Check out the full issue now!
www.gordonsquarereview.org
May 15, 2025 at 7:04 PM
⚡ Gordon Square Review is back! ⚡
Issue 15 is out today with 17 new writing about sacrificial sisters, fleas and conspiracies, epigenetics and Modern Standard Arabic, Jackie Chan and Chick-Dumpling’s Chief Accounting Officer.
Check out the full issue now!
www.gordonsquarereview.org
Issue 15 is out today with 17 new writing about sacrificial sisters, fleas and conspiracies, epigenetics and Modern Standard Arabic, Jackie Chan and Chick-Dumpling’s Chief Accounting Officer.
Check out the full issue now!
www.gordonsquarereview.org
Many thanks to the editors of Gordon Square Review and all the folks at @literarycleveland.bsky.social for including my poem “Girl at a Sewing Machine” in the new GSR issue! www.gordonsquarereview.org/caycedo-kimu... #poetry #poems #poets #poetryreaders #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #edwardhopper
Girl at a Sewing Machine
Poetry by Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
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May 15, 2025 at 2:02 PM
Many thanks to the editors of Gordon Square Review and all the folks at @literarycleveland.bsky.social for including my poem “Girl at a Sewing Machine” in the new GSR issue! www.gordonsquarereview.org/caycedo-kimu... #poetry #poems #poets #poetryreaders #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #edwardhopper
Many thanks to the amazing team at @rhinopoetry.bsky.social for including my poem “Coyotes Came Out of the Desert, 1945” in RHINO 2025! #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders
May 12, 2025 at 7:55 PM
Many thanks to the amazing team at @rhinopoetry.bsky.social for including my poem “Coyotes Came Out of the Desert, 1945” in RHINO 2025! #poetry #poems #poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #poetryreaders
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JUNE 7: Help us to welcome a new RHINO into the world!
Featuring readings by contributors and an open mic, this is a party you don't want to miss. 🦏
Save your spot: bit.ly/rhinoparty25
Featuring readings by contributors and an open mic, this is a party you don't want to miss. 🦏
Save your spot: bit.ly/rhinoparty25
May 7, 2025 at 12:41 PM
JUNE 7: Help us to welcome a new RHINO into the world!
Featuring readings by contributors and an open mic, this is a party you don't want to miss. 🦏
Save your spot: bit.ly/rhinoparty25
Featuring readings by contributors and an open mic, this is a party you don't want to miss. 🦏
Save your spot: bit.ly/rhinoparty25
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Mark your calendars: Shō Poetry Journal opens for submissions on June 1! We’ll be reading for our winter issue, Shō No. 8.
May 10, 2025 at 7:31 PM
Mark your calendars: Shō Poetry Journal opens for submissions on June 1! We’ll be reading for our winter issue, Shō No. 8.
A Mother’s Day poem about my mom. ranoffwiththestarbassoon.com/firstsession...
Aaron Caycedo-Kimura
Tokyo Army Hospital, 1957 She looks over her left shoulder, body slightly twisted toward the shutterbug interrupting her conversation with the doctor. Nurse Hoshino, give us a smile! All in white. …
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May 11, 2025 at 6:40 PM
A Mother’s Day poem about my mom. ranoffwiththestarbassoon.com/firstsession...