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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 3h

Raymond Carver:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 3h

“What kind of world / would let loose / a low orange moon”

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 1d

Last chance to register for @alinaetc.bsky.social's three-part intensive, which starts TODAY at 12 PM EST (recording available if you miss it!).

A Three-Part Intensive with Alina Stefanescu · Zoom · Luma

You are signing up for a 3-part session with Alina Stefanescu. The cost includes all three sessions. If you miss a session, a replay can be provided. The…

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 1d

Last chance to register for @alinaetc.bsky.social's three-part intensive, which starts TODAY at 12 PM EST (recording available if you miss it!).

A Three-Part Intensive with Alina Stefanescu · Zoom · Luma

You are signing up for a 3-part session with Alina Stefanescu. The cost includes all three sessions. If you miss a session, a replay can be provided. The…

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Read A Little Poetry @readalittlepoem.bsky.social · 19d

Today’s poem is selected by Maya C. Popa (@mayacpopa.bsky.social) as part of the 20th anniversary of Read A Little Poetry.

“Miss you. Would like to take a walk with you.” appeared in The New Economy by Gabrielle Calvocoressi, published by Copper Canyon Press, 2025.

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 23d

Mary Ruefle:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 24d

"Beyond the shale night / filling with rain."

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 24d

Dear humans, join me and the incredible @mayacpopa.bsky.social alongside the wonderful writers in this collective. If money is prohibitive, you can apply for a scholarship here:

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 29d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

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Alina Stefanescu @alinaetc.bsky.social · 29d

So grateful to @mayacpopa.bsky.social for the world she nurtures, the wonder (and hope) to which she commits language and being, and her relationship to poetry as life. ❤️

Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 29d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

Link in bio ✨

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 11

Please spread the word, friends.

I really hope this scholarship reaches and serves writers who would not otherwise have access to instruction and community.

(Form is on our IG, @consciouswriters)

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 26d

"Why does this light force me back / to my childhood?"

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 29d

We can’t wait to have you teaching again. Thank you so much, wonder!

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 29d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

Link in bio ✨

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · 29d

The amazing @alinaetc.bsky.social will be teaching 3x workshops on the essay in Conscious Writers Collective this October, November, and December.

Link in bio ✨

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 12

"where we stood, saying I"

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 11

Please spread the word, friends.

I really hope this scholarship reaches and serves writers who would not otherwise have access to instruction and community.

(Form is on our IG, @consciouswriters)

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 11

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Sep 10

Mahmoud Darwish trans. by Mohammed Shaheen

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Maya C. Popa @mayacpopa.bsky.social · Aug 14

Excited to be teaching a class entirely on book reviewing. September 18, 4-5:30 PM EST. Replays available. Spots are limited. See you soon. x

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