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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 19m

This morning I opened a rare older edition of a book of Robert Frost poems for young people. Tucked inside it was a temporary tattoo of a kale leaf. It’s going to be a good day.

a temporary tattoo image of a large, hearty green kale leaf

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 18h

“The sky is the mind and the mind isn’t mine / when it travels the world as ambition. // Get up, girl. / A sun is running the world.”

— Fanny Howe, from “5:47” in O’Clock (Reality Street Editions, 1995)

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 2d

🤦🏻‍♀️Glad I didn’t include my insightful little pitch about his work as well. And also glad we are on the same page. :)

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 2d

I recommend Mikko Harvey — both Unstable Neighbourhood Rabbit and Let the World Have You.

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 2d

Courage: I know that phase. It’s confounding! And exciting!

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 2d

Micro-season: The Magnetic Fields and purple aster frame heightened awareness of Diane Keaton.

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 2d

I’ve got both things covered, sadly! ;) Good luck!!!

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 2d

Same. I find it so deeply embarrassing on several levels.

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 4d

Micro-season: ragged, tolerant half-moon oversees lighthearted, aging dancers in the park.

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phillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · 9d

A Louise Glück miniature that appeared in The Threepenny Review in 2023. To my knowledge, it remains uncollected.

Passion and Form

Ah, they have kissed!
The rhyme
Comes in unnoticed.

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 9d

So fun reading poems on International Observe the Moon Night at Morgan Arboretum. Thanks to The Royal Astronomical Society’s Montreal branch, the Quebec Writers’ Federation, & Dark Sky Preserve for this literary/musical/astronomical collab. An honour to read with Joël Pourbaix of La poésie partout.

A woman with long brown hair and glasses standing at a microphone reading from paper — and wearing a green-grey blazer with a black top and black jeans.

A PowerPoint slide showing details of the International Observe the Moon Night Event.

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Anna Clark @annaleighclark.bsky.social · 10d

COMING UP: I'm teaching this one-session online class on Sunday, October 12, and I'd love for you to join!

"This craft seminar will explore what is possible when we take the light as seriously as the dark."

Craft Seminar: How to Write About Goodness and Happiness with Anna Clark — The Shipman Agency

1 Session: Sunday, October 12 2:00-4:00pm ET Anna Clark Goodness and happiness are difficult to write about in more than a glancing way, as if writers believe they are not real or multidimensional...

www.theshipmanagency.com

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 11d

Tonight! Ce soir! At Bellevue Observatory in McGill’s Morgan Arboretum. I’m told there will be extra telescopes on hand.

Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to play a small role in this sound, poetry, & astronomy collaboration. I’ll represent The Quebec Writers’ Federation at this bilingual International Observe the Moon Night event hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Montreal. La poésie partout présentera le poète Joël Pourbaix.

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 14d

A good day so far.

Spines of poetry-related books bearing titles. Robert Bly’s Leaping Poetry (red spine, yellow and blue letters) and Fanny Howe’s O’Clock (green spine, white letters).

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Michael Metivier @grousehollow.bsky.social · 15d

The first poem of mine to be published was “Magnolia,” by Cactus Heart in 2012. In 2010 I had visited the Bellamy Mansion in Wilmington NC where my ancestor had worked as an enslaved plasterer, and I was amazed by the two 150 year-old magnolias flanking the building, trees completely unfamiliar …

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 16d

Ooooh, wow! I love these. Thanks for helping me learn of this poet.

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 16d

Excited to play a small role in this sound, poetry, & astronomy collaboration. I’ll represent The Quebec Writers’ Federation at this bilingual International Observe the Moon Night event hosted by the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada, Montreal. La poésie partout présentera le poète Joël Pourbaix.

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Dr. Heather Leslie @heatherleslie.bsky.social · 16d

Does anyone know of a meta-analysis of ungrading research? #ungrading

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The Walrus @thewalrus.ca · 16d

🚨 DEADLINE ALERT: The Walrus is accepting applications for two Editorial Fellows until 11:59 p.m. ET tonight. These are remote, paid 12-month positions, with a November 2025 start date. thewalrus.ca/about/careers/

Careers & Fellowships | The Walrus

Work with us at The Walrus! As a registered charity, we publish independent, fact-based journalism; produce national, ideas-focused events; and train emerging professionals in publishing and nonprofit management.

thewalrus.ca

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Dr Izzy Wisher @izzywisher.bsky.social · 17d

Time to update your Palaeolithic palettes... 🔵

Very proud to share our new research on the OLDEST use of blue pigment! We identified traces of azurite - a vibrant blue mineral - on a stone object around 14-13,000 years old. Why is this so exciting? 👇🏺

doi.org/10.15184/aqy...

Close-up image of a sand coloured stone, with a diagonal crack. The sand rock has a textured surface, and small spots of blue can be seen towards the centre of the stone. The background is grey.

Microscopic photo of the blue spots, that are irregular in shape and size and positioned diagonally across the image. The rest of the photo shows the rough sand coloured texture of the stone.

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 16d

Ok: wow.

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The Fiddlehead @fiddlehd.bsky.social · 20d

Disability: The Revolution!

Special Issue Call for Submissions, Deadline November 30, 2025

If you identify as disabled and would like to answer this call, please submit! We would love to hear from you.

See the full call and instructions on how to submit here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution

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phillip crymble @phillipcrymble.bsky.social · 20d

No screeners for this issue, folks. I’ll be reading and responding to every poetry submission.

If you identify as disabled, please submit!

The Fiddlehead @fiddlehd.bsky.social · 20d

Disability: The Revolution!

Special Issue Call for Submissions, Deadline November 30, 2025

If you identify as disabled and would like to answer this call, please submit! We would love to hear from you.

See the full call and instructions on how to submit here: thefiddlehead.ca/revolution

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Sarah Wolfson @sarahwolfson.bsky.social · 17d

We had one that was light activated and we didn’t know it. Maddening!!! A puzzle I think. Why? Just — why???

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Tobias Wilson-Bates @phdhurtbrain.bsky.social · 17d

Giving students thoughtful, personalized feedback and instruction is not a problem that originates from the difficulty for an instructor to generate feedback, it is a problem that originates from institutions pivoting to student:instructor ratios where that dynamic is not logistically feasible.

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