Anna Ojascastro Guzon
@annaojas.bsky.social
Writer, teacher, mother, former physician, and co-founder of YourWords STL, a nonprofit that amplifies the voices of marginalized youth. Author of A MOTH COLLECTION available for preorder through Finishing Line Press.
January 26, 2026 at 10:43 PM
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The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
January 25, 2026 at 5:39 PM
The killing of Alex Pretti is a heartbreaking tragedy. It should also be a wake-up call to every American, regardless of party, that many of our core values as a nation are increasingly under assault.
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The poems of A Moth Collection converse with Charles Darwin, Tina Turner, Sylvia Plath, Sacagawea, Walt Whitman, Kendrick Lamar, and the author’s family members who survived World War II in the Philippines.
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January 23, 2026 at 7:37 PM
The poems of A Moth Collection converse with Charles Darwin, Tina Turner, Sylvia Plath, Sacagawea, Walt Whitman, Kendrick Lamar, and the author’s family members who survived World War II in the Philippines.
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This poem is about my son when he was six-years-old. It’s one of the few from A MOTH COLLECTION that is autobiographical without many fictional elements.
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A Poem by Anna Ojascastro Guzon
Refracting There is nothing that I am more acutely aware of than you. The water in your eyes, the movement of your brow when you are overcome by a rhyme or the refraction of li…
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January 23, 2026 at 9:31 PM
This poem is about my son when he was six-years-old. It’s one of the few from A MOTH COLLECTION that is autobiographical without many fictional elements.
paddockreview.com/2026/01/23/a...
paddockreview.com/2026/01/23/a...
“A Novel in Nine” from A MOTH COLLECTION @finishinglinepress.bsky.social Originally published in Anak Sastra, 2014.
January 22, 2026 at 6:44 PM
“A Novel in Nine” from A MOTH COLLECTION @finishinglinepress.bsky.social Originally published in Anak Sastra, 2014.
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FLP BOOK OF THE DAY: A Moth Collection by Anna Ojascastro Guzon
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The poems of A Moth Collection converse with Charles Darwin, Tina Turner, Sylvia Plath, Sacagawea… #death, #rebirth, #survival, #motherhood, #marriage, #poetry #FilipinoAmerican
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The poems of A Moth Collection converse with Charles Darwin, Tina Turner, Sylvia Plath, Sacagawea… #death, #rebirth, #survival, #motherhood, #marriage, #poetry #FilipinoAmerican
January 5, 2026 at 8:27 PM
FLP BOOK OF THE DAY: A Moth Collection by Anna Ojascastro Guzon
On SALE: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/a-mo...
The poems of A Moth Collection converse with Charles Darwin, Tina Turner, Sylvia Plath, Sacagawea… #death, #rebirth, #survival, #motherhood, #marriage, #poetry #FilipinoAmerican
On SALE: www.finishinglinepress.com/product/a-mo...
The poems of A Moth Collection converse with Charles Darwin, Tina Turner, Sylvia Plath, Sacagawea… #death, #rebirth, #survival, #motherhood, #marriage, #poetry #FilipinoAmerican
“It’s a pleasure to quote, and to praise, “A Moth Collection.” Few first books of poetry are as easy to like.” David Lehman, Editor, Oxford Book of American Poetry.
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January 4, 2026 at 4:31 PM
“It’s a pleasure to quote, and to praise, “A Moth Collection.” Few first books of poetry are as easy to like.” David Lehman, Editor, Oxford Book of American Poetry.
Now available for preorder! www.finishinglinepress.com/product/a-mo...
Now available for preorder! www.finishinglinepress.com/product/a-mo...
Completed 30 poems in 30 days for the Tupelo 30/30 Project. Below is the last poem draft of mine from the series, a cento. #poetry #independentpress
October 31, 2025 at 8:54 PM
Completed 30 poems in 30 days for the Tupelo 30/30 Project. Below is the last poem draft of mine from the series, a cento. #poetry #independentpress
Try this writing prompt! Or check out the classic examples of villanelles below. My students at Marygrove Children’s Home especially enjoyed reading “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop.
Check out my poem in the article as well, titled, “Having It All: An Elegy.”
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Check out my poem in the article as well, titled, “Having It All: An Elegy.”
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Let’s Write a Villanelle - The American Scholar
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October 7, 2025 at 10:10 PM
Try this writing prompt! Or check out the classic examples of villanelles below. My students at Marygrove Children’s Home especially enjoyed reading “One Art” by Elizabeth Bishop.
Check out my poem in the article as well, titled, “Having It All: An Elegy.”
theamericanscholar.org/lets-write-a...
Check out my poem in the article as well, titled, “Having It All: An Elegy.”
theamericanscholar.org/lets-write-a...
A cento from @tupelopress.bsky.social 30/30 Project. Lines from the poems of
Gwendolyn Brooks
Allen Worth
Cathy Park Hong
Sch’erica Wilson
Emily Dickinson
Hart Crane
Patick Gutierrez
Gerald Burton
Apollo Chastain
Gwendolyn Brooks
Allen Worth
Cathy Park Hong
Sch’erica Wilson
Emily Dickinson
Hart Crane
Patick Gutierrez
Gerald Burton
Apollo Chastain
October 3, 2025 at 7:10 PM
A cento from @tupelopress.bsky.social 30/30 Project. Lines from the poems of
Gwendolyn Brooks
Allen Worth
Cathy Park Hong
Sch’erica Wilson
Emily Dickinson
Hart Crane
Patick Gutierrez
Gerald Burton
Apollo Chastain
Gwendolyn Brooks
Allen Worth
Cathy Park Hong
Sch’erica Wilson
Emily Dickinson
Hart Crane
Patick Gutierrez
Gerald Burton
Apollo Chastain
Join me as I attempt to write 30 poems in 30 days for the Tupelo Press 30/30 Project!
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Follow the 30/30 poetry writing marathon and donate today! Join me as I attempt to write 30 poems in 30 days for the Tupelo Press 30/30 Project! Indie presses like Tupelo champion diversity in the lit...
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October 2, 2025 at 10:12 PM
Join me as I attempt to write 30 poems in 30 days for the Tupelo Press 30/30 Project!
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I was honored to have a poem of mine included in The American Scholar's "Next Line Please" by David Lehman! You can check it out here and even participate in the next competition for "poem of the week."
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The Stolen Lines - The American Scholar | The American Scholar
As Pablo Picasso (allegedly) said, “Good artists borrow; great artists steal.” Such was the motivation behind last month’s “Next Line, Please” prompt, in which David Lehman offered a handful of “stole...
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September 18, 2025 at 3:16 PM
I was honored to have a poem of mine included in The American Scholar's "Next Line Please" by David Lehman! You can check it out here and even participate in the next competition for "poem of the week."
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July 23, 2025 at 3:22 AM
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#ForwardThroughFerguson Racial Equity Summit! Go to www.racialequitystl.org #stlouis
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I'm excited to have a new poem published in Issue 90 of Bellingham Review. Thank you for all your work, @bellinghamreview.bsky.social !
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June 5, 2025 at 11:53 PM
I'm excited to have a new poem published in Issue 90 of Bellingham Review. Thank you for all your work, @bellinghamreview.bsky.social !
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MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
April 3, 2025 at 8:14 PM
MORE: Libraries in several states have received letters which claim to cancel federal IMLS grants.
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
Congress MUST act to restore this funding. Read our full statement: www.ala.org/news/2025/04...
Use your voice - call Congress to protect & restore library funding: bit.ly/CallCongressForLibraries
