Terra Oliveira
@terraoliveira.bsky.social
writer & visual artist
founding editor of recenter press
📚 poetry book: itinerant songs
https://www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/itinerantsongs.html
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founding editor of recenter press
📚 poetry book: itinerant songs
https://www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/itinerantsongs.html
💌 newsletter
http://terraoliveira.substack.com
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Terra Oliveira
@terraoliveira.bsky.social
· Jul 15
Today’s the big day: my poetry book, Itinerant Songs, is now officially out in the world. The book is a weaving together of three parts: “On Work,” “On Country,” and “On Going Home.” I write about labor, housing, recovery, ancestry, God, and dreams.
More here:
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
More here:
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 6pm, join us at the Fairfax Women’s Club in Fairfax, CA for an evening of poetry hosted by Point Reyes Books. We’ll hear from Michelle Latvala’s Between Latitudes, Cathryn Shea’s Ghost Matinee, Chelsea Wills’ The Home of Milk, and I'll be reading from Itinerant Songs.
October 6, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Friday, Oct. 24 @ 6pm, join us at the Fairfax Women’s Club in Fairfax, CA for an evening of poetry hosted by Point Reyes Books. We’ll hear from Michelle Latvala’s Between Latitudes, Cathryn Shea’s Ghost Matinee, Chelsea Wills’ The Home of Milk, and I'll be reading from Itinerant Songs.
Two events upcoming in San Francisco next weekend!
Sat 9/27: Community poetry reading at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social's North Beach Branch w/ @annpedone.bsky.social, Steve Dickison, & Brian Ang
Sun 9/28: Vending all Recenter Press books at @litquake.org's Small Press Book Fair 11am-4pm
Sat 9/27: Community poetry reading at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social's North Beach Branch w/ @annpedone.bsky.social, Steve Dickison, & Brian Ang
Sun 9/28: Vending all Recenter Press books at @litquake.org's Small Press Book Fair 11am-4pm
September 18, 2025 at 8:59 PM
Two events upcoming in San Francisco next weekend!
Sat 9/27: Community poetry reading at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social's North Beach Branch w/ @annpedone.bsky.social, Steve Dickison, & Brian Ang
Sun 9/28: Vending all Recenter Press books at @litquake.org's Small Press Book Fair 11am-4pm
Sat 9/27: Community poetry reading at @sfpubliclibrary.bsky.social's North Beach Branch w/ @annpedone.bsky.social, Steve Dickison, & Brian Ang
Sun 9/28: Vending all Recenter Press books at @litquake.org's Small Press Book Fair 11am-4pm
Tomorrow in Benicia, CA (North East Bay). I’ll be a featured reader at the Benicia Public Library at 6:30pm, followed by an open mic!
September 15, 2025 at 5:43 PM
Tomorrow in Benicia, CA (North East Bay). I’ll be a featured reader at the Benicia Public Library at 6:30pm, followed by an open mic!
Recenter Press Poetry Journal: Issue Six poetry and visual art submissions are now open!
September 15, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Recenter Press Poetry Journal: Issue Six poetry and visual art submissions are now open!
Sunday, Sept 14 at 4pm: join us at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA (Marin) for a poetry reading w/ Oakland-based poet & educator Wendy M. Thompson. I’ll be reading from my new poetry book, Itinerant Songs, & Wendy will be reading from her new book, Black California Gold @bucknellupress.bsky.social
September 1, 2025 at 2:43 AM
Sunday, Sept 14 at 4pm: join us at Book Passage in Corte Madera, CA (Marin) for a poetry reading w/ Oakland-based poet & educator Wendy M. Thompson. I’ll be reading from my new poetry book, Itinerant Songs, & Wendy will be reading from her new book, Black California Gold @bucknellupress.bsky.social
I'm reading poems at Sausalito Books by the Bay on Wed, August 20th at 6pm celebrating my new book, Itinerant Songs, alongside Marin Poet Laureate Francesca Bell, and first Poet Laureate of Albany, CA, Christina Hutchins. Hope to see you at this lovely waterfront bookstore in the North Bay :)
August 12, 2025 at 12:56 AM
I'm reading poems at Sausalito Books by the Bay on Wed, August 20th at 6pm celebrating my new book, Itinerant Songs, alongside Marin Poet Laureate Francesca Bell, and first Poet Laureate of Albany, CA, Christina Hutchins. Hope to see you at this lovely waterfront bookstore in the North Bay :)
This Sunday!
Friends & community in & near the East Bay ✨ Join us Sunday, August 10th at 6:30pm at The Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley to celebrate my new poetry book, Itinerant Songs. Feat. readings from Lora Mathis, Ashia Ajani, Ocean Escalanti, & I'll be reading from Itinerant Songs. Free to attend.
August 5, 2025 at 10:42 PM
This Sunday!
Reposted by Terra Oliveira
"first thing the next morning, my hand would up / & move itself, no thought of the rest of the body"
A diner contemplates technological addiction while observing a family moment in Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem "Cedar Park Café." Check it out below!
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A diner contemplates technological addiction while observing a family moment in Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem "Cedar Park Café." Check it out below!
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Cedar Park Café
TERRA OLIVEIRA <br> at cedar park café, praised for their chicken & waffles, / i sit at the corner table, & a young blonde child / with their family in front of me takes a sip of water, / looks…
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July 26, 2025 at 6:01 PM
"first thing the next morning, my hand would up / & move itself, no thought of the rest of the body"
A diner contemplates technological addiction while observing a family moment in Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem "Cedar Park Café." Check it out below!
buff.ly/hxDJdHn
A diner contemplates technological addiction while observing a family moment in Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem "Cedar Park Café." Check it out below!
buff.ly/hxDJdHn
Friends & community in & near the East Bay ✨ Join us Sunday, August 10th at 6:30pm at The Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley to celebrate my new poetry book, Itinerant Songs. Feat. readings from Lora Mathis, Ashia Ajani, Ocean Escalanti, & I'll be reading from Itinerant Songs. Free to attend.
July 26, 2025 at 4:04 PM
Friends & community in & near the East Bay ✨ Join us Sunday, August 10th at 6:30pm at The Long Haul Infoshop in Berkeley to celebrate my new poetry book, Itinerant Songs. Feat. readings from Lora Mathis, Ashia Ajani, Ocean Escalanti, & I'll be reading from Itinerant Songs. Free to attend.
Reposted by Terra Oliveira
"i pick up, i slip, i try again, / further away from where i was"
Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem, "Cedar Park Café," considers the addiction of modern technology over a plate of steaming chicken and waffles. Check it out below!
Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem, "Cedar Park Café," considers the addiction of modern technology over a plate of steaming chicken and waffles. Check it out below!
Cedar Park Café
TERRA OLIVEIRA <br> at cedar park café, praised for their chicken & waffles, / i sit at the corner table, & a young blonde child / with their family in front of me takes a sip of water, / looks…
buff.ly
July 19, 2025 at 2:02 PM
"i pick up, i slip, i try again, / further away from where i was"
Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem, "Cedar Park Café," considers the addiction of modern technology over a plate of steaming chicken and waffles. Check it out below!
Terra Oliveira's (@terraoliveira.bsky.social) poem, "Cedar Park Café," considers the addiction of modern technology over a plate of steaming chicken and waffles. Check it out below!
Today’s the big day: my poetry book, Itinerant Songs, is now officially out in the world. The book is a weaving together of three parts: “On Work,” “On Country,” and “On Going Home.” I write about labor, housing, recovery, ancestry, God, and dreams.
More here:
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
More here:
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
July 15, 2025 at 4:11 PM
Today’s the big day: my poetry book, Itinerant Songs, is now officially out in the world. The book is a weaving together of three parts: “On Work,” “On Country,” and “On Going Home.” I write about labor, housing, recovery, ancestry, God, and dreams.
More here:
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
More here:
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
Bay Area! Celebrate the launch of my poetry book, Itinerant Songs, Wed July 16th @ 6:30pm at Rebound Books, San Rafael.
Feat. opening readings from Marin Poet Laureate #FrancescaBell, & @rebeccafoust.bsky.social, former Marin Poet Laureate & author of YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR: Love Poems
Feat. opening readings from Marin Poet Laureate #FrancescaBell, & @rebeccafoust.bsky.social, former Marin Poet Laureate & author of YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR: Love Poems
June 30, 2025 at 11:43 PM
Bay Area! Celebrate the launch of my poetry book, Itinerant Songs, Wed July 16th @ 6:30pm at Rebound Books, San Rafael.
Feat. opening readings from Marin Poet Laureate #FrancescaBell, & @rebeccafoust.bsky.social, former Marin Poet Laureate & author of YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR: Love Poems
Feat. opening readings from Marin Poet Laureate #FrancescaBell, & @rebeccafoust.bsky.social, former Marin Poet Laureate & author of YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR: Love Poems
I recently received the proof copy of my latest poetry book, Itinerant Songs, and it was such an incredible feeling to hold this complete work in my hands after 8 years of slowly chipping away at it. Itinerant Songs is available to preorder here: www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
May 27, 2025 at 6:52 PM
I recently received the proof copy of my latest poetry book, Itinerant Songs, and it was such an incredible feeling to hold this complete work in my hands after 8 years of slowly chipping away at it. Itinerant Songs is available to preorder here: www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
Thank you to dear friend and writer Lora Mathis (author of The Snakes Came Back @metatronpress.bsky.social) for this advance review of my poetry book, Itinerant Songs. Itinerant Songs is available to preorder through Recenter Press ❤️
May 15, 2025 at 5:26 PM
Thank you to dear friend and writer Lora Mathis (author of The Snakes Came Back @metatronpress.bsky.social) for this advance review of my poetry book, Itinerant Songs. Itinerant Songs is available to preorder through Recenter Press ❤️
My poem, Cedar Park Café, in a long-time dream-journal, @commonmag.bsky.social issue 29. A true story about breakfast
May 7, 2025 at 1:19 AM
My poem, Cedar Park Café, in a long-time dream-journal, @commonmag.bsky.social issue 29. A true story about breakfast
My poem, Penance at Fátima, Caminho Português, in the inaugural issue of @cottonmouthjournal.bsky.social:
www.cottonmouthjournal.com/terra-olivie...
www.cottonmouthjournal.com/terra-olivie...
May 7, 2025 at 1:18 AM
My poem, Penance at Fátima, Caminho Português, in the inaugural issue of @cottonmouthjournal.bsky.social:
www.cottonmouthjournal.com/terra-olivie...
www.cottonmouthjournal.com/terra-olivie...
Grateful for this advance review of my new poetry book, Itinerant Songs, from Sam Slupski, author of Until Tender @gameoverbooks.bsky.social. You can preorder Itinerant Songs here: www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
May 7, 2025 at 1:01 AM
Grateful for this advance review of my new poetry book, Itinerant Songs, from Sam Slupski, author of Until Tender @gameoverbooks.bsky.social. You can preorder Itinerant Songs here: www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
Huge thanks to Fariha Róisín for their advance review of my forthcoming poetry book, Itinerant Songs, now available for preorder through Recenter Press: recenterpress.com/books
April 27, 2025 at 1:17 AM
Huge thanks to Fariha Róisín for their advance review of my forthcoming poetry book, Itinerant Songs, now available for preorder through Recenter Press: recenterpress.com/books
Reposted by Terra Oliveira
This looks really good. I like Terra's work a lot. Get one.
In exciting news, you can now officially preorder my latest poetry book, Itinerant Songs. I’ve been working on this collection since 2018, and I’m beyond thrilled to finally bring these poems to you.
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
April 22, 2025 at 4:58 PM
This looks really good. I like Terra's work a lot. Get one.
In exciting news, you can now officially preorder my latest poetry book, Itinerant Songs. I’ve been working on this collection since 2018, and I’m beyond thrilled to finally bring these poems to you.
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
April 22, 2025 at 4:39 PM
In exciting news, you can now officially preorder my latest poetry book, Itinerant Songs. I’ve been working on this collection since 2018, and I’m beyond thrilled to finally bring these poems to you.
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
www.recenterpress.com/store/p15/it...
my poem, "The Big Island," in @bambooridge.bsky.social issue 126
virtual reading is on feb. 19th www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
virtual reading is on feb. 19th www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
February 14, 2025 at 5:12 AM
my poem, "The Big Island," in @bambooridge.bsky.social issue 126
virtual reading is on feb. 19th www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
virtual reading is on feb. 19th www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
i'll be reading poems on february 19th for the @bambooridge.bsky.social issue 126 virtual reading, looking forward ❤️
register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
February 14, 2025 at 4:48 AM
i'll be reading poems on february 19th for the @bambooridge.bsky.social issue 126 virtual reading, looking forward ❤️
register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
register here: www.eventbrite.com/e/literature...
i've got 2 poems on tape in the new SUDS zine volume two, one poem for my grandmother and one for the lake
sudszine.bandcamp.com/album/volume...
sudszine.bandcamp.com/album/volume...
February 14, 2025 at 4:45 AM
i've got 2 poems on tape in the new SUDS zine volume two, one poem for my grandmother and one for the lake
sudszine.bandcamp.com/album/volume...
sudszine.bandcamp.com/album/volume...