A poem of resistance”

“DEI Speaks at Training Camp
Before the Donald Trump Heavyweight Fight”
by Truth Thomas

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from HoCoPoLitSo's The Writing Life | Hosted by Alan King
Produced and Edited by Susan Thornton Hobby

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BmoreArt

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Very blessed and very thankful to be in the literary—and geographic—company of BmoreArt, this publication, and my beloved Howard County home.

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Jeez, April really is the cruelest month if you are one of those running a poetry organization (@hocopolitso, do follow). But what a month! As Edward Hirsch has been known to share, "I'm wildly over stimulated." Such a pleasant exhaustion.

Today is the day HoCoPoLitSo marks 50 years! What an achievement. A moment to pause and reflect, but how we are looking forward to continuing our work for the community and the world. Read more in the link.

Poets Carolyn Kizer and Lucille Clifton on Nov. 19, 1974.

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Rainy Wednesday during #BannedBooksWeek2024? HoCoPoLitSo has just the umbrella for it. #ReadFreely #FreedomtoRead

A brand new episode of The Writing Life is up on YouTube, featuring novelist Darragh McKeon ("All That is Solid Melts into Air" and "Remembrance Sunday") who visited HoCoPoLitSo for the 46th annual Evening of Irish Music and Poetry on Feb. 3, 2024.
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What were they doing in front of a green screen? Recording an episode of our show The Writing Life. Look for it in the near future on our YouTube channel. In the meantime, check out our archive. You might be surprised what you find there.

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Getting excited to read at November's HoCoPoLitSo event on the 14th at the Columbia Arts Center! It's called the Wilde Readings Series and it's an intimate evening of two readers, Q&A, and open mic. In the area? Come on out!

The latest The Horror fiction Daily!Thanks to @Bea_Wellman @HoCoPoLitSo #amwriting #horror

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