Lisa Factora-Borchers

Author | Activist
Next: a savage brown memoir about being & belonging

[Lisa Factora-Borchers @LFB27]

The only thing I miss abt 2020 is how honest people were about their mental health. Now the charades are back with all the social rebounding. The pace picking up. The Monday complaining. The illusion of finished grief. I miss the bluntness that came with collective discontent.

[Lisa Factora-Borchers @LFB27]

@Joseph_Fasano_ @POETSorg My heart fell out.

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@TaylorByas3 @Ohioana Congratulations!
✨ You look spectacular!

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@stevenespadaw @ScribnerBooks What a gorgeous blurb🖤
Eager to dive in—congrats!

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@Joseph_Fasano_ The place, and perhaps the only place, where perfection can exist is children’s handwritten poetry.

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@E_Hughes_Poetry @callme_stassj Thank you for the rec!

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@Dalai_Mama_ C O N G R A T S ✨🖤✨

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@ImLaurenTheresa Abandoning class is one way to treat other poets, I guess. SMH. Sorry that was handed your way.

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@pagan_hoetry I spent my life in & out of NYC for family; even lived there 2x. it’s one of the homes I’ve made & thus made me partial concrete devotee.

But that doesn’t excuse the stress, hustle, & classism that can kill spirit, drive folx out, or harden the parts of you that should be soft.

[Lisa Factora-Borchers @LFB27]

@Joseph_Fasano_ @NicoleZezzo It’s a perfect thing. Extraordinary.

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@PKhakpour Have listened closely to your voice across platforms for many, many years. Always grateful for your offerings and insights🖤

[Lisa Factora-Borchers @LFB27]

@stevenespadaw I’m so sorry for your loss, and for the systemic barriers to wholly grieving. 🖤

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@writesloud A very big sandwich same.

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@likaluca It could be timing but both my partner and I were slapping ourselves and one another, falling over with laughter while we watched it, which is *not* a common reaction for us. Really enjoyed it.

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@JeffShotts1 @GraywolfPress Some of my most memorable discussions spanning literary and racial justice have come from analyzing this specific work. CITIZEN is one of the most important publications of our time. Because that second person will never stop asking questions of both solidarity and complicity.

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@TheTinaVasquez TINA! 💗

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@ToosieWatson What a momentous moment! Congratulations!

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@lesbrains I am getting my chair and reading drink ready right now. I am ready to read it whenever and wherever it’s published.

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@randajarrar 🥹🤎💕omg I’m tearing up over here. Thank you for those words.