Poetry Society of Virginia President

President of the Poetry Society of Virginia

[Poetry Society of Virginia President @PSVPresident]

Remembering when a 2nd grader asked if anything was off limits in a poem.

"Writing about parents seems correct to me…[we were all small once] and they were enormous, powerful...Your children are something else...they didn’t ask to be born." ~Sharon Olds

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[Poetry Society of Virginia President @PSVPresident]

@I64VA Sitting in traffic at a standstill, HRBT, 10 min so far. :(

[Poetry Society of Virginia President @PSVPresident]

@I64VA

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@I64VA It is at a standstill. 9 20
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[Poetry Society of Virginia President @PSVPresident]

Register for the PSV's festival, May 27-28 at https://t.co/ac2JE2QWyA. #poetrytwitter

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There's only 1 more week to register for the PSV's Annual #Festival @williamandmary. On Fri, Lisa Russ Spaar of UVA, gives the keynote address. On Sat, distinguished #poets give #readings & #workshops. The banquet features entertainment by noted musician @DustinFurlow. Link 👇

[Poetry Society of Virginia President @PSVPresident]

@PoetryVirginia @williamandmary The banquet is separate. Music, mingling, poetry, great fun!

[Virginia Quarterly Review @VQR]

In “Redesigning Dystopia,” @DebLucke illustrates how we can work toward pedestrian-friendly cities: https://t.co/m5Bepb60Bu

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How do you get to the @PoetryOutLoud Nat’l Finals? Practice, persistence, and good teachers. 2021 POL Champ Rahele Megosha on the experience: https://t.co/AqX06pJR7J
And don’t miss the 2022 Finals on Sunday, June 5 at 7pmET on https://t.co/giRr4khAT0!
#TeacherAppreciationWeek

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Tomorrow at 2:30! #poetry #openmic

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This Saturday, May 7, Kathleen Decker, #EasternRegion VP, will be hosting a reading at the library in Williamsburg. In honor of #MothersDay, the theme is motherhood. #openmic #poetrycommunity
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Girl in the East Wind with Ravens Passing the Moon, 1893 by Glasgow School artist Frances MacDonald #WomensArt

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1/ Registration is open from now until May 18 for the PSV's Annual #Festival @williamandmary. On Fri, #LisaRussSpaar, poet & director of the Area Program in Poetry Writing at #UVA, gives the keynote. On Sat, distinguished poets give readings, workshops, & more... #poetrytwitter

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On May 11, join the PSV as we begin celebrating our #centennial with #VirginiaVoices. Each program will take place monthly on the 2nd Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. & feature PSV member poets. First up are #JorgeMendez & #KimBMiller/@pwcpoetlaur2020. Info at https://t.co/xLaObQKNJF.

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Poets, check out this new #openmic series in Norfolk! Free for PSV members!
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Want to keep that #NationalPoetryMonth goodness flowing into May & beyond? If you're in the PSV's Southeastern & Eastern Regions, check out this new series, PSV First Sundays, hosted by Jorge Mendez @thevenueon35th, this Sunday, May 1: https://t.co/vICZ9YZfkH.
#openmic #poetry

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1/@PoetryVirginia is honored to announce #DavidMills as the winner of our #NorthAmericanBookAward 2022 for #Boneyarn. A series of poems in remembrance of those interred in NYC’s African Burial Ground (historically referred to by the poet as the Negro Burial Ground)...

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Read today’s #PoemADay: “Nine Spice Mix” by Zeina Azzam
@zeina3azzam

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Celebrate #NationalPoetryMonth with Virginia Poet Laureate Luisa Igloria / @ThePoetsLizard's Postcard Project: 30 days of new poetry postcards by Virginia poets! #poetrytwitter

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This past weekend the PSV honored the winners of our 2022 #Poetry #Contest at Cafe Zata in Richmond. Please join us in congratulating them once again. 🎉

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This Sunday in Richmond--@PoetryVirginia's Contest Awards Ceremony! #poetrytwitter

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