Ronnie Sirmans

Poems in The Georgia Review, Tar River Poetry, Atlanta Review, Deep South, Ekstasis, Sojourners, Plainsongs, Fathom, South Carolina Review, et al.

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Thanks to Salvation South for publishing my short story about the Bicentennial: "200 Years of Good Times in One Day." https://t.co/cWS0Sydb2n

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It's now been over six years since I did some redactions to turn part of The Mueller Report Vol. 2, Page 147 into The Fairy Tale (an erasure "poem"). https://t.co/I6FcZjtb5S

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@RackSpinner 4/4

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Great description by Dan Chiasson on some of James Schuyler's poetry (from New Yorker, 8-11-25 issue)

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Listening to @pswordwoman read the poems in her latest collection and when she delivered "Medusa," I was floored. Wow. Bravo.

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That would not have been the category where I would've searched for "The Wizard of Oz," but it makes perfect sense. A tornado struck and craziness ensued ...

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@MikeSooch LOL

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Surprised myself.
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Thanks to Clayjar Review for including my poem "I Am No Saint" in their uplifting with lightness Mirth issue. "I am hesitant / to head outside in the sunshine, / as if the robins might jump me." https://t.co/0VzkFQ84k7

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The first sentence grabbed me (as did the animated image) and this flash fiction kept my interest to the end.
My internship with Death was unpaid, but ... https://t.co/FXNEvyM060

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The illustration grabbed me, and then the first sentence. A nice Southern story. https://t.co/DicHuSeJsX

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I got Genius! https://t.co/k10DXMrds9

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"Will You Fall in Love With This Poem? I Did." A.O. Scott is writing about Diane Seuss' "Romantic Poet," and yes, I did too. https://t.co/kKNsDpseQs

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This is why I love poetry. With this title, I expected a liberal (and trite) longing for back then, but @sashadm is skillful and had me actually saying "wow" when I got to the end. https://t.co/02GMluUKWe

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Well, it took longer than the planned two years, but I completed following along with @The_Millions project The William Trevor Reader. @AdamOPrice gave insights into the 85 stories and the short story craft along the way. Trevor was a master but his stories could be be bleak.

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Nice, as 2024 wraps up.
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Nervous but made it on 2024 final Sunday.
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As a comic book nerd, I thought I knew the multiverses pretty well. But this essay in @EkstasisMag, which was a thoughtful read this Christmas morning, put grief and the multiverse in a new light. https://t.co/ml8HnRBG66

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Whew - it was almost a bad start to the holiday.
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When you see @Danez_Smif and Jericho Brown are gonna be at the poetry reading - talking about Langston Hughes - you know it's gonna be good. And it was! Thanks, Charis Books @chariscircle for making the Atlanta event virtual too. Poet @WJLofton1 also showed his talents.