Amanda Wells

Writer. Poet. Cultural studies/comp scholar. Uni lecturer. Friday night philosopher. Adventures, creative impulse, and wanderlust galore. Oxford comma or GTFO.

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

Time for the St. Louis Poetry Center spring benefit. Hope to see you Sunday! And thanks for your support!
https://t.co/DrGv4kZRjx

[A Z Mackay @azmackay]

If you work really hard, and you're kind, amazing things will happen.

- Conan O'Brien

#amwriting #iqrtg

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

@CREMACREMA Great place. I'll come back and write sometime. Need a poet in residence? ;)

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

Submission Saturday.

[The New York Times @nytimes]

George Orwell’s "1984" has seen a surge in sales this month https://t.co/QNcdmSGPLY

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

@AdamRichman Got any must-eat picks in Athens? Mama's heading to Greece.

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

Happy things: Portugal and Greece this summer. And, of course, #amwriting

[Victoria 🙋🏽‍♀️ @thecapitalv]

What a privilege it must be to be able to look past a presidential candidate's racism because it won't ever affect you.

[Angst For The Memories @FrankOctober]

I am scared beyond belief as to what America will become in the near future, and I'm white. Imagine what this feels like for others.

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

Swnding out submissions. Somebody gotta poeticize. #amwriting #poetry #poem

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

@scotty_bowles LOL.

[St. Louis Magazine @stlmag]

5 great events this weekend—@STLSPExpo, @colsonwhitehead at @LeftBankBooks, opening at @STLArtMuseum, and more https://t.co/O1PKBR3kPK

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

Proud of these organizers, too. #stlspexpo #poetry #amwriting https://t.co/7TnNuTNGvR

[Copper Canyon Press @CopperCanyonPrs]

Midwesterners, come meet us in St. Louis for the #STLSPExpo this weekend: https://t.co/NUGfELRmm9

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

So much going on this weekend in #STL. Proud of my city and for all the folks organizing this: https://t.co/eDg5YF4P3f

[UrbArts @UrbArts]

Join Us at the St. Louis Brick City Poetry Festival, Oct 13th-17th https://t.co/IXWzvBZeXi

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

That night before a reading when you realize you need more "new" poems and you yak out everything you've been holding back. #amwriting

[Kurt Eichenwald @kurteichenwald]

Russia govnt falsified an email. Then Trump recited the falsified email at a rally. Only those two knew it. How? https://t.co/1d5qvU01Yi

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

@germyradin Debate was just a few miles from Ferguson, too. Aaaaannnndddd...nada. Big misstep tonight.

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

This. https://t.co/xBbnw0zybH

[Nicholas Kristof @NickKristof]

Both candidates say they support women. Yet both disrespect and talk over the woman moderator in front of them.

[Amanda Wells @STLGrad]

At top of list of adulthood suckage: Finding a remodeling contractor.