Split This Rock

Split This Rock cultivates, teaches & celebrates poetry bearing witness to injustice & provokes social change. Find us on BlueSky:

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Community, Split This Rock has successfully raised the remaining $10,000 of our $68,750 fundraising goal! We are so grateful to everyone who responded to and shared our May fundraising update. Without you, this would not have been possible. Full update: https://t.co/7v4Gum38pT

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Happening in November:
WRITING LYRIC INSTABILITY IN AN AGE OF POLYCRISIS, a DC-area workshop on writing through multiple crises. Led by A.D. Lauren-Abunassar on 11/5, 6:30-8 pm ET. Open to all levels.

Learn more & register online: https://t.co/63wsg0K9M3
#Poetry #DCarts #DCpoets

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Image Description: Text reads "The Crooked Witness: Writing Lyric Instability in an Age of Polycrisis. A Writing Workshop in Washington, DC. Nov. 5, 2026, 6:30-8 pm ET. Tickets sliding scale: $30/$60/$100. Featuring A.D. Lauren-Abunassar" with a photo of the featured poet.

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Happening in November:
WRITING LYRIC INSTABILITY IN AN AGE OF POLYCRISIS, a DC-area workshop on writing through multiple crises. Led by A.D. Lauren-Abunassar on 11/5, 6:30-8 pm ET. Open to all levels.

Learn more & register online: https://t.co/63wsg0K9M3
#Poetry #DCarts #DCpoets

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Next week!
UNTRUE BLUE: AN INTRO TO EKPHRASTIC WRITING, a virtual workshop where we will explore writing with rather than about images & visual art. Facilitated by Tala Khanmalek on 10/20, 6:30-8 pm ET. Take $10 off tickets with code: UNTRUEBLUE: https://t.co/N3HKenPUP2
#Poetry

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Image Description: Graphic includes Split This Rock's logo, virtual workshop title, date, poet name, and text saying “Tickets were $30, now $20!” Additional colorful text reads "$10 Off Tickets" with a photo of featured poet Tala Khanmalek aka mecca monarch reading on the mic.

[Split This Rock @SplitThisRock]

Next week!
UNTRUE BLUE: AN INTRO TO EKPHRASTIC WRITING, a virtual workshop where we will explore writing with rather than about images & visual art. Facilitated by Tala Khanmalek on 10/20, 6:30-8 pm ET. Take $10 off tickets with code: UNTRUEBLUE: https://t.co/N3HKenPUP2
#Poetry

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Image Description: Text reads "Untrue Blue: An Introduction to Ekphrastic Writing. A Virtual Writing Workshop. October 20, 2026, 6:30-8 pm ET. Tickets sliding scale: $30/$60/$100. Featuring Tala Khanmalek aka mecca monarch." with a photo of Tala Khanmalek reading on the mic.

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Happening in October:
UNTRUE BLUE: AN INTRO TO EKPHRASTIC WRITING, a virtual workshop exploring writing with artwork & images as inspiration. Led by Tala Khanmalek on 10/20, 6:30-8 pm ET. Open to all levels. Learn more & register online: https://t.co/N3HKenPmZu
#Poetry #DCarts

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Image Description: Over a black background, Split This Rock's red logo and text: "Fall Events. Gather with us and support poetry for social change!" Below, a list of 4 titles of upcoming virtual & in-person events October through November, and a URL: https://t.co/PeCA7uXrXU.

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This Fall, choose your own adventure with our poetry events! Gather with us for virtual or in-person events in DC feat. poets Tala Khanmalek, A.D. Lauren-Abunassar, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Mahogany L. Browne & more. Learn more: https://t.co/wGyvVELZnu
#Poetry #DCarts #DCpoets #Poets

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Our new slate of program offerings is LIVE! Join us for virtual/in-person workshops with Tala Khanmalek, A.D. Lauren-Abunassar, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Camisha L. Jones & Rob Macaisa Colgate! PLUS the free Stubborn Roots Book Launch in DC! Learn more: https://t.co/wGyvVELZnu
#Poetry

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Image Description: Over a black background, glowing text reads “Event Calendar.” Below, 6 rectangles styled to look like tickets with dates, titles & featured poet names. 2 events will take place in Washington, D.C. 4 events will be virtual. Below, a URL: https://t.co/PeCA7uXrXU.

[Split This Rock @SplitThisRock]

Our new slate of program offerings is LIVE! Join us for virtual/in-person workshops with Tala Khanmalek, A.D. Lauren-Abunassar, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Camisha L. Jones & Rob Macaisa Colgate! PLUS the free Stubborn Roots Book Launch in DC! Learn more: https://t.co/wGyvVELZnu
#Poetry

[Split This Rock @SplitThisRock]

Community, Split This Rock has successfully raised the remaining $10,000 of our $68,750 fundraising goal! We are so grateful to everyone who responded to and shared our May fundraising update. Without you, this would not have been possible. Full update: https://t.co/7v4Gum38pT

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Image Description: Split This Rock’s red logo at the top with multi-colored falling confetti in the background. The text of the first paragraph is in the post, along with an expression of gratitude for community support during the hardest year in the organization’s history.

[Split This Rock @SplitThisRock]

Community, Split This Rock has successfully raised the remaining $10,000 of our $68,750 fundraising goal! We are so grateful to everyone who responded to and shared our May fundraising update. Without you, this would not have been possible. Full update: https://t.co/7v4Gum38pT

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In 2025, Split This Rock & @shoutmousepress collaborated to host youth for poetry & political education workshops. The result: "Stubborn Roots: Poems to Grow a Better World," by 18 young writers of color. Support their work by preordering your copy today: https://t.co/nf0msxlJvQ

[Split This Rock @SplitThisRock]

In 2025, Split This Rock & @shoutmousepress collaborated to host youth for poetry & political education workshops. The result: "Stubborn Roots: Poems to Grow a Better World," by 18 young writers of color. Support their work by preordering your copy today: https://t.co/nf0msxlJvQ

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For this year's #SealeyChallenge, we curated a list of 31 #poetry books and 3 poetry anthologies on Split This Rock's Bookshop storefront: https://t.co/hdLyVhmf6K

We're a #Bookshop affiliate, so when you buy books via our list, we earn a commission (but doesn’t cost you extra!).

[Split This Rock @SplitThisRock]

For this year's #SealeyChallenge, we curated a list of 31 #poetry books and 3 poetry anthologies on Split This Rock's Bookshop storefront: https://t.co/hdLyVhmf6K

We're a #Bookshop affiliate, so when you buy books via our list, we earn a commission (but doesn’t cost you extra!).