letteredstreetspress

publishing poetry & prose
& what leans toward poetry & prose
editors: Abigail Zimmer (@abigaillzc) & Colleen O'Connor

[Queer Poem-a-Day @QueerPoemADay]

Peer through the window today at Queer Poem-a-day on The Deerfield Public Library Podcast. Day 16 is "The Window" by Jay Besemer @divinetailor (finalist for a @LambdaLiterary Award this very #PrideMonth!)

Listen to and read the poem: https://t.co/N6b1dIO0RQ

@DeerfieldPL

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

Nice to see Theories of Performance by Jay Besemer on @EntropyMag's best of 2020-2021 poetry books! It's certainly our favorite! https://t.co/M2gSHg4mBo
We're also grateful for all of Entropy's work over the years promoting small presses, books, and authors. Thank you!

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

@divinetailor Happy Birthday! Here’s to a year of beautiful and tasty things coming your way. I advocate for birthday cake for breakfast, lunch, and dinner🙃

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

Snag your books by this Wednesday - and don't forget to grab a copy of Theories of Performance by Jay Besemer! @THEORIES_PER @brewandforge

[Brew & Forge @brewandforge]

The Book Fair ends this Wednesday, and we're really close to our goal of raising $4k for @BQIC_Ohio! Pick up a great book for yourself or a loved one at https://t.co/LwuBB4wxFM!

[Brew & Forge @brewandforge]

24 hours into the Book Fair, and we've just passed the $2000 mark! That means we are halfway to our goal of raising $4k for BQIC!

Browse https://t.co/LwuBB4wxFM now through Dec 8, and make sure to snap up the ones you want before they're gone!

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

Our favorite bookfair @brewandforge is back, which means you can shop great books--including THEORIES OF PERFORMANCE by @divinetailor Jay Besemer--with all proceeds going to the Black Queer and Intersectional Collective in Ohio! Start browsing now! https://t.co/az2yuSl1Ey

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

So thrilled to see @THEORIES_PER on this list!! We love this book so much. Congrats, Jay!!

[air/light magazine @airlight_mag]

Happy Monday, folks! We're thrilled to bring you "Mart Crowley," the first excerpt from @dtrinidadpoet's new memoir, DIGGING TO WONDERLAND:

https://t.co/s1RrM3j1GZ

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

"If I could tell my young self (& all newer poets) something, it'd be that we have the right & permission to be poets, according to our own needs & the needs that we & our work discover together." @THEORIES_PER on writing without fear via @kenyonreview https://t.co/PKwQocdkxM

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

If you haven't gotten a copy of Theories of Performance yet, order yours from the @brewandforge book sale today and support the Communities Over Cages: Close the Jail ATL initiative!

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

Our favorite book sale @brewandforge is open through Friday w/ many signed copies of delightful indie books for sale - including Theories of Performance from Lettered Streets/@THEORIES_PER! Proceeds go to support Communities Over Cages: Close the Jail ATL: https://t.co/LAKixCNcd1

[franny choi @fannychoir]

Tomorrow isn’t the last day you can support the amazing #CloseTheJailATL campaign, but it IS the last day to do so by simply buying a great book! Maybe even a signed and personalized one! Let’s push through to the end and help turn the Atlanta city jail into a community center!!

[Simeon Berry @simeonberry]

“my, how predatory // you look today, my sweet / fuck-all, my usual / suspect, my reflection.” —Jay Besemer, “May I Just Say” @THEORIES_PER @letteredstreet https://t.co/TAhT8YVgYL

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

Our favorite book sale @brewandforge is open through Friday w/ many signed copies of delightful indie books for sale - including Theories of Performance from Lettered Streets/@THEORIES_PER! Proceeds go to support Communities Over Cages: Close the Jail ATL: https://t.co/LAKixCNcd1

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

Sara Goodman has a new poem up in issue 2 of @TheVirtualHaus, a print zine for the morbid, the curious, and the morbidly curious. Check it out at https://t.co/kWLBie0KwM

[letteredstreetspress @letteredstreet]

Sarah Townsend, author of Setting the Wire, is teaching a virtual writing class on "Finding Your Story" through memoir. Get guidance in zeroing in on themes, exploring memories, and generating material. Learn more at https://t.co/p7n2weGD7k

[Julia Cohen @JuliaACohen]

What a fucking gut-punch of a twist at the end of this stanza!!!!!!: “MY, HOW PREDATORY / YOU LOOK TODAY, MY SWEET / FUCK-ALL, MY USUAL SUSPECT, MY REFLECTION.”-@divinetailor

[Open Books: A Poem Emporium @openpoetrybooks]

“i am a hat without / a hook, a hawk / without a hand”

-Jay Besemer, Theories of Performance (@letteredstreet) https://t.co/RnNsZZ842p

[Megan Giddings @megiddings]

Today, I’m over on the PEN podcast (from @PENamerica) talking about Lakewood, healthcare, and growing up in rural Michigan: https://t.co/XEAH95TecP