Rest Days

A restful virtual reading series starring disabled poets ◽️Founder @kyjamieson ◽️ Tweets @hannah_siden ◽️ Here for disability justice, joy, & community

[Rest Days @RestDays3]

Hi friendly people, if you have a tweet that lies at the intersection of poetry and disability feel free to tag Rest Days for a RT. Let’s amplify this community. 📣

[Matthew Haigh @MattHaighPoetry]

Will all the chronically ill poets say hello and be my friend so I don’t have to feel so fucking low about being a chronically ill poet? Thanks in advance :-D

[Deborah J. Shore @deborahjshore.bsky.social @DeborahJShore]

Has anyone noticed current themed calls for poetry on illness or disability?

[SICK @aSICKmagazine]

Calling all sick/disabled writers, artists, & poets - we are accepting submissions until April 20th! Yes, we pay all contributors! More info at: https://t.co/aw7PckYj6q
#chronicillness #disability #disabledwriters

[Sunder @sunderjournal]

Today’s the day! Submissions are now open for Sunder issue 1 - GATHER.

Remember, we accept poetry in whatever form you make it — want to scan and send an empty chip packet with some words on it? We can’t wait to see it.

More info here: https://t.co/8Mbd4HyqV0

[Jane Hartshorn @jeahartshorn]

Can anyone think of a paragraph or so from someone with an illness about why they write about their experience of illness? Drawing a blank! 🫠

[Ariana Brown @arianathepoet]

Y’all know of any poetry venues still offering VIRTUAL events? (open mics, slams, workshops, co-writing spaces, etc.)

[CRIPtic Arts @CRIPticArts]

We're looking for facilitators for our 2023 Writers Salons. Are you a deaf or disabled writer with a book coming out this year? If so we want to hear from you! DM us or contact [email protected] for more info.

[💌Imani💌 @imanixdavis]

💫poets! i'm interested in making a (non-exhaustive, ever-growing) list of autistic Black poets for personal study. can y'all put me on? who comes to mind?

[Noelle (she/her) @Nowhalle]

This flopped on my personal, so I’ll ask here. I want to submit my gastroparesis themed chapbook to a contest, but want another set of eyes on it first. It’s about 25pgs. Would be willing to read/offer critiques on your work in exchange!

#WritingCommunity
#AmWritingCNF

[League of Canadian Poets @CanadianPoets]

Join us on Thursday January 26, 2023 at 7pm EST via ZOOM for our Accessibility in Literary Arts webinar with Kyla Jamieson and Olivia Spring!
Register here: https://t.co/SeUdt59WAO

[Patrycja @jej_sen]

pain really fucks with me, threatens to steal wonder & sense of humor. been a rough few days of pain that’s cruelly worse when i try to sleep/rest. been thinking about my relationship to pain over time. curious about any poems, or work across genre, that folks recommend on pain

[The B'K Magazine 🇵🇸 @TheBKMagazine]

#FF It’s National Resolution Planning Day! To celebrate, and give some ❤️ and a follow to these members of the lit community beginning with the letter “R”:
@ReservoirRoad
@RestDays3
@riddlebirdmag
@RiotThroat
@River_Heron

[Sylvia Plath Literary Festival @PlathFest]

In this fantastic #PlathFest event, poets @pollyrowena @HodgsonWrites & @betty_poet read from their prize-winning collections, exploring creativity, chronic illness, and the disabled body.

Watch it now, along w 5 other events, by buying a Digital Ticket: https://t.co/abaX7OA9km

[Daniel Sluman @danielsluman]

So excited to be co-running an @arvonfoundation course for D/deaf and/or disabled poets with @mailbykite - registration is open and course runs March 8th - April 5th 2023

https://t.co/saoq0edKiu

[Nisha 🏳️‍🌈 Poet Laureate Emeritus @AnotherNisha]

I wish more poetry books were accessible in ebook. I asked to pay for an ecopy of a disability poetry book this year from the publisher, and the publisher was like 🥰no🥰. Some indie publishers don't make room for accessibility. Big ones do because they want my disabled dollars.

[Wishbone Words @WishboneWords]

Hey guys, it’s Hollie popping on to remind y’all we’re open for Issue 9 submissions. Send us your
🌟art/photography
🌟short/flash fiction, non-fiction/memoir
🌟poetry
🌟translated work
🌟script or novel extracts
🌟reviews: book/tv/film

https://t.co/S6kS8vUgNU RT 💓

[Rest Days @RestDays3]

@TheBlindPoetDS Lovely to e-meet you Dave!

[Rest Days @RestDays3]

Hi friendly people, if you have a tweet that lies at the intersection of poetry and disability feel free to tag Rest Days for a RT. Let’s amplify this community. 📣

[Dave Steele The Blind Poet @TheBlindPoetX]

@RestDays3 I’m happy for this blindness for it’s helped me see much more I focus on life’s beauty now more than I did before #TheBlindPoet