Mickie Kennedy
@MickiePoet
Pushcart nominee. Gay poet. Baltimore. ‘23 Pablo Neruda Prize finalist @poetrymagazine @3pennyreview @southern_review @foglifterpress @Gulf_Coast @CopperNickel
So excited to have this poem in the latest issue of @3pennyreview The poem is about a dear friend who died closeted a few years ago.
A massive thank you to whoever has been helping spread the word about us. Back issues and and subscripts have been selling like crazy for the past 48 hours 🙏🏼
Glandscapes cover reveal! I love how Button Poetry matched the cover design with the energy of the poems themselves. So excited for the book to drop Sept. 23. Pre-orders available now: buttonpoetry.com/product/glands…
I'm very honored to have a poem published in this month's Poetry Magazine. poetryfoundation.org/poetrymagazine…
Two poems about the tense relationship between a queer person and his less-than-accepting mother. (@MickiePoet) buff.ly/upXQ35h
Our fall issue is now live: sixthfinch.com Featuring @emilybloodwolf @ellybookman @UnIambic @EG_Cunningham @mkfoster @MickiePoet @Whethering @kunjana_p @SJSloat @BenjaminArtola @ce_joiner @WitkowskiViktor and more
A Body Stuffed with Prayer - Mickie Kennedy @MickiePoet Read the rest of Issue Six here: frozensea.org/issue-six
book of the moment has GOT to be "whereas" by layli long soldier because presidents apologizing for genocide while perpetuating genocide is not new
👀 from @MickiePoet’s “A Body Stuffed With Prayer” 👀 Issue Six countdown 🪓 9 days until launch 🪓 frozensea.org
This week on sonorareview.com, (fleshy, stark, crushing) images abound as we dig into some amazing poems by Benjamin Bartu (@ALampNamedBen), Shlagha Borah (@shlaghaborah), E.W.I. Johnson, Mickie Kennedy (@MickiePoet), and Misha Tentser. Live now--check it out.
Ariana Benson’s (@literari_ana) Black Pastoral (UGA Press @UGAPress, 2023) has won the $25,000 Lenore Marshall Poetry Prize for the most outstanding book of poetry published in the U.S. in the previous calendar year. Kyle Dargan, Yesenia Montilla @yeseniamontilla, & D.A. Powell…
Although I feel neither "new" nor "best," I am honored to have my poem "Blue Collar" featured in the Best New Poets 2024, alongside several other talented poets. Many thanks to my first reader @JoshTvrdy and to @BestNewPoets and judge @AndersWeePoet bestnewpoets.org/finalists.php
edit your poems! don't be afraid to edit. edit your poem 3 [example] days later b/c you will see new things inside your poem. change common words that you use duplicate of. [example]: the thing can only be soft so many times in a poem, maybe it also wants to be plushy
Self-Portrait with Sylvia Plath’s Braid By Diane Seuss Some women make a pilgrimage to visit it in the Indiana library charged to keep it safe. I didn’t drive to it; I dreamed it, the thick braid roped over my hands, heavier than lead. My own hair was long for years. Then I…
my friend @AskiasEmporium is one of the most brilliant poets i know! his book 'The Choreic Period,' is forthcoming from @Milkweed_Books in jan 2025 (i'm so very proud!!!) now read the poem "Douglass Pool" by him (this is not a request but a demand!): poets.org/poem/douglass-…
Excited to be in this issue!
Issue No. 7 of & CHANGE is now available for pre-order! Featuring new poems from @bluebrandonpoet, @jimmyfallonsbf, @filipthoughts, @MickiePoet, C.H. Lieberman, @horse_updates, @BrentTaalur, Zachary Scalzo, @JackWestmore93, and @edgy2003blond. andchangepoetry.com/issues/p/no-7
We’re thrilled to announce the 2024-25 season of queer poetry pamphlets from the following poets: Troy Cabida (@troycabida) Hetty Cliss (@HettyCliss) Dena Igusti (@dispatchdena) Kayleigh Jayshree (@kayjayshree) Ben Kline (@BenKlinePoet) Jaime Lock (@jfranceslock) (1/2)
Husband says: It’s a fairy in front of a ferry. Spent the day in Cape May, NJ. Heading back to Rehoboth Beach. And yes, that is the back cover of Modern Poetry. I can’t stop turning back to this book.
Wise words from the even wiser poet, john compton @poetjohncompton
promote the hell out of your poems, publications, books—promote everything you accomplish. post it on your page as frequently as you want. share it until you're satisfied with how many people have seen & read it. share it like every time is the first time! be excited! be proud!