So, update #???: Just got a call and I've also been accepted to the IOWA WRITERS' WORKSHOP ๐ฏ๐ฅด๐ฅบ๐ณ my God is so good! (But eventually I'll have to choose a program ๐ญ)
Wanted to avoid Ocean discourse lol but what I can tell you from being in his class twice is that Ocean is one of the most thoughtful writers/instructors Iโve ever met. Everyone has a lot to say about what he has or hasnโt posted online, which I already think (1/5)
MFA Decision day! Happy to announce I'll be joining the
@NYUCWP
in the fall of 2021 as a Writer in the Public Schools Fellow! Glad to joining such an amazing program! (You can find my full grad season result below)
of Palestine and a lot of the takes people seem to be sharing on here (Ocean being evil, self-centered, opportunistic, yada yada) really just reads to me as folks imposing their weird parasocial relationships with him to his political beliefs. Valid critiques can and have (3/5)
is a dangerous and inconsistent way to measure oneโs political affiliations/commitments, but what I can say is that Ocean has spent the majority of our classes talking about literature and empire and how they interact. There is no question of where Ocean stands on the issue (2/5)
extend their annoyance into attacks on his character that you realize just arenโt at all true if you actually have the chance to know him. So, idk. Ocean is not a perfect man, sure, but I feel like we love to rag on him and it feels tired to me idk. (5/5)
Another part of this movie that always gets me is just how much grief Lilo is carrying.
She says to Stitch is โIf you want to leave, you can. Iโll remember you though. I remember everyone that leaves.โ
Like, that line still fucks me up, I think about it ALL the time.
been made about diaspora poetry or him choosing to talk about that right at this moment and invoking Said. Thatโs fair. Ocean is a yapper! Ocean says things on IG all time and because he is Ocean we love to drag it! Is it corny? Yeah, probably! But Iโm seeing a lot of folks (4/5)
Flight attendant: Is there a doctor onboard?
Dad: *nudging me* that should've been you
Me: Not now Dad
Dad: Not asking for a teacher to help, are they?
Me: Dad, there's a medical emergency happening right now
Dad: Go and see if a "think-pair-share" helps
A hit dog gonna what? lol not at all surprised to see this response from one of the professors of my program , this man is almost 40 & upset cause Aria said your friends know when you arenโt standing for something. What good is private solidarity in the face of public injustice?
@AriaAber
is this really the list making, fear mongering energy we need? especially from a poet โ and how do you know who has signed what & what people do in their private lives? who is this self righteousness serving exactly?
Why do some adults use "..." to end sentences?? My aunt will be like "I just picked up some groceries..." like? Okay??? Why did you say it ominously???? What do you know??
Manifesting that one of these presses will accept my manuscript:
Alice James
BOA Editions
Copper Canyon
Graywolf
Tin House
If any ๐ of these publishers๐ believe in the power ๐๐พ of manifestation ๐๐พ DM ME cause this contest sh*t is not fun ๐ญ
Wishing book deals 4 all the homies
Hello everyone!! This fall, I am blessed to be joining the Class of '23 cohort as a Writer in the Public Schools fellow in the NYU Creative Writing M.F.A program. Iโm and asking that those of you who are able/willing please donate to this fundraiser!!
Asked my professor not to show video of the Daunte-police interaction so we don't retraumatize the Black students and its turned into a Socratic seminar lmaoooo I h8 it here
Now that weโre all on the same page about PoFo, can I mention something thatโs bothered me for the longest time? And
@jasonbcrawford
and
@bealestreetpoet
can attest to how long itโs bothered me lol. Cause I messaged PoFo about it and never got a response lol
Congratulations to the ๐winners๐ of our Poetry Contest:
@deesoulpoetry
, Marti Irving, and Trevor Ketner! We're excited to be sharing their poetry with you sooooooon. And a ๐big thank you๐ to our judge,
@NatalieGDiaz
!
@kaysarahsera
I'm one of those! My poem was featured on Button right before your most recent one! I have a chapbook coming out soon, and this is one of the poems in it
@flavouredfruit
lol Iโm a big fan of Ocean, heโs one of my fave profs. When I say yapper, I truly mean Ocean is person who loves to think, and he shares a lot of that thinking with us, and sometimes that thinking doesnโt resonate with folks, but people make it bigger than it is
Glad to announce I am a finalist/runner-up in the 2020
@buttonpoetry
Video Contest!!! Continually humbled and honored to be included among such great poets, and I hope to keep making y'all proud!!!
My dear stepmother passed away last night. I wrote this poem after the last time I visited home, last summer. She was much more at peace with her condition than I was. I am still wrestling with it. My comfort is in knowing she is at rest. ๐๏ธ
Hereโs my planned reading list for
#thesealeychallenge
Iโll be using this thread to keep myself accountable, so Iโm excited to share my thoughts on these works.
If I share one of your favorites, I would love to hear your thoughts too!
My eating habits are disordered, & itโs fine to get the โDeeSoul, omg you need to eat something!โ but sometimes I CANT bring myself to do it! But a friend told me โIโm proud of youโ when I told them I ordered food and I teared up a bit. It was just nice. I promise Iโm trying!
Trying Something New | I wrestle mentally w/ many things, but idk, taking these pics of myself made me feel a lil better, so I could care less if you don't like them
Thinking about that one time a peer tried to tell me Stanford marching band is just as good as a HBCU marching band๐ค๐คจ๐ค๐คจ๐ค I almost broke that day
Stop wishing for things to "go back to normal." "Normal" hates Black people too! Keep supporting and advocating for marginalized communities and people.
I truly don't understand how all these people watched the Hunger Games and were like "F*** the Peacekeepers" but then turn around and can't see why police are an issue??
๐ฅบ๐ฅบ Iโm glad yโall resonate with this piece, I literally wrote this draft in a daze in the middle of the night because I was mad I hadnโt written anything in like a month and a half
Excited to say I have 9 poems out in
@WaxwingMag
!! (12 if you count each Laughing Barrel separately). Supremely grateful to be given this space. You can read them here : :)
Nowโs the part where we see if we can stand by our outrage. Can we withdraw our poems from the slight chance theyโll be published? Can we hold our ground enough to stop submitting for the Ruth Lily? Or what will it take? How many chances do they get? Whatโs their co-sign worth?
The lady who takes my blood for my STI checks bought my poetry book, I- ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ๐ฅบ She said she's been waiting for me to come back so I could sign it, I love her so much
Lmao I told my professor I couldn't come to class today because I was really sick last night (I was at the time) and now I'm on a date at the movie theaters AND SHE'S HERE WITH HER FAMILY lmao fml
I just dipped out of a dude's apartment during a hookup while he was in the bathroom because he kept doing things that are super triggering for me even though I said to stop and now my anxiety ๐ like LMAO WTF why are some dudes LITERAL GARBAGE eom.
@MonOno
Yeah thatโsโฆ a lot. Itโs no secret Ocean is accomplished and has received resources many writers wonโt get to see, and he def made a mistake segueing his question about Said into a conversation about diaspora poetics. But I think a fair amount of speculation is also happening
Now, just so I know I๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝ๏ฟฝm not crazyโฆ weโre not applying for the Ruth Lilly this year, right? Like, I know, get your bag, yada yada, butโฆ are we putting our (hypothetical) money where our mouth is?
Wanted to avoid Ocean discourse lol but what I can tell you from being in his class twice is that Ocean is one of the most thoughtful writers/instructors Iโve ever met. Everyone has a lot to say about what he has or hasnโt posted online, which I already think (1/5)
"My bank account hate me, says I donโt keep it fed, says I do all this work / and still ainโt got no bread."
Read the ๐Winner of the 2021 Poetry Contest๐ by
@deesoulpoetry
and selected by
@NatalieGDiaz
(๐จ: Laron Bickerstaff)
So blessed to have my poem โChurch Cousinsโ as a finalist in the
@wanpoetry
CookOut Literary mag (out today)! Go read the other poems in this project at
St*nford was a perfect example that being the best in your field has nothing to do with your ability to teach (and sometimes, youโre really really bad at it)
I think it goes without saying (but ill say it anyway) that any success/blessings I manage to receive are 1) by the grace of God and 2) a reflection of the love and support I've received from so many poets
Arguing with Natalie Diaz in the comments cause you donโt wanna post about anything other than how much sex youโre having ๐ญnobody even mentioned a list, and if weโre being real, if youโre MY friend (esp one of great influence) and you havenโt said anything abt the genocide?
I have finally developed my lucid dreaming to the point where I am able to successfully put myself back into a dream Iโve woken up from and I feel like Iโve unlocked my third brain cell
Thanks to St*nf*ord's travel restrictions, both the NYC Arts Trip and my group's trip to CUPSI are cancelled, thus eliminating everything that kept me going this quarter
I spent 2 hours and 17 minutes watching the Beyonce documentary instead of working on the work I'm a week behind on, and I 100% believe I made the correct choice
This isn't even a joke, I broke up with my ex during freshman year right b4 V Day and it was awkward b/c he had to go back to his a capella buddies and tell them not to do the serenade he had planned aksmjsbdud
I have periodically used the Poetry Foundationโs Poetry & Practice learning prompts to give myself exercises. As I was going through the learning prompts, I noticed they had an article, published on June 30th, 2022, titled โStrange Fruit.โ
I tell folks all the time I am only doing the MFA because I want to teach and itโs considered the terminal degree. There are SO many ways outside of the MFA to be a writer, and many of my favorite writers donโt have one!! (Many of my least favorite writers do!)