Robin Riley<p>"A Robin's Poem by Nikki Giovanni</p>
<p>if you plant grain
you get fields of flour
if you plant seeds
you get grass
or babies
i planted once
and a robin red breast flew
in my window
but a tom cat wouldn't let it
stay"</p> <p>— Nikki Giovanni: <a href="https://books.riley.pub/book/20026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i>The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni</i></a>, p. 119</p><p><a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/52" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TodaysPoem</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/51" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/54" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NikkiGiovanni</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/55" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackPoets</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/53" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QueerPoets</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/119" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackHistoryMonth</a></p>
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Robin Riley<p>"The Funeral of Martin Luther King, Jr. by Nikki Giovanni</p>
<p>His headstone said
FREE AT LAST, FREE AT LAST
But death is a slave's freedom
We seek the freedom of free men
And the construction of a world
Where Martin Luther King could have lived
and preached non-violence."</p> <p>— Nikki Giovanni: <a href="https://books.riley.pub/book/20026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i>The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni</i></a>, p. 51</p><p><a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/52" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TodaysPoem</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/51" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/54" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NikkiGiovanni</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/55" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackPoets</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/53" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QueerPoets</a></p>
Robin Riley<p>"Sometimes by Nikki Giovanni</p>
<p>sometimes
when i wake up
in the morning
and see all the faces
i just can't
breathe"</p> <p>— Nikki Giovanni: <a href="https://books.riley.pub/book/20026" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"><i>The Collected Poetry of Nikki Giovanni</i></a>, p. 132</p><p><a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/52" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#TodaysPoem</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/51" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#Poetry</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/54" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#NikkiGiovanni</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/55" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#BlackPoets</a> <a href="https://books.riley.pub/hashtag/53" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#QueerPoets</a></p>
Prism & Pen<p>As a trans poet, I understand freedom comes not solely from visibility, but from creation—creating spaces where others can activate their own trans selves as well.<br><a href="https://buff.ly/3PahJUu" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://</span><span class="">buff.ly/3PahJUu</span><span class="invisible"></span></a></p><p><a href="https://stranger.social/tags/LGBTQ" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>LGBTQ</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/QueerPoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerPoetry</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/Poets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poets</span></a> <a href="https://stranger.social/tags/QueerPoets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerPoets</span></a></p>
Jane Shi<p>hello Mastadon I have a book coming out soon <3 </p><p>echolalia echolalia comes out Ocotber 1st with Brick books </p><p><a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Poet" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poet</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/Poetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>Poetry</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/QueerPoets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>QueerPoets</span></a> <a href="https://mastodon.art/tags/DisabledPoets" class="mention hashtag" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">#<span>DisabledPoets</span></a> </p><p><a href="https://www.brickbooks.ca/shop/echolalia-echolalia-by-jane-shi/" rel="nofollow noopener noreferrer" translate="no" target="_blank"><span class="invisible">https://www.</span><span class="ellipsis">brickbooks.ca/shop/echolalia-e</span><span class="invisible">cholalia-by-jane-shi/</span></a></p>
Brooklyn Baggett<p>Welcome T as a guest submissions reader for <a href="https://me.dm/tags/newwords" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>newwords</span></a>! So excited to have their energy and passion for Issue 1! Get your submissions in! </p><p><a href="https://me.dm/tags/transgender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transgender</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/transpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>transpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/nonbinary" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nonbinary</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/nonbinarypoets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>nonbinarypoets</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/poetrylovers" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetrylovers</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/lgbtqia" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>lgbtqia</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/queerpoets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>queerpoets</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/queerpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>queerpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/genderexpansive" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>genderexpansive</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/agender" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>agender</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/poetryporn" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>poetryporn</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/hybridpoetry" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>hybridpoetry</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/callsforsubmissions" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>callsforsubmissions</span></a> <a href="https://me.dm/tags/callforpoets" class="mention hashtag" rel="tag">#<span>callforpoets</span></a></p>
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