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Tag: disabled poet

Poem in Your Pocket Day

Catch a falling poem, put it in your pocket

How to celebrate Poem in Your Pocket Day & upcoming readings The Mid-Atlantic Review is hosting a community reading and fundraiser this […]

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April 17, 2026April 16, 2026
Chertock family in Grodno, Poland

A Very Narrow Bridge

Gesher Tzar Me’od My sister and I barely made our transfer in Frankfurt. We were meeting my dad and stepmom in Kraków, […]

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April 14, 2026April 16, 2026
Queer female high school student standing in a school hallway with lockers and other students behind her. She wears a whiteboard around her neck with the words "I am participating in the Day of Silence" written on it.

Day of (No) Silence

On April 10, 2006, I went to school with a whiteboard and a sign around my neck, signaling to my teachers and […]

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April 10, 2026April 10, 2026
gooey cookies stacked on top of each other on a pink table with a glass of milk in the background

Gooey, fresh out of the oven “Puberty cookies”

What’s your favorite cookie? Is it gooey, fresh out of the oven? Does it have a sprinkle of sea salt on top? […]

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August 21, 2025April 10, 2026
A flier in black and white and taupe. Headline says Grey Matter: An Anthology of Contemporary Medical Poems. There is a screen printed drawing of two figures, one upside down and one right-side up. They have flowers drawn on them, perhaps as tattoos, hearts, and other linework on their faces and surrounding their heads. Underneath the drawing is more text that says Virtual Launch Event April 30 6 PM (AZ Time) Scan QR code for Zoom link. There is a QR code on the right bottom side. And on the left is Grey Matter's logo, a brain illustration with Grey Matter written inside of it.

An anthology of contemporary medical poems

I’m honored to be published again by Grey Matter: A Narrative Medicine Poetry Journal, the poetry journal of the Narrative Medicine program at the University of Arizona College […]

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April 25, 2025April 10, 2026
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