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aspiring queer elder & biracial Nikkei poet 🌹 books w @thirtywestph @mouthfeelpress @stanchionzine @fifthwheelpress @harbor_review

Philadelphia
Joined January 2014
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✨ c o v e r r e v e a l ✨ also, preorder link is up for my debut full-length poetry collection 🍑 gratitude to @fifthwheelpress for publishing and Amy Beth Sisson & Julia Sanders for this gorgeous cover 💙 fifthwheelpress.myshopify.co…
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Cover reveal. Sumptuous. Enchanting. 💜
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1 bad festival is not your fault. 2? There may be something else. If you’re a new vendor to the public, observe the pricing, ask the organizer for tips, and be flexible hourly. Weather and location matters, too. Hate to see you quit before you have enough data to know a problem.
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BTS from @CollsBook @twchapbooks were the star of the show. So many lovely patrons, vendors, & tons of books. Was good to be next to @StanchionZine see old friends, & repeat readers. Thank you to the most literary town in New Jersey. Photos by @jdalewrites & @theoriginalison
Collingswood! Escape the mundane with Thirty West books from 10-4 today. We’re literally right across from the lovely Sabrina’s Cafe so get your book fix before you eat. @CollsBook is one of the best in NJ
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hi, if you happen to be at the balt book fest and want a copy of 'you stupid slut,' i have exactly 10 that just showed up on my doorstep! i will have them both today at the @fifthwheelpress/@masonjarpress reading and tomorrow at the @bruisermag reading
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Today's the day, Fall Cohort! Thirty West is thrilled to publish this 4-person chapbook project, filled with so much poetry and fiction that you will be thankful for their writing. Preorders are open now. Limited-edition saddle-stitched or classic staples. Mega thread below.
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Real life Animorphs photo of @theoriginalison and Salem! Thirty West Best of 10 Years Vol 01 anthology is here for a limited time. Stay well-read with a 2-poem excerpt of our hit chapbook, PHILOSOPHERS KNOW NOTHING ABOUT LOVE & much more.
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Best of 10 years volume 01 is here. Ft. @nicolemrivas @jdalewrites @theoriginalison @RossMcMeekin @olivia_online_ @KESLENTZ @jdalewrites & Adam Gianforcaro. Handmade and ready to escape the mundane for $13.33 thirtywestph.com/shop/p/best… @twchapbooks
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Best of 10 years volume 01 is here. Ft. @nicolemrivas @jdalewrites @theoriginalison @RossMcMeekin @olivia_online_ @KESLENTZ @jdalewrites & Adam Gianforcaro. Handmade and ready to escape the mundane for $13.33 thirtywestph.com/shop/p/best… @twchapbooks
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first poem out with the new photo 🌱 thank you @CincinnReview !!
"a leather trunk and handmade pine box, coffin-sized, for holding rice air-tight." In today's miCRo by @theoriginalison, the speaker reaches for an unnameable loss by glancing at everything around the negative space left by a lost family member. Link in thread.
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"a leather trunk and handmade pine box, coffin-sized, for holding rice air-tight." In today's miCRo by @theoriginalison, the speaker reaches for an unnameable loss by glancing at everything around the negative space left by a lost family member. Link in thread.
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BEST OF THIRTY WEST VOL 1 CONTRIBUTORS @jdalewrites @RossMcMeekin @theoriginalison @nicolemrivas @olivia_online_ @anniejo_17 @nicolemrivas & Adam Gianforcaro
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Since I’m going to see @toriamos tomorrow night, a little poem I wrote inspired by the Goddess.
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Issue Published: Sinister Wisdom 141: 50th Anniversary - mailchi.mp/sinisterwisdom/13…
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New sale in the TW Shop. Buy 2 chapbooks, get 1 free. All genres; mix and match; automatic discount. These hand-bound editions are immediate & need readers like you. Long live chapbooks! @theoriginalison @Seanennis110 @Chelsea_Stickle and more. thirtywestph.com/shop
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Poets, beware. You shouldn’t have to pay to play.
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Sinister Wisdom 50th Anniversary Auction - mailchi.mp/sinisterwisdom/fu…
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To honor #nationalpoetrymonth on Sat. April 25th, we’re going FERAL AF See 5 Thirty West favorites read some savory poems. Bring 1-3 poems for the open mic to close out a memorable event. 7-9 w/drink specials at Neon Clown Dream Lounge. Saturday night fever? Nah, ferocity!
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FACE-TO-FACES is a gift that arrived right before Christmas. Thirty West congratulates & celebrates @KESLENTZ for going the distance, taking risks, & leaving it all out on the page. This book of experimental poetry is just what we need to kickstart a great ‘26. Preorders fulfilling soon
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