.Tom O'Mara We must end prison slavery and the exploitation of incarcerated New Yorkers. Please co-sponsor The No Slavery in NY Act (S.225/A.3412) and fight for workers' rights. bit.ly/3LWoHvs

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Black History Month Poetry Reading The history of Africans in America was first celebrated in 1926; the month long observation in 1976. Akua will read from her body of work and some others that reflect on the history of Black Americans. bit.ly/BlackHistPoetry

In praise of Bryan Thao Worra
President of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Poetry Association (SFPA) 2016 to 2022
We grew under his stewardship from 215 members in 2016 to 470 member in 2022, more than doubling participation.

🎉HAPPY NEW YEAR!🎉

The 25th issue of #FIYAHLitMag is now available for download. | $3.99

Writers: Naomi Day, ZinRock, Openly Bläcqué Fätté 🇹🇹, Laura Barker, Leah Andelsmith, @AkuaLezli, Denzel Scott, Joanne Godley, machete afilao 🗡️✍🏾, & Ural Garrett.

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Center of Gravity Reading 1/12/2023 Thursday. Tried to get that poem published for a long time My most specific, self revealing speculative/surreal poem ever. Not sure how to read it, so will have to practice. And such great company! youtube.com/watch?v=cTSEUG…

Delighted to have two poems in this wonderful audio magazine. Issue #4 stanzacannon.com/issues/issue-f… via @stanzacannon

Last quarterly report on my project for 2022: Afrofuturistic, Pastoral, Speculative Poetry with reading By Christina M. Rau, Wednesday, 12/21, 7 pm to 8 pm, Live on Facebook Via Zoom

Sat 25 Feb 11:00 AM - Sun 26 Feb 7:00 PM: Virtuous Con: Black History Month 2023 tickettailor.com/events/virtuou…

A very happy birthday to my handsome friend #MichaelDorn ⁦Michael Dorn⁩

Tell Congress: We Need to Invest in a Climate Resilient Future secure.ucsusa.org/a/2022-12-9-ax…

Book Print Collective Member Grants gofund.me/ad4e6242

Book Print Collective Member Grants gofund.me/ad4e6242

“Medusa” speaks to the truth of hair and the continuing illusion of snakes in Akua Lezli Hope Akua Lezli Hope’s The New Verse News (always open to newspoems) poem. newversenews.blogspot.com/2022/11/medusa…

Happy book birthday to us the editors of #AfricaRisen , which is now on sale 🥳🎊🎊
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It has amazing contributors mentioned & tagged here like Tananarive Due - The Reformatory @tobiasbuckell Steven Barnes Wole Talabi Tlotlo Tsamaase Maurice Broaddus Alexis Brooks de Vita ALEX JENNINGS

Arboreal Dreams open for submission. speculativetrees.com

'Halloween surprise' #HalloweenHaikuChallenge @Halloweenhorrorhaiku
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4/ Linda D. Addison (Linda D. Addison), Bram Stoker Award winner, Horror Writers Association (HWA) Lifetime Achievement Award winner (Black Panther: Tales of Wakanda, Classic Monsters Unleashed, Predator: Eyes of the Demon)