Nicole Tallman (@natallman.bsky.social)

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 10:57 PM

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 11, 2026, 10:07 PM

Animals, Verity, and The Invite in the same day is a vibe.

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 10:18 PM

Let’s go!

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 4:25 PM

Animals

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 10, 2026, 3:08 PM

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@natallman.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 3:10 PM

Friends, in advance of @miamibookfair.bsky.social, I’ll be reading with Julie Marie Wade for @soflopojo.bsky.social’s reading series. Register to join us via Zoom on 10/22 at 7 p.m. Eastern. 🔗 us02web.zoom.us/meeting/regi...

@poetrichardblanco.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 2:50 PMReposted by @natallman.bsky.social

This month’s Free Poetry Resources are here! Check out my site to download the poetry broadside, writing prompt, reading recommendations & explore resources for teachers & educators. You'll also find details about my upcoming craft tutorial, What Makes a Poem Memorable? richard-blanco.com.

@hanvanderhart.bsky.social Oct 7, 2026, 12:52 PMReposted by @natallman.bsky.social

No one owns poetry It only goes through you As soon as you realize that you will be actually Dorothea Lasky

take my hand just like the others But in his eyes I will know it was all worth it And when I say I love you how are you He will say oh thanks for asking
But no this isn't the way it will end
I will go gliding through With everyone watching
And it will be inevitable how I win again
I've got so much before me
And even as the poems run away from me
In less than an hour
I know they will come back
No one owns poetry
It only goes through you
As soon as you realize that you will be actually happy
It's all a source of

From Dorothea Lasky’s MOTHER published by Wave Books

@mitchnobis.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 10:24 PMReposted by @natallman.bsky.social

Metro Detroit locals! Michigan and Ohio folks looking for an afternoon out! People kinda far-ish but wanting a day trip!

We have a reading for you!

@mrdecember.bsky.social and I are reading from our debut poetry collections at the awesome Book Suey in Hamtramck on October 17th at 4:00. Come by!

A flyer announcing that Kevin Risner and I are reading at Book Suey on October 17 at 4:00 p.m.

@alysdragon.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 11:50 AMReposted by @natallman.bsky.social

In the same way, when we smell the air in autumn, our brains provide a whole lifetime of autumns and the emotions, and visuals connected with them. For the real human, or character, it’s happening in the background - a writer’s job is to bring it to your conscious attention.

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 2:02 PM

Yes! I saw you on the roster. 💜

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 12:01 PM

Another thanks to @bunkong.bsky.social, @kavetchnik.bsky.social, and @mickiepoet.bsky.social for publishing this poem in Cultural Daily, @swwim.bsky.social and Queer Poem-A-Day, respectively. 💜

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 6, 2026, 11:54 AM

I have a new poetry book coming out in April. Sharing the title poem here as a sneak peek. With thanks to Richie Hofmann for the prompt that inspired the poem and the resulting collection, and to Summer from @unsolicitedpress.bsky.social for publishing this book.💜

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 5, 2026, 5:26 PM

Join me, @jacklegpress.bsky.social, @mickiepoet.bsky.social, Kristie Frederick Daugherty & @notquitehydepark.bsky.social for A Very Literary Happy Hour on November 5, 7-8 pm EST! 🥂

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 6:39 PM

This poem that Maxine Kumin wrote for Anne Sexton.

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 6:21 PM

I meant October. Time is flying!

@djvorreyer.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 4:45 PMReposted by @natallman.bsky.social

A wonderful evening of poems! Thanks @natallman.bsky.social, for bringing us together.

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 4:33 PM

The recording of the September installment of A Very Literary Happy Hour is now live, featuring @casswhit.bsky.social, @djvorreyer.bsky.social & Sarah Carey, & hosted by yours truly with the generous support of @jacklegpress.bsky.social!

@natallman.bsky.social Oct 4, 2026, 2:24 PM

Anne Sexton died 52 years ago today at the age of 45. Let us honor her life and her poems together. Here is one of my favorites. Please share yours. ❤️