Jill McCabe Johnson

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TANGLED IN VOW & BESEECH (poems) released Spring 2024. Author of 3 books, 2 chaps. Editor of 3 anthologies. Editor in Chief Wandering Aengus Press & Trail to Table Press. Loves science. She/They

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So the strategy to reduce gun violence is not to pass gun control legislation but to silence Black people? Do I have that right?

“So she would have the artist turn his lyrics over to the government prior to putting out or promoting any songs he planned to use them in, and at that point if they are deemed to be “inconsistent with the goals of rehabilitation”, prosecutors could ask to modify Dorsey’s supervised release terms.”

Rapper BG ordered to have all future songs approved by US governmentwww.theguardian.com Ruling leads to claims that BG’s right to free speech unfairly challenged in another case putting rap lyrics on trial

Life goals…

The project is complete. The feline has expressed her satisfaction.

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✨MARK YOUR CALENDARS!✨ In the month of July, Sarabande is pleased to offer an open reading period for book-length manuscripts of poetry, short fiction, & literary nonfiction. The July Open is also open to proposals for works of poetry, fiction, & literary nonfiction in translation. Link in bio!

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“You write in order to change the world, knowing perfectly well that you probably can't, but also knowing that literature is indispensable to the world...” James Baldwin #writer

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Why don’t more people talk about how AI is like a weak, sniveling, parasitic vampire that sucks the blood of content and value from its victims — and then brags about how great it looks after shameless exploitation and victimization of its hosts?

For once, I’m glad I never wrote for The Atlantic.

The Atlantic, one of the oldest magazines in the U.S., and Vox Media, one of the nation's largest digital media holding companies, have both inked separate licensing and product deals with ChatGPT parent OpenAI.

Exclusive: The Atlantic, Vox Media cut deals with OpenAIwww.axios.com The publishers will let OpenAI use their data while OpenAI will let them use its tech.

And he wants to put chips in our brains...

One of the US government’s key space launch and defense contractors…

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TOMORROW at 7:30 PM ET we're discussing Everywhere, Tony Danza by @wendyoleson.bsky.social! Wendy will be joining for a Q&A! RSVP: everywhere-tony-danza.eventbrite.com

Did y'all see this beauty by Christopher Martin that dropped last month? I fear it got lost in all the Poetry Month goodness. It won the Wandering Aengus Book Award in Poetry and Jenny Sadre-Orafai writes, "Every poem in this collection feels like a revelation."

4 spots left for *Deep Listening for Writers* this Saturday, 2-4 pm, at the Salish Sea Folk Fest at Moran State Park. We'll retreat into the forest & beside Cascade Lake to explore the use of sound, write, & share our work. $35 Register at orcaswondercamp.org or email [email protected]

Orcas Wonder Camporcaswondercamp.org Discover the beauty of Moran State Park on Orcas Island, located in the San Juan Islands. Plan your adventure today!

As publisher at Wandering Aengus, it's a thrill when one of our books releases. Today, Matthew Daddona's debut novel, The Longitude of Grief, makes its way into the world. Kirkus Reviews calls it "a philosophical, intentionally digressive exploration of masculinity, toxic and otherwise."

Hard to tell what is aurora borealis and what is light pollution from Vancouver, BC in this north facing photo from the San Juan Islands tonight.

Looking forward to reading with poet Jed Myers at Third Place Books Ravenna this Wednesday. Seattle friends, hope you can join us!

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There's no feeling like holding your new book for the first time. Especially on a #caturday. Zooey doesn't seem very impressed.

The Poetry Department asked me to write a guest blog post, so I wrote about using sound in your writing. Is it cheating if it applies to prose, too? Anyway, the title is "Crafting Soundscapes," and I hope you'll read it. thepoetrydepartment.wordpress.com/2024/04/30/c...

Crafting Soundscapesthepoetrydepartment.wordpress.com This is a guest post by Jill McCabe Johnson. Shortly after six-year-old character Marie-Laure in Anthony Doerr’s novel, All the Light We Cannot See (Scribner, 2014), goes blind, she begins to learn “W...

Quote with a picture of water you took

Honored to have "Victim Protection" in the latest Superstition Review. Thank you to the editors who called the essay "a haunting look into the life of (a) victim struggling with a broken judicial system that fails to protect them from their tormentor." superstitionreview.asu.edu/issue33/nonf...

"Victim Protection" by Jill McCabe Johnson | Superstition Review superstitionreview.asu.edu

Slowly adding ALT text to the photos on my author website. The program doesn't actually allow for ALT text, so I'm adding it as a caption. Might take me a while since I'm doing it in my spare time, but it will be worth it.

In case your Thursday plans this week involve a trip to Orcas Island, the happening place to be is definitely The Barnacle for their Use Your Words literary open mic. I’m guest hosting and will absolutely indulge in their craft cocktails and mocktails. Come read and hang with us!

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The power of poetry!

Something cool (from Erin Reed at the other place): A federal judge ruled that trans and nonbinary teachers in Florida could determine their own pronouns, citing, in closing, “Song of Myself” as an anthem for American self-determination.

Dahlings! If you happen to be on Orcas Island tonight, it’s the official release event for my new poetry book. Hosted by Orcas Library, HALO, Darvill’s Books, and the Orcas Center. A reading and conversation with artists Kate Geddes & Martha Farish, moderated by author Ayn Gailey. Join us!

Self-driving (and self-crashing) cars and self-instigating WWWIII. What’s next, Mr. Musk?

Ah. Twitter’s AI, Grok, JUST FUCKING MADE UP that Iran is attacking Tel Aviv. It was first seen in the trending column. Bluechecks are running with the story

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Exactly. Nothing is inevitable. In addition to the fact that this is a giant plagiarism machine designed to put people out of work - done with contempt for arts and humanities - it’s also a massive water drain. We are wasting a dwindling and precious resource for this shit, too. It needs to stop.

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There is enough food to feed Gaza. Israel is hindering its delivery. The famine that is looming for millions of Palestinians is, like all modern famines, a choice

Opinion | Famine is always a choice. Gaza is no exception.www.msnbc.com More than 2 million Palestinians in the Gaza Strip are struggling to find enough food to eat. Israel’s policies in its war on Hamas have made it this way.

I'm so excited my friend, Tina Schumann, won @mooncitypress.bsky.social's 2023 Moon City Poetry Award for her second full-length collection, Boneyard Heresies. It's a fabulous collection. Can't wait to see it in print! moon-city-press.com/2024/03/01/t...

Tina Schumann Wins The 2023 Moon City Poetry Award – Moon City Pressmoon-city-press.com

Release Day! Come celebrate with me! We'll raise a glass to MoonPath Press for publishing my third full-length collection. We'll raise a glass to writer & poetry peeps--y'all are an inspiration. We'll raise a glass to my son, who the book is dedicated to. moonpathpress.com/JillMcCabeJo...

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Send me your pitches!

Would you like to write for the Poetry Center's blog? Pitches can range from enthusiasms (celebrations and appreciations of a collection), interviews, close-reads of poems, unpacking poetic techniques, writing prompts, curated reading lists, exploring Voca, or really ANYTHING related to poetry!

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The goal of misogyny is to reduce women *only* to gendered roles, actions, and meanings. Any pretensions to humanity in women, or any expressions of interiority—like, say, a love of music—must be stamped out and replaced with something pertaining to sex or childbearing.

Release Day! Heidi Seaborn says, "Jed Myers’ Learning to Hold wrestles to grasp the whole of humanity’s complexity & brutality." @marthasilano.bsky.social calls it a "beautiful and bracing collection" "reveling in nature’s increasingly precious splendor." wanderingaenguspress.com/learning-to-...