Writer, poet, mom, Jew. Pgh-made. Author of To Look After and Use & Other Customs and Practices. (She/her)
Philadelphia, PA
Joined May 2013
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Leah Falk's OTHER CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES (@GlassLyrePress) “consider[s] both ‘our unknown ancestors' / long shadows,’ made visible in genes, in folk customs, and in prayer, and the bodily immediacy of a life with a small child.”
More about Falk here: linktr.ee/yetzirahpoets
So pleased to have two poems up at Terrain this week about how we carry history, among other things
terrain.org/2023/poetry/leah…
Happy birthday to my second book baby, Other Customs and Practices. You can order it now through B&N, other outlets forthcoming. barnesandnoble.com/w/other-c…
Happy my child's birthday to me, I just drafted a poem trashing a major critic for saying there were no poets of motherhood in a talk she gave 15 years ago
Leah Falk retweeted
We are honored to have two poems in this list! Congrats to Sheila Dong and @MFADayJob on your beautiful work celebrating the earth. Thank you @CLMPorg 🌏💚#EarthDay2023
In addition to anything else you do on #EarthDay today, take a moment to read a poem, story, or essay from @Orion_Magazine, @GeorgiaReview, @EcotoneMagazine, @TahomaReview, @Terrainorg, @humanaobscura, @RaleighReview, or another CLMP member: clmp.org/news/a-reading-list…
pleased to be reading with Amy Small-McKinney, @harrietlevin and Maya Pindyck at Drexel in a couple weeks!
Leah Falk retweeted
Rutgers faculty unions are on day 3 of our STRIKE for a #FairContractNow. Donate to the joint strike fund of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, PTLFC, and AAUP-BHSNJ to support members on strike. #RUOnStrike! #StrikeFund Share widely!
Donate here: rafup.betterworld.org/donate
All my materials went off to @GlassLyrePress this week - look for Other Customs and Practices in fall 2023!
Leah Falk retweeted
I’m looking forward to reading with @LoebDavon at Rutgers-Camden on Wednesday, April 12!
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Thrilled to be returning to Solstice (in person this time)!
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from Lynn Melnick's excellent REFUSENIK, a poem that says much of what I would ever want to say about being a parent.
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submitting poems sometimes feels like a thankless slog, but then other times I realize I need to chop a poem clean in half in the process of submitting it and I feel like I just went for a swim, got a haircut, and drank a shot of whiskey all at the same time
Leah Falk retweeted
We're excited to introduce 𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙻𝚊𝚋 for NJ orgs looking to experiment w/ new program ideas. W/ $500 for participation & up to $5,000 for launch, we're aiming to expand the humanities through new & innovative ideas.
Intro Webinar 3/16: njhumanities.org/event/intro…
ALT Participating organizations will receive guided learning and funding to experiment with new programs. This support includes: Cohort learning, individual meetings, and regular assignments Optional additional meetups after the program A community in which to create a new humanities project $500 program participation award, followed by up to $5,000 in project funding
Things making me happy these days: 1) realizing thematic connections and programming potential between 2 works of difficult, socially-aware literature separated by four decades
5) sitting with my creative work even for thirty minutes and feeling the intense focus that somehow hasn't disappeared amidst the rest of my life