Author of THEY CAN TAKE IT OUT (@wordworkseditor). Word percolator, poem gatherer, ink stainer, mama, poet. Teach @MassArt, Edit @Pangyrus. (cherwords@bluesky)
Boston, MA
Joined January 2012
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My most recently published poem “Patriarch” appears in Water ~ Stone Review. waterstonereview.com/current… and it feels so fitting to this month. Thank you @WSRLitJournal and Joan Naviyuk Kane for selecting.
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I drink sherry and wine by myself because I like it and I get the sensuous feeling of indulgence I do when I eat salted nuts or cheese; luxury, bliss, erotic-tinged. 1953
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Look closer.
This is what “change” looks like inside your brain:
1. Stop rehearsing disaster.
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Stanford University seeks a professor in poetry. Move fast! This position closes September 15, 2026. AWP members can learn more by visiting our Job List. awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Job-Li…
ALT Have you checked out the AWP Job List? over a bird’s-eye view of a writer’s desk
Got tickets, got there in time & couldn’t get in! I’ll cut to the chase: whoever handled ticketing & crowd management dropped the ball on this one! We got out of line with hundreds of people whose view of the game was obscured by FIFA-Boston signage of fence! #boston #soccer
The FIFA Fan Festival™ in City Hall Plaza, Boston, is open from 3pm-12.30am. If you are planning journeys into downtown and across Boston be sure to factor this into your plans. #WeAreBoston #WeAre26 #FIFAWorldCup @cityofboston @massgov @mbta @mbta_cr @visitma @meetbostonusa
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Our beloved Lisa Ampleman is moving into a leadership role with our sister press, Acre Books. We're so excited for everything she will do for the press and can't wait to see what comes next for her. But...that means we're looking for a new Managing Editor! Application in thread.
ALT CR logo in russet and headline, "We're Hiring." Post continues, "Managing Editor (full-time hybrid). Join us at The Cincinnati Review, a top-tier literary journal based in the English Department at University of Cincinnati."
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NACLA seeks a NYC-based undergraduate or graduate student to support an archival and public history project!
In this exhibition! With a collab painting with poem! @nedretandre Reception this Sunday. #painting #poetry #boston #collaborative #artmaking
Good news to share! After teaching at MassArt since 2009 in part-time and temp full-time positions, and in Fall 2026, I will continue in the Humanities Department as tenure-track Associate Professor! I'm ecstatic to continue working with the vibrant students, faculty, and staff!
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Faculty and students from tribal schools are encouraged to apply to the #AWP27 TCU Fellowship Program for the opportunity to forge new connections within the literary community! Applications close May 31—apply now or spread the word. awpwriter.secure-platform.co…
ALT White pennant with AWP TCU Fellowship Program on a teal background patterned with concentric white circles
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The fourth year of the AWP HBCU Fellowship Program was a success! Now we’re looking ahead to Chicago—applications for faculty and students involved in creative writing open April 1. We can’t wait to see what you’ve got! awpwriter.org/AWP/AWP/Writer…
ALT #AWP26 HBCU creative advisor MK Asante speaking with three other people at the HBCU reception
When teaching Baldwin’s “Sonny’s Blues,” I contextualize his brother’s fear for Sonny, hanging out with other jazz musicians and crowds because my college students primarily don’t know this history. This would be a useful image to show. With content warnings.
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mary ruefle was right when she said that people would rather read an essay about poetry than read a poem. it reminds me of when people in a museum read the explanatory caption before having their own experience of the art. you fear not "getting it" when you should fear not living
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Here is a photo of random late-1970s students at Phillips Academy (Andover) now being offered on eBay. Anyone look familiar?
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Bad Bunny put a beautiful spotlight on Puerto Rico last night, its culture, its music and some of its challenges, like the power crisis and displacement. This video I produced for @MorePerfectUS delves into some of those challenges more deeply.
