@SplitThisRock

Split This Rock cultivates, teaches & celebrates poetry bearing witness to injustice & provokes social change. Find us on BlueSky: https://nitter.cf/t.co/6ySl2OJjOT

Washington, D.C.
Joined July 2009
Community, Split This Rock has successfully raised the remaining $10,000 of our $68,750 fundraising goal! We are so grateful to everyone who responded to and shared our May fundraising update. Without you, this would not have been possible. Full update: bit.ly/3TnY358
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Our new slate of program offerings is LIVE! Join us for virtual/in-person workshops with Tala Khanmalek, A.D. Lauren-Abunassar, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Camisha L. Jones & Rob Macaisa Colgate! PLUS the free Stubborn Roots Book Launch in DC! Learn more: bit.ly/3Vren5N #Poetry
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Our new slate of program offerings is LIVE! Join us for virtual/in-person workshops with Tala Khanmalek, A.D. Lauren-Abunassar, Kay Ulanday Barrett, Camisha L. Jones & Rob Macaisa Colgate! PLUS the free Stubborn Roots Book Launch in DC! Learn more: bit.ly/3Vren5N #Poetry
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Image Description: Over a black background, glowing text reads “Event Calendar.” Below, 6 rectangles styled to look like tickets with dates, titles & featured poet names. 2 events will take place in Washington, D.C. 4 events will be virtual. Below, a URL: splitthisrock.org.
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Community, Split This Rock has successfully raised the remaining $10,000 of our $68,750 fundraising goal! We are so grateful to everyone who responded to and shared our May fundraising update. Without you, this would not have been possible. Full update: bit.ly/3TnY358
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Image Description: Split This Rock’s red logo at the top with multi-colored falling confetti in the background. The text of the first paragraph is in the post, along with an expression of gratitude for community support during the hardest year in the organization’s history.
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In 2025, Split This Rock & @shoutmousepress collaborated to host youth for poetry & political education workshops. The result: "Stubborn Roots: Poems to Grow a Better World," by 18 young writers of color. Support their work by preordering your copy today: bit.ly/3Sbd2Pk
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In 2025, Split This Rock & @shoutmousepress collaborated to host youth for poetry & political education workshops. The result: "Stubborn Roots: Poems to Grow a Better World," by 18 young writers of color. Support their work by preordering your copy today: bit.ly/3Sbd2Pk
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For this year's #SealeyChallenge, we curated a list of 31 #poetry books and 3 poetry anthologies on Split This Rock's Bookshop storefront: bit.ly/4ySbavz We're a #Bookshop affiliate, so when you buy books via our list, we earn a commission (but doesn’t cost you extra!).
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For this year's #SealeyChallenge, we curated a list of 31 #poetry books and 3 poetry anthologies on Split This Rock's Bookshop storefront: bit.ly/4ySbavz We're a #Bookshop affiliate, so when you buy books via our list, we earn a commission (but doesn’t cost you extra!).
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Amir McClam reads “I FEEL MOST DISABLED WHEN THROWN AGAINST A CLOCKWHITE BACKGROUND” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry: bit.ly/3RiPtDQ This #DisabilityPrideMonth, join us in sharing poems by disabled poets! #Poetry #DisabilityPride
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Amir McClam reads “I FEEL MOST DISABLED WHEN THROWN AGAINST A CLOCKWHITE BACKGROUND” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry: bit.ly/3RiPtDQ This #DisabilityPrideMonth, join us in sharing poems by disabled poets! #Poetry #DisabilityPride
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Video Description: Amir McClam, a Black person with dark brown skin, big Piscean eyes, nose hoop & headwrap, reads an excerpt from their poem “I FEEL MOST DISABLED WHEN THROWN AGAINST A CLOCKWHITE BACKGROUND” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry
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Arianna Monet reads “I’m rewatching the She Ra episode where Glimmer gets sick for the first time” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry: bit.ly/4eQjh2o This #DisabilityPrideMonth, join us in sharing poems by disabled poets! #Poetry
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Arianna Monet reads “I’m rewatching the She Ra episode where Glimmer gets sick for the first time” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry: bit.ly/4eQjh2o This #DisabilityPrideMonth, join us in sharing poems by disabled poets! #Poetry
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Video Description: Arianna Monet, a dark-skinned Black femme with dark curly hair, dimples & oversized glasses, reads an excerpt from the poem “I’m rewatching the She Ra episode where Glimmer gets sick for the first time” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection.
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MT Vallarta reads “What Happens When the Matriarch Dies” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry: A Social Justice #Poetry Database: bit.ly/4gkrSwD This #DisabilityPrideMonth, join us in celebrating & sharing poems by disabled poets!
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MT Vallarta reads “What Happens When the Matriarch Dies” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry: A Social Justice #Poetry Database: bit.ly/4gkrSwD This #DisabilityPrideMonth, join us in celebrating & sharing poems by disabled poets!
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Video Description: MT Vallarta, a Filipinx femme with light brown skin, short black hair, winged eyeliner & a gold septum ring, reads an excerpt from their poem “What Happens When the Matriarch Dies” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry.
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Ina Cariño reads “Summer Figs” for Split This Rock’s Sick & Disabled Showcase Collection in The Quarry: A Social Justice Poetry Database: bit.ly/4eDt2Cf This #DisabilityPrideMonth, join us in celebrating & sharing poems by disabled poets! #Poetry #DisabilityPride
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