Forget Cool @forgetcool.bsky.social essays and poems about the movies, shows, music, books, games, etc. that have shaped you
forget.cool
Center for Humans & Nature @humansandnature.bsky.social 🌿📚 The Center for Humans & Nature is home to a press and a farm that explore in-depth and diverse perspectives about what it means to be human in an interconnected world. https://humansandnature.org
armatofu.bsky.social @armatofu.bsky.social Estoy jubilado y antiguo Administrador de Fincas
March Xmas 2026 @marchxness.bsky.social The premiere yearly tournament of music and memory. 2026's tournament features Xmas, holiday, and seasonal songs and runs in December 2026.
Selection committee: @meganc.bsky.social & @angermonsoon.bsky.social
@broadwaybooks.bsky.social @broadwaybooks.bsky.social 
Joellen S. @joellensweeney.bsky.social Nature | Performance | Joy
Creative Writing at NEIU @neiu-cw.bsky.social Home of Northeastern Illinois University’s Creative Writing Minor, The 82 Reading Series, and more!
https://www.neiu.edu/academics/colleges-departments/arts-and-sciences/departments/english/student-groups-and-honor-society/82-writers-reading
WILDsound Writing Festival @wildsoundwriting.bsky.social Daily deadlines for poetry, short stories, screenplays, stage plays, and novels.
Links to submit via sites and submittable: www.novelwritingfestival.com
Grant Clauser @grantclauser.bsky.social Poet | Teacher | Editor | Walker | Pennsylvanian | Plant-based
Temporary Shelters (2025)
Muddy Dragon on the Road to Heaven (2020)
Teaches at Rosemont College
Montgomery County Poet Laureate 2010
grantclauser.com 
Samuel Day Wharton @fakeourway.bsky.social (re)lapsed poet / winemaker / jack of some trades
mostly poetry / some wine stuff / a dog or two / hopefully not too much politics
Sacramento CA
Kirsten Miles, Author 🌹 @kirstenmiles.bsky.social Author 🖊 Vegan 🥬 Libra ♎️
EDM forever 🪩 Write Your Heart Out ❤️
Visit me at kirstenmilesauthor.com 💕
🏳️🌈🇸🇪💋✈️⛵️🌊
I do not read DMs here.
Bookshelfie ⭐️ @bookshelfie.bsky.social The Self-Pub Hub (Book Review and Story Site)
Submissions open now:
https://book-shelfie.com/submissions
Book tour inquiries: contact@book-shelfie.com
Coyote vs. Epistemic Assholes / J. Stryker 🍃 @easterncoyote.bsky.social Not the violent artist. | UofG alumnus. DV survivor & victim advocate. Dislikes liars and bullies. | Good trouble, narrativity, duality, moral reasoning, biopsychology, nature, wildlife, plants, trees. They/them.
Kirsten Sundberg Lunstrum @kslunstrum.bsky.social I’m a fiction writer and educator. My most recent books are the novel ELITA (NUP, 2025) and the forthcoming story collection OUTER STARS (UNT Press, 2025).
@poethawk.bsky.social @poethawk.bsky.social 
Ben Goldfarb @bengoldfarb.bsky.social Independent conservation journalist writing a book about fish. Author of CROSSINGS, on #roadecology, and EAGER, on beaver belief.
David Atkinson @davidatkinsonpoet.bsky.social (he/him) Prize-winning Irish poet writing in English & Ulster Scots. Pushcart nominated. MA from MMU. Archival poetics: Islandmagee Witch Trial & Irish War of Independence
Anis Mojgani @mojgani.bsky.social Poet & picture maker. NOLA born & raised. Oregon’s 10th Poet Laureate Emeritus. Trying days, trying heart.
Elizabeth Harlan-Ferlo @ehfwrites.bsky.social Author of Incarnation, Again. Writer, educator, faith leader, and caregiver. I adore puns but am really bad at word puzzles. Canon for Spirituality Education @trinitycathpdx. Opinions and rants are mine all mine.
Necessary Fiction @necessaryfiction.com A webjournal publishing short fiction, book reviews, a weekly newsletter, & whatever else happens at http://www.necessaryfiction.com. Doing our best since 2009.
Posts by http://shimmer.bsky.social. 
Kristin Henshaw @henshawkr.bsky.social 
Anthonyuplandpoetwatkins @anthonyupwatkins.bsky.social Poet, Publisher, Painter, Educator, Novelist, old guy who taking pictures of north Florida, writes a lot.
The Minister, a novel, (shopping agents), follows a small-town southern preacher through his life experiences & how they relate to & shape his faith. 
Andrea Deeken @drepoet.bsky.social 🌈 Queer Poet in the PNW🌲| 🔮 Pluto in Libra with a Luddite Heart🗝️| Author of MOTHER KINGDOM chap | Library Assistant 📚| Tween Mama | 🐾 Dog Person | ADHD |🏳️🌈🏳️⚧️ Lesbian Poets Society Pod🎧 Coming Soon! ✨|
she/they | linktr.ee/adeeken
Sean M @artistseanm.bsky.social Multimedia artist/instructor. Tolkien nerd. Politically independent, anti-MAGA/Trump. I produce a sci-fi podcast called VOID and a heavy metal podcast Distortion Analysis. Writing, Heavy Metal, DnD, baking, hiking, comedy/improv, husband and cat-dad. PDX!
Vijay Joshi @vjwords.bsky.social Poet...Poems are a very constructive channel for inner self, to link it with the world out there...
#poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #poetry #poem
@danushalameris.bsky.social @danushalameris.bsky.social Poet/ Writer. “Small Kindnesses” poem. Latest books: Bonfire Opera and Blade by Blade. Pac U MFA faculty. For more info on classes, books and events see linktr.ee/dlameris
Rekha Valliappan @silicasun.bsky.social Author - Poet
Award-winning Pushcart & Best of Net nom. Writer & Poet- Nature Nomad, Science Scarab, Art Aesthete -Stories, Poems, CNF, Flash Fiction, Haiku, Published in Over 100+ Literary & Genre Journals & Anthologies
https://www.silicasun.wordpress.com
Perugia Press @perugiapress.bsky.social Founded in 1997, Perugia is a nonprofit feminist press celebrating & supporting women poets, inclusive of gender-expansive identities, in print & beyond.
https://linktr.ee/perugiapress
emily stoddard @emilystoddard.bsky.social writer & artist 〰 poetrybulletin.com 〰 Divination with a Human Heart Attached (a poetry book) + Surfacing (a practice book) 〰 art / zines / books: ironweedarts.com
TriQuarterly Magazine @triquarterlymag.bsky.social Writing, Art, Video. Since 1958. Published by Northwestern University's Litowitz MFA+MA and the SPS MA graduate creative writing programs. www.triquarterly.org
The Dodge @thedodgemag.bsky.social Literary magazine est. 1979, reimagined 2021.
Writing, translation, and art on the environment.
https://thedodgemag.com/
General submissions in nonfiction, translation, and visual art OPEN NOW!
@oneiresthesia.bsky.social @oneiresthesia.bsky.social 2025 Oregon Literary Fellow @literary-arts.org
Assoc. Poetry Editor @thedodgemag.bsky.social
Poems & essays in Yale Review, The Journal, West Branch, Massachusetts Review, Missouri Review, Hayden's Ferry, etc
Dual Irish-American
Genevieve DeGuzman @gendeguzman.bsky.social Poet & writer based in Portland, OR. Tin House Workshop. StoryStudio. Oregon Lit Fellowship. KARAOKE AT THE END OF THE WORLD (JackLeg Press).
https://linktr.ee/genevievedeguzman
Ken Brydon @prison-stories.bsky.social Award-winning writer. 39 years incarcerated, 23 at San Quentin. PEN America recognized. Published by Joyce Carol Oates. I write about prison, redemption, loss, humor & hope—and the humanity found where most people never look.
Rebecca Foust @rebeccafoust.bsky.social Poet w/ 8 books, Marin County Poet Laureate Emeritus
Assistant Editor @narrativemag.bsky.social
YOU ARE LEAVING THE AMERICAN SECTOR (Backbone Press, October 2024)
Susan Moore Portland @susanmoorepdx.bsky.social Poet, etc 
Alia Bird @halloween-parade.bsky.social 🪿Tattoo artist and shop mom in PDX
🦜Probably on an ADHD side quest
🦢Any pronouns will do
Tomcat Bikes @tomcatbikespdx.bsky.social Local Bike Shop in Portland, Oregon
Oregon Humanities @oregonhumanities.bsky.social Oregon Humanities connects people and communities through conversation, storytelling, and participatory programs to inspire understanding and collaborative change.
Laura Donnelly @laurakdonnelly.bsky.social Author of Midwest Gothic (Ashland Poetry Press) and Watershed (Cider Press Review). Poetry prof at SUNY Oswego. 
Linda Robertson Arts @lindarobertsonarts.bsky.social Creating imagined landscapes with vibrant colors. Author of Embracing Encaustic/From Hawaii/Teaches in WA, Ireland and online including Painting With Fire. What’s Next? ⤵️ LindaRobertsonArts.com/links
charity @c-e-yo.bsky.social everything is practice | writer & mother
Literary Arts @literary-arts.org A nonprofit literary center in Portland, OR dedicated to engaging readers, supporting writers, & inspiring the next generation with great literature. https://literary-arts.org/about/our-story/
Lit Hub @literaryhub.bsky.social A daily literary website highlighting the best in fiction, nonfiction, poetry, and criticism.
https://linktr.ee/lithub_
Regal House Publishing @regalhouse.bsky.social A traditional House, with imprints Fitzroy Books, House of Kel, and Pact Press and nonprofit Regal House Initiative, committed to the publication of finely crafted literature.
Sherri Hoffman @shhoffma.bsky.social Writer, teacher, book-lover, sports-fan, PhD, coffee-snob, cancer survivor. Baking helps me think. she/her/hers
www.sherrihoffman.com
Shannon Amidon @shannonamidon.bsky.social Insatiably curious, wonder seeker, lover of insects, books & plants, bee custodian, art maker, environmental steward.
Jason M Thornberry @jason-m-thornberry.bsky.social THE FINISH LINE (Sand and Gravel Press) • Blood Type: Curry • Leeds United • Anti-AI
#LUFC
jmthornberry.wordpress.com
sandandgravelpress.com/store/the-finish-line-jason-thornberry
Jacqueline Doyle @jacqdoyle.bsky.social Author of The Lunatics' Ball (Mad Creek Books, forthcoming), American Literature 101: Stories (Cornerstone Press, forthcoming), and The Missing Girl (Black Lawrence Press). Wigleaf Top 50. 9 Notables, Best American Essays, Editor, CRAFT Lit Journal.
Poetry with Linda @poetrywithlinda.bsky.social poetry, nature, writing, reading, art, culture, languages, photography, travelling 🎨🖌️🖼️
Let's also be friends on Substack:@poetrywithlinda
Jeff Russell @jeffwrussell.bsky.social Poet, cofounder of icEdge, Intrivity and gardener obsessed with carex and the mesic forest. My new book: https://asterismbooks.com/product/by-the-time-this-reaches-you-jeff-russell. Multi-voiced recordings are available at jeffwrussell.bandcamp.com.
Middle Creek Publishing & Audio @middlecreek.bsky.social A small, independent human ecology press. Based in Colorado. Founded in 2015. Presently seeking non-profit status. 
David A Martin @david-a-martin.bsky.social Environmental Educator NWDC, Caretaker of Pueblo Mountain Park, Writer, Poet, Publisher, Outdoorsman, Mushroom Forager, Hiker, Backpacker, Camper, Entrepreneur, Socialist, Citizen Scientist, Gnostic, Illuminist.
Gloria Harrison @reinventinggloria.bsky.social It was all on fire when I got here.
Thomas @apparatuspdx.bsky.social Father, lawyer, musician, artist, and disillusioned patriot.
Shavaun Scott @shavaunscott.bsky.social Psychotherapist, Author, Media Consultant. Lover of animals and the forest. All around opinionated person.
Jen Rouse @jenlrouse.bsky.social Poet 🌈
Fragments of V (Harbor Editions)
A Trickle of Bloom Becomes You (Headmistress Press)
Stephen Kuusisto @stevekuusisto.bsky.social Poet, memoirist, disability activist, and dog lover. Travels and lectures widely on literature and human rights.
Archie @artemwriting.bsky.social UPenn. MBA. Books 📚 Writing ✍️ Art 🎨 Cooking & Gardening 🌱 Photos my own 📸 Married. From California ☀️ Got a Wacko Immune System 😅 Connecting here 🤗 https://substack.com/@archartem
Commonplace Podcast @commonplacepod.bsky.social Conversations with Poets and Other People
Hosted by Rachel Zucker
https://www.commonpodcast.com/
Support us on Patreon: https://www.patreon.com/commonplacepodcast
Reading with Rachel: Year-long (open to drop-ins!) course:
https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e
Beyond The Zero Podcast @beyondthezero.bsky.social We discuss books with writers, translators and critics from around the world. 
Backlisted Podcast @backlisted.bsky.social Giving new life to old books since 2015. Bookshop.org Indie Champion. Find us: backlisted.fm, Apple Podcasts, Spotify. Support us: patreon.com/backlisted.
Mike Sakasegawa @sakeriver.com Photographer, writer, podcaster. Host of Keep the Channel Open. Co-host of Hey, It's Me. He/him. Please no unsolicited advice.
Amassing frequent flyer miles with @jejunebug77.bsky.social.
sakeriver.com
keepthechannelopen.com
heyitsmepodcast.com
Fiction/Non/Fiction Podcast @fnfpodcast.bsky.social Everything you see on the news has already been written about in literature.
https://lithub.com/author/fictionnonfiction/
Brad Listi @bradlisti.bsky.social Author + host of Otherppl, the weekly books & culture podcast.In-depth conversations with today’s leading writers. Official account.
https://linktr.ee/bradlisti
#booksky
Kamran Javadizadeh @kjavadizadeh.bsky.social 
The Book Riot Podcast @bookriotpod.bsky.social A show about what's happening in the world of books and reading, hosted by Jeff O'Neal and Rebecca Schinsky. Available wherever you listen to podcasts.
BookRiot.com
Join us on Patreon for premium content: patreon.com/bookriotpodcast
Courtney Balestier @cfbalestier.bsky.social Writer. Leftie, both handed and politically. PGH. Appalachia forever. 🌹
courtneybalestier.com for words
wmfapodcast.com for convos about words
Maris Kreizman @maris.bsky.social Author of I Want to Burn This Place Down
https://www.themarisreview.com/
https://www.mariskreizman.com/
Shakespeare and Company @shakespeareandcompany.com Indie bookshop in Paris📚Online store ships to the world 🌎 Listen to our podcast here: https://podfollow.com/shakespeare-and-company 🎧
One Bright Book @onebrightbook.bsky.social A podcast where three friends read all the books, one book at a time. Links & notes at https://onebrightbook.com
Find us here: https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/one-bright-book/id1614302344
Trevor Berrett @mookse.bsky.social Books and Film | The Mookse and the Gripes Podcast with @bibliopaul.bsky.social | 2017 Best Translated Book Award Judge
Paul Wilson @bibliopaul.bsky.social Co-host of The Mookse And The Gripes podcast with @mookse | 2023 @USRofC judge | Slowly and happily burying myself in books
Dr. Han VanderHart @hanvanderhart.bsky.social Poet, essayist. Thou Wast Mild and Lovely (UNP, 2027), Larks (OUP, 2025), What Pecan Light (BCP, 2021).
Editor: @riverriverbooks.bsky.social
Host: @ofpoetrypodcast.bsky.social
Southern. PhD Duke. they/them. Durham, NC.
🏳️⚧️🏳️🌈🇵🇸 www.hanvanderhart.com
Frances Evangelista @nonsuchbook.bsky.social Print junkie. Librarian. Educator. Podcaster.
https://onebrightbook.com/
Rebecca Hussey @ofbooksandbikes.bsky.social Mostly bookish. NBCC Board Member/VP Membership and Tech. Books newsletter: Reading Indie on Substack. Co-host of One Bright Book podcast. #KateBriggs24 #AContinuation25 she/her
You'll find me on my ebike.
Dorian Stuber @ds228.bsky.social Reader; newly in St Louis; always as Canadian as possible under the circumstances
https://eigermonchjungfrau.blog/
Rachel Zucker @rachzuck.bsky.social Me. Also, host of Commonplace. Also teacher, Mom & friend.
John Mitchinson @johnmitchinson.bsky.social Writer, co-host of Backlisted, writer for Byline Times, former publisher.
Ryan Alexanderplatz @ryanhasbadtaste.bsky.social Guy who reads (and is finally writing) | Co-host, VOLLMANNIA | Words in StatORec
https://linktr.ee/TheRepublicofBadTaste?utm_source=linktree_profile_share<sid=ced578b1-5f5a-4450-afc0-33649232dc12
Bethanne Patrick @thebookmaven.bsky.social SUBSTACK:
The Book Maven Unbound
https://thebookmavenunbound.substack.com/
Critic @LATimesBooks
LIFE B memoir: https://bookshop.org/p/books/life-b-overcoming-double-depression-bethanne-patrick/1874245
https://linktr.ee/bookmaven
Women of Letters @womenofletters.org 📚 conversations on work, writing, & professional success with the women shaping our cultural landscape
🎤 @janajm.com, PhD
👇 SEASON 3 OUT NOW
📝 womenofletters.substack.com
🎵 podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/women-of-letters/id1747035747
Jana M. Perkins, PhD @janajm.com 🎙️ host, @womenofletters.org
✍️ conversations on work, writing, & professional success with the women shaping our cultural landscape
📍 croatian-canadian 🏳️🌈 in 🇭🇷
📸 mostly on insta these days: @janajm
Tobias Carroll @tobiascarroll.bsky.social Author: IN THE SIGHT; EX-MEMBERS; POLITICAL SIGN; REEL; TRANSITORY. Next up: KILL LIST (Bloomsbury Academic)
NBCC Board. Freelance writer. Coffee drinker.
https://linktr.ee/tobiascarroll
Jonesy @kenjones.bsky.social PDX-based radio theater writer/producer, and host of JONESY, 2nd and 4th Thursdays of the month at 10:30am PT on KBOO Community Radio https://kboo.fm/program/jonesy 
A Meal of Thorns @mealofthorns.bsky.social A speculative book club, where critics, writers, and scholars join us to talk about thorny, interesting titles. A podcast from the Ancillary Review of Books.
https://ancillaryreviewofbooks.org/amealofthorns/
Matt Seybold @mattseybold.bsky.social American Vandal Pod | Prof of AmLit & Twain Studies + Director of Media Studies, Elmira College | Resident Scholar @MarkTwain.bsky.social | Political Economy of Mass Media
TheAmericanVandal.com
MattSeybold.com
Jo Livingstone @jolivingstone.bsky.social Writer and coproprietor of thestopgap.net a blog
Charlotte Shane @charoshane.bsky.social Even now, despite everything
Edits & Annotations @editsannotations.bsky.social A podcast from the Roderick Centre for Australian Literature and Creative Writing. Season 2 releasing now, with new episodes on Tuesdays and Thursdays!
Listen here: https://podfollow.com/editsannotations/view
Chad W. Post @chadwpost.bsky.social “Most Insufferable Man in Publishing.” Loves baseball, hates most pitchers. Sucks at email. Is usually editing or writing for Substack or podcasting.