Amelia Williams

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Supporting one another in community takes many forms. This is one of many events I'm going to, participating in. In these dark times - poetry helps us see into things more deeply. Join us.

ICE Out For Good Lovingston Va · Indivisible Wednesday, January 7th, an American citizen was killed by Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in Minneapolis, Minnesota. This killing is part of a broader pattern of unchecked violence, impunity...

I'm hosting an event for Indivisible. Can you attend? Use this link to sign up: www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

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Don’t Stream Fascism: Cancel Spotify

I'm canceling my Spotify subscription until the ICE ads are removed. Streaming hate is a choice and I refuse to fund it. #CancelSpotify

NO KINGS Staunton, VA · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** Our peaceful movement is only getting bigger and stronger. “NO KINGS” is more than just a slogan—it’s the foundation our nation was built upon. Bo...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS Staunton, VA” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

Join us @ Rapunzel's. Oct 1: Poetry Unfolding: Make & Decorate Cootie Catcher/Fortune Teller Poems; Oct 8: Haiku Practice to See the World Around You; Oct 15: DIY Culture & Zine Making; Oct 22: Whyse Words: Performance & Spoken Word Workshop, Whyse Legion. Register bit.ly/47XMpTG

& Poetry: A free multi-arts workshop series 1st 4 Wednesdays in October 4-6 PM tailored for participants 14 and older at Rapunzel's Coffee and Books in Lovingston. Register:

As we resist Trump’s tyranny, America gains solidarity.

As we gain solidarity, we feel more courageous.

As we feel courageous and stand up to Trump, we weaken him and his regime.

As we weaken Trump and his regime, we have less to fear.

Our Endorsements — Track AIPAC We support candidates who reject support from AIPAC and their allies. Our candidates support Palestinian rights and statehood, call for conditioning and cutting military aid to Israel, and support enf...

Support the candidates endorsed by "Track AIPAC." They are not taking campaign contributions from an organization that that takes a "my country right or wrong" stance vis a vis the actions of the current Israeli government in Gaza. www.trackaipac.com/endorsements

Senate Passes Megabill as Murkowski Stays Bought In a

The American Prospect:
"Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK) decided that she could live with a bill that takes food and medicine from vulnerable people to fund tax cuts tilted toward the wealthy, as long as it didn’t take quite as much food away from Alaskans." americanprospect.bluelena.io/index.php?ac...

Oh -forgot to say -
I'm leading this walk!

Fringed white flowers of Virginia waterleaf above green hand-shaped leaves.

Wild Ink walk Saturday July 12 9-12:30. Hosted by the nature Foundation at Wintergreen. Shamokin Springs Nature Preserve is lush with plant and fungal life now, and with its braided streams is an oasis of cooler temperatures on these hot days. Learn more and register: tnfw.org/event/wild-i...

Many states have re-branded their Medicaid programs so people about to lose their healthcare do not know they are on Medicaid. In Kansas it is KanCare, for e.g. You can look up the names in any state here: www.ncsl.org/resources/ma...

Magazine cover image of pink echinacea flowers with a child and two bees.

My poem "Stem Mother" is accompanied by a host of other terrific writing in this special issue of Wildscape. wildscapelit.com/stemmotheram...

special issue 1 SPECIAL ISSUE I // MAY 2025 The Power of Motherhood & Womanhood Images above, from left to right:”Sanctuary”, cover of issue 2 using the piece “Moments of Hope”, “…

Pleased to join a crew of fine writers in the first Special Issue by Wildscape Journal - a multi-layerd and evocative exploration of motherhood. wildscapelit.com/special-issu...

NO KINGS CHARLOTTESVILLE · Indivisible **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS CHARLOTTESVILLE” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/indivisible/...

Camped and hiked last week and got to observe a couple of timber rattlers.

NO KINGS CHARLOTTESVILLE · No Kings **In America, we don’t put up with would-be kings.** NO KINGS is a national day of action and mass mobilization in response to increasing authoritarian excesses and corruption from Trump and his allie...

I'm attending No Kings's event, “NO KINGS CHARLOTTESVILLE” - sign up now to join me! www.mobilize.us/nokings/even...

eight leatherbound books all titled "FERNS" volumes 1 through 8

Everyone in the past was neurotypical, which is how we got things like this single-author, eight-volume encyclopedia of ferns

Wild Women Contest

2 of my poems are semifinalists in the Tulip Tree Wild Women Contest. Fingers crossed. www.tuliptreepub.com/wild-women-c...

Chatted with a few friends today who didn't know they needed to register for the online book launch that's on Sat Apr 26th at 2PM. Let me know via email, phone, Bluesky, text etc. if you want to be added to the list to receive the zoom link!

Submitting to Second Coming Indolent Books and editor Michael Broder are back with another poem-a-day series called Second Coming as a creative response to the threat posed to our democracy by the second Trump …

Came across this submisson call today. Am going to send them something. You do too! www.indolentbooks.com/submitting-t...

A pilgrim seeks meaning on St. Cuthbert's Way As Alanna Mitchell traces the saint's Scottish path, she finds it's more than a journey—it's an act of faith in the power of storytelling.

Like the monks who walked this path to protect the saint’s body from marauders, Alanna Mitchell knows that she is also “on a journey of trial and sacrifice in the modern British wilderness.” But, she wonders, “what am I trying to find?”

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