Miriam Calleja (She/Her)

Check out PEN Malta's May newsletter – find out more about the Open Mic on Manoel Island, standing up to unchecked development, and how you can raise your voice.
Manoel Island should be for everyone, not for the greedy trying to grab our country with enabling politicians.

"I have a confession to make. The you in my writing is never the same you. In fact, it is rarely one you. But rather, it is a fractured you, a many-a-you, a you that contains accumulated gooseflesh, pounding hearts, half-whispered promises..." Read the rest... www.tupeloquarterly.com/reviews/crav...

Ad for book launch of Alina Stefanescu’s poetry book My Heresies, featuring an interview with Miriam Calleja, at Thank You Books in Birmingham Alabama on May 8 at 630 pm - showing photo of author and of book cover

If you’re in bama go to this book launch!!! Congrats Ms Stefanescu & Sarabande @alinaetc.bsky.social @thankyoubooks.bsky.social @sarabandebooks.bsky.social @miriamcalleja.bsky.social #alinastefanescu #miriamcalleja #thankyoubooks #alabama #bama #birminghamalabama

We can't wait to celebrate @alinaetc.bsky.social and her poetry collection MY HERESIES, a “hauntological mapping of life, love, family, & womanhood” (@sarabandebooks.bsky.social), in conversation with @miriamcalleja.bsky.social on Thursday, May 8 at 6:30 pm!

Free as always & RSVP: bit.ly/alinatyb

@miriamcalleja.bsky.social is a poet, workshop leader, and translator. Her work has appeared in Taos Journal, plume, humana obscura, & elsewhere. Her latest chapbook is “Come Closer, I Don’t Mind the Silence” (BottleCap Press, 2023). Miriam lives in Birmingham, Alabama. More on miriamcalleja.com.

Are you at #neworleanspoetryfestival? Come to my generative #WritingWorkshop Poetry as Prayer for Change tomorrow Saturday at 2pm at the #healingcenter room 224 #nopf2025 #nopf

Can you #smell in your #dreams? I had two dreams lately where I could smell a person and a snake?!

The time I almost got scammed as a ghostwriter Help me spread the word so other writers won't be harmed!

My #scammer forgot she tried to #scam me and is trying to do it again. What should I do?? :) miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/the-time-i...

Editing Workshop Bums on seats and let's polish some poems - just 15 minutes a day.

I'm here to tell you what to #edit in a #poem every day during #poetrymonth. Taking 2 more participants and closing registration in a couple of days. Read more here miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/editing-wo...

who is taking unhinged #flashfiction or #prosepoetry right now? #submissions #poetry

Editing Workshop Bums on seats and let's polish some poems - just 15 minutes a day.

Edit a poem each day during Poetry Month! There are only a few days left to reserve your spot - sliding scale available. Feel free to ask me anything... details here: miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/editing-wo...

For my sins, I'm also doing this during #poetrymonth. If you want to #edit a bunch of #poems in 30 days, then get in touch. Last few days to book. Look at the deets #Writingchallenge #workshop miriamcalleja.substack.com/p/editing-wo...

A special kind of frustration for people asking for your time and expertise for free. I want to help but I also want to pay bills.

Home - CreativeWork.ink Boost creativity and productivity with Miriam Calleja’s workshops. Play, write, innovate, create!

Dear Elon, I have been busy, thanks for asking. Today I launched my new business spreading creativity and play. A total waste of money, encouraging teams to develop problem-solving skills. Look! CreativeWork.ink

Thanks for sharing! I'm excited to build new poetic guides for our lives. Boy do we need it... One of my favorites is Could Have by Szymborska. I'll use it in the intro session.

Check out my #generative #WritingWorkshop #poetry as prayer starting in April through @corporealwriting

disappearance

#collage #thecure #poetry

Editorial: More to democracy than just voting The safety of journalists is of paramount importance without whom we would lose a crucial component in the democratic functioning of the institution of our democracy

PEN Malta firmly supports the call to safeguard a healthy democratic culture, as highlighted in today’s Times of Malta editorial. Democracy is about fostering a culture where informed debate, accountability and the protection of fundamental freedoms thrive.
timesofmalta.com/article/edit...

Dear Elon, thanks for asking. I feel so seen. Today I designed a creativity workshop for 40 business leaders. You and I both know that negativity is too costly and lack of motivation will bring the country to its knees. I look forward to corresponding with you about my future ventures. Xoxo

Poetry as Prayer w/ Miriam Calleja — begins April 30th — Corporeal Writing™ - Writing Workshops Poetry as Prayer with Miriam Calleja a 6-week generative creative lab/workshop over Zoom beginning April 30th Wednesdays - April 30th, May 7th, May 14th, May 21st, May 28th, June 4th, from 3-4:...

I'm hosting a 6-week series of workshops titled #poetry as prayer, where you can curate your collection of poems to use in emergencies or daily occasions such as getting to sleep. www.corporealwriting.com/current-offe...

Dear Elon, I did not receive your email, so you have yet to ask, but I would like to start telling you about my week already. Since I'm an alien who doesn't like to cause unease, today I learned how to spell my last name in NATO phonetic alphabet. Charlie Alpha Lima Lima Echo Juliette Alpha.

Keith Borg: sakemm (until) Malti YouTube video by Translation and Linguistic Rights Committee of PI

MAKING SILENCED LANGUAGES VISIBLE
Day 11 - Poem 17: Malti
Keith Borg: sakemm (until)
Malti is the official language of the Maltese people. It is the only official Semitic language of the EU, and the only one written in Latin alphabet.
@penmalta.bsky.social
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#calvino "Plan for a Journal"

'I will f*** your family': journalists threatened outside court, IĠM want action Journalists 'filmed and threatened by relatives', institute wants police to take action

PEN Malta expresses solidarity with journalists who were attacked yesterday Wednesday 26 February while carrying out their duties in court.
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Maybe corny but it was helpful for me to hear Henry Rollins saying "this is not time to be dismayed, this is punk rock time, this is what Joe Strummer trained you for... You can be thunderous in your own life, to the eight people around you. That rubs off... Goodness is viral"

Apropos nothing
Or apropos #love #poetry
Click to read the entire #poem. With thanks to Taos Journal!

Coquine 68: to be ſettled and determined

#februllage2025 #collage hammered Chinese Fern, pen, and paper. Prompt was "dots."

Thanks for sharing 🙏😊