Writer, poet, mom, Jew. Pgh-made. Author of To Look After and Use & Other Customs and Practices. (She/her)
Joined May 2013
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Leah Falk retweeted
Leah Falk's OTHER CUSTOMS AND PRACTICES (@GlassLyrePress) “consider[s] both ‘our unknown ancestors' / long shadows,’ made visible in genes, in folk customs, and in prayer, and the bodily immediacy of a life with a small child.”
More about Falk here: linktr.ee/yetzirahpoets
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30 Jun 2023
So pleased to have two poems up at Terrain this week about how we carry history, among other things
terrain.org/2023/poetry/leah…
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6 Jun 2023
Happy birthday to my second book baby, Other Customs and Practices. You can order it now through B&N, other outlets forthcoming. barnesandnoble.com/w/other-c…
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15 May 2023
Happy my child's birthday to me, I just drafted a poem trashing a major critic for saying there were no poets of motherhood in a talk she gave 15 years ago
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Leah Falk retweeted
22 Apr 2023
We are honored to have two poems in this list! Congrats to Sheila Dong and @MFADayJob on your beautiful work celebrating the earth. Thank you @CLMPorg 🌏💚#EarthDay2023
In addition to anything else you do on #EarthDay today, take a moment to read a poem, story, or essay from @Orion_Magazine, @GeorgiaReview, @EcotoneMagazine, @TahomaReview, @Terrainorg, @humanaobscura, @RaleighReview, or another CLMP member: clmp.org/news/a-reading-list…
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14 Apr 2023
pleased to be reading with Amy Small-McKinney, @harrietlevin and Maya Pindyck at Drexel in a couple weeks!
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Leah Falk retweeted
12 Apr 2023
Rutgers faculty unions are on day 3 of our STRIKE for a #FairContractNow. Donate to the joint strike fund of Rutgers AAUP-AFT, PTLFC, and AAUP-BHSNJ to support members on strike. #RUOnStrike! #StrikeFund Share widely!
Donate here: rafup.betterworld.org/donate
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29 Mar 2023
All my materials went off to @GlassLyrePress this week - look for Other Customs and Practices in fall 2023!
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Leah Falk retweeted
28 Mar 2023
I’m looking forward to reading with @LoebDavon at Rutgers-Camden on Wednesday, April 12!
writershouse.camden.rutgers.…
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27 Mar 2023
Thrilled to be returning to Solstice (in person this time)!
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24 Mar 2023
from Lynn Melnick's excellent REFUSENIK, a poem that says much of what I would ever want to say about being a parent.
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15 Mar 2023
submitting poems sometimes feels like a thankless slog, but then other times I realize I need to chop a poem clean in half in the process of submitting it and I feel like I just went for a swim, got a haircut, and drank a shot of whiskey all at the same time
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Leah Falk retweeted
9 Mar 2023
We're excited to introduce 𝙷𝚞𝚖𝚊𝚗𝚒𝚝𝚒𝚎𝚜 𝙻𝚊𝚋 for NJ orgs looking to experiment w/ new program ideas. W/ $500 for participation & up to $5,000 for launch, we're aiming to expand the humanities through new & innovative ideas.
Intro Webinar 3/16: njhumanities.org/event/intro…
ALT Participating organizations will receive guided learning and funding to experiment with new programs. This support includes: Cohort learning, individual meetings, and regular assignments Optional additional meetups after the program A community in which to create a new humanities project $500 program participation award, followed by up to $5,000 in project funding
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22 Feb 2023
Things making me happy these days: 1) realizing thematic connections and programming potential between 2 works of difficult, socially-aware literature separated by four decades
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22 Feb 2023
5) sitting with my creative work even for thirty minutes and feeling the intense focus that somehow hasn't disappeared amidst the rest of my life
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