poet/author; member of airlie press; very amateur taiko drummer; lover of books, nature & music; senior acquisitions editor at ISTE
Joined August 2011
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11 Oct 2024
"Like the plot of a mystery story, Valerie Witte’s latest poetry collection develops through a series of carefully placed, linked details. Multiple voices, weaving tales of abrasions, glances, and micro-traumas, contribute to the poems’ fragmented qualities..."
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11 Oct 2024
"The effect is an eerie building of tension as small events lead to larger ones within an evolution of associative leaps."
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9 Oct 2024
Excited to read soon in Vancouver and help launch some wonderful books! @airliepress2
8 Oct 2024
On Thurs, Nov. 7th at 6 pm, join Massy Arts, Jami Macarty, Johanna Skibsrud, and Valerie Witte for a reading celebrating their recently released poetry collections! A book signing will follow the reading. Authors books available for purchase at event. bit.ly/3Nia8SK
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9 Oct 2024
Amazing stuff
9 Oct 2024
Kamala Harris on what she was thinking during the debate: "It's family TV, right? It starts with a W, here's a letter in between, and then the last letter is F."
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The abortion rights referendum in Missouri is in strong shape in a new poll by Emerson:
It leads 58% to 30%.
Missouri is among the redder states with such a measure this year; & the GOP tried hard to knock it off the ballot. emersoncollegepolling.com/se…
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16 Sep 2024
Yessssssssssssss
#Hacks wins the #Emmy for outstanding comedy series.
See the full list of winners here: bit.ly/3zndDUK
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24 Aug 2024
@petraturtledisco, @shellthief & I will share work & writing prompts as part of Maker Mentor Muse, run by @mawsheinwin, @dawnangelicca, & @maryvolmer. I'll read from Estelle Meaning Star & screen Lizard Song. 9/15, 12pm PT, virtual. Register: bit.ly/S_V_P
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16 Aug 2024
More reason to love John Goodman
14 Aug 2024
This is a fantastic ad for @LucasKunceMO for Senate, featuring John Goodman, who was born and raised in Missouri, as well as Lucas.
Vote for the guy who really respects family values.
LucasKunce.com/chip-in
#DemVoice1 #DemsUnited
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7 Aug 2024
🏅 Gymnast Simone Biles will formally announce her donation of $4M to the #HarrisWalz campaign!
According to a source at Sports Illustrated, the sum of $4M represents $1M for each of the four medals she won at the Olympics in Paris.
Follow me @electroboyusa for more info!
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25 Jul 2024
Yay.
25 Jul 2024
Next two weeks on The Prestige TV podcast feed it’s time for a slippery-when-wet Justin Theroux and lion sex cults as @RobMahoney and I induct #TheLeftovers episodes “International Assassin” and “It’s a Matt Matt Matt Matt World” into the Ringer Prestige Hall of Fame.
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12 Jun 2024
So excited about this new series of fun mystery books available @ISTELive; the books are officially publishing in August. Adorable and educational! @ISTEofficial
12 Jun 2024
Capstone @ISTEofficial will preview new children’s book series at #ISTELive24 in booth 724! We partnered to publish CYBER SLEUTHS to equip readers with critical thinking & problem-solving skills to identify credibility in info they consume.
Read More ➡️ bit.ly/4bTCMnW
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4 Jun 2024
Looking forward to this reading with @shellthief, @AnonCheval, @GillianConoley. I hear such wonderful things about the current Passages Bookshop space!
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21 May 2024
I'm so looking forward to this! Can't wait to listen to / look at / absorb / contemplate work by @shellthief, @AnonCheval, and @GillianConoley. I'll be reading from my new poetry book Estelle Meaning Star and showing my most recent film collaboration, Lizard Song.
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6 May 2024
Big thanks to David Bates and Oregon ArtsWatch for this article/Q&A! @airliepress2 orartswatch.org/poet-qa-port…
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11 Apr 2024
Grateful to Poetry Daily poems.com for sharing a chapter of my book!
10 Apr 2024
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8 Apr 2024
THIS WEEK: join @ShannonMMiller & guests @MrHooker and @BillBass for the first in a series for @FutureReady Librarians: "Empowering Libraries with AI." Up for discussion: the role of #AI in school libraries, AI tools for enhancing student learning & more: all4ed.org/activity/future-r…
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7 Apr 2024
The second edition of Digital Citizenship in Action launches on June 11th. To help spread the excitement, I am accepting pre-orders for a "Book Club In a Box" - everything you need to read and learn with your colleagues!
Learn more: drkmattson.com/bookclubinabo…
#digcit #tlchat
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1 Mar 2024
Seattle! I am coming to read in your fair city with an amazing trio of Sarahs! @sa_chavez7 @rosenthalcoach @SarahEMangold. Hope to see you @ Open Books on March 15.
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21 Feb 2024
Great to see this support for one of our exciting new books!
Teaching is the most important profession. Michael Hernandez has written a wonderful book & hugely helpful guide for teachers who take students on a journey that is critical to the wellbeing of our country. shorturl.at/lnQW9
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