Kelli Russell Agodon

@KelliAgodon in the new Poetry

"No one expects perfection, except when they do, which is always." ― Kelli Russell Agodon, Dialogues with Rising Tides

“Sometimes I am so surprised I show up to write a poem completely empty and yet, something shows up. Just keep making space for your work. Even if it doesn't make sense.” -- Kelli Russell Agodon

Much gratitude to Kelli Russell Agodon!

I think about this poem almost every day... #Rumi

I’m thrilled to share that my poetry collection Ceremony for the Nameless is joint winner of the 2025 Derek Walcott Prize for Poetry. penguin.co.uk/books/462275/c…

Poetry prompt right here...

Great interview with @onlypoemsmag has dropped, along with some new and already posted poems. onlypoems.net/poets/richard-…

Spending tonight my little own Etiquettes, Embarrassments, and awes. Late Dickinson is more beautiful for its fragmentary interiority.

The poem is too long! Click the link to see the rest of it (and a few others.) conjunctions.com/articles/call-…

— Margaret Atwood, The Blind Assassin

― Simone de Beauvoir, from Diary of a Philosophy Student

― Mary Oliver, October

"her memory is a cloud she can't hold." For anyone caring for someone on this journey. Thank you @POETSorg & Rick Barot for sharing this poem close to my heart. (link in comments) #Alzheimer #Dementia

Submissions are open for our next quarterly! We're looking for stories inspired by the spirit of the Unwritten. This issue asks us to consider the words we write, the paths we take, our choices in this still-unfolding narrative called life. The call: iselemagazine.com/2025/10/06/cal…

@settofaze Thanks for sharing.

Dementia Is a New Way to Be Buddhist by Kelli Russell Agodon

@VVanGone @POETSorg Thank you so much. It's close to my heart.♥️

@POETSorg @KelliAgodon @KelliAgodon I absolutely love this…it hits home in an intensely precise way

from “Dementia Is a New Way to Be Buddhist” by Kelli Russell Agodon @KelliAgodon #PoemADay