Rhythm & Bones Press

To all our contributors: we apologize, we took the site down for a day to ensure all offensive material was removed. The site is live again now. We ask if you or anyone else who is experiencing confusion, pain, heartache, or who needs someone to talk to, please reach out.

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I was arrested on June 2nd, 2020 with around 100 other protesters in Los Angeles. While I was ziptied and facing the wall, two male officers joked behind me about my gender presentation: "Do you think it's a female? Are you sure?"

@luaz_poet Thank you, Kyla. We wish this recovery and healing for everyone involved. 💚

To all our contributors: we apologize, we took the site down for a day to ensure all offensive material was removed. The site is live again now. We ask if you or anyone else who is experiencing confusion, pain, heartache, or who needs someone to talk to, please reach out.

@NonPlyblCharctr We apologize for not alerting contribs sooner and that it took us longer than expected as we wanted to do a thorough job. If there is anything else we have overlooked ever, please do let us know. We are a one-woman staff right now and doing our best. Thank you for your support.

@RhythmBonesLit Thank you for this statement! I appreciate the info. Thank you for taking the care to make the site a space where offensive material is not given a home.

we want to have those difficult conversations of how to avoid these incidents in future, how the community can come together to heal from this, and what we can do for you to help during this time. Please reach out if you feel comfortable. We are listening.

but please know we stand with all survivors, everyone who has spoken out, and want you to know you may come forward to discuss anything with us at any time, rhythmbonespress@gmail.com. We want to know how to do better, whether we come back from our hiatus or not,

Also: when this was written we had only heard accounts by women but now understand that C. harassed non-binary individuals as well. We apologize for not acknowledging this in the original tweet.

To be clear we do not view these as merely “allegations.” We believe everyone who has spoken out. Poor wording.

We are deeply disturbed by the harassment allegations regarding one of our authors, C. Aloysius Mariotti. We will no longer be working with him. We want to apologize for the harm he has caused multiple women in our community. We hear you. We believe survivors.

Relevant words from @AdyBarkan in VOICES FOR THE CURE: AN ANTHOLOGY BY PEOPLE LIVING WITH ALS AND THEIR CAREGIVERS. Coming June 2020. Preorder now: rhythmnbone.com/voices-for-the…

Sending love and solidarity to our friends in Minneapolis ❤️ we stand with you.

Empty Mirror is accepting submissions of poetry, essays, reviews, and art for the June 26 PRIDE issue guest-edited by Danielle Rose and for all summer issues. emptymirror.submittable.com/submit (Thanks to @submittable for kindly increasing our free submissions limit this month!)

@ehoranpoet Would love that, darling! 💜💜💜

I would like to do a reading just with was it r*pe. It needs that kind of respect and focus. Maybe we could do that? Love u always.

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The poet, the one you’d expect to have faith in language, knows that naming alone does nothing to dispell mystery. For [them] a word is a gesture in the direction of reality, and does not limit or circumscribe; the poet knows that nothing at all is settled by the word. Mark Doty

Happy release day to @Genius4mow!! Blake’s collection WHEN I WAS A GIRL, THERE WERE MOUNTAINS... is now available as part of the 2020 Summer Series! Download your copy here: ghostcitypress.com/2020-summer-se…