Carla Rachel Sameth

@carlasameth

Writer, Mom, Teacher, memoir One Day on the Gold Line, , , ,,

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    Feb 23

    "We’ve been told our work isn’t gay/Jewish/Asian/Black enough, or that it’s too gay/Jewish/Asian/Black... Sometimes we don’t want to write about hardship. Sometimes we want to write about people falling in love." -

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    Feb 16

    A new study says Trump's health care policies killed tens of thousands of Americans

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    Feb 16

    OK. I just got real goose-flesh chills. This is beautiful. ⚜️

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    What a unique moment! Al “Carnival Time” Johnson stepped out his house wearing his mask on this cold day to sing an impromptu version of his famous song, “Carnival Time.” Enjoy! Video by Chris Granger
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    Feb 15

    Catch up: Weekly reads from MUTHA Magazine 02/15/2021 -

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    Feb 14

    100 years ago Tulsa's “Black Wall Street" was destroyed by a white mob. An estimated 300 people were murdered. Today, the city is still searching for answers.

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    Feb 14

    Humans are walloping sea creatures with deadly, disorienting noise

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    Feb 13

    “Talk to no one/about what goes on, the/gardener/senses your hurt goes beyond/ the dying gardenia.” Poem by Carla Sameth, art by Liz Baron at Globsl Poemic. Submit to curators@globalpoemic.com.

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  8. Feb 14

    Thank you for publishing!

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  9. Feb 14

    My poem, "Dying Gardenia" was published in Global Poemic. Thank you for the workshop feedback last summer.

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    Feb 2

    Get it: It's MUTHA in your inbox -

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    Jan 20

    We are SO proud that one of our alums brought her voice, energy and words to the world stage today on this historic day! Never underestimate the power of a girl and her pen!!

    I have never been prouder to see another young woman rise! Brava Brava, ! Maya Angelou is cheering—and so am I.
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    15 Dec 2020

    thrilled to have a poem in this anthology, now available to order.

    Exciting news! Earlier this year, at the onset of the pandemic, we invited poets to submit work in response to their experience. In Isolation: an anthology is finally out! or checkout
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  14. 13 Dec 2020

    Flint wrote this powerful poem-cycle about the massacre at Pulse Nightclub and caring for her homophobic stepfather as he approached death and crossed that threshold 23 hours and 11 minutes after the massacre began:

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    1 Dec 2020

    So thrilled to see ‘s HOOD CRIATURA on this list. féi is a brilliant, powerful, earth-shattering poet & this book is a blessing. You can get your copy at ❤️

    NPR’s Book Concierge is back with the largest batch of recommendations we’ve ever compiled – here are 380+ of our favorite 2020 titles. (And stick around to browse nearly 2,500 books from the last eight years.)
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    1 Dec 2020

    Thank you! Let’s also include

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    For , let's start a donations thread for organizations that invest in literary arts in Los Angeles: Arts for LA Beyond Baroque Women Who Submit
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  17. 30 Nov 2020

    Now's a great time to support this important organization !

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    19 Nov 2020

    Beautiful essay by . "What happens when what we crave the most, the touch of our children, whatever age, is also what could make us or them sick?"

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    4 Nov 2020

    This is the most powerful 3 minutes I've seen in a long time. If you are struggling with how it could be that tens of millions of citizens could vote for Trump, then please give this a listen:

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  20. 2 Nov 2020

    I'm excited to see that my essay, "Mother's Day Triptych" published in was listed among the Notables in Best American Essays 2020. Thanks so much to , and who did the marvelous editing on this one.

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