Zina Gomez-Liss 

@zinagomezliss
Zina lives with her husband and five children in the Boston area where she advocates for families with special needs. She is currently an MFA candidate in Poetry at the University of St. Thomas in Houston.
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My friend Christopher Honey has somehow persuaded me to be the next reader for The Thomist Poets Reading Series. It is going to be Sunday, March 16 at 7pm ET. The event is open to the public, and it would be lovely to see some of my friends in the little video squares. I know Christopher wants to get the word about the whole series.

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If there is one thing I’d like the world to know when I’m gone, it’s how much I truly loved being a mother.

(Just a thought I had while scrolling through old photos. This one is from 2013.)

I love how many gorgeous notebook pictures I see on Substack. Carry on, beautiful people! Carry on.

Visual journals from a most gloomy week here in Yorkshire. Thankful for our garden mimosa in bloom and for white chocolate scones.

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I find it deeply ironic that Instagram, once a haven for artists, has become almost entirely a playground for marketers—while newsletters, once the domain of marketers, have become thriving spaces for artists to share their work.

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The Culture of Life Poetry Award Roundtable Discussion

My Saturday Stack for

and is another reading pile on my bed. The Betrothed is surprisingly hilarious.

’s Lit Mag News was one of the first Substacks I subscribed to, and I think every writer should sign up for her newsletter. For one thing, she’s been a great resources for outing fraudsters like Narrative. But really… Lit Mag has great essays, interviews with editors, and a thriving community in the comm box.

Q: Can we talk about Narrative Magazine?
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Another new poem, rushing the season rather as the irises in the poem are doing:

I love

’s Substack. He’s so supportive and accessible for all those who are trying to sneak more artistic creation in their lives.

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Interview! Authenticity and Publicity: A Conversation with Nishant Jain
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