Join our Next Author Talk + Writing Sprint

Saturday, October 31st 9:00 AM PT / 12:00 PM ET via Zoom

Join us for a conversation with poet Ryler Dustin to discuss his collection, Heavy Lead Birdsong (Write Bloody Publishing)!

Giveaway! Everyone who attends the author talk will be entered into a random drawing to win a copy of Ryler’s Heavy Lead Birdsong.
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Following the interview and audience Q&A, we'll transition into a one-hour co-writing sprint inspired by Ryler's work!
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Writers of all genres and experience levels are welcome!
Bring something to write with and stay for as much or as little of the writing session as you'd like.​
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Ryler Dustin is the author of Trailer Park Psalms, winner of the University of Pittsburgh's 2022-2023 Starrett Prize, and Heavy Lead Birdsong, available from Write Bloody Publishing in an expanded edition this fall. He has performed on the final stage of the Individual World Poetry Slam, was a finalist for Only Poem's 2026 Poet of the Year prize, and his poems appear in places like The Southern Review, Gulf Coast, and The Slowdown. He lives in Bellingham, WA with his wife and a dog he met while hiking, and co-organizes the Salish Sea Poetry Festival. Reach out via rylerdustin.com.

Ryler Dustin’s Heavy Lead Birdsong is an unflinchingly honest book that looks into the beautifully flawed heart of humanity and refuses to turn away.

—James Crews, author of How to Love the World and The Sacred Everyday

Ryler Dustin is hands down the most exciting young poet I have encountered in ten years of coast-to-coast travels through the poetry underground. Read this book; you’ll find him telling you truths—like all great poets—that he has no right to know.

—Jack McCarthy, author of Drunks and Other Poems of Recovery

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Hosted by: Megan Nichols, Jessica Lohafer, and Caitlin Morris.

Learn more about us here: https://lemongrovewriters.com​