Chloe Yelena Miller
@chloeyelenamiller
Writer & Writing Teacher in Washington, D.C. Co-founder of @brownbaglit.bsky.social Author of Perforated ('26) and Viable ('21) from Lily Poetry Review Books
DC friends - come hear @smotus.bsky.social with @profhansnoel.bsky.social at @politicsprose.bsky.social on Monday, August 10! politics-prose.com/seth-masket-...
One of the things I announced in my newsletter is this new (fundraising!) zine making workshop for kids and their adults in the DMV. Hope you can join us!
Taking a brief break on Substack! See you in August! I also share some upcoming readings and classes - chloeyelenamiller.substack.com
This week's Writing Jar post is a writing prompt to keep you writing all summer. Subscribe today for full access to insider writing tips all year. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com
Thank you to Indran Amirthanayagam for sharing his poem's origin story with us today. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...
In today's Writing Jar writing prompt for subscribers, I nudge readers to time travel. Subscribe for more details and weekly posts. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com
Thank you to Nixes Mate for publishing two of my poems about (my mother's - with her permission) breast cancer: Dear St. Agatha, and Radiation It is a great issue! Be sure to check it out: nixesmate.pub/issue-3839-w...
Thank you to Mel Edden for sharing her poem's Origin Story about her poem “The Policeman and I Watch the Final Downton Abbey” published in Slant Poetry Journal. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...
Tonight at 18:00 in Florence, Italy! What Light Reveals: poetry reading and screening Monday, June 22, 2026 18:00 CEST NYU Florence - Villa Sassetti Vito Adriaensens & Chloe Yelena Miller Register here: events.nyu.edu/event/400023...
Happy Father's Day to all of the fathers/parents out there! I share this week's Writing Jar writing prompt early in celebration of fathers/parents! Subscribe to my Substack for access: chloeyelenamiller.substack.com
Thank you to Naomi Thiers for sharing her poem's origin story! "Release" was first published in Northern VA Review and later in her poetry collection, Like A Bird Released (Sligo Creek Publishing, 2026) chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...
In this week's edition of The Writing Jar, I share a writing prompt based on occasional poems. Become a subscriber to my Substack for access! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com
Thank you for the skull, @havehashad.com ! Today "THE INCREDIBLE SADNESS OF FOOD SHOPPING," is out! This (run-on sentence) is a prose poem about, well, the title says it all (remembering food shopping with a wee one now that he's less wee.) Read it here: www.havehashad.com/hadposts/the...
Thank you to @hiramlarew.bsky.social for sharing the origin of his poem, "Magic" (first published in Orbis), as well as his collaboration with ASL translator Eric Epstein! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...
I’m very excited to be moderating a poetry reading at @politicsprose.bsky.social (Union Market) on Saturday, June 13! Come at 6 pm to hear Lisa Russ Spaar, Anne Marie Macari and @careysalerno.bsky.social (all Persea Books)! Come on out, DMV! politics-prose.com/poetry-readi...
So much of me - who I am, how I parent, how I love - comes from Aunt Dora. And Aunt Dora is present in so many of my poems. How could she not be? Today is her birthday and I'm thinking of her. Tonight we'll toast her over pizza with black olives and sausage, which we often used to eat together.
Today's Writing Jar post is a (very specific and focused) prompt! Subscribe to my Substack for weekly insider posts about writing! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com
Thank you to Olivia Howell for interviewing me about Perforated (Lily Poetry Review Books) for A Fresh Story, A Fresh Starts Registry Production! How to listen here: chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/perforated...
Thank you to @joeynicoletti.bsky.social for a most wonderful review of Perforated (Lily Poetry Review Books) in the latest issue of VIA (Vol 37.1) published by Bordighera Press! Grazie mille. bordigherapress.org/via/
Thank you to @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social for sharing the origin of his poem, "Poem In Which I Never Had Low Self-Esteem," first published in @screendoorreview.bsky.social! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...
I look forward to reading with MER online on Sunday at 3 pm to celebrate the new issue! I’ll be reading my poem they published, “Why can’t I,” alongside some wonderful poets! Details: merliterary.com/2026/05/30/m...
What is the "why" behind your writing? What is the spark? Join The Writing Jar for weekly reflections on the writing life, writing prompts and more! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/the-writin...
Tomorrow! Let's raise all the money for Smith College's trans/nonbinary students AND have a fun time writing about belonging! Join us: chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
Let's write together on Thursday evening (7-8:30 pm EST) online! I'm offering a generative writing workshop - on the topic of belonging - to benefit Smith College and its protection of trans and nonbinary students. Details: chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/beyond-the...
Thank you to Jessica Genia Simon for sharing not one, but three Poems' Origin Stories! She writes about three poems first published in Day Eight's Mid-Atlantic Review. chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/poems-orig...
Is today another rainy day by you? Maybe it is a good day to write! Today I share some encouragement and examples of ways to work with another poet or in more than one art form. Subscribe for full access to weekly posts on The Writing Jar! chloeyelenamiller.substack.com/p/the-writin...
Hope to see local friends at the Writer's Center one week from today for Reimagining America: Toward a Poetry of the Demos by Writers for Democratic Action - DC/MD Chapter www.eventbrite.com/e/reimaginin...
I just sent out my (irregular) email with some upcoming and recent events and joys! I also note that I'm not staying cool and professional about it. All true. Let me know if you'd like to be added to the mailing list. mailchi.mp/b96d788b2ed9...
Let's support Smith College and trans students! I'm offering a generative writing workshop as a thank you for donations to Smith College. We're almost halfway to our goal of raising $500.00! Will you join us?
Congratulations to @shastagrant.bsky.social , my friend and @brownbaglit.bsky.social co-founder! HER DEBUT NOVEL IS HERE! It officially releases in June but my pre-order is HERE! www.shastagrant.com