Riot in Your Throat

09/27/2025

Three new poems from RIYT poet, Melissa Fite Johnson, published by ONE ART!

Estranged Villanelle For forty years, I shared only the good— my mother and I in a booth every Thursday, long talks that avoided my childhood memories. I left out the times she stood, threatened to…

09/26/2025

Write with our EIC next Monday!!

Join me on Monday, 29 September, 7-9pm ET on zoom (via The Writer's Center) for a generative workshop -- There's No Planet B: Writing Ecopoetry

Register here: https://writer.org/event/theres-no-planet-b-writing-ecopoetry/

09/21/2025

We spent our Saturday night packaging the pre-orders for We the Destroyers by Laura Passin!! 📚📚 If you didn't pre-order head to the link below, books begin shipping this week!! 💌💌

Order here:
https://riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-the-destroyers-by-laura-passin/

09/19/2025

Catch our EIC in DC next Wednesday!

Free, please register: https://artsclubofwashington.org/events/details/?event_id=6312383

Just a reminder I have a reading next Wednesday, 24 September at 7pm with Holly Karapetkova and Tracy Dimond at The Arts Club of Washington! It's free and open to the public but registration is required! Please register:
https://artsclubofwashington.org/events/details/?event_id=6312383

09/17/2025

A wonderful Riot in Your Throat poetry reading featuring Courtney LeBlanc, Melissa Fite Johnson, and Jill Michelle!

09/17/2025

Catch our EIC next Wednesday in DC!!

In one week I get to read with my dear poet friends, Tracy Dimond and Holly Karapetkova at the Arts Club of Washington! Join us on Wednesday, 24 September at 7pm. Free and open to the public -- see you there!!

09/16/2025

"Passin's poetic voice is bold and deeply necessary for our current moment," writes Carolina Hotchandani, and we absolutely agree. We the Destroyers by Laura Passin will be out in just two weeks! Head to the link below to order your copy, books ship soon!! 💌

Order here: https://riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-the-destroyers-by-laura-passin/

09/12/2025

There's something magical about seeing someone hold a copy of their new book. 🤩🤩 We the Destroyers by Laura Passin will be out in less than a month!! Head to the link below to order your copy!

Order here: https://riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-the-destroyers-by-laura-passin/

09/10/2025

This perfectly describes We the Destroyers by Laura Passin -- it is both the balm and the warning. This collection is available for pre-order and will begin shipping in just a couple weeks!!

Order here: https://riotinyourthroat.com/product/we-the-destroyers-by-laura-passin/

09/09/2025

Join us next week for a Riot in Your Throat reading featuring Courtney LeBlanc, Melissa Fite Johnson, and Jill Michelle at Raven Book Store on Tuesday, 16 September at 7pm!