Poet, Artist, Mother. confluence Fellow. I write poems for adults and children, primarily in the field of contemporary English-language haiku and related forms, and have an MFA in Children’s Literature from Hollins University. she/her meredithackroyd.comhttps://bsky.app/profile/meredithackroyd.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/meredithackroyd.bsky.social/post/3mzbidn5eus23Environmental regulations, like the Endangered Species Act, give local citizens much-needed tools to protect the areas and sensitive habitats that they love and know best. [contains quote post or other embedded content]01 Nov 2026 18:55 +0000at://did:plc:4tk3knzb46hajb6wqx6plm54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mzbidn5eus23https://bsky.app/profile/meredithackroyd.bsky.social/post/3mxzn33ugls2wI’m excited to share that my first book, windfall starlight, will be released later this month with Cuttlefish Books. This book is a curated selection of my work in haiku over the past decade, plus some new poems too.16 Oct 2026 22:33 +0000at://did:plc:4tk3knzb46hajb6wqx6plm54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxzn33ugls2whttps://bsky.app/profile/meredithackroyd.bsky.social/post/3mxz4cb2d6c2y“The problem remains that all the efficiency,distributed generation and grid management in the world can’t get us out of the hole that data center demand is digging for us.We’re going to need a lot more generation, and if we also need it to be cheap and clean, we need a lot more utility-scale solar” [contains quote post or other embedded content]16 Oct 2026 17:33 +0000at://did:plc:4tk3knzb46hajb6wqx6plm54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxz4cb2d6c2yhttps://bsky.app/profile/meredithackroyd.bsky.social/post/3mxk42r66xk2mIf you live in Virginia’s fifth district, please vote. [contains quote post or other embedded content]10 Oct 2026 18:19 +0000at://did:plc:4tk3knzb46hajb6wqx6plm54/app.bsky.feed.post/3mxk42r66xk2m