🇨🇦 Roma, Poet, Author, Podcaster, Playwright, Filmmaker, Storyteller, Documentarian, Harpist, Welsh Gypsy, Nan. Author of Parramisha: A Romani Poetry Collection & Akekoi: A Romani Memoir Poetry Wales & Firebird Awards. Producer, Watershed Writers Podcast.https://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.socialhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mkslwrcyxc2dthrowback at my podcast series Watershed Writers with host Tanis MacDonald. Highlight reel featuring a few of the 42 writers from Kitchener Waterloo who were interviewed. Find them all on SoundCloud Watershed Writers channel. https://www.instagram.com/reel/C-vic44vwxx/?igsh=bTZqOTNhMnJpaXVn01 May 2026 16:57 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mkslwrcyxc2dhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mk3v5wilsk2622 Apr 2026 16:11 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3v5wilsk26https://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mk3snytsm22wMy genealogist friend tells me he’s inundated with requests from Americans looking to prove their Canadian ancestry. Likely to get them into Canada.22 Apr 2026 15:26 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mk3snytsm22whttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mjhrvkjdgs2cFeatured in “Resilience on the Move: Roma People in Canada” exhibition at Pier 21, Halifax: artwork by @ildikonova-art.bsky.social album cover by jazz pianist, Robi Botos and my book, Parramisha.14 Apr 2026 16:19 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mjhrvkjdgs2chttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mj5kikjyyc2t10 Apr 2026 14:40 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mj5kikjyyc2thttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mizfukokvc27International Romani Day. Books by Roma writers. On the shelves at New Providence Library NJ. @blueskybooks.bsky.social08 Apr 2026 23:07 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mizfukokvc27https://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3miratndpyc2pBaxtahlo Yaurengo. Happy Easter in Veshengay Kaulay chib. The Welsh Kale dialect of my Wood Gypsy family.05 Apr 2026 17:15 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3miratndpyc2phttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mipeo5cjps2x“This book is written by a crone. a younger woman couldn’t write it.” A comment during Roma Words. Roma World. book group reading and discussion of my book, Parramisha: A Romani Poetry Collection. Thank you.04 Apr 2026 23:18 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mipeo5cjps2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mih3vfc5qc26May the Fool enlighten and delight your life with scrumptious surprises, cheerful changes and awesome adventures. May you dance with the Divine. Signed Fool for love.01 Apr 2026 16:20 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mih3vfc5qc26https://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mhxxrbvkok26Please join me for #Roma Words Roma Worlds, a reading and discussion of my book Parramisha set in my Welsh Gypsy ancestors lives and stories of #TeuluAbramWood and #Welshkaleheritage. That’s on April 2nd. To register go to: newprovidence.librarycalendar.com/event/roma-wor…26 Mar 2026 15:56 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhxxrbvkok26https://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mhlmknhabk2wWorld Poetry Day. Poetry by #Roma women writers21 Mar 2026 18:04 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mhlmknhabk2whttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mgl4ddoy322cPlease join me for a reading and discussion of my poetry Anthology, Parramisha about my Roma Welsh Kale. That’s on April 2nd at 7.00pm EST. To register for the zoom link: https://newprovidence.librarycalendar.com/event/roma-words-roma-worlds-189108 Mar 2026 19:48 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgl4ddoy322chttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mgfranwhr22vThank you, European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture - ERIAC. I am now accepted as a member of an arts organization that is "built as a home for Roma creativity and talent — a symbol of the power and potential of our community, and a space to reimagine our collective future." Chuffed.06 Mar 2026 16:46 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mgfranwhr22vhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mfplobtxlk2mConfession. When travelling, meeting and dining with Americans we talk about Cuba and how wonderful are the Cubans, while in crowded elevators we speak in French Canadian🇨🇦. I also wear my Cuba baseball cap and watch people’s faces. I know. I’m such a piss taker. It gives this grandma a wee smile.25 Feb 2026 21:08 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfplobtxlk2mhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mfhpeq35xk2hChuffed. My book, Parramisha: A Romani Poetry Collection is now on the book shelves at The Canadian Museum of Immigration for the upcoming Roma Migration to Canada Exhibit. Other libraries are National Library of Wales in Aberystwyth, Wales and the library at the Canadian Embassy in London, UK.22 Feb 2026 17:53 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mfhpeq35xk2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mff5ns7n2k2gIn Wuthering Heights, Heathcliffe is described as a “dark skinned Gypsy, in aspect” and a “black haired child”by Mrs. Earnshaw. While Hindley, Mrs. Linton, Joseph and Edgar othered him. One of the few #Roma characters in English Lit is erased & written out of history & again exploited in the movie.21 Feb 2026 17:31 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mff5ns7n2k2ghttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mf66o2fxds2oHarrumph! I’ve been invited to Harvard University in Boston. However, as an activist of 50+ years, a filmmaker about human rights and a Roma/Gypsy author, I have declined to cross the Canadian border into the US, risking aggressive questioning or worse detainment by Homeland Security.18 Feb 2026 23:00 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mf66o2fxds2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mdglw5wbjk2zRemembering the victims of the Roma Holocaust on January 27th. Welsh Rom Manfri Frederick Wood, our familya, part of the relief of Bergen-Belsen said: "When I saw the surviving Romanies, I was shaken. Then I saw the half-charred body of a girl. In one awful minute I saw what had been going on.”27 Jan 2026 20:28 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mdglw5wbjk2zhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mckz2f3ie22iHonouring the Old Ones who spoke our Welsh Gypsy language with a recording of my ancestor Manfri Wood. He lived in Bala, North Wales on the lake and is talking about fishing.16 Jan 2026 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mckz2f3ie22ihttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mci5otu3ks2xA lifetime as an activist, Roma poet, writer and filmmaker for human rights, I’m grateful for membership into PEN Roma through the valiant efforts of ERIAC - European Roma Institute for Arts and Culture. PEN Roma's membership of PEN International promotes literature and freedom of expression.15 Jan 2026 17:54 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mci5otu3ks2xhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3mbhjgbroik2oChuffed that my #Roma poetry collection, ‘Parramisha’ is slated for discussion by Roma Words Roma Worlds Book Group at New Providence’s (NJ) Library in April 2026. Happy that after five years my book has found its place on a library shelf and will be shared by 60 affiliated libraries.02 Jan 2026 18:26 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3mbhjgbroik2ohttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m7ovmxkmqc2rIn conversation with a genealogist friend who’s getting three inquires a week from Americans seeking facts about any Canadian bloodlines. Presumably to facilitate possible residency in Canada. 🇨🇦11 Dec 2025 06:03 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m7ovmxkmqc2rhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m76lmknccc2hTwice now when reading manuscripts AI prompts and nudges, req if I would like it “simplified”. No. I prefer to linger and savour the beauty and gorgeousness of the writing of someone who has contemplated every single word in the creation of their ms. Can i block AI on Word and .pdf?04 Dec 2025 18:21 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m76lmknccc2hhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m6s56uqpvs2qTakes deep breath. I’ve been invited to represent my Welsh Kale Romani/Gypsy tribe at a Roma Nation meeting. The foundation of which is seeking representation of all Roma at the United Nations #TeuluAbramWood #WelshKaleHeritag #Romahistory29 Nov 2025 19:31 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6s56uqpvs2qhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m6kzmsxnks25Two Roma authors meet in Toronto for a kushti lunch to discuss many possible collaborations. #LynnHutchisonLee26 Nov 2025 23:38 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6kzmsxnks25https://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m6iasb53is2t@madelinepotter.bsky.social Introducing #LynnHutchisonLee Roma author of speculative fiction and artist. She’s also into the horror genre.25 Nov 2025 21:09 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m6iasb53is2thttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m4uri2zl422bSitting in on ERIAC conference that respects, honours and cares about Romani language and identity. Welsh Kale is invited and represented on a transnational basis.05 Nov 2025 09:49 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m4uri2zl422bhttps://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m3idorlmpc2718 Oct 2025 17:45 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m3idorlmpc27https://bsky.app/profile/francespoesis.bsky.social/post/3m376gqhr522o80th birthday photoshoot for my book cover and upcoming appearances at readings, storytelling and spoken word.15 Oct 2025 02:17 +0000at://did:plc:etwzussf5f7qw33yee7hcebj/app.bsky.feed.post/3m376gqhr522o