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Underground Bookshelf attended the Roxbury Poetry Festival on June 27th, 2026. Attendees were invited to participate in a one-day micro-poetry contest at our booth, and we received so many great submissions that it was hard to select the winners. But it was truly delightful reading what everyone submitted. I can't wait to do another contest like this at the other events we attend this summer. Below, you'll find one of the top three poems, "A Mini Thought..." by Kerrin "KJ" Jackson (she/her). Thank you to everyone who submitted. Keep writing!

"The Beauty and the Beast" by Roj is a poem that explores gender, attraction, family, abandonment, and innocence through an LGBTQ+ lens.

Thank you to Korra II for allowing me to repost this book review. This review was originally published on February 10, 2023, on Baskerville Books. You can find the original review here.

Q: Please introduce yourself! Share your name, pronouns, and something fun, interesting, curious, or important (take your pick) about yourself that you would like your audience to know.

I've got two events scheduled so far (and working on a third one), so if you happen to be in the area of Boston, MA, USA on the dates below, you're invited to join one (or more) of the events listed below. The events are FREE to attend!

Welcome to the latest resource series by Underground Bookshelf. This series focuses on literature written by authors of Iranian heritage. War often comes with undermining the humanity of the people and cultures impacted. One way to reaffirm a people's humanity is to engage with the people, culture, and perspectives through literature and storytelling. In this series, you'll find fiction and nonfiction books for children, middle grade readers, young adults, and adult readers.

Underground Bookshelf attended the Roxbury Poetry Festival on June 27th, 2026. Attendees were invited to participate in a one-day micro-poetry contest at our booth, and we received so many great submissions that it was hard to select the winners. But it was truly delightful reading what everyone submitted. I can't wait to do another contest like this at the other events we attend this summer. Below, you'll find one of the top three poems, ""Rainbows" by Juanita Cox. Thank you to everyone who submitted. Keep writing!

Welcome to the latest resource series by Underground Bookshelf. This series focuses on literature written by authors of Iranian heritage. War often comes with undermining the humanity of the people and cultures impacted. One way to reaffirm a people's humanity is to engage with the people, culture, and perspectives through literature and storytelling. In this series, you'll find fiction and nonfiction books for children, middle grade readers, young adults, and adult readers.

Thank you to Alex Chan for allowing me to repost this article which discusses her non-fiction reading method. You can find this article in its original form on the author's website. It was originally posted on November 16, 2020.

Hi everyone! Thanks so much for coming back to visit Underground Bookshelf. I love sharing these resources with you, and I hope everyone who visits finds something they're looking for - whether that's a little light reading, a writing contest, to find the next author or book to add to your TBR, or something else.

Underground Bookshelf attended the Roxbury Poetry Festival on June 27th, 2026. Attendees were invited to participate in a one-day micro-poetry contest at our booth, and we received so many great submissions that it was hard to select the winners. But it was truly delightful reading what everyone submitted. I can't wait to do another contest like this at the other events we attend this summer. Below, you'll find one of the top three poems,, "Bumblebee Yellow Swimsuit" by Kristen (she/her). Thank you to everyone who submitted. Keep writing!