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to the woman wondering if she should speak up
after Kim Addonizio’s “To the Woman Crying Uncontrollably in the Next Stall”
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The Poetry Parlour: Forugh Farrokhzad (فروغ فرخزاد)
on sin, rebellion, and the fire of a woman’s voice
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The Prompt Garden: "The Sky Isn't Blue"
where poems take root and wild things grow
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The Poetry Parlour: Pablo Neruda
exploring the timeless voice of Pablo Neruda—from the intimacy of love to the power of resistance
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solar eclipse goddess
(( a poem by yours truly ))
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Everything I'm loving [spring edition]
04. a poet's guide to (gasp) poetry, books, podcasts, film & life's little joys
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The Poetry Parlour: Warsan Shire
exploring raw & resonant words that bear witness to exile, womanhood & survival
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The Prompt Garden: National Poetry Month Edition
30 days & 30 prompts to let your poetry bloom
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i cup little joys in my palm
holding onto beauty in a world that feels unsteady
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in the mad hatter's garden
(( a poem of lucid dreams ))
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The Poetry Parlour: Rumi
exploring & delighting in the work of Rumi
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you don't want to hear the story of my life
(( a poem after mary oliver ))
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