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to william carlos williams: take me from my skin, make me a river rock again | kmp

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Are you the one who write the poem about the boy who looked like he could catch a bird with his hands, and if so, could you post it again I can't find it and I want to look at it forever

omg yes that was me, here's the link

#I'm glad you liked it!!

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iloveyou i love you so so so much your writing is the best best thing everever i love it so so so much . you are so beautiful and lovely and your brainmind is so incredible! ! i love you i love you i hope you are doing well !!!!

wow thank you so much, this is so kind of you to say 🙏🙏

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Found your blog through sinner’s gospel and it was so beautiful that I had to read more. September 2019 was so pretty. You words and poetry are so evocative and they just feel so much and your writing is so incredible

oh wow, thank you so much! i'm really glad you enjoy my writing and appreciate you taking the time to message me, it really means a lot to me

#genuinely made my day

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just saw @elevenshaze artwork of your nap time poem on twitter, awesome collab

i hadn't seen it before, but the art is beautiful and its lovely to see that someone liked my work enough to incorporate it into their own!! thank you for sharing this with me, and i'm glad you liked it!

((my poem "to william carlos williams: take me from my skin, make me a river rock again" here & elevenshaze's artwork here))

#anon #answered #they speak

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any more poetry projects on the way?

not in the immediate future, but i definitely hope/plan to return to writing and sharing poetry in the future

#anon #thanks for the message its nice to know theres still interest #they speak

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No question. Just, your writing is lyrical, beautiful, enchanting, prose.

This is so incredibly kind!! I'm so glad you like my work, and I truly appreciate that you took the time to reach out to me 💕💕

#they speak #seriously i am 😭😭💕💕💕

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hi! i love your work. would it be alright to use it in art? (with credit of course)

Thank you so much, I'm so glad you like it! As long as you credit/link back to me you're more than welcome to use my work in your art. I'd love to see what you make!!

#they speak #this is so nice tysm!!

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 it is too much (it is not enough) | kmp

#poetry #poem #queer poetry #free verse #spilled ink #poets on tumblr #writers on tumblr #mine #sorry its been a while lmao

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quarantine | kmp

#poetry #poem #queer poetry #free verse #spilled ink #mine #just somethin ive been thinkin about lately

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a study in mourning | kmp

#national poetry month #napowrimo #poets on tumblr #poetry #poem #spilled ink #free verse #mourning #cw death #poems about grieving #thesuburbanghosts #badpoetsnet #im back yall

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I am so excited to share with all of you that one of my pieces has been published with The Wellington Street Review!

Drawing from the lines “through metaphor to reconcile / the people and the stones” from “A Sort of Song” by William Carlos Williams, which have always resonated with me, my poem “to william carlos williams: take me from my skin, make me a river rock again" is a meditation on the longing for tender love as a queer nonbinary person, and the struggle to accept it.

Happy TDOV everyone!

#queer poetry #poets on tumblr #poetry #trans poetry #tdov #lit review #literary review #publication #trans day of visibility #wellington street review

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Letter From the Editor


I know these are difficult times the likes of which many of us have never experienced. I feel the weight of this suffering. The sickness, shattered plans, upended dreams. If I’m honest, I am fucking scared.  As we self quarantined, I felt so isolated. I knew I wanted to help remedy that feeling for as many people as I could.


What I know is we need as many things that add light to the world as possible. As many things as we can make to help bring comfort, affirm our shared humanity, and amplify the voices of those who need to be heard. Connecting with all of you through this publication was always a light in the dark for me. More importantly, this was a space we built together, a place where we could connect people across the world. What I know is we can be brave together.
With these things in mind, Rising Phoenix Review is officially back. I have assembled a new issue full of poets who give me courage. I think they will uplift you too. Our  first new issue will debut on April 1st, 2020. I will publish a new feature poet each night at 9pm Eastern Daylight time on RPR.


My plan is for this to be the start of Rising Phoenix Review being a monthly magazine again. Additionally, I also plan to recruit new section editors (including a photography and art editor), and poetry readers. I hope you will stay tuned for updates about those things, as well as a few other surprise projects I am planning.


Until then, I hope these words find you safe and healthy.
Peace be with you always,
-Christian

#i have loved working with rising phoenix in the past and am so excited for their return #I've been thinking a lot about mutual aid & coalition and rising phoenix's return could not be more timely #zines #poetry zines #poets on tumblr #not my poetry #they speak

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Update: with spring break & the coronavirus slowing down my schedule a little bit I'm gonna give Instagram another shot! Follow me @ lyzzrds if you're interested 😊

Do you have an Instagram?

Not for my poetry! It’s something I’ve toyed with a little bit, but honestly I don’t really Get how to be a poet on instagram (or maybe I’m just not wiling to put enough work into it?) so nothing at the moment

#poets on tumblr #poets of tumblr #poets of instagram #queer poetry #queer poets #they speak

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Have you every compiled your poems into a book? I love you work, especially the poems that include religion! :)

Thank you so much for this lovely message! I don’t have a book yet, but I’d certainly love to publish one some day & knowing there are people out there who are interested means a lot to me :)

In the mean time, I’ve been working on a chap book called “fever” that hopefully will be out later this month!

#anon #answered #thank you so much! #i know it's been a while since i've posted any poetry so getting this ask really means a lot to me #they speak #Anon

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what a strange & unbearable time september is. i don't know how to explain the unending heat & the dark afternoon, like the sun has changed since august, deepened maybe. everywhere is the ache of autumn's becoming & the slow, drawn out death of summer lingering at the edges.

like september i am ready for my own becoming, already monstering, already stretching towards some new form & yet still aching through my old death. i keep dreaming of the wild fig tree behind my house, its fruit all wasp-ripened but left rotting on the tree. i am so hungry. Ravenous.

AUTUMN PROMPTS, 06SEPTEMBER2019

1. rotten fig

2. last of the wasps

3. dark afternoon

4. werewolf as a verb

#poem #poetry #writers on tumblr #poets on tumblr #prompt fill #prompt response #thesuburbanghosts #prose poetry #prose poem

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Transcend | kmp

Cover page of my Queer Lives & Knowledges zine from last Fall. Mixed media//linocut printed in acrylic paint over colored pencil, title lettering cut and pasted from various magazines. 

I may post the full zine if I can get a chance to scan the pages.

#visual art #linocut #art #queer art #trans art #zines #zine preview #nonbinary art #thesuburbanghosts #paperephemeranet #transcend