to new beginnings:
you can close this chapter
of your life and never look back
or you can flip through the pages, revisit old memories,
reflect on how different you once were.
that's the magic of
writing your own story–
you'll meet new characters,
travel to new places,
face new obstacles,
and the best part:
deciding how to overcome them
and then realizing
you can.
-shelby leigh
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from stolen moments by kim addonizio, published in what is this thing called love: poems
[Text ID: Love's merciless, the way it travels in and keeps emitting light. /End ID]
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I'm a wasp in my own mouth — Dion Anja, from Motion Sickness (2022).
April is National Poetry Month and I have two full-length poetry collections out as an indie author. If you're looking for something fresh, you can buy Motion Sickness here to support my writing!
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i’m afraid of getting older
scared i’ll never write anything
worth reading again
that i’ll disappoint the people
who are counting on me
that i’ll never learn how to be happy
that i’ll be broke again one day
that my parents will die
and i’ll be alone in the end
— Rupi Kaur, Home Body
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@sweatermuppet this beauty just arrived <3
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from VOICEMAIL IN RESPONSE TO MY LANDLORD’S REQUEST FOR A DECISION REGARDING THE RENEWAL OF MY LEASE SET TO EXPIRE JULY 31, 2022 by N. W. Downs, published in little things happening
[Text ID: Possible effects of stopping large doses of synthetic hormones without tapering off include mood swings, breakouts, intense cramping, bleeding, lethargy, elevated anxiety and depression, and a decrease in the body’s unusual ability to monitor needs such as hunger and exhaustion.
My doctor says Well, you don’t need this anyways. Don’t get too comfortable next time. /End ID]
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I lost it in April — Dion Anja, from Motion Sickness (2022).
support your local poet this april (aka national poetry month) and buy her latest poetry collection motion sickness, thank you very much <3
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Richard Siken from Wishbone
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📖 Time is a Mother by Ocean Vuong
Review
A beautifully crafted elegy of grief and how we live with it. Ocean Vuong never misses. Each poem is real, sometimes painfully so. He weaves words together that are satisfying to say out loud.
If you liked any of his other writings (Night Sky With Exit Wounds; On Earth We’re Briefly Gorgeous) then you’ll love this one.
My favorite poems in this collection were “Rise & Shine” and “Not Even”.
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