Look at these gorgeous books I picked up at Massachusetts Poetry Festival✨ New collections from: @jennmartelli.bsky.social @tatianajboria.bsky.social @hanvanderhart.bsky.social Cindy Veech and @zephyrbooks.bsky.social

Mark my words and please understand: They erase your history so that they can erase your rights.

I have a lyric essay featured over at Torch Literary arts called “Notes on Conception” meditating on birth, loss, and mothering. I hope you can spend some time with it. TW: miscarriage www.torchliteraryarts.org/post/friday-...

In his inauguration speech Trump announced his fascist anti-immigrant raids and mass deportation attempts. We are not helpless. Here are 7 action items you can start to take now to help protect our immigrant neighbors: www.qasimrashid.com/p/trumps-mas...

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Here are action items to protect your immigrant neighbors, answers to common FAQs, and insights to debunk anti-immigrant propaganda

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I spent last night cleansing all of my crystals around the house in a bowl of water that my partner and son both said blessings over. I feel such a grounding and focused energy within myself and our home. I highly recommend ✨ p.s. just make sure your crystals, stones, gems are ok in water ☺️

Writers: Where are your favorite places to submit poetry and/or CNF? According to my Submittable and submitting spreadsheet I have not submitted writing in two years 😅

lovers of poems, what are your favorite aubades?

and… for my first post I’d like to share that I’ve been disassociating by watching “princess diaries” every night before bed, how about you? ✨