She/Her. Poet. Metaphysically living a whole life in Melbourne. Probably hungry. MFA @ButlerUniversity.
Indianapolis, IN
Joined November 2010
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@richardsiken do you ever memorize poems or parts of poems? Your own or other works? Do you see any value in memorization/recitation?
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The "No one ever talks about" people definitely aren't listening enough. All these people and NO ONE ever talks about this mediocre take? Come on, guys, gals, and non-binary pals.
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How do people feel about the phrase "I hope you remember..." in any context, but particularly a professional one?
That's sticky, right?
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Let me hear your stories. Who fell off of poetry post-mfa because life happened? How did you find your way back and how long did it take?
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Huge thank you to The MacGuffin team and Lynne Thompson for spending some time with this one.
𝐓𝐇𝐄 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝐈𝐒 𝐎𝐕𝐄𝐑!! We’re happy to announce the winning poems of 𝐏𝐎𝐄𝐓 𝐇𝐔𝐍𝐓 𝟐7 as selected by this year’s guest judge, Lynne Thompson. The winning poems, judge's commentary, and names of poets who made it to the final round will be published early next year!
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Finally got a good email, yall and let me tell you, that is justtttttt the thing I needed to start off Virgo season.
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Hello I'm having a really rough time. What do you do when it just feels like rejection after rejection? Jobs, poems, mss, the works? How do you remind yourself, in tangible ways, that your worth is not reliant on production, money, acceptance?
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Hi person who works at an organization with an indie bookstore: if you call your readers "fans," I'm already very suspicious.
I have been thinking about this deeply for awhile and now that I'm in fundraising, it rings more true than ever.
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My agoraphobia confuses ppl. That's ok, me too. I thrive in social settings. I've lived in 4 countries and always moved by myself. 2 yrs ago, I started having panic attacks in public. I started to avoid being in public. I started to panic thinking about driving, being panicked
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I am so very proud of the community that has come together to make this happen. We are so close! Every dollar counts now. Please consider a donation to help Indy Reads!
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Do this! The editors are amazing!
Welp that's a wrap! Sent out the ms to 8 presses last year and just received my last form rejection. Time to find time to revise in all this grief and then submit a stronger ms later.
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Vows to never submit again.
First day off in 1.5 years, sighs real big and throws handfuls of quarters at submittable.
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