Poetry
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Poetry: Words that Cut Deep (After “Stumble” by Amanda Baker)
An after poem inspired by Amanda Baker. Going back to my childhood and 20s, I wrote from a place of remembering and forgiveness.
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Creative Writing: Letter to a Younger Me
I started reflecting upon what I’d say to my younger self. This post is the result of that conversation.
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Poetry: A Thousand Ways to Skip (After Amanda Baker)
An after I wrote based upon a poem from Amanda Baker.
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Poetry: Standing On My Tippy Toes – Reading
A video with me reading “Standing On My Tippy Toes” from “When I Stopped Remembering Tomorrow”, which I published in 2020.
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Poetry / Prose: What Do You Do?
Another poem from the archives. This one takes us back to my teens. I was in a girls’ home when I wrote this one back in the last 90s and my mindset is clearly one of someone who has given up. For some, there may need to be a trigger warning, as this is a…
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Poetry: See Me
Originally a blog post I wrote in 2016, “See Me” became my first spoken word poem and one of my favorite pieces from “When I Stopped Remembering Tomorrow” my poetry and reflection book about not scripting life. It’s long and it’s a wild trip inside my life, but if you allow it to speak to…
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Poetry: The Thoughts Between the Pillows (After Colin Tan)
An “After” of Colin Tan’s “Reflection” poem.
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