Amoridere"They're waiting for me...."
A poem born of sorrow and lost pets.
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"webs"
a poem about melancholy and sinus problems.
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"To Write One's Own Name"
No, the actual object doesn't really feature in this poem, however, if such existed, I'd have written my own name in it.
No, I don't think that concept was actually touched upon in the show.
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This is a poem for an anthology I'm planning.
If I had sleeping pills, I'd likely try to sleep all day.
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Yes, I do hear mourning doves pretty often.
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"Fireflies in a Storm"
Written around 2016.
Fell in love with the song, certainly, and so used it.
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For point of context, mice, generally, only live for two years (as a pet) or less (in the wild).
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Shantell PowellI spent all morning prepping a poetry manuscript for the Claire Harris Poetry Prize. I added to the manuscript which was shortlisted for another contest but did not win. Maybe I’ll do better this time. https://gooselane.com/pages/claire-harris-poetry-prize-submissions #poetry #PoetsOnMastodon #PoetryCommunity
Claire Harris Poetry Prize Submissions
The Claire Harris Poetry Prize, a new initiative of Goose Lane’s icehouse poetry imprint, is designed to enhance the visibility of debut poetry collections by previously unpublished poets from Black, Indigenous, and other racialized communities. This prize will be presented for the first time in 2024 and thereafter wil
