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Poet, marketer, lover of birds and bugs. Slow, but steady. She/Her. ✨ I believe in whimsy, nonsense, love, hope, and revelry. Not an expert, just opinionated. #poetry #tech #marketing #ux #userresearch #philosophy #mentalhealth #books #womenintech #fedi22 #mindfulness #nature #ethics #hiking #tattoos #art #coffee #minimalism #selfcare #travel #intersectionalfeminism #ecophilosophy #socialpsychology #digitalnomad

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30/30!! Here's my final poem for NaPoWriMo.

@poetry @writingcommunity #poetry #NationalPoetryMonth #poets #poetrylovers #writers #amwriting #writerslift #poems

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egb,
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@poetry @writingcommunity I also noticed I was more drawn to lyricism and expressiveness this year, whereas last year I was more interested in storytelling, fantasy, and surrealism. I don't really have any insight as to why that is, it's just something I noticed. I think it's interesting how one's voice kind of expands and contracts over time.

Anyway, I'm going to need to take a bit of social media break now. This is truly the highlight of my year but it is exhausting!

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@poetry @writingcommunity Every time I do this challenge, I learn so much about myself I feel like a whole new person. It’s as much about poems as it is about processing, grieving, accepting, celebrating, resting, learning, questioning, answering, feeling, befriending, and letting go.

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@poetry @writingcommunity A few things I learned this year:

  1. Some poems are for the eye, others for the ear

  2. It's possible to create new, complete, surprising poems, even when revisiting the same topics and themes over and over

  3. Writing with peers and learning from mentors (both formal and informal) makes a huge difference

egb, to science
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Today I stumbled upon the phrase "Eppur si muove" ("and yet it moves"), tenuously attributed to Galileo after being forced to recant his claims that the Earth moves around the Sun to avoid being punished by the church.

The impact and rhythm of the phrase really inspired me, so I wrote a poem about it.

I absolutely adore this one!

@poets #poetrylovers #galileo #poetrycommunity #science #NationalPoetryMonth #writerslift #poem #religion #astronomy #quotes

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Used the index prompt from day 28 for this one!

#napowrimo #poetry #poets #napowrimo2023 #writers #writersofthefediverse #poetsofmastodon @poetry @poets @writingcommunity

egb, to crochet
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Crocheted a bandana! I think I’m gonna redo it with a thinner yarn & bigger needle so it sits better but I think it’s pretty good for a first prototype.

This crochet thing has really got me ‘hooked’ 😫

@crochet #crochet #crafts

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So stoked to share that I’ve accepted a freelance blogging gig at Read Poetry, an online community that celebrates poetry as a form of expression, activism, & self-care.

My first article shares 4 poetry prompts to support self-care and mental wellbeing. Check it out on readpoetry.com, and be sure to subscribe to their blog to get future articles from myself and the rest of the Read Poetry blogging team!

https://www.readpoetry.com/4-poetry-prompts-to-improve-your-mental-wellbeing

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egb,
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@normanefe @poetry thank you!! I'm super excited 😊

egb, to poetry
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Just a short poem for today!

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egb,
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@poets @poetry (it’s also a true story)

#geranium #houseplants #flowers #flowersonfriday

egb, to workersrights
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What’s a professional way of saying “you’re being condescending?”

#work #career #business

egb, to random
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I think everybody’s really easy to love. You’re all so cute & human 💜

egb, to poetry
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New poooem https://elizabethburnam.wordpress.com/2024/01/06/curriculum-for-a-woman/

@poetry @poets @writingcommunity

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Today's Poetry Unbound newsletter was about bumping into friends: "The unexpected encounter — that is, I think, what writing can be, when we allow it to be."

It made me think about all the people I've briefly connected with on my travels, how sometimes you make eye contact with a complete stranger and feel certain you've met them, known them, loved them before.

Took that idea and ran with it today — really happy with this poem!

#poetry #writers #reincarnation @poets #nationalpoetrymonth

egb, to writing
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I’m not quite done with it yet but “Several short sentences about writing” by Verlyn Klinkenborg is already one of the best books about writing I’ve ever read.

@bookstodon #bookstodon #writing #books #BookLovers #writers @writing #verlynklinkenborg #bookrecommendations #reading

egb, to poetry
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Sorry 😭😭 so tired, this is the best I could do today. Only 3 days left!

#napowrimo #poetry #poets #napowrimo2023 #writers #writersofthefediverse #poetsofmastodon @poetry #haiku #writersblock

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Any #writers or #poets on here who'd be interested in becoming editing buddies?

I'm working on a poetry manuscript & I'd love a 2nd pair of eyes for revisions. I also just rly miss the collaborative feedback sessions we used to have in school—I'd love to help edit your work too!

Looking for someone who understands the craft/mechanics of language & can provide substantive feedback that isn't just based on personal opinion, and/or doesn't mind arguing with me about it. :-)

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Played with form again today for my #NaPoWriMo poem.

I'm not 100% sure which version I like better, but I'm leaning toward the one with 2 clean columns — what do you think @poets ?

Can't believe we're already at day 29/30!

#poetry #poetrylovers #poetrycommunity #writers #writingcommunity #poets #creativity #art #amwriting #writerslift

Mondays, slow growers, and drama queens Today, my tradescantia groans and rolls out her pot, bargains for effort though she's failed before (in dreams you feel so certain you’re awake) But one crispy leaf does not a dead plant make (even if you curl up, if you suffocate) My tradescantia keeps reaching, creeping, inching along, learning (are you insane right now? or are you just dancing?) How to love and to lead (how to love is to lead, how to lead is to love by example) Her petiole peering through morning fog at blue sky that might ~ burn (from somewhere backstage in your subconscious) Until it’s over, my tradescantia seems to say (dementophobia will have you paying such close attention to your mind) And it’s not over til the final leaf drops (don’t you understand a little more now?)

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Playing catch-up today! Today’s prompt was to write a sijo, yesterday’s was to write a sonnet. I’m not really happy with how the sonnet turned out (sonnets in general are one of my least favorite forms), but the sijo form is new to me and I really enjoyed it!

#poetry @poets #poetrycommunity #poetrylovers #truecrime #poetsofmastodon #poetrycafe #poetrymonth @writing

Irish goodbye Please don't blame me when I avert my eyes Half-asleep inside melancholy dreams Just a few deep breaths from the exit sign Creeping as I come, trampled as I seem In the leaving there's a certain romance Melody of footsteps undiscovered Echoed in that verse-Ecclesiastes 1:2-but the earth remains forever How needing just dissolves for a SIM card And lonely is mistaken for a life I took the numbers straight, like a coward My labors left to die in my device The joy I've found in self-destruction mode Is no secret—at least, the neighbors know...

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Today’s prompt was to answer the Proust Questionnaire. Decided to follow the prompt exactly w/ one-line (reasonably lyrical) answers for each question & minimal editing after the fact. The result could maybe use a bit of shuffling/revising to be considered an actual poem, but I think it flows well & even makes a bit of surprising sense as-is.

http://elizabethburnam.com/2024/04/25/answers-2/

#poetry #proust #questionnaire #questions #answers #poems #poetrylovers @poets

egb, to philosophy
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"This points to the distinctive nature of philosophical reflection: it is less about observing the shadows that are projected onto the wall of the cave and more about becoming attuned to the background context in which the shadows are situated. To see our cave is to notice the unstated assumptions, conventions and habits that shape our observations and day-to-day interactions with the world."

https://psyche.co/ideas/philosophical-reflection-often-begins-with-a-disruptive-mood

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Today's NaPoWriMo poem - off prompt!

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Another one of my articles was just published on the Read Poetry blog 🥳🎧

Check it out here: https://www.readpoetry.com/benefits-of-listening-to-poetry-audiobooks/

#poetry #poetrycommunity @poetry @writingcommunity #spokenword

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new poem
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