tracierenee.bsky.social
Librarian in sort-of Chicago.
PW book reviewer.
#Amquerying #SCBWI writer/poet.
Winner: #50PreciousWords, Highlights scholarship, ElegantLit.
HM: #PBParty, IAmWritingPB.
WTMP mentee, RisingTalent finalist.
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Lovely idea! May I be included? I read and respond to PoemsAbout every week and write as often as my schedule allows.
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A worthy reminder.
I hope you can rest and re-center.
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Cheers to that, Laura!
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Perfectly parsed.
The contrast between the tone of first and second stanzas is particularly striking and effective.
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Wonderfully visceral, Karen 💙
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This hit me with all the feels.
Just WOW.
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Neither was mine, honestly.
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I so appreciate your kind words and repost!
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Thank you, Melissa 💙
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Powerful - especially that last stanza, Jesse.
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Thank you, Ewen!
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Off to a fantastic start!
So much truth kerneled into "our mothers serve them silence."
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That looks like a very good boy, Lori. I'm booping that sweet nose from afar and sending you cyber hugs.
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Thanks, David!
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Thank you so much, Shashanna.
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Thank you for reading/feeling/sharing, Jessica!
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That's how writing it felt too.
Thanks for reading my words.
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Thank you for reading and sharing!
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Here's to all the four-legged friends who made us better humans. Thanks for reading and sharing!
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So sorry 💔
But also thanks for reading and sharing!
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Beautiful!
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Congrats on the well-deserved ☠️! Really enjoyed this piece and its feels. Here's to many more.
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I think this is also my nemesis, Christiana!
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Thank you for reading, Merril!
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Yes!
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Brief but powerful stuff! Here's to many more.
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Congrats! Perfect ending line.
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Congratulations, Abigail!
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💙
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Thank you! And also to you 😊
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Exactly how I feel too! Thank you for so beautifully distilling the vibes.
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Thank you, Teresa!
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😆
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Thanks, Abbie!
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Today I'm the overachiever checking: parenting / bills / menstruation / cleaning / spreadsheets."
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Lovely poem, Laura. Congratulations!
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Thank you so much for reading!
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I could be wrong but in my corner of the universe I feel like BullshitLit, HAD, JAKE, Raw Lit and Stanchion would kind of embrace it. Taco Bell Quarterly too if you can work in a quesadilla 🤷♀️
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Thank you so much, Maria!
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Really brilliant. Thanks for sharing.
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Double congratulations, Rachel!
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Beautiful!