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fromthistles.bsky.social
Poet-librarian working in patent law. Make the most of this, your little day.
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“poetry / isn’t revolution but a way of knowing / why it must come” – Adrienne Rich, Dreamwood

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If you are tired from fighting heartless bullshit, I love you

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i appreciate anyone who's trying in 2025

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I know it's often a tall order but, if you can, try to get yourself some solitude. Practice being free in your own mind.

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“Once it would have been a year’s worth of news. But news right now is like a flock of speeded-up sheep running off the side of a cliff.” -Ali Smith / Autumn

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the way being alive is both abundance and abyss

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You have to love. You have to feel. It is the reason you are here on earth. You are here to risk your heart. —Louise Erdrich

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Stay tender somehow a valentine from me and @dinalrelles.bsky.social

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Dear artists: Afraid of death? It’s coming anyway. Afraid of failure? We all fail. A lot. Sometimes spectacularly. Afraid of these fascists? There are more of us cheering you on. Don’t stop creating. Not now. Make art. Piss them off. Create. With anger. With hope. Keep going.

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Anywho, we're only limited by our imaginations re: how we can connect and support each other in our communities.

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Lucille Clifton

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Happy birthday, @kateschapira.bsky.social - hope you find time to rest and recharge today!

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love is when the smallest poem flickers in an open mouth. —Ina Cariño, from "Maybe a Ghost Carried Me Here"

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Exercise for you: If you can move at all, make yr hands into a cup. (If not, envision this.) With your mind's senses, feel water bubble up in the cup and flow over yr hands. You didn't make the water; it doesn't belong to you; it flows through you & is inexhaustible. When ready, open your hands.

submitted 19 days ago • 2 comments

open up your heart and let the bird in your heart is now a bird nest, too bad it's your (ir)regularly scheduled bird break (photo by me)

submitted 20 days ago • 29 comments

continue to make things, continue to learn things, continue to share knowledge, continue to share mystery, continue to share being

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hold up wait a sec whatever you were doing, just ease off the throttle for a minute and slow down so you look at this bird in today's BIRD BREAK (photo by me)

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Monthly reminder: Many people have a book in them, but it takes a special kind of freak to leave the Land of Laziness, cross the Plains of Procrastination and Insecurity Mountain, find the Blade of No One Made You Do This, and use it to cut your chest open and yank that book out.

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What’s next? February???

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Grief is unpredictable and non-linear. The stress of our current political nightmare can really activate it. If you’re in pain, please be gentle with yourself. Yes, I am subtweeting my own unruly emotions.

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Sunday motivation

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Off the Shelf Reading Series Part 5 Featuring: CHRISTINE MCNAIR @christinemcnair.bsky.social + rob mclennan / @ucalgarypress.bsky.social @ualbertapress.bsky.social @bookhugpress.bsky.social February 28, 2025 : 7 pm SFU Harbour Centre, Vancouver www.poetrycanada.org @poetryincanada.bsky.social

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A morning boost for my friends in Mass. No idea if this bill has a real shot of passing, but it will have a much better one if you call your reps. Remember Mass has lead the way on healthcare reform before. We can do it again.

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TAROT, CREATIVITY, AND WRITING w/ Hoa Nguyen and Liz Worth Thurs. January 23 at Toronto Metropolitan University More than just a poetry reading: Join us for an interactive conversation on poetry, tarot, & creativity. JOR, 14th floor, 380 Victoria Street 4:30-6:30pm

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