April 2012
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i need to learn, so badly
how to be kinder to myself.
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22.30 LAMENT OF RETURNING HOME
These are my poems for 30/30, a challenge where poets write 30 poems in 30 days during the month of April. I’m going to stop prefacing them with apologies from here on out.
LAMENT OF RETURNING HOME for New Zealand
I saw the Headquarters of the Verb. I saw a bronze statue with his toes curled forever over the edge of a pier, just like everyone else. I saw a rainbow drying out on a...
offspaceandtime asked: My best friend got me in to your work! She and I would love for you to come to Austin, Tx or the Cedar Park area if you can! <3
thedramaticone asked: I just jumped around my house screaming because I got a response :D I do talk, a lot actually, it's just that it was National Silence day and I decided to participate in that :] I would LOVE an audio of "fat girl," if you could send it to thushara97 at yahoo (it won't let me add a link) that would be amazing :D thank you so much!
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21.30 A SIMPLE LOVE POEM
These are my poems for 30/30, a challenge where poets write 30 poems in 30 days during the month of April. I’m going to stop prefacing them with apologies from here on out.
A SIMPLE LOVE POEM
It is only September. I don’t know how many seasons I will be allowed to love you yet. What I do know is that you have flown one thousand Miles to stand in my kitchen, dropping chocolate chips...
benshaws asked: are their any copies of your book available in the uk? :)
Anonymous asked: Just preordered a copy of After the Witch Hunt. Looking forward to it :)
thedramaticone asked: (con't.) I found myself relating to "Fat Girl" a lot, and after it, I've really been working on trying to be confident because when you stood up there, confidence was like radiating off of you! You are such an inspiration and I CAN"T WAIT to buy your collection and fangirl all about it! I feel like I'm talking to a celebrity, which you like kinda totally are! Please...
thedramaticone asked: AHH YOU HAVE A TUMBLR! :D You came to Hofstra on Friday for an EST retreat & conference (I was that girl who couldn't talk and of course Mr. Semerdjian had to point me out -___-) I just wanted to say I LOVE your poetry <3 It's literally amazing and reading it, I found that it's not the usual, centered block of text, its like a flowing passage, which I thought was...
currently booking a cross-country book tour for...
if you have any interest in me coming to your city, shoot me a message!
weird day
want to write more poems for 30/30 but literally all that i care about right now is how cute puppies are and that’s not my best work.
treehouseboat asked: are there other ways to buy your book that support you (more) directly? amazon is awesome but i have the feeling that that money wouldn't go to you personally.
Watchthis video is less than a minute and it’s the most beautiful way i’ve ever seen someone speak about their art. happy national poetry month.
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20.30 LETTER TO COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL
These are my poems for 30/30, a challenge where poets write 30 poems in 30 days during the month of April. I’m going to stop prefacing them with apologies from here on out.
LETTER TO COACHELLA MUSIC FESTIVAL
I’ll admit, this is impressive. There are probably feather-haired teenagers here who have licked enough LSD to believe that this hologram is actually 2pac before them. That Indio,...
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19.30 IN MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT A GHAZAL I SAY THE...
These are my poems for 30/30, a challenge where poets write 30 poems in 30 days during the month of April. I’m going to stop prefacing them with apologies from here on out.
IN MY FIRST ATTEMPT AT A GHAZAL I SAY THE ONE THING I NEVER THOUGHT I WOULD
The last thing I expected to write was thank you. My fingers cocked for hate’s hot heat, and all I could do was thank you.
I will never...
WARPAINT ETIQUETTE: 3/30: 'Love Always' →
warpaintetiquette:
The last time we showered together my own handwriting stared at me From its place in the crook of your elbow: Love Always. You told me the tattoo artist almost messed up the S. The week after you got it done we were riding in your car And you lifted up the sleeve of your shirt and the bandage hung to one side. I was mad at you for getting my handwriting tattooed on you...
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“After the Witch Hunt had me crying aloud in my mother’s kitchen while...”
– Andrea Gibson, author of Pole Dancing to Gospel Hymns, and The Madness Vase reviewed my book, After the Witch Hunt, which arrived in the mail today. 200 copies. GET YOURS.
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18.30 RETRACTION TO MY "CONCEPTION"
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
RETRACTION TO MY “CONCEPTION”
He didn’t propose with a ring in a bucket of Cracker Jacks.
Or, he did....
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17.30 CONCEPTION
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
CONCEPTION
She is reading a novel on an empty train. The Metro North, to visit a boyfriend. A tall, bearded...
Anonymous asked: thank you for the (wo)manifesto.
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16.30 THE PIERCING
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
THE PIERCING
When I finally lost those fifteen pounds, I decided to pierce my bellybutton. Fat girls don’t have...
ajamesandlilykindoflove asked: hiii! You came to my school for our ESP conference today and I googled you (is that creepy....?) and I just really wanted to say that you were absolutely AHMAZING! I loved loved loved the bridalplasty one. I went to the fiction workshop but I really wish I got to go to your workshop too. but seriously thank you because your poetry was crazy good.
forensic-houseian asked: the more i read your work/watch your performance online, the more empowered and inspired by you i truly am. you are a force. don't stop being amazing. shake truth trees until apples fall on people's heads.
railroadunstoppable asked: Your work this month has been hugely inspiring and fun to read! Look forward to tomorrow!
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15.30 TO THE PRETTY GIRL WHO FROWNED AT ME AS THE...
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
15.30 TO THE PRETTY GIRL WHO FROWNED AT ME AS THE SUBWAY DOORS CLOSED BEFORE I COULD CATCH THE TRAIN, BECAUSE...
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14.30 A LETTER TO MY BROTHER ON HIS 30TH BIRTHDAY
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
A LETTER TO MY BROTHER ON HIS 30TH BIRTHDAY
This has to be the most boring birthday party in the entire...
Something Clever...: Things that have happened... →
breannamo:
I went back to him the week of your funeral
Because I knew I wouldn’t have to explain myself.
I got the tattoo of your mandala on my ribs
Because it’s closest to my heart, without touching the breast you lost.
I almost put it on my hip so you could be the first to see my children
But I got…
beautiful poem by my friend Bre about the aftermath of loss. holy moly. watch this...
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“I love the feminist engine that drives each stanza in After the Witch Hunt. The...”
– -Rachel McKibbens, author of Pink Elephant.
I wrote a book. A book of poems. Write Bloody Press picked it up for publication. Sometimes people say nice things about it. You can get yourself a copy here.
(WO)MANIFESTO - Talking to a Victim/Survivor,...
“We must take sides. Neutrality helps the oppressor, never the victim. Silence encourages the tormentor, never the tormented.”
–Elie Wiesel
In recent weeks, several people have reached out to me via e-mail, text message, phone call, poem, in-person, or through a friend to apologize for their “neutrality” (read: friendship) with a person whom I have survived the abuse of. I am...
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13.30 THE TUTOR
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
THE TUTOR
That year, the boys started whistling us out of our bedroom windows. We didn’t ask our...
what to write about?
COME TO MY BOOK RELEASE PARTY →
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12.30 THE JUNKIE'S LAST NIGHT SLEEPING AT THE...
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
THE JUNKIE’S LAST NIGHT SLEEPING AT THE CARNIVAL
The Prize Goldfish are midnight-swimming...
no poem tonight.
two tomorrow? thanks for reading. <3, meg.
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11.30 FOR THOSE WHO ASKED FOR DETAILS [TW]
As part of NAPOWRIMO’S 30/30 Challenge, in the month of April I have dedicated to writing a poem everyday. Here goes:
FOR THOSE WHO ASKED FOR DETAILS
You have woken up in his bed every morning for a year. After he persuades himself inside you for the fifth time this hour, you motion to the heap of clothes on the floor. To the shower and the towel. To both your boots and the metro cards...
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NAPOWRIMO PROMPT
Hi folks!
Hope you’re having as much challenging fun as I am with the napowrimo 30/30 challenge. If you’re feeling stuck or are just looking for a little prompt today to get you motivated, consider this:
Often we are guilty of portraying ourselves in one vision. To loosely quote Mahogany Browne, we are either the victim in all our poems, or the hero. If you are someone who always...
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10.30 SIX YEARS LATER, AMANDA FINALLY GETS HER...
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
SIX YEARS LATER, AMANDA FINALLY GETS HER POEM
A best friend’s job is to be the bouncer before your...
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9.30 GOLDEN BOY
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
GOLDEN BOY
My brother’s hair looked like someone cooked a porridge comprised entirely of sunshine...
to excuse the missing poem
little darlings,
tonight, i’m allowing myself some sleep. i’ve definitely written today, numerous things, but nothing i’m quite ready to show to the world. i promise two poems tomorrow instead. thank you for holding me accountable. do that with everyone you know, all the time.
love,
meg.
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8.30 CONFESSING AT THE CHURCH OF LOVE AND...
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
CONFESSING AT THE CHURCH OF LOVE AND FORGIVENESS
It’s been years since I cut the cord, but I still...
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mileswalser:
(a response to a mostly-joking challenge to write somebody an acrostic.)
Midway through the day we spent holed up in a hotel room
eating delivered Chinese food and singing along to The Cure,
giggling like two children sharing the same secret, I realized I want to
always love you like this– messy hair, morning breath in the afternoon,
nothing trying to outshine the way you...
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7.30 POETRY EVERYWHERE
In April, the most dedicated (or most insane) of poets commit to 30/30: writing a poem a day for 30 days in honor of National Poetry Month. Here, I will post the seedlings of this dedicated insanity. I don’t promise they’ll be good, but I promise to show up. Hi there. Hold my hand?
POETRY EVERYWHERE
Nameless man refills the stapler. Punches holes in paper. Chews the eraser of his...
