You know the drill by now - and if you don't, here's the low-down:
I write micropoetry on Twitter and once a month I put it all together in a wrap-up post :) Got that? Awesome! On to the poetry!
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Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Showing posts with label poetry. Show all posts
Tuesday 7 March 2017
Wednesday 1 February 2017
Micropoetry - January 2017
Ok, January 2017's micropoetry by yours truly.
There's only 3 pieces this month because I've been uber-busy with work, personal stuff, and #DisabilityDiaries2017
There's only 3 pieces this month because I've been uber-busy with work, personal stuff, and #DisabilityDiaries2017
20th January
Strength.
Not shouting the loudest.
Not hating the most.
But loving all you can.
Getting back up.
Facing another day.
That's strength.
25th January
You do not understand
As I take you gently by the hand
& tell you
no
& try to stop you pushing the knife
further into me than you have
28th January
But my dears,
The rain
Is just the part
Of the sky
That we can touch.
And
That touches us.
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Monday 9 January 2017
The Writer Diaries - Micropoetry, December 2016
January may have rung in, bringing 2017 with it, but I'm sure I won't be alone in having 2016 business outstanding.
So, to that end, let's get one piece of that business done and dusted, shall we?
This is all the micropoetry I wrote in December. I've grouped the poems for the 9th and 12th together because they're sort of... companion poems.
Hope you like it!
1st December
I remember
That she said to me
'Honey,
I'm a worker bee,
but the taste
is not so sweet,
as it should be.'
9th December
A silent agreement
That we would give our hearts to each other
but each keep our own.
I knew & you knew.
We knew we'd never speak of it
12th December
We danced in serious nonsense
Words of Narnia & diamond smuggling
They thought we were fools
& we knew that our game was reality's mask
15th December
There was a murmur,
A rustle in the secret-keeping trees,
And our open secret turned out to be the tragic truth.
Your death killed her.
29th December
When we grew up
We learned
That the woods are full of big bad wolves
And we must defend Red Riding Hood
With sticks and stones
31st December
To you
You incredible people,
Who made me feel worth something
Who made me smile
Who inspired me & kept me going
Happy New Year
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So, to that end, let's get one piece of that business done and dusted, shall we?
This is all the micropoetry I wrote in December. I've grouped the poems for the 9th and 12th together because they're sort of... companion poems.
Hope you like it!
1st December
I remember
That she said to me
'Honey,
I'm a worker bee,
but the taste
is not so sweet,
as it should be.'
9th December
A silent agreement
That we would give our hearts to each other
but each keep our own.
I knew & you knew.
We knew we'd never speak of it
12th December
We danced in serious nonsense
Words of Narnia & diamond smuggling
They thought we were fools
& we knew that our game was reality's mask
15th December
There was a murmur,
A rustle in the secret-keeping trees,
And our open secret turned out to be the tragic truth.
Your death killed her.
29th December
When we grew up
We learned
That the woods are full of big bad wolves
And we must defend Red Riding Hood
With sticks and stones
31st December
To you
You incredible people,
Who made me feel worth something
Who made me smile
Who inspired me & kept me going
Happy New Year
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Wednesday 28 December 2016
7 Hacks for Completing the Goodreads Challenge in the Final Days
For those of us who haven't finished our Goodreads challenges for 2016, the time has come to take more creative measures.
There is cheating, which is bad, and there is acceptable cheating - which is good.
So here are my hacks to help you towards your reading target for the year:
Monday 12 December 2016
5 Diverse Poets For You to Check Out on YouTube
You know that poetry is for everyone, right? Well slam and performance poetry is a great example of that.
Crystal Valentine
And there are hundreds and thousands of poetry slam and performance videos on YouTube - they are so addictive, I'm surprised I ever get anything else done!
So I figured I'd share just a handful of my favourite diverse slam, spoken-word, and performance poets from YouTube (because my faves happen to diverse in this instance! Woo!)
Oh, and pretty much all of these have swear-words. Poets swear worse than sailors.
Winona Linn
Meskwaki poet Winona Linn is witty, clever, and passionate; her performances are amazing.
Stylish, bold, and unapologetically political, Crystal Valentine's poetry explores being a Black woman in today's America.
Check out: Black Privilege (below,) And the News Reporter Says Jesus Is White and Questions For Fox News Regarding the Race Card.
Dia Davina
A queer and genderqueer feminist, Dia Davina is awesome. They are funny and honest and just amazing.
Elizabeth Acevedo
Afro-Dominicana poet Elizabeth Acevedo writes on race, feminism, and their intersection. She rocks.
Check out: Hair, Afro-Latina, and An Open Letter to the Protesters Outside the Planned Parenthood
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Benjamin Zephaniah
One of the best modern British poets there is, I will never miss the chance to recommend the wonderful Jamaican-British Benjamin Zephaniah.
Never afraid to speak on politics and race, or to combine poetry with music, Zephaniah is a definite favourite of mine.
So check some of these wonderful poets out, and enjoy!
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Last updated: 9th October 2019
Wednesday 30 November 2016
The Writer Diaries - Micropoetry, November 2016
Well, I certainly wrote more this month than I did last month.
I have no idea whether any of these are any good - but here you go anyway; enjoy! (Or not. Whatever.)
4th November
Princesses are flawless
Pale, weak, & soft
Born to be brides
Princesses don't kiss princesses;
Girls need to be princesses -
Right...?
13th November
Fight for hope.
Fight for people.
You'll make mistakes,
Get up & do things better.
Treat people like people.
Love with your whole heart
16th November
We told you
That the fire
Was burning
You laughed
And stuck your hand in the flame
Told us to do the same.
Unlike you, we felt the pain
24th November
I put my heart
Into it all
& how I tried
To make it count
But you can't please all of the people
All of the time
No matter how you try
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I have no idea whether any of these are any good - but here you go anyway; enjoy! (Or not. Whatever.)
4th November
Princesses are flawless
Pale, weak, & soft
Born to be brides
Princesses don't kiss princesses;
Girls need to be princesses -
Right...?
7th November
Sweethearts
- because your hearts are sweet, aren't they? -
remember that people are people
Who love & live & hope & wish
Just like you
13th November
Fight for hope.
Fight for people.
You'll make mistakes,
Get up & do things better.
Treat people like people.
Love with your whole heart
14th November
People are fallible
They can be selfish
They can be short-sighted
They can be ignorant
The best ones try to do better
Even if they fail
16th November
We told you
That the fire
Was burning
You laughed
And stuck your hand in the flame
Told us to do the same.
Unlike you, we felt the pain
24th November
I see your face
In the weirdest of places
And it never seems
To be good news
24th November
I put my heart
Into it all
& how I tried
To make it count
But you can't please all of the people
All of the time
No matter how you try
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Wednesday 26 October 2016
The Writer Diaries - Micropoetry, October 2016
So, October is on it's way out, and it's time to show you the micropoetry I wrote this month.
It's kind of been an up-and-down month for me, depression-wise, so sorry if these are kind of a bummer... and there are only three of them.
Sorry.
10th October
How do they do it?
The charmed ones -
While we strive, struggle, scrimp, save,
The universe re-arranges itself,
To better suit them.
13th October
I'm so tired
Of feeling so tired
Not knowing what's required
of me. What should I do?
What do you want from me?
I'm so tired.
23rd October
Tired.
Running uphill just to stay in one place.
Tired of the struggle; of the fight; of the hate; of the dark.
Tired of being tired.
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It's kind of been an up-and-down month for me, depression-wise, so sorry if these are kind of a bummer... and there are only three of them.
Sorry.
10th October
How do they do it?
The charmed ones -
While we strive, struggle, scrimp, save,
The universe re-arranges itself,
To better suit them.
13th October
I'm so tired
Of feeling so tired
Not knowing what's required
of me. What should I do?
What do you want from me?
I'm so tired.
23rd October
Tired.
Running uphill just to stay in one place.
Tired of the struggle; of the fight; of the hate; of the dark.
Tired of being tired.
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Wednesday 19 October 2016
Aberfan
On October 21st 1966, 50 years ago this Friday, the village of Aberfan was changed forever.
A coal spoil-tip fell on the school.
Over 1 million cubic feet of industrial waste fell on the village, killing 116 children, and 28 adults.
We remember, and I give my small tribute here:
A coal spoil-tip fell on the school.
Over 1 million cubic feet of industrial waste fell on the village, killing 116 children, and 28 adults.
We remember, and I give my small tribute here:
Aberfan
The heart was hollowed from the land
You left the guts to choke us.
A mountain fell on innocent heads.
You faced no prosecution.
Our children meant nothing to you.
Just a poor man's son, a poor man's daughter.
Our children were killed
By a black heart -
A company, an industry,
which cared more for profit than people.
You murdered them with your neglect.
When we screamed 'Murderers!'
you told us we didn't understand
Inferred we should defer to our betters.
Westminster ignored our anger and our pain.
You expected us to bow our heads,
Mumble 'yessir, nosir, threebagsfullsir,'
and creep away.
A father, speaking for a nation, speaking for a people, speaking for his child
Insisted on the truth.
Died of asphyxia and multiple injuries?
You buried our children alive.
You took the heart from the mountains,
Left the guts to rot on a hillside.
And buried our children alive.
And we remember.
Wales will always remember.
You murdered
the children
of Aberfan.
Wednesday 28 September 2016
The Writer Diaries - Micropoetry, September 2016
It's that time again dearest nerdlets! September is rapidly skimming out of view, and I have more micropoetry to share with you.
Sorry if several of these are kind of a downer - I learnt that someone I knew in school had died and... yeah.
I kind of worked through some stuff (the poems for 13th Sep will show you that,) so feel free to skip anything that's bringing you down!
9th September
13th September (I)
How am I supposed to feel?
They say you died;
A casual friend;
I hadn't heard your name in years.
How am I supposed to feel?
Tell me.
13th September (II)
Do I have a right to grieve?
5 years or more -
Must have been
Never close, even then
Just two birds of the same flock
One bird now dead
13th September (III)
A background fixture,
Left behind when I left the room.
Weren't you younger than me?
Or was it a few days older?
Young & pretty & dead
17th September
23rd September
2016
The year of mean.
Have my tears,
But cariad, I'm gonna sing
Over the heads of abject liars -
Reaching ears that may hear
me
2016
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Sorry if several of these are kind of a downer - I learnt that someone I knew in school had died and... yeah.
I kind of worked through some stuff (the poems for 13th Sep will show you that,) so feel free to skip anything that's bringing you down!
9th September
Nothing deserves pity
More than those
who fear love & compassion
& turn instead to hate
Poor lost soul,
Find your way home soon
13th September (I)
How am I supposed to feel?
They say you died;
A casual friend;
I hadn't heard your name in years.
How am I supposed to feel?
Tell me.
13th September (II)
Do I have a right to grieve?
5 years or more -
Must have been
Never close, even then
Just two birds of the same flock
One bird now dead
13th September (III)
A background fixture,
Left behind when I left the room.
Weren't you younger than me?
Or was it a few days older?
Young & pretty & dead
17th September
No matter
How dark
It may be
There is light
There is good
You are loved
23rd September
2016
The year of mean.
Have my tears,
But cariad, I'm gonna sing
Over the heads of abject liars -
Reaching ears that may hear
me
2016
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Wednesday 31 August 2016
Month In Review(s) - August 2016
August. Ahhhh, August.
(I can't resist a happy-dog-in-sunglasses pic!)
August was actually a pretty good month for me.
Despite how difficult my anxiety made it, I came out as sexually fluid; and that felt great ;)
Blog-wise, less impressive stats than last month. But they were still pretty damn good :)
Over 4k page-views this month, reaching over 25k page-views over-all!!!!!!!!!!! XD I mean - wow! 25k!!!!!! XD XD
(Actually I've now reached over 26k, but 25 is such a round and shiny number, lol!)
And I now have over 950 followers on Twitter.
Things've stagnated a little on BlogLovin' - but still trotting along with a handful of new followers this month :)
And shameless plug time!
The Bookish Diversity Link List 2016 is up and running.
Be sure to check it out, and let me know if you find anything I can add! (It's easier when people help me, lol.)
Kids
Adult
Graphic Novels
(I can't resist a happy-dog-in-sunglasses pic!)
August was actually a pretty good month for me.
Despite how difficult my anxiety made it, I came out as sexually fluid; and that felt great ;)
Blog-wise, less impressive stats than last month. But they were still pretty damn good :)
Over 4k page-views this month, reaching over 25k page-views over-all!!!!!!!!!!! XD I mean - wow! 25k!!!!!! XD XD
(Actually I've now reached over 26k, but 25 is such a round and shiny number, lol!)
And I now have over 950 followers on Twitter.
Things've stagnated a little on BlogLovin' - but still trotting along with a handful of new followers this month :)
And shameless plug time!
The Bookish Diversity Link List 2016 is up and running.
Be sure to check it out, and let me know if you find anything I can add! (It's easier when people help me, lol.)
Kids
The Bone Sparrow by Zana Fraillon - contemporary, magic realism
Young Adult
Switched by Amanda Hocking - fantasy, paranormal* (*ish)
Adult
Blood Season by Claire Meadows - poetry
Last Night, A Superhero Saved My Life - non-fiction, essays
Graphic Novels
Limbo, Volume 1 - fantasy*, horror*, crime* (*ish)
Malice In Ovenland by Micheline Hess - kids, fantasy
Kilala Disney Princess, Vol 1 - young adult, fantasy, manga, fairy tale, media tie-in
Labels:
contemporary,
crime,
essays,
fairy tale,
fantasy,
fiction,
graphic novels,
horror,
kids,
magic realism,
manga,
media tie-in,
non-fiction,
paranormal,
poetry,
review,
wrap-up,
ya
Tuesday 30 August 2016
The Writer Diaries - Micropoetry, August 2016
Another month faffs off into the everloving history books, and I have more micropoetry for you :)
Hope you like!
(Also for some reason I seem to average four micropoems per month - random.)
16th August
We snipe at each other
Humans become trolls
Keyboards delete humanity for some,
But increase it for others -
Good web knights
22nd August
When I laughed
You thought that I agree.
No.
I didn't want to show
How badly your words
hurt me.
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(Also for some reason I seem to average four micropoems per month - random.)
9th August
My love, your hope.
Hearts tried to speak,
Yet never spoke.
16th August
We snipe at each other
Humans become trolls
Keyboards delete humanity for some,
But increase it for others -
Good web knights
20th August
Speed through a red light.
Go on. Go ahead.
But the flowers tied to that tree?
They're a warning,
Don't take them as a challenge.
22nd August
When I laughed
You thought that I agree.
No.
I didn't want to show
How badly your words
hurt me.
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