This part of my memoir addresses spiritual rape, a subject that isn't discussed nearly enough but should be. open.substack.com/pub/jenexvan...

I started a memoir on Substack about my journey from forced fundamentalism to freedom. open.substack.com/pub/jenexvan...

Curious to see how this will turn out.

A little #nature walk and signs of #spring

When the clocks advance and time moves too fast again Fingers grasp at sand #haikufeels

Happy International Women's Day! To celebrate, here are extracts from some incredible poems we've published celebrating exceptional women, whether they be historical, mythical, or familial.

the glass HAS water in it

I want quiet ease like a pebble in a creek as the world flows by #haikufeels

I have encountered God/dess more in nature than in any other place, and no place was more potent than a cave. #poetry #mystic

#imisssmoking #traumarecovery #chronicillness #poetry #anaphora

I've been playing around with #collage lately. The first piece is about a girl's right to choose her own path. The second piece is my protest against the gentrification of Appalachia.

I ask the bright star why it continues to burn A songbird answers #haikufeels 🌅

They could do a thousand adaptations of this and I'd watch them all. #prideandprejudice

This is a book I would love to have had many years ago when I was #deconstructing and healing from the psychological damage I experienced in the Baptist church I was forced to attend. I am grateful to Rev. Lizzie and others who speak out against Christian nationalism. #BookSky #religioustrauma

All trails look easy when viewed only on a map Feet tell the whole truth #haikufeels #hiking

If peace can be found it lives in a rock worn smooth Seek the riverbed #haikufeels

The plum you're going to eat next summer.

Two chairs by the sea faded and bleached by the sun whisper their secrets #haikufeels

A flower opens and I wish I felt the force that makes spring occur #haikufeels

Reams of evidence glare at phlegmatic systems Guilty men walk free #haikufeels

I ask, "Where am I?" All thinking comes to a halt Answer: I am here #haikufeels #mindfulness #inthenow

Decency Defies Tyranny Commentary by Lucy Van Snip Decency isn’t grand speeches—it’s quiet resistance. Question every claim. Help the vulnerable. Refuse complicity. Vote with conscience. Tyranny thrives in silence; courage shows in small, deliberate acts. Moral clarity is never optional. #LucyGGE

I'm in the process of going through old photographs and deciding what to keep, what to archive digitally, etc.   Thanks to @profkiki-poetry.bsky.social for the line prompt in italics and for her series on Yusef Komunyakaa this week. The line is from "Songs of My Father" by Komunyakaa.  #poetry

She’s quite pleased with herself. #blackcats #catlovers #catsofbluesky #blackcatmom #catlady

Take a slice of time Eat it like a sweet orange Savor all you can #haikufeels

Today's Feature: "Evening Star" by Mary Oliver from Little Alleluias published by Grand Central Publishing Read here: poems.com/poem/evening...

...however my life unspools itself, I was created to bear it.

Day 2: Undercurrent Now is when we swim in the undercurrent Silver fishes gliding away from the surface narrative Schooled in resistance They don't know how deeply we can dive how long we can breathe like this #BSPP50 #poetry #poetrycommunity #BlueSkyPoetry

Day 1: Aperture What is the f-stop for days like these? How wide can I make the aperture of the heart to let in the scraps and shards of light that come through in kind eyes and true words, fervid songs, and healing hands on bent shoulders? #BSPP50 #poetry #poetrycommunity

February’s #BlueSkyPoetry Prompts Title: "February Flux" “February’s flux begins its subtle sway.” Use the exact hashtag #BSPP50 to share each of your creations for any of the days of February that you choose to write. #BlueSkyPoetry #BSPP50 #February #poetry #poetryCommunity

I can lean toward demolition or rebuilding. Both are valid. For now, I feel called to plant some beauty (with awareness) if I can.  #poetry The italicized line is from Muriel Rukeyser's "Poem (I lived in the first century of world wars)." Credit to @profkiki-poetry.bsky.social for this prompt.

Write for the silence after you’re gone. #SpineEdicts #LegacyOverLikes #ChooseTuesdays

This is the beginning of what might turn out to be an ode to hyssop. It is the hardiest plant in my garden, though this might be the week that it finally rests. Our lows are in the 20s now. #poetry #gardening #hyssop #herbs

In my latest post, I offer examples of classic poems that deal with time and four enticing writing prompts to kick off your New Year. 🎉⌛️ #poetryprompts #newyear www.jenmillerpoetry.com/post/poems-a...

I asked for recommendations on women #naturalist writings, and the community on Threads delivered. Here's the compiled list for any who may be interested. I've got "Raising Hare" and "The Comfort of Crows" on my TBR pile for 2026! www.jenmillerpoetry.com/post/women-w...

I'm shining a spotlight on poets from the homeground. Maybe you'll discover a new favorite in this list! #poetry #Appalachia www.jenmillerpoetry.com/post/ten-sou...

How close can you get to the #enigma without falling in, getting tar on your shoes, and wishing you had stayed back behind the lines? #vss365

Meet me at twilight in the sigh between worlds where the drowsy sun has given us reprieve and the #liminal portal blinks open to the land of Tír na nÓg. #vss365 #poetry #summersolstice #faery

I think Whitman and Ginsberg would have gotten along well if they could have met. What a conversation that would be! Credit to @profkiki-poetry.bsky.social for this prompt. #poetry #poems #cento #deadpoets

#naturepoems #naturepoetry #poetry #earthworms #poems

Eleven weeks until deadline, and I would love to see a lot more poetry and art submissions! Clock is ticking! 🕰️ www.quillofthegoddess.com/submissions

Check out this hardworking bumblebee 🐝 #nature #bees

Who could resist a Sappho #prompt? #poetry #poems

“When poetry is a backwater it means times are O.K. When times are dire, that’s exactly when poetry is needed.” –Jane Hirschfield #poetry #quotesaboutpoetry #resistance

My #coneflowers are doing their thing! #bloomscrolling #flowers #gardening

Dandelion Her yellow flower smiles up at me, and I ponder all that she has in common with a “too much” woman. She is poisoned by the people, her medicine ignored, proclaimed a useless weed and a challenge to conformity— yet, she rises where her seeds are planted. She rises. #poetry #poems

"I wake up & it breaks my heart." From Cameron Awkward-Rich's book, Dispatch: bookshop.org/a/862/9780892555031 #poem #books #writing

We are OPEN for submissions until 2/7 to read our theme and guidelines and submit your writing and art, read wingedmoon.com/submit

June is here! Submissions are open for #SelectedPoetry Autumn 2025. Free to submit, unthemed, and open to all poets. Join our upcoming contributor directory with backlinks to your work. @katiejenkinspoet.bsky.social @vespertine4.bsky.social shorturl.at/W8jbo#SelectedPoetry#SubmissionWindow

Here's the first in what I hope will be a series of blog posts for poets about the writing process. #poetry #poets #writing #writingcommunity #writers www.jenmillerpoetry.com/post/finding...