Allison Mei-Li
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Poet. Author of A History of Holding writtenbyallison.com/book
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Allison Mei-Li
Wild Roof Journal
about 1 month ago
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New Feature!
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responds to some thoughtful questions from fellow WRJ contributors Jessica Aure Pratt, Rebekah Warren, and
@jessicawhippl17.bsky.social
. Also check out the poem "Four Days In."
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A History of Holding: An interview with poet Allison Mei-Li
Preview A History of Holding, a collection of poems that "captures motherhood in its full complexity: the ache of exhaustion, the wonder of small moments, and the way time bends and blurs."
https://wildroofjournal.substack.com/p/a-history-of-holding-an-interview
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A poem on female rage, for the ones who were taught to hold it in. From my book, A History of Holding.
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My heart is so full.
add a skeleton here at some point
6 months ago
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I have a new poem out in Coffee + Crumbs this week!
10 months ago
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Dave Bonta
10 months ago
Climbing a mountain in the dark, feral feminine energy and more w/
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@pi-and-anne.bsky.social
@johnglenday.bsky.social
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@koshtra.bsky.social
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www.vianegativa.us/2025/09/poet...
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 36
A personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
https://www.vianegativa.us/2025/09/poetry-blog-digest-2025-week-36/
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This poem is one of the most personal pieces Iโve ever written. Thank you to everyone in the audience who held it so tenderly.
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10 months ago
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Six is a fine leather good.
10 months ago
I swear my poetry feed wants to make certain friends cry.
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Dave Bonta
12 months ago
This week in the poetry blogs w/
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@djvorreyer.bsky.social
@webbish6.bsky.social
@thepoetslizard.bsky.social
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www.vianegativa.us/2025/07/poet...
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Poetry Blog Digest 2025, Week 28
personal selection of posts from the Poetry Blogging Network and beyond.
https://www.vianegativa.us/2025/07/poetry-blog-digest-2025-week-28/
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Rust & Moth
over 1 year ago
New
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from Allison Mei-Li: "The world has not been cruel to him yet".
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The world has not been cruel to him yet | Rust & Moth
so he brings leaves to construction workers at the park, holds them out like treasures anyone would be glad to take. The world has not been cruel to him yet, so he lifts his blue-beaded wrist up to everyone...
https://buff.ly/4i5kra3
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Really excited to have this poem in the new issue of Voicemail Poems. Read or listen to it at the link below!
@voicemailpoems.bsky.social
voicemailpoems.org/2025/02/10/b...
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Born
by Allison Mei-Li VOICEMAIL POEMS ยท "Born" by Allison Mei-Li I limped around the house,bruised and milk-stained,while my mother whiskedaround the kitchen, steepingteas of ginger and cinnamon,hibiscus,...
https://voicemailpoems.org/2025/02/10/born/
over 1 year ago
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