During the show, after the show, on the stage, in the crowd. It’s all about perspective, isn’t it. “After the Opera” by Richard Schiffman. #poetry #opera

And you know that’s not even close to all of it. Srs, give yourself some credit. "Girl, I Don't Think You Give Yourself Enough Credit For All the Crashouts You're NOT Having" - @bookofawildflower” by Danielle Coffyn. #poetry #mentalhealth

Here's to our hearts. "Kasey, San Diego, 2015," by Lora Mathis. This piece accompanies a photo series with the same title. #poetry #platonicintimacy

Please remember that the Giant Scary Thing (whether connected to current events, your childhood home, or both) is not all powerful. The more they push to act like they are, the more you know they aren’t. Hang in there, you can do this. #happythanksgiving

Playful and pliable. "what lesbian porn has done for me" by Destiny O. Birdsong #poetry

Talking about space, and magnets (bc srs, we know what a magnet is). Call it a combo of science & managing mental health

I'm passing you your share of gatorade and hash browns. "Last Call" by Kim Addonizio, from her book Tell Me. #poetry

The only question is who’s car we’re gonna take. “Leave of Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder” by Lyndsay Rush #poetry #ooo

All that can develop from a touch. "Touch" by Victoria Lena Manyarrows.#poetry

It can feel complicated, and be simple. “Instructions for Having a Soul” by Joseph Fasano. #poetry #soul

Relevant then, relevant now. “Self Reclamations For My Twelve-Year Old Self” by D. Coffyn. #poetry #aging

A bend in the path doesn't mean you're doing everything wrong, it means there's a bend in the path. Hang in there. This is an untitled piece from Jarod K. Anderson.

Just so we’re clear. “When I Say I Want You, What I Mean Is” by D. Coffyn. #poetry

a toga of ectoplasm, worn Isadora Duncan-style. “Ghosts and Fashion” by Elaine Equi #poetry

All valid questions.“When I Die, Delete My Browser History” by D. Coffyn. #poetry

Trust that you can adapt. from Keep Moving by Maggie Smith #poetry

Although, things can always change. “The Witch Has Told You a Story” by Ava Leavell Haymon #spookypoetry

Celebrating the change of season, in a more Addams family way. “Fall, leaves, fall” by Emily Brontë. #poetry

A memory of continous presence. “Your Fingers Are Still” by Crystos. #poetry

And let it swim. Virginia Woolf, from a diary entry c. October 1927 #fall

A superior spectre, more near. “One Need Not Be a Chamber—To Be Haunted” by Emily Dickinson. #poetry

The violence being done to the word “idea” is extremely galling. What they’re talking about is a logline.

Question the method, and the goal. “Hunger” by Michael Bazzett. #poetry

What are you afraid of, dearie? “One Time At Salem” by Louise Webster #poetry #witch

The draft is what you wrote to get it out of your head. You know neither it nor you are perfect, and you know to keep going. from Maggie Smith’s book Keep Moving. #poetry #writing

You woke me up (which was a choice) then asked me hold this. So I am holding this, because you asked. Because you needed to get it out of your head. So I am holding it, for you. “Turpentine” by Richard Silken #painting #poetry #artytherapy

Something bright in all, though each with a very different feel. “Autumn Fires” by Robert Louis Stevenson. #poetry #fall

Join me? “Reel” by Barbara Crooker, from her book, The Book of Keels. #poetry #october

Look up. “The Two-Headed Calf” by Laura Galpin. #poetry

I know it’s tough; but try to trust the process, and trust yourself. From ‘Keep Moving’ by Maggie Smith #poetry

It’s so easy to misidentify it. Untitled by K.Y. Chang #love

Pulling the whole damn boat—and you know it. "The Butch Speaks" by Amy Egington. #poetry #butch

My body is a lens, I can look through with my mind. “On Seeing and Being Seen” by Ama Codjoe, from her book, Bluest Nude. #poetry #photography

Half and half; we can make coffee jokes or get into a discussion about duality. From Galway Kinnell’s book, Middle of the Day #poetry

The body needs no pardoning. “When Someone Describes a Dress as Forgiving” by Lyndsay Rush #poetry

Consider the goal. "The Truth About Art" by Nikita Gill, from her book Wild Embers. #poetry #art

Just let me know! “Hysterical” by Lyndsay Rush. #poetry #frustration

You may not believe you deserve it, but you do. from Keep Moving by Maggie Smith. #poetry

What wouldn’t I give to fill it. “Artisanal” by Brenda Shaughnessy. #poetry

You’re allowed to be sad. “Nothing Gold Can Stay” by Robert Frost. #soothingvoice #grief #poetry

That’s still you in there. And you, are pretty shiny. Quote by Emily McDowell

Your dreams, first. "Morning Poem" by Robin Becker. #soothingvoice #poetry

One foot in front of the other, because you can. from Keep Moving by Maggie Smith #poetry #onward

Ray Bradbury; a world where no one reads books is no different from a world without books

Science is magical, and understanding can coexist with awe. “Truth and Fact” by Jarod K. Anderson, from his book Field Guide to the Haunted Forest. #sciencepoetry

That must be why. Untitled by J. Capps #poetry #soothingvoice

Keep becoming. “In the Clearing” by Joseph Fasano. #poetry #momentum

You can. You got this far. From Keep Moving by Maggie Smith #poetry #motivation

Hope in looking, hope in finding, hope in understanding. “Let There Always Be Light (Searching for Dark Matter)” by Rebecca Elson, from her book A Responsibility to Awe. #poetry #space

It is now that you’re afraid, but it is also now that you know what to do. “Tiger Butter” by Diane Glancy. #poetry #dreams