Ellen Austin-Li (@ellenaustinli.bsky.social)

Thank you to Chris Cooper for her work supporting other poets in her series, BACKSTORY OF THE POEM. I love the chance to share the incredible experience that inspired this piece, nominated for Best of the Net by @Rust + Moth. I love talking about humility & spirituality & creating empathy in poems.

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#443 Backstory of the Poem, “Portrait in Green” published in RUST & MOTH in the Summer issue 2021 and published in the poetry collection INCIDENTAL POLLEN by Ellen Austin-LI, published on May 20, 2025... Rust & Moth: A Journal of Poetry & The Arts Incidental Pollen Can you go through the step-by-step process of writing this poem from the moment the idea was first conceived in your brain until final fo... https://christalcooper.com/443-backstory-of-the-poem-feb-2025-portrait-in-green-published-in-rust-mother-in-the-summer-issue-2021-and-published-in-the-poetry-collection-incidental-pollen-by-ellen-austin/?fbclid=IwQ0xDSwLXmFtleHRuA2FlbQIxMQABHvUKiHNmEoIZGj_yByJLtpYXXjo-sfRMARz7n2xxLuKCvmYMQIbkm3zkIQv0_aem_8dEtQRGAqIFc-doGwvmPKg