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  • Poetry » General, General Re: wind blowing through the windows

    Interesting. I think you’re all asking a central question here. What remains of the self after we’ve performed, remembered, been forgotten? There's a delicate eeriness to the opening. I wonder ...

    May 16, 2025
  • Poetry » General, General Re: and the bluejays played in the grass

    This is intimate, but that restraint also carries a risk. I think you could clarify your intentions and refine your structure. You begin with disownment, in daylight. That contrast (“my ...

    May 16, 2025
  • Poetry » Realistic, Narrative Re: gifted child, great student, good son

    This is ambitious. I want to open with a few questions and thoughts, not as prescriptions, but as points of conversation. There’s a core in this poem that really wants ...

    May 13, 2025


Owning our story can be hard but not nearly as difficult as spending our lives running from it. Embracing our vulnerabilities is risky but not nearly as dangerous as giving up on love and belonging and joy—the experiences that make us the most vulnerable. Only when we are brave enough to explore the darkness will we discover the infinite power of our light.
— Brené Brown