Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England,
Roots of lilac under all the soil of New England,
Lilac in me because I am New England.
--Amy Lowell
Posts by Annie Finch
I am superexcited to be sharing the secrets of the Magical Meters at @brooklynpoets.bsky.social ! Check it out dear poet friends!!
This intensive two-session, online workshop w/ @anniefinch.com will open the gates of five core poetic meters with clear, subtle techniques to make them your own. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/d...
#dipodicmeter and mosaic rhyme! truly impressive youtu.be/MVUGAU5hv9g
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âListen to the Music in your soul. Now, while listening, do you not feel an inner self awakening deep within youâthat it is by its strength that your head is lifted, that your arms are raised, that you are walking slowly toward the light?â
âIsadora Duncan
The Goddesses Hunt continues, now in Crete. Where water earth air light and spirit meet, I was gifted with the final form of a Divine Feminine fingersign. Have met amazing Goddess women here. Much for us to share, much to build, much to weave across this transforming, reawakening worldâŠ
The poet feels, with his poetry, the same certainty yet excitement as a jockey feels with a racehorse. He has sensitive hands that feel the horse's mouth, that understand all the variations of speedâŠAlexander Pope #poetry #apoetsear
#meterismagic #poeticmeter
âLove consists in desiring what is good and wisdom consists in thinking what is true. â â Emmanuel Swedenborg
The secret to success? Get behind your giftsâ allow them to lead you.To allow your gifts to lead you, you need to inhabit them. To inhabit them, you need to understand them. That starts with claiming their tools! To claim the tools, learn them. To learn them, find them. Step 1: FIND your tools!!!!!
For we who were raised in sexually abusive, patriarchalâand often white!âenvironments during those years, take my word for itâwhat is happening about #Epstein right now is not just about the victims. #maxwell #nubile #sexualabuse #feminism #adolescence
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I put on my great aunt Jessie's carnelian necklace to watch. Jessie started running for office (first, for alderman) on the Socialist ticket before women even had the vote. She kept running as a Socialist for 20 years! How ecstatic she would be about this!! #mayorMamdani #JessieWallaceHughan
Poets....Are you ready to reclaim your lost birthright, the languages of rhythm & enchantment? My 9-month cycle of legendary meter-and-magic classes starts next week. For a full immersion, register for PĂłÄmĂĄgÇc YĂ©ar by October 15. Hope to see you there! anniefinch.com/poemagic-year/
100% truth!:)
waking up to pictures of men in suits yelling at each other and destroying our government, I was filled with rage at a lifetime of ânewsâ headlines about the slaughter, misery, cruelty caused by males fighting with each other. Duh: groups of males donât govern for good. Next: storm goddesses
well, the patriarchy is finally shredding the democracy they copied from the matriarchal Haudenosaunee peopleâ leaving out the most important part which was the circle of elder women overseeing everything.
wow.
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Perloff, Pleasure, and Postmodernism
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"The Naming" : A Poem for 9/11
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Haley Robson nails the perfect description of #patriarchy: â,youâve got the bad guys and the good guys, and the bad guys are silencing the good guys which makes it impossible for the good men to stand up in situations like these to defend the women."
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Starting at 4:40 mark, this is the most eloquent and concise and moving summary of the importance of the Epstein case I have heard. Thank you @repstansbury.bsky.social
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WOW. What a powerful conversation with @repstansbury.bsky.social Watch till the end.
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A poet asked me, for the issue of @Pshares.bsky.social iâm editing, whether Iâm looking for poems on a certain theme. I answered, âIâm looking for poems that weave structure & meaning so they canât be separatedâ Structure fully realized & expressed like the shape of a flower.â
The Goddesses are alive and rising fast!
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