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poems by K Weber (she/her) featuring 800+ donated words (& more!) from 350+ people since 2018! 7 FREE online collabs: kweberandherwords.com THIS ASSEMBLY (2019) TEAMWORDK (2021) ASOOPP1 (2022) ASOOPP2 (2023) RFS (2023) SCREAMWORDK (2023) ASOOPP3 (2024)
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Apr 22
HAPPY 7 YEARS OF DONATED WORDS POETRY!!!❤️
white square image has black text that reads: on april 22, 2018, i took part in a poem-a-day writing prompt challenge. for fun, i asked a few friends on instagram to contribute a word to the poem i would write. i was so excited with the outcome and the participation aspect! from here, i started collaborating with more people (350+ and counting!) who donated words (i’ve lost count… heaps of hundreds… possibly approaching 1000?!) & more! together we have crafted poems that have turned into 7 free, online collections (some with audio)! our poems have taken on various forms (literally & poetically), experimented with “exquisite corpse”-style poetry, allowed others to take the reigns and choose certain elements to add further, unique perspectives to the poems & so much more! we’ve had a really good run with lots of projects in the mix the last 7 YEARS!!! i plan to get something new started this year. i love to get new people involved as well as people who have contributed a word (or more!) in the past. stay tuned! http://kweberandherwords.com is where you will find our collaborative writing projects for free, online! attached is the poem that started it all… written on this day 7 years ago. (a red arrow drawn on lower right of page indicates this text continues in next image) white square image with black text reads as follows: thanks to Robert Lee Brewer for the prompt (pick a plant & use it as the title) that launched this poem! https://www.writersdigest.com/write-better-poetry/2018-april-pad-challenge-day-22 thanks to Jenna Mia, Patrick, Erin, Ann-Lene & Carla Marchal for being a part of this first donated words poem! thanks to Heathen Derr for reading “Begonias” aloud so beautifully & it is such a treat to revisit this: https://youtu.be/2wKPNeglc_4?si=gpECrOogBKbj4iTq thanks to every single person (so many!!!) who has been involved in these collaborations! thanks to NBP for letting me give a presentation about the donated words poetry universe last year: http://tinyurl.com/kw2024nbp i try not to post long things here but… this all really needed to be said! hope to work on poems with many of you very soon!!! 🩷K square image with black border is divided into 8 sections. lower left is a bigger square image than the rest with seven squares on top of it and three down the right side. big image has brick red background with white polka dirs. brick red square in middle has white bold text that reads: HAPPY 7 YEARS OF DONATED WORDS POETRY down center. the seven images around the bigger images are all of the covers to donated words poetry collections. art appears in order of each books release: THIS ASSEMBLY, TEAMWORDK, A SUM OF OUR POETIC PARTS: VOL. 1, A SUM OF OUR POETIC PARTS: VOL. 2, REUNION FRUIT SYNERGY, SCREAMWORDK & A SUM OF OUR POETIC PARTS: VOL. 3. all images have a black border. square image has a brick red background. white rectangular box (longer vertically) contains the following black text (donated words and contributor names are in bold): Begonias Most of the petals remained the skin of a cherry, unswerving all summer. Those months and their heat rose to humid heights of hateful expansion. The waxy leaves never wavered but bronzed themselves with or without water. Where there is no cooling, the plant still thrives, burning yellow dandelion fireworks at the center; a lesson in perseverance. K Weber Jenna Mia - cherry Patrick Whited - unswerving Erin Murray - expansion Ann-Lene Olivier - water Carla Marchal - perseverance
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · 9d
white square image. in center there is an image of the cover of a forthcoming digital book. the cover background has different shades of yellows and oranges. the four colors are somewhat haphazardly broken into four sections. at top left is a bright yellow color. at top right is a medium yellow-orange color. a similar color is at bottom left. & a brighter orange color at bottom right. title is “daylight & tenfold orioles” but daylight is in white font at bottom right of the top left color block. the rest of the title is in black font at top left of the bottom right color block. at the bottom center of the cover is a white text box with a black border. it reads “a donated words collaboration (& more!)” in black font. white square image with black text reads: COVER REVEAL!!! this is finally, actually the cover for our latest collaborative effort (coming soon)!!!! DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES starts with a more “traditional” donated words poem (where i write a poem using words donated by others - something i started doing in 2018) called “Tenfold” which i actually finished last october (ha!) & shared online. the remainder of the collection is where myself & 16 others wrote unique poems & microfiction incorporating 3-4 words from a pool of words donated by 17 people! there was also an additional challenge for each writer. it all worked out magnificently! i am so very excited to share all of these words, finally give “Tenfold” a more permanent home, and showcase a fantastic array of writers and voices! this project involved months of creation, hiatus, patience, title/cover changes, energy, time and talent. it will be available as a FREE pdf on my website sometime in october!!! and i mean october 2025!!! emails coming soon to everyone involved for some final wrap-up!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Sep 1
happy belated 4th birthday to TEAMWORDK! this collection of donated words poems was released on august 30, 2021! it has a FREE pdf version & an AUDIO version where i read aloud & there’s background music i made!

tinyurl.com/teamwordk2021
TEAMWORDK (2021)
TEAMWORDK is another collaborative poetry project I created! This collection features 62 contributors. I wrote 8 new poems using 59 donated words (and more)! TEAMWORDK also features one poem that c…
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Aug 22
looking forward to sharing more about the forthcoming donated words collection soon. 17 people wrote original works that incorporate a wonderful selection of donated words! there are 16 poems & 1 microfiction piece! i am so very happy to feature all of this soon in a free PDF!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Aug 6
exciting update!
square image with black background. white, centered digital book cover image is has a black and white photo collage that looks like overlapping geometric shapes filled in with a hint of thin lines that are not straight. this image has a slight black border. after some white spade, the title is centered & in bold black lowercase: so composed (a concerted effort) there is some white space below the title white square image with black text reads: we are still working on a few more poems for this collab project but there is now cover art & and title to share! i am pleased to announce the forthcoming SO COMPOSED (A CONCERTED EFFORT) which will be filled with words and works by a variety of authors and contributors! this has been in progress since the poem “Tenfold” was created last year! then 17 people donated words to this effort months before i even knew what would eventually start taking shape in june! at that time writers started crafting poems that incorporate these words. we are in the homestretch with these unique pieces! then i will get this out as a free PDF before the end of the year! this will be the 8th collaborative project i/we have made into an online book since 2018!!! thanks to all participants past & present! this series continues because you enthusiastically join in every time i come up with ideas for collaborations! NOTE: cover image is a digital photo collage of mine! absolutely no “A1” (ha!) has been or will be used in this book project at any point! YUCK! i am really really tired of “ay eye”🖤
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Aug 4
square image with light yellow background and pale pink firework designs. centered, bold text reads as follows: an update that our collab writing project in-progress is still going strong! deadline for our authors is fast-approaching (sunday, august 17)! poems already received are stellar and demonstrate a wide array of writing styles! this has been a really fun twist on the “traditional” donated words collabs i have hosted in the past. all pieces incorporate at least 3 words from a pool of 17 donated words & a “challenge” word. looking forward to seeing what everyone creates! i am tremendously appreciative of the time and care each writer has taken in crafting a poem for this collection.
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Jul 27
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white square image. left-justified, black text reads: started working a bit on the layout for the next collaborative collection today. no cover art yet, no title. in the next month, all of the pieces & poems will come together. that’s where all the excitement begins! the work i have received so far just makes my heart really happy. new participants & long-time contributors will comprise this compilation. welcome & welcome back! 7 years of donated words poetry, collaboration, 7 free online books involving others (soon… 8!)… i haven’t done a new count yet but since 2018 there have been maybe over 400 ppl now who have joined in on these poems! probably over 1000 words (and more) sent to be used in poems? i might try to do a recount/update in the coming weeks. anyway… whether it has been 1 collaborator or 1000 i am just so happy to do these projects through the years with all of you!💕
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Jul 8
image has white background with black text that reads: just an update on the collaborative project in-progress. multiple people are writing original pieces for this one! a few months ago, i received 17 donated words. each writer in this project was given 3 of these words to incorporate into their work. they were also given a unique additional challenge that involved adding a word related to a theme (e.g. use a word related to flight, use a word related to food…). a few poems have rolled in (and damn are they good!) and the deadline is currently set at august 15th. i just started the final draft of my own poem today for this collection. the title of this collection is currently being wrestled with as i have ideas swirling, two possibly just-right titles set, but doing my usual “i’ll sit on this awhile until i know it’s right.” months ago i announced a really wordy title that just doesn’t mesh anymore. i am so grateful to have a lot of people willing to partake in this adventure! as always, this will be free & online when it comes together!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Jul 7
this poem will appear as the opener in the forthcoming collection currently in progress. although the other poems will follow a different collab style, “Tenfold” features the original donated words poetry characteristics. great to have another (online, free) collab collection coming before 2026!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Oct 6
“Tenfold” is a new donated words poem i/we wrote that includes words from 22 new contributors! more behind-the-scenes to this piece will be detailed in my forthcoming free, online project, FROM THE CLOUDLESS MOUTH OF OUR WORDS. stay tuned!

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word donors listed in 🧵!

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square image has white background. it contains the 1st of 4 images of the poem “Tenfold” in black font. title is underlined. donated words are in bold within the poem. red arrow pointing right indicates there is a second image with more of the poem. text reads as follows: Tenfold What’s unfair is that a bulwark has been built and built too high: no climb to sit within stillness on top, between two wars. This bricolage of aged brick and outdated mistakes has crafted a too-steady divide. Tintinnabulation tolls in the form of “tsk, tsk” from the cool, hounding mouths of onlooking hordes on both sides. To be in the middle rouses unexpected fury. An inchoate stirring of sound rises in crescendo, sings a swarm like cicada. There is stark, night-dark penury inside the illicit pockets of apathy. A cacophony of cattywampus disagreement and the buzzsaw droning square image has white background. it contains the 2nd of 4 images of the poem “Tenfold” in black font. donated words are in bold within the poem. red arrow pointing right indicates there is a third image with more of the poem. text reads as follows: of insects become an agglomerate. Fight- to-fight defies real, oneiric forecasting of beautiful futures. shouting schadenfreude seems appropriate while the sanguine purr of a kitten irks nerves. Sense goes missing like the ease of katabasis; could have shaken hands and called it a day. What’s fair is that there is sometimes a sunrise or sunset the color of the belly of an oriole. Maybe it’s lurking inquisitively in a mist of mysticism fraught with the weight of an under- lying schism. But it might be in a painting of beach swells waving their Atlantic greetings from Narragansett. It could be square image has white background. it contains the 3rd of 4 images of the poem “Tenfold” in black font. donated words are in bold within the poem. author name is italicized. red arrow pointing right indicates there is a 4th image with credited collaborators. text reads as follows: from a comic book blaring a good evening outlined with winking of the moon’s horizon over gold-shocked iris– star- bursting “POW!” while the retina sleeps. The possibilities are wide as eyes peering from any angle of the aquarium glass. - K Weber square image has white background. it contains the 4th of 4 images of the poem “Tenfold” in black font. this is a list of collaborators who donated words to the poem. contributor names are in bold text. text reads as follows: Thank you to all word contributors! This is their first time participating! Morgan Marion Carey - bulwark Evelyn Anne Clausen - stillness Pennypyro - bricolage Centa Therese - tintinnabulation Meesh Montoya - inchoate Keti Shea - cicada Alan Parry - night Anthony Robinson - penury Christian Garduno - illicit S. Salazar - cacophony Callie, Bug & Boo (kitties!) - cattywampus Victoria Spires - agglomerate Zach Spruce - oneiric Ted Jackins - schadenfreude Pratibha Kelapure - sanguine cm ellis - katabasis Mark Nichols - fair Kristin Lueke - oriole Zarnaz Shahram - mysticism Oswald Perez - Narragansett Renee Gilmore - retina Benjamin Niespodziany - aquarium
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Jun 11
this is *not* the poem i am working on for the latest donated words/collaborative writing collection😆 but i certainly was inspired by the windy garbage stuck on my neighbor’s balcony!
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K Weber @midwesternskirt.bsky.social · Jun 10
o tangled plastic bag. kite
of a shopping ghost. tattered
on a tether. i cannot reach
your mangled hand. i’m
close enough to watch you
dance into shreds yet stay
intact like some man’s
old underwear; greyed, limp
and blown out but trying
to remain useful.
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Jun 6
ASOOPP1 turned 3 on june 2! this collection features 19 poems that include 226 words donated by over 100 people! free in PDF format & as an MP3 with me reading the edition aloud & i made all of the musical soundscapes in the background!

download PDF and/or MP3 at tinyurl.com/2022asoopp1

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A SUM OF OUR POETIC PARTS: VOLUME 1 (2022)
A SUM OF OUR POETIC PARTS: VOLUME 1 is my latest collaborative poetry project! This collection features 19 poems that incorporate 226 words donated by over 100 people! These donated words poems wer…
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Jun 3
square image background has motion-blurred close-up of multi-colored knitted piece. white text box is centered and contains the following text in black (with a rust-colored arrow pointing right after the text indicating that another image follows): i gotta say… this new donated words project is starting out with all the big feelings. i was humbled to have people willing to take on the challenge of writing poems… but as poems start to be written… whew! looking forward to seeing how everyone takes on these somewhat random words and challenges & makes them their very own! i am really lucky to see these poems before the collection is put together! just some behind-the-scenes info: the participating writers have until august 15th to submit their pieces. i want to make sure everyone included has enough time to be a part of this and not feel rushed. and everyone’s process & timeline is so unique. square image background has motion-blurred close-up of multi-colored knitted piece. white text box is centered and contains the following text in black: super grateful to all who are making this project come alive with your time, energy and writing prowess! i have writers and word contributors involved from first-timers to someone or two... maybe three who have been in every single project i have done since 2018!!! i have people returning after a few years with whom i have reconnected through this project and it has only just begun! thanks again to all who felt a spark of creativity from the call i put out for writers. this has kicked off in a big way and you all inspire me so much that i keep forgetting i have to write a poem, too! 🩷
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Jun 2
all donated words & challenges have been sent to those who signed up! grateful to all word contributors & all writing original pieces for this quietly collaborative effort that will speak volumes!

if for any reason you signed up to write a poem & did not get a message from me… DM me asap!🩷
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 31
THANK YOU!💚💛💚
square image has art deco thin rectangles and angles design in gradients of green. yellow text in bold, all-caps reads THANK YOU!!! in center. white square image. black text reads: sign-ups for my/our latest collaborative project are now CLOSED! thanks a whole big lot to all who donated a word awhile back and to all who are going to be writing original pieces using these words!!!💚 to all who are writing something for this: check your DMs next week which will include 3 donated words you will incorporate into your poem & an extra challenge just for fun (that is broad enough that any interpretation you have of the challenge is perfect!).💛 i am so excited to see what we all come up with! for now, i am doing some behind-the-scenes stuff to try to randomly assign words & challenges to everyone. including me!💚 looking forward to some great writing!💛 💚K
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 31
May 30th is almost over! That’s the deadline to sign up for my latest project. I am overwhelmed in the best way to have more people participating so far than I could have imagined! But this is last call… so DM asap if you are interested!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 16
FINALLY! the announcement i said i’d announce on monday! very excited to announce that i am announcing it now!
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square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: who wants to write poems using words i recently sourced from a variety of people? i received 17 words. i am thinking of giving people 3-5 words to use in their written work & maybe an additional challenge to add with their words. i plan to write a poem for every grouping/challenge i come up with. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: this is open to all! just DM me if you are up for a challenge. the deadline will be far enough out to give people ample time to write! note that these poems will be shared online after all are compiled & will appear in an online book of poems (see kweberandherwords.com if you are not familiar with my free e-books!). while i cannot pay or offer award nominations for these poems, these are your poems and you can feel free to submit your work for publication elsewhere if you want to so long as the publisher doesn’t mind this project having it already appear in a collection. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: i look forward to having some people join me in writing poems that include some twists. once i get some people on board, i will “assign” the words you will use in your poem. i will be accepting “sign-ups” until 11:59pm on fri, may 30th (your local time)! in June i will start assigning words (& more) for people to start incorporating into their poems! i am thinking end of august for poems to be completed so i can get the collection out before end of year! any other ideas… let me know! DM me if you are interested!!! yay! hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and big red exclamation points on both sides of black text (centered) that reads: i have never had to say this before, but in case you are new to these projects/aren’t aware: please be mindful of your content. i want to publish every piece created, but i have the absolute right to not publish hate speech, in-your-face triggering content, political rants, anything that in anyway resembles another work being plagiarized (please do not send “after” poems either - i don’t dislike them but it can be doubly overwhelming to ensure you aren’t ripping off the original and just please understand i prefer you just not). also please be aware that humans under 18 have taken part in some of my past collaborations. you don’t have to censor yourself but just be aware that the audience for these projects are sometimes far-reaching and i’d enjoy giving lots of people the opportunity to try writing these poems. ALSO: ABSOLUTELY NO AI-GENERATED WRITING! thank you!!!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 28
just 2 days left to sign up! thanks again to everyone who is participating & cheering on this project!❤️
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 16
FINALLY! the announcement i said i’d announce on monday! very excited to announce that i am announcing it now!
😊😊😊
square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: who wants to write poems using words i recently sourced from a variety of people? i received 17 words. i am thinking of giving people 3-5 words to use in their written work & maybe an additional challenge to add with their words. i plan to write a poem for every grouping/challenge i come up with. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: this is open to all! just DM me if you are up for a challenge. the deadline will be far enough out to give people ample time to write! note that these poems will be shared online after all are compiled & will appear in an online book of poems (see kweberandherwords.com if you are not familiar with my free e-books!). while i cannot pay or offer award nominations for these poems, these are your poems and you can feel free to submit your work for publication elsewhere if you want to so long as the publisher doesn’t mind this project having it already appear in a collection. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: i look forward to having some people join me in writing poems that include some twists. once i get some people on board, i will “assign” the words you will use in your poem. i will be accepting “sign-ups” until 11:59pm on fri, may 30th (your local time)! in June i will start assigning words (& more) for people to start incorporating into their poems! i am thinking end of august for poems to be completed so i can get the collection out before end of year! any other ideas… let me know! DM me if you are interested!!! yay! hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and big red exclamation points on both sides of black text (centered) that reads: i have never had to say this before, but in case you are new to these projects/aren’t aware: please be mindful of your content. i want to publish every piece created, but i have the absolute right to not publish hate speech, in-your-face triggering content, political rants, anything that in anyway resembles another work being plagiarized (please do not send “after” poems either - i don’t dislike them but it can be doubly overwhelming to ensure you aren’t ripping off the original and just please understand i prefer you just not). also please be aware that humans under 18 have taken part in some of my past collaborations. you don’t have to censor yourself but just be aware that the audience for these projects are sometimes far-reaching and i’d enjoy giving lots of people the opportunity to try writing these poems. ALSO: ABSOLUTELY NO AI-GENERATED WRITING! thank you!!!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 22
still more time to sign up to write poems for my/our latest donated words (& more!) collection! 17 donated words excitedly await poems. this time, i am writing 1/a few poems. the focus of this project is on others crafting poems with a few of those words each. see previous posts for details! ⭐️
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 21
thank you!!!💜
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 19
HEY THERE! write poems using words contributed by others with me! there will be some other twists, too, if you are up for the challenge. all info in the original post below!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 16
FINALLY! the announcement i said i’d announce on monday! very excited to announce that i am announcing it now!
😊😊😊
square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: who wants to write poems using words i recently sourced from a variety of people? i received 17 words. i am thinking of giving people 3-5 words to use in their written work & maybe an additional challenge to add with their words. i plan to write a poem for every grouping/challenge i come up with. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: this is open to all! just DM me if you are up for a challenge. the deadline will be far enough out to give people ample time to write! note that these poems will be shared online after all are compiled & will appear in an online book of poems (see kweberandherwords.com if you are not familiar with my free e-books!). while i cannot pay or offer award nominations for these poems, these are your poems and you can feel free to submit your work for publication elsewhere if you want to so long as the publisher doesn’t mind this project having it already appear in a collection. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: i look forward to having some people join me in writing poems that include some twists. once i get some people on board, i will “assign” the words you will use in your poem. i will be accepting “sign-ups” until 11:59pm on fri, may 30th (your local time)! in June i will start assigning words (& more) for people to start incorporating into their poems! i am thinking end of august for poems to be completed so i can get the collection out before end of year! any other ideas… let me know! DM me if you are interested!!! yay! hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and big red exclamation points on both sides of black text (centered) that reads: i have never had to say this before, but in case you are new to these projects/aren’t aware: please be mindful of your content. i want to publish every piece created, but i have the absolute right to not publish hate speech, in-your-face triggering content, political rants, anything that in anyway resembles another work being plagiarized (please do not send “after” poems either - i don’t dislike them but it can be doubly overwhelming to ensure you aren’t ripping off the original and just please understand i prefer you just not). also please be aware that humans under 18 have taken part in some of my past collaborations. you don’t have to censor yourself but just be aware that the audience for these projects are sometimes far-reaching and i’d enjoy giving lots of people the opportunity to try writing these poems. ALSO: ABSOLUTELY NO AI-GENERATED WRITING! thank you!!!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 17
i am so thrilled that several people have already signed up to take part in this writing adventure! you can sign up by may 30th to join in!❤️ DM if interested!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 16
FINALLY! the announcement i said i’d announce on monday! very excited to announce that i am announcing it now!
😊😊😊
square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: who wants to write poems using words i recently sourced from a variety of people? i received 17 words. i am thinking of giving people 3-5 words to use in their written work & maybe an additional challenge to add with their words. i plan to write a poem for every grouping/challenge i come up with. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: this is open to all! just DM me if you are up for a challenge. the deadline will be far enough out to give people ample time to write! note that these poems will be shared online after all are compiled & will appear in an online book of poems (see kweberandherwords.com if you are not familiar with my free e-books!). while i cannot pay or offer award nominations for these poems, these are your poems and you can feel free to submit your work for publication elsewhere if you want to so long as the publisher doesn’t mind this project having it already appear in a collection. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: i look forward to having some people join me in writing poems that include some twists. once i get some people on board, i will “assign” the words you will use in your poem. i will be accepting “sign-ups” until 11:59pm on fri, may 30th (your local time)! in June i will start assigning words (& more) for people to start incorporating into their poems! i am thinking end of august for poems to be completed so i can get the collection out before end of year! any other ideas… let me know! DM me if you are interested!!! yay! hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and big red exclamation points on both sides of black text (centered) that reads: i have never had to say this before, but in case you are new to these projects/aren’t aware: please be mindful of your content. i want to publish every piece created, but i have the absolute right to not publish hate speech, in-your-face triggering content, political rants, anything that in anyway resembles another work being plagiarized (please do not send “after” poems either - i don’t dislike them but it can be doubly overwhelming to ensure you aren’t ripping off the original and just please understand i prefer you just not). also please be aware that humans under 18 have taken part in some of my past collaborations. you don’t have to censor yourself but just be aware that the audience for these projects are sometimes far-reaching and i’d enjoy giving lots of people the opportunity to try writing these poems. ALSO: ABSOLUTELY NO AI-GENERATED WRITING! thank you!!!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 16
FINALLY! the announcement i said i’d announce on monday! very excited to announce that i am announcing it now!
😊😊😊
square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: who wants to write poems using words i recently sourced from a variety of people? i received 17 words. i am thinking of giving people 3-5 words to use in their written work & maybe an additional challenge to add with their words. i plan to write a poem for every grouping/challenge i come up with. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: this is open to all! just DM me if you are up for a challenge. the deadline will be far enough out to give people ample time to write! note that these poems will be shared online after all are compiled & will appear in an online book of poems (see kweberandherwords.com if you are not familiar with my free e-books!). while i cannot pay or offer award nominations for these poems, these are your poems and you can feel free to submit your work for publication elsewhere if you want to so long as the publisher doesn’t mind this project having it already appear in a collection. hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and black text (left-justified) that reads: i look forward to having some people join me in writing poems that include some twists. once i get some people on board, i will “assign” the words you will use in your poem. i will be accepting “sign-ups” until 11:59pm on fri, may 30th (your local time)! in June i will start assigning words (& more) for people to start incorporating into their poems! i am thinking end of august for poems to be completed so i can get the collection out before end of year! any other ideas… let me know! DM me if you are interested!!! yay! hand-drawn red arrow after text in lower right corner pointing right indicates there is an image following this one. square image with cream background and big red exclamation points on both sides of black text (centered) that reads: i have never had to say this before, but in case you are new to these projects/aren’t aware: please be mindful of your content. i want to publish every piece created, but i have the absolute right to not publish hate speech, in-your-face triggering content, political rants, anything that in anyway resembles another work being plagiarized (please do not send “after” poems either - i don’t dislike them but it can be doubly overwhelming to ensure you aren’t ripping off the original and just please understand i prefer you just not). also please be aware that humans under 18 have taken part in some of my past collaborations. you don’t have to censor yourself but just be aware that the audience for these projects are sometimes far-reaching and i’d enjoy giving lots of people the opportunity to try writing these poems. ALSO: ABSOLUTELY NO AI-GENERATED WRITING! thank you!!!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 13
this is to announce that i still have not announced the announcement i announced i would announce yesterday. thanks for hanging in with me.
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 8
happy to update that i will be announcing my/our next collaborative project on monday, may 12th! i received 17 donated words recently (thank you!) & look forward to what is ahead for this next collection!

probably silly to announce an announcement (lol!) but that’s fairly on-brand for me!

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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · May 8
happy to update that i will be announcing my/our next collaborative project on monday, may 12th! i received 17 donated words recently (thank you!) & look forward to what is ahead for this next collection!

probably silly to announce an announcement (lol!) but that’s fairly on-brand for me!

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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Apr 29
words are still being accepted through the end of the month/tomorrow/wednesday, april 30th! details in the original post! big thanks again to all who have provided a word so far!!!
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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Apr 25
it’s time to start creating some collaborative poems again!!! i am looking for word donations through end of the day/month(!!!) on wednesday, april 30th, wherever you are! DM *one* word only per person! there will be a second part to this to be announced later next week! DM ONLY PLEASE!!! thx!

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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Apr 27
still a few days left to send a word my way! please see the details in the original post below before sending!

thank you so much for the words donated so far & for those to come!

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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Apr 25
it’s time to start creating some collaborative poems again!!! i am looking for word donations through end of the day/month(!!!) on wednesday, april 30th, wherever you are! DM *one* word only per person! there will be a second part to this to be announced later next week! DM ONLY PLEASE!!! thx!

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donated words poetry @donatedwords.bsky.social · Apr 25
it’s time to start creating some collaborative poems again!!! i am looking for word donations through end of the day/month(!!!) on wednesday, april 30th, wherever you are! DM *one* word only per person! there will be a second part to this to be announced later next week! DM ONLY PLEASE!!! thx!

🩷K
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