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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · 14h

Hmm

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · 19d

Peace is not something you must hope for in the future.
Rather, it is a deepening of the present,
and unless you look for it in the present
you will never find it.
--Thomas Merton

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · 27d

“Boredom is a filter. Common ideas come before it. Uncommon ideas come after it. Sit with a project long enough to get bored with it, then sit a little more. The most useful insights bubble up after you get bored.” —James Clear

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 27

The longer I live, the more deeply I learn that love- whether we call it friendship or family or romance – is the work of mirroring and magnifying each other's light.
~James Baldwin

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 6

youtu.be/ktvYhYwmP04?...

Poetry (1921) by Marianne Moore - A poem about poems

YouTube video by The Poet's Mind

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 6

Always be on the lookout for the presence of wonder.
~D.B. White

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

Woah that’s interesting…thank you will give it a listen

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

This is honestly so much fun

The Disappointed Housewife~Submissions always open! @offbeatlit.bsky.social · Jul 30

A #shortstory that changes every time you read it.

"Having Weight" by Cate McGowan.

Come on by and take it for a spin!

thedisappointedhousewife.com/2025/07/29/h...

Having Weight ~ fiction by Cate McGowan

“Having Weight” is a modular story that mirrors the narrator’s fractured state of mind, prompting the reader to collaborate in constructing meaning from the apparent chaos. Each time the reader vis…

thedisappointedhousewife.com

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

Obsessed. What a brilliant idea

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

God/dess is creativity. To be spiritual, all you have to do is get out of way of what’s blocking that inspiration.

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

Spirituality IS creativity !

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

Omg yes lol I will say though (and not in a religious way) if it’s a friend I know in program (12 step) that’s asks to do this with me—1000000 percent different experience. Prolly bc those people actually know me/love me lol

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

I love this—thank you for sharing / teaching me this word !

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

🥹

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

What does that mean?

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

Thinking about this ALL WEEK:

What do you need to give up to make space for what you would like to achieve?

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

🧵2/2: When some political or ecclesiastical pamphlet, or novel, or poem is making a great commotion, you should remember that he who writes for fools always finds a large public. - A precondition for reading good books is not reading bad ones: for life is short."

The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Aug 1

Philosopher Arthur Schopenhauer encourages us to read what is important, not what is popular:

"The art of not reading is a very important one. It consists in not taking an interest in whatever may be engaging the attention of the general public at any particular time. 🧵1/2

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · May 16

“I wrote this poem for myself, alone,” the poet says as she hands it to a friend, “do you mind giving it a read?”

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Mar 15

Omg drums and the hand pan sound helped me process the PTSD of seeing someone shot in the head. sound energy is so powerful

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Mar 15

Well, yes, but that’s only because new age spirituality is trying to sell you something, like religion

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Mar 15

🤣

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Mar 15

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Mar 15

🙏📿

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The Poet’s Studio @poetrystudio.bsky.social · Mar 15

“Man's Search for Meaning" by Viktor Frankl. I was 17 when I read it, in a hospital recovering from a suicide attempt.

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