Conversations with Poems
Each week, I choose a poem from a Stackmate and (with their permission) take the poem out for a chat.
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S2 | E13 | “Sutures” by Tiffany Hutchings (opens the original)
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Join me as I sit with this poem about life’s many hurts (by ) and practice stitching some new and messy patterns. I encourage you to subscribe to Tiffany’s page on Substack and read more of her work. You can find her at tiffanywritespoetry.substack.com.To read and hear more from , visit amandairenerush.substack.com or check out her other writing at amandairush.com.
“Sutures” by Tiffany Hutchings (opens the original)
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S2 | E12 | “I love ledges” by Nikita Glebov (opens the original)
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Join me and this most unassuming poem by as we tread fine lines and contemplate what it means to be alive. Also, I share a poem of my own. I encourage you to subscribe to Nikita’s page on Substack and read more of his work.<img class="embedded-publication-logo" height="56" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetc
“I love ledges” by Nikita Glebov (opens the original)
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S2 | E11 | “A Whole Life” by Robert Linegar (opens the original)
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This week, ’s poem “A Whole Life” leaves me room to be a whole and imperfect person on a day when I needed exactly that. You can read more of Robert’s work (and Subscribe!) on Substack at substack.com/@robertlinegar.To read and hear more from Amanda, visit @amandairenerush@substack.com or check out her other writing at amandirush.com.
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