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Jo (she/her)
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queer research nerd aspiring to be Baba Yaga. patreon.com/joblackthorn
If I am to be killed for simply living, let death be kinder than man. "Kinder Than Man" by Althea Davis. #poetry
December 7, 2025 at 12:35 PM
During the show, after the show, on the stage, in the crowd. It’s all about perspective, isn’t it. “After the Opera” by Richard Schiffman. #poetry #opera
December 4, 2025 at 12:39 PM
And you know that’s not even close to all of it. Srs, give yourself some credit. "Girl, I Don't Think You Give Yourself Enough Credit For All the Crashouts You're NOT Having"
- @bookofawildflower” by Danielle Coffyn. #poetry #mentalhealth
December 2, 2025 at 12:32 PM
Here's to our hearts. "Kasey, San Diego, 2015," by Lora Mathis. This piece accompanies a photo series with the same title. #poetry #platonicintimacy
November 30, 2025 at 12:55 PM
Please remember that the Giant Scary Thing (whether connected to current events, your childhood home, or both) is not all powerful. The more they push to act like they are, the more you know they aren’t. Hang in there, you can do this. #happythanksgiving
November 27, 2025 at 12:49 PM
Playful and pliable. "what lesbian porn has done for me" by Destiny O. Birdsong #poetry
November 25, 2025 at 11:33 AM
Talking about space, and magnets (bc srs, we know what a magnet is). Call it a combo of science & managing mental health
November 25, 2025 at 1:15 AM
I'm passing you your share of gatorade and hash browns. "Last Call" by Kim Addonizio, from her book Tell Me. #poetry
November 23, 2025 at 6:06 AM
The only question is who’s car we’re gonna take. “Leave of Absence Makes the Heart Grow Fonder” by Lyndsay Rush #poetry #ooo
November 20, 2025 at 12:36 PM
All that can develop from a touch. "Touch" by Victoria Lena Manyarrows.#poetry
November 18, 2025 at 11:35 AM
It can feel complicated, and be simple. “Instructions for Having a Soul” by Joseph Fasano. #poetry #soul
November 16, 2025 at 12:34 PM
Relevant then, relevant now. “Self Reclamations For My Twelve-Year Old Self” by D. Coffyn. #poetry #aging
November 13, 2025 at 12:28 PM
A bend in the path doesn't mean you're doing everything wrong, it means there's a bend in the path. Hang in there. This is an untitled piece from Jarod K. Anderson.
November 11, 2025 at 11:26 AM
Just so we’re clear. “When I Say I Want You, What I Mean Is” by D. Coffyn. #poetry
November 9, 2025 at 12:49 PM
a toga of ectoplasm, worn Isadora Duncan-style. “Ghosts and Fashion” by Elaine Equi #poetry
November 6, 2025 at 12:25 PM
All valid questions.“When I Die, Delete My Browser History” by D. Coffyn. #poetry
November 4, 2025 at 11:25 AM
Trust that you can adapt. from Keep Moving by Maggie Smith #poetry
November 2, 2025 at 12:41 PM
Although, things can always change. “The Witch Has Told You a Story” by Ava Leavell Haymon #spookypoetry
October 30, 2025 at 11:32 AM
Celebrating the change of season, in a more Addams family way. “Fall, leaves, fall” by Emily Brontë. #poetry
October 28, 2025 at 10:29 AM
A memory of continous presence. “Your Fingers Are Still” by Crystos. #poetry
October 23, 2025 at 11:30 AM
And let it swim. Virginia Woolf, from a diary entry c. October 1927 #fall
October 21, 2025 at 10:25 AM
A superior spectre, more near. “One Need Not Be a Chamber—To Be Haunted” by Emily Dickinson. #poetry
October 19, 2025 at 11:36 AM
Question the method, and the goal. “Hunger” by Michael Bazzett. #poetry
October 16, 2025 at 11:55 AM
What are you afraid of, dearie? “One Time At Salem” by Louise Webster #poetry #witch
October 14, 2025 at 10:24 AM
The draft is what you wrote to get it out of your head. You know neither it nor you are perfect, and you know to keep going. from Maggie Smith’s book Keep Moving. #poetry #writing
October 12, 2025 at 11:39 AM