Rebecca Freedman
@rebeccafreedman.bsky.social
Author living in the Boston-area. Pronouns: she/her 🏳️⚧️ Poetry chapbook Matcha and Birds available now.
https://rebfree.itch.io
https://rebeccafreedman.gumroad.com
https://rebfree.itch.io
https://rebeccafreedman.gumroad.com
I'll be reading some poetry at the T4T open mic tomorrow night, at the Model Cafe in Allston. Come on over, @catfitzpatrick.net of Glamourpuss- and Littlepuss Press-fame is the featured reader.
November 12, 2025 at 7:02 PM
I'll be reading some poetry at the T4T open mic tomorrow night, at the Model Cafe in Allston. Come on over, @catfitzpatrick.net of Glamourpuss- and Littlepuss Press-fame is the featured reader.
Also, want to mention that if you want to buy a physical copy of my chapbook, I have less than 10 copies less, and I am not planning a second print-run.
October 31, 2025 at 3:01 PM
Also, want to mention that if you want to buy a physical copy of my chapbook, I have less than 10 copies less, and I am not planning a second print-run.
In my defense, my Japanese handwriting is much better a year later.
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
In my defense, my Japanese handwriting is much better a year later.
Found out today that the Watertown Free Public Library has cataloged and made available the copy of the zine edition of my chapbook that I made as a 2024 Watertown Zine Fest special. You can find it in their zine collection on the second floor.
October 26, 2025 at 11:18 PM
Found out today that the Watertown Free Public Library has cataloged and made available the copy of the zine edition of my chapbook that I made as a 2024 Watertown Zine Fest special. You can find it in their zine collection on the second floor.
I'm attending the 2025 Watertown Zine Fest at the Watertown Free Public Library! I'm giving away copies of my poetry mini-zine.
October 18, 2025 at 3:24 PM
I'm attending the 2025 Watertown Zine Fest at the Watertown Free Public Library! I'm giving away copies of my poetry mini-zine.
クラブにて踊り手たちは夜生きる
Kurabu ni te odorite-tachi wa yoru ikiru
In the club
Dancers
Live for the night
Kurabu ni te odorite-tachi wa yoru ikiru
In the club
Dancers
Live for the night
June 21, 2025 at 9:27 PM
クラブにて踊り手たちは夜生きる
Kurabu ni te odorite-tachi wa yoru ikiru
In the club
Dancers
Live for the night
Kurabu ni te odorite-tachi wa yoru ikiru
In the club
Dancers
Live for the night
Made a hanko for myself.
June 8, 2025 at 7:10 PM
Made a hanko for myself.
Lesbian Visibility Day bonus for you.
April 27, 2025 at 12:58 AM
Lesbian Visibility Day bonus for you.
I'm going to be reading my longest poem yet at the T4T open mic at the Model Cafe in Allston this evening. @torreypeters.bsky.social, author of Stag Dance and Detransition Baby, is the featured reader, you should come if you are in the Boston area.
April 10, 2025 at 2:24 PM
I'm going to be reading my longest poem yet at the T4T open mic at the Model Cafe in Allston this evening. @torreypeters.bsky.social, author of Stag Dance and Detransition Baby, is the featured reader, you should come if you are in the Boston area.
I'm going to be reading at the open mic at T4T in Allston tomorrow. If you aren't coming to see me, at least come to see the one and only @torreypeters.bsky.social!
www.instagram.com/t4t.readings...
www.instagram.com/t4t.readings...
April 10, 2025 at 3:31 AM
I'm going to be reading at the open mic at T4T in Allston tomorrow. If you aren't coming to see me, at least come to see the one and only @torreypeters.bsky.social!
www.instagram.com/t4t.readings...
www.instagram.com/t4t.readings...
Sighted on my bicycle ride today.
March 19, 2025 at 8:47 PM
Sighted on my bicycle ride today.
No poetry translation this week. Instead, here is a video of my poetry reading at T4T in Allston this past week.
March 17, 2025 at 12:50 AM
No poetry translation this week. Instead, here is a video of my poetry reading at T4T in Allston this past week.
Bicycling around Fresh Pond.
March 16, 2025 at 7:51 PM
Bicycling around Fresh Pond.
For Caturday, a photo of me with a friend's cat. Her name is Lilac and she is a Psycho Kitty.
March 15, 2025 at 2:20 PM
For Caturday, a photo of me with a friend's cat. Her name is Lilac and she is a Psycho Kitty.
In the first line "uguisu" (鶯) is a bird found in Japan, the Japanese bush-warbler, also known as the Japanese Nightingale. (3/18)
March 9, 2025 at 7:51 PM
In the first line "uguisu" (鶯) is a bird found in Japan, the Japanese bush-warbler, also known as the Japanese Nightingale. (3/18)
(Important note: "onna" is used here to mean "woman" because of the length constraints of haiku. "Onna" actually means something like "human female," and using it to refer to someone is rude and will make you sound like a Ferengi. (14/24)
March 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
(Important note: "onna" is used here to mean "woman" because of the length constraints of haiku. "Onna" actually means something like "human female," and using it to refer to someone is rude and will make you sound like a Ferengi. (14/24)
...by another phrase is a conjunctive. "Katana" (かたな) can mean any sword, but usually means the single-edge sword we think of in the West. In Japanese, the verb follows both the subject and object, so the verb referencing katana is in the last line. (9/24)
March 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
...by another phrase is a conjunctive. "Katana" (かたな) can mean any sword, but usually means the single-edge sword we think of in the West. In Japanese, the verb follows both the subject and object, so the verb referencing katana is in the last line. (9/24)
About the second line, a "haori" (羽織) is a half-coat-type jacket worn over a kimono that in Basho's time was only worn by Japanese men. "Kite" (着て) is a psuedo-conjunctive verb conjugation of "kiru", to wear, which used in isolation is interpreted as a casual request but if followed... (8/24)
March 2, 2025 at 6:43 PM
About the second line, a "haori" (羽織) is a half-coat-type jacket worn over a kimono that in Basho's time was only worn by Japanese men. "Kite" (着て) is a psuedo-conjunctive verb conjugation of "kiru", to wear, which used in isolation is interpreted as a casual request but if followed... (8/24)
The weird shit-o-meter reading a 10 in the Model Cafe.
February 13, 2025 at 11:58 PM
The weird shit-o-meter reading a 10 in the Model Cafe.
Started writing my manuscript outline.
January 31, 2025 at 5:05 PM
Started writing my manuscript outline.