They Say Poetry is Dead...

They Say Poetry is Dead...

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"Rage>Serenity(?)"

"Rage>Serenity(?)"

fresh prompts & poems by Abby Murray & Rachel McKibbens

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Joan Kwon Glass
Mar 22, 2024
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In 2023, I attended the Association of Writers & Publishers Conference in Seattle & had the good fortune to attend a panel that included Sonia Greenfield, Rachel McKibbens, Kendra DeColo, Diamond Forde & Abby Murray. The title of this panel: “Feminine Rage.” I mean…YES PLEASE & THANKS!

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I had come to hear & support Sonia, Diamond & Rachel & was blown away by their work & performances, as I knew I would be. And I had been unfamiliar with the poetry of Kendra & Abby (I will include links to these writers later in the post).

Holy hell. Stunned. Floored. Body & soul wracked & wrecked.

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