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Erika's avatar

I am 100% going to blackout poem my patriarchal blessing! Asking my sister and my “Self Belief Society” friend group to do the same. You’re an inspiration! Thx for your courage and strength! (And your amazing wit!😜)

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Celeste Davis's avatar

Do it! Do it! Do it!

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Mary Hutto Fruchter's avatar

Love this! I love blackout poetry- I wrote about it last week as an act of transformation

Take an old structure, break it down, build something truer and more beautiful

Which is what you are doing with your life! 🥰

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Celeste Davis's avatar

"break it down, build something truer and more beautiful" Thats so lovely!! Thanks Mary!! (PS can't wait to hear your story this Thursday!)

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Valerie West's avatar

So so well written. Deeply resonates. Thank you for sharing. 🩷

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Celeste Davis's avatar

Thanks so much Valerie!

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Alicia Pritchard's avatar

I love the “take it. I much prefer my own”. Very poignant. Thank you.

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Celeste Davis's avatar

He can have his counsel ;)

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Steve Alston's avatar

Love it! Your "Dear Prophet" poem is spot on. Please replace pulpits with circles and answers with questions. Please teach people to listen to their own wisdom. What a much better world it would be!

The blackout poem is powerful. Yes wholeheartedly, "women are enough"! I might have to do the same with my patriarchal blessing...if only I can find it.

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Celeste Davis's avatar

Thanks Steve! Black out poems are surprisingly therapeutic!

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Benjamin Scoville's avatar

Delightful to have you share your blackout poem—and the other one(s)— with us today. It was a joy to me to see! It was only recently that I ran across blackouts for the first time!

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Paul's avatar

Thank you. That poem's great.

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Celeste Davis's avatar

Thanks Paul!

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