Post Election Poems for Sad Girls
It's me. I'm the sad girl.
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This week I don’t feel like researching and writing.
This week I feel like curling up with a cup of tea, feeling feelings and reading poetry.
Here are some poems posted this week that made me feel seen.
Maybe they will make you feel seen too.
Most of these are Instagram posts, so if you click on the image it will take you to that post and the poet’s page (so you can follow them, which you should).
This is the poem Sister by
This poem is called This Morning from Katy Luxem.
These are snippets of poems from
This one is called “Cats have the right idea” by Amy Kay.
This isn’t a poem, but here are some lovely words from
from her latest Substack my toxic trait is that i believed in humanity:
Onward.
Celeste
My 20yo daughter voted for the first time for a presidential , she was devastated this week. There has been much to grieve.
I love that Andrea Gibson quote. It's me too. I'm the sad girl. I wrote this week about how I've been carrying poems around like a shield. Sending you so much love!