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I'm going to take a moment to breathe
My health, my loves, my life
Apr 25
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Maria Giesbrecht
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Day 1: Writing the 5 Senses
April Poetry Prompts
Apr 1
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Maria Giesbrecht
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March 2025
I have updates! Gather, Napowrimo, etc.
It’s Saturday and I’m feeling wistful.
Mar 29
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Maria Giesbrecht
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How I got 10 poems published in ONLY POEMS
A behind-the-scenes look into the submission process, the edits, and the interview
Mar 22
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Maria Giesbrecht
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What my business degree taught me about becoming a full-time poet
Lessons I've learned in poetic entrepreneurship
Mar 15
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Maria Giesbrecht
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How to *perfect* your line breaks
A 6-part guide
Mar 6
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Maria Giesbrecht
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February 2025
A poet's advice: "does parenthood and marriage just make you too busy to care?"
A poet's advice
Feb 23
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Maria Giesbrecht
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A poet's advice: "does parenthood and marriage just make you too busy to care?"
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My stinky old love poems need help
Edit a four year old love poem with me
Feb 11
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Maria Giesbrecht
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The seduction theory: how to prepare for a poem's arrival
The first time I invited my fiancée Corey over to my apartment, I cleaned everything—the usual spots, of course, but also the little hidden ledge behind…
Feb 4
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Maria Giesbrecht
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The seduction theory: how to prepare for a poem's arrival
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January 2025
Two of the three cafés in my town are owned by God
am I wrong for loving this?
Jan 30
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Maria Giesbrecht
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A poet's advice: "for some reason, I just can’t seem to love myself the way I know I should..."
A poet's advice
Jan 23
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Maria Giesbrecht
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How to write interesting poems
My fiancé Corey and I were driving home from the post office yesterday when he said something that stuck with me: “There’s nothing worse than a boring…
Jan 16
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Maria Giesbrecht
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