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Drinking culture
Tonight I caught up with some friends. We’d called our social time ‘after work drinks’. We went to a nice bar. There were very few nice non-alcohol options and the… Read more
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Life advice
The world is full of good advice: lean in; win friends and influence people; to thine self be true; work hard and be good to your mother…not all of the… Read more
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Sentimentality
This week is the last ever Wellington Feminist Poetry Club event due to some complex local issues (none of which reflect on the event’s producer or the pool of local… Read more
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A little musing
No introduction to this one, it’s pretty self explanatory, I hope! Speaking easilyWords strung togetherAs a string of flickering party lights, distractingand drawing you in.I mention a Speak EasyI went… Read more
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You become what you say
So, funny story….since I uploaded the poem about writer’s block I have been unable to pick up a pen. Worse than that, the very thought of uploading an old poem… Read more
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It happens to everyone…
It is important to know that it does happen to everyone, that horrible feeling in the pit of your stomach that things may never go back to the way they… Read more
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Tuesday, already?
On Sunday I had my first covid shot, it went really well. It is fantastic to be on the journey towards a vaccinated population. I had grand plans to upload… Read more
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Poetry about forests, rivers, life, the universe and everything.
I have used my phone for this blog post, I will try to fix up the formatting tonight. In the meantime, hopefully the forests speak to you. Three rivers and… Read more
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Experiments with words
The poem below was performed live a few months ago when I was going through a particularly ‘experimental’ phase. I decided to give myself the challenge of writing a convincing… Read more
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Poetry about love, sort of.
A short and simple ‘observation on life’ poem: Unrequited love To feed an unrequited love Is to be a moon orbiting a planet You are held at a safe distance… Read more
Angele Toomey Poetry 