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"Wonderful bears that walked my room all night,/ Where are you gone"–
A brief meditation on writing, waking, stress dreams, and trinkets, with insight from Adrienne Rich.
Jan 15
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12 words to welcome in the new year
Re-reading Pádraig Ó Tuama on the first of the new year.
Jan 1
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Allie Rigby
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You, too, are made of dirt, love, and seasons
What a year of noticing one hickory tree (and fostering six cats) helped me realize in 2025.
Dec 18, 2025
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Allie Rigby
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You cannot do everything, but you can do A LOT
Dec 19, 2024
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Allie Rigby
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Poetry every day: WEEK TWO of the Sealey Challenge
Aug 14, 2025
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Poetry as "an antidote to cynicism."
Jul 10, 2025
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Poetry every day: WEEK ONE of the Sealey Challenge
Aug 7, 2025
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"The clouds and stars didn't wage this war"
Jan 23, 2025
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Allie Rigby
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Poetry Every Day: WEEK THREE of the Sealey Challenge
Aug 22, 2025
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On winter astonishment and "a distinct poet."
"A Flame" by Adam Zagajewski offers guidance and wonder in the cold, slower months.
Dec 8, 2025
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Allie Rigby
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A (river) guide to feeling & being
in a world of seeing & doing
Published on Reading Water with Becca Lawton
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Nov 4, 2025
Behind the scenes of Moonscape for a Child
Breaking down the somewhat vague title poem and sharing a radio bit.
Oct 23, 2025
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Allie Rigby
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Letters To A Plum Moon
Poetry & reflection prompts for mid-autumn rites of completion
Published on Moon Rabbit Musings
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Oct 9, 2025
Experience "Life Cycle of a Fever Dream"
An artist, an opera, and our resonating world.
Oct 2, 2025
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Allie Rigby
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"Ancient poets lived in me, singing"
Adam Zagajewski and the magic of a poet appearing in your life from multiple sources.
Sep 18, 2025
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Allie Rigby
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Poetry Every Day: WEEK FIVE of Sealey Challenge
"i will be one day/ carrying children/ on hips/ swinging to the sound of the wind" -Katia Aoun Hage*
Sep 4, 2025
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