Vera Herself, Istanbulite with stories to tell | Substack

Postcards with Poem - 16

Sep 18, 2025 • Vera

Postcards with Poem: A Reversal

When the poem arrives first, and the image must follow

Sep 10, 2025 • Vera

It’s still hard to believe we’re in *2026*

Jan 10 • Vera

1st January 2026 - Happy New Year

Jan 1 • Vera

Borders, dear, Borders!

Nov 24, 2025 • Vera

Most Popular

Happy Birthday To Me: 26th October 2025

Oct 26, 2025 • Vera

The Bookkeepers of Istanbul

Aug 24, 2025 • Vera

The Poem of the Week: Displaced

Sep 8, 2025 • Vera

The Unbearable Lightness of Not Faking the Things (Or Just the Opposite)

Sep 16, 2025 • Vera

Recent posts

Communal Poetry is Growing: A New Chapter

Submissions are open!

Nov 21, 2025 • Vera

Letters to younger selves

Nov 4, 2025 • Vera

Open Doors for Poems: Join Our Free Projects

Oct 28, 2025 • Vera

Recommendations

Cross Currents

Gretchen Cherington

İstanbul 34.4

Hannah Lucinda Smith

Wolf

brian’s Substack

brian’s Substack

brian rice

Wanderings and Wisdoms

Wanderings and Wisdoms

Richard Pretorius

#nojs-banner { position: fixed; bottom: 0; left: 0; padding: 16px 16px 16px 32px; width: 100%; box-sizing: border-box; background: red; color: white; font-family: -apple-system, "Segoe UI", Roboto, Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif, "Apple Color Emoji", "Segoe UI Emoji", "Segoe UI Symbol"; font-size: 13px; line-height: 13px; } #nojs-banner a { color: inherit; text-decoration: underline; } This site requires JavaScript to run correctly. Please turn on JavaScript or unblock scripts