Evie May
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Evie May
Dead Poets Society Lied To You
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Editing[*] is deliberating—choosing a word or a thought, dismissing or advancing; it comes up often in this book as a way to describe artistic decision-making. And in my journalism career, editing had served me well. My temperament was well suited to it. I always had trouble writing—I was too self-conscious (you can see a pattern). And I couldn’t
... See moreAdam Moss • The Work of Art: How Something Comes from Nothing
Have you ever written a poem that never made it out of your notes app—one that still lingers in your mind, waiting for its moment? Imagine that poem becoming the first page of your published book. The Publishing Prize closes tomorrow at midnight, and one poet will win a full year of guided book creation, editing, cover design, publishing, and full... See more
instagram.comWhen I write, the words come out in a flood. But they’re almost never in the right order. And then I have to figure out the correct order. Arranging and rearranging to see if they feel right. Liz Gilbert once interviewed a poet who said her poems often show up backwards. Like she caught them by the tail and has to rearrange them.
Linda Carroll on
... See moreThe last few poetry books that I read that will stay with me: The Choreic Period by Latif Askia Ba, The Rose by Ariana Reines, The Haunting by Cate Peebles, The Verse For Now by Jacqueline Suskin and I Don’t Want to Be Understood by Joshua Jennifer Espinoza.
And here are a few books that I return to again and again: Haiku: The Last Poems of an
... See moreVillages are great for childhood development! 😁 worried about the opportunities children have in modern America? Well, the suburbs make it really hard and expensive! Walkability gives children so much opportunity and autonomy.
My book is A Love Letter to suburbia: How to restore the village. The link to both vendors... See more
diane_alisainstagram.comThe convo under this video is popping on Tik Tok so I figured I would share here to create some conversation.
This conversation is one that has been coming up so much recently in my friend groups. We’re all wanting the same thing, but what’s stopping us from building community?... See more
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In 1980, Dolores Hayden asked: What would a non-sexist city look like?
Her vision wasn’t just housing tweaks — it was collective kitchens, childcare woven into neighborhoods, safer streets, and cities planned around care instead of commutes.
40+ years later, why do our cities still feel hostile to... See more
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