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10 Poems About Friendship to Send Your Best Friends
Because the greatest love stories aren't always romantic
Feb 8
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Ten Poems for the Resistance
Poetry for the brave, the weary, and the unstoppable
Jan 30
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Ten Poems to Restore Your Faith in Humanity
poems to return to in the dark
Jan 21
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Portrait of a Disobedient Woman
Nov 14, 2024
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The Night I Lost Time
May 2, 2025
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Stop Telling Women "Not All Men"
Sep 9, 2024
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The Real Threat to Women Isn’t Trans Women—It’s Men
Feb 7, 2025
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Why I'm Quiet Quitting Social Media
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What Are You Waiting For?
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A Room of Our Own, Made of Mountains
The Trip That Changed How I Live
Jan 12
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Danielle Coffyn
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So Much Connection, So Little Belonging
On slowing down and remembering how we're meant to be with one another
Jan 5
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Danielle Coffyn
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For the Parts of Ourselves That Go Unrecorded
Slow writing, deep listening, and community in 2026
Dec 22, 2025
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Why Rejecting the Diet Industry Is An Act of Resistance
The quiet revolution that begins on your plate
Dec 2, 2025
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Danielle Coffyn
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When Gratitude Feels Impossible
Poems that offer solace when life feels heavy
Nov 25, 2025
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Danielle Coffyn
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Craving Creative Community? Join the 2026 Poetry Apothecary
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Nov 23, 2025
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The Soft Animal of My Body Is Exhausted
On poetry, panic, and the politics of burnout
Nov 4, 2025
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The World Begins At a Kitchen Table
On connection, attention, and what endures
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