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Prefer Not to Say

I am filling out yet another form
On which I am asked my gender
And then given only 3 options to choose from
Man, woman, and “prefer not to say”

I have seen it too many times
And as someone who is not a man
And is not a woman
But who has a hell of a lot to say
I will be
From this point forward
Formally requesting
No
I will be DEMANDING
That every form or survey that gives me an option
Of prefer not to say
Also gives me an option
Of prefer to shout

An option of
I have spent far too long being forced “not to say”
And I refuse to stay quiet any longer

Or better yet
A blank box

Give me a blank box
And I will write you an epic poem
About how I spent years trying to find myself
Only to realize I had been calling out the wrong name

I’ll find a way in 100 characters
To write a thesis
Examining theories of why
Even after countless hits
Each new gut punch of erasure
Somehow hurts as much as the first one did

Or remove the character limit
If finally accepting my gender taught me anything
It was that limiting myself
Is no way to live

So give me unlimited space
And let me write you a book
Titled “Enby Euphoria”
Filled with stories that will make you laugh
And cry
And understand why this matters

Because at the end of the day
That’s what I really want
For you to understand why this matters
To understand THAT this matters

And I will never get a chance to explain any of that to you
If you keep making me check a box
Next to the words
Prefer not to say

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#OTD in 1814.

Lord Byron's semi-autobiographical tale in verse The Corsair is published by John Murray in London and sells 10,000 copies on this day and over 25,000 in the first month, going through seven editions. Walter Scott is to say of Byron's poetry: "He beat me out of the field in description of the stronger passions and in deep-seated knowledge of the human heart."

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The Corsair at PG:
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The Corsair, A Tale. By Lord Byron. First edition title page.

The Works of Lord Byron. Vol. 3 by Baron George Gordon Byron Byron

Free kindle book and epub digitized and proofread by volunteers.
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"What are heavy? sea-sand and sorrow.
What are brief? today and tomorrow.
What are frail? spring blossoms and youth.
What are deep? the ocean and truth."

Christina Rossetti, who died #OTD in 1894, was an English writer of romantic, devotional and children's poems, including "Goblin Market" and "Remember".

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Christina Rossetti at PG:
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"Portrait of Christina Rossetti; head and shoulders, turned slightly to left, hair drawn up into a plaited chignon." (see British Museum)

Books by Rossetti, Christina Georgina (sorted by popularity)

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I made a Classical Chinese Poetry Bingo to help people recognize the common tropes and motifs.🤣 These show up frequently in the modern poetry I translate as well. Do you recognize anything from your readings or from pop culture? Tag yourself. I'm "feeling sad on a boat" lol

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Five by five bingo card. From left to right and top to bottom: drinking under the moon, bodies of water, standing at the top of a historical building I proclaim, food symbolism, emotional guqin performance, arguing with another poet, dramatic snowfall, sent from the borderlands, crying woman in the boudoir, missing one's ancestral hometown, awaking from a dream, feeling sad on a boat, male poets expressing deep affection for one another, fallen flower petals, lonely concubine in the palace, advice on how to be a hermit, farewell my friend, messages sent by wild geese, willow trees, carefree clouds, satirical comments about the emperor, ten references in the same poem, angsty birds, traveller on the road
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The curious shadow stands in my room.
It gets what it wants, nothing left to assume.
When it cries, your soul flies,
Away from this gorgeous, frightening crimes.

The curious shadow's now closer to me.
It stares at me, and consumes my fear.
I'm chained to bed, I can't even move,
But the curious shadow is still in my room.

(c) Andrew Nitrogenesis

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are you drunk? i'm a poet.
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"The face, which, duly as the sun,
Rose up for me with life begun,
To mark all bright hours of the day
With hourly love, is dimmed away —
And yet my days go on, go on."
De Profundis (1862)

Elizabeth Barrett Browning died #OTD in 1861. Her work had a major influence on prominent writers of the day, including Edgar Allan Poe and Emily Dickinson. via @Wikipedia

Books by Elizabeth Barrett Browning at PG:
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Elizabeth Barrett Browning. via @wikipedia
Title page of Aurora Leigh by Elizabeth Barrett Browning which is available at PG: https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/56621

Books by Browning, Elizabeth Barrett (sorted by popularity)

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May we raise children who love the unloved things.
What a beautiful line.

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May we raise children who love the unloved things. By Nicolette Sowder May we raise children who love the unloved things the dandelion, the - worms and spiderlings. Children who sense the rose needs the thorn & run into rainswept days the same way they turn towards sun... And when they're grown & someone has to speak for those who have no voice may they draw upon that wilder bond, those days of tending tender things and be the ones.
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Stay Home
by Wendell Berry

I will wait here in the fields to see how well the rain brings on the grass.

In the labor of the fields longer than a man's life
I am home. Don't come with me.

You stay home too.

I will be standing in the woods where the old trees move only with the wind and then with gravity.

In the stillness of the trees
I am at home. Don't come with me.

You stay home too.

#Tuesday #Rain #Woods #Poetry

A curved gravel path leads into a deep wood.
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An #introduction post, given recent influx, with hashtags to aid searchability.
I am O. Westin, a #writer of #MicroFiction, mostly #ScienceFiction and #fantasy #fiction, and occasional #poetry. My stories are generally less than 280 characters, because I also post to Twitter.

No set schedule, stories are written and posted when inspiration strikes.
I am LGBTQIA+ positive, and usually favour wholesome over darkness and edgy nihilism.

Books: microsff.com/books
FAQ: microsff.com/faq

Books – Micro SF/F

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Hello everyone! I'm Greg, and I'm a writer looking for a nice home and community. I’m mostly a #scifi writer (and reader/watcher) and have been working on flash fiction and poetry as of late, on my way to working up towards longer fiction.

Here’s a small sample of some recent #haiku, ranging from #fanfiction for #Cyberpunk2077 to random #photography moments. (At which I’m trying to get better, and marry it to my love of writing.)

#MastoArt #writer #poet #amwriting #poetry

A street from the game Cyberpunk 2077, palm trees in the sun under massive buildings. The haiku overlayed on the image reads: reflected sunlight // basks trees in second-hand life // false hope growing tall
A mix of postcards. The haiku overlayed on the image reads: fading memories // enduring in cheap cardboard // riches for nickles
A sailboat in the Reykjavik harbor, in the background the bay and storm clouds. The haiku overlayed on the image reads: flags fly on warm winds // cold mist predicts sunny days // first day of summer
A neon replica of a tree nested in a dark alley from the game Cyberpunk 2077. A haiku titled ‘neon mirage’ overlayed reads: wind flickers through leaves // light echoes on concrete skies // dim specters fake life.
#poetry #introduction #photography #mastoart #scifi #fanfiction #writer #amwriting #haiku #poet #cyberpunk2077

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