Hi everyone,
Welcome to 365 Days of Poetry & Honesty. I hope you’ve had a good week.
I wasn’t expecting to take last week off but I’m glad I did. It's important to me that this newsletter never feels like a burden and I think sometimes the confessional nature of my poems does take its toll and frankly, it’s okay to pause, to take a step back from all the sharing. All that being said, I love writing, I love poetry, and I love this newsletter because it gives me the space to hone my craft & develop my voice. & I’m grateful that you’re here, reading <3
Here are some songs I’ve been listening to this week:
Monday
I love the imagery in this poem. I’m still processing what I’m writing about in this poem, and sometimes I feel like I’m wrong to feel the way I feel but I think with the poem, there's something there. It's interesting though, writing this paragraph, I think I have a tendency to look for proof before listening to myself and my body. And sometimes that skews things even more
Tuesday
Two poems on Tuesday. A Diptych (if I can use that word for poetry) titled ‘Places that burn: Love Hurts’.
Wednesday
This is a love poem but really I was thinking about myself, though that changes nothing, still a love poem!
Thursday
Friday
Saturday
Lots of despair in this poem
Sunday
A Lucille Clifton poem to end the week
Thank you for reading this week’s newsletter!
With love,
Oyinda
P.S. here’s another song for you! It's a blessing <3