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Great to hear your work again Sandra!

Loved the table poem.

That was beautiful Sandra!

Thank you so much!

so Powerful aricka

Amazing, Aricka

"I type his name like a prayer" yessss

Ah! This is so GOOD!

"archive of my heart"

“Grief a tick latched at my neck” intense, gorgeous feeling through language…. thank you!

So much vivid imagery I felt “the falling Andromeda” of your poems, Aricka. <3

Wow!!!

Kate, love how you bring the details alive.

beautiful juxtaposition of experiences to belongings

yes Valerie! agreed. incredible

One of the things that got me so excited about assembling this panel was the unique texture each poet brought to interrogating / examining the ”everyday.’

fascinating exploration! Impressed with the way the poems open out hoarding into a broader critique of late capitalism in U.S…. These litanies of objects are fantastic! “Clump of My Little Ponies”…impressed by the empathy and clarity

There’s so much materiality in these poems, lush and stark and tender. Thank you Kate <3

Kate - each poem is many-storied in the way that you amplify the objects - almost giving the subject a deep subjectivity.

Thank you everyone for these kind notes

“how we fail is how we continue”

this is one of my favorites!!!!

It's so good

Love sense of place and layers of landscape…the imagistic distinctiveness of this work…

SO GOOD!!! Thank you, all!

KQ: You better make that lyric *work*. Gorg

delightful readings from all of you beautiful crafters of moving poetry

Khadijah - your voice of the poems is resonant - opening up in silence

So glad to experience these beautiful poems!

"no beloved, I know this is hard" yes aricka!!

<3 Meghan

Ah, I am in dialogue with such brilliant folks. Love this.

Likewise! Truly a gift.

watching hostess unfurl

HOSTAS

Yes! Chat contributions welcome in line with this question.

making quilts!

Birdwatching! Before I would have been lucky to name anything besides a pigeon...

mint and mint and basil

yes to walks! yes to plants, aricka! along the lines of kate's work, shoes have been giving me immense joy! going to write a collection about my many many shoes <33

Phyllis Hyman used to play here in DC quite a bit!

please write that collection!!

book memoirs (photos of book spines, by theme)Fabulous people and readings--thank you!

got my palestinian sweet lime growing again and my fragrant myrtle

who are your influences?

I feel happy for each of you for the things that bring you pleasure or will soon, Khadijah. I love that you’ll have a dressing room.

Thanks everyone! PS—it’s Adrienne Rich’s bday today—one of my favs

love a mix tape

No worries at all! We don’t have a hard stop :)

yay mix tapes 4-ever - thanks all - <3

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Thank you so much!

Thanks very much for this great hour!

Come find me on Twitter, friends! @SandraBeasley

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Also my website is www.SandraBeasley.com for a hub to other things.

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Yay!

Thank you, all, so honored by the company.