Hi! I'm Nic, a rather shy-about-my-poetry poet who has been making an effort over the past year and a half to be much less shy about it now that I'm somewhere in that mid-thirties zone. It's going well!
Okay, 5 topics I could talk about with zero prep, as proven on a recent new friend hike date: 1) Forest Therapy or forest school or why t…
Hi! I'm Nic, a rather shy-about-my-poetry poet who has been making an effort over the past year and a half to be much less shy about it now that I'm somewhere in that mid-thirties zone. It's going well!
Okay, 5 topics I could talk about with zero prep, as proven on a recent new friend hike date: 1) Forest Therapy or forest school or why time in the forest is amazing and deeply beneficial; 2) wanting to make so much more space and welcome for trans folk of all ages in our communities; 3) why working as a cleaner is the perfect job for a poet; 4) how f-ing hard it can be to be a parent; 5) religious deconstruction
I write poems and release soundtracked, audio versions of them (okay, only one so far but working on more!) at wordsperperson.substack.com
Thanks for reading and thanks for the chance to do this Mika!
Hi, Nic! So many things to respond to in your list. Being shy about one's innermost thoughts and feelings (i.e., poetry) is totally understandable. I write novels featuring queer characters (currently working on one that takes place in the 1980s; the way trans was thought of then compared to now shows that there has been progress, albeit slow). And as for religious deconstruction? One of my favorite things!
Hi Robin! Thanks for the response:). Novels plural?! Amazing! As a poet, I really feel in awe of people who can write entire novels haha, I simply cannot imagine. I love to hear you're featuring queer characters and that you see evidence of progress from the work - can be hard to feel the hope some days. I'm going to check our your page now:).
I like to think that the more push-back we see on queer rights, the more progress it means has been made. That's what I want to believe, anyway. As for the novels, I write because I have to write. Not saying it isn't work, or challenging, but it feels necessary as well as rewarding. Loved your poem about the monarchs, BTW. Great title.
Hey Nic! When I started my Substack last summer, I mentioned having a “spoonful of courage.” It looks like you did the same in sharing your poetry publicly. How awesome! I’d be curious to learn more about forest therapy. My husband regularly goes out there to meditate and always returns refreshed.
Also, religious deconstruction is always an interesting topic. One of the topics I listed was spiritual abuse, and perhaps someday soon I’ll actually share my story on it.
Hi! I'm Nic, a rather shy-about-my-poetry poet who has been making an effort over the past year and a half to be much less shy about it now that I'm somewhere in that mid-thirties zone. It's going well!
Okay, 5 topics I could talk about with zero prep, as proven on a recent new friend hike date: 1) Forest Therapy or forest school or why time in the forest is amazing and deeply beneficial; 2) wanting to make so much more space and welcome for trans folk of all ages in our communities; 3) why working as a cleaner is the perfect job for a poet; 4) how f-ing hard it can be to be a parent; 5) religious deconstruction
I write poems and release soundtracked, audio versions of them (okay, only one so far but working on more!) at wordsperperson.substack.com
Thanks for reading and thanks for the chance to do this Mika!
I’m so glad that you’ve decided to put your poetry out there! Thanks for being courageous!
Hi, Nic! So many things to respond to in your list. Being shy about one's innermost thoughts and feelings (i.e., poetry) is totally understandable. I write novels featuring queer characters (currently working on one that takes place in the 1980s; the way trans was thought of then compared to now shows that there has been progress, albeit slow). And as for religious deconstruction? One of my favorite things!
Hi Robin! Thanks for the response:). Novels plural?! Amazing! As a poet, I really feel in awe of people who can write entire novels haha, I simply cannot imagine. I love to hear you're featuring queer characters and that you see evidence of progress from the work - can be hard to feel the hope some days. I'm going to check our your page now:).
I like to think that the more push-back we see on queer rights, the more progress it means has been made. That's what I want to believe, anyway. As for the novels, I write because I have to write. Not saying it isn't work, or challenging, but it feels necessary as well as rewarding. Loved your poem about the monarchs, BTW. Great title.
Hey Nic! When I started my Substack last summer, I mentioned having a “spoonful of courage.” It looks like you did the same in sharing your poetry publicly. How awesome! I’d be curious to learn more about forest therapy. My husband regularly goes out there to meditate and always returns refreshed.
Also, religious deconstruction is always an interesting topic. One of the topics I listed was spiritual abuse, and perhaps someday soon I’ll actually share my story on it.