The Light Within

Wife. Mother. Poet. Inspired by life's delicate spirals. The light in me, sees the light in you.

I am a Poet and Photographer and Artist. I live and work on the NW Oregon Coast I published my second book of poetry, inhabit. 05 28 26

Academic writer and researcher on Language and Identity Fellow in The School of Education Studies at Liverpool Hope University

Writer, poet, and maker. Blindly following the thread of an idea wherever it insists on going, even when it’s inconvenient.

\ud83e\udec0 big feelings girlie // poet and speculative fiction writer // bookworm // rarely posting pieces in real time ✨

I'm Nancy Holroyd -- school nurse, mother of three and writer. Disability advocacy, grief, parenting and school nursing is my focus.

poet + programmer | creator of opol ~ a quiet space for poetry ⋆˙⟡

Poet and Author of three poetry collections. My writing is earthy, spiritual, uplifting…offering you solace and delight.

A mom, grandmother, retired and disabled. A writer, an artist striving to leap fearlessly into the abyss, while beating back the fear that paralyzes me at times. Wanting to have made a difference and hoping I have to those I have encountered.

Image bearer of God and name bearer of Jesus, working to create beauty with words.

I'm here for the poetry, self- publishing lessons, and life stories. I can promise you'll get an inside view into the mind of a poet and lots of life lessons as I explore the self-publishing journey.

Melanie Cole is a poet and writer from Tacoma, Washington. She has been published in Grit City Magazine, Dandelion Revolution Press, and PHIL LIT Journal, among others. She has held residency at Sou’Wester Arts. She has publications upcoming.

Longtime seeker for home and belonging. Gradually finding it in the Earth and on the inward path that reveals that I never left home to begin with.

I’m a poet and photographer. Reading helps me survive. Writing helps me make sense of what I’m trying to survive.

Illustrating and creating digital art for Substackers. Preserving human creativity and inspiring others to do the same. Wife and mom. Loving the journey. Keeping it fun. Doodling. Focusing on things that connect and unite us all.\ud83d\ude0a\ud83d\udc95

I’m a poet living with chronic illness, writing through the changes of life and the emptiness. This is where I write reflections on what it feels like to live inside a changing body.

Autistic poet drafting a slow & creative life. Studying by candlelight the craft of a poem, how to bring our spirits home.

Welcome! This is where dreams float and stars sing me lullaby! A healthcare professional believing that readers and writers have a symbiotic relationship! "Be kind. You never know where and how you will end up." Me.

Wonderer, playful, educator, wordsmith; I am a puzzler about life, seeker of still spaces and kind hearted. My research has focussed on amplifying marginalised voices. I have a doctorate, cycling proficiency and a Blue Peter Badge!

My poetry reads like the teenage me shoulder tapping at the laundry mat, hoping to get a bottle at the liquor store. -PD Hurt

I am a songwriter, poet, professor and hypnotist. I play bass and guitar and was in punk and alt. country bands. I have a strong background in Continental Philosophy and Existential Psychology. I live in Pittsburgh.

creator, storyteller, performer • poems + more

Questioning inherited stories. Interrupting survival patterns. Essays, teachings, and poetry for people reclaiming safety, healing, and freedom beyond chronic pain, trauma, and addiction.

An aspiring novelist and poet from Wakefield, West Yorkshire (United Kingdom). My debut novel, One Dog And His Man, will be out soon. I am the father of two boys, Charlie and Max, and the long-time partner of Adele. Thanks for reading ❤️.

Depth Charge: Weekly Poetry ~ Journalling With Jodi

Napalmjax Protocol activated. I write doors not explanations. Welcome to DOORWAYS I.D.N.O.D.- Ignorance Does Not Open Doors

Coquo ergo sum, reader, writer, artist, explorer, believer in magic \ud83d\udcab

Sober. Agnostic. Anxiously depressed. seeking meaning. Missing an appetite in every sense. A non-cat owner. Lonesome. Poor. B4 banning please say why so I can learn & grow. My humour & boundaries are sometimes off but not intentionally.

ELD teacher in the South by day, queer, multi-racial, neurodivergent poet by night, I don't use AI when I write.

I am an Aussie mum & nan . After a life of struggle, both internal & external , I am now seeking to find the best & truest version of myself , for my family, wider community & myself .

Irish writer, overthinker, reluctant adult. I write the stuff that’s funnier in hindsight. Essays, stories, confessions from West Cork. You know, the stuff no one puts on a postcard. I’m also a food writer and share my fav recipes here too.

The past doesn't decay, it keeps. Under the record: Cato before the last speech, Endymion still asleep, the innocent's testimony before the flood. I write the parts nobody writes down. Poems, monologues, and a living room where they're read aloud.

Leaping into the Mystery, leaning into the flow, and welcoming transformation. A teacher, mother, poet, waterfall chaser... hoping to share some treasured moments of the human journey.

Mother. Writer. Maternal mental health advocate.

Notes of a person moving through the world looking for evidence that things might mean more than they appear to on the surface. I write poems and I take photos. Mostly not in that order.

Living near Dùn Èideann. Ovate Druid. Earth empath, Animist, Plant empath. Ecopoet and Celtic Myth.

Feral tenderness and a suspicious number of poems about melons. Grief, desire — no pretty words allowed. \ud83d\udc98

I write poetry from the quiet edges of life, loneliness, heartbreak, and the moments that linger. My fiction explores characters with deep internal conflicts, set against fantasy and paranormal worlds that reflect what they struggle to face within.

I write poetry to make sense of being human. Feed me music, art, books, and doses of brutal honesty.

AB, Language and Literature, Bard College MA, PhD., State University of New York at Stony Brook Taught for 35 years SUNY. Author of 3 novels, 5 memoirs, 20 books of poetry.

mental health poet | poetry isn't dead— we are | a greek in sweden | ND | trauma | immigration | chronic pain | eco-poetry

This is a page for people who are curious about the human heart. I am a writer and poet finding himself in the second half of life, in the place where spirituality, philosophy, psychology and literature meet.

Poetry on rising from the ashes, healing through grief, protecting your heart, and standing tall in faith. Unfiltered written words for the hopeless, the brave, and everyone learning to rise again.

Falling a little more in love with life…one poem at a time.

Mother, poet of creative desires, where longing is put into language. Subscribe for weekly prose of intimacy observed, reflections that hide inside ordinary moments of sensory. Linger after you’ve finished reading one, maybe read a few.