The Poet Farmer
Grace E. Kelley | Poet Farmer, Elizabeth Berget, K.J. Ramsey, Thomas DeFreitasMy heart was made to care & my hands were made for tending. The blisters on both speak. Poetry | Personal Essays | Occasional Recipes
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WAYS I TELL MY MOTHER, "I LOVE YOU."
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I ask, “would you like some help with lunch?” / “are you free for a phone chat?” / “do you want to look at houses/furniture/baby clothes? ”/
I...
METABOLIZE # 3 with Special Guest Elizabeth Berget
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Take a Look at the Fruits with Me
Hey loves.
As you can see in this clip, I am busy farming—I spend most days with dirt under my nails, and poem seeds in my heart just waiting for a bit of slowness to jot them down again. I have so much exciting new work to share with you...
METABOLIZE #2 Live with Grace E. Kelley | The Poet Farmer
a recording from last night's poetry workshop
It was just me and Thomas DeFreitas last night, but we had the loveliest time writing poems and chatting about life things! Paid Subscribers can tune in here.
Self-Sufficiency is Not the Solution
A note before: in this essay I use the words/phrases “self-sustainability” and “self-sufficiency” somewhat interchangeably. In both contexts, I am referring to the concept of doing more as an individual human living on planet earth, which i...
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Queer Poet Farmer | Writer of Poetry, Personal Essays, & Speculative Fiction | Writing words and planting seeds as an act of rebellion. | Believer in a Deep Love that Holds all of us Together.
Christian writer exploring maternal imagery for God in the Bible - and how God loves us like a mother. My book Love like a Mother: How the Sacred Work of Motherhood Reveals the Maternal Heart of God comes out May 2026 with Brazos Press.
New book! 🌜THE PLACE BETWEEN OUR PAINS: A Memoir of What Joy Can Survive🌛 @randomhouse 💁🏻♀️ Sweary spirituality. Chronically ill. Increasingly feral. AuDHD. Trauma therapist. Poet + Author x 4.📍Colorado
Boy bard, all bi himself, in Arlington, MA. Author of the poembook STARS BESTOW THEIR QUADRILLIONARY BLESSING (Kelsay Books, 2026) + 5 others.
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