wildflower

@wildflower@giantheart.social

Caretaker of Giant Heart Poetry.

Tender and brave. I believe in the healing magic of writing poems 🇹🇹🏳️‍🌈

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alienmelon, to gamedev
@alienmelon@mastodon.social avatar

new post!
Solo-Devs and Risk-Takers (An Artistic Exploration of Experimental Tools)
https://www.nathalielawhead.com/candybox/solo-devs-and-risk-takers-an-artistic-exploration-of-experimental-tools
"Exploring experimental digital work will always be very new by principle that this is an ever growing possibility space where anyone’s wildest dreams can be made true…”
✨✨

wildflower,

@alienmelon I spent the last 3 years building a digital poetry journal as a solo-developer.

I've tried to bring accessibility into the design choices, but I feel terrible that I don't have a font size menu yet. I've done my best to build secure and reliable cloud sync, but there are some indicators of security that can only be purchased like the certificates you mentioned.

Thanks for reminding me to judge my work based on my circumstances 😌

wildflower, to random

I'm buzzing with excitement to share the digital poetry journal we've been working on 💖

Here are some sneak peaks!

wildflower,

Every poem starts with a spark of inspiration,

we've moved our writing prompts to show up right above where you would write down what's on your mind.

If you ever feel like you have nothing to say, just press one of the plum buttons and get a prompt 💖

wildflower,

Meet our new poetry editor!
You'll soon be able to:

  • Display syllable counts for each line

  • Duplicate your drafts with one click

  • Rearrange lines with drag and drop

  • Organize your poems with tags

  • Save encrypted copies of your poems to the cloud

Follow to find out when we launch :)

@poets

wildflower,

You can make writing poems a part of your daily practice by adding them to journal entries.

I created a website for just that, and you can try it today at giantheartpoetry.com 💝

@poetry @poets

wildflower, to poetry

Whenever I read "Winter Recipes for the Collective (2021)" I would cry a little at the poems because they made me feel a closeness to the end of life journey. Some nights I would read them as bedtime stories because they were so comforting.

Today I learned that the poet who wrote it, Louise Glück, died in October. I hope that her passing was as gentle as her last book.

@poetry

wildflower, to bookhistodons

Is there anyone out there who has been both a librarian and a bookseller?

I would love to know how they compare



@bookstodon @bookhistodons

mapodofu, to books

Light from Uncommon Stars (Ryka Aoki) 10/10

A devastatingly poignant and wholly unique book that I'm going to struggle to describe, but will try anyways.

The premise and characters are absurdist (a donut lady/starship captain, the queen of hell, etc) but the execution is raw and beautiful.

The plot orbits around a runaway trans girl, Katrina, who escapes her abusive family only to fall into the orbit of the queen of hell.

#books #bookreview #scifi #lgbtq @bookstodon #bookstodon

🧵 1/3

wildflower,

@mapodofu @bookstodon
I loved this book from cover to cover!

One of my favourite parts was looking up all the violin pieces referenced. Here is a song that Katrina's rival plays near the middle.

https://youtu.be/0jXXWBt5URw

wildflower, to poetry

I've started a poetry blog!

The first 11 posts are already live and I'm so proud of them.

https://paperbalm.com

I talk about poetic techniques, share memories and get excited about the themes in the poetry I read.

@poetry

wildflower, to poetry

Here's what I'm reading this month!

"Grocery List Poems" by Rhiannon McGavin. I bought it because it was featured in the novel.song book club and the poet seems chaotic good.
(interview: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrrDTa2oJYo/)

and

"Divination with a Human Heart Attached" by Emily Stoddard who is the organizer behind the excellent Poetry Bulletin (https://www.poetrybulletin.com/)

I can't wait to experience all these new poems 💖

@poetry

wildflower, to poetry

Here's what I'm reading this month!

"Grocery List Poems" by Rhiannon McGavin. I bought it because it was featured in the novel.song book club and the poet seems chaotic good.
(discussion here: https://www.instagram.com/p/CrrDTa2oJYo/)

and

"Divination with a Human Heart Attached" by Emily Stoddard who is the organizer behind the excellent Poetry Bulletin. (https://www.poetrybulletin.com/)

I can't wait to experience all these new poems 💖

@poetry

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