A L I S O N

poetry and prose. thoughts about stuff. Instagram: alison.malee  www.alisonmalee.com

[iambrillyant]

“appreciate the boring and slow parts of your healing process, the uneventful moments littered with lack of movement and a mind stuck on overload; these are the most shifting phases, the most moving, these are the moments asking for softness to reveal the magic in your patience.”

— iambrillyant

[alisonmalee]

Join us for our first writing workshop with author and poet Alison Malee. Guided by a reading of her latest collection of poetry, This Is The Journey, this workshop will unravel the harshness of the blank page, and give you the necessary tools to begin writing poetry. Workshop materials will be provided, along sparkling rosé and french treats. Exclusive 10% reduction on in store purchases made during the event. https://www.eventbrite.com/e/writing-workshop-with-alison-malee-tickets-77849145891

[lifeinpoetry]

Smell is the mute sense, the one without words. Lacking a vocabulary, we are left tongue-tied, groping for words in a sea of inarticulate pleasure and exaltation.

Diane Ackerman, from A Natural History of the Senses (via lifeinpoetry)

[buttonpoetry]

Know this: the person who did this to you is broken. Not you.

Sierra DeMulder - “Paper Dolls”  (via buttonpoetry)

[alisonmalee]

Somehow the love is still there.

[alisonmalee]

because we are so determined to.

[buttonpoetry]

I stay awake reminding myself of the wetness of my own lips remembering that I am a leaf off of the tree of my parents first kiss.

Phil Kaye, “Beginning, Middle, & End” (via buttonpoetry)

[buttonpoetry]

It is hard to stop loving the ocean, even after it’s left you gasping, salty.

Sarah Kay, "The Type" (via buttonpoetry)

[alisonmalee]

A few months ago, Skillshare approached me with the opportunity to teach a virtual beginner poetry workshop. Quickly, imposter syndrome set in. Am I qualified to teach a class of this magnitude? Will people be interested? After some careful thought and consideration, (and many pep talks from friends and my sweet husband) I realized that the most important information I want to share with you all is 1.) my love for poetry as an art form and 2.) the ability to use poetry as an imaginative avenue for story telling. If @skillshare was on board with that, I wanted to seize the opportunity that had been presented to teach, write, and share with you all. I am so thrilled to say, the class went live today! If you sign up using the link below, you will also get two free months of Skillshare classes. (Enrolling in the class is also free!) It would mean the world to me if you enrolled. This is a beginner class, covering everything from similes and metaphors, to poetic language, to editing apps perfect for creating vignettes for instagram. It is ideal for anyone just starting out in the poetry or writing world. I am so looking forward to reading the work you all create! Thank you for being along for the ride. You can watch my stories for more information as well, and will be able to swipe up to enroll and access the class.

Link: http://skl.sh/alisonmalee

All my love. ✨

[alisonmalee]

Skillshare Class goes LIVE!

Come write with me in this beginner poetry writing workshop! Follow the link to enroll and receive two free months of classes on skillshare.com http://skl.sh/alisonmalee

[buttonpoetry]

I name my salvation for whatever gets me to tomorrow morning.

Dave Harris, from Patricide  (via buttonpoetry)

[lifeinpoetry]

& I understand: when people say the tongue

is the strongest muscle in the body, they mean it is strong enough

to hold an entire history on its back & still sing.

— Brandon Melendez, from “Etymology of Absence, Ending in My Grandmother Singing “México En La Piel”,” Gold That Frames the Mirror

[alisonmalee]

anything more than darkness.

[soracities]

These nights are gifts, our hands unwrapping the darkness to see what we have.

Carol Ann Duffy, from ‘December’, Rapture (via soracities)

[alisonmalee]

touching you.

[alisonmalee]

good.

[alisonmalee]

Kindness.