A Wicked Poet

Writing poems has been Deborah Kathleen Simonds’ guilty pleasure since she was a bullied teenager, and she found that weaving words into wicked little pieces could help her process difficult emotions. Her obsession with the power of sound in poetry grew while studying with B.H. Fairchild as she earned her BA in English from CSU, San Bernardino, and she published several poems in the Pacific Review. Now a trained hypnotherapist and trauma recovery coach, she continues to use words, art, tai chi and other research-based practices to help adult victims of childhood trauma find healing. She is also a passionate advocate for homeless cats, and she continues to write poems that she shares weekly with a local poetry group. She lives in Mesa, AZ with her husband and three cats. For more information about her work, visit https://kathleensimonds.com/

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Day 3

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Catching up. Here's day 2

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Day 1, page 1 mash up. Found poem from Shirley Jackson's "The Haunting of Hill House." Stay tuned. There will be another poem every day this month!

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Day 30: For Heaven's Sake

by Kathleen Simonds

An erasure poem culled from chapter 17 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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Day 29: Poetical Vengeance

by Kathleen Simonds

Erasure poem (with some remix) from Chapter 16 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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Day 28: Legend of the Sea

by KathleenSimonds

Remix found poem from Chapter 14 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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Day 27: Embarking

a remix found poem by Kathleen Simonds

from Chapter 13 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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Day 26: Pure and Undefiled

Remix found poem by Kathleen Simonds

Culled from Chapter 12 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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Day 25: One Warm Spark

By Kathleen Simonds

Erasure poem (with a touch of remix) from Chapter 11 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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Day 24: Melting Philosophy

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Day 23: My Canticle

A remix found poem by Kathleen Simonds

Words and phrases cultivated from chapter 9 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

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Day 22: The Gallant Ship

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Day 21: Hush

by Kathleen Simonds

A remixed found poem from chapter 7 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville

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Day 20: Creation's Final Day

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Day 19: Timid Warrior by Kathleen Simonds

A remixed erasure found poem from Chapter 5 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

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Day 18: My Counterpane

A remix found poem by Kathleen Simonds

from Chapter 4 of Moby Dick by Herman Melville.

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Day 17: The Devil's Chapel

Remix found poem by Kathleen Simonds

From Chapter 3 of:

Melville, Herman. Moby-Dick (or The Whale). Project Gutenberg, 2001. Ebook