Stephanie A. W. Martin

Poetess: redefining the paradigm.

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Haven’t done a #selfie in awhile (pretty sure I’ve been #tagged in several) and right now that’s about all the energy I have. Laugh at myself and snap away. Yes, that’s where the laugh comes from. And also that #smile I get compliments on. #laughatyourself and enjoy how empowering it is. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetrysociety #writerssociety #poetssociety #poetofig #writerofig #selfies #laughing #laughter #laughteristhebestmedicine #thatsmile #myface #snapchat #snapchatfilter #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #womanwriter #womenwriters #selfieselfieselfie I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-sZ5cGF2Ty/?igshid=iznqgc85il7u

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My Potato and I decided to do #watercolor on coffee filters today. Thank the Maker my sister, Andrea, told me about it and how her children are making it through #COVID19 #isolating. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetrysociety #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #poetssociety #art #crayola #kidart #kidsartwork #coffeefilterart #cheapartsupplies #colorful #mamason #mamaandson #mamaandsontime #stayhome #stayhomestaysafe #alonetogether I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pxCw8lre0/?igshid=bvkuu3sxmbiw

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Some #words finally. @stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #heartbreak #poetry #heartbreakpoetry #poetsofig #poetssociety #writerssociety #poetssociety #writingcommunity #writingcommunityofinstagram #writing #amwriting #poetryoftheday #poemoftheday #wordswag #wordswagapp #phantoms #love #lovepoem #lovepoetry #darkpoetry #bymepoetry #herheartpoetry #untwineme I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-pwb2al_Lk/?igshid=ewceg81zgg86

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I have been too exhausted to really do much in terms of #art or #writing - or #creating - in any way. We are in self-quarantine and that means our little man is home. Playing with trains, trains, trains, and trains is exhausting. Enjoy this #repost. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetrycommunity #artistcommunity #writingcommunity #artoninstagram #artofinstagram #artofig #artist #writer #waybackwednesday #wayback #waybackwhen #wednesdays #artoftheday I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-cuB8RlGig/?igshid=a7ifr61nnc2n

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Exploring. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #art #abstractart #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #artistcommunity #community #liquitex #sennelier #sennelier1887 #cansonpaper #canson #blickartmaterials #blickiowacity #artistsoninstagram #artofig #covid19 #studiotime #quaratinelife #quaratine #artwork #artoftheday I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-XeIQPl27p/?igshid=1b72ikan9sv1w

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I feel broken, taken apart and put back together again but with pieces missing, sitting on the floor as you tinker about my body trying to find the perfect combination and fit for your preference. My Stepford days are gone and all that awaits is the rainbow colored waves of unicorn days. I hide behind words and focus on emotion, say that I’m brave when all I feel is small, tiny to touch and even more fragile to stare too intently through. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetry #poetrycommunity #poetryonig #poetryofig #poetryofinsta #poetryoninstagram #writing #writer #writingofig #writingofinstagram #poetssociety #writerssociety #poetrysociety #mentalhealth #mentalwellbeing #bymepoetry #untwineme #perfectionism #recovery I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-J-Z03l9AZ/?igshid=1hw2v3r2x3sei

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Words: But no one would believe that. Not a single voice would be raised to say: “I believe.” Original text: Gone with the Wind Was thinking on Harvey Weinstein (who has #COVID19) and the #metoo movement. I am a survivor and yet these words resonate so hard. I know the feeling of not being believed. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #blackoutpoetry #poetrysociety #writingsociety #creative #creating #art #wordart #wordporn #sharpie #molotowmarkers #molotow #molotowpaint #thought #rapeculture #quote #rapesurvivor #micropoetry #mocropoem #metoomovement #whyididntreport I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-FIGEaFG1_/?igshid=9j6xpez3mttd

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This was created while listening to “Follow the Sun” by @carolinepennell - a beautiful, inspirational, intelligent song about the choice to move through darkness. The bottom left got a bit messed up when I was creating depth so the paint looks funky. Sorry to Caroline, because I feel this is an homage to this song. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #art #abstractart #artcommunity #cansonpaper #cansonpaper_northamerica #liquitex #liquitexpaint #sennelier #sennelier1887 #masterstouchpaint #masterstouch #molotowmarkers #molotow #molotowpaint #followthesun #carolinepennell #vibrantcolors #hope #recovery #mentalillnessawareness #mentalhealthawareness I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigma #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-E67yHF3wV/?igshid=1vddmt25arm5d

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Our family decided to send a #positivevibes to our neighbours. I wrote it and Potato decorated with stickers. We also made #hearts, one from each family member, to send our #love. Trying to spread some love during this period of #socialdistancing. Been a very #creative day. #justkeepswimming @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetsofig #writersofig #writerscommunity #poetscommunity #poetssociety #writerssociety #spreadlove #alonetogether #dory #findingdory #findingnemo #ellendegeneres #community #creativecommunity @theellenshow I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-DnI9ql2M0/?igshid=1hkbhtzoqqkuf

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I sat on the floor. Head bent and bowed. waiting for absolution, the final thought that would lead me to the end of my story. A simple utensil used daily, handled meticulously, and all I could think was “my vein is right there...” The pan-flash fear was enough - enough to bring focus on breathing, on escaping and leaving behind a moment’s thought, a life’s end, something I could never take back. The knife fell, I turned and walked calmly to the bathroom. I turned on the light. I called my husband. And my new existence began. With so much free time to think, there are good and bad items that come up. One thing outpatient taught me was to see the logic and reason in things while telling yourself it’s okay to feel. Something can happen for a reason (maybe not some God-given advice) but because shit happens. We can be upset, hurt, in grief and pain, but we can also hold on to the data, the intellect, the information. It doesn’t have to be one or the other. This is the moment that lead me to #outpatient // #outpatientrecovery. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetrysociety #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #poetssociety #writing #amwriting #suicideawarness #mentalhealthawareness #poetryofig #poetryofinstagram #poetryofinsta #mentalillnessisreal #bymepoetrywell #herheartstreach #reality #mentalillnesswarrior #mentalhealthwarrior #womanwriter #womenwhowritepoetry I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-DY1ipltxP/?igshid=1jve5jnmcza14

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A #repost this morning because I am tired and I am going through some extremely difficult stuff at the moment. My on-the-paper writing is about it. I’m just not ready to share. Rather, let us remember we are connected. We all inhabit this existence. 📸: @glennenenen @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #chicago #iowacityiowa #poetrysociety #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #poetssociety #poetrycommunity #poetryofig #writing #amwriting #poetryoninstagram #poetryofinsta #existence #love #connection #alonetogether #writer #author #artist I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Chicago, Illinois) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-CfVtVlHcQ/?igshid=1ip59o9vck7im

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I wish to confess something. In fact, I know the truth to all of us. Original text: Gone With the Wind @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #poetssociety #writingcommunity #writersofig #poetsofig #poetryofig #poetry #blackoutpoetry #artist #art #poetryandart #artandpoetry #molotowmarkers #molotow #sennelier #sennelier1887 #blickart #blickiowacity #blickartmaterials I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B-Avx_yleTV/?igshid=r4m6s4gnvo62

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Those eyes pierce mine. I’m afraid of the reaction stirring in my gut. This is the truth - I love you and words cannot touch the intensity. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetrysociety #poetrycommunity #writerssociety #poetssociety #poetsofig #writersofig #poetry #writing #lovepoetry #micropoetry #micropoem #haiku #stackedhaiku #haikustairs #artlixirpoetry #bymepoetry #untwineme #bymepoetrylove #herheartpoetry #packpoetry #love I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9-WT5lFLL8/?igshid=5g0ehjfir9ts

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Words: Shame and fear, in her mind, assumed the proportions of an avenging angel straight from the pages of the Old Testament. The impassive mask was back. Original work: Gone with the Wind Been feeling this lately. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #writerssociety #poetssociety #writersofig #poetsofig #poetry #blackoutpoetry #blackoutpoem #micropoem #micropoetry #arttherapy #molotowmarkers #sharpieart #sharpie #poetsofinstagram #writersofinstagram #quote #quoted #bymepoetry #bymepoetryamerica #untwineme #untwinemeusa I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9-Da_1FRHi/?igshid=ijl7y4pm3qq2

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There is a movie on @netflix called @tothebonemovie and it really had an impact on me. It’s about eating disorders (I do not have one but I am in no way ever satisfied with my body) and recovery. One scene, in particular, was potent. And the song playing during that moment was “Water” by @jackgarratt - and this song touches me to my soul. The emotional response is profound enough that any piece of art I’ve tried to create cannot fully represent the movement, hope, vitality, soul crushing reality of living. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #art #artist #artofig #artistsofig #writersofig #poetsofig #tothebonethemovie #tothebone #netflix #jackgarratt #water #drownmeinthewater #soul #life #mentalhealthawareness #bodydysmorphia #wearealive #solive #eatingdisorderawareness I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B99e9xuF4Hw/?igshid=hbah4ipuvlgy

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Wrote this today. A few feelings in #poetic form. @stephanieawmartin #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #poetsofig #writersofig #poetssociety #writerssociety #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity #alonetogether #covid19 #bymepoetry #bymepoetrywell #untwineme #herheartpoetry #document #weareallinthistogether #coronavírus #poetry #mentalillnessisreal #anxiety #mentalillnessawareness #mentalhealth I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutmentalhealth (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B9741Upl5yq/?igshid=164q8az6c6nd4

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Words: @stephanieawmartin 📸: @literaryhigh (Ben) #stephanieawmartin #poetess #redefiningtheparadigm #writepublishing #writerssociety #poetssociety #writersofig #poetsofig #poetry #poetrycommunity #writingcommunity #writing #amwriting #repost #throwback #writer #fear #herheartpoetry #untwineme #bymepoetry #bymepoetrywell #artlixir #yellowpenguinnyc #literaryhigh I stand in #solidarity with my brothers and sisters with #mentalillness. #endthestigmaofmentalhealth #letstalkaboutit (at Coralville, Iowa) https://www.instagram.com/p/B94PAzHFLal/?igshid=1f07g4e1pp007