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Hannah Christmas's avatar

My name is Hannah and I've been writing poetry on Substack for almost a year now. I'm not great at sharing about it, but that's been my goal for this year is to be more bold about my work, especially with other people directly. I write about a lot of aspects of my life--faith, motherhood, writing itself. Right now, I'm working on a project I gave myself to write a poem for every major event in the liturgical calendar.

AJ Augur's avatar

Hannah, what a beautiful goal for the year.

Sharing our own work is often the hardest part of the process, but it’s also where the beauty of writing really begins to meet other people.

All of us, me included, need encouragement and support to help us keep showing up and sharing what we create.

Glad you’re here and boldly stepping out. I’m excited to see where your writing goes from here.

Deborah Rutherford's avatar

Thank you so much AJ for including me on this wonderful lists of poets. I love poetry and grateful to God for showing us what poetry is.

Melissa Alagon's avatar

I have yet to share my poetry on Substack, but it is in the works. It is about faith, life, love, and artistry. I recently finished a project where I converted 7 lyrics into songs, the album to be distributed on music platforms like Spotify. (I used AI music and vocals, but they are my lyrics. I retain th copyright also.) EEK! I’m nervous, but stepping out brave/scared.

AJ Augur's avatar

EEK is the right word for that stage. 😊

Stepping out brave/scared is pretty much the creative process in a nutshell. I’m excited to see your poetry when you share it. And if you have the Spotify link, definitely share it here—I’d love to listen.

Melissa Alagon's avatar

Here it is: https://open.spotify.com/album/4TZUg36npVW7168AlEz3qU?si=XMCUZLwTS9KtQj6U_vEBnw

I will have an article (per song) with the lyrics later (currently trying to figure out how to make them live on Spotify).

AJ Augur's avatar

AI baffles me, but wow it's amazing!! Poetry, what a powerful gift

Melissa Alagon's avatar

Thanks!

Stories That Shape Souls's avatar

@ajaugur Hi! I write poems often based around motherhood with a bit of faith, humor, and psychological woven in

AJ Augur's avatar

I love all of those things so you already have one hooked person 🤣

I especially enjoy the psychological side of things. There’s so much to explore there.

Stories That Shape Souls's avatar

From my completely unprofessional background, and all my part amateur reading in this area, I love to psychologicalize (just invented that word)

Stories That Shape Souls's avatar

😂 thanks

Dr. Jonathan E. Wilson's avatar

Sign me up

Lyndsey Parsons's avatar

I’m so thankful for posts like this and finding other poets. I write poems and short stories about staying connected to our wonder through our Creator and the art of paying attention. It’s brought so much joy and, dare I say wonder, to all the ordinary moments of my life.

Write now I’m working on a poem for an anthology about shame 🥴

You can check out my writing here, cravingcreation.Substack.com, and I’ll do the same for you!