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The Book on the Shelf
How a forgotten book on a shelf opened the door to a lifelong love of poetry.
10 hrs ago
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Angela Dowin
Boundaries
A poem about the quiet work of holding space for yourself, even when the lines you draw keep being redrawn by someone else.
Nov 11
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Angela Dowin
The Ladder and the Cage: On Education and Alienation in Elena Ferrante’s Naples
Reflections on class, language, and the quiet cost of becoming.
Nov 9
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Angela Dowin
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A Poem for the Girl Who Will Grow Beyond Me
For the one who will outgrow my arms, but never my heart.
Nov 3
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Angela Dowin
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October 2025
Environment As Destiny
A reflection on Ferrante, womanhood, and the quiet rebellion of shaping our own destinies.
Oct 27
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Angela Dowin
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Read Voraciously
For the ones who lose and find themselves among the pages.
Oct 21
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Angela Dowin
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The Quiet Between Adventures
For every parent who has swept up the remnants of wonder.
Oct 15
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Angela Dowin
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Another Life
A reflection on the roads not taken — and the quiet beauty of the life we chose instead.
Oct 13
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Angela Dowin
Late September
For the town that waited, and the life we were ready to begin again.
Oct 10
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Seeds of Mindfulness
Tracing the path from anxiety to interbeing, and the poems that grew along the way.
Oct 6
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Leaves Without Witness
Haiku on autumn’s quiet wisdom, beauty unseen yet enduring.
Oct 3
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September 2025
Summer
A late-summer poem about stories we tell ourselves and what we find instead
Sep 30
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