The Phenomenal Woman: A Poem Series
By Leila Gillings The Phenomenal Woman She walks into the room Head held high, With...
Read Moreby firedup | Jan 22, 2021 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing, Women & Leadership 2020 | 0
By Leila Gillings The Phenomenal Woman She walks into the room Head held high, With...
Read Moreby greenfirewriterseditor | Nov 10, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
This is not my home.
No boundaries contain me,
I go where I’m not wanted,
wipe my feet on the
the unwelcome mat.
by greenfirewriterseditor | May 16, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
by greenfirewriterseditor | May 16, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
Nature is crippled in our city.
Read Moreby greenfirewriterseditor | May 16, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0 |
by greenfirewriterseditor | Mar 3, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
we need a righting reflex
some transformation,
twist, and recover– like a cat —
pinned with our belief
that an open heart
can be a call for unity,
can land us on our feet.
Read Moreby greenfirewriterseditor | Mar 3, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
It’s happening now
girls are being told they’re stupid, worthless, ugly sluts
women are being shouted at and stalked and beaten
and killed in a red fury of self-righteousness by vicious men with guns
Read Moreby Jennifer Browdy | Jan 16, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
by Jennifer Browdy | Jan 16, 2018 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
Joy is not the absence of pain
but the willingness to sing anyway.
by greenfirewriterseditor | Nov 26, 2017 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
There will come a time when the road will beckon you
like the outstretched hand of a lover
leading you on a new adventure.
by greenfirewriterseditor | Nov 22, 2017 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
I want to be a Warrior for love.
And in the deepest part of my belly,
where my fire lies…
let me be a flame for transformation and change.
Read Moreby greenfirewriterseditor | Nov 16, 2017 | Fired Up! Poetry, Fired Up! Writing | 0
“We are
the blossoms that refuse to fade”