swamp-witch

Member since December 28, 2013

Member for 12 years, 5 months

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19 Poems

617 Comments

7 Followers

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Poison's Secret

Posted Mar 28, 2023 · 7 lines · 5 critiques

picture your porcelain words surrounding me;
listen as I bleed sacred questions
devouring ferocious yesterdays
hoping to uncover poison's only secret:
it melts clouds into ghosts of men
with trust they sail in peace
to a time worthy of dying

swamp-witch’s timeline

December 2023
28 Thu

Anniversary
10 years of membership
April 2023
03 Mon

Critiqued
"fuck shakespeare " by @the mad anarchist
"I'm curious to learn more about what you mean about kiss ass art. People who only make art to kiss the ass of other artists? Something like that? Kelsey"
02 Sun

Critiqued
"Doubt" by @AnthonyOwen
"Like you said, I think this poem is incredibly relatable and anyone will understand it at one point or another in their life. "It pretends to keep us safe, as it starts to build a wall" is absolutely spot on. I have som…"
02 Sun

Critiqued
"pirate radar" by @the mad anarchist
"So I get that this is a rap, right? I know rap refers to other artists a lot. You're gonna name-drop anyone who's featured on your track, of course, but you also might hint at people in a more sly way if you're dissing…"
01 Sat

Critiqued
"A reel BAD POim" by @scribbler
"who knew? Fascinating! Took me a while to think of something that would rhyme/near rhyme with sulfur... ulcer. Kelsey"
March 2023
29 Wed

Critiqued
"Pearls at Your Feet" by @ElusiveKnight
"I enjoyed your poem. The imagery and word choices are romantic and whimsical. However, I see that you have submitted that to the "love poems" contest. You have to be mindful of the "open to new participants" or "conclud…"
29 Wed

Critiqued
"The Werecub's Prophecy" by @RoseBlack
"Western structured forms of poetry are things like sonnets, limericks, etc, that come from the western world, usually European traditions. Eastern structured poems are things like the Japanese haiku and senryu or the Ko…"
29 Wed

Critiqued
"Puppets of the Patriarchy (for all the female writers who were forced to write under gender-ambiguous pseudonyms)" by @Ekaterina Alexandrovna Sherbatskaya
"but I never read the books or knew much about Beatrix Potter until a coworker shared that film with me just a few weeks ago! Now I want to learn so much more about her and her work. Kelsey"
29 Wed

Critiqued
"Puppets of the Patriarchy (for all the female writers who were forced to write under gender-ambiguous pseudonyms)" by @Ekaterina Alexandrovna Sherbatskaya
"Have you seen the movies "Colette" or "Miss Potter" or the shows "The Gilded Age," "Gentleman Jack," or "The Law According to Lidia Poet"? All historical dramas that I think you'd enjoy. A suggestion for the poem: Don’t…"
28 Tue

Received a critique
on Poison's Secret from @Johnnie
"One I need to read a few times but very deep Thank you for sharing."
28 Tue

Posted a poem
Poison's Secret
"picture your porcelain words surrounding me;"
Open thread 7 lines
26 Sun

Received a critique
on Sepulcher of Self from @lettered_dandy
"Thanks for sharing!"
26 Sun

Received a critique
on Sepulcher of Self from @lettered_dandy
"comment body"
24 Fri

Received a critique
on Sepulcher of Self from @RoseBlack
"This captures the very essence of the graveyard experience, at least for me. Excellent use of language. Everything flows with ease. Great job."
23 Thu

Posted a poem
Sepulcher of Self
"Meet me at the graveyard, where the air is goosedown"
Open thread 12 lines
February 2020
03 Mon

Received a critique
on A Bizarre Dream from @weirdelf
"https://soundcloud.com/neopoet/a-bizarre-dream-by-swamp-witch I haven't parsed this, it has no formal meter or strong rhythm however the cadence is carried by your use of euphonic devices."
December 2018
28 Fri

Anniversary
5 years of membership
November 2018
18 Sun

Received a critique
on Eglantine from @Eumolpus
"The poem has a narrative, short snippets of history and points of view, both public stance, making interesting generalizations followed by a personal stance, a confession. Then you introduce childhood, mother, and aunt…"
October 2018
17 Wed

Received a critique
on Literary Devices Sample Poem [Critique Workshop] from @zebra
"I read some of the detailed commentary as if they where now appendages to the poem Imagine being a singer who instead of singing their heart out found themselves in a perpetual crisis with every note. Seems like ideatio…"
July 2018
21 Sat

Received a critique
on Literary Devices Sample Poem [Critique Workshop] from @Mikeozams
"I think this poem is good. There may be some apparent exaggerations but it helps drive home the point of the futility of their efforts and helplessness of their conditions without entirely painting a picture of sadness…"
10 Tue

Posted a poem
Literary Devices Sample Poem [Critique Workshop]
"To the solemn sea the old women come"
Open thread 28 lines
June 2018
21 Thu

Most-discussed work
Syntax Sample Poem [Critique Workshop]

48 critiques to date.
21 Thu

Posted a poem
Syntax Sample Poem [Critique Workshop]
"anyone lived in a pretty how town"
Open thread 36 lines
April 2018
26 Thu

Posted a poem
Uninhibited
"Though animals hide from moon’s bright light,"
Open thread 17 lines
March 2018
06 Tue

Posted a poem
A Bizarre Dream
"black flowers"
Open thread 27 lines
December 2017
29 Fri

Posted a poem
A Writhe of Sleepless Night
"Unfurling fog"
Open thread 8 lines
12 Tue

Posted a poem
Photosynthesis
"Jasmine flowers exhale"
Open thread 5 lines
05 Tue

New follower
@Marvel Godwyn
03 Sun

Posted a poem
Botulism
"Emotions feel much less like"
Open thread 9 lines
October 2017
29 Sun

Posted a poem
Vellichor
"Exploring eternity in a parlor"
Open thread 14 lines
24 Tue

Posted a poem
Eglantine
"Sweetbrier they call it"
Open thread 43 lines
September 2017
22 Fri

Posted a poem
Anxious Compulsions
"It tastes like chain-smoking a pack"
Open thread 12 lines
20 Wed

New follower
@Chiori
August 2017
22 Tue

New follower
@fink555
March 2017
19 Sun

New follower
@Rhiannon1010
December 2014
28 Sun

Anniversary
One year of membership
December 2013
28 Sat

First critique offered
on "Authentic expression" by @weirdelf
28 Sat

First publication
December Moths
28 Sat

Joined Neopoet
Membership begins

First poem published 1 days later.

About Me

About me

My name is Kelsey and I am a 30 year old college English teacher and tutor.

My favorite novel is Shelley’s Frankenstein and my favorite short story is Gilman’s “The Yellow Wall-paper”. I'm not sure what my favorite poem is, but one of my favorite poets is Gwendolyn Brooks.

My interests mainly lie in the genres of horror, science fiction, and mystery. I like to study the Victorian era, mythology and folklore, gothic writing, and so much more.

I love video games, weight lifting, TV, movies, and memes.

Location: Swampland by the sea, North Carolina

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Workshops

		Skill level:
Navigating Neopoet: New Member Workshop	(syllabus)	Wading Pool	Started 2023-04-01	Concluded
Navigating Neopoet: New Member Workshop	(syllabus)	Wading Pool	Started 2023-03-30	Concluded
Poetry in the Age of AI	(syllabus)	Wading Pool	Started 2023-03-03	Concluded
Rhythm and Meter in Poetry	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2020-02-10	Concluded
Critique For New And Old	(syllabus)	Plunge Pool	Started 2020-01-16	Concluded
The Great, Big, All-Inclusive Critique Workshop	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2018-06-18	Concluded
UNFINISHED WORKS	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2018-03-28	Concluded
Sunku: beyond rhyme and rhythm, search for new structures in short form	(syllabus)	Wading Pool, Splash Pool, Olympic Pool, Shark Pool, Plunge Pool	Started 2018-02-11	Concluded
IMAGERY IN POETRY( ready to start?)	(syllabus)	Splash Pool	Started 2017-06-24	Concluded