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This Writer Was Not Meant To Become A Ceramicist

One of the ways my parents were able to send me to a Catholic high school was through a work-study scholarship. This meant that the school…

Nov 15, 2020

Nov 15, 2020

What I did as a writer this week: Pre-Election Edition

This is the second installment in an ongoing series of self-accountability posts about what I’m doing on a weekly basis as a writer.

Nov 1, 2020

Nov 1, 2020

A Letter to Young People Whose Parents Are Voting for Trump

If you are a young person, especially if you are too young to vote, let’s talk. Voting is in the news right now, but ethics, politics, and…

Oct 30, 2020

A Letter to Young People Whose Parents Are Voting for Trump

Oct 30, 2020

What I did this week: Freelance Edition

I’d like to start a new series of self-accountability posts in the spirit of the writer Sassafras Lowrey’s tumblr series (I can’t find a…

Oct 26, 2020

What I did this week: Freelance Edition

Oct 26, 2020

From Poet to MFA Applicant: A Lyric List of What I Wish I’d Known

1. I wish I’d tossed away other people’s advice and suggestions unless they were actually useful.

Dec 15, 2019

From Poet to MFA Applicant: A Lyric List of What I Wish I’d Known

Dec 15, 2019

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Making It Hurt Less: How to Survive Rejection as a Writer

Attend any workshop, read any how-to book on writing, converse with any working writer, and you’ll inevitably end up talking about…

Jun 11, 2019

Making It Hurt Less: How to Survive Rejection as a Writer

Jun 11, 2019

Rejection City, Here I Come: Trying to Accrue 100 Rejections in 2018

The best way to get your poems published is to send them out. That being said, you’ll end up receiving more rejections than acceptances…

Jan 12, 2019

Rejection City, Here I Come: Trying to Accrue 100 Rejections in 2018

Jan 12, 2019

Poets & Activists & the Social Media Backdrop

One morning earlier this week, I woke up early, had time to snooze, and thus ended up lying in bed typing a weirdo pseudo-mini-essay…

Jul 24, 2018

Poets & Activists & the Social Media Backdrop

Jul 24, 2018

Advice for New Writers

I recently sat on a panel of queer writers at Books & Books for Pride Month.

Jun 20, 2018

Advice for New Writers

Jun 20, 2018

The Why & How of Entering Poetry Contests

Stay in the poetry submissions world long enough and you’ll hear plenty of people say, “Don’t enter contests.” In my opinion, there is some…

Jun 19, 2018

The Why & How of Entering Poetry Contests

Jun 19, 2018

Freesia McKee

Freesia McKee

Poet, essayist, performer, teacher. Author of HOW DISTANT THE CITY (Headmistress Press, 2017). Micropublisher. Lover of radio.

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