Lucy Dan (she/her/她)

Joined August 2021

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A Rough and Unfinished Journey to Faith
When I was a child I prayed and prayed for safety, for warmth, for change — / until I dropped all hope, instead shouldering
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
Are You Ready For A Series of Spooky Haikus?
Mammals who can fly echolocating their friends for an insect feast. She approached the door, not knowing about her fate…
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
Belonging, Storytelling and Questions
To fold in to fit in or to be you and belong? To fit in is the origami of folding yourself up, all tiny, to slide into the ever-closing space
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
4 Lessons I Learned From Trying The Same Poetry Prompt Five Times
A few weeks back, I completed a five-day challenge to write poems based on one single prompt: Write a 10-line poem where all the words of your poem must include a certain vowel.
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Journal
Why Jane the Virgin is My Favourite TV Show of The Year
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By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Geeks
Mooncake Day
Space travel? I don’t need that. Once a year we pluck the moon from the skies wrapped up like a pastry, a bite of sweet and savoury.
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
Why Do We Work Ourselves To Death?
Why do we work ourselves to death? Why do we wake up and think about all the chores we have to do the tasks we have to tick off for work?
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
I Am Not A Representative
When I share my stories of microaggressions, of racism, of inequalities, I do not speak on behalf of a larger group.
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
Life as Seasons Rather Than Chapters
If you think about life as a book, each phase becomes a chapter, moving along, moving forward. *** Chapter 13, our protagonist chased numbers:
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
The Seaosning of the Seasons
Autumn’s arrival punctuated by the wafting spices, of cinnamon, of pumpkin spice, of strong teas and comfort. / Winter’s feast
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
Poetry for Mindfulness and Simplicity
Mindfully Washing the Dishes plates, stacked haphazardly mugs, housing chopsticks (sticking every which way) all three of my pans
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets
Three Fun Poems to Cheer You Up
To be frank, it must be so confusing to be Frank. To Frank what it means to be Frank might be different from what it means to be frank
By Lucy Dan (she/her/她)2 years ago in Poets