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madelaine caritas longman

@effervescentvoid.bsky.social

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author of The Danger Model (McGill-Queen's University Press, 2019). poetry / essays / neurodiversity & disability studies / 🏳️‍🌈

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madelaine caritas longman @effervescentvoid.bsky.social · 29/11/2025

"Advice" by Ruth Stone. Poems that make you audibly say "oof."

The poem "Advice" by Ruth Stone. It reads:

My hazard wouldn’t be yours, not ever;
But every doom, like a hazelnut, comes down
To its own worm. So I am rocking here
Like any granny with her apron over her head
Saying, lordy me. It’s my trouble.
There’s nothing to be learned this way.
If I heard a girl crying help
I would go to save her;
But you hardly ever hear those words.
Dear children,
You must try to say
Something when you are in need.
Don’t confuse hunger with greed;
And don’t wait until you are dead.

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madelaine caritas longman @effervescentvoid.bsky.social · 30/07/2025

I will be teaching an eight-week generative poetry workshop in Montreal, running from September 9th to October 28th, every Tuesday at 6:30 to 8:30 PM. Check it out if you're interested! All levels welcome.

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madelaine caritas longman @effervescentvoid.bsky.social · 25/07/2025

Looking forward to reading tomorrow, July 26th, with brilliant writers Samantha Jones, Drew McEwan, and Léa Taranto! The event will be held at 7:00 EST and is online and open to all. Hope to see you there! Link: buff.ly/ORdn1E9