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Robin C. Rivero-Guisinga's avatar

The way this post made me feel my limbs again… and how I very impulsively want to say that my “strikethrough” is *whispers* werewolves.

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Shannan Mann's avatar

hahahah I love you Robin

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Dick's avatar

Well, there's a whole poetry curriculum right there!

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Robin C. Rivero-Guisinga's avatar

Eek! Noooo 😂

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Camille Brody's avatar

Yes please!

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Thank you for your excitement Camille!!

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Jemy Rae's avatar

This came at the PERFECT time! I am subscribing and I am excited to read and learn! Thank you!! So freaking hyped (just pretend that was really poetic)

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Aww thank you Jemy, this makes me so happy!

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Jemy Rae's avatar

Sorry I'm back haha when does class start?? :')

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Michaela Dominguez's avatar

I'm looking forward to this.

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Thank you Michaela, me too haha

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Pratima Ati's avatar

So refreshing and very exciting! I’ll probably make my calendar or something to watch out when they come out :)

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Thank you Pratima! I'll try to get more of a schedule listed, seeing all this eagerness for this!

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Jaime Glasser DVM MS's avatar

I would love to enroll in this kind of study gift! I love poetry , I love writing ! My craft in writing is not up to all my ideas, all the things I need to say before I die. And, my poetry chops are even more delinquent compared to what I would like to express poetically. 🙏🏾🤗☀️✍🏽

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Consider yourself enrolled my friend!!

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Cierra's avatar

I manifested this! I joined substack literally on the hunt for this curriculum!

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Shannan Mann's avatar

So glad your manifestations buoyed me unbeknownst!!

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Nayana Suchak's avatar

💙x1000

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Thank you Nayana!!

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Raychel Yearsley's avatar

If this makes you lose a subscriber it also just made you gain one!

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Shannan Mann's avatar

This is so sweet Raychel, thank you!

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The Golden Egg's avatar

Is this a dream?!?

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Shannan Mann's avatar

I hope so! Dreams are the best. haha (but no I'll actually do this)

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Arti's avatar

I’m gasping for this

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Oh boy me too kind of!!

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Karen's avatar

This is entirely awesome, I look forward to participating 😁

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Thank you Karen!!

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Runa Svetlikova's avatar

Oh, this sounds very interesting. Thanks in advance! 🙏

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Thank you Runa (what a lovely name you have my god)

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kathlene kelly's avatar

as a former educator and a freshman poet, i sincerely look forward to your curriculum experiment. i hope you love the process of it. i fucking LOVED teaching. it blew my skirt up every damn day to walk into a classroom and do my thing. the fact that people paid tuition should have probably made me nervous, but i was soooo in my element...the brainstorming, the discussions, the exchange of ideas and processes...i felt like i was standing in front of a room/lecture hall full of teachers and * i * was the student. i know, i know...corny. but SERIOUSLY! it was the first time i felt like i had "a calling." the only thing i love more than teaching is learning shit i don't know. SO GET ON IT GIRL!!! i want to learn stuff! :D

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Thank you for this thoughtful blessing as I see it Kathlene. I do think teaching can be exciting and thrilling and all-consuming and perhaps that last bit is what sometimes makes me averse to it? And yet your excitement is contagious I must say

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David Dinner  Elder Insights's avatar

On a tangent, have you noticed that most poets are more interested in writing poetry than reading poetry. Understandable, but the effect is that few give more than lip service to their fellow laborers on Substack. Maybe part of this endeavor could be to encourage us to read, Subscribe, Like and Share other poets' work. If you visit someone's page, especially if you enjoy the read, leave a trace that you were there.

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Oh well...yes I have haha. I'll try to touch on this best as I can without stepping on toes...though that's bound to happen. At the end of the day I hope at the very least I'll maintain some grace while I do my toe-stepping

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Gaye M's avatar

I'd be in to this! Also, is the name of your substack taken from Leonard Cohen's book? What's the story?

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Shannan Mann's avatar

Yes it is! The story is I'm in love with Leonad

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