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Jendi OLD's avatar

Beautiful - I like how you used the colors of plants to make the nonbinary flag!

Kelli Russell Agodon's avatar

Can I tell you how appreciative I am that you noticed that?!! Thank you for your words and thoughtful read!!πŸ’™πŸŒˆ

Thomas DeFreitas's avatar

that's just glorious. the specificity, the naming, the knowing. and the at-home-ness in what we might not know! must explore this poet further.

Kelli Russell Agodon's avatar

Awwwβ€” thank you!πŸ™ πŸ’™πŸŒˆ

Anthony DiPietro's avatar

Love: "it seems more natural to bend, overflow, expand?"

Kelli Russell Agodon's avatar

Yes! πŸ’™πŸŒˆ And thank you!

Krista Savio (she/her)'s avatar

What’s not to love? Indeed. Sending to my all beloved enbies now β™₯️β™₯️β™₯️

Katie Kemple's avatar

I love this poem so much. Wonderful to see it here! "But look at the fig tree sturdy and in cahoots / with the mosquitoes to make sweetness." Cahoots is so good here and pairing mosquitoes w/ sweetness. Nature is certainly not straight.

Kelli Russell Agodon's avatar

Absolutely! Thank you, Katie!! πŸ’™πŸŒˆ

Daniel Nathan Terry's avatar

Gorgeous and linguistically lush.

Kelli Russell Agodon's avatar

Thank you, Daniel! this was a joy to write. πŸ’™πŸŒˆ