DottyHolcombDoherty

Writer, poet, wildlife photographer

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So thrilled to be on a panel with @marisazeppieri at the @annapolisbook in April! I'll be talking about my new book Buoyant: What Held Us Up When Our Bodies Let Us Down https://t.co/OwGleWhbdS

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@DonnaJackNak Congratulations!!

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What a moment. @TheAmandaGorman #SBLV

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@ScottVEdwards1 I am sorry you had to deal with her racism. YOU are doing God's work -making us all better. She is not. Happy birding!

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Here's to my favorite birding buddy! #BlackInNature #BlackBirdersWeek May birding always be part of his life!

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@jerichobrown We must tell our truths. It is the only way our listeners hear their own voices crying deep inside them. Your courage gives them heart, gives your listeners themselves back, because they know, now, they are not alone 💜🙏🏼

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Are you following The Slowdown #theslowdownshow with US Poet Laureate Tracy K Smith? Then stop everything and treat yourself right now! 5 minute podcast, a poem on Instagram or delivered to your inbox. The podcast will soothe and smooth your day. https://t.co/BcsPxpz0Fy

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This is one that stays inside you, one you carry because it holds the heart of someone yearning. So many wonderful lines. If you have not done so already— stop what you are doing and read it. @lutherxhughes

[Danez @Danez_Smif]

This poem by @lutherxhughes is one of the best poems I read all year. Instant tears each time.

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@GabrielleBates @lutherxhughes @poetrymagazine Heart-wrenchingly beautiful and haunting. A gift of a poem. These jungle crows I photographed in India seem to resonate with Hughes’ words.

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@jerichobrown Love this! What a beautiful way to begin a day. A reminder, that despite all the world throws at us, slow down, walk in peace.

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A day of sad remembrance. A day of action. Check out @HRC's report: A National Epidemic: Fatal Anti-Transgender Violence in America in 2018 https://t.co/41vCk0DDrj via @HRC

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@Danez_Smif Mac and Cheese? Not for this (currently a) Marylander! Heading to (where my heart lives) New England for some squash! Whew!!

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@adalimon Congratulations!!! What an honor! Can’t wait to read it 😃

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“We also write for wisdom; we sneak our way toward it, I think.” Novelist Richard Powers after Barbara Kingsolver @b_kingsolver says “And I think we reach for wisdom, don’t we?” A conversation in @poetswritersinc

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@SarahRWriting27 @KMRFischer Congratulations!!! A thrilling announcement for any writer, and today it is you! 🌟🌟🌟

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A5: Go to readings by poets you do not know, perhaps have never heard of. A new favorite awaits! #BetterNJ

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A4: listening to poets read their own poems is like jumping into the ocean - salty, encompassing, exhilarating! #BetterNJ

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A3: Listening to Patricia Smith at the 2012 Dodge. Her poems, her performance - breathtaking. #BetterNJ

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A2: A Blessing by James Wright made me realize that a poem can capture the ineffable through an everyday occurrence. #BetterNJ