donated words poetry

daylight & tenfold orioles (2025) DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES is here! It includes 17 poems and 1 work of microfiction by 17 authors. In total, this collection was created by 49 participants & their 55 contributed words. The…

DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES was released last week. FREE pdf! donated words poetry with lots of writers & contributors in the mix! there’s tons of very cool collaboration happening in here! not to be missed! doing a walkthrough of this collection in the near future!🧡

tinyurl.com/2025daylight

I donated a word to this

thank you for taking time to write for this project!!!🩷

The words I had to use in the poem were “simultaneous,” “regent,” and “siphon.” It ended up being a birdwatching 🪶 poem. Go grab the PDF and enjoy all the fine work!

i donated a word to daylight & tenfold orioles i'll give you the password to my coinbase account if you can guess which one

🩷🩷🩷 plot twist: you donated the ampersand in the title🤣 thank you for being a part of this collection!

daylight & tenfold orioles (2025) DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES is here! It includes 17 poems and 1 work of microfiction by 17 authors. In total, this collection was created by 49 participants & their 55 contributed words. The…

I’m very grateful to @midwesternskirt.bsky.social for creating this fantastic project involving poets writing using donated, assigned words, and proud to have “Simultaneous Fields” be among them. I would likely never have used a couple of those words otherwise! Looking forward to the whole thing.

Excited to be part of a collaborative project organized by K Weber. Check out all the poems/microfictions including my piece Shadowcast.

word donors (3/3)

@pennypyro.bsky.social
Prathiba Kelapure
Renee Gilmore
@snakeborn.bsky.social
@stonespiral.bsky.social
@writessalazar.bsky.social
Ted Jackins
@victoriaspires.bsky.social
Zach Spruce
Zahra Shahrambakht

word donors (2/3):

@kimmannix.bsky.social
@krislindbeck.bsky.social
@klooky.bsky.social
@madelinksi.bsky.social
Melinda Farrar
Marie Marchand
Mark Nichols
Meesh Montoya
Morgan Marion Carey
@neonpajamas.bsky.social
@norbaikin.bsky.social
@opwriter.bsky.social
Patrick Dorsey

word donors (1/3)

@alanparrywriter.co.uk
Anthony Robinson
@authorlindamcrate.bsky.social
Callie, Bug & Boo
Centa Therese
Christian Garduno
Elizabeth Fletcher
@eeeeaaaa.bsky.social
@gendeguzman.bsky.social
Julia Beach
K Weber
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social
Kashiana Singh
@ketishea.bsky.social

authors (2/2):

@prestonspantry.bsky.social
Sarah O’Brien
@saramatson.bsky.social
@spookyspatters.bsky.social
Scott Nickell
@tiffanysciacca.bsky.social

authors (1/2):

@bythiswillalone.bsky.social
@grousehollow.bsky.social
@karenmsteiger.bsky.social
@kileylee.bsky.social
@mishiepoet.bsky.social
@melissacuisine.bsky.social
@midwesternskirt.bsky.social
Millie H
Misty H
@opwriter.bsky.social

daylight & tenfold orioles (2025) DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES is here! It includes 17 poems and 1 work of microfiction by 17 authors. In total, this collection was created by 49 participants & their 55 contributed words. The…

DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES is here! this free PDF is packed with writing created by 17 authors that incorporates words contributed by many people!

lots of thanks to all involved! everyone who took part is tagged in this thread!

get the PDF here: tinyurl.com/2025daylight

when i start wrapping up my donated words projects i like to get my HUGE spreadsheet of related data together. since 2018 this has gone from about 150-200 rows filled in to 1255!

excited to release this new collection wednesday. i made a trailer for this project (!!!) & it’s in my previous post!!!

COMING WEDNESDAY! FREE PDF!

white square image. in center there is an image of the cover of a forthcoming digital book. the cover background has different shades of yellows and oranges. the four colors are somewhat haphazardly broken into four sections. at top left is a bright yellow color. at top right is a medium yellow-orange color. a similar color is at bottom left. & a brighter orange color at bottom right. title is “daylight & tenfold orioles” but daylight is in white font at bottom right of the top left color block. the rest of the title is in black font at top left of the bottom right color block. at the bottom center of the cover is a white text box with a black border. it reads “a donated words collaboration (& more!)” in black font.

white square image with black text reads: COVER REVEAL!!! this is finally, actually the cover for our latest collaborative effort (coming soon)!!!! DAYLIGHT & TENFOLD ORIOLES starts with a more “traditional” donated words poem (where i write a poem using words donated by others - something i started doing in 2018) called “Tenfold” which i actually finished last october (ha!) & shared online. the remainder of the collection is where myself & 16 others wrote unique poems & microfiction incorporating 3-4 words from a pool of words donated by 17 people! there was also an additional challenge for each writer. it all worked out magnificently! i am so very excited to share all of these words, finally give “Tenfold” a more permanent home, and showcase a fantastic array of writers and voices! this project involved months of creation, hiatus, patience, title/cover changes, energy, time and talent. it will be available as a FREE pdf on my website sometime in october!!! and i mean october 2025!!! emails coming soon to everyone involved for some final wrap-up!

TEAMWORDK (2021) TEAMWORDK is another collaborative poetry project I created! This collection features 62 contributors. I wrote 8 new poems using 59 donated words (and more)! TEAMWORDK also features one poem that c…

happy belated 4th birthday to TEAMWORDK! this collection of donated words poems was released on august 30, 2021! it has a FREE pdf version & an AUDIO version where i read aloud & there’s background music i made!

tinyurl.com/teamwordk2021

looking forward to sharing more about the forthcoming donated words collection soon. 17 people wrote original works that incorporate a wonderful selection of donated words! there are 16 poems & 1 microfiction piece! i am so very happy to feature all of this soon in a free PDF!

square image with black background. white, centered digital book cover image is has a black and white photo collage that looks like overlapping geometric shapes filled in with a hint of thin lines that are not straight. this image has a slight black border. after some white spade, the title is centered & in bold black lowercase: so composed (a concerted effort) there is some white space below the title

white square image with black text reads: we are still working on a few more poems for this collab project but there is now cover art & and title to share! i am pleased to announce the forthcoming SO COMPOSED (A CONCERTED EFFORT) which will be filled with words and works by a variety of authors and contributors! this has been in progress since the poem “Tenfold” was created last year! then 17 people donated words to this effort months before i even knew what would eventually start taking shape in june! at that time writers started crafting poems that incorporate these words. we are in the homestretch with these unique pieces! then i will get this out as a free PDF before the end of the year! this will be the 8th collaborative project i/we have made into an online book since 2018!!! thanks to all participants past & present! this series continues because you enthusiastically join in every time i come up with ideas for collaborations! NOTE: cover image is a digital photo collage of mine! absolutely no “A1” (ha!) has been or will be used in this book project at any point! YUCK! i am really really tired of “ay eye”🖤

exciting update!

square image with light yellow background and pale pink firework designs. centered, bold text reads as follows: an update that our collab writing project in-progress is still going strong! deadline for our authors is fast-approaching (sunday, august 17)! poems already received are stellar and demonstrate a wide array of writing styles! this has been a really fun twist on the “traditional” donated words collabs i have hosted in the past. all pieces incorporate at least 3 words from a pool of 17 donated words & a “challenge” word. looking forward to seeing what everyone creates! i am tremendously appreciative of the time and care each writer has taken in crafting a poem for this collection.

white square image. left-justified, black text reads: started working a bit on the layout for the next collaborative collection today. no cover art yet, no title. in the next month, all of the pieces & poems will come together. that’s where all the excitement begins! the work i have received so far just makes my heart really happy. new participants & long-time contributors will comprise this compilation. welcome & welcome back! 7 years of donated words poetry, collaboration, 7 free online books involving others (soon… 8!)… i haven’t done a new count yet but since 2018 there have been maybe over 400 ppl now who have joined in on these poems! probably over 1000 words (and more) sent to be used in poems? i might try to do a recount/update in the coming weeks. anyway… whether it has been 1 collaborator or 1000 i am just so happy to do these projects through the years with all of you!💕

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image has white background with black text that reads: just an update on the collaborative project in-progress. multiple people are writing original pieces for this one! a few months ago, i received 17 donated words. each writer in this project was given 3 of these words to incorporate into their work. they were also given a unique additional challenge that involved adding a word related to a theme (e.g. use a word related to flight, use a word related to food…). a few poems have rolled in (and damn are they good!) and the deadline is currently set at august 15th. i just started the final draft of my own poem today for this collection. the title of this collection is currently being wrestled with as i have ideas swirling, two possibly just-right titles set, but doing my usual “i’ll sit on this awhile until i know it’s right.” months ago i announced a really wordy title that just doesn’t mesh anymore. i am so grateful to have a lot of people willing to partake in this adventure! as always, this will be free & online when it comes together!

this poem will appear as the opener in the forthcoming collection currently in progress. although the other poems will follow a different collab style, “Tenfold” features the original donated words poetry characteristics. great to have another (online, free) collab collection coming before 2026!

this is *not* the poem i am working on for the latest donated words/collaborative writing collection😆 but i certainly was inspired by the windy garbage stuck on my neighbor’s balcony!

A SUM OF OUR POETIC PARTS: VOLUME 1 (2022) A SUM OF OUR POETIC PARTS: VOLUME 1 is my latest collaborative poetry project! This collection features 19 poems that incorporate 226 words donated by over 100 people! These donated words poems wer…

ASOOPP1 turned 3 on june 2! this collection features 19 poems that include 226 words donated by over 100 people! free in PDF format & as an MP3 with me reading the edition aloud & i made all of the musical soundscapes in the background!

download PDF and/or MP3 at tinyurl.com/2022asoopp1

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square image background has motion-blurred close-up of multi-colored knitted piece. white text box is centered and contains the following text in black (with a rust-colored arrow pointing right after the text indicating that another image follows): i gotta say… this new donated words project is starting out with all the big feelings. i was humbled to have people willing to take on the challenge of writing poems… but as poems start to be written… whew! looking forward to seeing how everyone takes on these somewhat random words and challenges & makes them their very own! i am really lucky to see these poems before the collection is put together! just some behind-the-scenes info: the participating writers have until august 15th to submit their pieces. i want to make sure everyone included has enough time to be a part of this and not feel rushed. and everyone’s process & timeline is so unique.

square image background has motion-blurred close-up of multi-colored knitted piece. white text box is centered and contains the following text in black: super grateful to all who are making this project come alive with your time, energy and writing prowess! i have writers and word contributors involved from first-timers to someone or two... maybe three who have been in every single project i have done since 2018!!! i have people returning after a few years with whom i have reconnected through this project and it has only just begun! thanks again to all who felt a spark of creativity from the call i put out for writers. this has kicked off in a big way and you all inspire me so much that i keep forgetting i have to write a poem, too! 🩷

all donated words & challenges have been sent to those who signed up! grateful to all word contributors & all writing original pieces for this quietly collaborative effort that will speak volumes!

if for any reason you signed up to write a poem & did not get a message from me… DM me asap!🩷

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white square image. black text reads: sign-ups for my/our latest collaborative project are now CLOSED! thanks a whole big lot to all who donated a word awhile back and to all who are going to be writing original pieces using these words!!!💚 to all who are writing something for this: check your DMs next week which will include 3 donated words you will incorporate into your poem & an extra challenge just for fun (that is broad enough that any interpretation you have of the challenge is perfect!).💛 i am so excited to see what we all come up with! for now, i am doing some behind-the-scenes stuff to try to randomly assign words & challenges to everyone. including me!💚 looking forward to some great writing!💛 💚K

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May 30th is almost over! That’s the deadline to sign up for my latest project. I am overwhelmed in the best way to have more people participating so far than I could have imagined! But this is last call… so DM asap if you are interested!