Dreams and Dogwoods Poetry Project

Lightning Bug, a poem about the sanctity of life even for the smallest creatures #poem #poetrysky #writingcommunity #writing #queerpoets

26.09.2025 15:19 — 👍 2    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

Birthed from a whale, a poem from my Dreamscapes collection. Read the whole collection at the link in bio. #actuallyautistic #neurodivergentpoets #queerpoets #poetrysky #poem #appalachia #surrealist

23.09.2025 11:24 — 👍 3    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

A poem experimenting with the feeling of autistic joy gathered from the small details throughout a day. #actuallyautistic #neurodivergentpoets #queerpoets #poetrysky #poem #writingcommunity #writing

21.09.2025 20:23 — 👍 3    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Generations, a poem. #poem #poetrysky #queerpoets

20.09.2025 23:57 — 👍 4    🔁 0    💬 0    📌 0

My dog lifelessly draped in the ripped gray plaid bed slumped between our door and the foyer Clutching his body, I fruitlessly grasped his few last breaths to try and keep them contained in his small chest But like little ribbons of sunlight peeking through a partially-drawn curtain They slipped through to heaven one-by-one My touch was the last hand he felt, at least it was gentle not drunken Until the body was graced over my fireplace as my mother whisked me away to my grandparents’ house Thick, calloused hands from punching down my bedroom door Empty mourning, you would not mourn for me

Empty Mourning, a poem. #poem #poetrysky #queerpoets #neurodivergentpoets #appalachianpoets

19.09.2025 12:24 — 👍 9    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

dried hydrangeas By dreams and dogwoods Dried hydrangeas Frozen in time My grandmother's soul At the bottom of the vase Is she begging for justice? Is it my own anger at God? When dancing in her living room I brush a delicate petal It falls And she is at peace

A poem about my grandmother. #poetrysky

18.09.2025 17:47 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Cabbage Patches and Imaginary Friends, a poem:
#appalachianpoetry #appalachia #disabledpoetry #queerpoets #poem #poetrysky #disabledpoets #lgbtqpoets

17.09.2025 11:56 — 👍 4    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Melt me down into wax Light me and let me perfume your room I don't worship the same god as you A false idol, You strut about pridefully In your damp, Dark, Molding home Snuff out your candle Let my steadfastness warm you

Candlelight, a poem.

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16.09.2025 21:05 — 👍 5    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0

Welcome to Dreams and Dogwoods, a project by Kassidy S. She is a poet, zine artist, and kid’s book author from Appalachia. Her poetry was published at the age of 10 and her scholarly work is featured in the Cornell Undergraduate Research Journal. Her poetry is available at NYC’s Bluestockings.

15.09.2025 19:10 — 👍 11    🔁 3    💬 1    📌 0

My poetry is usually pretty heavy thematically, but I wanted to practice writing more about the feeling of unbridled joy I experience being autistic. #disabledpoetry #queerpoets #actuallyautistic #poem #poetrysky #disabledpoets #lgbtqpoets

15.09.2025 13:26 — 👍 6    🔁 3    💬 0    📌 0

Last December, I experienced ableism from a work supervisor saying I was not "professional," when in reality, I am just autistic. This poem goes out to everyone who has felt inadequate compared to neurotypical norms at work. #actuallyautistic #neurodivergentpoets #queerpoets #poetrysky #poem

15.09.2025 13:25 — 👍 8    🔁 1    💬 0    📌 0