Ophelia D. Knight B.A., M.A. @ophelia-dreams

I haven’t been writing, I pretty much decided to give up on the whole “being a writer” dream… but look what I got in my email today?! Omg?? My piece?? Nominated for Best of the Net?? No way?! This has to be a mistake😭😭 MY PIECE??!!
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02.10.2025 13:21 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

New Game (Don’t Forget to Save) I did not think I would live this long. And no, this isn't for pessimism's sake. I have been listening to Tis Autumn by Nat King Cole & The Cole Trio for the last 4 hours, fueled by a blunt and blossoming visions of a future I long for. But... in the end, I did not think I would live this long.

New Game (Don’t Forget to Save)

I did not think I would live this long. And no, this isn't for pessimism's sake. I have been listening to Tis Autumn by Nat King Cole & The Cole Trio for the last 4 hours, fueled by a blunt and blossoming visions of a future I long for. But... in the end, I did not…

28.09.2025 08:08 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

To Exist or Not to Exist that is the Godforsaken Question From time to time I long for death. And no, before anyone who actually reads this fucking blog messages me, I am not suicidal... I mean, I kind of am, but not in the plan making kind of way (been there done that, my body refuses to fucking die). When I was younger, in my teens, I would often step outside of my childhood home and…

To Exist or Not to Exist that is the Godforsaken Question

From time to time I long for death. And no, before anyone who actually reads this fucking blog messages me, I am not suicidal... I mean, I kind of am, but not in the plan making kind of way (been there done that, my body refuses to fucking…

20.07.2025 12:17 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Thank you❤❤ I always forget other people can see my little poems

30.05.2025 21:59 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Check out my ode to the immigrants who truly make America what it is: redivider.emerson.edu/the-proper-w...

04.04.2025 08:40 — 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

FORM Now presenting FORM! As a magazine that gets many free verse submissions, we wanted to challenge our poets to play with form and structure in this mini-issue. These seven poets’ work reflects…

My poem, "ON WATCHING POLITICIANS EAT FLESH & THRIVE" is a part of @Wastelandlitmag mini issue FORM: wastelandlitmag.com/form/

23.01.2025 03:04 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 1 📌 1

01.03.2025 11:27 — 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Read Poem: Love on High Ground, by Ophelia Knight My mama told me that my father used to hold her with fervor/ they would slow dance to Luther and Gerald/ memorize their words like old church sermons/ pecking each other’s lips like the day w…

Read Poem: Love on High Ground, by Ophelia Knight

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28.01.2025 20:23 — 👍 0 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

#Booksky: If you haven’t already, export your data from Goodreads (an Amazon company) and import it into StoryGraph, a book-tracking app founded and led by a Black woman.

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