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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet

@kristencostello.bsky.social

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Author of two poetry books 📚✍️ 👉 Book 1: Grey Matters 🧠❤️‍🩹 👉 Book 2: Tidal Pools and Other Small Infinities 🌊💕 Published independently and through Central Avenue Publishing 📖

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · Jan 22

My first starter pack for Indie Poets! Please pass this along and reach out if you'd like to be included 😊

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 13d

Poetry prompt:
Write a poem about an object covered in dust.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 14d

Poetry prompt:
Write about a time when you experienced a strong emotion that came and went very suddenly.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 15d

A #poem for anyone who needs a reset

Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 15d

Poetry prompt:
Pick a word that has 2 different meanings and incorporate both into a poem.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 16d

Poetry prompt:
Write a poem about someone you haven’t talked to in years.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 17d

Poetry prompt:
Use the following words in a poem: fate, marble, flood.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 18d

A #poem about rumination

Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 18d

Poetry prompt:
Write a poem about a mundane task like folding laundry, washing dishes, paying bills, etc.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 19d

Poetry prompt:
Write a poem about meeting your childhood best friend.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 20d

Poetry prompt:
Write about drowning in something other than water.

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 22d

For the ones who dream of running away ✈️🌍⁣

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Kristen Costello | Author | Poet @kristencostello.bsky.social · 25d

This is one of my favorite shorter #poems from my book "Grey Matters." When I write about mental illness, I like to focus on things that are difficult to put into words. For this poem, it’s the feeling of numbness. ⁣
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Have you ever felt this way?