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Ryan Gibbs
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Writer of poetry, fiction, and non-fiction. Avid traveller. Published in Canada, US, UK, Ireland, Germany, France, Greece, Malta, Turkey, Thailand, Australia. https://linktr.ee/RyanGibbsWriter
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 31
Last trip of a fabulous #summer: #Tobermory & #FlowerpotIsland πŸŒžπŸ’™ #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· 1d
Willkommen in #MΓΌnchen (Welcome to #Munich) πŸΊπŸ–€β€οΈπŸ’›
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· 17d
Hiking in #RothPark #Woodstock πŸžπŸ’š
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· 20d
Happy to have my poem "Awakening" featured in the #PoemsRevived project πŸ˜ŠπŸŒΏπŸ’š
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Sep 23
On a path toward spiritual awakening at #WutaiShan #Buddhist #Garden πŸ™πŸŒΏπŸ’š
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Sep 18
Joined our #college #supportstaff on the #picketline this week. This video represents their positions well πŸ’œ ##SaveOurColleges
The Story of Our Strike: Why OPSEU 416 Is Fighting Back
YouTube video by OPSEU 416
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Sep 15
#Hiking through #FanshaweConservationArea πŸžπŸ’š
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Sep 7
Reading #MaxBraithwaite's #novel "Why Shoot The Teacher" (1965) πŸ“–

Like my grandmother, Braithwaite was born in #Nokomis, #Saskatchewan πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

His story of tribulations from working as a new #teacher during the depression reveals why many left the area for new opportunities πŸ’™
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 31
Last trip of a fabulous #summer: #Tobermory & #FlowerpotIsland πŸŒžπŸ’™ #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 21
#AmReading Regine Ebner's #MountainsThatSeeInTheDark πŸ“– πŸ—»πŸ–€

Amazing landscape #poems exploring deep connections between memory and spirit of place through remarkable #desert imagery πŸœπŸ’›

#poetry #SealeyChallenge #Arizona
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 20
Congrats πŸŽ‰
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 19
Happy to have my poem "Do Not Bring Me Flowers (for Carmen)" featured here πŸ˜ŠπŸŒΏπŸ’š
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Follow on Insta: @poems_revived 🌱
vespertine4.bsky.social David Hanlon @vespertine4.bsky.social Β· Aug 1
Hi folks πŸ‘‹
I’ve started a new passion project on Instagramβ€”reviving old, published poems and giving them new roots! 🌱
If you’re on Insta, I’d love it if you’d follow and help spread the word!
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 17
Great choice πŸ‘ Started reading it πŸ“–β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 17
Returning to the #ocean 🌊 through #poet Luke Levi's #MiraclesForgotten πŸ“–πŸ’™

Gentle #poems reminding us of the peace found through drifting 🏞🩡

#AmReading #SealeyChallenge
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 15
Reflecting on my inspiring trip to the #EastCoast by reviewing photos from the breathtaking #HopewellRocks πŸͺ¨πŸŒŠπŸ’™ #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 10
Returned to #NewBrunswick to stay the weekend at a #winery 🍷😍 #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 9
#Lobster fishing off the coast of #PrinceEdwardIsland πŸ¦žπŸ’› #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 7
Discovering the magic of #PrinceEdwardIsland πŸ“–πŸŒŠπŸ’– #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 7
Celebrating having now visited all 10 provinces πŸ”ŸπŸŽ‰ with a #ceilidh on #PrinceEdwardIsland πŸŽ»πŸŽΆπŸ’œ #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 6
Exploring the #BayofFundy 🌊 πŸ‘£πŸ¦­πŸ³πŸ’™ #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Aug 4
Happy #NewBrunswickDay from St. Andrews by the Sea πŸŒŠβ˜•οΈπŸ°πŸ¦ŒπŸ’™ #TravelCanada πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦β€οΈ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Jul 30
Good times this weekend with #CyndiLauper in #Toronto πŸŽΆπŸ©·πŸ’›πŸ’šπŸ’™πŸ’œ
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Jul 26
Escaped the stifling heat of southern Ontario for the sultry heat of Buenos Aires with #Evita 🌞❀️🎢
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Jul 24
#AmReading Henry Wadsworth Longfellow's epic #poem #TheSongOfHiawatha (1855) πŸ“–

The town in #Saskatchewan where my #grandmother was born was named #Nokomis after Hiawatha's grandmother in the poem πŸ‘΅β€οΈ
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Jenny Wong @jenwithwords.bsky.social Β· Jul 16
✨ A new short poetry film has arrived ✨

Well, we finally made it to the last short poetry film of the series.

Thank you to everyone who watched and cheered for these little origami characters as they navigated through their glacier lake adventures.

Please enjoy!
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precipitation | glacier lake
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Ryan Gibbs @ryangibbswriter.bsky.social Β· Jul 14
#AmReading #Manitoba writer Debbie Okun Hill's #WhenFloorboardsSpeak πŸ“–πŸ‡¨πŸ‡¦

These #poems remind me of the #prairies by bringing to life the haunting sounds and silences in forgotten buildings and relationships πŸ’™
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