what a thrill, truly, to see your work on the poetry foundation! what you said about the site, the font - i know exactly what you mean. i spend a lot of time when i'm sad or lonely reading poetry there, trying to find evidence that someone understands what i'm feeling, i guess. to see your words there, in that font and everything, was going in search of that connection and finding the very best evidence of it. (also i don't know if i had ever heard you read any of your poems, but i listened to the audios and they were so beautiful! what a voice. mashallah.)
obviously i can only speak for myself, but i didn't decide to subscribe to your newsletter expecting a certain number of updates per month or anything like that. i just wanted to support a great artist (and friend!) whose work has brought me a lot of comfort and joy. i know from experience how stressful it is to rely on subscriber dollars for income, though, so i hope you're able to find something stable and secure for you and your family very soon. keeping you and your family in my prayers always. 💜
what a thrill, truly, to see your work on the poetry foundation! what you said about the site, the font - i know exactly what you mean. i spend a lot of time when i'm sad or lonely reading poetry there, trying to find evidence that someone understands what i'm feeling, i guess. to see your words there, in that font and everything, was going in search of that connection and finding the very best evidence of it. (also i don't know if i had ever heard you read any of your poems, but i listened to the audios and they were so beautiful! what a voice. mashallah.)
obviously i can only speak for myself, but i didn't decide to subscribe to your newsletter expecting a certain number of updates per month or anything like that. i just wanted to support a great artist (and friend!) whose work has brought me a lot of comfort and joy. i know from experience how stressful it is to rely on subscriber dollars for income, though, so i hope you're able to find something stable and secure for you and your family very soon. keeping you and your family in my prayers always. 💜
Thank you so much habibi 💜💜💜