Annie Finch
@anniefinch.com
Author Spells: New and Selected Poems, Eve, Choice Words: Writers on Abortion, & 20 other books. Stanford Ph.D. Priestess of Meters. Poetry Witch. Activist. Speaker. Performer.
🌀 Point your flower—like a fire—
#SpeakItThrice! #MagicHappens #GoddessesRising
🌀 Point your flower—like a fire—
#SpeakItThrice! #MagicHappens #GoddessesRising
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Annie Finch
@anniefinch.com
· Apr 24
This intensive two-session, online workshop w/ @anniefinch.com will open the gates of five core poetic meters with clear, subtle techniques to make them your own. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/d...
excited to offer this class!
Reposted by Annie Finch
Before the 5th anniversary of the #Taliban takeover of #Afghanistan
& of #Afghan women's heroic resistance
I'm honored to share a new International Declaration on #GenderApartheid produced by Afghan-int'l cooperation & signed by 55 global experts
genderapartheiddeclaration.org
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& of #Afghan women's heroic resistance
I'm honored to share a new International Declaration on #GenderApartheid produced by Afghan-int'l cooperation & signed by 55 global experts
genderapartheiddeclaration.org
1/7
Please share
Gender Apartheid Declaration
In August 2026, to mark the fifth anniversary of repressive Taliban rule and Afghan women’s resistance to it, a distinguished group of international human rights and legal experts - from Afghanistan, ...
genderapartheiddeclaration.org
August 5, 2026 at 4:27 AM
Before the 5th anniversary of the #Taliban takeover of #Afghanistan
& of #Afghan women's heroic resistance
I'm honored to share a new International Declaration on #GenderApartheid produced by Afghan-int'l cooperation & signed by 55 global experts
genderapartheiddeclaration.org
1/7
Please share
& of #Afghan women's heroic resistance
I'm honored to share a new International Declaration on #GenderApartheid produced by Afghan-int'l cooperation & signed by 55 global experts
genderapartheiddeclaration.org
1/7
Please share
How to Talk to a "War Goddess" (If there really is such a thing)
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How to Talk to a "War Goddess"
(is there REALLY such a thing as a war Goddess?)
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July 24, 2026 at 9:39 PM
How to Talk to a "War Goddess" (If there really is such a thing)
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At the beautiful Poetry Camp this summer, for Poetry Society of New York,
I'll be teaching the 5 Directions of poetry magic...
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I'll be teaching the 5 Directions of poetry magic...
poetrysocietyny.org/poetry-camp
July 23, 2026 at 6:26 PM
At the beautiful Poetry Camp this summer, for Poetry Society of New York,
I'll be teaching the 5 Directions of poetry magic...
poetrysocietyny.org/poetry-camp
I'll be teaching the 5 Directions of poetry magic...
poetrysocietyny.org/poetry-camp
@anniefinch.bsky.social
I'm offering a one-day craft class on one of the most magical poetry shapes, the villanelle! With roots in ancient matriarchal circle dances, this gorgeous form can transform rage into peace and trauma into power. . . June 23, 6:3-8:30 pm.
poetshouse.org/event/craft-...
I'm offering a one-day craft class on one of the most magical poetry shapes, the villanelle! With roots in ancient matriarchal circle dances, this gorgeous form can transform rage into peace and trauma into power. . . June 23, 6:3-8:30 pm.
poetshouse.org/event/craft-...
June 17, 2026 at 2:16 PM
@anniefinch.bsky.social
I'm offering a one-day craft class on one of the most magical poetry shapes, the villanelle! With roots in ancient matriarchal circle dances, this gorgeous form can transform rage into peace and trauma into power. . . June 23, 6:3-8:30 pm.
poetshouse.org/event/craft-...
I'm offering a one-day craft class on one of the most magical poetry shapes, the villanelle! With roots in ancient matriarchal circle dances, this gorgeous form can transform rage into peace and trauma into power. . . June 23, 6:3-8:30 pm.
poetshouse.org/event/craft-...
excited to offer this class!
This intensive two-session, online workshop w/ @anniefinch.com will open the gates of five core poetic meters with clear, subtle techniques to make them your own. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/d...
April 24, 2026 at 2:26 AM
excited to offer this class!
Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England,
Roots of lilac under all the soil of New England,
Lilac in me because I am New England.
--Amy Lowell
Roots of lilac under all the soil of New England,
Lilac in me because I am New England.
--Amy Lowell
April 17, 2026 at 9:21 PM
Heart-leaves of lilac all over New England,
Roots of lilac under all the soil of New England,
Lilac in me because I am New England.
--Amy Lowell
Roots of lilac under all the soil of New England,
Lilac in me because I am New England.
--Amy Lowell
Reposted by Annie Finch
This intensive two-session, online workshop w/ @anniefinch.com will open the gates of five core poetic meters with clear, subtle techniques to make them your own. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/d...
April 7, 2026 at 10:15 PM
This intensive two-session, online workshop w/ @anniefinch.com will open the gates of five core poetic meters with clear, subtle techniques to make them your own. brooklynpoets.org/workshop/p/d...
#dipodicmeter and mosaic rhyme! truly impressive youtu.be/MVUGAU5hv9g
Daniel Piper - The Wrong Side of Twenty Five
YouTube video by Muddy Feet Poetry
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April 6, 2026 at 3:57 PM
#dipodicmeter and mosaic rhyme! truly impressive youtu.be/MVUGAU5hv9g
“Listen to the Music in your soul. Now, while listening, do you not feel an inner self awakening deep within you—that it is by its strength that your head is lifted, that your arms are raised, that you are walking slowly toward the light?”
—Isadora Duncan
—Isadora Duncan
March 3, 2026 at 1:02 PM
“Listen to the Music in your soul. Now, while listening, do you not feel an inner self awakening deep within you—that it is by its strength that your head is lifted, that your arms are raised, that you are walking slowly toward the light?”
—Isadora Duncan
—Isadora Duncan
The Goddesses Hunt continues, now in Crete. Where water earth air light and spirit meet, I was gifted with the final form of a Divine Feminine fingersign. Have met amazing Goddess women here. Much for us to share, much to build, much to weave across this transforming, reawakening world…
February 11, 2026 at 9:50 AM
The Goddesses Hunt continues, now in Crete. Where water earth air light and spirit meet, I was gifted with the final form of a Divine Feminine fingersign. Have met amazing Goddess women here. Much for us to share, much to build, much to weave across this transforming, reawakening world…
The poet feels, with his poetry, the same certainty yet excitement as a jockey feels with a racehorse. He has sensitive hands that feel the horse's mouth, that understand all the variations of speed…Alexander Pope #poetry #apoetsear
#meterismagic #poeticmeter
#meterismagic #poeticmeter
January 13, 2026 at 7:24 PM
The poet feels, with his poetry, the same certainty yet excitement as a jockey feels with a racehorse. He has sensitive hands that feel the horse's mouth, that understand all the variations of speed…Alexander Pope #poetry #apoetsear
#meterismagic #poeticmeter
#meterismagic #poeticmeter
“Love consists in desiring what is good and wisdom consists in thinking what is true. “ — Emmanuel Swedenborg
January 5, 2026 at 10:47 PM
“Love consists in desiring what is good and wisdom consists in thinking what is true. “ — Emmanuel Swedenborg
The secret to success? Get behind your gifts— allow them to lead you.To allow your gifts to lead you, you need to inhabit them. To inhabit them, you need to understand them. That starts with claiming their tools! To claim the tools, learn them. To learn them, find them. Step 1: FIND your tools!!!!!
December 5, 2025 at 12:05 PM
The secret to success? Get behind your gifts— allow them to lead you.To allow your gifts to lead you, you need to inhabit them. To inhabit them, you need to understand them. That starts with claiming their tools! To claim the tools, learn them. To learn them, find them. Step 1: FIND your tools!!!!!
Swords into ploughshares! reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
The Nationwide Movement Turning Guns into Garden Tools
A process that heals trauma while taking guns out of circulation is producing beautiful tools that cultivate life rather than destroy it.
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November 29, 2025 at 9:28 PM
Swords into ploughshares! reasonstobecheerful.world/nationwide-m...
For we who were raised in sexually abusive, patriarchal—and often white!—environments during those years, take my word for it—what is happening about #Epstein right now is not just about the victims. #maxwell #nubile #sexualabuse #feminism #adolescence
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Epstein and My Inner Nubile Child
An Explanation for My Younger Women Friends
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November 20, 2025 at 3:07 AM
For we who were raised in sexually abusive, patriarchal—and often white!—environments during those years, take my word for it—what is happening about #Epstein right now is not just about the victims. #maxwell #nubile #sexualabuse #feminism #adolescence
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I put on my great aunt Jessie's carnelian necklace to watch. Jessie started running for office (first, for alderman) on the Socialist ticket before women even had the vote. She kept running as a Socialist for 20 years! How ecstatic she would be about this!! #mayorMamdani #JessieWallaceHughan
November 5, 2025 at 3:42 PM
I put on my great aunt Jessie's carnelian necklace to watch. Jessie started running for office (first, for alderman) on the Socialist ticket before women even had the vote. She kept running as a Socialist for 20 years! How ecstatic she would be about this!! #mayorMamdani #JessieWallaceHughan
Poets....Are you ready to reclaim your lost birthright, the languages of rhythm & enchantment? My 9-month cycle of legendary meter-and-magic classes starts next week. For a full immersion, register for Póěmágǐc Yéar by October 15. Hope to see you there! anniefinch.com/poemagic-year/
October 8, 2025 at 5:01 PM
Poets....Are you ready to reclaim your lost birthright, the languages of rhythm & enchantment? My 9-month cycle of legendary meter-and-magic classes starts next week. For a full immersion, register for Póěmágǐc Yéar by October 15. Hope to see you there! anniefinch.com/poemagic-year/
waking up to pictures of men in suits yelling at each other and destroying our government, I was filled with rage at a lifetime of “news” headlines about the slaughter, misery, cruelty caused by males fighting with each other. Duh: groups of males don’t govern for good. Next: storm goddesses
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October 1, 2025 at 1:34 PM
waking up to pictures of men in suits yelling at each other and destroying our government, I was filled with rage at a lifetime of “news” headlines about the slaughter, misery, cruelty caused by males fighting with each other. Duh: groups of males don’t govern for good. Next: storm goddesses
well, the patriarchy is finally shredding the democracy they copied from the matriarchal Haudenosaunee people— leaving out the most important part which was the circle of elder women overseeing everything.
October 1, 2025 at 1:27 PM
well, the patriarchy is finally shredding the democracy they copied from the matriarchal Haudenosaunee people— leaving out the most important part which was the circle of elder women overseeing everything.
Perloff, Pleasure, and Postmodernism
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September 15, 2025 at 4:09 PM
Perloff, Pleasure, and Postmodernism
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