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Joy is the Justice We Give Ourselves – J. Drew Lanham poet, ornithologist

laura bruno lilly — Sat, 28 Feb 2026 22:11:20 +0000

On this last day of February*, after scrapping several attempts to craft a blog post based upon my own feelings of overwhelm during the relentless escalation of ICE these past months, I received the March newsletter from The Poetry Society of South Carolina** in my email. Therein I learned of SC native son, J. Drew […]

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Holiday Miscellany & Poem

laura bruno lilly — Tue, 16 Dec 2025 22:21:10 +0000

A Pair of Snowy Owls in Chicago on the Lakefront - December 2025©LBLArctic gift of natureSlipped through the polar vortex.Come to visit those who need respite frombrutality and greed. The teapot makes me smile – a reminder of my first Christmas as a newlywed. Hubby spent hours with a carpenter friend in his shop designing […]

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Fall of Freedom – 11/21-22, 2025

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 21 Nov 2025 12:58:35 +0000

Let the Creative Resistance Begin ‘641’ Laura Bruno Lilly and Kevin McKinney (Doc Snow) If unable to view video, go here. Poem for '641'spoken word by Laura Bruno Lilly©2025I am woman.I have a uterus.Feminism is in my DNA.Family is my tribe.I was once an at-risk pregnant person.I received accessible, science-based, person-centered care during those vulnerable […]

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Fall of Freedom Project Update

laura bruno lilly — Wed, 19 Nov 2025 18:48:40 +0000

Monday evening, 11/17: I just pushed ‘submit’ on the Fall of Freedom Event Registration Form. This is a big deal. Not in the fact that Kevin and I are now committed to the deadline, but because even as creative participants, we don’t fit the mold – we are not an organization. In fact, under the […]

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ShoutOut: Fall of Freedom Event

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 24 Oct 2025 23:28:25 +0000

Note: I’ve been managing a constant stream of migraine waves since mid-September resulting in controlled silence on my end of various communications – including blogging! As many of you know, doing what needs to be done (work, teaching, just laying low, etc) during those times is challenging and often impossible. Today I seem to be […]

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Making Angels Cry – Poem

laura bruno lilly — Fri, 24 Jan 2025 14:47:34 +0000

Making Angels Cry Laura Bruno Lilly ©2024 Making Angels CryLaura Bruno Lilly ©2024The worldIt goes hither and yon.Yet 21st century aromas lingerStrangely unsettling these past years. Strongly scented with testosterone – aggression –A generation that knows no other way.In the name of progress, our input has become narrow.Fully incomplete, unfeeling, unreal.How to thrive in such […]

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The Meaning We Make with Our Hands (Poem)

laura bruno lilly — Mon, 03 Jun 2024 21:33:03 +0000

In reading about the stories we as creatives tell through our (he)art, I came across this phrase from a Quiltfolk blog article. It resonated. I ruminated. I wrote a poem. The Meaning We Make with Our HandsLaura Bruno Lilly © 2024 I tell storiesI paint picturesI touch hearts with sound.Found soundComposed soundand sometimes spoken.Phrases shapedRhythms […]

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Weekend Notes 1/13-14/2024

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 14 Jan 2024 18:02:31 +0000

While many are experiencing extreme weather across the country, our little corner of the world offered up a few perfect days. My favorite type of day, in fact. Stiff breezes delivering crisp air and enhanced sharpness to the slanty-rays of daytime sunshine… While many have detailed their goals in a manner worthy of the New […]

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Blooms of another sort (Poem)

laura bruno lilly — Thu, 28 Jul 2022 10:14:00 +0000

Blooms of another sort Laura Bruno Lilly 2022 I bite into my Sourdough Breakfast toast

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Remembering the Children

laura bruno lilly — Sun, 22 May 2022 11:22:00 +0000

Re: The Manchester Arena Bombing

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