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I write poems and stories. I read poems and stories. Are they really for you? Of course! Everything I create is for me, for them and for you. xo, annie anniewood.com anniewood.substack.com

FEB 14

Apology Letter After Setting the World on Fire - (figurative, figurative, always figurative, obviously, duh, but, you know.) - Part 1

Become a paid subscriber and help fuel more stories for as little as seven bucks a month. Your support keeps the magic alive, and you’ll make me go like this: 💃🏻🥳🙌🏼🎉🕺🚀 Author’s Note: What It Means to Be In Conversation with Another Poet: Poets have a long tradition of responding to, riffing on, or being inspired by each other’s work. Sometimes, this is marked with the word after in the title—meaning the poem isn’t a copy or a rewrite, but rather a creative response, written in the poet’s own words. It might echo a theme, borrow a rhythm, or explore a similar feeling from a new angle. Think of it like jazz improvisation—one musician plays a riff, and another picks it up, twists it, and makes it their own. Or like leaving a note in the margins of a beloved book, except instead of the margins, it’s a brand-new poem. It’s a way of keeping the artistic conversation alive, across time, space, and imagination. Hope you enjoyed it! More ways to enjoy and support my work: Books on Amazon Etsy Shop (signed books/prints/gifts/some art) Art Gallery Complete Art Catalogue Thank you oodles of poodles for reading/watching/supporting/enjoying! 🐩🐩🐩 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

3 min
FEB 7

Bathtime for Beginners

…and new art. Get a closer look. Support your friendly, compulsive creator (that’s me!) for only 7 bucks a month. How to Love the World is a reader-supported publication. Thank you oodles of poodles! 🐩🐩🐩 More ways to enjoy and support my work: Books on Amazon Etsy Shop (signed books/prints/gifts/some art) Art Gallery Complete Art Catalogue This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

1 min
12/27/2024

Who Am I Anyway?

Happy New Year to my sensational subscribers! As we turn the page to a fresh year, I want to pause and thank you for being here—for showing up, for reading, for watching, for replying to my emails with kind words, for creating alongside me in your own unique way. Your presence in this space makes it more alive, more meaningful, and endlessly inspiring. Wanna a swell way to cap off the year? Support your friendly, compulsive creator (that’s me!) for only 7 bucks a month. How to Love the World is a reader-supported publication. Thank you oodles of poodles! 🐩🐩🐩 2025 is our canvas, waiting for bold strokes, quiet moments of reflection, and everything in between. This year, let’s promise to trust ourselves a little more, to lean into the beauty of imperfection, and to create not what we think “they” want but what we want, need, and enjoy because it fills us up with life. My wish for you is this: May you embrace your wild ideas, chase what lights you up, and remember that it’s crucial to pause and breathe. 🌬️Let’s make space for both growth and rest (I keep telling myself😛), for daring greatly and for simply being. Thank you for being part of this journey with me. Let’s make 2025 a year of feeling deeply, creating unapologetically, and exploring the world with open hearts and curious minds. Love each other to the moon and back. 🌝 XO,Annie P.S. Don’t wait for the perfect moment- it’s already here. More ways to enjoy and support my work: Books on Amazon Etsy Shop (signed books/prints/gifts/some art) Art Gallery Complete Art Catalogue This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

2 min
12/06/2024

hands

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1 min
11/06/2024

a recorded poem for this morning

♡, annie how to love the world is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

1 min
11/04/2024

let us let

come sit with me by this lake and let the moment hold us together let us let the earth do the heavy lifting of us for awhile Remember to B R E A T H E, folx. 🌬️🌬️🌬️ 🤞🏼 how to love the world is a reader-supported publication. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

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10/23/2024

5. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

There’s no subject I like more than the subject of CREATIVITY! I eat, breathe and sleep it, and it is my pleasure to continue to read from this wonderful book for you. My friend Penny thinks I should write a book about creativity. I did have a course that I created for Skillshare (Zen and the Art of Creativity) and Listenable (Sieze Your Creativity!) But things seem lost to me once I complete them. Is that strange? I create something and then let it go and forget about it. I mean, I share like mad at first, and then… I move on. But maybe I can stop doing. Anyhow, I think I will listen to my friend Penny and create a little something-something on my favorite topic. Stay tuned. BTW, this is Penny. She is a mega-talented woman, and you should check out her show. Click on the pic below to learn more! Become a paid subscriber and help fuel more stories for as little as seven bucks a month. Your support keeps the magic alive, and you’ll get ALL stories, behind-the-scenes nuggets and access to the archives. And you’ll make me go like this: 😃😃😃 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

4 min
09/18/2024

4. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

Many posts from How to Love the World are free for everyone to enjoy, but if you can, I’d love for you to become a paid subscriber. This way, you’ll get access to all posts, including all past posts and help support the work I pour my heart into. Your contribution makes a big difference and allows me to keep creating and sharing. Thank you so much for being part of this journey Free subscribers can’t see the past readings since archived posts are paywalled after a month. But here they are for my paid subscribers, in case you missed ‘em! This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe

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I write poems and stories. I read poems and stories. Are they really for you? Of course! Everything I create is for me, for them and for you. xo, annie anniewood.com anniewood.substack.com

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how to love the world
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2023 - 2025
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55
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Clean
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i wrote this for you

i wrote this for you

Apology Letter After Setting the World on Fire - (figurative, figurative, always figurative, obviously, duh, but, you know.) - Part 1

Bathtime for Beginners

Who Am I Anyway?

hands

a recorded poem for this morning

let us let

5. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

4. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

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i wrote this for you

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Apology Letter After Setting the World on Fire - (figurative, figurative, always figurative, obviously, duh, but, you know.) - Part 1

Bathtime for Beginners

Who Am I Anyway?

hands

a recorded poem for this morning

let us let

5. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

4. The Creative Act by Rick Rubin

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About

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