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📣 New Podcast! "How to achieve clarity with author Jamie Smart" on @Spreaker #clarity #mentalhealth #performance #podcast #MadeByZencastr spreaker.com/episode/582209…

The secret Afghan women’s book club defying the Taliban to read Orwell theguardian.com/global-develop…

I wrote this poem for a magazine that had the theme of ‘devour’ this month. I think I was inspired reading Hekate. #poetrycommunity #IWD #motherhood open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

A special poem for International Women's Day. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #InternationalWomensDay #Iran #IranWar

It's been a while since I wrote something rather tongue-in-cheek… open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #ValentinesDay #ValentinesDay2026

I have read 50 of 50 books for the 2026 Reading Challenge! #goodreadsyearinbooks goodreads.com/user_challenge… #goodreads @goodreads

This poem examines the difference between shared origin and shared care. Content Warning: abusive family dynamics #poetry #MentalHealthAwareness open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…

Check out #GoodreadsYearinBooks @goodreads to discover the 162 books I read in 2025! goodreads.com/user/year_in_b…

I need your help! I’ve had major writer’s block for a while, and I need your opinion on this. I have to read it at an open mic this weekend, and the theme is the 90s. I wrote this in 10 minutes. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poetrycommunity #90s #nostalgia

I haven’t written in a while, but this was written in memory of a friend who recently passed. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poem #Grief

That was painful but finally done. #HiddenBooksGame

Following on from my previous post, this is one of the side effects... open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #Poetry #MentalHealthMatters

“To be sick is to suffer in the hands of the living.” — Emily Dickinson open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #MentalHealth #poetry #poetrycommunity

This is for all marginalised communities that have been hurt by hate. CW: emotional manipulation, extremist communities, trauma. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #essay #WritingCommunity #Trauma

This is probably relevant for every platform, but I can’t be the only one dying a death trying to keep up with social media... open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #essay #socialmedia #substack #WritingCommunity

Inspired by Van Gogh’s Irises, painted during his time at Saint-Rémy. The poem reflects on the body as another kind of study. CW: self-harm, mental health. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #MentalHealthMatters

Well, it wouldn’t be Halloween if we didn’t have something related to the season. But I’ve been thinking about the idea of witches for a while and what women have endured for centuries when accused.  open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #Halloween #WitchWatch

Inspired by the strength of Virginia Giuffre’s memoir, Nobody’s Girl. There's a content warning with this as a result. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poetrycommunity #poem #trauma #MentalHealthMatters

I came across my old journals from more than ten years ago, and they read like some kind of Shakespearean tragedy. But it got me thinking about alternate realities. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #poem #poetrycommunity #MentalHealthMatters #Trauma

Another short poem to untangle something in my head. open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas… #poetry #MentalHealthMatters

A short poem in response to our current climate, with a subtle nod to a classic dystopian novel. This has a content warning related to war and state violence. #poetry #peace #Gaza open.substack.com/pub/suswatibas…