Our World in Words

what does poet mean


an artsy-looking collection
with watered down haikus and tanshin
that make vapid look cool?
plagiarized verses?
1,600,000 instagram followers?
refusing to read books other than yours?
well if these is what it means
to be a poet
surely rupi kaur is

About the Author

Gretchen Filart

Gretchen Filart is a writer from the Philippines, where she weaves poems and essays about motherhood, love, healing, nature, and intersectionalities. A finalist in phoebe’s 2023 Spring Poetry Contest, her work shares space in Rappler, Defunkt, Barely South Review, and elsewhere. Connect with her on Twitter and Instagram @gretchenfilart, or her website, ourworldinwords.com. She’s usually friendly.

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