Poems That Injure

Rest Days & Snacking Cakes

What does it mean to keep the momentum going, pound the pavement at a rhythmic pace, refuse both urgency culture and detachment?

Nov 2, 2025 • Lyss Cypher

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February 2025

Slow Media as Rebellion

Imagination is autonomy after all, and a wonderful form of rebellion.

Feb 3, 2025 • Lyss Cypher

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November 2024

An Intimacy (ii)

Sunday mornings are a lonely time.

Nov 10, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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September 2024

Finding a Soft Place to Land

A Return to Wholeness

Sep 28, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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July 2024

Pittsburgh-Area Workshop Offering (The Intimacy of Place: Cultivating a Familiarity with the Wilds)

For my local Pittsburgh people, on Sunday, August 4th from 10:00am - 12:00pm, I’ll be leading a Write on Site via Write Pittsburgh at one of my favorite…

Jul 28, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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June 2024

Road Trip Diaries 1: Always Have a Road Atlas and at Least a Half Tank of Gas

My pappy taught me to always have a road atlas and at least a half tank of gas. When things get intense or overwhelming or boring, I am known to just…

Jun 30, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

Room For Dessert

A May Summation in Poetry, Song, and Photos

Jun 3, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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May 2024

An Intimacy

Time for a quick lil nature poem

May 5, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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April 2024

My Friend, Music

I’ve always preferred the company of music over people.

Apr 14, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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March 2024

Grieving Friends Who Fall Through The Cracks

Recently I’ve been navigating a surge of grief, thinking about friends who died recently, “before their time.” One person in particular has been…

Mar 31, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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Chaotic Receipt Backs 2

The intimacy of more handwritten poetic scribbles

Mar 17, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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February 2024

Following The Thread

Finding the bliss within the in-between states of unbecoming and rebecoming.

Feb 25, 2024 • Lyss Cypher

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