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Angela Joy's avatar

‘Ask whether someone snatched it or stole it. Report the crime to yourself’ - yes yes!! I always wince when I see ‘confidence building courses for women’ as if they don’t acknowledge the systems that stole it then that whole narrative is part of the problem. Brilliant poem Nelly. Thanks for sharing xx

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Thank you so much. Yes me too. I'm about to start reading 'fix the system not the women' by Laura Bates which I imagine will be all about this very thing. Have you read it? xx

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Angela Joy's avatar

I haven’t - it sounds great! x

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Margaret Ann Silver's avatar

I love your poem, Nelly (and also the one by Ada Limòn). Poems like this give me a jolt of joy.

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Thank you Margaret xx

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Caroline Mellor's avatar

Really loved thisnone, Nelly. My confidence has taken a nose dive recently - so thanks for sharing this 💗

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

I know those times well 🫤. Hopefully the other side is on the horizon xx

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Antonia Taylor's avatar

I absolutely love your poem and instructions poems and this Ada Limon! Also @Joy Sullivan's Instructions on Travelling West. I think I might need to write something along the lines "Instructions on surviving the week". All love Nelly xo

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Haha, please can you and then send it to me to follow???

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Rachel ORiordan's avatar

I wrote one of these instruction poems. 'instructions for life when your heart is on fire'. It's a beautiful thing to do

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

Is it on your Substack? I'd love to read it if it is out in the world? x

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Rach's avatar

I so can not wait for you next book 🙌

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Nelly Bryce's avatar

I need to hear this. Thank you. It means a lot xxx

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Doula Dreams & Screams's avatar

I love the instruction to just keep on stroking down that road with the no entry sign. We've been restricted and excluded far too bloody long.

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Francesca Bossert's avatar

I love your poem, Nelly, and I love Joy Sullivan’s book, it seems to follow me around the house. Currently it is sitting on the dining room table! I missed the circle, I’ve been really sick these past few weeks.

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Esther Stanway-Williams's avatar

Loved this. I think my word would be ‘Optimism’ 🌈

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Lisa O'Hare's avatar

Report the crime to yourself !!! Absolutely brilliant 🤩

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