Archive - To Be Seen by Allison Mei-Li

My poetry was torn apart on Reddit

Let’s talk about the cost of visibility.

Jun 20 •

May 2025

How I'm Taking My Writing Beyond The Page

A shift in mindset.

May 2 •

April 2025

An announcement

A little pivot & good news

Apr 23 •

March 2025

A poem and my tiny trip to AWP

Mar 31 •

February 2025

On the kind of love that brings you back to your bones.

Feb 24 •

January 2025

2024: Behind-the-Scenes of My Writing Life

The highs and lows of 2024.

Jan 6 •

December 2024

Poems: I Don't Want To Write A Poem // I Think I Lost My Self

Dec 13, 2024 •

November 2024

On intrusive thoughts and looking for answers

Nov 12, 2024 •

Un/natural Disasters

On elections and wildfires

Nov 8, 2024 •

October 2024

On burn out & permission.

Oct 22, 2024 •

August 2024

This poem was first published in Coffee + Crumbs’ summer collection in June 2024.

Aug 2, 2024 •

May 2024

Only Softness and Saturation

On trying to capture a self-portrait that tells the whole story

May 17, 2024 •

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