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Sarah Elizabeth's avatar

Hi Rosa! I stumbled across your page from Ekstasis's Instagram. As a fellow curly-haired girl, I love the spirit of this! And I love that you decided to go for it and record yourself reading it. That's something I want to do in the near future on my page. 🙌🏼

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Hi Sarah!! It makes me happy you resonated with this piece🥹 thank you for reading/listening and for checking out my lil poems. Means so much❤️ I’m subscribing to your Substack so I can read some of your stuff, too!!

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Sarah Elizabeth's avatar

THANK YOU for sharing your writing with us😊 I subscribed to your page because I feel the same urge about living for eternity. And yay welcome to my little corner of Substack! ♥️

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Allana Walker's avatar

Ahh! I love this! ☺️

Two notes: This is was beautiful, and your hair is beautiful, Rosa. I hope you’ve learned to love your waves because they are gorgeous. 💕

Please keep writing these prosetry pieces! They are delightful.

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Thank you, Allana!! You're too kind. I LOVE your curly hair, too!!

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Allana Walker's avatar

Thanks, Rosa! That’s so sweet of you. ☺️

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

I loved this! I wrote a poem a while back called "Before I loved my curls". For many years I thought I just had extremely frizzy hair. Now when I air dry I have ringlets. It's almost as if my hair needed to feel safe to curl before it finally did. <3

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

I love that. Like so many things, we have to allow it the freedom to do what it was born to do❤️ I'd love to read your piece!! Is it on your insta?

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Maria Giesbrecht's avatar

It’s forthcoming in Canadian Literature in the fall! I’ll post a link once it’s published 🩷

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Kassi Wilson's avatar

Really engaging post and prose-poem. I like the metaphors of sea and river. And the layout makes it look like artwork!

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Thank you, Kassi❤️ means a lot!

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Tristan Dueck's avatar

I especially love the audio. Poetry read by the one who wrote it always has a special effect you don’t get from the reader reading. 🤗

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Ahhh I agree. It's intimidating to do, but it truly has a special effect. Thanks for reading and listening!!

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Tatiana M. Pichardo Francis's avatar

Rosita!! I loved itt! Thanks for sharing it, what a sweet way to describe curly/wavy hair

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Love you Tats and I ❤️ your hair curly hair forever and ever.

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Anna Musico's avatar

Love this! Cheers, to all the curly haired queens! 🤍👑

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Thank you!! Yes!! Cheers to us. ❤️

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Ali Noël's avatar

(1) Posetry is genius (2) This was a brilliant ode to wild haired girls ❤️ My hair gets more curly with each passing year and it has taken some getting used to. (3) Loved hearing your voice read!

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Thank you, friend!! I totally get it. I'm still figuring my hair out and it's been wavy/curly my whole life. But I've slowly learned to love it.

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Julia McMullen's avatar

I love this poem! I relate to feeling my hair is too wild as well. You are brave to record yourself reading them poem, but I think you did great and it makes your Substack feel so cozy and polished!

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Thanks, Julia!! I cringed a bit when I heard it to make sure it sounded ok, but trying to put myself out there haha! I'd love to hear you read one of your poems❤️

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SG's avatar

I love this!

I really enjoyed hearing you read it. And I adore the mix of styles. Keep writing! 🫶🏼

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Rosa Lía Gilbert's avatar

Thank you for you constant encouragement!!❤️

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Gala's avatar

this is insanely beautiful, and your voice is so calming. wow rosa you're so talented🌻

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