C. Desirée Finley, poet + writer
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Daily comments on twitter as @coastalwrite - we're always on the shore of something, right?
Ah, November, and I'm doing 30 Poems in 30 Days again. Here's my poem for Nov. 1 (I am waiting). This month of poems is a fundraiser for the Center for New Americans. They do wonderful work & I'm proud to participate. It's my 3rd year!
CNA needs your help -here's a link to donate. It's a privilege to raise money for them. Excited for this intense month. I write every day anyway, but the thought of having to immediately share that writing - it is such an extra push (in a good way!). Just one story: There's a woman in Shelburne Falls who is a former CNA client and now runs a food truck with amazing Egyptian treats. She learned English, got housing and found the support she needed. 
About C. Desirée Finley (she feels her first and second names are a bit too fancy and goes by Fin): Finley is a poet and fiction writer now residing in western Massachusetts. Her work is published in Straw Dog Writers Pandemic Poetry, Silkworm Journal, Willawaw Journal and the Center for New Americans' 30 Poems in 30 Days 20-21 anthology. Finley was a finalist in the 2020 Poet's Seat Poetry Contest (second place). She is a member of Straw Dog Writers Guild, Florence Poets Society, the New England Poetry Club and SCBWI. Fin values the extraordinary welcoming and supportive writing community in western Mass. Despite knowing many local writers only virtually, Fin has a deep fondness for them. "When you share writing, you share a piece of yourself on a regular basis, and you listen to others doing the same--you know them. There's no 'only' about it."
Quote: "My dad introduced me to the idea of beauty in the unlikeliness of things. Of course, that was in Manhattan where everything is in (apparent) complete disharmony, but it works anywhere." Fin now witnesses beauty in the apron of land behind her house; how she can see the river when enough leaves have fallen in autumn, and when looking out at midnight seeing moonlight on the snow. "The poet side of me has stepped forward--and even though I used to think of myself as a strictly a fiction writer, there is a bleeding through from one genre to another --poetry affects everything." >>Visit Fin's poetry page> 
R E S O U R C E S
Western Mass. Links for Writers: (short list)
Stay in touch:
Find me on Twitter @Coastalwrite (not Facebook, which is a bit vestigial at this point) Send an inquiry using the contact form or perhaps I'll see you virtually (!) For more graphics + visual things, visit FinleyDesignArt.com (with photos + drawings) Bio box (somewhat recent)
"At the Close of Day in Pieces (above) was written in the winter of 2020 when communication was limited to what we heard about each other's day and what we told each other. "I was (am) grateful for that communication, how we tried (still try) to be with each other in words even if our physical lives were (are) separate," Fin says.
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© 2020, C. D. Finley
© 2020, C. D. Finley
