Alma OrtmanThe Thing About Your AncestorsIt’s been a whole year since I’ve written a poem: 12 hollow months, a slow emptying after the storm of the year before that (the year of…3 min read·Feb 29, 2024----
Alma OrtmanThe Way Midlife Sneaks Up On YouDriving late to my nephew’s 21st birthday party, hoping I’m not going to be the only sober one there is when it hits me: …4 min read·Mar 24, 2023----
Alma OrtmanHow I Met Self-LoveWhen my friend told me she didn’t know what she didn’t know about not loving herself until she did know, I decided I also wanted to know…2 min read·Nov 11, 2022--3--3
Alma OrtmanWhen I Get AngryWhen I Get Angry I don’t know what to do. And so I burn up and out: BURN like a giant ball of fire ready to take everything — everything…2 min read·Jul 16, 2022----
Alma OrtmanBuying a Swimsuit When You Feel FatCheck in with what’s here, they say: close some eyes, breathe, Listen — first outside, then inside:2 min read·Jun 6, 2022----
Alma OrtmanThis Energy of SurgeryIt’s an odd thing — being away, Almost outside yourself, asleep while strangers cut the body and go inside Taking what doesn’t belong…3 min read·Jan 26, 2022--1--1
Alma OrtmanLooking Up, I’m TenderizedLooking up, hearing wind strong through trees I’m tenderized, my ears and eyes like receivers, watching myself falling in love, love, love…1 min read·Jan 25, 2022----
Alma OrtmanI’m glad you met today’s selfThank you for this large pocket of a day that gave us time to quietly slip our eyes inside and behind each other, for leading us to…2 min read·Jan 16, 2022----