poetry

Follow the Life

Not a 10-year plan

Jul 21 • Toby Israel

"I Do Not Desire A Car" & "When the Music Stopped"

Two Writing Jam Creations

Jun 25 • Toby Israel

Everything All At Once

A prayer to everything

Jun 5 • Toby Israel

This Life Is Meant to be Danced

A poem, a myth, a musing.

May 15 • Toby Israel

Don't Feed the Trolls

The hardest (only?) response to hate

Apr 16 • Toby Israel

This Too Shall Pass

A poem for difficult moments

Apr 10 • Toby Israel

Lessons from the Body: Do Less. Don’t Ask Why.

Musings from a month of movement

Mar 6 • Toby Israel

The Writing Jam

My favorite creative process and a few poem-things

Feb 27 • Toby Israel

Slipped my Skin

Playing with words, just because

Feb 3 • Toby Israel

1:09

Can You Dance With It?

Replacing resolutions with poetry, I think

Jan 8 • Toby Israel

The Craving for Self-Commodification: From Empowerment to Complicity

Another Luddite rant, take it or leave it.

Dec 26, 2025 • Toby Israel

The Monster at the Door

Dec 19, 2025 • Toby Israel

2:15

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