A NOTE ABOUT THE AUTHOR
B. Johnstone lives in Norwalk, Connecticut. She is a writer, activist, and artist. She received her BAs from the University of Connecticut in 2016, including a BA in Literature and Political Science. After earning her degrees, she received a teaching certification and would spend the following years teaching literature to children, and adults. Following teaching, she began practicing integrative medicine through energy work, and has an office in Stamford, Connecticut. Johnstone’s first consolidated print release, Sound of Sirens, is a culmination of over a decade’s worth of work as a poet, an educator, healer, and freelance writer. You can find portions of this work across different mediums of print, under unreleased aliases, and at bfortherecord.com
FOR THE RECORD
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These pieces were/are always intended for print; yet part of poetry is the sound that creates, and the way in which it resonates thereafter. These small selections "snips" are taken from larger print collections.
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In reference to releasing the whole printed works, someone had said to me: "do it." I had been hesitant, but responded that I would publish, of course, but "at the right time; I will know when the time comes."
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I have chosen to publish the total works in print, but more significantly, present a few pieces, rawly recorded, the way they were intended to sound: recorded in one shot, as is, and for the record.
I hope it resonates. ​
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Please enjoy, as I have; or do not, as I have not.
B
/writer of sorts/
"I would like to believe that pieces become more honest that way: when they are at the point in which they are ready to resonate as they were always intended, and finally left to just be.
I try to live, and observe, with the same sincerity and intention.
Plus, the unpredictable can be quite beautiful--and exciting."
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