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Support your friendly, compulsive creator (that’s me!) for only 7 bucks a month. How to Love the World is a reader-supported publication. Thank You. Coming up… Poet Film Stage: Outlaws & Angels on Saturday, May 2, 2026 at 7:30 PM Poet Film Stage returns to Beyond Baroque for a one-night performance. This year’s theme, Outlaws & Angels, unfolds as a 75-minute program shaped by a live score, where music threads through poetry, vignettes, and film, connecting each moment into a cohesive, emotionally rich visual narrative. Featuring: Amy Raasch, Annie Wood, Aruni Wijesinghe, Brendan Constantine, Dig Wayne, Jeremy Ra, jimmy vega, Joseph Paulson, Kathleen Florence, Michelle Bitting, Nicelle Davis, Phil Abrams, Rich Ferguson, S.A. Griffin, Mylo Lam, Sandy Rogers, Sean Hill, and Susan Hayden. Get your tickets! [https://www.eventbrite.com/e/poet-film-stage-outlaws-angels-tickets-1986483842648?utm-campaign=social&utm-content=attendeeshare&utm-medium=discovery&utm-term=listing&utm-source=cp&aff=ebdsshcopyurl] View Current artwork [https://www.anniewood.com/artistanniewood] This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe [https://anniewood.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

I Met a Stoic - Official Selection in the International Poetry Film Festival

I’m excited to announce that my poetry film, which I created, wrote, and voiced, has been accepted into the International Poetry Film Festival at Beyond Baroque! It’s screening there in Venice, CA, in a room that’s held poets since the 1960s. I’m thrilled to be in the same space where Charles Bukowski and Patti Smith shared their work. A lot of voices have passed through there. I’m happy to follow. 🙌🏼 I’m also sharing it here, for you, my most excellent subscribers. Only here, and at the festival. I’m happy to have you along on this creative life journey. XO, Annie If you like what’s happening here and want to support an independent artist doing her thing, a paid subscription starting at $7 a month is a beautiful way to do that. Thank you so much. It means a lot. 🫶🏼 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe [https://anniewood.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Lift Up Your Own Heart

Happy Valentine’s Day! I love love. I hope you love the f*ck out of yourself today and every day and then have the added joy of loving those around you. xo, Annie Get a limited edition signed copy. Click on the image below. If you like what’s happening here and want to support an independent artist doing her thing, a paid subscription starting at $7 a month is a beautiful way to do that. Thank you so much. It means a lot. 🫶🏼 This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe [https://anniewood.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

I Know You Think I'm Kissing You

You don’t need to do anything with this poem. Or with any poem you ever read. You don’t need to understand it, or respond to it, or turn it into something else, or wonder if it’s true. You can just let it be what it is. I love that. I think Poetry is about noticing.So here’s a prompt to live with… You don’t have to write anything.Just notice one small thing today you usually pass by. Maybe something in your kitchen, office, morning walk. Let yourself stay with what you notice a little longer than you normally would.No meaning required.No takeaway.Just attention. Feels kinda nice, doesn’t it? 🗓️Save The Date: From February 27–March 1, 2026, I’ll be transforming a room at The Kinney Venice Beach Hotel (737 W Washington Blvd, Los Angeles, CA 90292) into my own immersive art space during one of L.A.’s most vibrant art weekends. Artists will turn every hotel room into a unique gallery. You’ll be able to wander, connect, and collect directly from the artists. Come visit my room - #232! My gift to you: Free passes! 🎁 Download your free passes using the link below. Go through the checkout, then enter my capitalized first initial + last name AWOOD to receive a 100% discount. Guest Pass Link: https://posh.vip/e/startup-art-fair-los-angeles-2026 [https://posh.vip/e/startup-art-fair-los-angeles-2026] Can’t wait to show you what I’ve been working on! 🥰 This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe [https://anniewood.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]

Poetry Reading

i wrote and read a poem for Peter at a gathering of poets. i didn't know it was for him when i wrote it, but it became obvious as i was reading it. it's about us, life, love, our summers in italy. love is my favorite. This Substack is reader-supported. To receive new posts and support my work, consider becoming a free or paid subscriber. Thanks for reading! This post is public so feel free to share it. This is a public episode. If you'd like to discuss this with other subscribers or get access to bonus episodes, visit anniewood.substack.com/subscribe [https://anniewood.substack.com/subscribe?utm_medium=podcast&utm_campaign=CTA_2]