DIRTY HANDS, AROMATIC HAND SOAP

meditating on WARM SPACES and hospitality in the arts

Mar 9 • Mo Ritter

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February 2026

A couple of love poems for you

VIBES OF THE PERIPHERY is a reader-supported publication.

Feb 14 • Mo Ritter

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January 2026

A review of an exercise class at my community center

Just a little bonus for the paid subscribers.

Jan 21 • Mo Ritter

POEM 5 a.m.

about um about um about um about um about um about um about um about um about umshards of glassof iridescent milky green’s own way back machinenursing…

Jan 10 • Mo Ritter

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December 2025

Vibes Of The Periphery Essay

The progenitor for this zone, a bump into the namesake

Dec 30, 2025 • Mo Ritter

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POEM TAG GIVEAWAY

POEM TAG GIVEAWAY

Dec 6, 2025 • Mo Ritter

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BE LIKE A DOG

Having a nested thought that due to its sensitivity I am inclined to put behind a paywall.

Dec 5, 2025 • Mo Ritter

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The puzzle is a riddle with no resolve

The poem, mentioned previously, commissioned by Melanie Flood Projects on the occasion of Rainen Knecht’s exhibition, Total Catastrophe Living, in 2022

Dec 4, 2025 • Mo Ritter

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Dear substack, my substrate of poem thinking,

Dear diary, Dear live journal, Dear substack my substrate of poem thinking,

Dec 4, 2025 • Mo Ritter

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