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elena bjxrn

Elena Bjørn
 

Hi there, I'm Elena. I'm a social media manager by day and a fiction writer, artist and blogger by night. I write about renovating and furnishing my first home, current affairs, my rescue pets and navigating an increasingly scary modern world. 

A lunch date with my notebook was long, long overdue. I’m running behind on #maymyselfandi after a busy and unusual week so it’s been a nice change to just sit still and write. I’m currently deciding whether it would be weird to ask them to box up the fries so I can finish them later... waste not, want not. #poet #writing #amwriting #poetry #lunch #shakshuka #fries
“Umbrella” If you are the rain I’ll stand out in a storm in a white cotton dress. The #maymyselfandi prompt for today is very weather-appropriate. #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #writersofinstagram #poem #poet #quotes #writer #poems #poetsofinstagram #writing #art #words #wordporn #escapril #napowrimo #penguinplatform #globalpoetcult #ukpoet #creativewriting #poetsofig #amwriting
“Pranks” This #maymyselfandi prompt is based on a time a boy at school grabbed me by the leg from behind and yanked it into the air so I’d smack my face on a stone floor. Which I did. He then begged me not to tell on him, and I didn’t. I thought if I stayed quiet he’d be nice to me, or at least grateful. He was neither. #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #writersofinstagram #poem #poet #quotes #writer #poems #poetsofinstagram #writing #art #words #wordporn #escapril #napowrimo #penguinplatform #globalpoetcult #ukpoet #creativewriting #poetsofig #amwriting
“Salty” Without it life is worthless, tasteless, bland and sad. A little is delicious but a lot will make you mad. A bit like great sex, really. #maymyselfandi #writerscommunity #quoteoftheday #photography #follow #music #sad #instagram #like #poetryporn #instapoetry #writers #writingcommunity #britishpoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetsofig #poesia #instagood #inspirationalquotes #penguinplatform #globalpoetcult
“Weight” Hashing out ideas for this #maymyselfandi prompt was hard, as this is a topic I don’t really love talking about in poetry given how often I feel forced to address it in real life. I tried skirting around it but ended up with this, which kind of explores how fat girls are told to feel grateful for romantic/sexual attention and how that fucks the dynamic of any relationship we’re ultimately able to engage in. Also the idea of describing body types as fruits and then using them in a derogatory way against ourselves. Girls, I don’t care what fruit you are. You are ripe, and you taste great. #writerscommunity #quoteoftheday #photography #follow #music #sad #instagram #like #poetryporn #instapoetry #writers #writingcommunity #britishpoetry #poetryofinstagram #poetsofig #poesia #instagood #inspirationalquotes #penguinplatform #globalpoetcult
“Eggs” Today’s #maymyselfandi prompt made me think about one of my oldest, and most deeply-rooted wishes for my life: to own a small farm and live off my labour. Like The Good Life, with wi-fi. #poetryisnotdead #inspiration #artist #wordsofwisdom #motivation #instapoet #spilledink #stories #poetrylovers #instawriters #poemsofinstagram #igwriters #writersofuk #penguinplatform #globalpoetcult
“Red lips” I didn’t know what today’s #maymyselfandi prompt was when I put this lipstick on and I’m thrilled by how serendipitous it was. #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #writersofinstagram #poem #poet #quotes #writer #poems #poetsofinstagram #writing #art #words #wordporn #escapril #napowrimo #penguinplatform #globalpoetcult #ukpoet #creativewriting #poetsofig #amwriting
“Doughnut” Did you ever challenge yourself to eat a jam doughnut without licking the sugar off your lips? Basically that’s how I feel most of the time: barely able to enjoy the moment I’m living in because I’ve created a senseless, tangential challenge for myself, which I am often doomed to fail. Thankfully this poem is not about that. #maymyselfandi #poetry #love #poetrycommunity #writersofinstagram #poem #poet #quotes #writer #poems #poetsofinstagram #writing #art #words #wordporn #escapril #napowrimo #penguinplatform #globalpoetcult #ukpoet #creativewriting #poetsofig #amwriting