PUBLICATIONS
You can read all of these published works at the links provided. For any inquiries, please don't hesitate to reach out.
POURED OUT FOR HOLLYWOOD RAPTURE, AS SURELY AS THE SUN
April 2024
A narrative poem exploring a modern significance from Luke 22:31 from the POV of a Speaker seeking God in Hollywood.
GUIDESTONES, GRANFALLOON LITERARY MAGAZINE
April 2023
The Georgia Guidestones were a monument steeped in mystery, but are explored in this speculative fiction piece following independent filmmakers on a clandestine journey to secure footage for their latest film.
LOS FELIZ FOR THE UNHAPPY, ANGEL CITY REVIEW
March 2023
A short story reflecting on an unhappy event in a neighborhood named for its happy residents.
MAYBE WE ARE ALL LAZARUS, MONADNOCK UNDERGROUND
November 2022
Published as the kick off for their Fall 2022 season, this poem excavates the feeling of being reborn and how a metaphorical death is the only path to it.
OLD WORLD, MEET NEW ME, POEM
October 2022
A poem exploring the feeling of relinquishing hate, so as to avoid self-hatred. Published in Ariel Chart International Literary Journal.
YOUR ABSENCE IS A BLESSING AND A VOID, POEM
October 2022
A poem on power, as reflected by the sun. Published in Ariel Chart International Literary Journal.
FOR LILLIAN "NENA" BIRD CANALS, POEM
October 2022
A poem about my departed Aunt, who was an shining example of a strong woman who transcended this world and the pandemic. Published in Ariel Chart International Literary Journal and nominated for a Pushcart Prize.
HUMANS NEED FIXING LIKE ANY OTHER MACHINE, POEM
September, 2022
Print publication in the Fall 2022 issue of Granfalloon Literary Magazine. The poem posits, what if we could be fixed, like any other machine in disrepair?
RAPTURE RETIREMENT PLAN, POEM
July 2022
A poem about a very unique retirement plan in the face of all this existence. Published in Monadnock Underground
GRANFALLOON, SPRING 2022
June 2022
Print publication in the Spring 2022 issue of Granfalloon literary magazine, featuring "It's All Mountains Here" and "Why Do We Dream What We Dream?" You can purchase the issue at the link below.
DOWN IN THE DIRT, VOL. 193
March, 2022
Print publication in the "Just a Few Butterflies" issue of Down in the Dirt magazine, featuring "Dating in LA," "The Freedom of Having Nothing," and "The Tipping Point" You can purchase the issue at the link below.
INSOMNIA, REDUX, POEM
December 2021
Stricken by insomnia, you can notice the jagged lines and how harsh the light can be. A poem from the forthcoming The New World collection, published in Open Door Poetry Magazine
THE TIPPING POINT, POEM
November 2021
In every relationship, there is a tipping point that sends the scales in a decisive direction, whether that is an ending or a new beginning. After clicking the link, search "Nicole Bird" to view my work. From the If You Listen You Can Hear Them Pray collection.
THE FREEDOM OF HAVING NOTHING
November 2021
When you've got nothing, you've got nothing to lose, except your soul in a cacophonous city. After clicking the link, search "Nicole Bird" to view my work. From the If You Listen You Can Hear Them Pray collection.
DATING IN LA, POEM
November 2021
Dating in Los Angeles is a singular experience, rife with beginnings, middles, and endings. After clicking the link, search "Nicole Bird" to view my work. From the If You Listen You Can Hear Them Pray collection.
THE OBJECT, POEM
October 2021
Being devoted to a city is a different kind of love, one that will shape you, define you, and turn you into the object, rather than the subject of your existence. From the If You Listen You Can Hear Them Pray collection.
COLDS IN THE TIME OF PANDEMICS, POEM
August 2021
What happens when you catch a cold and your greatest worry is not healing, but whether or not it is actually a pestilence. Published in the Ariel Chart Literary Journal
RENEWED RECOVERY, POEM
August 2021
A piece on returning to recovery, which we never really finish, anyway. Published in the Ariel Chart International Literary Journal
I SAW MY EX ON LINKEDIN, POEM
August 2021
A poem on a past relationship, broken by betrayal and ephemerally reformed by social media. Published in the Ariel Chart International Literary Journal
THE SHADOW, POEM
August 2021
A poem on The Jungian Shadow of our identities and how it will always rear its ugly head. Published in the Ariel Chart International Literary Journal
ON LINEAGE, POEM
August 2021
A poem regarding family, lineage, and what defines it. Published in the Ariel Chart International Literary Journal
THE LAST NIGHT, POEM
August 2021
A poem on the ending of things, the last night in a city and a life. Published in the Ariel Chart International Literary Journal and has been nominated for the 2021 Pushcart Prize in Literature.