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Author: Beth Portnoy

I'm Beth (she/her/they/them), a staff writer at Germ and an avid poet and writer. I'm in High School in NJ, USA, graduating in 2024 with a humanities concentration, and started doubling down on my writing to have something cool on my future college applications, but have since fallen in love with the craft. I published my debut poetry book, Lorem Ipsum Dolor (which is Latin for The Pain Itself) in August 2022, and have since released another poetry book name The Sunday of Summer (2022) and a fantasy short story collection called The Seven Parodied Tropes (2022) and am working on my next poetry collection, Break (2023). When I'm not writing, I'm playing Dungeons and Dragons (as the dungeon master), playing devil's advocate in debates, working on verb conjugations in Spanish, and experimenting with hair dye. I am often accompanied by my beloved dog, a Standard Poodle named Umka (which means smartie).

I Am a Poet

Posted on Jun 28, 2023Jun 28, 2023 by Beth Portnoy

My work is not meant to be beautiful. 
My work is meant to be poetic…

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A single word

Posted on Apr 5, 2023Apr 5, 2023 by Beth Portnoy

A single word
A single phrase
A single expression
Of some praise…

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the american shredder

Posted on Mar 30, 2023Mar 30, 2023 by Beth Portnoy

“Guns don’t kill people”
What do you call the bullets
Shredding through fluid flesh…

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See

Posted on Mar 11, 2023Mar 27, 2023 by Beth Portnoy

“You see? You’ll never be able to see me. Not really.” She gives a chuckle, his blood on her arm mixing with her own…

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In Memoriam

Posted on Feb 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023 by Beth Portnoy

To
The girl who stopped
The truth pouring from her words
Out of fear of what it might reveal…

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Saudade

Posted on Feb 27, 2023Mar 27, 2023 by Beth Portnoy

Alone in the rushing silence,
She craves the quiet of a crowd…

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