<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[Rei Writes Blog]]></title><description><![CDATA[Rei Writes Blog]]></description><link>https://reialyssamurray.wixsite.com/blog/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Thu, 07 May 2026 15:41:59 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://reialyssamurray.wixsite.com/blog/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[Change, and a New Poem]]></title><description><![CDATA[“In order to rise from its own ashes, a Phoenix first must burn.” 	– Octavia E. Butler TW: Mentions of suicide attempts. As I get nearer and nearer to the completion of this latest poetry collection, I can’t help but reflect on what brought me to this point where I am writing it: my journey through who I was to who I am now. Many of the things that forced the three collections that comprise  In All the Ways, a Drowning  out of me still haunt me to this day, sometimes feeling as much like the...]]></description><link>https://reialyssamurray.wixsite.com/blog/post/change-and-a-new-poem</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69e648f1e30ec41b7d055dd3</guid><pubDate>Mon, 20 Apr 2026 16:20:45 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8dcd1_1ee350402ae649eca7a82b48f733e6dc~mv2.webp/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rei</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Through a Gauntlet, Indeed -- Thoughts on Transition and My Return to Poetry]]></title><description><![CDATA[Many of you may remember me by my dead name, and the work which was published under it. And you may remember my dramatic, kind of explosive departure from the world of the literary arts. I remember, as well. And it turns out there was a lot more swimming under the surface than I realized at the time. And there's always more to discover, but this is why poetry is ultimately so important to me. Let's start from my brand new beginning: What I didn't know at the time was that I didn't need a...]]></description><link>https://reialyssamurray.wixsite.com/blog/post/through-a-gauntlet-indeed-thoughts-on-transition-and-my-return-to-poetry</link><guid isPermaLink="false">698cab4e31ffa9c2435f5c7c</guid><pubDate>Wed, 11 Feb 2026 18:15:59 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/f8dcd1_26c540044e2f4e5eae43d2b4797b02c2~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>Rei</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>