So I Wrote You a Poem

In January 2021, Instagram followers were invited to message author David Tensen with a life story they wanted made into a poem. More than 60 people wrote in with stories spanning divorce, loss, trauma, parenting, ableism, same-sex attraction, suicide, PTSD, parenting, religious shame and more.

Drawing from deep empathy, and with a desire to give dignity and voice to those often shamed and ostracis...