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Mira Hadlow

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Mira Hadlow is a Canadian poet and writer whose work explores grief, resilience, womanhood, and the quiet spaces where survival remakes us. After losing her hearing in adulthood, she turned to writing as a way to rebuild her world from the inside out. Her voice is known for its clarity, vulnerability, and unflinching honesty.

She is the author of three poetry collections—As Muses Burn, Red, and Nearly—as well as a contributor to multiple anthologies. Her work often centers the unheard and the overlooked, driven by a belief that truth-telling is a form of reclamation.

When she isn’t writing, Mira can usually be found renovating something, misplacing her coffee for the forty-seventh time, or challenging whatever authority figure wandered too cl ...more

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	As Muses Burn 4.63 avg rating — 52 ratings — 4 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
	Red: Poetry & Prose by Mira Hadlow (Goodreads Author), Candice Daquin (Editor) 4.82 avg rating — 17 ratings — 2 editions	Error rating book. Refresh and try again. Rate this book Clear rating 1 of 5 stars 2 of 5 stars 3 of 5 stars 4 of 5 stars 5 of 5 stars
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Mira Hadlow answered Goodreads's question: Where did you get the idea for your most recent book? From the emotional hangover of all the situationships I barely survived and absolutely should not have entered in the first place. It’s basically a field guide to every threshold I’ve stood in, kissed in, or catastrophically misjudged.
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“She was madness, but she was art.

Some precarious balance of shadow and light.

Because those who feel the weight of beauty always risk being destroyed by it.”
― Mira Hadlow, As Muses Burn

tags: disappointment, dreams, inspirational, knowledge, light, love, philosophy, poetry, reality, strength

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“My love can set your soul on fire, or it can burn your world to the ground.”
― Mira Hadlow, As Muses Burn

tags: disappointment, dreams, inspirational, knowledge, light, love, philosophy, poetry, reality, strength

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“And somehow, the thunder in him silenced the thunder in me.”
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“We stood near something that wanted to become revelation but lacked the discipline.”
― Mira Hadlow, Nearly: Poems

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“I am no one’s beloved. No one’s daughter. A pulse inside borrowed air.”
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“I ask the old gods to keep you breathing in whatever bed holds you.”
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tags: devotion, distance, longing, midnight, prayer, protection, quiet-love, vulnerability, yearning

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“You tasted like salt, and coffee, and good intentions, and empty promises.”
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tags: almost-lovers, desire, disappointment, emotional-clarity, heartbreak, intimacy, longing, nostalgia, sensory-writing

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“We called our madness by other names in order to make it palatable. We called it passion, except on the days it soured and caught in our throats.

On those days, we called it love.”
― Mira Hadlow, As Muses Burn

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