DislexicPoet Notebook
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Dyslexia and Self-Publishing
Another thing people don’t really see behind indie publishing Is what it’s like doing it while dyslexic. People think dyslexia is just spelling mistakes. It’s not. It affects editing, formatting, organisation, focus, memory, and confidence too. I can write a poem in minutes, But spend hours trying to fix spacing issues, page numbers, margins, or…
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Behind the Scenes of Indie Publishing
The Part People Don’t Really See By Natasha C Akinfolarin #DislexicPoet People see the finished book. The polished cover. The “Now Available on Amazon” post. The neat little photo beside a coffee cup. What they don’t see Is the chaos behind it. Indie publishing is not just writing poems and pressing upload. It’s hours of…
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The Indie Poet/Writer
It’s Not Just Writing the Book. People think writing a book is the hard part. It’s not. (well it is but it’s not the hardest part) Writing the poems? That’s the part I love. That’s the part that feels natural. Everything else? That’s where the time goes. You don’t just write a book and press…
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There’s A War Inside of Me — What You Don’t See
This poem came from a place I know too well. Not a dramatic moment. Not a breakdown. Just the quiet, constant fight that never really stops. The war within is always there. It doesn’t leave. It doesn’t switch off. We just learn how to hide it. We put on masks — Say we’re fine, Smile…
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Spectre’s
This poem started during one of those moments where I felt myself slipping into my own head. Writing helps me catch what I’m feeling before it disappears or turns darker. As a child, I was told things like “big girls don’t cry” and “stop being dramatic,” so I learned to bury parts of myself. Now…
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Dream Scream: When the Mind Refuses to Stay Quiet
Dream Scream is not just a poem. It’s a series. A descent. A confrontation with the parts of the mind we try to outrun. Each part of Dream Scream follows a different layer of the same experience — The moment where thought turns into noise, And silence becomes unbearable. This series was never about telling…
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🖤 Order is King
When I first started writing and working on my books, I used to get stuck. Not on ideas — On checking, re-checking, adjusting… Going back “just in case.” I would finish a piece — A poem, a page in my book — And feel satisfied it was done. Then I’d go back. Overthink it. Pull…
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🖤 From Water to Wing (The Dragonfly)
Some transformations are quiet. Not seen. Not celebrated. They happen beneath the surface — In places no one looks, In versions of ourselves no one meets. This poem came from that place. The part of life where you are still becoming, But it doesn’t feel like growth. It feels like waiting. Watching. Surviving. The dragonfly…
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The Mask We Wear — The Lie
There is a mask on the cover of The Lie. Not just for design. Not just to look good. It means something. We all wear one. The mask is the version of us The world is allowed to see. The calm face. The strong one. The one that says, “I’m fine.” Even when we’re not.…
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The Lie — Why I Wrote It
The Lie came from a deep wound of domestic violence that took a long time to heal. For years, I didn’t tell anyone. I was too ashamed. I didn’t want people to see me as weak. So I kept it all inside — Because that’s what I was taught: “Big girls don’t cry.” “Build a…