☀️SUNREI POETRY☀️


Rei|Ρέη
poet ☀️ poetry editor ☀️ artist
ποιήτρια☀️εκδότρια☀️καλλιτέχνης
sunrays in poetry form
ηλιαχτίδες σε μορφή ποίησης
Not long after my first breath, I've been steeped in creative expression. As a neurodivergent writer, poetic activist, and soul having a human experience, I create art with mystical elements and focus a great deal on social justice, compassion, and mental health. Career-wise, I'm a freelance writer (of author biographies and poetry book blurbs mainly) and poetry book editor.
My greatest hope as a poet is to uplift people and help them heal through the power of words. There is really nothing more fulfilling to me than knowing I added even a smidgen of sunlight to someone's day. 🌞
P.S. Don't let the sunrays fool you! The sun shines upon all things, magnificent, devastating, and everything in between. Just as I strive to spread compassion and hope through my poetry, I also strive to shed light on the injustices plaguing this world. My writing encompasses the full spectrum of the human experience: the uplifting and the gritty. That is what I mean by "sunrays in poetry form" - sunrays that warm and sunrays that reveal (serve as a spotlight, if you will) in equal measure.
Λίγο μετά απο την πρώτη μου αναπνοή, ήμουν βυθισμένη στη δημιουργική έκφραση. Ως νευροαποκλίνων συγγραφέας, ποιητικός ακτιβιστής, και ψυχή έχοντας ανθρώπινη εμπειρία, δημιουργώ τέχνη με μυστικιστικά στοιχεία και εστιάζω πολύ στην κοινωνική δικαιοσύνη (Ανεξαρτησία για την Παλαιστίνη, το Κονγκό, το Σουδάν...), τη συμπόνια, και την ψυχική υγεία. Για την καριέρα μου, είμαι συγγραφέας και επιμελητής ποιητικών βιβλίων.
Η μεγαλύτερη ελπίδα μου ως ποιήτρια είναι να εμπνεύσω άλλους και να τους βοηθήσω να θεραπεύσουν μέσω της δύναμης των λέξεων. Δεν υπάρχει τίποτα πιο ικανοποιητικό για μένα από να ξέρω ότι πρόσθεσα έστω και λίγο φως στη μέρα κάποιου. 🌞
Υ.Γ. Μην αφήσεις της ηλιαχτίδες να σε ξεγελάσουν! Ο ήλιος λάμπει τα πάντα: τα υπέροχα, τα στενάχωρα, και όλα τα πράγματα ανάμεσα. Όπως προσπαθώ να σκορπίζω συμπόνια και ελπίδα, επίσης θέλω να ρίξω φως στις αδικίες που πληγώνουν τον κόσμο μας. Η ποίηση μου καλύπτει όλο το φάσμα της ανθρώπινης εμπειρίας: της εμπνεύστηκες και της σκληρές πτυχές της ζωής. Αυτό εννοώ όταν λέω "ηλιαχτίδες σε μορφή ποίησης" - ηλιαχτίδες που ζεσταίνουν και ηλιαχτίδες μου αποκαλύπτουν εξίσου.
Love & Sunrays | Με Αγάπη & Ηλιαχτίδες,
Rei|Ρέη
*In Greek, "rei" (ρέει) means "she/he/it flows" but I spell the Greek version of my nickname with an eta (η) at the end to differentiate it from the actual word. It's also customary that names end with that letter, not iota (ι).
☀Welcome! Καλως ήρθατε! ☀
☀UPDATES☀
2025
☀️I've been working on a creative project called Reis of Sunshine. I basically write uplifting sun-inspired poems or quotes on sun-shaped pieces of paper and put them in random places for others to find. It's my way of spreading the (sun)light amongst all the disarray in the world.
☀️We're living during some chaotic times, that's for sure. My way of coping with the uprooting of human rights is writing poetry. Poetry for change is my main form of social justice!
2024
☀️On occasion, I'll be writing/reciting Greek poetry and translating it into English (and vice versa) to maintain my fluency and honour my Hellenic heritage.
☀️I moved my blog from Substack to this website, so most things can be found in one place.
☀️A writing/art group I was a co-admin of (Poetic Souls) since 2020 on Instagram has moved to Discord at the beginning of the year. It's a creative space to create, collaborate, and relax without the countless pressures of social media.
2023
☀️I created a Substack blog.
☀️My poetry book titled Spectral Lines is out now.
☀️My poem "But you were born 'a girl'..." has been published in Trans_Muted Issue 7.
☀️My poem "Rest Easy" has been published in Aurtistic Zine Volume 5: Rest.
☀️My poem "Warm Shoulders" has been published in Wishbone Words Issue 10: Brainfog/Anxiety.
2022
☀️I launched an Autism poetry community page for Autistic poets called Autistic Poetics. I stepped down from Our Words Heard to focus on it.
☀️I now offer poetry editing, critiques, author bios, and other services for poets on this website! Go here.
2021
☀️My poetry/philosophy book titled Nova Conscientia is available!
☀️I became a brand ambassador for Fund A Hive, an initiative that helps bees while selling sustainable, organic clothing.