Samantha’s Substack

What my Poland Pilgrimage Meant, 3 months Later

A Talk Given at a Fundraiser for Ashkenazi Ancestral Journeys

Oct 20, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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Land of the Morning Calm

preparing for an ancestral pilgrimage to Korea

Oct 13, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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Why I'm not celebrating Thanksgiving

And why I don't think holidays need to be "stressful."

Oct 13, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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September 2025

Fall

a girl in love with land, waxes poetic about the bounties of fall.

Sep 24, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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It's Enough to Be.

radical wisdom for explosive times

Sep 15, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

Genocide Land - الجزء الأول

The beginning (middle) of a multi-part exploration of land, colonization, home, and the human need to grapple with history to understand who we really…

Sep 15, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

Butterflies at Treblinka

Returning to and from an ancestral homeland.

Sep 8, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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May 2025

Slaying the Hemlock Forest

an early morning in Strawberry Creek canyon turns violent, for some.

May 14, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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February 2025

Community & language, in fascist times, as we drink our coffee.

I sit down next to two men in neon uniforms eating breakfast at my local cafe, the one I like because it’s not pretentious.

Feb 5, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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January 2025

for Ceasefire & Rain

inspired by "Seasons of Grief" by Khadija Queen

Jan 16, 2025 • Samantha Kanofsky

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November 2024

I've Gone to War

Feminist rage, inspired by the poem "Cast Iron" by Allison Albino

Nov 15, 2024 • Samantha Kanofsky

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July 2024

a few minor changes

inspired by the poem "Absence" by Wislawa Szymborska

Jul 12, 2024 • Samantha Kanofsky

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