Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.
Jun 16 - Midlife Calculus by Britt Kaufmann: @brittwriter on Instagram. Her website: brittkaufmann.com. Her book, Midlife Calculus, is out now from Press 53
Jun 17 - Swans by Sara Teasdale
Jun 18 - Pollen Count by Danielle Marie Cahill: @daniellecahillwriter on Instagram. This poem is published in The Quarter(ly).
Jun 19 - She has a new god by Maggie Devers: @rembrandts.cure on Instagram. Her book, For My Daughter, is out now.
Jun 20 - Him by Christy Granger: @christysdigitalhaven on Instagram. Her book, Broken By Beauty: The Beauty of Broken Bonds, is out now.
Jun 21 - After I Lost Him by Barbara Ehrentreu
Jun 22 -
In cold blood
Bones ache
Seraphim choke
On their holy words
Songs frozen
In mute frequency
Electric hums quiet
Lights flicker out
Fire dims
Collapsed, a final sigh
Nothing moves
In cold blood
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Write After: National Poetry Month with One Poem Only
Write After is a way to encourage poets to listen and write, and use National Poetry Month to highlight how listening to poetry makes us better poets. I know I write the best when I’m surrounded by beautiful poetry–it’s part of the reason I created this podcast, and I want to encourage others to share this practice.
We'll get started in April. You can share to #WriteAfterOPO.
