I am so proud to have two poems featured in the newest issue of the Floating Acorn Review! floatingacornreview.com/issue-four/
Was anyone else influenced to create a personal curriculum? How is it going?
Do you have a favorite wildflower?
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For me, some of the joys of writing are finding ways to invite others into the act. Here is something simple to try after reading Ridl's poem.
Write a poem that:
1. Describes a scene
2. Invites the reader to become the scene
3. Lets them embody that existence
I read this poem at the beach yesterday and it has one of my favorite turns of the summer!
"Say yes to wanting to be this cat."
It just cracked something open in me.
Read the full poem here: writersalmanac.publicradio.org/index.php%3F...
👇 An invitation to try this turn for yourself.
Thank you so much!
Thank you!
Thank you!
It's beautiful how it feels like time stops between "triumphantly" and "you're off".
Thank you for noticing!
It’s time: #PoemsAbout #StarCrossed 💔
Post your poem. Tag it + tag us:
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Let the lines ache. Let the silence answer.
What a snapshot!
I really enjoyed the way this poem feels like it is expanding with each stanza.
“<insert sketch of a hot air balloon, me>” is incredible! Reading that line changed my role as reader to something else.
Thank you! 💚
Be strong! It’s weird only 55 degrees here so it’s back to open windows.
I love the way you made this prompt your own!
I am really drawn to the space between lovers and but.
Whoa! I am stunned by your choice of words. Something tells me I’ll be thinking about this all day.
A queer love poem. #PoemsAbout #StarCrossed @thebrokenspine.co.uk @alanparrywriter.co.uk
The poem I worked on this morning. #poetry
The poem I worked on this morning. #poetry
The life of a poet is weeping when Dorianne Laux says, “Nothing is gone forever,” and rising, empowered, when Lil’ Kim spits: “Rather count a million while you eat my pussy / push me to the limit, get my feelings in it / get me open while I’m cumming down your throat.” #poetlife #poetsofbluesky
The life of a poet is weeping when Dorianne Laux says, “Nothing is gone forever,” and rising, empowered, when Lil’ Kim spits: “Rather count a million while you eat my pussy / push me to the limit, get my feelings in it / get me open while I’m cumming down your throat.” #poetlife #poetsofbluesky
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I was walking someplace new today when I was stunned by how the straight fence and path told the story of the Earth’s curvature in shadow.
There is a poem in this image. Maybe a dozen.
I would love to read yours.
#poetryprompt #poetrycommunity #poetry #writerslife
Drafting on a Monday can feel like sowing seeds in the gravel. Still, the ritual matters. Keep showing up.
#writinglife #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
This year has been transformative for my writing because I started a morning pages* routine.
Every morning (mostly), first thing, I try to fill a two-page spread in my notebook with whatever feels right. I’ve played around with constraints, but the only real rule is: I have to show up to the page.
Barbara Abercrombie wrote:
“We can get so into our own feelings that all we want to deal with are the high points, the arias…”
This morning I wrote an ode to the rest of the story. Here is my poem, dropped letters and all.
What are you working on today? #writingcommunity #poetrycommunity
This was so much fun to read! I love how the structure of this poem mirrors its subject and is a little chaotic in the best way. Each line feel like a step or a skip in zero gravity.
