Donna Spruijt-Metz

Prayers for peace — The Poets Corner To Phrase a Prayer for Peace  wrestles with what is holy, with the world as we humans have constructed it, with war and violence, with love and friendship, with communication between people (and natio...

Please join me and Mark Burrows at The Poets Corner January 11 at 4:00 ESTm 1:00 PST for poetry and talk of peace! Click on the picture for a link to register!

With thanks to the @westtradereview.bsky.social

Thank you @westtradereview.bsky.social for giving this poem such a good home

Our December regular reading features 6 writers on December 11 at 6:30c- don't miss @dustinbrookshire.bsky.social @rebeccalehmann.bsky.social @erindorney.bsky.social @dsmpoet.bsky.social @kathrynkirkpatrick.bsky.social and @magpiedays!

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Thank you Michael for giving it such a good home.

Thank you 🙏🏻

Donna Spruijt-Metz: Person I wouldn’t call you back—not to a body that would be unable to walk the mountains freely. Even though I miss you— even though the hole you left in me is vast—please— trust me.

Today is the first Father’s Day without my husband, who died suddenly 7 months ago. Thank you Michael Simms at @voxpopulisphere.bsky.social for giving this quirky elegy a home voxpopulisphere.com/2025/06/15/d...

Thank you!!!

It's publication day! To Phrase a Prayer for Peace is officially out and in the world. The poems came from the heartbreak of watching the war in the middle east unfold. At AWP, I'll be signing at Yetzirah (T715) on 3/29 at 11:00 am & Whale Road Review (948) on 3/29 12-1:00. Please come say 'hey'

Thank you Jared!!!

To Phrase a Prayer for Peace launches online on Sunday March 23, 4:00 pm PT with the amazing poets @jaredharel.bsky.social Julia Kolchinsky and Yehoshua Josh November. Thank you @wildhousepubs.bsky.social and Mark S. Burrows! Register here
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I would love to see you there!

Donna Spruijt-Metz reading at AWP YouTube video by SmartishPace

Donna Spruijt-Metz reading for us at AWP. We'll see you soon in LA, we'll be at T540, our 23rd year of attending AWP!

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It was such fun!

To Phrase a Prayer for Peace
Out in March from Wildhouse Press! Preorders very soon!

Trying. Another terrifying new widow experience.

Thank you. It’s terrifying and fast moving here.

The fire is close. I’ve got go bags ready for the pups and me. I hope we don’t have to evacuate

I was wondering what happened!

Beautiful

Thank you!

Any recommendations for a really good, well written novel?

Happy 7th light, Happy New Year, I wish you all peace and love and health and wild bursts of creativity and when you need it, a dog who knows you’re going to cry before you know it.

This has been a year of suffering in the world: hate. war, death, hunger—and for me, personally—with the sudden death of my husband. This book came fast, took me over, possessed me. I can’t wait to share it with you.

Thank you, Melody Stanford Martin for this beautiful cover. What a gift.

Oh that’s a beauty. Thanks!

What a joy and an honor to be included in the latest issue of Whale Road Review!!

What an honor to be part of this stellar issue of @whaleroadreview.bsky.social !! Such a wonderful roll call of fine poets and friends! Thank you @Katie Manning!

Rosemerry Wahtola Trommer describes grief as I feel it these days.

Preordering! You two really know how to translate a book

My best friend!