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 -

Cold Blood

Maggie Devers

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

More from Maggie Devers ↓

• Read my debut poetry book, For My Daughter
• Follow me on Instagram for more poetry @rembrandts.cure

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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.

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