Shownotes
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.
Aug 18 - As I sit frustrated at the world’s apathies by Mar Lamar @marlamarrr on Instagram. Listen to her songs To the Moon & Someone to Blame now.
Aug 19 - She will always be an unfinished poem. by Nur Houda Or @neverjustathought on Instagram.
Aug 20 - In which I explain myself by Alex Dawson @alexdawcreates on Instagram. Second Nature on Substack. Her book, All these Living Things, is out now. She curated and edited the anthology, Upon Learning That: A Collection of Poetry Based on Facts About the Natural World. It is out now.
Aug 21 - I Seek Solace I Seek Peace by Ro Hefzu @ro_hefzu on Instagram and Facebook. Ro Hefzu on Substack.
Aug 22 - Hope is Dancing by James Roethlein @jroeth71 on Instagram. His books: Musing on the Cricket Game of Life Part 1 1/2 (2018), An Extravagant Way of Saying Nothing (2020), Letters to Roxanne (2022), and Writing With Scissors (2022)
Aug 23 - Home by Narayani Goenka @star_lit_words on Instagram. She is featured in Across Latitude & Language: World Poetry Anthology published by Delhi Poetry Slam.
Aug 24 -
Full Moon in Capricorn
Maggie Devers
I made potato soup with chicken stock, butter and cream
And felt like a wealthy peasant
To know such bounty as potato soup
I read something and took a screenshot of it
And then it hit me in the face:
This is the way I want to write, and I can
I Googled when the moon would be full
Exactly
And listened to my neighbors cackle from their balcony
Everything we want is already here
Just waiting for us to hold open the door
And nod the way inside.
More from Maggie Devers ↓
Mentioned in this episode:
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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