Shownotes
Here’s your recap of this week’s poems plus one new poem to carry us into the week ahead.
Aug 25 - Unfinished Men by Miss Greenwood @_miss_greenwood_ on Instagram and YouTube. Miss Greenwood on Substack. Her book, PolyPoetry, is out now.
Aug 26 - a soul of no age by Elle Sirs @ellesirspoetry on Instagram and Tiktok. Her book, Girls: A Collection of Poems, is out now.
Aug 27 - What I love about women’s sports by Lauren Mantis @laurenmantis on Instagram. vers/atile by Lauren Mantis on Substack.
Aug 28 - Wild Acolyte by Jenny Beldame @jennybeldame on Instagram. Jenny Beldame on Substack.
Aug 29 - When two writers fall in love by Neeta S @pahadan.writes on Instagram.
Aug 30 - Paper Boats by Donna Burke Esgro @the_writing_harpsichord on Instagram.
Aug 31 - Propaganda I’m not falling for
Maggie Devers
Laws make us safe
War is necessary
Our worth is determined by our usefulness
Children must be taught
Right and wrong
Productivity creates happiness
Sugar is bad
Babies are dumb
Intelligence can be measured
Empathy makes you weak
No pain no gain
The world is a cruel place
I don’t deserve to be happy
There’s more suffering than good
And art won’t save us.
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.
#WriteAfterOPO
