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The Lake Isle of Innisfree By W. B. Yeats
The Lake Isle of Innisfree by William Butler Yeats I will arise and go now, and go to Innisfree, And a small cabin build there, of clay...

marychristinedelea
Sep 28, 20221 min read
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Answer Me This, Part 2: Poetry Prompt
On October 17, 2021, I posted a prompt called Answer Me This. It asked that you write a piece that answers 6 questions. A wonderful poet,...

marychristinedelea
Sep 25, 20222 min read
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Feed My People (The Toxicology Prayer) by Cedric Tillman
Feed My People (The Toxicology Prayer) by Cedric Tillman published in RHINO (won 2nd prize in the 2021 Editor's Prize contest) Father we...

marychristinedelea
Sep 25, 20222 min read
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Daughter Mined With Mercury by Shagufta Mulla
Daughter Mined With Mercury by Shagufta Mulla published in Blood Orange Review, 2021 (Contest Winner) You painted me in shadowy stripes...

marychristinedelea
Sep 21, 20221 min read
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It's Hard to Say: Poetry Prompt
Some words are difficult to pronounce, some to spell, some to guess on Wordle, some to teach, some to use correctly, and some to stop...

marychristinedelea
Sep 18, 20222 min read
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September Tomatoes by Karina Borowicz
September Tomatoes by Karina Borowicz published in Ecotone, Issue 15 The whiskey stink of rot has settled in the garden, and a burst of...

marychristinedelea
Sep 18, 20221 min read
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My Sex Life by Diane Seuss
My Sex Life by Diane Seuss published in Rattle, #16, Winter 2001: Tribute to Boomer Girls Having a threesome with Jack Daniels and Billie...

marychristinedelea
Sep 14, 20222 min read
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Kitchen Aid: Poetry Prompt
This week's writing prompt takes its cue from today's poem by Jeremy Downes. (So go read that poem if you haven't already!) Write a poem...

marychristinedelea
Sep 11, 20221 min read
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Kia Writes the Microwaves by Jeremy Downes
Kia Writes the Microwaves by Jeremy Downes Kia writes the microwaves sizzling yesterday’s browned grief; Kia reads the manuals, finds the...

marychristinedelea
Sep 11, 20221 min read
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Same Wording: English Spelling vs. Chinese Syntax by Yuan Changming
Same Wording: English Spelling vs. Chinese Syntax by Yuan Changming published in The HitchLit Review, Vol 3, Issue 2, Autumn 2020 钱是没有问题...

marychristinedelea
Sep 7, 20221 min read
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Passion Play: Poetry Prompt
Dean Young's poem, also posted here on my blog, is an incredible poem about love/sex/romance/desire/yearning . . . in other words,...

marychristinedelea
Sep 4, 20221 min read
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Delphiniums in a Window Box by Dean Young
Delphiniums in a Window Box by Dean Young (1955-2022) Every sunrise, sometimes strangers’ eyes. Not necessarily swans, even crows, even...

marychristinedelea
Sep 4, 20221 min read
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