To Memory, a Pantoum by Jacinta White
To Memory, a Pantoum by Jacinta White published in Change Seven Magazine, Issue 2.1 His favorite tie hangs on the back of the wicker...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 27, 2022
- 2 min
Sonnet Adjacent: Poetry Prompt
Being as we are in a very traditional time of year--the holidays can turn even the most relaxed person into a crazed traditionalist about...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 27, 2022
- 1 min
Butter by Elizabeth Alexander
Butter by Elizabeth Alexander published in her 1996 book, Body of Life My mother loves butter more than I do, more than anyone. She pulls...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 23, 2022
- 1 min
Turkeys by Mary Mack
Turkeys by Mary Mack published in her book, Breaking the Fever (Marsh Hawk Press) One November a week before Thanksgiving the Ohio river...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
Did You Ever?: Poetry Prompt
This week's prompt very definitely lends itself to poems, essays, stories, one-act plays, performance art, and a lot of other things!...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 20, 2022
- 1 min
When Giving Is All We Have by Alberto RÃos
When Giving Is All We Have by Alberto RÃos One river gives Its journey to the next. We give because someone gave to us. We give because...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 16, 2022
- 1 min
Conversation with a Fireman from Brooklyn by Tess Gallagher
Conversation with a Fireman from Brooklyn by Tess Gallagher He offers, between planes, to buy me a drink. I’ve never talked to a fireman...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
When My Gender is First Named Disorder by torrin a. greathouse
When My Gender is First Named Disorder by torrin a. greathouse published in The Indianapolis Review Do they mean this as a synonym for...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 13, 2022
- 1 min
A Person, Place, or Thing: Poetry Prompt
In "When My Gender is First Named Disorder," torrin a. greathouse has created a poem filled with poetry-perfect nouns. They are specific,...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 9, 2022
- 1 min
Recuerdo by Edna St. Vincent Millay
Recuerdo by Edna St. Vincent Millay We were very tired, we were very merry— We had gone back and forth all night on the ferry. It was...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
You Bring Me All the Things: Poetry Prompt
From Dictionary.com: Crush (noun) an intense but usually short-lived infatuation with someone. Prompt Choice 1: Altogether,...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 6, 2022
- 1 min
Why I Have a Crush On You, UPS Man by Alice N. Persons
Why I Have a Crush On You, UPS Man by Alice N. Persons published in her book, Don't Be A Stranger you bring me all the things I order are...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 2, 2022
- 2 min
The Mother Writes to the Murderer: A Letter by Naomi Shihab Nye
The Mother Writes to the Murderer: A Letter byNaomi Shihab Nye To you whose brain is a blunt fist pushed deep inside your skull whose...
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