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Our Idea of Nothing at All by Alice Duer Miller
Our Idea of Nothing at All by Alice Duer Miller “I am opposed to woman suffrage, but I am not opposed to woman.”—from an...
marychristinedelea
Aug 30, 20231 min read
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When Joy Finds You: Prompt
Using the Ed Ochester poem posted today on my blog as inspiration, write a poem (or write some prose, or paint, or sculpt, or draw, or...
marychristinedelea
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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The Gift by Ed Ochester
The Gift by Ed Ochester (from A Geography of Poets, edited by Edward Field, Bantam Poetry, 1979) One day as I was lying on the lawn...
marychristinedelea
Aug 27, 20231 min read
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Crossroads by Joyce Sutphen
Crossroads by Joyce Sutphen (published in her book, Straight Out of View, 1996 by Holy Cow! Press) The second half of my life will be...
marychristinedelea
Aug 23, 20231 min read
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Be Something Else: Writing Prompt
Today's posted poem is "Diary of a Carpenter Wasp" by Gary L. McDowell. His chapbook also includes poems about mosquitos and birds, and...
marychristinedelea
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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Diary of a Carpenter Wasp by Gary L. McDowell
Diary of a Carpenter Wasp by Gary L. McDowell (from his chapbook, They Speak of Fruit, published in 2009 by Cooper Dillon) I sing the...
marychristinedelea
Aug 20, 20231 min read
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The Revenant by Billy Collins
The Revenant by Billy Collins (hear the poet read this and another of his dog persona poems here) I am the dog you put to sleep, as you...
marychristinedelea
Aug 16, 20232 min read
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After the Happily: Prompt
Yes, it has been done before, and not only by Jane Yolen! Lots of writers and visual artists have depicted what really happens after...
marychristinedelea
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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Beauty and the Beast: An Anniversary by Jane Yolen
Beauty and the Beast: An Anniversary by Jane Yolen (from her book, The Faery Flag, 1989) It is winter now, and the roses are blooming...
marychristinedelea
Aug 13, 20231 min read
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Learning a Foreign Language by Matt Muth
Learning a Foreign Language by Matt Muth published in RHINO, 2016 I needed to associate like with like, object with suggestion. I needed...
marychristinedelea
Aug 9, 20231 min read
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A Sontina?: Prompt
Yes, a sontina. It is a form of poetry that I invented. As far as I know, the poem I posted on my blog today, Xarpo, is the only sontina...
marychristinedelea
Aug 6, 20231 min read
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Xarpo: A Sontina by Mary Christine Delea
Xarpo: A Sontina by Mary Christine Delea Xarpo was the Greek goddess of autumn and the harvest Just one of the Horai, seasoned like Auxo...
marychristinedelea
Aug 6, 20231 min read
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Buddhist Barbie by Denise Duhamel
Buddhist Barbie by Denise Duhamel (published in her book, Kinky, Orchises Press, 1997) In the 5th century B.C. an Indian philosopher...
marychristinedelea
Aug 2, 20231 min read
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