Coyote Night by Adrian C. Louis
Coyote Night Adrian C. Louis A flat tire ten miles east of Pine Ridge just past the Wounded Knee turnoff. I disembark into Siberia...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 24, 2021
- 1 min
Love Song: I and Thou by Alan Dugan
Love Song: I and Thou by Alan Dugan Nothing is plumb, level, or square: the studs are bowed, the joists are shaky by nature, no piece...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 21, 2021
- 1 min
Tala (ode to the Girl-Palm) by Majda Gama
Tala (ode to the Girl-Palm) by Majda Gama published in Nimrod, Spring/Summer 2019, Volume 62, Number 2 Voices of the Middle East and...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 21, 2021
- 2 min
Write Towards the Last Words: Poetry Prompt
Warning: this prompt has a long-ish introduction. Many years ago, I wrote my first ode. Prior to doing so, I went to Neruda and Keats for...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 17, 2021
- 1 min
The Exact Moment I Became a Poet by Paula Meehan
for Kay Foran published in As If By Magic: Selected Poems (WFUP, 2021) was in 1963 when Miss Shannon rapping the duster on the easel’s...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Blessings: Poetry Prompt
Using Shirley Geok-lin Lim's poem, "Bless this Bagel," as inspiration, write a short poem that is a blessing. A food item is a great...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 14, 2021
- 1 min
Bless this Bagel by Shirley Geok-lin Lim
Bless this Bagel by Shirley Geok-lin Lim published in Walking Backwards (West End Press) Bless this bagel this Sunday morning, Stark...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 10, 2021
- 1 min
So Many Swans Could Mean Something by Karen Donovan
published in Exploded Assembly (Sow's Ear 2019 Chapbook Competition winning chapbook) I don't want to talk about what we have lost, I am...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
Create a Distance from Tragedy: Poetry Prompt
Today's poem, "In the ER at 1 AM" by Mary Hanarhan, relates a tragic event in first person. It is a heart-breaking poem, and although we...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 7, 2021
- 1 min
In the ER at 1 AM by Mary Hanarhan
In the ER at 1 AM by Mary Hanarhan published in Sugar House Review, Issue 18 You die next to the man holding a dish towel over his bloody...
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marychristinedelea
- Nov 3, 2021
- 1 min
Hunter's Moon by Kelli Russell Agodon
Hunter's Moon Kelli Russell Agodon published in Waxwing Literary Journal The first person you fall in love with will be a deer. You will...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
You Are There: Poetry Prompt
From 1953 to 1972, Walter Cronkite hosted a historical reenactment show which treated events such as the Boston Tea Party, The Burning of...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 31, 2021
- 1 min
Indian Boarding School: The Runaways by Louise Erdrich
Indian Boarding School: The Runaways by Louise Erdrich Home’s the place we head for in our sleep. Boxcars stumbling north in dreams don’t...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 27, 2021
- 1 min
To a Small, Sweet Calimyrna Fig by Paulann Petersen
To a Small, Sweet Calimyrna Fig by Paulann Petersen published in Weber Half dried, half not. Skin puckered. Your stem-end curves...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 24, 2021
- 1 min
Instructional Poetry: Poetry Prompt
Using today’s poem, “Protocol for Wings” as your inspiration, write a poem that provides tips, advice, and/or instructions for doing...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 24, 2021
- 1 min
Protocol for Wings by Rachel Landrum Crumble
Protocol for Wings by Rachel Landrum Crumble published in Typishly on February 20, 2019 Don’t let their newfound weight sink your...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 20, 2021
- 1 min
"The Burly Fading One" by Robert Hayden
"The Burly Fading One" by Robert Hayden The burly fading one beside the engine, holding a lantern in his hand, is Uncle Jed--bullyboy of...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
Answer Me This: Poetry Prompt
Write a poem that answers the following questions, or at least entertains the questions if no answers are forthcoming. You can be strict...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 17, 2021
- 1 min
Newly Discovered Portrait of My Mother with Ocotillo and Grapefruit by Donna Prinzmetal
Newly Discovered Portrait of My Mother with Ocotillo and Grapefruit by Donna Prinzmetal published in The Midnight Oil, Volume 1 In the...
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marychristinedelea
- Oct 13, 2021
- 1 min
Learning the City by Murders by Nancy Breen
Learning the City by Murders by Nancy Breen I once knew the lay of the city by murders. My childhood was full of them, heavy aghast...
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