After I Came Back from Iceland by Sheenagh Pugh
After I Came Back from Iceland by Sheenagh Pugh published in Poetry For the Earth, edited by Sara Dunn with Alan Scholefield, Fawcett...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 28
- 1 min
At the Movies: Creative Prompt
Do you remember the first movie you saw in a theater? The first movie date you had? How about the first DVD movie you bought? The movie...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 28
- 1 min
In Perpetual Spring by Amy Gerstler
In Perpetual Spring by Amy Gerstler (published in her book, Bitter Angel, North Point Press, 1990) Gardens are also good places to sulk....
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 24
- 1 min
After Looking into a Book Belonging to My Great-Grandfather, Eli Eliakim Plutzik by Hyam Plutzik
After Looking into a Book Belonging to My Great-Grandfather, Eli Eliakim Plutzik by Hyam Plutzik (published in his book, Apples from...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 21
- 2 min
A Friend in Need: Creative Prompt
Although most people know it as "Dogs Playing Poker," Cassius Marcellus Coolidge's 1903 painting is actually called A Friend in Need. It...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 21
- 1 min
On the Recovery of Canis Familiaris from Sputnik 2, 1957 by Bailey Blumenstock
On the Recovery of Canis Familiaris from Sputnik 2, 1957 by Bailey Blumenstock (published in The Maine Review, Issue 6.1, 2020) Before...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 17
- 1 min
I tell my children by Victoria Chang
I tell my children by Victoria Chang published in her 2020 book, Obit (Copper Canyon Press) I tell my children that hope is like a blue...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 14
- 1 min
Her Perfect Dad by Kathleen Aguero
Her Perfect Dad by Kathleen Aguero (published in her 2013 book, after that, Tiger Bark Press) I'm Carson Drew. I disappear, don't...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 14
- 2 min
YA: Prompt
What are your favorite YA books from when you were young? Nancy Drew? Darius the Great Is Not Okay? The Poet X? Anne of Green Gables?...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 10
- 1 min
Seeing the Eclipse in Maine by Robert Bly
Seeing the Eclipse in Maine by Robert Bly (published in 1997, and here) It started about noon. On top of Mount Batte, We were all...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 7
- 1 min
Path of Totality by Niina Pollari
Path of Totality by Niina Pollari (published in her 2022 book, Path of Totality, by Soft Skull Press) Something set you into motion. A...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 7
- 3 min
Path of Totality: Prompt
First, please read Niina Pollari's stunning poem that is posted on my blog today. Then go buy her book. Then come back here and do this...
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marychristinedelea
- Apr 3
- 1 min
A Blessing by James Wright
A Blessing by James Wright (published in Above the River: The Complete Poems) Just off the highway to Rochester, Minnesota, Twilight...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Ballad by Sonia Sanchez
Ballad by Sonia Sanchez (published in her 2007 book, Homegirls & Handgrenades, White Pine Press) (after the spanish) forgive me if i...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 31
- 1 min
Good Morning, Starshine--The Earth Says Hello: Prompt
There are so many upcoming celestial events! A total solar eclipse on April 8. Saturn and Mars will appear very close together in the...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 27
- 1 min
Girl Scouts Visit the FBI, circa 1975 by Jane Satterfield
Girl Scouts Visit the FBI, circa 1975 by Jane Satterfield (published in The Common, Issue 3, 2012) Fox’s series the X-Files starred David...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Can You Really Get By on Three Chords and the Truth? by Ace Boggess
Can You Really Get By on Three Chords and the Truth? by Ace Boggess (published in Jenny, Issue 015, Fall 2018) I like to think of the...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 24
- 1 min
Can You Really Title Something with a Question?
Of course you can! Just a smattering: Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick (science fiction novel) Will You Still Love...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 20
- 1 min
Reading Late Anabasis by Ishion Hutchinson
Reading Late Anabasis by Ishion Hutchinson published in Connotation Press There is nothing strictly immortal, but immortality. —Thomas...
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marychristinedelea
- Mar 17
- 1 min
Living Room by Marie Ponsot
Living Room by Marie Ponsot The window’s old & paint-stuck in its frame. If we force it open the glass may break. Broken windows cut, and...
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