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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
"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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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, 20211 min read
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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marychristinedelea
Oct 10, 20211 min read
Chihuahua by Mary Winters
Chihuahua by Mary Winters She of the overlong kisses and fat arms is gone—though I loved her. I’ll miss her orange blossom scent. The...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 10, 20212 min read
Great First Line!: Poetry Prompt
Steal--and give credit, of course--to another writer! This poem (essay or piece of fiction) requires an epigraph. That's right--it is...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 6, 20211 min read
Getting Engaged in the Gun Room of the Lafayette Hotel by Kate Fox
Getting Engaged in the Gun Room of the Lafayette Hotel by Kate Fox Behind him, long rifles line the wall, and the smaller weapons—the...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 3, 20211 min read
In a City You Will Never Visit by Young Smith
In a City You will Never Visit by Young Smith Tonight, in a city you will never visit, no one finds your absence strange. In that...
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marychristinedelea
Oct 3, 20211 min read
Borders: Poetry Prompt
We are so used to “seeing” the world as a series of country borders, and then more borders inside those countries, signifying states,...
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