Curriculum Vitae by Lisel Mueller
Curriculum Vitae by Lisel Mueller (published in her 1996 book, Alive Together: New and Selected Poems, from Louisiana State...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 251 min read
Awkward Much?: Prompt
You should really read today's poem on this blog, in which the speaker is waaaaaay beyond feeling awkward--she feels as if her soul has...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 252 min read
In Montana: Exotic by Gwendolen Haste
In Montana: Exotic by Gwendolen Haste (published in Poetry , January 1924 ) Her frightened soul shrank When she saw The bitter...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 212 min read
When I Think of the Immortal Jellyfish by Christen Noel Kauffman
When I Think of the Immortal Jellyfish by Christen Noel Kauffman (published in Whale Road Review , 2016, Issue 16) I think of the way...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 181 min read
Phoenix Rising: Prompt
Today's poem on my blog starts with destruction but ends in a very different place. From today's creative endeavor, start your...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 182 min read
(A terrible kaleidoscope) by Lina Kostenko, translated by Uilleam Blacker
(A terrible kaleidoscope) by Lina Kostenko, translated by Uilleam Blacker (published in published in Words Without Borders , April...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 143 min read
Gay Marriage Poem by Jenny Johnson
Gay Marriage Poem by Jenny Johnson (published in her 2017 book, In Full Velvet , Sarabande Books) We could promise to elope like my...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 112 min read
Happy Foot Sad Foot by Ruth Madievsky
Happy Foot Sad Foot by Ruth Madievsky (published in Bat City Review , Issue 16 ) This world is equally home to sleeping dogs and...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 111 min read
Death Be Not: Prompt
Today I was in a group of 5 and the subject of what we believe happens after we die. (Other topics of conversation included pistachio ice...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 71 min read
314 by Emily Dickinson
314 by Emily Dickinson “Hope” is the thing with feathers— That perches in the soul— And sings the tune without the words— And never...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 44 min read
You Can Quote Me on This: Prompt
I have collected quotations since I can remember. I have them in wonderful books, some with specific quotes (women, writers, women...
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marychristinedelea
Aug 42 min read
Risk by Elizabeth Appell
Risk by Elizabeth Appell And then the day came, when the risk to remain tight in a bud was more painful than the risk it took to blossom....
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