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Category Archives: Saturday Poetry Series
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: LYNN POWELL
By Lynn Powell: THE MOON RISING Sly old guru, Rorschach moon, you’re calling me again with your round riddle, your paradox of Ohm and moan. All day the sun was up on its soapbox, a Pollyanna casting out the darkness … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: HEATHER WHITED
A MAY EVENING, EVERYTHING IS OK By Heather Whited A pink and white bloom Split open splayed to look like a pair Of lungs breathing on the sidewalk. All cars are diamonds in glittering rows. It is the sun tonight; … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: RACHEL HEIMOWITZ
REFRESH By Rachel Heimowitz We raise them in lemons, in buttercream, in cornmeal, we cut the crust off every loaf and serve blueberries to those who can’t abide the crumbs. We let them ride our arms like cowboys, and when … Continue reading
Posted in Rachel Heimowitz, Saturday Poetry, Saturday Poetry Series
Tagged Advocacy Poetry, Confessional Poetry, contemporary poetry, Current Events Poetry, Inspirational Poetry, Motherhood Poetry, Motivational Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, nostalgic poetry, Occasional Poetry, Peace Poetry, Poetry, Poetry of Loss, poetry review, poetry reviews, poets, Political Poetry, resistance poetry, war poetry
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: HALA ALYAN
IN JERUSALEM By Hala Alyan Forgetting something doesn’t change it. In Jerusalem a man blocked the door in front of a hostel to tell me to unpin my hair. I did, but then kept the story from anyone for years. … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: LITTLE CLIMATES
From Little Climates By L. A. Johnson: EPISTEMOLOGY I never had quiet times in the kitchen making an icebox cake. I never inspected the back of the box, folded wafers up with cream. In the morning, you fix whatever needs … Continue reading
Posted in L. A. Johnson, Saturday Poetry, Saturday Poetry Series
Tagged American Gothic Poetry, American Poetry, book-length poetry, Confessional Poetry, contemporary poetry, Love Poetry, moves in contemporary poetry, Narrative Poetry, nostalgic poetry, Poetry, Poetry Collections, poetry review, poetry reviews
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SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: PATRICE BOYER CLAEYS
By Patrice Boyer Claeys: Favorite Color after Ruth Stone’s “White on White” A yellow flag iris, a lick of flame, glass of Sauternes. Blinking lights at intersections, the bills of mallards, old knotty pine paneling, sticky to the touch. Lemon … Continue reading
SATURDAY POETRY SERIES PRESENTS: MAX RITVO
By Max Ritvo: Holding a Freshwater Fish in a Pail Above the Sea He strips health out of the water, reminding me of my mother. I walk in sea and hold my sweet fish above me, no small feat given … Continue reading